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THE BEAR NOBODY WANTED
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
Stock no. 1507579
Published by Viking. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's own version of a story he loved as a child. Brown cloth, black titles. Brown endpapers. B/w illustrations. 142 pages. ISBN: 0670839825. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Tiny black spot to front cover. Small amount of erased writing to half-title page. Just an odd fox spot. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of small marks.

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ISLANDS IN TIME: ISLAND SOCIOGEOGRAPHY AND MEDITERRANEAN PREHISTORY
Written by Mark Patton.
Stock no. 1814260
Published by Routledge. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The ecological and cultural development of prehistoric island societies. The prehistory of the Mediterranean and an explanation of the effects of isolation on the development of human communities. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. x and 213 pages including index. ISBN: 0415126592. Boards clean. Name in ink to front pastedown. Pencil erasure marks to half-title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby. Contents clean.

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HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTERS OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUAL
Written by Curt Choate; Tom Schauwecker; John H. Haynes.
Stock no. 1814259
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1997. Very good condition.

1970 to 1997; 883cc; 997cc, 110cc, 1200cc. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1563923041. Lower corners lightly creased. Contents clean.

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A NOBLE THING: THE NATIONAL TRUST AND ITS BENEFACTORS
Written by Merlin Waterson.
Stock no. 1814253
Published by Scala Publishers. 1st 2011. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781857596694.

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NINE MONTHS TO GETTYSBURG: STANNARD'S VERMONTERS AND THE REPULSE OF PICKETT'S CHARGE
Written by Howard Coffin.
Stock no. 1814239
Published by The Countryman Press. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine, gilt title, blue paper boards. B/w illustrations. American Civil War. ISBN: 0881504009. Second printing. Corners bumped. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN SUSSEX
No author listed.
Stock no. 1814229
Published by John Murray. 4th 1877. Almost very good condition.

4th edition, with map (in rear pocket) and plan. Red limp-cloth, with gilt titles. A Murray's Guide. Spine & corners owrn, boards scuffed. Joints split and fragile. Bookplate to front pastedown. Prelims detached. Linen-backed map present in rear pocket.

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MICK THE DISOBEDIENT PUPPY
Written by Noel Barr. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1316804
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. circa 1955. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 497. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Small mark to lower corner of front cover. Some light marks to page margins and musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with small tears at corners. Small hole to lower corner of front panel. 10 of series 497 titles listed on rear flap.

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SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1507573
Published by George Allen. 1st 1894. Almost very good condition.

Presented In Eight Pen Designs by Walter Crane. Signed Limited Edition of 650 copies, 600 of which are for sale. Engraved and printed by Duncan C. Dallas. Very large format. 14.75 x 11.5" approx. Green cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. Plates are mounted on thick card with paper guards. No text. Copy no: 10. Spine and corners bumped with wear. Some foxing and a few small marks to covers. Front joint cracked, rear joint starting to crack. Light corner crease to both endpapers, title page and signature page. Some foxing and browning to contents. Foxing to first plate and just a couple of fox spots to second plate.

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AMELIARANNE CAMPS OUT
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 1407081
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1945. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Cloth spine with pictorial boards. Colour endpapers. Superb colour illus throughout. Also b/w illus surrounding text. Spine and corners bumped. Corners worn. Spine faded especially at top and bottom. Small bumps to bottom of rear board. Board edges rubbed. Some foxing to covers. Light foxing to endpapers and page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with several tears including to front fold. Creasing to top and bottom of panels. Loss to top and bottom of spine and bottom of front panel. Wrapper is foxed and grubby.

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THE PRINCES' GIFTS
Written by John Yeoman. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1507572
Published by Pavilion. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A rich collection of folklore from China, Iraq, Portugal, Romania, Norway, America etc. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 92 pages. ISBN: 1857938798. Slight wear to bottom edges of covers. A couple of small indents to rear cover. Security label stuck to rear pastedown. Small blue line to margin of page 26. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge worn.

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THE HEDGEHOG FEAST
Written by Rowena Stott. Illustrated by Edith Holden.
Stock no. 1507571
Published by Michael Joseph; Webb & Bower. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Based on Edith Holden's exquisite water-colour illustrations, Rowena Stott has added the words to the paintings to make up a delightful story about the hedgehog family. Brown glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0718116933. A little bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. All pages slightly rippled. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn with a faded spine. Small yellow label to front flap.

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GRETA'S DOMAIN
Written by Bessie Marchant. Illustrated by W. Rainey.
Stock no. 1407052
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1911. Slightly better than good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles to spine and front. 6 b/w plates. 282 pages plus 32 page book list at rear. Some bumping to spine and corners. Corners rubbed. Couple of little bumps to top and bottom of rear board. Book leans to one side. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint and some hinges badly cracked meaning binding feels loose. Marks mostly to margins of some pages. 1 plate is MISSING and one is detached.

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