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THE POTTERY & PORCELAIN OF SWANSEA & NANTGARW
Written by E. Morton Nance.
Stock no. 675042
Published by C.I. Thomas. 1st thus 1985. Nearly fine condition in a good dustwrapper.

579 pages. B/w illustrations. A limited edition of 500 facsimile copies of the 1942 edition. Wrapper torn and creased. Copy no. 451.

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THE SURREY DOMESDAY (3 VOLUMES)
No author listed.
Stock no. 676297
Published by Alecto Historical Editions. 1st 1989. Fine condition.

Very large format. Three volumes. Cream cloth spines, brown boards. Introduction And Translation; Studies; and a volume containing a facsimile of the actual Domesday Book and maps. Limited to 1,000 copies. ISBN: 094845945x. In near fine slipcase. A beautiful set. Map present. This copy would make a wonderful gift.Copy no. 339. Reduced from £140.

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ENGLISH BOTANY OR COLOURED FIGURES OF BRITISH PLANTS VOLUME XVI
Written by James Edward Smith; et al. Illustrated by James Sowerby; et al..
Stock no. 677822
1849. Fair condition.

Three-quarter black leather binding. 94 hand-coloured plates.The Descriptions, Synonyms and places of growth. Volume XVI. Front board detached. Two thrids of backstrip missing, corners worn. Pencil annotation througout. Rear board almost detached. Some damp cricking of pages and a couple of light damp marks to pages. All plates present. REDUCED FROM £420.

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JESUS OF THE EMERALD
Written by Gene Stratton-Porter. Illustrated by Edward Everett Winchell.
Stock no. 681607
Published by Doubleday, Page & Company. 1st 1923. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cream decorated boards, green titles. Tissue-guarded colour frontis. Illustrations to every page surrounding the verses. Includes afterword at rear of book. Very faint foxing to covers. Light foxing to prelims and a few other pages. Centre hinge slightly pulled. Glassine wrapper is edge-chipped and damaged to spine. A beautiful bright copy of this scarce Stratton-Porter title.

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REMARKABLE ANTIQUITIES OF THE CITY OF EXETER
Written by Richard Izacke; Samuel Izacke.
Stock no. 682846
Published by Edw. Score And John March. 1724. Good condition.

Giving an account of the Laws and Customs of the Place; The Offices, Court of Judicature; Gates, Walls, Rivers, Churches, and Immunities; The Titles and Privileges of the several Corporations, and their different coat of arms, finely engraven on Copper Plates. With a Catalogue of all the Bishops, Mayors, and Sheriffs from the Year 1049 to 1677. Brown leather binding. Gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. Folding plan. B/w coats of arms. iii pages plus 213 pages plus extensive index and catalogue of sheriffs. Second edition, enlarged and continued. Rebacked with attractive tan calf binding. New endpapers. Corners worn. Contents near fine with just a few foxspot to prelims. Map has a small closed tear.

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PARIS AND ITS ENVIRONS
Written by L.T. Ventouillac. Illustrated by Mr. Pugin.
Stock no. 689582
Published by Robert Jennings. 1st 1829. Almost very good condition.

Full black morocco binding. gilt titles and decorations to spine and both covers. All edges gilt. Numerous b/w plates. Contents detached from boards. All plates present. Corners worn. Slight foxing throughout. Endpapers browned.

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DEBT AND DEFICITS
Written by Lakis C. Kaounides; Geoffrey E. Wood.
Stock no. 689777
Published by Edward Elgar. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition.

Three volumes. The International Library of Macroeconomic and Financial History. Black cloth, gilt titles. ISBN: 1852784199. Corners and spines slightly bumped. REDUCED FROM £250.

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MICKEY MOUSE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 690042
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1934. Good condition.

With Scenic Illustrations. Bright colourful pictorial boards and endpapers. 4 super double-page pop-up scenes. B/w illustrations. Name in ink to half-title. Some colouring. One pop-up repaired. All in working order. Corners worn. Top and tail of spine worn with slight loss. Spine slightly cracked. A few grubby marks to contents. Hinges pulled.

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EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON
No author listed. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Stock no. 691590
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1915. Very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt vignette to front cover. 24 superb tipped-in colour plates. A collection of stories which originally appeared in Sir G.W. Dasent's "Popular Tales from the Norse". Spine slightly bumped, corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Spine slightly cocked. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Contents bright and clean. An early reprint of this beautiful, scarce book.

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AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE II COUNTY OF FLINT
No author listed.
Stock no. 691728
Published by HMSO. 1st 1912. Very good condition.

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monmouments and Constructions in Wales and Monmouthshire. Tall format. Three-quarters brown calf binding, raised bands and gilt title to spine. Top edge gilt. B/w photos. B/w illustrations & 3 maps. Foxing to prelims and rear pages. Maps present and in very good condition. A nice bright copy.

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DIE MINIATUREN IN DEN BASLER BIBLIOTHEKEN, MUSEEN UND ARCHIVEN
Written by Konrad Escher.
Stock no. 693742
Published by Kober C.F. Spittlers Nachfolger. 1st 1917. Very good condition.

Large format. Three-quarter brown morocco, raised bands and gilt title to spine. Marbled edges. Two tipped-in colour plates plus other b/w plates. Text in German. Limited edition. Copy no. 53. Some neat pencil underlining and annotation to text. A couple of words underlined in ink. Corners rubbed. REDUCED from £400.

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ETAT ET DELICES DE LA SUISSE
No author listed.
Stock no. 693767
Published by Samuel Fauche. 1778. Very good condition.

Full brown calf binding with gilt decorations and title to spine. All edges red. Description historique et geographique des treize cantons Suisses et de leurs allies nouvelle edition. Two volumes in one. 4 folding b/w maps. 3 single page b/w maps. 30 b/w plates and one folding b/w plate. Text in French. Covers slightly rubbed at edges, spine slightly sunned. New marbled endpapers. Most pages have light brown stain on lower half of page (looks like ancient dampstain). Last sentence on page 272 has been adversely affected with a couple of words illegible. Otherwise the text is bright and readable. One map is browned at corner. Majority of plates not marked. A handsome copy.

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