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HEREWARD THE WAKE 'LAST OF THE ENGLISH'
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Stock no. 1331154
Published by James Nisbet & Co. Limited. Circa 1911. Very good condition.

The story of Hereward, a historical Anglo-Saxon figure who led resistance against the Normans from a base in Ely surrounded by fen land. Green decorated cloth, gilt titles. 4 b/w plates. 436 pages plus 16 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine and top cover edges browned. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Browning and foxing to contents otherwise clean.

THE PIONEERS
Written by R.M. Ballantyne. Illustrated by Henry Austin.
Stock no. 2134840
Published by James Nisbet & Co. Limited. Circa 1917. Almost very good condition.

A Tale of the Western Wilderness. Blue cloth with black/cream titles. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis. Scuffing to onlay to front cover. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

WILL IT LIFT? THE STORY OF A LONDON FOG
Written by J. Jackson Wray.
Stock no. 1208349
Published by James Nisbet & Co. Limited. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Black titles. B/w frontis. 228 pages + booklist at rear. Spine and corners rubbed and slightly worn. Covers scuffed. Inscription in ink on front pastedown. Foxspots to a few page edges, contents generally clean.