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HASSAN
Written by James Elroy Flecker; Basil Dean. Illustrated by Peter Bucknell.
Stock no. 1322875
Published by Folio Society. 1966. Very good condition.

Introduction by Basil Dean. The Story of Hassan of Bagdad and how he came to make the Golden Journey to Samarkand. A play. Dark blue silk moire binding. Colour plates. Top edge blue. Cloth is slightly dusty and faded to spine. Gold slipcase is scuffed with a few scratch marks.

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JOURNAL OF A COUNTRY CURATE: SELECTIONS FROM THE DIARY OF FRANCIS KILVERT 1870-79
Written by Francis Kilvert; Peter Waite.
Stock no. 2138387
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1977. Slightly better than very good condition.

Abridged edition. Selected and with an introduction by Peter Wait. Brown cloth spine, gilt title. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Map to endpapers. 338 pages. Top edge brown. Some light page browning. Slip case is almost very good - start of splitting along one edge; some fading to edges.

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THE CHARGE THE REAL REASON WHY THE LIGHT BRIGADE WAS LOST
Written by Mark Adkin.
Stock no. 2138382
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Real Reason Why the Light Brigade was Lost. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps and illustrations. ISBN: 0850524695. Light bumping to top and tail of spine. Some page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a faded spine.

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SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY
Written by J.J. Colledge; Ben Warlow.
Stock no. 2138359
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st thus 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth. The complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy. ISBN: 1853675660. Wrapper is stuck to book on wrapper flaps.

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HITLER'S GAULS: THE HISTORY OF THE 33RD WAFFEN-GRENADIER DIVISION
Written by Jonathan Trigg.
Stock no. 2138358
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

3 maps. Book 1 in the Hitler's Legions Series. Der SS (Franzosische nr 1) Charlemagne. ISBN: 186227293x. Light browning to page edges and edges of wrapper.

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THE BERLIN DIARIES 1940-1945 OF MARIE 'MISSIE' VASSILTCHIKOV
Written by Marie Vassiltchikov; George Vassiltchikov; Christabel Bielenberg.
Stock no. 2138343
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Edited and with a foreword by George Vassiltchikov and with an introduction by Christabel Bielenberg. Vivid red and black abstract patterned cloth. B/w photos. xix and 296 pages including index. Slip case is a bit better than very good; couple of small knocks at edges and a few small scuffs.

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SISTER JANET NURSE AND HEROINE OF THE ANGLO-ZULU WAR
Written by Brian Best; Katie Stossel.
Stock no. 2138334
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In an age when convention dictated otherwise, Janet Wells (or Sister Janest as she became known) embarked on two perilous ventures. She was only 18 years old when decorated for her nursing service durin gthe 1878 Balkan War. Undeterred by the experience, the following year, she became the only nurse to serve at the front during the Anglo-Zulu War. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781844154258.

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BEWARE RAIDERS! GERMAN SURFACE RAIDERS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Bernard Edwards.
Stock no. 2138332
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850528038. Some light edge-creasing to wrapper.

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BAYLY'S WAR: THE BATTLE FOR THE WESTERN APPROACHES IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Steve R. Dunn.
Stock no. 2138330
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781526701237.

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LAHORE TO LUCKNOW: THE INDIAN MUTINY JOURNAL OF ARTHUR MOFFATT LANG
Written by Arthur Moffatt Lang; David Blomfield; Christopher Hibbert. Illustrated by Julian Mann.
Stock no. 2138328
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Edited by Blomfield. Introduction by Hibbert. ISBN: 085052203X. Some foxing and browning throughout. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small chips and nicks.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2138315
Published by Daily Express. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reproduction of the third Rupert annual. Pictorial paper-covered boards showing Rupert waving from a tree. Red cloth spine. Red, black and white pictures throughout. 125 pages. ISBN: 0850791979. Some light wear/rubbing to cover edges. This is Copy No. 02229. Belongs to box is clean! Light foxing to outer page edges. Some page browning.

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BIGGLES SEES TOO MUCH
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter.
Stock no. 2138313
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. Originally published by Brockhampton Press, this was the last novel completed by the author before his death. This is a Limited to 300 overall copies, this edition is further Limited and contains a hand-drawn illustration to front endpaper by Skilleter. SIGNED by Illustrator (Skilleter) and Publisher (Wright) to title page. This is Copy No. 16. Original hand drawn illustration to front endpaper has been protected by a loose tissue guard. Glue shadows to joints at front and rear (production error).

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