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THE CRUISE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "CHALLENGER": VOYAGES OVER MANY SEAS, SCENES IN MANY LANDS
Written by W.J.J. Spry.
Stock no. 1208945
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 5th 1877. Very good condition.

Fifth edition. Full red leather, 5 raised bands and gilt title to spine. Elizabeth College Guernsey gilt crest to both boards. Marbled endpapers and text block. Fold-out map showing the journey of the Challenger. 11 b/w plates and text illustrations. xviii and 388 pages. Boards scuffed and worn at edges. Small chip to top rear edge of spine. Prize plate to front pastedown dated 1878. Front joint just starting to crack. Some foxing mainly to prelims else contents remarkably good for a book of this age!

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A MANUAL OF CHEMISTRY: VOL. I. PHYSICAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Written by Henry Watts.
Stock no. 1208943
Published by J. & A. Churchill. 1st thus 1883. Very good condition.

13th Edition of "Fownes Chemistry". Full calf leather binding with 5 raised bands to spine and dark green title labels with gilt title. Front board has gilt crest of Royal Academical Institution of Belfast. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. B/w drawings to text. Fold-out colour frontis. xvi and 595 pages including index. Spine is faded and edge-worn, rubbed to top & tail. Boards are edge-rubbed and a little scuffed. Prize label to front pastedown dated 1885. Front joint cracked but firm. Some foxing present mainly to prelims and endpapers. Name & date in ink to front fly-leaf. Contents remarkably good for a book of this age!

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THE BIRDS OF JAMAICA
Written by Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208942
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1847. Almost very good condition.

Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Publisher's advert to front fly for 'The Canadian Naturalist: A series of conversations ion the natural history of Lower Canada' by Philip Henry Gosse plus further publications overleaf. x and 447 pages including index. Not illustrated. Vertical edges of spine worn and frayed. Corners rubbed and worn. A few marks to boards. Joints starting to crack. Endpapers grubby and marked. Browning to page edges and fly leaf. Some evidence of insect damage. Hinges pulled but binding still tight.

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THE NATURALIST OF THE SEA-SHORE: THE LIFE OF PHILIP HENRY GOSSE
Written by Edmund Gosse.
Stock no. 1208941
Published by William Heinemann. 1st thus 1896. Almost very good condition.

Great Lives & Events series. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w portraiture frontis. viii and 387 pages including index. Spine faded and browned, top & tail lightly shelf-worn. Board edges rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. 'Ex Libris' and signature in red ink to front pastedown. Joints starting to crack. Endpapers and text block browned. Preface is present but detached from the binding (1 page). One or two minor marks to contents else clean.

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THE ROMANCE OF NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Philip Henry Gosse; Mrs. J.W. Whymper.
Stock no. 1208940
Published by James Nisbet & Co.. 2nd 1861. Fair condition.

1st Series, Second Edition. The author seeks to paint a series of pictures, the reflections of scenes and aspects in nature, which in his mind awaken poetic interest, leaving them to do their proper work. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine, gilt vignette of monkey and boys to front board. 12 b/w illustrations, drawn by Wolf and engraved by Whymper. xiv and 372 pages including index, 4 pages of publisher adverts to rear. First series, second impression. Boards are rubbed, grubby, and edge-worn. Joints cracked and starting to split. Front endpaper removed, to 1.5" of half-title page removed (not affecting the title). Hinges pulled but binding is still holding. A little foxing and a few grubby marks to contents. Plate opposite page 358 (plate XII - The Sea-Serpent) has some red marks and discolouration. A good working copy, sold with all faults.

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THE OCEAN
Written by Philip Henry Gosse. Illustrated by Mrs. J.W. Whymper; Philip Henry Gosse.
Stock no. 1208939
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1854. Good condition.

In this book, the author has endeavoured to describe, with some minuteness of detail, a few of the many objects of interest ore or less directly connected with the Sea, and especially to lead youthful readers to asociate with the phenomena of Nature, habitual thoughts of God. Blue leather spine with 4 raised bands and gilt title. Blue marbled paper boards. B/w plates & illustrations. xii and 360 pages. Ex-library (Guille-Alles Library, Guernsey) with large, yellow library label to front board and ink stamps to margins, remains of library plate to front pastedown. Edges are rubbed, corners worn. Vertical board edges are worn, board exposed. Foxing and grubby marks to contents. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. A good working copy.

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LES AVENTURES DE TINTIN L'ETOILE MYSTERIEUSE
Written by Herge. Illustrated by Herge.
Stock no. 1208938
Published by Casterman. Circa 1974. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Text in French. ISBN: 2203001097. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing, mainly to textblock but also affecting the endpapers and some page margins.

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LES AVENTURES DE TINTIN: L'OREILLE CASSEE
Written by Herge. Illustrated by Herge.
Stock no. 1208937
Published by Casterman. Circa 1966. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Text in French. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small indentation to edge of rear cover. Spine faded. Pale page edge browning.

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LES AVENTURES DE TINTIN: TINTIN ET LES PICAROS
Written by Herge. Illustrated by Herge.
Stock no. 1208936
Published by Casterman. Circa 1976. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Text in French. ISBN: 2203001232. Foxing to textblock and page edge browning.

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LES AVENTURES DE TINTIN: VOL 714 POUR SYDNEY
Written by Herge. Illustrated by Herge.
Stock no. 1208935
Published by Casterman. 1st 1968. Very good condition.

A Tintin adventure. French text. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Laminate at spine edges slightly cracked. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing, pale page browning.

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LES AVENTURES DE TINTIN: OBJECTIF LUNE
Written by Herge. Illustrated by Herge.
Stock no. 1208934
Published by Casterman. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Text in French. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Foxing to contents and light page browning.

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LES AVENTURES DE TINTIN - L'AFFAIRE TOURNESOL
Written by Herge. Illustrated by Herge.
Stock no. 1208933
Published by Casterman. Circa 1979. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Text in French. ISBN: 02203001178. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock.

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