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DRY STORE ROOM No.1: THE SECRET LIFE OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Written by Richard Fortey.
Stock no. 1826866
Published by Harper Press. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Richard Fortey, former senior palaeontologist at London's Natural History Museum, celebrates the pioneering work of the Museum from its inception to the present day. Green cloth boards, orange foil title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780007209880. Dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges and a little scuffed.

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TEWKESBURY CHURCHWARDENS ACCOUNTS 1563-1624
Written by C.J. Litzenberger.
Stock no. 1826865
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Gloucestershire Record Series Volume 7. Furnishing fresh insights into this formative period of the development of Tewkesbury. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 163 pages includes index. ISBN: 0900197390. Spine slightly cocked. Text block a little grubby. Contents otherwise clean. Blue dustwrapper has a closed tear to lower front corner (no loss) and is lightly scuffed.

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FAR FROM LAND: THE MYSTERIOUS LIVES OF SEABIRDS
Written by Michael Brooke. Illustrated by Bruce Pearson.
Stock no. 1826864
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A up-close look at the activities of seabirds around the globe. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations, colour photos. ISBN: 9780691174181. Front board slightly upward bowed, text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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A CATALOGUE OF THE MEDIEVAL MUNIMENTS AT BERKLEY CASTLE
Written by Bridget Wells-Furby.
Stock no. 1826863
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

First of two volumes. Gloucestershire Record Series Volume 17. The medieval muniments at Berkeley Castle form one of the largest and and most remarkable accumulations of records relating to the ownership and administration of land. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 574 pages. ISBN: 0900197609. Spine slightly cocked. Contents a little crinkled but clean. Dustwrapper is slightly scuffed.

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BIGGLES SLAR TILL
Written by W.E. Johns; Arnold Akesson. Illustrated by Tredje Upplagan.
Stock no. 1326202
Published by B. Wahlstroms Bokforlag. Circa 1947. Almost very good condition.

Text in Swedish. English title would be 'Biggles Delivers the Goods'. Green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge rubbed. Slight loss of surface paper to rear cover. Contents are slightly browned else clean.

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THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF DOUGLAS MOTORCYCLES
Written by Harold Briercliffe; Eric Brockway.
Stock no. 1326190
Published by Foulis; Haynes. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854297995. Minimal bumping to corners. Pale page edge browning else contents fine. A small repaired edge tear to top edge of rear panel of wrapper.

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THE GREAT AGE OF STEAM ON WINDERMERE
Written by George H. Pattinson.
Stock no. 1326188
Published by The Windermere Nautical Trust. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of Windermere with anecdotes provides a feast for any lovers of fine boats and the steam era. Blue boarsd, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0907796001. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE SECRET LIFE OF A MEADOW
Written by Wilson Wall; David Morgan.
Stock no. 1326186
Published by White Owl; Pen & Sword Books. 1st 2023. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Read this book and help your local green space to become a meadow and revel in it. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 176 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781399072540. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Minimal creasing/rubbing to wrapper edges.

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BMW K-SERIES MOTORCYCLES
Written by Mick Walker; Peter Dobson.
Stock no. 1326185
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The definitive book of the BMW K-Series. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0854297243. Slight foxing to top edge of textblock else book is fine. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and is slightly edge creased.

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THE DOUGLAS MOTORCYCLE 'THE BEST TWIN'
Written by J.R. Clew.
Stock no. 1326184
Published by Foulis; Haynes. 1st thus 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Revised and Enlarged edition. First published under the title 'The Best Twin', by Goose and Son in 1974. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854292993. Spine bumped. Foxing to top edge of textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased/rubbed.

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LANDSCAPE AND WESTERN ART
Written by Malcolm Andrews.
Stock no. 1326183
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Exploring the fascinating issues raised by the great range of ideas and images of the natural world in Western art since the Renaissance. Oxford History Art series. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 248 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0192100467. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE TALE OF LUNDRAVAR THE DRAGON
Written by John A. Blakey. Illustrated by John A. Blakey.
Stock no. 1326178
Published by Harvestmoon Publishing Ltd. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A tale of a lost little dragon who hatches from his egg many centuries after all of the dragons have been vanquished from the world... Red boards, gilt titles. 207 numbered pages. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780956619303. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to Olivia and Grace on verso of front free-endpaper. Contents otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little faded to front edge, there is a sticker in support of Leeds Children's Hospital to the front panel of the wrapper.

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