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CHINA THE FACTS
Written by P.T. Etherton.
Stock no. 1326566
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Yellow cloth, black title to spine. 257 numbered pages. B/w photos, folding map at rear of book. Spine bumped. Endpapers browned. Foxing to contents else clean.

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WORLD TIMBERS VOLUME THREE: ASIA & AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Written by B.J. Rendle.
Stock no. 1826759
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work containing some of the better known world timbers illustrated in colour and concisely described with the minimum of technical terms. The information is presented in a form designed to appeal to those who are interested in timber but are not specialists in wood technology. Intended primarily for use by architects and their clients, the timber trade, and timber-using industries. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0802017185. Previous owner's bookplate to front and rear pastedown. Text block and page edges lightly browned. Black dustwrapper with green spine is lightly rubbed at edges and lightly scuffed.

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WORLD TIMBERS VOLUME TWO: NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA (INCLUDING CENTRAL AMERICA & THE WEST INDIES)
Written by B.J. Rendle.
Stock no. 1826758
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work containing some of the better known world timbers illustrated in colour and concisely described with the minimum of technical terms. The information is presented in a form designed to appeal to those who are interested in timber but are not specialists in wood technology. Intended primarily for use by architects and their clients, the timber trade, and timber-using industries. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0802016677. A few minor marks to boards, lower corners lightly bumped. Previous owner's library label to front and rear pastedown. Light browning to page edges and text block. Black dustwrapper with yellow spine is lightly rubbed and scuffed.

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WORLD TIMBERS VOLUME ONE: EUROPE & AFRICA
Written by B.J. Rendle.
Stock no. 1826757
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work containing some of the better known world timbers illustrated in colour and concisely described with the minimum of technical terms. The information is presented in a form designed to appeal to those who are interested in timber but are not specialists in wood technology. Intended primarily for use by architects and their clients, the timber trade, and timber-using industries. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0802015700. Presentation plate attached to front endpaper '...on the occasion of planting a tree in the Arboretum at the White House to mark the centenary of the Benn Brother's publication Timber Trades Journal June 7 1973', large b/w photo depicting this to front pastedown. Marks to front endpapers. Text block browned and page edges lightly so. Black dustwrapper with red spine is worn at edges, spine and front panel title is faded, some loss to top and tail of spine, some damp staining present mainly to verso and flap edges.

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FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by Edmund Blampied; H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 1324604
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1926. Very good condition.

Blue embossed cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis by Blampied. 7 b/w illustrations by Millar. 301 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Small white mark to base of spine, a few small marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink and name in ink to front free-endpaper. Frontis is part detached at lower half.

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THE WOULDBEGOODS
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by Edmund Blampied; et al..
Stock no. 1324603
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1934. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis by Blampied and 7 b/w plates by various artists. 330 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded and gilt rubbed away. Name in ink and a few other small marks to front free-endpaper. Contents are browned but clean.

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ABOVE AND BEYOND PALESTINE
Written by C.E. Hughes. Illustrated by C.E. Hughes.
Stock no. 1823923
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1930. Almost very good condition.

An account of the work of the East Indies and Egypt Seaplane Squadron 1916-1918. Green cloth boards, light green title label and gilt title to spine. B/w sketches. Ex-lib with usual markings. Boards lightly discoloured (minor). Text block grubby. Some minor damp to lower gutter edge of front endpapers and lower edge of text block. Some foxing present.

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THE SECRET HARBOUR
Written by Sam Smith. Illustrated by Sam Smith.
Stock no. 1322752
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

'A Very Nice Book about Boats Introducing the Crew Cats'. Nobody loves old boats - except the Crew Cats. They take them to the Secret Harbour where they are looked after and start their lives again... Oblong format. Blue pictorial boards, colour illustrations. ISBN: 0510225020. Spine slightly bumped, corners slightly rubbed. Small ink (blue biro) marks to first few pages else contents clean.

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THE WOMBLES TO THE RESCUE
Written by Elisabeth Beresford. Illustrated by Margaret Gordon.
Stock no. 1321510
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1974. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0510096840. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name in ink and a small ink stamp to front free-endpaper, pencil markings to the same page have been erased. Light foxing to text block. A few of the b/w illustrations have been coloured in. Price-cut wrapper is slightly worn and damp stained at edges.

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THE CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1319992
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st thus 1980. Very good condition.

A reproduction from "The Children's Tableaux", first published in 1896 by Ernest Nister. Glazed pictorial boards. 5 wonderful pop-up scenes. ISBN: 0510000908. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Slight wear to spine edges. Some fading to covers. Pale browning to spine and a small damp stain to rear edge of spine. Contents fine.

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THE PERILS OF FLIGHT
Written by J. Xaudaro. Illustrated by J. Xaudaro.
Stock no. 1318575
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st thus 1978. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Humourous full-page colour illustrations. ISBN: 0510000401. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Pale foxing and page edge browning else contents clean.

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THE BADGERS OF BEARSHANKS
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2129408
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of a year in the life of a badger and his mate. Superb b/w illustrations (full-page and to text). Brown boards, silver title to spine. 95 pages. 8.5 x 6.5". Bumping to spine. Browning to endpapers and page edges. Wrapper is creased with some edge-tears and chips; small loss to base of spine and top edge of rear panel. Illustrations are still in lovely condition!

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