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ANN IN THE MOON
Written by Frances D. Francis. Illustrated by Alan Aldridge.
Stock no. 1327480
Published by Bancroft Books. 1st 1970. Very good condition.

Silver and white boards with colour illustration to front. Salmon pink endpapers. Striking colour illustrations throughout. 62 pages. ISBN: 0430004915. Spine and corners bumped. Pale page edges browning and some slight foxing else contents clean.

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THE HOSPITAL IN THE OATFIELD: THE ART OF NURSING IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Natasha McEnroe; Tig Thomas.
Stock no. 1327479
Published by Florence Nightingale Museum. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name displayed in the Florence Nightingale Museum in 2014 as part of the First World War centenary. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 106 pages. B/w photos and colour pictures. ISBN: 9781907222238. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is creased at edges with a couple of tears repaired on verso.

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THE FIRST GOLDEN AGE OF ROCKETRY
Written by Frank H. Wingter.
Stock no. 1827760
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Congreve and Hale Rockets of the Nineteenth Century. A comprehensive book on the history of gunpowder rockets. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0874749875. Boards clean and bright. mBrowning and foxing to text block and endpapers. Contnets clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has foxing to verso (not visible to front).

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THE CELTIC WISDOM OF TREES: MYSTERIES, MAGIC, AND MEDICINE
Written by Jane Gifford. Illustrated by Jane Gifford.
Stock no. 1327478
Published by Godsfield Press. 1st PB 2006. Good condition.

A rich compendium of ancient wisdom and knowledge about our relationship with trees. Cardwraps. 160 pages. Colour photos by the author. ISBN: 9781841812991. Covesr are faded and worn at corners. Page corner tips slightly creased else contents clean.

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THE COLONIAL NEW ZEALAND WARS
Written by Tim Ryan; Bill Parham.
Stock no. 1327477
Published by Grantham House. 2002. Very good condition.

An illustrated history with colour plates. Revised edition. Cardwraps. Packed full of b/w illustrations, some colour illustrations. ISBN: 1869340825. Slight rubbing to cover edges. '2625' written in blue ink to half title-page. Light foxing/grubbiness to textblock else contents clean.

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ISLANDERS DEPORTED PART 1
Written by Roger E. Harris.
Stock no. 1327476
Published by Channel Islands Specialists Society. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

The complete history of those British subjects who were deported from the Channel Islands during the German Occupations of 1940-1945 and imprisoned in Europe. Cardwraps. 226 pages. Adverts to rear. ISBN: 0902633635. Some slight rubbing to corners. Foxing to textblock.

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LLANISHEN FROM VILLAGE TO SUBURB
Written by Graham Horton.
Stock no. 1327475
Published by Graham Horton. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Blue cardwraps. 96 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953692604. Wear and creases to corners of cover, crease to top edge of front cover which has slightly marked the title-page. Hinge after title-page is cracked.

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THE INQUISITIVE HARVEST MOUSE
Written by Noel Barr. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1827759
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 497. Cream boards with square pictorial onlay to front and titles. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. Boards a little grubby, corners lightly rubbed. Browning to endpapers. A few marks to contents. First gathering a little loose, hinge pulled. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed with tiny amounts of loss mainly to corners, and a little scuffed.

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THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Gilbert James.
Stock no. 1827758
Published by George Routledge and Sons Limited. 1904. Very good condition.

The Photogravure Series. 12 Photogravure plates after drawings by Gilbert James. Pale green cloth with blue borders and gilt titles. 160 pages. Top edge gilt. Blue borders to covers are lightly rubbed. Endpapers and text block browned. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown and another to front endpaper. Contents heavily browned. Foxing to plate margins.

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BUILDING THE "VICTORIA" A 19TH CENTURY STEAM ENGINE: CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS
Written by Andrew Smith.
Stock no. 1327474
Published by Model And Allied Publications. 1982. Nearly fine condition.

Revised edition. Green cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0852427735. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Stock no. 1827757
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1973. Very good condition.

Small format. Black pictorial boards with white borders and spine and pink decoration. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0048230766. Sixth impression. Spine rubbed at top & tail and faded. Corners and vertical edges rubbed. Surface paper loss to lower edge of rear board where a price label has been partially removed. Contents clean.

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LLYLWELYN - PRINCE OF WALES: WARRIOR OF A LOST NATION
Written by Margaret Williams.
Stock no. 1327473
Published by Dennis Dobson. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

People From The Past series No. 15. The story of the defender of the Welsh nation. Pictorial boards. 156 pages. Endpapers are maps. A few pages of b/w plates. ISBN: 0234775394. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed.

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