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STIRRED FOR A BIRD
Written by Jane Buck. Illustrated by Jon Buck; Jonathan Kingdon; et al..
Stock no. 2136839
Published by Gallery Pangolin. 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Card wraps. For the exhibition of sculptures at Gallery Pangolin. Light wear to cover edges and corners.

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SUGAR CONFECTIONERY AND CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURE
Written by R. Lees; E.B. Jackson.
Stock no. 2136826
Published by Blackie Academic & Professional. 1994. Very good condition.

The authors had five objectives in preparing this book: (i) to bring together relevant information on many raw materials used in the manufacture of sweets nad chocolate; (ii) to describe the principles involved and to relate them to production with maximum economy but maintaining high quality; (iii) to describe both traditional and modern production processes, in particular those continuous methods which are finding increasing application; (iv) to give basic recipes and methods, set out in a form for easy reference, for producting a large variety of sweets, and capable of easy modification to suit the raw materials and plant available; (v) to explain the elementary calculations most likely required. Brown/tan boards with gilt titles. B/w diagrams and photos. ISBN: 0751401145. Some light staining to front cover. Spine bumped. Textblock is slightly grubby.

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BENTLEY: THE CARS FROM CREWE
Written by Rodney Steel.
Stock no. 2136824
Published by Dalton Watson. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and Bentley motif to front cover. B/w photos and diagrams throughout. Some colour photos. 242 pages including index plus adverts to front and rear. ISBN: 0901564451. Text block lightly browned. Boards and contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a lightly faded spine, tiny white spots to front panel spine edge and scuffing..

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THE JAGUAR TRADITION
Written by Michael Frostick.
Stock no. 2136822
Published by Dalton Watson. 1975. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Sir William Lyons and the cars he spent nearly a lifetime creating. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour frontis. B/w photos. 200 numbered pages. ISBN: 0901564117. SIGNED by author to title page (no dedication). Text block ligthly browned, contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with a couple of closed tears and chips; faded to spine.

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THE LIVERIES OF THE B.R. STANDARD DIESEL ELECTRIC SHUNTERS IN COLOUR (1952-1996)
Written by Steve Jordan.
Stock no. 2136821
Published by S.D.J. Publications. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. 80 pages. ISBN: 9780954140410. Tiny nicks to top and tail of spine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2004
Written by James Henderson; Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 2136820
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Cover shows Rupert holding baby Ming the dragon. Large format. Colour illustrations. Annual No. 69. ISBN: 0850793009. NOT price-cut or Inscribed. Puzzle pages are all clean. Nice bright copy!

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1996
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold; Gina Hart.
Stock no. 2136819
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

No. 61. Front cover shows Rupert and friends with Little Bo Peep and castle in back ground. ISBN: 1874507600. Light wear to base of spine. NOT price-cut or Inscribed. Puzzles are clean. Contents are bright!

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1985
Written by Alfred Bestall; James Henderson. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; John Harrold.
Stock no. 2136817
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1985. Slightly better than very good condition.

Rupert on Bill and Algy's shoulders with chums. The 50th anniversary annual - a salute to Alfred Bestall, the 1st illustrator of Rupert annuals. Contains a story from each of the 6 decades since the 1st Rupert annual. The 1st four stories are by Bestall. A keepsake for collectors. ISBN: 0850791545. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Contents are lovely and bright!

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THE LIVERIES OF THE B.R. STANDARD DIESEL ELECTRIC SHUNTERS IN COLOUR (1952-1996)
Written by Steve Jordan.
Stock no. 2136815
Published by S.D.J. Publications. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. 80 pages. ISBN: 9780954140410. Small nick to top of spine.

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THE LIVERIES OF THE B.R. STANDARD DIESEL ELECTRIC SHUNTERS IN COLOUR (1952-1996)
Written by Steve Jordan.
Stock no. 2136810
Published by S.D.J. Publications. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. 80 pages. ISBN: 9780954140410. Small nick to top of spine.

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THE DAIMLER TRADITION
Written by Brian E. Smith.
Stock no. 2136807
Published by Transport Bookman Publications. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This work modestly seeks to give the Daimler car its rightful place in the history and tradition of British luxury cars. The Daimler Tradition is all about superlatives in the realm of automobile engineering, coachbuilding and performance and about distinguished personages in whose lives the Daimler car played an intimate part. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 334 pages including index. ISBN: 0851840044. A few minor scuff marks to boards; bumping to top and tail of spine. Light fingering marks to endpapers. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is browned and faded to spine, scuffed to rear panel.

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MAKING CARS AT CREWE
Written by Peter Ollerhead.
Stock no. 2136805
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2006. Very good condition.

In 1998 there was a complex takeover of Rolls-Royce Motors that resulted in Volkswagen taking ownership of the fctory in Crewe. On 30 August 2002 the last Crewe-built Rolls-Royce rolled off the production line, signalling the end of an era. Peter Ollerhead, a former Rolls-Royce employee, has spent years researching the history of the company in Crewe, from 1938 to 1998, focusing on the endeavours and the experiences of its employees: this is a book about people. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. vi and 186 pages including index. ISBN: 0750943289. Top corner of front cover is creased, with some pages after that also creased. Else contents clean.

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