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RECORD SOURCES FOR LOCAL HISTORY
Written by Philip Riden.
Stock no. 820480
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition.

A guide for local historians to the main archival sources available to them in England and Wales. Coverage extends from the eleventh to the twentieth centuries. Batsford Local History Series. Laminated pictorial boards. ISBN: 0713447265. A nice copy.

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MISTER HORN AND HIS FRIENDS; OR, GIVERS AND GIVING
Written by Mark Guy Pearse.
Stock no. 384329
Published by Wesleyan Conference Office. 1879. Very good condition.

Attractive blue cloth with gilt titles and vignette, black floral decorations. Cream endpapers. 119 pages plus booklist to rear. B/w frontis. Spine and corners bumped. Lengthy inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing throughout, mainly to page edges. Contents and covers clean.

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THE BEEZER BOOK 1983
No author listed.
Stock no. 820426
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1983. Almost very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0851162584. Some chipping to top and tail of spine. Price-cut.

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RUPERT AT THE SEASIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 384325
Published by L.T.A Robinson. Circa 1961. Very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. 10.5 x 8". Spine just a little bumped and rubbed. Small inscription in ink to lower margin of title-page. Covers and contents bright and clean. A nice copy of a scarce Rupert book.

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SUGAR AND SPICE AND PUPPY-DOG'S TAILS
Written by Irene Heath. Illustrated by Irene Heath.
Stock no. 384326
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1934. Good condition.

Green cloth spine, pictorial boards. 8 lovely colour plates plus two-tone text illustrations. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Corners worn. Some marks to front cover. Front joint (between frontis and title-page) is partly broken), a couple of hinges are pulled. Some light foxing and fingering but contents generally clean.

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ORIGINAL TRAVELS AND SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN
Written by Baron Munchausen. Illustrated by Alfred Crowquill.
Stock no. 384328
Published by Trubner & Co.. 1889. Very good condition.

The Lotus Series. Large paper edition, limited to 126 copies for sale. 253 pages, edges untrimmed. Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine. I believe that this copy has been rebound with new endpapers. Name and ddate in ink to front endpaper. Heavy foxing and page browning to first few and last few pages. This is copy no. 44.

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POST-MODERN DESIGN
Written by Michael Collins.
Stock no. 630927
Published by Academy Editions. 1990. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An extensive historical, analytical and descriptive survey of the major Post-Modern designers and their works. Featuring furniture, ceramics, metalware, lighting, jewellery, fabrics and carpets. Large format. Red cloth, gilt titles. Colour photos. ISBN: 0856709433.

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DITTIES FOR THE NURSERY
Written by Iona Opie. Illustrated by Monica Walker.
Stock no. 820373
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Some of the rhymes that delighted children in the reign of George III. Dark blue cloth, gilt title and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Front board bowed. Fading to edge of pink endpapers. Text block a little dusty else contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is faded and edge-worn with loss.

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LITTLE SONGS FOR LITTLE VOICES
Written by Alfred Scott Gatty.
Stock no. 820381
Published by Metzler & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Books I - III bound as one volume. Burgundy leather boards with gilt title to front and initials 'E.B.'. Book II is printed in green ink and has green & white illustrations. Music scores. All edges red. Edges rubbed, small nick to top of spine. Small amount of damage at rear spine edge to rear cover. Page 33/34 of Book I is detached but present. Hinges pulled. A few minor marks to contents but generally a good working copy.

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MASTERWORKS OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE VOLUME 1
Written by Francelia Butler; et al.
Stock no. 820352
Published by Chelsea House Publishers; The Stonehill Publishing Company. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Early Years C. 1550- c. 1739. Volume one ONLY. ISBN: 0877543755. Wrapper grubby.

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VILLAGE DIARY
Written by Miss Read. Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 820335
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. Edges lightly rubbed. Text block a little grubby. One or two margin marks but contents generally clean. Green & cream pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with loss at corners and a 1" loss to top front corner.

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COMPETITION TROUT FISHING
Written by Christopher Ogborne.
Stock no. 820307
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition.

A readable and comprehensive guide to all aspects of this popular sport. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1852230436. Old price label stuck to lower edge of rear cover. Top edge of text block a little dusty else contents fine.

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