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LCC ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS
Written by Robert J. Harley.
Stock no. 1824831
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. The London County Council Tramways Network. ISBN: 1854142569. Boards nice and bright. Pencil erasure to verso of front endpaper. Some surface paper damage (not bad at all) and imprinting of image opposite to prelims. Text block slightly grubby. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at lower corners and very lightly scuffed.

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CLARINDA'S QUEST
Written by Ethel F. Heddle. Illustrated by Frances Ewan.
Stock no. 1324481
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. 1st 1910. Very good condition.

A story of London. Green pictoirial cloth with gilt titles. 6 tinted plates. 359 pages plus booklist to rear. All edges olivine. Spine and corners bumped. Light mark to spine edge of front cover, small white mark to rear cover. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to textblock.

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THE BUILDING OF LONDON
Written by Margaret Potter; Alexander Potter. Illustrated by Margaret Potter; Alexander Potter.
Stock no. 1324319
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. Circa 1946. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial paperwraps. Colour lithographs and b/w drawings. Puffin Picture Book No. 42. Name in ink to top margin of front cover. Small ink stain affects edge of front cover and also most pages. Staples rusty.

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OVER HERE: THE AMERICAN CAR IN ENGLAND IN THE 1960S VOLUME1
Written by Steve Miles.
Stock no. 1824393
Published by Sgm Publishing. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A collection of photographs of American cars taken on the streets of London between 1964 and 1970. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0954562445. Top & tail of spine bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine.

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HORNCHURCH SCRAMBLE THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF THE RAF FIGHTER AIRFIELD, ITS PILOTS, GROUNDCREW AND STAFF
Written by Richard C. Smith.
Stock no. 2140053
Published by Grub Street. 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume One 1915 to the end of the Battle of Britain. B/w photos. ISBN: 1902304624. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased and faded to spine. Reprint.

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THE LONDON PLEASURE GARDENS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Written by Warwick Wroth; Arthur Edgar Wroth; A.H. Saxon.
Stock no. 2138964
Published by The Macmillan Press Ltd.. 1979. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Unabridged, reprint edition. ISBN: 0333265483. Some bumping to corners. Browning to pages. Wrapper is unevenly browned with a few nicks and scuffs; some grubby marks.

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THE SCENERY OF LONDON
Written by G.E. Mitton. Illustrated by Herbert M. Marshall.
Stock no. 2137560
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

A & C Black 20 Shilling Series. Grey cloth with green/yellow decorations. Gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. 4 page newer booklist to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; a little chipping and fraying to cloth. Browning/fading to spine. Staining to bottom corner of front cover - showing through on pastedown and affecting page margins of prelims, including frontis. Some foxing and browning.

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DEFENDING LONDON'S RIVER
Written by V.T.C. Smith.
Stock no. 1322801
Published by North Kent Books. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

The story of the Thames Forts 1540-1945. Cream cardwraps. B/w photos. 48 pages. ISBN: 0948305002. Covers slightly grubby. Name and address in ink inside front cover. A few light marks to lower margin of title-page.

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THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD
Written by Ian McInnes.
Stock no. 2137320
Published by Jade Publishing Limited. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Including the Body of Yeoman Warders H.M. Tower of London, Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard (Extraordinary) 1823-1903. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1900734192. SIGNED by author, with dedication to front endpaper. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing to outer page edges. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased

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LONDON VANISHED & VANISHING
Written by Philip Norman. Illustrated by Philip Norman.
Stock no. 2137238
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

A. & C. Black Colour Book. Dark green/blue cloth, gilt. 75 tissue-guarded and captioned colour plates. A & C Black 20/- Shillings Series. 2 page original booklist, plus 4 page newer booklist to rear. Circa date from dates of books first published to booklist in rear. Spine is bumped and browned. Bumping to corners. Some marks to covers. Joints are a bit cracked. Front endpaper has small tear holes/slats, where someone has had a name plate or something similar in book previously. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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FAMILIAR LONDON
Written by Rose Barton. Illustrated by Rose Barton.
Stock no. 2137236
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1904. Fair condition.

Dark red cloth with rose design printed in red, green and yellow on front cover and spine. Gilt titles to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt. 61 tissue-guarded colour plates. 3000 copies printed. A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling series. 4 page booklist to rear. Circa date from books listed in booklist to rear. Possibly published in same year as first, but first impression didn't contain the 4 page booklist. Spine is browned, with a little fraying to cloth at top and tail. Front joint is BROKEN! Only partially held on by a little stitching at top; this means the binding is weak/fragile. Page edge browning, with a few grubby marks.

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LONDON
Written by A.R. Hope Moncrieff; G.E. Mitton. Illustrated by Gordon Home; John Fulleylove; J.H. Hartley; et al..
Stock no. 2137235
Published by A. & C. Black. 1929. Very good condition.

Blue cloth. 32 colour plates. A & C Black Colour Book Popular series. Revised by Mitton. Spine is browned. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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