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ENDURANCE RACING 1982-1991
Written by Ian Briggs.
Stock no. 1327042
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yearly summaries and annual reviews of the FIA and IMSA championships are linked to summarised reports and results for ever World Championship Group C race between 1982 and 1990 - and of course, each running of the Le Mans 24 hours. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 1855322285. A unique copy SIGNED to title page by multiple drivers in the 1994 62nd Le Mans 24 hours race and throughout by other racing drivers. A unique record of endurance motor racing. Signatures include: Jeff Krosnoff, Eric van de Poele, Jurgen Lassig, Frank Jelinski, Yannick Dalmas, Mauro Baldi, George Fouche, Steven Andskar, Justin Bell, Richard Lloyd, Nick Adams, Tom Walkinshaw, Jan Lammers, Thorkild Thyrring, Andy Wallace, Peter Falk, Kenny Acheson, Mark Blundell, Robin Donovan, Richard Piper, Pierre Dieudonne, David Kennedy, Thierry Boutsen, Philippe Alliot. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate (John Atkins) has had some pencil writing erased from it. Previous owner and written his name in ink to edge of front pastedown, the date in ink to top of front free-endpaper and has also written the names of the drivers under their signatures. Some very light foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and creased.

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KEESHONDS OF THE WORLD
Written by Margo Emerson.
Stock no. 1327041
Published by Beech Publishing House. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

All aspects of keeping, breeding and showing this likeable dog. Tracing the history and development of the breed and assesses its place in various countries throughout the world. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1852592370. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine. White dustwrapper has evidence of a label removed to rear panel, is slightly edge worn and has a few scratch marks to edge of rear panel.

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ECURIE ECOSSE: DAVID MURRAY AND THE LEGENDARY SCOTTISH MOTOR RACING TEAM
Written by Eric Dymock.
Stock no. 1327039
Published by Pj Publishing Ltd. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ecurie Ecosse is recognised worldwide as one of the most successful private sports car racing teams ever. This book explores the reasons, both probable and possible, not only for the team's rise to prominence, but also its inexorable decline. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 271 pages. ISBN: 9780955010223. Spine and corners bumped, slight dent to lower edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with tears, large tear to rear panel repaired with tape on verso. Slight browning to wrapper.

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VESSELS FOR THE ANCESTORS
Written by Niall Sharples; Alison Sheridan.
Stock no. 1827630
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Essays on the Neolithic of Britain and Ireland in honour of Audrey Henshall. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps, sketches and photos. ISBN: 0748603417. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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THE PATTERN-WELDED BLADE: ARTISTRY IN IRON
Written by Jim Hrisoulas.
Stock no. 1327037
Published by Paladin Press. Very good condition.

The secret of this ancient craft, from the welding of the starting billet to the final assembly of the blade. Cardwraps. 113 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781581605440. Some slight wear to cover edges/corners. Small crease to lower corner of rear cover. Contents fine. Undated edition but 13 digit ISBN (so at least 2007).

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PREHISTORIC POTTERY FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGIST
Written by Alex Gibson; Ann Woods.
Stock no. 1827629
Published by Leicester University Press. 2nd 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition, revised and updated. A thorough survey of the chronological development of pottery throughout prehistory and into the Roman period. Light green pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 071851954X. Minor scuffing to rear cover else a lovely copy.

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BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS OF THE WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND
Written by W.J. Stokoe.
Stock no. 1827621
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Wayside and Woodland series. Blue cloth boards, black titles and vignette to front board lower corner. Colour plates. Boards a little spotted and browned. Base of spine shelf-worn. Name & address in ink and bookplate to front endpaper. Foxing mainly to prelims and text block. Contents are generally clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is browned, edge-worn with a few small chips, a bit grubby.

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EQUESTRIAN STYLE
Written by Vicky Moon.
Stock no. 1327032
Published by Clarkson Potter. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Home Design, Couture, and Collections from the Eclectic to the Elegant. Large format. Gold boards with white titles to spine and front cover. Packed full of colour photos. ISBN: 9780307394682. Some bumps and small dents to cover edges. Contents fine. Wrapper is edge creased with a couple of small tears.

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BALDOCK: THE EXCAVATION OF A ROMAN AND PRE-ROMAN SETTLEMENT, 1968-72
Written by I.M. Stead; Valery Rigby.
Stock no. 1827620
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition.

Britannia Monograph Series No. 7. The excavations at Baldock, Herfordshire, described in this reort were carried out by the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments, Department of the Environment. They were prompted by the discovery of a rich La Tene III burial which was found while constructing a road on a housing estate and whose finds had been disperssed before the archaeologists were notified. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w sketches and illustrations. Text block slightly browned. Covers slightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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BRITISH OFFICERS' PEAK CAPS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Olivier C. Dorrell.
Stock no. 1327030
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. 1st 2013. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An encylopedic introduction to British Officer's peak caps, exploring the caps' history and giving key introduction and alteration dates. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 176 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780764345784. Slight wear to corners of covers and a small brown spot to top edge of textblock else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is edge creased and slightly worn at corners, small tear to top edge of rear panel.

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MOUNTAINS AND OREFIELDS: METAL MINING LANDSCAPES OF MID AND NORTH-EAST WALES
Written by Nick Jones; Mark Walters; Pat Frost.
Stock no. 1327029
Published by Council For British Archaeology. 1st 2004. Very good condition.

CBA Research Report 142. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos, diagrams and maps. 192 pages. ISBN: 1902771478. Some light creasing to page corner tips else contents clean. Lower corners and spine bumped and worn, damp damage to base of textblock.

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BRIAR HILL: EXCAVATION 1974-1978
Written by Helen M. Bamford.
Stock no. 1827618
Published by Northampton Development Corporation. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition.

Archaeological Monograph No. 3. Description and discussion of the neolithic earthwork and the history of its construction and use, and later occupation. Oblong format. Grey cardwraps. B/w sketches and illustrations, some folding plans. Folding plan and microfiche to rear pocket. ISBN: 090271113X. Corners ligthly rubbed. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Plan and microfiche present in rear pocket.

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