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CHRISTOPHER'S RAINY DAY BOOK
Written by Merula Salaman. Illustrated by Merula Salaman.
Stock no. 1322232
Published by Pleiades Books Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Red cloth spine, white pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations accompany text. Slight wear to corners. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with tape repairs on verso and also a bit grubby.

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THE TRADE MAKERS: ELDER DEMPSTER IN WEST AFRICA 1852-1972
Written by P.N. Davies.
Stock no. 1823228
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The growth and changing fortunes of the Elder Dempster shipping company from its origins in the formation of the African Steam Ship Company in 1852 until the present day (1973). Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0043870031. Boards clean. Slight loss to lower corner margin of page 317/318 (printing error). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and edge-worn.

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THE POACHER'S BRATS: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE RAF CRANWELL AIRCRAFT APPRENTICE
Written by Frank E. Whitehouse.
Stock no. 1823219
Published by The Raf Cranwell Aircraft Apprentices Association. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

White cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951361201. Brown spot to top corner of front cover and also a diagonal crease. Text block and page browning. Else contents clean.

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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: AN EPIC CONFLICT REVISTED
Written by Christer Bergstrom.
Stock no. 1823217
Published by Casemate. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

A thrilling account of the Battle of Britain, told from the perspective of both sides. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos, a few colour illustrations & photos. ISBN: 9781612003474. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to title page. Corners of boards lightly rubbed, Boards lightly scuffed.

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THE OTHER SIDE
Written by G.G. Desmond. Illustrated by Percy Billinghurst.
Stock no. 1322220
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial board. 4 Colour plates and other b/w illustrations. 196 pages, top edge gilt. Spine and corners bumped. Some grubby marks to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers foxed and browned. Some fingermarks to page margins. A few leaves have been roughly opened causing some slight ragged edges.

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THE PROWLERS
Written by F. St. Mars. Illustrated by Warwick Reynolds.
Stock no. 1322219
Published by James Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. 1913. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 8 tissue-guarded, mounted plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some light marks to covers. Front joint is starting to crack. Heavy foxing to contents.

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THE OLD CHIMNEY CORNER
No author listed.
Stock no. 1322217
Published by Renwick of Otley. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations, including a colour double-spread to centre pages. 10 pages. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Light page browning else contents clean.

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KITCHEN CAPERS
No author listed. Illustrated by Jeff Cook.
Stock no. 1322216
Published by Renwick of Otley. Almost very good condition.

A Walker Toy Book, Dinky Series No. 75. Pictorial paperwraps. 10 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations, including a colour double-spread to centre pages. 1" split to base of spine. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Contents are lightly browned but otherwise clean.

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JOY BELLS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1322215
Almost very good condition.

Small, thin format. Pictorial cardwraps. 4 full-page colour illustrations, two with b/w illustrations opposite the same to be coloured in. 16 pages. Covers are slightly grubby. Staples are slightly rusty. Contents lightly browned.

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AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
Written by Gian-Carlo Menotti; Frances Frost. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.
Stock no. 1322213
Published by Andrew Dakers Limited. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A narrative adaptation preserving the exact dialogue of the opera. A tender and beautiful Christmas story, warm and humorous about a crippled shepherd boy who entertains the Wise Men on their way to Bethlehem. Blue boards with black titles to spine and black vignettes to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations. 86 pages. Slight wear to base of spine and light marks to cover edges. Light foxing to textblock and foxing to first few and last few pages too. Name in ink to half title-page else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and torn and just a little grubby.

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LIGHTNINGS LIVE ON!
Written by Hugh Trevor.
Stock no. 1823209
Published by Lightning Preservation Group. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

Large format. Cardwraps. Supersonic fighter aircraft of the Cold War period. B/w photos. ISBN: 0952882906. This is copy 412. Spine and front spine edge is faded. Rear panel lightly scuffed. Previous bookseller's price label inside front cover. Contents clean.

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ANIMAL STORIES
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Stock no. 1322207
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A selection of stories and rhymes chosen, arranged and in some part rewritten by Mare. Red decorated cloth with gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w text illustrations. 420 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby, browned to spine with some loss at top of spine.

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