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MISKA THE SEAL (WILD LIFE STORY READERS)
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1827755
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

A School reading book with exercises to rear. This is the cloth lined version. A story founded on facts about fur seals born on the Pribilof Islands. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. Undated. '9' written to front cover and '2' to inside front cover. Corners lightly rubbed. Covers lightly scuffed. Foxing to inside covers. Contents otherwise clean.

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VANWALL: THE STORY OF TONY VANDERVELL AND HIS RACING CARS
Written by Denis Jenkinson; Cyril Posthumus.
Stock no. 1327471
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tony Vandervell, the founder of world-famous bearing manufacturers Vandervell Products Ltd, was the driving force behind the Vanwalls. Invaluable insight into the character of Tony Vandervell and what went into the building and racing of his team of Vanwall cars. Green cloth boards, white titles. B/w photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 0850591694. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers are lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased with a tiny nick to top of spine.

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PETER THE PANDA
Written by Patience Powell.
Stock no. 1827752
Published by Perry Colour Books Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A Peekobook. Very small format. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. Undated. Boards rubbed and worn at corners. Contents creased. Staples rusty.

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ACROSS THE THRESHOLD OF BATTLE
Written by Harold James.
Stock no. 1327467
Published by The Book Guild Ltd.. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Behind Japanese lines with Wingate's Chindits Burma 1943. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 250 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0863327982. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to half title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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OVERLAND TO EGYPT ON A 1952 BSA BANTAM
Written by Gordon G. May.
Stock no. 1327466
Published by Rixon Groove. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

A heartening account of the ordinary and extraordinary events that take place on an overland motorcycle journey, where humanity, trust and goodwill of strangers have a profound impact on the traveller. Cardwraps. 278 pages. B/w photos throughout and a few colour photos. ISBN: 9780956116833. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication on title-page. Covers edge rubbed. Remains of a small label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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HISTORY OF THE MACGREGOR MEMORIAL MEDALS 1889-1989
Written by Robert Hamond.
Stock no. 1327462
Published by Spantech & Lancer. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. 65 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1897829078. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Corners worn. Pale page edge browning else contents clean.

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SPEED WITH STYLE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PETER REVSON
Written by Peter Revson; Leon Mandel.
Stock no. 1327461
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography of the Grand Prix racer completed just a few days before his fatal accident. While Revson concentrates on a detailed recall of all that happened in 1973, Leon Mandel provides a picture of the entire man and his background. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 220 pages plus footnote. ISBN: 0718304438. Spine bumped, small dent to top edge of front cover. Text block lightly browned. A few light marks to covers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is a little creased,

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SOLDIER OF THE RAJ
Written by William Magan.
Stock no. 1327460
Published by Michael Russell (publishing) Ltd. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Life between the wars as an Indian Cavalry officer, before the outbreak of the Second World War saw him transferred to Intelligence. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 223 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0859552756. Spine and corners bumped. Ex-Libris plate and an 'In Memoriam' sticker to front pastedown. Contents otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine and spine edges.

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BEAKER POTTERY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (2 VOLUMES)
Written by D.L. Clarke.
Stock no. 1827744
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Gulbenkian Archaeological Series. Volume 1 outlines the basis of classification and discusses the analysis of the material. Volume 2 contains line drawings of all known surviving complete examples of British Beaker pottery drawn at one-third size, detailed inventories of all known examples giving their finding-place, description, dimension and present whereabouts. Large format. Brown cloth boards, Gilt title on black title label to spine. B/w illustrations. Top edges brown. A heavy set. ISBN: 0521072492. A lovely set. Price-cut dustwrappers are a little grubby to rear panels.

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BRITISH RAILWAY DISASTERS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM TRAGEDIES ON THE TRACKS
Written by Robin Jones.
Stock no. 1327451
Published by Gresley Books. 1st thus 2019. Very good condition.

Originally published in 20116 as Britain's Railway Disasters by Mortons Media. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781911658016. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small dents to top edges of covers. A couple of small marks and an erased pencil mark to front free-endpaper.

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RAILWAY MEMORIES No. 5 RETURN TO YORK
Written by Peter Rose.
Stock no. 1327449
Published by Bellcode Books. Circa 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1871233046. Slight rubbing to cover edges.

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RAIL CENTRES: DONCASTER
Written by Stephen R. Batty.
Stock no. 1327448
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711020043. Cover edges slightly rubbed, spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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