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THE RAILWAY ERA
Written by Geoffrey Body.
Stock no. 823795
Published by Silver Link Publishing. 1991. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Life and Lines in the Great Age of Railways. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 153 pages not including index. ISBN: 094797167X. A fine copy in a green pictorial wrapper which has a couple of tiny nicks to edge.

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THE WEST COUNTRY BOOK
Written by J.C. Trewin.
Stock no. 823665
Published by Webb & Bower. 1st 1981. As new condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A selection of essays, stories and poems by some of the West Country's authors, past and present. Colour photos. ISBN: 090667123X. Dustwrapper: price-cut.

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THE MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS
Written by Jean Dorst.
Stock no. 823678
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1962. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos and maps. A comprehensive study. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Dustwrapper: price-cut.

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DEVON IN FIGURES
No author listed.
Stock no. 631551
Published by Devon Books. 1st 1985. Fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Two-tone charts and illustrations. 104 pages of statistics about Devon. ISBN: 0861147529.

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LITTLE FOLKS VOL 116
Written by Doris Pocock; Alfred Judd; Bessie Marchant; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Harry Rountree; D. Newsome; Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 385985
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1932. Good condition.

Blue cloth spine, red pictorial front board (illustration by Lawson Wood) of dog harassing jester. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 476 pages. Spine bumped. Corners and cover edges worn. Covers scuffed and a little scratched. First gathering of pages (prelims) detached - held in by small piece of tape. Name in ink to front endpaper. Old glue marks to inner margins of endpapers. Some hinges cracked. Contents are generally clean.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE
Written by Gilbert White.
Stock no. 823567
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1833. Slightly better than good condition.

Small format. Full black leather binding, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. x + 316 pages. Arranged for Young Persons. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few scattered foxspots throughout. Spine and corners worn. 0.5 inch missing from base of spine.

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LIFE AND WORK OF SIR NORMAN LOCKYER
Written by T. Mary Lockyer; Winifred L. Lockyer; Herbert Dingle; et al.
Stock no. 823575
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

Biography of Sir Norman Lockyer (Joseph Norman Lockyer), best known for his work in astronomy and physics. Plus essays by various contributors including Herber Dingle. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w plates and illustrations. xii and 474 pages including index plus 1 page publisher list to rear. Spine lightly faded and slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to text block and some scattered foxing to contents. A decent copy.

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BIRDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS
Written by Paul A. Johnsgard.
Stock no. 823594
Published by University of Nebraska. 1st 1979. As new condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Breeding accounts by states or regions of the Great Plains in the USA. Colour photos. B/w distribution maps. 539 pages. ISBN: 0803225504. Wrapper slightly edge-chipped.

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BIRDS OF THE CAROLINAS
Written by Eloise F. Potter; James F. Parnell; Robert P. Teulings.
Stock no. 823468
Published by University Of North Carolina Press. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Terracotta cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 0807813990. Wrapper corners lightly rubbed.

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OBSERVATIONS ON THE WESTERN PARTS OF ENGLAND
Written by William Gilpin.
Stock no. 823435
Published by T. Cadell and W. Davies. 1798. Very good condition.

Modern red cloth binding, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. xvi + 360 pages. 18 sepia aquatint plates. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty to Which are Added a Few Remarks on the Picturesque Beauties of the Isle of Wight. Light brown stain to lower corner of 200 pages, heavier to early pages though text perfectly legible.

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