A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF BRAZIL
Written by Ber Van Perlo.
Stock no. 2133644
Published by Oxford University Press. Circa 2009. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. 465 pages. ISBN: 9780195301557. 2nd printing. Creasing to cover corners. Marks to outer page edges.

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THE OXFORD COMPANION TO BRITISH RAILWAY HISTORY
Written by Jack Simmons; Gordon Biddle.
Stock no. 1820150
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st thus 1999. Nearly fine condition.

From 1603 to the 1990s. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w maps. 591 pages. ISBN: 0198662386.

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THE DEBATABLE MOUND
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Patricia M. Lambe.
Stock no. 1319244
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 232 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby, light damp stain to to corner of rear panel and to top edge of front panel.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by A.E. Jackson.
Stock no. 1319207
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1936. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 252 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light spotting to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing. Dustwrapper has loss at all edges, is grubby and is missing the front flap.

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GERMAN STRATEGY AGAINST RUSSIA 1939-1941
Written by B.A. Leach.
Stock no. 2133426
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In this book the role of the military leaders is critically examined, and the post-war claims of the German generals that they had tried to dissuade Hitler from repeating Napoleon's error are reassessed in the light of contemporary records and war diaries. Black boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos and maps. 308 pages includes index. ISBN: 0198214952. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Very pale foxing to edge of textblock, contents clean. Wrapper slightly browned with scuffs on rear panel.

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PIGGY THE PROUD
No author listed. Illustrated by Lilian A. Govey.
Stock no. 1319038
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Circa 1919. Almost very good condition.

Small format. 4.5 x 3.75". Light green boards with gilt title to front and colour onlay. Colour plates plus b/w vignettes to text. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers are lightly discoloured. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing to contents.

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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Rie Cramer; Lilian A. Govey.
Stock no. 1319024
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1932. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with elaborate decorations in gilt, blue and red. 17 beautiful tipped-in colour plates plus b/w chapter headers. 349 pages. Edges untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped, small rubbed patch to top of spine. Some faint damp(?) staining to rear cover edges. There is a nibbled(?) patch to lower corner of rear cover (3cmx1cm). Endpapers lightly browned. Light foxing to contents. 1 plate has a light corner crease, all others are present and in fine condition. A few page margins are ragged where the pages have been opened roughly after binding.

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THE LITTLE BOOKROOM
Written by Eleanor Farjeon. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1318966
Published by Oxford University Press. 2nd 1956. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Short stories for children chosen by Farjeon. Orange cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations to text. SPine and corners bumped. Spine and cover edges sunned, some other spots to covers. Light damp stain to lower edge of rear cover. Pale page browning throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn and slightly grubby with damp stain showing on verso of rear panel.

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HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (9 VOLUMES)
Written by Stanley Cramp. Illustrated by Paul Barruel; Robert Gillmor; Peter Hayman; Peter Scott; et al..
Stock no. 2133255
Published by Oxford University Press. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth. Packed with colour and b/w illustrations. Taking account of the great advances made in ornithological knowledge in recent years. A detailed and authoritative work. Large format. Books are first editions, except for the following: Vol 1 - Reprint 1986; Vol. 2 - Reprint 1987; Vol. 3 - Reprint 1990 and Vol. 4 = Reprint 1989. Some foxspots to outer page edges of volumes. Wrapper spines are all faded. Edge-chips and small tears to a couple of volumes (including Volume IV). Edge creasing to wrappers. Some marks to outer page edges of books; odd mark to cover - but overall still a very good set!!

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THE GALLEON
Written by Ronald Welch. Illustrated by Victor Ambrus.
Stock no. 1318961
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1971. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

An exciting story set in the Elizabethan period, Robert's ships foil a Papist plot to free Mary Queen of Scots from imprisonment in Wales. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0192713248. Ex-lib with labels, stamps and other library marks to preliminary pages. Spine and corners bumped, small faded patch at top of spine. Light tape mark to lower edge of front cover. Some brown marks (splash marks?) to front endpapers, also half-title. Textblock is just a little grubby. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss at top of spine which is also faded and also have a patch of surface paper damage to base. Old tape to edges on verso has yellowed causing discolouration on front edges. Barcode label to rear panel of wrapper.

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EARLY SCIENCE IN OXFORD VOL XIV
Written by R.T. Gunther.
Stock no. 2133149
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

Life and Letters of Edward Lhwyd, second keeper of the Old Ashmolean Museum. His letters, presented in chronological sequence and dating from 1684 to 1704, throw new light upon the first materials upon which he founded his new Sciences. Part of the Oxford Books on the History of Science series. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 5 b/w plates and numerous text illustrations. 576 pages includes index. All plates present. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded with one small mark. A few small foxspots to endpapers, pages lightly tanned else contents clean.

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EARLY SCIENCE IN OXFORD VOL XII
Written by R.T. Gunther.
Stock no. 2133146
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1939. Very good condition.

Dr. Plot and the Correspondence of the Philosophical Society of Oxford. Correspondence dating from 1680-1695 recapturing a Golden Age in British Science. Part of the Oxford Books on the History of Science series. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 10 b/w plates. 434 pages includes index. All plates present. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Small closed tear in cloth at edge of rear cover. Pages lightly browned with a few foxspots to edge of textblock. Contents clean.

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