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HISTORY OF MERIONETH VOLUME II: THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by J. Beverley Smith; Llinos Beverley Smith.
Stock no. 1828483
Published by University of Wales; The Merioneth Historical And Record Society. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This second volume provides a study of the lands which were brought together to form the medieval county of Merioneth in 1284. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis depicting principal arms borne by Merioneth families. B/w photos. xxiv and 751 pages including index. ISBN: 070831709X. Includes a letter from the author to Ron Brunskill (authority on architectural history). Top & tail of spine shelf wron, a few minor marks to boards. Text block & front pastedown slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few closed tears and a little scuffed.

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BASHERS, GADGETS AND MOURNERS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE LNWR COAL TANKS
Written by Peter W. Skellon.
Stock no. 1828481
Published by The Bahamas Locomotive Society. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A simple locomotive that was cheap to build and easy to maintain, capable of hard work. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. 256 pages including index. Subscribers to the Webb Coal Tank Engine Preservation Fund listed. ISBN: 9780956929204. Includes audio CD in pocket to front pastedown. Top & tail of spine shelf worn. Else a lovely copy. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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TOMLINSON'S NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: ITS RISE AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by K. Hoole.
Stock no. 1828480
Published by David & Charles. 3rd 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third edition of this classic railway book with introduction by Hoole. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx and 820 pages including index. ISBN: 0715390023. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby.

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SUPERMAN ANNUAL 1964-65
No author listed.
Stock no. 1328253
Published by Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd.. 1964. Very good condition.

Featuring the world's greatest adventure character also Green Arrow. Green pictorial boards, red spine. Colour, b/w and two-tone comic strip stories. First story is "The Superman From Outer Space". Slight wear to spine and corners, slight rubbing to cover edges. Light scratch marks to covers. Neat name and address in ink in belongs to box on front pastedown. Page browning to contents and some fingermarks to page margins.

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MICKEY MOUSE ANNUAL 1947 FOR 1948
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 1328247
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1947. Almost very good condition.

Green boards. Pictorial onlay to front cover showing Mickey and friends playing musical instruments. Colour frontis. Black/red illustrations throughout. 124 pages. 10 x 8". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some light fingering and a few corner tips creased. Light musty smell to contents. Still a nice copy.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2023
Written by Stuart Trotter; Mara Alperin. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Stuart Trotter; John Harold.
Stock no. 1328246
Published by Farshore; Harper Collins. 1st 2023. Fine condition.

No. 88. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Front shows Rupert dressed as a magician with his friends surrounding him. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780008537104.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2017
Written by Stuart Trotter; Mara Alperin. Illustrated by John Harrold; Alfred Bestall; Alex Cubie; Stuart Trotter.
Stock no. 1328245
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert on step-ladder besides a christmas tree. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781405287579. Slight wrinkling of pages at top margins. Minimal rubbing to corners. Still a super copy.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2021
Written by Mara Alperin; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; John Harrold; Stuart Trotter.
Stock no. 1328244
Published by Farshore; Harper Collins. 1st 2021. Fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert standing on an anchor in a winter scene. First story is Rupert and the Housemouse from the 1973 annual. ISBN: 9780755501069.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2023
Written by Stuart Trotter; Mara Alperin. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Stuart Trotter; John Harold.
Stock no. 1328243
Published by Farshore; Harper Collins. 1st 2023. Fine condition.

No. 88. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Front shows Rupert dressed as a magician with his friends surrounding him. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780008537104.

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BLESS THIS DAY
Written by Elfrida Vipont. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1328242
Published by Collins. 1967. Good condition.

A book of prayer for children. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrated endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations surrounding text throughout. 95 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some foxing to cover edges and spine is slightly browned. Small tear to top of spine on rear edge (closed tear). Damage to front pastedown - 1.25" removed from left edge of open cover.

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AMERICAN FREEMASONS: THREE CENTURIES OF BUILDING COMMUNITIES
Written by Mark A. Tabbert.
Stock no. 1328240
Published by National Heritage Museum; New York University Press. 1st PB 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos throughout. 262 pages (including index). ISBN: 9780814783023. Spine is very slightly faded. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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DICKY DUCK & WONDERFUL WALTER
Written by Lynda Rountree; Christine E. Bradley. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 1328233
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Colourful pictorial boards and spine showing Dicky Duck and Walter Rabbit. B/w pictorial endpapers. Full colour frontis, red and green plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. Stories by Lynda Rountree, verses by Christine Bradley. A chunky book 1.75" thick. Covers are edge worn (and touched up with matching orange pen), scuffing/slight scratching to covers. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Joints have been reinforced with white paper. Page browning to endpapers, foxing to contents. Some grubby fingermarks and some loss to page margins. Dot-to-dot has been completed then the pencil has been erased. Unfortunately the frontis is MISSING from this copy, the other plates are still present but the edges are slightly worn. A nice copy of a very scarce book.

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