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UNFORGOTTEN EXMOOR: WORDS AND PICTURES FROM A VANISHED ERA VOLUME ONE
Written by David Ramsay; et al.
Stock no. 1831616
Published by Rare Books And Berry. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This collection of reminiscences of Exmoor people, in their own words and family photographs, chronicles a world which is barely recognisable today. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 9780955711985. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and a little scuffed. Else a lovely copy.

YELLS, BELLS & SMELLS: THE STORY OF THE DEVONS, HAMPSHIRES AND DORSETS IN THE SIEGE OF MALTA 1940-43
Written by Christopher Jary; et al.
Stock no. 1831608
Published by Semper Fidelis Publications. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition.

In the Second World War three battalions from three distinguished regiments from Wessex were brigaded together to defend Malta during one of the most vicious and protracted sieges in the history of warfare. The story of those regiments, who became so strongly identified with the island they they adopted her name in their title: 231 Malta Brigade. Yellow cardwraps. B/w photos. xiii and 200 pages including index. ISBN: 9780992903350. A few minor scuffs to covers, contents clean.

BLACKIES GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Dorothy Wilding; Constance Savery; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Cecil Orr; W. Lindsay Cable; et al..
Stock no. 1831605
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1940. Very good condition.

White cloth spine with light blue title. Front cover shows three girls cooking over a camp fire. First story is 'The Younger Sister Mystery' by Dorothy Wilding. 4 full-page colour plates, 4 half-tone plates plus numerous b/w illustrations to text. 208 pages. Cloth spine is grubby and frayed at top. Board edges are rubbed, corners worn. Text block browned and slightly grubby. Frontispiece partly detached. One hinge pulled but binding tight. One or two margin marks else contents generally clean. All plates present.

HOARDS, HOUNDS AND HELMETS: A CONQUEST-PERIOD RITUAL SITE AT HALLATON, LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by Vicki Score; et al.
Stock no. 1831591
Published by University of Leicester. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Leicester Archaeology Monograph 21. Survey and excavation between 2001 and 2009 at Hellaton, Leciestershire, revealed a hilltop ritual site with numerous special deposits of metalwork and animal bones, many of them dating to around the time of the Roman invasion in AD 43. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and colour illustrations. xvii and 302 pages including index. ISBN: 9780956017963. Boards lightly scuffed, lower corners very slightly bumped. Light wear to base of spine. Initials and date in ink to top corner of free front endpaper. Contents clean.

MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE STORIES FOR BOYS
Written by Eric Duthie; Richard Armstrong; Arthur Catherall; W. Somerset Maugham; Elleston Trevor; et al. Illustrated by John S. Goodall; Stuart Tresilian; et al..
Stock no. 1331398
Published by Odhams Books. 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Duthie. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. First story is Th Visitor by Henry Treece (illus J.S. Goodall). Spine slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning and some foxing. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a large vertical score mark to front panel.

TALES OF THE WEIRRD
Written by Ralph Steadman; et al. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1831541
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

An exploration into the strange and the weird. Full of freaks and weirdos, this subject matter gives Ralph Steadman the ideal canvas for his particular brand of madness. Genuine weirdness is a rare quality. To be truly weird demands character and wanton disregard for the social mores of the day. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0224030299. Light rubbing to cover edges. Contents have a wave probably created by the sheer size of the volume when attempting to read it. Contents are clean.

EARLY DAYS IN AUSTRALIA: STORIES OF DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT
Written by William Howitt; Ralph H. Major; John Pinkerton; et al. Illustrated by W.R.S. Stott.
Stock no. 1331304
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1934. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Pioneer Series. Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vignettes. Front endpapers are maps (listed as being at pages 1 and 161 on contents page). 320 pages. 8 colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Some light foxing to cover edges and to contents. Top corner of front free-endpaper has been removed (map not affected). Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and grubby to rear panel and spine.

GORAU YMGAIS GWYBODAETH: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF EDUCATION AT ABERAERON
Written by Eifion Davies; et al.
Stock no. 1831345
Published by Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Text in ENGLISH. Blue boards, gilt title to front cover. 358 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1859023630. Light vertical reading crease to spine and lightly rubbing to top & tail of spine. Boards clean. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is scuffed, very slightly sunned to spine and rubbed at corners.

BOY'S OWN ANNUAL 1969
Written by Jack Cox; Patrick Moore; et al. Illustrated by Glenn Steward; Robert Hodgson; et al..
Stock no. 1331217
Published by Purnell. 1969. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows moon rocket. Pictorial endpapers. First story "Man Toward the Moon" by Patrick Moore. ISBN: 0361010842. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Price CUT and some surface paper damage from the surrounding area. Red X to title-page (crayon?). Foxing to textblock, light musty smell to contents.

COMPENDIUM OF STONE FRUIT DISEASES
Written by Joseph M. Ogawa; Eldon I. Zehr; et al.
Stock no. 1831279
Published by The American Phytopathological Society. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition.

The Disease Compendium Series of the American Phytophatholocial Society. Includes information on apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums, prunes, sweet cherries, and sour cherries. Edited by Joseph M. Ogawa et al. Staple bound booklet. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. vi and 98 pages including index. ISBN: 0890541744. Cover corners lightly rubbed else a lovely copy.

THE GENUS WATSONIA
Written by Peter Goldblatt; et al.
Stock no. 1331062
Published by National Botanic Gardens. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Systematic Monograph. Large format. Green boards with white title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0620125179. Spine and corners quite heavily bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with a small tear to top edge of front panel.

DATES: PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, FOOD, AND MEDICINAL VALUES (MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS - INDUSTRIAL PROFILES)
Written by A. Manickavasagan; M. Mohamed Essa; E. Sukumar; et al.
Stock no. 1831247
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

This text covers the post-harvest operations and processing of dates, physical, chemical, structural, and sensory properties of dates as human food. The authors also discuss the value of low quality dates and byproducts as cattle feed. The final section focuses on the potential medicinal values of dates. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and a few colour. xviii and 415 pages including index. ISBN: 9781439849453. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.