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HEREFORDSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 1326536
Published by Penguin. 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black vinyl covers, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0140710256. Very small address label stuck to front free-endpaper else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge rubbed.

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SONGS OF CHILDHOOD
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Richard Doyle.
Stock no. 1326535
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1924. Almost very good condition.

Longmans' Pocket Library. Small format, green cloth with gilt title and decoration to spine. B/w frontis with tissue-guard. 105 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some light marks to covers. Light foxing and page browning to contents. Name in pencil to front free-endpaper.

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AUSTIN SEVEN
Written by Chris Harvey.
Stock no. 1326534
Published by The Oxford Illustrated Press. 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The facts and figures, development and production history of the Austin Seven in all its forms, together with vivid descriptions of what it was like to drive. Green boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 221 pages including index. ISBN: 0946609047. Reprint. Lower edge of boards very slightly faded, base of spine rubbed. Contents fine. Price-cut dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed, old price sticker to rear panel.

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GATES OF FEAR - GREAT EXPLOITS OF THE WORLD'S BULLRINGS
Written by Barnaby Conrad.
Stock no. 1326532
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth, gilt title (on red title label) to spine, red matador vignette to front cover. B/w photos and illustrations. 335 pages. A book about those gates of fear and the men who wait, pale and with pounding hearts, to see what is going to come out of the dark tunnel. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to margin of acknowledgements page. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly grubby.

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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS IN CAMBRIDGE PART ONE (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Stella Panayotova; Nigel Morgan.
Stock no. 1827178
Published by Harvey Miller Publishers. Circa 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Volume One: The Frankish Kingdoms; Northern Netherlands; Germany; Bohemia; Hungary; Austria. Volume Two: The Meuse Region; Southern Netherlands. Large format. Blue cloth boards. ISBN: 9781905375479. Still in original shrinkwrap! A few minor marks, scuffs and a tiny hole to shrinkwrap. A few minor knocks to board edges. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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A HISTORY OF BRITISH PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Anrew Gladwell.
Stock no. 1326524
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

A detailed history of one of Britain's most memorable maritime attractions. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9780711037427. Corners bumped. Contents fine.

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EDWARDIAN WORTHING
Written by Rob Blann.
Stock no. 1326522
Published by Rob Blann. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Eventful era in a lifeboat town. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 194 pages. ISBN: 0951627716. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Spine and corners bumped, some small dents to cover edges. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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AUSTIN SEVEN 1922-1982
Written by R.M. Clarke.
Stock no. 1326519
Published by Brooklands Books. Very good condition.

Contains articles previously published in various leading motoring magazines from 1923-1982. Compiled by R.M. Clarke. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 100 numbered pages. ISBN: 0946489130. A few light marks to covers. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Minor surface paper loss to vertical edge of title page. Contents clean.

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WAR PRIZES
Written by Phil Butler.
Stock no. 1827173
Published by Midland Counties Publications. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An illustrated survey of German, Italian and Japanese aircraft brought to Allied countries during and after the Second World War. Large format. B/w and some colour photos. ISBN: 0904597865. Minor bumping to top & tail of spine and top corners of boards. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top & tail of spine & corners.

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FROM CHESTER TO HOLYHEAD: THE BRANCH LINES
Written by Bill Rear.
Stock no. 1827170
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Chester & Holyhead Railway was one fo the first and most important railway lines to be constructed in Britain, providing an essential link between London and Holyhead. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860935698. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor spots.

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DUTCH PAINTING IN SOVIET MUSEUMS
Written by Yury Kuznetsov; Irene Linnik.
Stock no. 1827169
Published by Aurora Art Publishers. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Five centuries of Dutch painting. Introduction by Yury Kuznetsov provides a satisfying backdrop to the superb plates, accompanied by commentaries that offer brief biographies of the artists, the history of each work and much other information that will be of interest to scholars and art lovers. Compiled and annotated by Irene Linnik. Large, heavy format. Peach silk moire boards, gilt title and decoration to spine, embossed decoration to boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Top edge of text block slightly grubby. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed.

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CATALOGUE OF ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS MUSEUM PLANTIN-MORETUS, ANTWERP
Written by Lieve Watteeuw; Catherine Reynolds.
Stock no. 1827166
Published by Peeters. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This catalogue is published in the series of the Corpus of Illuminated Manuscripts (volume 20). Large format. Red cloth boards, white titles. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9789042929159. 'In memory of Melvin R. Seiden' plate taped in to front endpaper. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and very lightly scuffed.

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