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ERA THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH RACING AUTOMOBILES LIMITED
Written by David Weguelin; et al.
Stock no. 2135137
Published by White Mouse. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. With 'ERA' badge on front cover. Subtitle: And the continuing story of the cars 1933-1980. B/w & some colour photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0904568245. A few light marks to spine; some spotting to covers. Foxing to prelim pages and last few pages. Original pictorial slip case is very good, but has some uneven fading to edges and heavy bumping to corners; couple of nicks.

HEADS OF THE PEOPLE: PORTRAITS OF THE ENGLISH (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Douglas Jerrold; William Makepeace Thackeray; et al. Illustrated by Kenny Meadows.
Stock no. 2134923
Published by Robert Tyas. 1840. Good condition.

Second series in four volumes. Leather spines and corners, marbled boards. Drawn by Kenny Meadows, Engraved by Orrin Smith. Ex-library set with normal markings internally, bookplates and the like. Some repairs to joints. Volume 4 has front board LOOSE, but still present. Uneven fading and scuffing to covers - some chips. Volume 3 front board is nearly detached. Foxing and browning to pages throughout. A good reading set only.

THE VATICAN LIBRARY
Written by Ambrogio M. Piazzoni; et al.
Stock no. 1821741
Published by Musei Vaticani; Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Circa 2012. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased across top edge of front panel with a small closed tear (no loss). Still in original shrinkwrap (unread) which is torn across the top.

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PINACOTECA VATICANA: IN THE PAINTING THE EXPRESSION OF THE DIVINE MESAGE IN THE LIGHT THE ROOT OF THE PICTORIAL CREATION
Written by Baldini Umberto; et al.
Stock no. 1821732
Published by Fabbri Editori. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Very large format. Grey picotrial boards, blind title to spine. 471 pages. Colour illustrations throughout, some fold-out. Tiny lower corner crease to a few pages. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase in almost fine condition.

THE MASTER SCRATCHBUILDERS: THEIR AIRCRAFT MODELS & TECHNIQUES
Written by John Alcorn; Alan Clark; Peter Cooke; et al.
Stock no. 2134504
Published by Schiffer Military History. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Beige cloth with black titles. Colour photos. ISBN: 0764307959.

LITTLE FOLK'S BEDTIME BOOK
Written by Betty Coombs; et al. Illustrated by Fel.
Stock no. 2134470
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations. First story is 'What Shall I do?' by Coombs. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few scuff marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.

LONDON AND THE CIVIL WAR
Written by Stephen Porter; et al.
Stock no. 2134008
Published by Macmillan Press Ltd. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, with gilt title to spine. A collection of essays from different authors about London and the Civil War. ISBN: 0333622790. Page edge browning.

BAYESIAN ADAPTIVE METHODS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS
Written by Scott M. Berry; Bradley P. Carlin; et al.
Stock no. 1820371
Published by CRC Press. Circa 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Chapman & Hall/CRC Biostatistics Series. For readers involved in clinical trials research, this book significantly updates and expands their statistical toolkits. Blue glazed boards. ISBN: 9781439825488. Boards a little scuffed, remains of label to rear board. Binding error to rear pastedown and endpaper which means the pastedown is creased vertically and last page of index is stuck to the pastedown. Contents otherwise fine.

STORIES FROM AUNT JUDY
Written by Mary Senior Clark; Minnie Young; et al. Illustrated by Ethel F. Everett.
Stock no. 2133978
Published by G. Bell And Sons, Ltd.. 1913. Almost very good condition.

The Queen's Treasure Series. Grey cloth covers, white titles and decorations. Illustrated endpapers. 8 colour plates. Front cover is a bit bowed. White title to spine has faded. Inscriptions in ink to verso of front endpaper. Some browning and foxing throughout.

CHATTERBOX ANNUAL 1927
Written by J. Erskine Clarke; et al.
Stock no. 2133965
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. 1927. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows galleon. First story is "The Dim Red Dawn" by Mrs. Hobart Hampden. 8 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 316 pages. Competition closing date is January 1928. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Scuffs and other marks to covers and spine. Front joint is cracked and a bit weak. Foxing. A few marks to a couple of pages.

HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD 2. HOOFED MAMMALS
Written by Don E. Wilson; Russell A. Mittermeier; et al.
Stock no. 1820164
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 2011. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Heavy volume! Black boards, white titles. Stunning colour photography throughout. Published in association with Conservation International and IUCN. ISBN: 9788496553774. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel. Else a lovely copy!

HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD 4. SEA MAMMALS
Written by Don E. Wilson; Russell A. Mittermeier; et al.
Stock no. 1820159
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 2014. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Heavy volume! Black boards, white titles. Stunning colour photography throughout. Published in association with Conservation International and IUCN. ISBN: 9788496553934. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel. Otherwise a lovely copy!