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BOATS OF THE WORLD: FROM THE STONE AGE TO MEDIEVAL TIMES
Written by Sean McGrail.
Stock no. 1327034
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st PB 2004. Very good condition.

A history of water transport as it has developed over millennia, from before 40,000 BC to the mid-second millennium AD. Cardwraps. 480 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0199271860. Covers edge rubbed. Large crease to front cover. Textblock is slightly grubby but contents are generally clean.

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GUIDE TO THE FORESTS OF THE BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS
Written by T.C. Whitmore.
Stock no. 1827476
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1966. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Forest Record No. 2 of the Forestry Department, British Solomon Islands Protectorate. This book does not aspire to being a complete flora of the forests of the Solomon Islands but provides information that will be valuable to botanists and foresters. Care has been taken with the list and vocabulary of Kwara'ae names. Red cloth baords, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. A few b/w diagrams. Heavy knock to vertical edge of front board exposing board beneath the cloth and also a smaller knock to lower corner. Text block browned. Some foxspots present including a heavy spot to last few page margins. One or two minor margin annotations. Dustwrapper is browned to spine, chipped with loss at edges, heavy damp stain to front panel (worse is to verso).

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SWEET THING: THE HISTORY AND MUSICAL STRUCTURE OF A SHARED AMERICAN VERNACULAR FORM
Written by Nicholas Stoia.
Stock no. 1827470
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

As children, many of us learn to sing, "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands." Few of us realize that what we're singing is actually part of a pervasive - and centuries old - musical scheme known as the 'Sweet Thing' scheme. This book studies one of the most productive and enduring shared musical resources in North American vernacular music. Black paper boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780190881979. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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WOMEN, SOCIAL LEADERSHIP, AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR: CONTINUITIES OF CLASS
Written by James Hinton.
Stock no. 1827464
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author questions the view that the Second World War served to democratize English society and shows how the war enabled middle-class social leaders to reinforce their claims to authority. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0199243298. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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THE BOOK OF CARDIFF
Written by Christopher J. Evans.
Stock no. 1827462
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition.

Conference Souvenir Cardiff 1937. 'Presented to the delegates at the annual conference of the National Association of Head Teachers'. Edited by Chris. J. Evans. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. B/w photos. Boards grubby & stained, spine lightly faded, shelf-worn at top & tail. Text block browned, some scattered foxing present to contents.

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BIGGLES SECRET AGENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1326687
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1950. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Top and tail of spine sunned. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to textblock. Flying Jacket wrapper is worn, chipped and torn with loss. Front flap almost detached.

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BIGGLES SECRET AGENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1326630
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Spine very slightly bumped and browned, very light vertical crease to centre of spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to textblock. Flying Jacket wrapper is price-cut, slightly edge chipped with a couple of small tears and foxing on verso. Small patch of surface paper damage to base of wrapper spine.

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CHAMPION OF THE MAIN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by H. Gooderham.
Stock no. 1326603
Published by Geoffrey Cumberlege; Oxford University Press. 1949. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. 6 B/w illustrations. 286 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine a bit grubby/foxed. Address ink stamp to front free-endpaper and a couple of light fingermarks to same page.

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THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF TURKEY
Written by Ekrem Akurgal.
Stock no. 1827153
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Eight eminent Turkish specialists have worked together to present this book, in all its variety, from prehistoric times to the end of the Ottoman Empire. A thorough introduction to a nation with a manifold tradition in the fine arts. Edited by Ekrem Akurgal. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, b/w plans. A hefty volume. ISBN: 0192114514. Top edge of text block browned with some foxing and also some foxing to top of vertical edge. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and very lightly scuffed.

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BRITAIN'S HISTORIC RAILWAY BUILDINGS
Written by Gordon Biddle.
Stock no. 1827127
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An Oxford Gazetteer of Structures and Sites. From Penzance to Thurso - a fascinating tour of Britain's remarkable railway heritage. B/w photos. 759 pages includes index. . ISBN: 0198662475. Text block just slightly grubby. Rear hinge starting to pull (from the weight of the contents). Else a very nice copy.

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MESTERS TO MASTERS A HISTORY OF THE COMPANY OF CUTLERS IN HALLAMSHIRE
Written by Clyde Binfield; David Hey.
Stock no. 1326498
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. 341 pages. Some colour and b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0198289979. Minimal bumping to spine and corners and some very slight fading to top cover edges. A couple of tiny spots to textblock. Wrapper is faded to spine and rubbed at corners, small red spot sticker to base of wrapper spine.

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BIGGLES & CO.
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1326488
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Spine bumped. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to textblock. Flying Jacket wrapper is very worn, torn and edge chipped with some loss, spine and rear panel are grubby and there is a small circular (drink?) mark to front panel.

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