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THE ADVENTURES OF MICHAEL AND THE PIRATES
Written by Terence Tiernan.
Stock no. 1503999
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

Peter, Michael and their mother's aeroplane trip ended when their plane landed out at sea. They were rescued by pirates who ordered them to walk the plank but Michael's piano playing saved them. Oblong format 8.75 x 6", white pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners, some loss of surface paper from base of spine, small split to top. Covers grubby. Front endpaper is MISSING. Rear endpaper is creased. A few marks to contents but most pages are clean.

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YACHTING A HISTORY
Written by Peter Heaton.
Stock no. 1606344
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Spine bumped. Price cut wrapper is edge creased with a small closed tear, repaired with tape to verso.

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SWANBROOKE DOWN A CENTURY OF CHANGE IN AN ENGLISH VILLAGE
Written by Rosamond Richardson. Illustrated by Peter Firmin.
Stock no. 1810335
Published by Scribners. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An intriguing and poignant study of village life and the way it has changed through the twentieth century. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0356190706. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed.

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A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CANAL CRAFT
Written by Peter L. Smith.
Stock no. 2115509
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0713416378. Light bumping to spine. Wrapper spine is faded; edge-creasing.

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A HISTORY OF PROGRESS: CHRONICLE OF THE AUDI AG
Written by Peter Kirchberg; Thomas Erdmann; Ralph Plagmann.
Stock no. 1606215
Published by Audi Ag. 2nd 1997. Very good condition.

Second Edition. The background and development of the company which now bears the naem AUDI AG. White illustrated glazed boards. B/w photos. 276 pages. Boards scuffed and grubby. Foxing to text block. Foxing to prelims and last page else contents clean.

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FAL THE DRAGON HARPER
Written by Peter Patterson. Illustrated by Johannes Steuck.
Stock no. 1809621
Published by The Hawthorn Press. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition.

An adventure story, a magical tale, a fantasy and a metaphor for life. Cardwraps. B/w chapter footers. ISBN: 1869890434. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Contents fine.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS STEAMING THROUGH THE SIXTIES VOLUME THIRTEEN
Written by Peter Hands; Colin Richards.
Stock no. 1606103
Published by Defiant Publications. 1st 1991. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed boards. 96 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0946857334. Slight fading to spine. Page edge browning.

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THE VINTAGE ALVIS
Written by Peter Hull; N. Johnson.
Stock no. 1712087
Published by The Alvis Register. 1995. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 620 pages. ISBN: 0952334405.

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CAVALCADE 125
Written by Colin Barry; John Brouwer; Colin Dash; Peter Dickenson; Bruce Shalders.
Stock no. 1712027
Very good condition.

A booklet produced to celebrate 125 years of railway in New Zealand. Paperwraps. 40 pages. Colour and b/w photos. Corners creased.

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STRAVAGANZA CITY OF MASKS
Written by Mary Hoffman. Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
Stock no. 1711991
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A compelling, poweful novel about the parrallel world of Talia. Colour decorated boards. Map of Talia to front endpaper, b/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0747555338. SIGNED by author. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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PETER PAN & WENDY
Written by J.M. Barrie. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1402798
Published by Pavilion Books. 5th 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, silver titles to spine. Wonderful colour illustrations, most full-page. 157 pages. ISBN: 185145179X. Spine and corners a little bumped. Small mark to top of rear board. Contents clean. Wrapper is a little edge worn. Spine a little faded.

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METHODISM IN MAIDENHEAD 1829-1979
Written by Peter Hardiment.
Stock no. 1711780
Published by Barracuda Books. 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. B/w photos. Includes a list of ministers. ISBN: 0860231119. Wrapper unevenly faded.

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