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MADAME DOUBTFIRE
Written by Anne Fine.
Stock no. 1826329
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is a bittersweet, touching, and above all very funny book, about a family which has split up, yet finds its own way to function effectively. The film Mrs. Doubtfire starring Robin Williams (1993) is based on this story. Cream cloth boards, black title to spine. ISBN: 0241120012. Boards browned at horizontal edges. Top & tail of spine have light shelf wear. Contents heavily browned and crinkled vertically. Slight musty odour. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly creased at top edge of spine.

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THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO 1918-1956: AN EXPERIMENT IN LITERARY INVESTIGATION
Written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn; Brian W. Aldiss.
Stock no. 1826285
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Nearly fine condition.

The author's experiences in the Soviet Gulag system. Edited from the original three volume edition by Edward E. Ericson. Translated from the Russian by Thomas Whitney and Harry Willetts. Introduced by Aldiss. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Couple of tiny minor marks to rear last page but one. Else a lovely copy, appears unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE FIREWORK-MAKER'S DAUGHTER
Written by Philip Pullman. Illustrated by Nick Harris.
Stock no. 1325794
Published by Doubleday. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Lila wants to be a Firework-Maker - she must make the journey to face the terrifying Fire-Fiend! B/w illustrations. Blue glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0385405278. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Pale page edge browning else contents clean.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) KEEPS A DOG
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1325735
Published by Country Life. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format, purple pictorial boards, cloth spine. Delightful lithographed colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Stitching pulled causing contents to be slightly loose. Heavy foxing to endpapers, some slight foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with some slight loss.

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TIGER I IN ACTION 1942-1945
Written by Jean Restayn.
Stock no. 1826156
Published by Histoire & Collections. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

A compilation of the two volumes dealing with Tiger units on the Eastern front, the Western front, and Africa; tank profiles, details of markings and insignia, camouflage, and a short history of each Tiger unit. This edition has been revised and augmented, with more accurate captions as to dates and locales, together with new illustrations and a chapter on additional units. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 9782352502944. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine and corners. Small stain to top edge of text block (coffee?) also affects last few pages to top margins. Light scuffing to rear cover. Contents otherwise clean.

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FLEET AIR ARM FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT SINCE 1946
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Mick Burrow; Lee Howard.
Stock no. 1825961
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Detailed individual histories of all FAA aircraft flown from the beginning of 1946 until early 2000. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Colour photos. ISBN: 0851302831. Boards clean. Lower edge of text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, slightly faded to spine, slightly scuffed.

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FLEET AIR ARM AIRCRAFT 1939-1945
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Mick Burrow.
Stock no. 1825955
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851302327. Boards lightly scuffed, spine faded from dark blue to light blue (not obvious as fading). Text block browned, contents clean.

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LITTLE GREY RABBIT'S PAINT-BOX
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1325537
Published by Collins. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. 64 numbered pages. Colour illustrations. SIGNED by the illustrator with an inscription to Sarah Mills dated 1964. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Covers and contents bright and clean. Dustwrapper is rubbed at spine and corners.

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THOMAS TOMPION: HIS LIFE AND WORK
Written by R.W. Symonds.
Stock no. 1825939
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Thomas Tompion has been called the 'Father of clockmakers': without a doubt he was one of the finest horologists in history. This book is a definitive record of Tompion's life and work. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos and several colour. Top edge blue. Text block lightly browned. Foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and worn at corners. Includes contemporary press release of the book

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MILES AIRCRAFT: THE WARTIME YEARS 1939-1945 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Peter Amos.
Stock no. 1825900
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2012. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd / Miles Aircraft Ltd, Reading, South Marston & Doncaster, and Miles Aircraft (Northern Ireland) Ltd. Continuing the story with the trials and tribulations of Miles Aircraft during the war. Contains a fully comprehensive history of each individual aircraft built during the period. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Includes The Appendices in cardwraps. ISBN: 9780851304304. DVD is MISSING. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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MILITARY, NAVAL AND CIVIL AIRSHIPS SINCE 1783
Written by Daniel George Ridley-Kitts.
Stock no. 1825889
Published by The History Press. 1st 2012. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The History and Development of the Dirigible Airship in Peace and War. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9780752464718. Light scuffing to verso of dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

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QUEEN VICTORIA'S JUBILEE GARLAND
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325429
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1887. Good condition.

Small, oblong format. Cardwraps held together with a silk ribbon. 4 colour plates. Covers are grubby. Silk ribbon has been replaced with silver paper(?). Some grubby marks inside covers but plates still bright and clean.

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