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BIGGLES PRESSES ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324413
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Burgundy boards with white title and scottie dogs to spine, embossed decorations to covers. Colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A few foxspots. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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QUEEN VICTORIA
Written by J.R.C. Yglesias. Illustrated by Roger Hall.
Stock no. 1324408
Published by Ladybird Books. 1st 1976. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 561. Pictorial boards with blue and purple boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721404456. Spine and corners bumped, covers are edge worn, spine starting to split on rear edge. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Name in ink to top margin of front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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GREAT CIVILISATIONS: GREECE
Written by Clarence Greig. Illustrated by Jorge Nunez.
Stock no. 1324403
Published by Ladybird Books Ltd. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 561. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721403468. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small, old tape marks to endpapers and browning showing through on prelims. Name in ink to top margin of title-page. Contents clean.

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CONTINENTAL CIRCUS 1949-2000
Written by Maurice Bula; Jean-Claude Schertenleib.
Stock no. 1824659
Published by Chronosports. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The World Motorcycling Championship Bible. All the categories, all the races, all the results. Three languages: French; English; German. Large, heavy format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 2940125767. A few knocks to board edges. Tiny nick to top front edge of spine. Contents clean. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, creased at edges, small closed tear to top rear edge (no loss), scuffed to rear panel with previous bookseller's label.

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ANTIMICROBIALS IN LIVESTOCK 1: REGULATION, SCIENCE, PRACTICE
Written by Lucie Pokludova.
Stock no. 1824652
Published by Springer. Slightly better than very good condition.

A European Perspective. An extensive review of various aspects related to the use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine, especially considering major food producing species, their most common infectious diseases and causative pathogens. Blue glazed boards. Unread - still in original shrinkwrap which has loosened as is torn in places. Previous bookseller's label to rear, on the shrinkwrap.

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MAGIC IN THE NORTH
Written by Sheila K. Mccullagh. Illustrated by Ray Mutimer.
Stock no. 1824650
Published by Arnold Wheaton. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

A Tim Paperback. Green pictorial cardwraps. 128 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0560014015. Top of spine bumped with a small split to rear edge. Light rubbing to edges. Previous bookseller's label to rear cover. Contents fine.

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A PROBLEM FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by D. Brook.
Stock no. 1824645
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Complete and unabridged. Pictorial cardwraps. 248 pages. ISBN: 1904417787. Previous bookseller's lable to rear cover. Contents clean.

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LICHENS (NN 86)
Written by Oliver Gilbert.
Stock no. 1824637
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 86. A look at how lichens have been used throughout history in medicines, dyes, food and perfumes. What they are and how they grow and reproduce. Colour and b/w photos. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0002200813. Text block lightly browned. Front pastedown is not stuck to board at spine edge (binding error). Some hinges pulled, binding tight. Pictorial dustwrapper is bright, slightly sunned to spine, lightly creased and a little grubby.

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TRAPPING AND THE DETECTION, CONTROL, AND REGULATION OF TEPHRITID FRUIT FLIES
Written by Todd Shelly; Nancy Epsky; Eric B. Jang; et al.
Stock no. 1824636
Published by Springer. 1st 2014. Very good condition.

Lures, Area-Wide Programs, and Trade Implications... Tephritid fruit flies are among the world's most notorious pests of commercially important fuits and vegetables. Green glazed boards, white titles. ISBN: 9789401791922. Light rubbing to lower edges of boards. Corners lightly bumped. Boards lightly scuffed. Previous seller's label to rear board. Front hinge pulled but binding still tight. Contents clean.

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BLACKBURN'S BIRDS
Written by Jemima Blackburn; Rob Fairley. Illustrated by Jemima Blackburn.
Stock no. 1824624
Published by Canongate Press. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The bird paintings of Jemima Blackburn. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862414369. Heavy bump along top edge of front cover. Corners are bumped. Page edges are browned. Wrapper is edge-creased with 2" tear to top of front panel; some chips.

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FERRARI
Written by Hans Tanner.
Stock no. 1824620
Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.. 4th 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

4th edition revised with new format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. 310 pages plus appendices. ISBN: 0854291350. Small indents to rear panel of dustwrapper and rear board of book (relatively minor). Remains of a rectangular label to front pastedown hidden by front flap of dustwrapper. Foxing to prelims and last page of index. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded to rear panel. Musty odour present.

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BRITISH CARS AT LE MANS
Written by Dominique Pascal.
Stock no. 1824618
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Foulis motoring book. A record by word and picture of every AC, Aston Martin, Bentley, Healey, Jaguar, Lotus, MG and Triumph to have competed in the classic 24 hour race since 1923. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 085429872X. Very pale browning to endpapers. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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