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TIGER: THE MAKING OF A SPORTS CAR
Written by Mike Taylor.
Stock no. 1818497
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 2nd 1991. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Edition. Second Edition. A FOULIS Motoring Book. The full Tiger story - the prototypes, the complex development programme and the full production history. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 271 pages including index. ISBN: 085429774X. Base of spine shelf worn. Top edge of text block browned. Light pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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ALFA-ROMEO VELOCE: THE RACING GIULIETTAS 1956-1963
Written by Donald Hughes; Vito Witting Da Prato.
Stock no. 1818480
Published by Foulis; Haynes. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Representing a labour of love by two dedicated Alfa enthusiasts, who have made a life-long study of the exquisite Zagato-bodied 1300cc Guiliettas of the late fifties and early sixties. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0854297316. Light bump to base of spine. Faint pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Contents otherwise fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightlys scuffed.

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THE RETREAT: HITLER'S FIRST DEFEAT
Written by Michael Jones.
Stock no. 1818467
Published by John Murray. Circa 2010. Very good condition.

The story of Hitler's first terrible defeat through first-hand witnesses and a powerful narrative. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780719569722. 3rd printing. Old price label to front cover.

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THE HITLER EMIGRES: THE CULTURAL IMPACT ON BRITAIN OF REFUGEES FROM NAZISM
Written by Daniel Snowman.
Stock no. 1818466
Published by Chatto & Windus. Circa 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Cultural Impact on Britain of Refugees from Nazism. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0701168803. Text block browned. Pencil erasure marks on front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby to spine.

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THE ASSASSINATION OF THE ARCHDUKE
Written by Greg King; Sue Woolmans.
Stock no. 1818461
Published by MacMillan. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Sarajevo 1914 and the Murder that Changed the World. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781447245216.

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WELLINGTON'S WAR: PENINSULAR DISPATCHES
Written by Julian Rathbone.
Stock no. 1818458
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Sub-titled: 'Atty, the Long-Nosed Bugger that Licks the French'. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps and illustrations. ISBN: 0718123964. Spine and corners bumped. Text block a little browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is dampstained to verso (not visible to front), scuffed to rear panel.

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VICTORIA & CO. CLASSIC CAR GUIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 2131686
Published by Victoria And Co.. 1979. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

One thousand auction and post auction prices. The references recorded are for vehicles manufactured between 1910 and 1966. Th illustrations are not necessarily examples recorded in the guide. Red covers with gilt titles. B/w photos. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Dustwrapper is grubby and creased with a few nicks, lightly faded to spine.

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THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT IN PICTURES
Written by Norman Birkett.
Stock no. 2131683
Published by Odhams Press. 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. B/w photos. Fading along cover edges. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with 2" closed tear.

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PRIMROSE PAST
Written by Caroline Rose Hunt.
Stock no. 2131662
Published by Regan Books. 1st USA 2001. Very good condition.

The 1848 Journal of a Young Lady Primrose. Covers have pictures to make them look like a lockable diary! B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0060394137. SIGNED by author, with dedication to a previous owner. Bumping and wear to spine and corners.

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THE CAT'S PURR
Written by Ashley Bryan. Illustrated by Ashley Bryan.
Stock no. 2131661
Published by Atheneum. Circa 1985. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

American Edition. Green cloth covered boards, titles to spine and front cover. Line drawings throughout. ISBN: 0689310862. SIGNED by author, with dedication to a previous owner on half-title page. 3rd printing. Names in ink to front endpaper on both sides. Wrapper has loss to base of spine; damp mark to rear panel, which also goes across some outer page edges. Wrapper also has some tears.

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HOUSEHOLD TALES BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 2131660
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Based chiefly on the Bohn collection of 1884 for which Andrew Lang wrote the introduction, but a few stories from other versions included. 56 b/w illustrations & 5 coloured plates including double-spread title page. Yellow cloth boards, blue titles. 303 pages. Browning to top and tail of spine. Bumping to corners. Grubby marks to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Dustwrapper is faded to spie and a couple of edges; torn with some loss; scuffed.

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THE STUFFED DOG
Written by John Symonds. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 2131658
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Daisy and her friend discover a doll with a difference! Blue boards with gilt and black titles to spine and decoration to front cover. B/w text illustrations. 60 pages. SIGNED by author, with a dedication to a previous owner. A few marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-chipped, but with minimal loss.

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