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AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES LEGENDS OF WORLD WAR 2: FEATURING THE ACCLAIMED ARTWORK OF IAIN WYLLIE
Written by Tony Holmes. Illustrated by Iain Wyllie.
Stock no. 1830442
Published by Osprey Aviation. 2002. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Showcasing the specially commissioned cover artwork of leading aviation artist Iain Wyllie, who has produced over 30 action-packed paintings for the world's most successful aviation series of recent years, Aircraft of the Aces. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 143 pages. ISBN: 1841351679. Reprint. A lovely copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at spine and front spine edge, scuffed to spine and rear panel.

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FELLING THE ANCIENT OAKS: HOW ENGLAND LOST ITS GREAT COUNTRY ESTATES
Written by John Martin Robinson.
Stock no. 1830441
Published by Aurum Press. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The author chronicles twenty of England's most sadly lost estates, telling the history of the aristocratic dynasty that founded them, explaining the nexus of mercantile and economic circumstances that led to their often fabulously prosperous peak, and then tracing the various and occasionally outlandish reasons for their decline and eventual dissolution. Large format. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w photos. 207 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845136703. Light rubbing to base of spine else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

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SUPPORT OF UNDERGROUND EXCAVATIONS IN HARD ROCK
Written by E. Hoek; P.K. Kaiser; W.F. Bawden.
Stock no. 1830440
Published by Taylor & Francis. 2006. Very good condition.

The safe and economical construction of tunnels, underground mining excavations and underground power caverns depends upon a large number of factors, one of which is the correct choice of support systems to ensure that the excavations remain stable. This book deals with the investigations required to establish support requirements, with the methods which are used to design support systems and with many of the practical details of correct support installation. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and diagrams. XII and 215 pages including index. Digitally printed. ISBN: 9054101873. A few minor marks and scuffs to covers. Corners lightly rubbed. Top of spine knocked. Contents clean.

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UNTITLED (THE BEE BOOK)
Written by Kit Williams. Illustrated by Kit Williams.
Stock no. 1830435
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Object of this puzzle book is to guess the title! (Actual title is The Bee On The Comb). Glazed pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0224019066. Spine and corners lightly bumped. Boards a little scuffed. Uneven fading to rear board. Pale foxing to title page else contents clean.

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SEA OF TRANQUILITY
Written by Emily St. John Mandel.
Stock no. 1830434
Published by Picador. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A novel that investigates the idea of parallel worlds and possibilities, and plays with the very line along which time should run. Black boards, silver title to spine. Blue pictorial endpapers. 263 pages. ISBN: 9781529083491. SIGNED by the author to half-title page which declares this copy is an exclusive signed edition. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges.

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STORIES OF WEST COUNTRY FOLK
Written by .
Stock no. 1830433
Published by R.H. Johns Limited. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

All lovers of the English country-side and its village folk will be fascinated by this volume of stories by a masterly writer whose previous books have met with such a favourable reception. Limited Edition, numbered and signed by the author. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Top edge green. 178 pages. Spine discoloured to top and tail. A few minor white marks to boards. A small area of surface paper loss to lower corner of front pastedown which is hidden by the front flap of the dustwrapper. A few minor marks and light foxing to prelims. This is copy 458 SIGNED by the author. Price-ut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with loss at corners, grubby, small patch of surface paper loss to top of front panel.

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ALL ABOUT ENGINES
Written by Edward Cressey.
Stock no. 1830430
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Good condition.

For boys. Beginning with an account of a simple engine, and an explanation of how it works by steam, the reader is next introduced to the pioneers and their difficulties in order to bring out more clearly the principles involved in the production of mechanical power. After a survey of the various types of steam engines and boilers, gas, petrol, and oil engines are described. Blue pictorial cloth boards. Coloured frontis. 182 b/w illustrations and diagrams. Top edge blue. xv and 352 pages including index. Spine faded, boards marked and grubby. Text block browned. Frontis is detached but present. Foxing throughout. One plate partially detached.

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THE CANALS OF SOUTH WALES AND THE BORDER
Written by Charles Hadfield.
Stock no. 1830426
Published by University of Wales. 1960. Very good condition.

The history of the canals of South Wales, Monmouthshire, Herefordshire and the Forest of the Dean and of the horse tramroad system that served them. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 272 pages including index. Reprint same year as first printing. Spine & corners lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean.

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BROKEN LIVES: SEPARATION AND DIVORCE IN ENGLAND 1660-1857
Written by Lawrence Stone.
Stock no. 1830424
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The last book in a trilogy of the subject. How the break-up and dissolution of marriages was contrived before the first Divorce Act in 1857. Individuals in their own words explain their actions and feelings about one another in dramatic courtroom confrontations, while behind the scenes they were conducting secret negotiations, and offering massive bribes to witnesses either to commit perjury or to hold their tongues. These stories offer astonishing insights into many hitherto unknown aspects of martial life and marital breakdown in early modern England. Dark blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xviii and 355 pages including index. ISBN: 0198202547. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else a clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE CASTLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY
Written by D.J. Cathcart King.
Stock no. 1830423
Published by Croom Helm Ltd.. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive treatment of the archaeology of the castles of England and Wales including a section on the castles of the Welsh. Light blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 210 pages including index. ISBN: 0709948298. Light foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, lightly creased across top edge and has minor foxing to top edge of rear flap.

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THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHRONIC MIASMS IN THE PRACTICE OF HOMEOPATHY
Written by Henny Heudens-Mast; M. Teresa Bland.
Stock no. 1830422
Published by Similia Press. Circa 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

For all homeopaths who wish to follow in the footsteps of the old masters, to further develop their understanding of the chronic miasms, and to all homeopaths who experience the joy of working with the healing possibilities of the human organism. This book is drawn from the author's own experience in practice. Edited by M. Teresa Bland. Cardwraps. xv and 256 pages. ISBN: 0977305716. Third printing. Corners of covers ligthly creased. Minor spot to top edge of text block. Contents clean.

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DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Eric Winter.
Stock no. 1330324
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Yellow pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721400825. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is slightly grubby and has a mark to centre at spine edge. Tally 160, this is the last title listed.

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