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THE MILITARY MUSIC & BANDSMEN OF ADOLF HITLER'S THIRD REICH 1933-1945
Written by Brian Matthews.
Stock no. 1827104
Published by Tomahawk Films. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Large oblong format. Red pictorial glazed boards. No title page but colophon page present. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0954281209. Boards very lightly rubbed else a fine copy.

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HEAD WIND
Written by Hawthorne Daniel. Illustrated by Charles E. Pont.
Stock no. 1326461
Published by The Macmillan Company. 1st 1936. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A small Connecticut sea coast town seems hardly a scene for a pirate story... Lilac cloth with white titles. Yellow endpapers are maps of Bluefish Cove. 177 pages. B/w chapter headers. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased.

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QUINCY
Written by Tommy Steele. Illustrated by Peter Wingham.
Stock no. 1326458
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Christmas story with enduring charm, Quincy is a little boy doll. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 9.5 x 6.25". ISBN: 0434964557. Spine and corners bumped. Light veritcal mark to centre of front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased, small tear to top corner of front panel.

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CHILD OF FIRE
Written by Elizabeth Webster.
Stock no. 1326456
Published by Judy Piatkus (publishers) Limited. 1st thus 1983. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The story of a Vietnamese boat-child and her family. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Originally serialised in My Weekly magazine under the title Bright Phoenix. ISBN: 0861882849. Textblock is just slightly browned and lightly foxed else a fine copy.

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JOHNNIE ALONE
Written by Elizabeth Webster.
Stock no. 1326455
Published by Piatkus. 1st thus 1984. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A moving, sensitive story about a boy in search of his father. First published as a serial in My Weekly in 1982. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 273 pages. ISBN: 0861884124. Minimal bumping to spine. Some slight fading to wrapper spine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1972
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326450
Published by Daily Express. 1972. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards - Rupert and chums enjoying a picnic. 1st story Rupert's Deep Sea Adventure. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Grubby mark to top corner of front cover. Name in belongs to box has been blotted out with black ink, child's name written above in black ink. Price-cut. Some faint foxing else contents clean.

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RONNIE PETERSON: GRAND PRIX RACING DRIVER
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1827092
Published by G.T. Foulis. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Ronnie Peterson's search for perfection, why he must become a World Champion. His progress through kart racing, Formula 3 and his classic win at Monaco, Formula 2 where he became uncrowned king, and into Formula 1. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 085429175X. A few grubby marks to endpapers, text block lightly browned. Couple of foxspots to some page margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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PIPER IN PRINT: BOOKS, PERIODICALS & EPHEMERA
Written by Alan Powers; Hugh Fowler-Wright; et al. Illustrated by John Piper.
Stock no. 1827088
Published by Artists' Choice Editions. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

John Piper's work as a graphic artist. Introduction by Alan Powers, commentaries on book illustration, dustjackets, magazines, periodicals & ephemera by Hugh-Fowler Wright. Limited Edition of 384 standard copies, signed by Hugh Fowler-Wright on behalf of the various authors. Large format. Red cloth spine with gilt title. Pictorial paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780955834325. SIGNED in pencil by Hugh Fowler-Wright to page 173 (details of limited edition), this is copy 69 of 384. A few minor blemishes to text block. Contents clean.

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STILL WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326447
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black title label to spine and vignette to William to front. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Page browning to contents which are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper (white spine) is edge worn, very grubby to spine and rear panel.

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THE GREAT MASTERS OF THE ALBERTINA
Written by Klaus Albrecht Schroder.
Stock no. 1827087
Published by Michael Imhof Verlag Gmbh & Co.. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

The Albertina in Vienna is among the most important art collections in the world. Large, fat, heavy format. Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9783865683267. Text block slightly skewed. top & tail of spine and corners bumped. Text block a little grubby. Rear board scuffed. Light crease to lower margin corner of contents. Contents clean.

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A PASSION FOR PLANTS: CONTEMPORARY BOTANICAL MASTERWORKS FROM THE SHIRLEY SHERWOOD COLLECTION
Written by Shirley Sherwood.
Stock no. 1827086
Published by Cassell & Co.. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Celebrating botanical art from the Shirley Sherwood Collection, with work from over eighty painters, living in twenty different countries around the world. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0304358282. SIGNED by the author to half-title page (no dedication). Lower corners of boards lightly bumped. A few minor spots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby, light rubbing to corners, base of spine laminate is rubbed.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Herbert Cole.
Stock no. 1326439
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1909. Very good condition.

Flowers of Parnassus series (famous poems illustrated). Small format (5.75 x 4.5"). Green cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. 75 numbered pages. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some grubby fingermarks to contents and endpapers lightly browned.

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