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RUPERT ANNUAL 1982
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1817124
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1982. Very good condition.

Tall laminated boards. Front cover shows Rupert jumping with springs on his feet. First story is: Rupert & Ping Pong. 92 pages. ISBN: 0850791200. SIGNED by Alfred Bestall 'with love from Rupert and Alfred E. Bestall '82' to title page. Bestall was a close neighbour of the previous owner's Aunt. Corners lightly bumped & worn. Small split to base of spine. NOT inscribed. Price-cut. Contents fine.

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RISCA MALE CHOIR THE FIRST FORTY YEARS
Written by Martin Hodson.
Stock no. 2128860
Circa 2012. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. Colour photos. SIGNED by author to title page. Creasing to a couple of cover and page corners. A few small marks to covers.

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"ROSSALL WILL BE WHAT YOU MAKE IT"
Written by Peter Bennett.
Stock no. 2128595
Published by Rossall Archives. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Rossall school. Large format. Red boards, gilt titles and crest to front. B/w illustrations. 244 pages. ISBN: 0951962809. Light bumping to corners. Includes a letter SIGNED by and from the author.

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A FISHY TALE
Written by Beryl Cooke. Illustrated by Nicholas Fisk.
Stock no. 2128593
Published by Angus & Robertson. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This book is about a game of cricket at the bottom of the sea and it also tells how a lady sea-horse met a nice gentleman sea-horse and got married. Blue boards with silver titles to spine. B/w and two tone illustrations. 69 pages. SIGNED by author to half-title page. A little bumping to top and tail of spine. Page edge browning. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-chipping and creasing, but minimal loss.

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WHITE FUNNEL STEAMERS A PHOTOGRAPHIC LEGACY
Written by Chris Collard.
Stock no. 2128496
Published by The History Press. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Slightly oblong format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780752453613. SIGNED by author to title page. Couple of small knocks to corners. Contents are fine!

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FLORA OF NORTHUMBERLAND
Written by G.A. Swan.
Stock no. 2128159
Published by The Natural History Society Of Northumbria. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles and attractive gilt illustration to front cover. 351 pages. B/w distribution maps. ISBN: 0952078201. SIGNED by author to title page. All 8 overlays are present in rear pocket of book. Wrapper is edge-creased with some fading/browning to spine; a few indentations to rear panel.

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THE CITY OF FALLING ANGELS
Written by John Berendt.
Stock no. 2128091
Published by Sceptre. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, title to spine. ISBN: 0340824980. SIGNED by author to title page. Foxing to top of outer page edges.

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P&A CAMPBELL STEAMERS THE EDWARDIAN ERA
Written by Chris Collard.
Stock no. 1816730
Published by Tempus. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. The last of six volumes of White Funnel Fleet history from 1887 to 1968 and the second of two volumes dealing specifically with the years prior to the First World War. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 0752438719. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page.

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P&A CAMPBELL STEAMERS THE VICTORIAN ERA
Written by Chris Collard.
Stock no. 1317464
Published by Tempus. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. A definitive history of the turbulent early P&A Campbell years. 223 pages includes index. ISBN: 0752438638. SIGNED by author. A fine copy.

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PEREGRINE
Written by Emma Ford. Illustrated by Antony Rhodes.
Stock no. 2127954
Published by Fourth Estate. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large, oblong format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, pictorial onlay to front. With original paintings by Anthony Rhodes and photos by Piers Cavendish. ISBN: 1857021053. SIGNED by Artist to title page. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Rear endpaper is creased. Slip case is split along two sides with tape repairs.

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THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BOOK OF THE WESTERN FRONT
Written by Malcolm Brown.
Stock no. 2127650
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson. 1ST 1993. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0283061405. SIGNED by author to title page. Spine is faded. Some cover corner creasing.

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DROP DEAD
Written by Babette Cole. Illustrated by Babette Cole.
Stock no. 2127319
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition.

Or how we grew from one-year-old bald wrinklies into eighty-year-old bald wrinklies. Laminated boards. Colour text illustrations throughout. Very simple text. 10 x 10". ISBN: 0224045512. SIGNED by author to title page. Some page edge browning.

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