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BRITAIN'S RARE FLOWERS
Written by Peter Marren.
Stock no. 1814319
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. Circa 1999. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Poyser Natural History. Colour photos. ISBN: 085661114X. Title page is MISSING (half-title page present). Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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NODDY AND TESSIE BEAR
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Robert Lee.
Stock no. 1609606
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; Dennis Dobson Ltd.. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Noddy Book no. 12: Pink pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Board edges scuffed. Spine bumped, unevenly faded, and split at base (about 2cm). Belongs To box completed in pencil. Wrapper is creased, edge torn and chipped with loss; faded to spine.

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CHEPSTOW PARISH RECORDS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1609603
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1955. Good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited to 1245 copies. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. Cloth at corners and spine is rubbed. Front endpaper missing. Wrapper is edge torn and chipped with some loss; some fading to spine.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Florence Harrison; Ethel Talbot; Angela Brazil; Violet M. Methley; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Warwick Reynolds; Frank Wiles; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1507661
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial paper boards show girl in red blazer with tennis racket, cloth spine. 4 colour plates, 1 colour plate by Florence Harrison. B/w and two tone illustrations. First story is 'The Socialist' by Mrs. J.D. Westwood. 208 pages. Spine bumped, worn and browned with a few marks. Corners and cover edges worn. Marks to covers. Small amount of crossed out writing to front endpaper. Grubby mark to top corner of half-title page. Rear joint and a couple of hinges cracked but binding is firm. Light foxing and a few marks to contents. All plates present.

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CHARLEY'S WAR 1 AUGUST 1916 - 17 OCTOBER 1916
Written by Pat Mills. Illustrated by Joe Colquhoun.
Stock no. 2123458
Published by Titan Books. Circa 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Volume 2 in the Series. B/w comic strips. Also includes a feature on the development of the first tanks and a commentary on the strips from creator Pat Mills, and an afterword by acclaimed comics creator Garth Ennis. ISBN: 9781840239294. 3rd printing.

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LITTLE TALES FROM LONG AGO
No author listed. Illustrated by W. Foster.
Stock no. 1407149
Published by Methuen. 1982. Almost very good condition.

Reproduced from antique books first published in the 1890's by Ernest Nister. 4 small books contained in a pictorial slipcase: Three Friends; Cats' Cradle; The Tale of a Dog; Three Little Maids. Colour pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations to each volume. ISBN: 0416886604. Spines and corners bumped. Small split to bottom of spine of Three Friends. Slipcase is bumped. Edges are scuffed.

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THE DAY TRIP
Written by Peter Hayden.
Stock no. 2123421
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards, silver title to spine. It was Michael's first school trip and first time abroad... ISBN: 0192715100. SIGNED by author, with dedication to previous owner to title page.

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STEMMING THE TIDE OFFICERS AND LEADERSHIP IN THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 1914
Written by Spencer Jones.
Stock no. 2123419
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2013. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Maps and b/w photos. Wolverhampton Military Studies No. 1. ISBN: 9781909384453.

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PETER LANYON HIS PAINTING
Written by Andrew Causey; Naum Gabo.
Stock no. 2123413
Published by Aidan Ellis Publishing Limited. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pale blue boards with gilt title to spine. This is about the Paintings and some exhibitions of abstract Cornish painter Lanyon. ISBN: 0856280003. Some light browning to cover edges. Wrapper is a bit grubby with a few closed tears and chips; minimal loss; some browning.

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SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO & JULIET
Written by William Shakespeare; Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Jane Ray.
Stock no. 1407146
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A re-telling of the story by Michael Rosen. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 9.25 x 8". ISBN: 0744588243. Light bumping to spine and corners. Name to top corner of front endpaper. Dustwrapper is a little edge rubbed.

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THE DAYDREAMER
Written by Ian McEwan. Illustrated by Anthony Browne.
Stock no. 1407142
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1994. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

"Peter unlocks the door to the secret world of his imaginings and invites us to step inside". Green boards, gilt titles to spine. Cream endpapers. B/w illustrations. 96 pages. 9.5 x 6.25". ISBN: 0224036718. Dustwrapper is a little edge rubbed. Book feels unread.

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GALLANT OLD ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1407139
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1966. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Small oblong format. Black boards, white titles and vignette to front. Colour pictures throughout. A little bumping to spine and corners. One hinge is cracked. A few light foxspots. Dustwrapper is edge worn with seom tears. Spine and folds are rubbed. Some creasing and rubbing to front panel. Rear panel is lightly browned. Couple of tears have been mended on verso with clear tape.

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