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THE BIRDS OF GWENT
Written by W.A. Venables; A.D. Baker; et al.
Stock no. 2135843
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. This book gives an up-to-date status report on the occurrence of every species in the county. B/w illustrations. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780713676334. SIGNED by 5 authors. Small knocks to top and tail of spine. Light page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1969
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135820
Published by Daily Express. 1969. Very good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert sitting on rock looking into stream. 1st story Rupert & the Whistlefish. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Belongs to box is clean. Price-cut. Page edge browning; a few marks to outer page edges.

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RED KITE COUNTRY A CELEBRATION OF THE WILDLIFE AND LANDSCAPE OF MID WALES
Written by Lolo Williams. Illustrated by Colin Woolf; Mike Read.
Stock no. 2135818
Published by Wildearth. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine. Foreword by Williams. Watercolours & sketches by Woolf. Photographic images by Read. ISBN: 1903657091. Some spotting to covers. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing; couple of chips to top of spine.

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THE BLUE FLOWER
Written by Penelope Fitzgerald; Neel Mukherjee. Illustrated by James Albon.
Stock no. 1822730
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2015. Fine condition.

A novel based on the life of Friedrich Von Hardenberg before he became famous under the name Novalis. Blue cloth spine, silver titles. Introduced by Neel Mukherjee. Blue and brown decorative boards. Colour illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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BRISTOL CHANNEL AND SEVERN PILOT
Written by Peter Cumberlidge.
Stock no. 2135811
Published by Stanford Maritime. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with silver title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0540074225. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has bottom corner cut off front flap; some light edge-creasing.

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VW BEETLE & TRANSPORTER: GUIDE TO PURCHASE & D.I.Y. RESTORATION
Written by Lindsay Porter.
Stock no. 2135809
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Including information on building a Beetle special. A FOULIS Motoring Book. Large format. Grey glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 327 pages. ISBN: 0854294740. Reprint. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Light page-edge browning. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, with some light edge-creasing.

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GREAT WESTERN STEAM SOUTH OF THE SEVERN
Written by Ronald E. Toop.
Stock no. 2135806
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Square format. B/w photos. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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AUTOCAR COLLECTION: NEW MINI
Written by Chas Hallett.
Stock no. 2135804
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Autocar is the world's oldest car magazine. This book collects all the best Autocar material about the 'New' Mini, including the Mini One, Cooper, Cooper S, Cooper S Works, Convertible and Clubman models. Black boards with gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 175 pages. ISBN: 9781844254446. A lovely copy. Dustwrapper has a tiny nick to top of spine.

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GLOSTER AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Written by Derek N. James.
Stock no. 2135799
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

The Old Photographs series. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 075240038X. Some wear to cover edges; a little creasing and scuffing.

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THE JOKER AND JERRY AGAIN
Written by Eleanor Helme; Nance Paul. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2135781
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. Circa 1941. Good condition.

Grey cloth, red title to spine. Two-tone frontis and b/w illustrations. Front cover is a bit bowed. Staining to covers with other grubby marks. Bookplate with name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and some margin marks to pages. A reading copy.

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DOG NELSON, A.B.
Written by Gordon Vice-Admiral Campbell. Illustrated by Peter Fraser.
Stock no. 2135780
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1938. Good condition.

Cream boards with blue vignette to front. Red cloth spine. Colour frontis plate, contains many b/w text illustrations and colour plates throughout. 91 pages. 8.5 x 6.5". Chipping/heavy bump to top edge of front cover. Staining and browning to covers and to pages throughout. Stains get larger to page near rear of book. A reading copy. Frontis is nearly detached.

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AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
Written by Gian-Carlo Menotti; Frances Frost. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.
Stock no. 2135779
Published by Andrew Dakers Limited. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition.

A narrative adaptation preserving the exact dialogue of the opera. Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and edges of covers are faded. Splash marks to front cover. Some foxing.

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