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RUPERT ANNUAL 1955
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329377
Published by Daily Express. 1955. Very good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert hiking in a field. 1st story Rupert and Poll Parrot. 10x7 inches. 107 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Name and address in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Painting contest page neatly started but not completed. Crossword on puzzles page completed in ink. Some foxing, mainly to textblock. Endpapers are browned. A nice copy.

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DOWN THE BRIGHT STREAM
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1329376
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Continuing the the story of the Little Grey Men who find themselves as refugees when they receive the appalling news that their beloved Folly is drying up and they must move at once. Fully illustrated with exquisite water-colours and fascinating little b/w sketches. 16 colour plates. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 200 pages. Wonderful! Spine and corners slightly bumped. A couple of tiny, light spots to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing to endpapers. Top edge of textblock is dusty and foxed. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with 1" loss to top of spine (and spine edge of front panel), minimal loss to base of spine.

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THE WEST RIDING TERRITORIALS IN THE GREAT WAR
Written by Laurie Magnus.
Stock no. 1329372
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1920. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. 324 pages. B/w plates and diagrams. Spine and corners bumped. Some wear to lower edge of front cover. Binding is unevenly faded. Front free-endpaper is missing. Some light foxing.

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WELLS COATES: TWENTIETH CENTURY ARCHITECTS SERIES
Written by Elizabeth Darling.
Stock no. 1329371
Published by RIBA Publishing; English Heritage; The Twentieth Century Society. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

A book to delight architects, students, architectural historians and anyone who is interested in the Modern Movement in Britain. Cardwraps. Full of b/w and colour photos, the colour photography specially commissioned by James O. Davies. ISBN: 9781859464373. Covers rubbed at spine and corners. Small mark to lower edge of textblock else contents fine.

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THE UNWRITTEN ORDER HITLER'S ROLE IN THE FINAL SOLUTION
Written by Peter Longerich.
Stock no. 1329370
Published by Tempus. 1st thus 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Hitler's role in the Holocaust. ISBN: 0752419773. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.

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SIR HENRY SEGRAVE
Written by Cyril Posthumus.
Stock no. 1329368
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of the British racing car driver. B/w photos. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 227 pages including index. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with a few small tears.

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THE JACKDAW OF LINZ: THE STORY OF HITLER'S ART THEFTS
Written by David Roxan; Ken Wanstall.
Stock no. 1329367
Published by White Lion Publishers Limited. 1st thus 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

First published by Cassell in 1964. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 195 pages (including index). B/w photos. ISBN: 0856172669. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and browned.

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CITIES AND CIVILISATIONS
Written by Christopher Hibbert.
Stock no. 1329363
Published by Folio Society. 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Brown pictorial cloth. Colour photos. Second printing. A fine copy contained in very lightly scuffed slipcase.

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ST. JIM'S FOREVER
Written by Frank Richards; Martin Clifford.
Stock no. 1329362
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 32. Collectors edition limited to 500 copies. Facsimile of The Gem issue nos. 729-751, 1922. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001949. This is copy no. 399. Very pale page edge browning else a fine copy. Contained in a brown slipcase which is lightly rubbed at edges.

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YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND NODDY!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Robert Lee; Robert Tyndall.
Stock no. 1329361
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; D.V. Publications Ltd.. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Noddy book no. 16. Pale blue/green pictorial boards. Bright colour pictures. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Erased pencil name and address from belongs to box else contents clean. Dustwrapper is complete, slightly edge rubbed and creased. Titles on rear flap have been crossed out with blue biro (lightly). Last title listed on rear flap is this one.

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THOMAS SMITH OF DERBY, 1721-1767: PIONEER OF THE PICTURESQUE
Written by Trevor Brighton. Illustrated by Thomas Smith.
Stock no. 1829659
Published by Bakewell And District Historical Society. 1st 2013. Very good condition.

Thomas Smith was a topographical and picturesque landscape painter. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and colour illustrations. 207 pages including index. A few minor marks to covers, lower rear corner of cover is creased. Top margin corner of first few pages is lightly creased. Contents clean.

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THE CHALLENGE & DREAM OF HONDA 500 GRAND PRIX MOTOR CYCLE WINS
Written by Mat Oxley.
Stock no. 1829658
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The drama and excitement of Honda's years in World Championship Grand Prix racing. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour and b/w photos. 208 pages. ISBN: 1903135036. Light rubbing to top & tail of spine, minor knocks to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased and is grubby to lower edge of rear panel.

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