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BIGGLES AND THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326024
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Biggles & Co. are on a trail of a yacht that sailed away and never came back. Blue boards, black titles. Not illustrated. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, grubby to rear panel with biro doodle mark to edge.

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WORLD TIMBERS VOLUME TWO: NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA (INCLUDING CENTRAL AMERICA & THE WEST INDIES)
Written by B.J. Rendle.
Stock no. 1826758
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work containing some of the better known world timbers illustrated in colour and concisely described with the minimum of technical terms. The information is presented in a form designed to appeal to those who are interested in timber but are not specialists in wood technology. Intended primarily for use by architects and their clients, the timber trade, and timber-using industries. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0802016677. A few minor marks to boards, lower corners lightly bumped. Previous owner's library label to front and rear pastedown. Light browning to page edges and text block. Black dustwrapper with yellow spine is lightly rubbed and scuffed.

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WORLD TIMBERS VOLUME ONE: EUROPE & AFRICA
Written by B.J. Rendle.
Stock no. 1826757
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive work containing some of the better known world timbers illustrated in colour and concisely described with the minimum of technical terms. The information is presented in a form designed to appeal to those who are interested in timber but are not specialists in wood technology. Intended primarily for use by architects and their clients, the timber trade, and timber-using industries. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0802015700. Presentation plate attached to front endpaper '...on the occasion of planting a tree in the Arboretum at the White House to mark the centenary of the Benn Brother's publication Timber Trades Journal June 7 1973', large b/w photo depicting this to front pastedown. Marks to front endpapers. Text block browned and page edges lightly so. Black dustwrapper with red spine is worn at edges, spine and front panel title is faded, some loss to top and tail of spine, some damp staining present mainly to verso and flap edges.

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BIGGLES FLIES TO WORK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326019
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1965. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Some unusual cases of Biggles and his Air Police. Red boards. 184 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Contents are browned but clean. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and creased with some slight loss to spine. Last title listed on rear panel of wrapper is this one.

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DAVID MYNETT: THE SKETCHBOOKS
Written by Sheila Peczenik. Illustrated by David Mynett.
Stock no. 1826754
Published by Shiela Peczenik. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

A selection of colour sketches by David Mynett, selected by Sheila Peczenik. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour sketches throughout. ISBN: 9780993078101. A nice copy.

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ARCHITECTURE OF AN ISLAND: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF BAHRAIN
Written by Fiona Clark.
Stock no. 1826753
Published by Miracle. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Embodies both the economic and physical enhancements that are taking place in the Kingdom. Large format. Matt white boards with foil titles. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9789990137361. Boards a little scuffed. Top rear corner bumped. Contents clean. Internet directory on CD is MISSING from inside rear cover.

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KUWAIT ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE: A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS
Written by Arlene Fullerton; Geza Fehervari; et al.
Stock no. 1826752
Published by Oriental Press. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An attempt to reflect significant aspects of the cultural life of Kuwait five years after the Gulf War. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos. A few minor marks to boards. Text block lightly browned. Some light foxing present. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to front panel and spine, is grubby and scuffed, laminate covering is creased on rear panel.

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THE STORY OF THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN IN THE PRINCIPALITY OF WALES VOLUME TWO
Written by C.J. Parry.
Stock no. 1826751
Published by The Hospitallers' Club Of Wales. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. A hefty tome! Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 1946 to 1995. ISBN: 0907143075. Light browning and minor foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and scuffed to rear panel, large grease spot to verso of dustwrapper (barely visible to front of dustwrapper).

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PETRO MAGRO
Written by Tetyana Honcharenko. Illustrated by Petro Magro.
Stock no. 1826750
Published by Alpine Fine Art Books Ltd.. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Petro Magro is a Ukrainian artist, this exhibition is a representative of the traditional landscape painting of Ukraine. Text in English and Ukrainian. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to front. Colour photos and paintings. ISBN: 0881682896. A nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, lightly scuffed and a few small nicks to edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1995
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1326014
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1995. Very good condition.

No. 60. 75th anniversary edition. Front cover shows Rupert on winged horse. ISBN: 1874507465. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Light crease to top corner tip of title-page and light foxing to textblock.

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THE WIND IN THE WOOD
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1326011
Published by Hollis & Carter. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

A collection of fairy-stories illustrated by 12 glorious colour plates plus b/w chapter head and tail decorations. 143 pages. Blue boards, silver titles. Spine bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Foxing to covers. Endpapers are lightly browned. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. There is a light musty smell to the contents (old book smell).

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MONSOON TRADERS: THE MARITIME WORLD OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Written by H.V. Bowen; John McAleer; Robert J. Blyth.
Stock no. 1826746
Published by Scala Publishers. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The maritime story of the East India Company is one of wealth, power and the pursuit of fortune but is also a story of conflict, conquest and piracy on the high seas. This book explores the Company's origins and its early encounters with Asia, as well as its rise to wealth and trading pre-eminence. Cream paper boards, silver title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 9781857596755. Base of spine and top rear corner of boards bumped. Some grubby marks internally. Top corners of contents are creased as if dropped at some point. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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