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GREEN TIDE
Written by Richard Church. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330429
Published by Country Life. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A series of essays on the theme of country life in wartime, life in the Weald of Kent. Green cloth. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Light damp stains to cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is chipped with loss to spine and slightly grubby.

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SHOOTS AND SHOOTING
Written by E.C. Keith. Illustrated by J.C. Harrison.
Stock no. 1830485
Published by Country Life. 1st 1951. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

this is the fourth of Mr. Keith's books 'mainly about shooting'. The chief purpose of this book is to pass on acquired skill in the management of several types of shoot, in the partridge economy, in the art of shooting, and the like. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour frontis & b/w plates of game birds. 167 pages. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf rubbed. Gilt titles are dull. Faded name in blue pencil to front pastedown. Text block browned. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, faded to spine, browned to rear panel and a little grubby.

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OLD EUSTON
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829456
Published by Country Life. 1st 1938. Very good condition.

An Account of the Beginning of the London and Birmingham Railway and the Building of Euston Station. Brown cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w plates. B/w illustrations. xi and 67 pages. Edges of boards and spine lightly rubbed, minor rubbing to top of front board. Page browning and a few grubby marks to contents. Still a nice copy.

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THE LEAVES RETURN
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328886
Published by Country Life. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A taste of the Devonshire countryside, beautifully illustrated by Tunnicliffe's wood engravings. Green cloth, white titles. 110 pages. 9.75 x 7.25". Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Endpapers are foxed and partially browned. Heavy foxing to top edge of textblock, affecting the margins ever so slightly. Dustwrapper is browned and foxed on verso, is slightly grubby and has a small chip at top of spine.

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WILDFOWL OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Peter Scott; Hugh Boyd. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1328620
Published by Country Life. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped, spine very slightly faded. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and creased with a faded spine.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) KEEPS A DOG
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1325735
Published by Country Life. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format, purple pictorial boards, cloth spine. Delightful lithographed colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Stitching pulled causing contents to be slightly loose. Heavy foxing to endpapers, some slight foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with some slight loss.

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THROUGH THE AIR
Written by Michael Bratby; Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1323485
Published by Country Life. 1st 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Adventures With Wild Fowl, and Small-Boat Sailing. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock and to preliminary pages. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and a little browned to spine.

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WIGWAM ISLAND
Written by Elinore Havers. Illustrated by Phyllis Ladyman.
Stock no. 1319041
Published by Country Life. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The adventures of the four Conways and two Westwood boys. Brown boards with black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Slight fading to spine and cover edges. Front free-endpapers have been replaced. Foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is worn with loss to spine and corners and heavily foxed on verso (showing through on panels a little).

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MOUNT AND MAN
Written by M.F. McTaggart. Illustrated by Lionel Edwards.
Stock no. 1818392
Published by Country Life. 2nd 1927. Very good condition.

A Key to Better Horsemanship. Second, revised edition. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. 26 b/w plates. Spine heavily faded but gilt still bright. Endpapers browned and a few foxspots to contents.

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RAILWAY RELICS AND REGALIA
Written by P.B. Whitehouse.
Stock no. 2130720
Published by Country Life. Circa 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0600375722. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased and price-cut, with a faded spine.

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SHOOTING SECOND VOLUME
Written by Horace G. Hutchinson.
Stock no. 2126464
Published by Country Life. Almost very good condition.

The Country Life Library of Sport. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w plates and illustrations. Spine is faded. Some wear to covers. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Some browning and foxing. Frontis is almost detached. Tear to a front free endpaper that is uncut.

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PIGWIGGEN: HIS DASHING CAREER
Written by Arnrid Johnston. Illustrated by Arnrid Johnston.
Stock no. 1311373
Published by Country Life. 1942. Almost very good condition.

Pigwiggen the pig is the only one of his large family that could fly! Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations throughout. Covers a little creased and grubby with a small tear to lower edge of front cover. Light creasing to top corner tips else contents clean.

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