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THE HOBBIT AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY: CHRONICLES - CREATURES & CHARACTERS
Written by Daniel Falconer; Joe Letteri; Andy Serkis.
Stock no. 1324869
Published by Harper Collins Publishers Ltd. 1st 2013. Very good condition.

Exploring the amazing cast of heroes and villains, beasts and beings that populate Middle-earth in Peter Jackson's film adaptations of The Hobbit. Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Amazing colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780007487264. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Contents fine.

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THE WORLD OF THE DARK CRYSTAL
Written by J.J. Llewellyn; Jim Henson; Rupert Brown. Illustrated by Brian Froud.
Stock no. 1324867
Published by Pavilion Books. Circa 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Featuring new art and an introduction by the artist. Includes facsimile booklet of original concept drawings in pocket to rear pastedown. Large format. Cream boards with brown decorations, brown spine with cream title. ISBN: 1862056242. Second printing. Corners of covers bumped, including top page corner tips. Dustwrapper is worn and faded with small tears.

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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by R.J.E. Moony.
Stock no. 1324866
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Grey cloth with red titles and ship vignettes. Blue floral decorated endpapers. 8 colour plates. Top edge red, others untrimmed. Spine bumped and faded. Some slight foxing to spine edges, rubbing to front edge of spine is causing some slight splitting in the cloth. Endpapers partly browned. Heavy foxing, mainly at page edges. Some fingermarks to page margins.

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BIGGLES DEFIES THE SWASTIKA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324864
Published by Oxford University Press. Circa 1941. Good condition.

Red cloth with black titles and pictures, front shows plane over Oslo. Colour frontis, 6 b/w illustrations. 249 pages, top edge red. 1.5" across spine. Second printing. Covers rubbed. Spine and corners bumped and worn, splits to spine edges. Foxing to contents and some light fingering but contents generally clean.

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BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324858
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. Name and address in pencil to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned.

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BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324853
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Hampton library edition. Grey boards with black titles to spine. B/w text illustrations. Spine bumped. Light browning to endpapers and light foxing to textblock. Musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with light scuffing to rear panel.

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BIGGLES AND THE PLOT THAT FAILED
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1324846
Published by Knight Books. 1st thus 1970. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. ISBN: 0340104600. Light creases to covers. Some pale page browning, some corner tips lightly creased and a small brown mark affects margins of a few pages.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 16TH YEAR
Written by Shirley Grey; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324843
Published by Oxford University Press. 1934. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, blue titles and vignettes. First story is "The Family Streak" by Grey. Also includes "The Monster of Loch Shee" by D.F. Bruce. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped, slight browning to spine and lower edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Tiny booksellers sticker as well. Heavy foxing else contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is browned and slightly grubby, worn to edges with creasing to top of spine.

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MASERATI: A RACING HISTORY
Written by Anthony Pritchard.
Stock no. 1825110
Published by Haynes Publishing. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An account of the design, development and competition history of the Maserati cars, and the personalities involved, from the early years when the racing activities depended on private support through to the marque's current revival under Fiat's ownership and Ferrari's guidance. Square format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos throughout. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 185960871X. Top & tail of spine lightly worn. Corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, lightly scuffed, has minor dampstaining to verso (not visible to front).

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MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Florence Harrison; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Margaret Baker; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; M.A. Peart; Alan Wright; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1324841
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1924. Good condition.

Blue boards, pictorial onlays to front and spine (of girl and boy with dog). Colour frontis plus other plates, colour and b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. First story is "The Heart of Gold". Covers are edge worn, splits to spine and damage/loss at top. Foxing to covers (heavy). Some heavy foxing to contents and textblock. Last hinge is cracked.

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A GRASS ROPE TO CATCH A UNICORN: WENSLEYDALE WILD FLOWERS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS
Written by Janet Rawlins. Illustrated by Janet Rawlins.
Stock no. 1825108
Published by Bain Falls Publishing. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Janet Rawlins painted this collection of wild flowers as relaxation, whilst carryng out commissions for large scale machine-embroidered fabric collages. Janet Rawlins has observed and loved Wensleydale, with illustrations, landscape paintings and tose famous collages, all in her own inimitable style. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout, many watercolour. ISBN: 9780992866006. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to front endpaper. Board corners a little bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby, faded at spine and a little scuffed.

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COLOURS IN THE SKY
Written by Graham M. Simons.
Stock no. 1825105
Published by GMS Enterprises. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

The story of Autair International Airways and Court Line Aviation. Pink glazed pictorial boards. 255 pages. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 1870384555. Board corners lightly bumped, spine slightly faded, previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear board. Contents clean.

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