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BIGGLES HITS THE TRAIL
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1327192
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1951. Good condition.

Green cloth, dark red/brown title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby. Writing to front free-endpaper (and some blotted out with black crayon). Top 1" of front joint is cracked. Foxing to contents.

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BRITAIN AND THE REVOLT IN CYPRUS 1954-1959
Written by Robert Holland.
Stock no. 1327151
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An in-depth reconstruction of a major British decolonization based fully on original documentation. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 347 pages. ISBN: 0198205384. Slight bumping to spine and small dents to lower cover edges. Some top page corner tips slightly creased. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine and is slightly edge creased.

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PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN WAR
Written by Miriam Bradley.
Stock no. 1327149
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

The ICRC, UNHCR, and their limitations in internal armed conflicts. This is a physical POD book. Glazed pictorial boards. 221 pages. ISBN: 9780198716389. Slight bumping to corners else a fine copy.

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CHINA AND GLOBAL NUCLEAR ORDER FROM ESTRANGEMENT TO ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT
Written by Nicola Horsburgh.
Stock no. 1327148
Published by Oxford University Press. Circa 2015. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An empirically rich study of Chinese nuclear weapons behaviour and the impact of this behaviour on global nuclear politics since 1949. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 234 pages. ISBN: 9780198706113. Third impression. Minimal bumping to spine and minimal rubbing/creasing to dustwrapper edges.

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BIGGLES AIR COMMODORE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1327141
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1950. Almost very good condition.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine faded. Some marks to covers. Front joint cracked. Contents clean.

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INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTORS
Written by Luc Reydams; Jan Wouters; Cedric Ryngaert.
Stock no. 1327139
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

First book to analyse the crucial role played by the prosecution in international criminal trials. Glazed pictorial boards. 968 pages. ISBN: 9780199554294. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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THE ROLE OF ARBITRATION IN SHIPPING LAW
Written by Miriam Goldby; Loukas Mistelis.
Stock no. 1327130
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2016. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Cutting-edge analysis of the development of shipping law and the role of arbritration within it, with contributions from a team of world-class academics and practitioners. ISBN: 9780198757948. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit creased at edges and has a tiny nick to lower corner of rear panel.

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THE MOMENT OF LIBERATION IN WESTERN EUROPE
Written by Gerd-Rainer Horn.
Stock no. 1327129
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2020. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Power Struggles & Rebellions, 1943-1948. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 262 pages. ISBN: 9780199587919. Minimal rubbing to wrapper corners.

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GUIDE TO THE FORESTS OF THE BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS
Written by T.C. Whitmore.
Stock no. 1827476
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1966. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Forest Record No. 2 of the Forestry Department, British Solomon Islands Protectorate. This book does not aspire to being a complete flora of the forests of the Solomon Islands but provides information that will be valuable to botanists and foresters. Care has been taken with the list and vocabulary of Kwara'ae names. Red cloth baords, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. A few b/w diagrams. Heavy knock to vertical edge of front board exposing board beneath the cloth and also a smaller knock to lower corner. Text block browned. Some foxspots present including a heavy spot to last few page margins. One or two minor margin annotations. Dustwrapper is browned to spine, chipped with loss at edges, heavy damp stain to front panel (worse is to verso).

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SWEET THING: THE HISTORY AND MUSICAL STRUCTURE OF A SHARED AMERICAN VERNACULAR FORM
Written by Nicholas Stoia.
Stock no. 1827470
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

As children, many of us learn to sing, "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands." Few of us realize that what we're singing is actually part of a pervasive - and centuries old - musical scheme known as the 'Sweet Thing' scheme. This book studies one of the most productive and enduring shared musical resources in North American vernacular music. Black paper boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780190881979. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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WOMEN, SOCIAL LEADERSHIP, AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR: CONTINUITIES OF CLASS
Written by James Hinton.
Stock no. 1827464
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author questions the view that the Second World War served to democratize English society and shows how the war enabled middle-class social leaders to reinforce their claims to authority. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0199243298. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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THE BOOK OF CARDIFF
Written by Christopher J. Evans.
Stock no. 1827462
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition.

Conference Souvenir Cardiff 1937. 'Presented to the delegates at the annual conference of the National Association of Head Teachers'. Edited by Chris. J. Evans. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. B/w photos. Boards grubby & stained, spine lightly faded, shelf-worn at top & tail. Text block browned, some scattered foxing present to contents.

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