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THE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF ARTISTS WHO PAINTED MALTA
Written by Nicholas De Piro.
Stock no. 2139073
Published by Said Internationa Ltd. 1st MALTA 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards with gilt titles to spine and front cover. The author gathers together nearly 600 artists who painted Malta together all in one volume, with colour and b/w copies of their works. ISBN: 1871684005. Bumping to top and tail of spine. Page edges/margins are browned. Wrapper is edge-creased with browning to spine and edges.

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ORIGINS OF EUROPEAN PRINTMAKING: FIFTEENTH-CENTURY WOODCUTS AND THEIR PUBLIC
Written by Peter Parshall; Rainer Schoch; David S. Areford; Richard S. Field; Peter Schmidt.
Stock no. 2139072
Published by The National Gallery Of Art, Washington; Yale University Press. 1st USA 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Dark orange cloth with black title to spine. For the exhibition held in Washington September 4th - November 27th 2005 and in Nuremberg December 14th 2005 - March 19th 2006. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0300113390. Some light browning to outer page edges.

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JUSTIN THYME
Written by Panama Oxridge. Illustrated by Adrian Poxmage.
Stock no. 2139068
Published by Inside Pocket Ltd.. Circa 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Tartan of Thyme Series Part One. Burgundy boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780956231598. SIGNED by author to front endpaper. Light wear to cover edges. Foxing and page browning to endpapers and outer page edges. A little edge-creasing to wrapper. 3rd printing.

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THE MAMMILLARIA HANDBOOK
Written by Robert T. Craig.
Stock no. 1823719
Published by EP Publishing Limited. 1977. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

With descriptions, illustrations, and key to the species of the genus mammillaria of the Cactaceae, a single group of cacti. Originally published in 1945, republished in 1963. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xiv and 390 pages including index. ISBN: 0854093303. Light browning to endpapers else contents clean. Price-cut green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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LEMURS OF MADAGASCAR AND THE COMOROS: THE IUCN RED DATA BOOK
Written by Caroline Harcourt; Jane Thornback.
Stock no. 1823715
Published by Iucn. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

The plight of all lemur species and options for their conservation. Red glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 2880329574. Boards lightly scuffed. Page 181/182 creased leaving impressions on facing pages (printing error). Else clean.

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HUMMINGBIRDS OF THE CARIBBEAN
Written by Esther Quesada Tyrell.
Stock no. 1823712
Published by Crown Publishers. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A stunning, easy-to-read book that combines the best in bird photography with the most complete and informative text on hummingbirds of the Caribbean. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. xv and 238 pages including index. ISBN: 0517573687. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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AIRLINES REMEMBERED
Written by B.I. Hengi.
Stock no. 1823701
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Over 200 Airlines of the Past, Described and Illustrated in Colour. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 1857800915. Text block a little grubby, corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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LUFTHANSA (IMAGES OF AVIATION)
Written by Mike Hooks.
Stock no. 1823700
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Images of Aviation series. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 0752417029. Text block lightly browned, contents clean.

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ACCUMULATOR CHARGING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Written by W.S. Ibbetson.
Stock no. 2139067
Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1926. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Intended for the use of all interested in the charging and upkeep of accumulators for wireless work, motor-car lighting and starting equipment, and country house lighting plant. Small format. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams. x and 118 pages including index plus an abridge list of technical books by publisher to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Else contents clean. Slight surface paper loss to rear pastedown gutter edge. Copnmt Wrapper is torn and chipped, with 1-2" loss to top of spine; tears and browning; some grubby marks.

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WIRELESS TRANSMISSION
Written by F.J. Camm.
Stock no. 2139065
Published by George Newnes Limited. 6th 1941. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive book on amateur wireless transmission consisting of a number of articles by well-known amateur transmitters, and covers all aspects of the subject from the obtaining of an amateur transmitting licence to the building of transmitters. Blue cloth with red titles to spine and front cover. B/w diagrams. 143 pages. Some marks to covers, with bumping to corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Dustwrapper is price-cut with browning and some foxing; small nick along bottom edge of front panel.

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THE INSTITUTION OF HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEERS: A GUIDE TO CURRENT PRACTICE 1959
Written by J.R. Kell; et al.
Stock no. 2139064
1959. Almost very good condition.

Larger format. Red cloth with gilt titles. 2nd edition, revised. B/w diagrams and tables; pocket to rear contains charts and nomograms. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges.

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LITTLE TOTS' RECORDS: SONGS, GAMES, STORIES FOR KIDDIES No. 4 THE "STORY HOUR" BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 2139055
Almost very good condition.

Slightly oblong format; cardwraps, tied together with string through hols in spine. 3 sleeves which contain 3 records. Contains: Little Red Riding Hood; The Frog Prince; Cinderella; The Three Bears: Jack and the Beanstalk; Tom Thumb. Records are all sold UNCHECKED. Splits to top and tail of spine joins. Damp marking along cover edges; creasing and some tear to corners. Browning.

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