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MY PRETTY AND HER LITTLE BROTHER TOO, AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1322904
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations throughout. 229 pages plus 4 page booklist to rear. Black endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some slight rubbed marks to covers. Endpapers are lightly marked. Some hinges slightly pulled. Contents generally clean.

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THE INDIA-CHINA BORDER: A REAPPRAISAL
Written by Gondker Narayana Rao.
Stock no. 1823756
Published by Asia Publishing House. 1st 1968. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A study that was undertaken in early 1964 and completed by May that year. Navy blue cloth boards, red title to spine. 2 fold-out maps. Damage to front edge of spine and also a corresonding loss of the dustwrapper (0.75"). Grubby mark to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is also edge-worn and chipped, scuffed and a little grubby.

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SEALS, SEA LIONS AND WALRUSES: A REVIEW OF THE PINNIPEDIA
Written by Victor B. Scheffer.
Stock no. 1823755
Published by Stanford University Press. 1978. Slightly better than very good condition.

Terracotta cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0804705445. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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ROSY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1322902
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1886. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt border decoration to front. B/w plates. 204 pages, no booklist. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Spine faded. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in ink and name/date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. A few hinges pulled causing contents to be slightly loose in binding.

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LES HYDRAVIONS: DES ORIGINES A NOS JOURS
Written by Stephane Nicolaou.
Stock no. 1823753
Published by E.T.A.I.. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seaplanes: From Their Origins to the Present Day. Text in French. Black cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour photos to rear. ISBN: 2726881947. Some light creasing to spine. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased to rear panel and is scuffed to rear panel.

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MY PRETTY AND HER LITTLE BROTHER TOO, AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1322899
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1901. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations throughout. 229 pages plus 4 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis with evidence writing showing through to front of frontis. A few small ink smudges to prelims. Contents clean.

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GLI IDROVOLANTI DELLA SECONDA GUERRA MONDIALE
Written by Augusto Nani.
Stock no. 1823752
Published by Albertelli. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Seaplanes of the Second World War. Text in Italian. Blue cloth boards, white titles. B/w photos and line drawings. Lower corner of boars lightly worn. Boards bright and clean as are the contents. Pictorial dustwrapper has a small closed tear (no loss) to lower front panel and is lightly rubbed at corners.

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HOODIE
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1322898
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. Circa 1900. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt. B/w illustrations. 269 pages plus 32 page catalogue to rear. Spine slightly bumped and corners lightly rubbed. Some slight darkening to cover edges and spine. Endpapers browned. Large inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Contents are clean.

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THE HISTORY OF SOVIET AIRCRAFT FROM 1918
Written by Vaclav Nemecek.
Stock no. 1823750
Published by Willow Books; Collins. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in Czechoslovakia in 1969, followed by a German edition in 1974. This English translation has been considerably revised and expanded to include newly released information, and additional updating on modern planes. B/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 460 pages including colour photos to rear. ISBN: 0002180332. Top edge of text block slightly dusty, contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and lightly scuffed.

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DESERT PLANTS: BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Written by K.G. Ramawat.
Stock no. 1823749
Published by Springer. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

Vast areas of Earth's landmass exist as deserts. Desert plants have evolved specialised survival strategies to cope with the harsh environment. This book includes chapters on the seed biology, reproduction, mycorrhizae, stress physiology, and metabolism of desert plants, and describes biotechnological approaches to their cultivation. Matt pictorial boards. ISBN: 9783642025495. Corner slightly bumped, boards scuffed and a little grubby. Book feels unread i.e. tight at the joints. A clean copy.

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FORAGING FOR SURVIVAL: YEARLING BABOONS IN AFRICA
Written by Stuart A. Altmann.
Stock no. 1823747
Published by University of Chicago Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

One of the most intensive investigations ever carried out on foraging behavior and its consequences for survival and reproduction. This study is based on field observations of eleven yearling baboons. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0226015963. Spine lightly faded, creasing to top rear corner, a few minor grubby marks to covers. Text block lightly grubby. Contents clean.

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THE ORCHIDS OF IRELAND
Written by Tom Curtis; Robert Thompson.
Stock no. 1823738
Published by National Museums Northern Ireland. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Green pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0900761504. Corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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