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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald; A.S. Byatt. Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat; Stephen Raw.
Stock no. 1821945
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition.

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the Astronomer Poet of Persia, Translated into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald with an introduction by Byatt, full page colour illustrations throughout by Puttapipat, Top edge gilt. Blue Nigerian Goatskin spine with gilt title, purple vendome cloth sides. Gilt endpapers. Originally published in 1859. 69 pages. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little grubby and scuffed to one side. Slight binding imperfection where the boards are not sitting central - one board is sticking out further than the other.

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ROAD TRANSPORT SOUTH EAST WALES
Written by Paul Heaton.
Stock no. 1821935
Published by P.M. Heaton Publishing. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

Featuring businesses in South East Wales, two of which started out carrying on household removals before graduation into general haulage operating curtainsider and van traffic. Another has been involved as civil engineers and road surface contractors. Another a major operator of modern eight-wheel tippers, and pioneer in waste management. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1872006221. A lovely copy.

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THE MINI: FORTY YEARS OF FUN
Written by Brian Laban.
Stock no. 1821934
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A celebration of the Mini and all that it stands for. To many thousands of people around the world the Mini is a way of life. The story of the car's development, size, style, class, sex, speed, taste and money. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 0004140818. Corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is ligthly rubbed at corners, creased at top edge, small closed tear to top rear edge of spine.

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CHEPSTOW MISCELLANY
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1321079
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth. 118 pages. 6 x8.5 inches. Excellent black and white drawings and photos throughout. Spine slightly bumped. Some foxding to spine edges. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper looks as though it has not been trimmed correctly - it is 1cm too tall for the book and the flaps are very large! Wrapper is creased at top edges where it is too tall.

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THE BRUSHWOOD BOY
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by F.H. Townsend.
Stock no. 1321077
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1914. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette. Colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Endpapers browned, foxing to contents.

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NEWPORT GOLF CLUB 1903-2003
Written by Alun Isaac.
Stock no. 1821930
Published by Newport Golf Club. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

A history of the first 100 years of the Club. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 0954317807. Boards a little scuffed and marked. Top of spine a little bumped. Contents fine.

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THE CITY OF NEWPORT THE GATEWAY TO WALES
Written by Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 1821925
Published by Rompdown Ltd. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 317 Pages. ISBN: 9780955164101. Spine slightly cocked, contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners and a couple of closed tears (no loss) to top rear panel.

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A NUMERICAL LIBRARY IN JAVA FOR SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS
Written by Hang T. Lau.
Stock no. 2134687
Published by Chapman & Hall/Crc. 1st 2004. Very good condition.

Java-based numeric procedures for use in scientific computation. Procedural descriptions for linear algebra, ordinary and partial differential equations, optimization, parameter estimation, mathematical physics, and other tools that are indispensable to any dynamic research group. Large format. Glazed boards. xxiii and 1063 pages including index. ISBN: 1584884304. Small tear to top of spine. A few grubby marks to text block. Light creasing to front endpaper. Infrequent highlighting to contents list. Contents otherwise fine. CD present in rear pocket but not tested.

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SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN DRAWINGS VOLUME FIVE THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS
Written by Alfred Wainwright. Illustrated by Alfred Wainwright.
Stock no. 2134673
Published by Westmorland Gazette. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green leatherette, gilt titles. Oblong format. B/w illustrations. Couple of corners are a little bumped. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper has bottom corner of front flap cut off; edge-tears and some chips; loss to top of spine.

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CIRCUITO DEL GARDA: QUINDICI VOLTE VIA!
Written by Giancarlo Cavallini.
Stock no. 2134655
Published by Edizioni Negri. 1st ITALY 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Circuito del Garda is an Italian racing venue in Salò on the banks of Lake Garda, known for hosting fifteen Grand Prix races between 1921 and 1966. Large format. Blue boards, white title to front board. Text in Italian and English. B/w photos. 189 pages. Small amount of surface paper damage to couple of pages at beginning of contents, where pages were slightly stuck together. Otherwise, contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased with grubby marks; price sticker taped to front flap.

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HOKUSAI: LIFE AND WORK
Written by Richard Lane. Illustrated by Katsushika Hokusai.
Stock no. 2134635
Published by Barrie & Jenkins. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Japanese artist and print-maker, is now recognised as one of the great masters of the ukiyo-e print, illustration, sketch and painting. Large format. Dark blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 0712625062. A couple of small knocks to top and tail of spine. Pale page edge browning.

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THE ANNE ANDERSON PICTURE BOOK
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 2134634
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

Orange/brown cloth spine. Large format. Pictorial boards. Numerous coloured and b/w illustrations by Anne Anderson, illustrating Hans Andersen and Grimms' Fairy Tales. Spine is faded. Bumping/some scuffing/wear to cover edges and a couple of corners. Surface paper damage to edge of rear cover. Page edge browning, but contents are still very good.

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