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ON HAMPTON STREET
Written by Alice Williams. Illustrated by Anne Vaughan.
Stock no. 1108490
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

American Edition. Blue cloth with dark red title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Some damp marks to covers, bumping to corners and spine. Damp marks to bottom page margins of pages (wrinkled). Wrapper is edge-torn and marked, with some loss to base of spine and a few corners.

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ONE MAN'S HAND
Written by J.P.R. Wallis.
Stock no. 1604800
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile reproduction of the 1950 edition with new publisher's introduction and portrait of the author. Rhodesian Reprint Library Volume Twenty Two. The story of Sir Charles Coghlan and the liberation of Southern Rhodesia. Corners bumped. Wrapper is edge creased with some tiny chipping.

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THE HISTORY OF WHITTINGTON AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford; G.P. Jacomb Hood.
Stock no. 1309231
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1892. Almost very good condition.

Based on the tales in the "Blue Fairy Book". Blue cloth, silver titles and vignettes. 160 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front pastedown and ink name stamp (small) to front endpaper. Front joint is cracked at to 3". Foxing to contents else clean.

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THE MAMMALS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by J.G. Millais. Illustrated by J.G. Millais; Archibald Thorburn; G.E. Lodge; Henrik Gronvold.
Stock no. 1706435
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1904. Almost very good condition.

Three volumes. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 14 x 13", large heavy format. Top edge gilt. Limited edition of 1025 copies. With 62 photogravures, 62 coloured plates and 149 uncoloured plates. Copy No. 217. Bookplates to front pastedowns. 12cm split to one side of spine from top to volume 1. Spines faded. Corners worn. Occasional foxspot to contents.

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KLOOF AND KARROO
Written by H.A. Bryden.
Stock no. 2107907
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1889. Very good condition.

Sport, Legend, and Natural History in Cape Colony. With a notice of the game birds, and of the present distribution of the antelopes and larger game. Cloth covers with gilt titles and vignettes. Tissue-guarded b/w plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping to top of spine; minimal loss. Spotting to covers. Ink stamp to half-title page. Foxing to outer page edges. A few marks to some page margins.

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INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Written by Alexander Findlay.
Stock no. 1805692
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 2nd 1944. Almost very good condition.

Second Edition revised and enlarged. Blue cloth boards, black title to spine. 142 figures in the text. vii and 582 pages including index. Boards a little marked, corners bumped, spine cocked. Numerous names and addresses neatly crossed out to front endpapers. Front hinge pulled between title page and facing page. Contents clean. A good working copy.

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THE MAHATMA AND THE HARE
Written by H. Rider Haggard. Illustrated by W.T. Horton; H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 383570
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

A Dream Story. Red cloth, black titles and silhouette illustration to front. 164 pages. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped, a couple of tiny indentations to cover edges. Spine faded. Covers a bit grubby. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Endpapers are lightly browned and there is some light foxing to outer page edges. Otherwise contents are clean.

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NOTES ON THE OLD CROSSES OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Charles Pooley.
Stock no. 817875
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1868. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth. Gilt titles. Colour frontis. B/w lithographs and engravings. Book: name in ink to front endpaper. Some pencil annotation to index. Corners bumped and rubbed.

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BIRDS OF EASTERN AND NORTH EASTERN AFRICA
Written by C.W. Mackworth-Praed; C.H.B. Grant.
Stock no. 806303
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1952. Good condition.

Two volumes. 96 colour plates plus b/w photos and line drawings. Endpapers browned. A few scattered foxspots to contents. Covers to Volume Two badly dampstained.

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JUNGLE JOHN
Written by John Budden. Illustrated by H.J.P. Browne.
Stock no. 739675
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1929. Very good condition.

A book of the big-game jungles. A story based on fact. Grey cloth withblue titles and illustration to front cover. 4 full-page b/w illustrations plus text illustrations. 304 pages. Some marks to rear cover. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Previous owner's inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and light fingering to contents throughout, a couple of page corners creased.

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THE HISTORY, PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES OF THE ALKALI TRADE
Written by Charles Thomas Kingzett.
Stock no. 589741
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1882. Good condition.

Black cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams, some fold-out. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good. One plate detached. Corners worn.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S 'AUTO-GO-CART'
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 431464
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1901. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine. pictorial front board. Oblong format. 8.5 x 11". Colour illustrations throughout. Covers have some brown marks and a few scuff marks. Corners have been protected with what looks like browning paper tape. Spine is a little worn and browned to base. Front joint has been repaired eith white cloth tape. Date in ink to front endpaper and a few to title page. One hinge internally reinforced with white cloth tape. A couple of small margin tear repairs. A few margin marks, else contents are still lovely and bright.

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