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THE HISTORY OF SANDFORD AND MERTON
Written by Thomas Day; Richard Johnson.
Stock no. 1821831
Published by J. Wallis. Circa 1795. Almost very good condition.

Second Edition. Abridged from the original by Richard Johnson. Entertaining and practical lessons in manners, masculinity, and class politics. Small format. Green leather spine, marbled boards. 4 b/w engravings. Boards are heavily scuffed and edge-worn with loss of surface paper at edges. Spine is creased. Contemporary inscription in ink to free front endpaper dated 1803. Large dampstain to endpapers. 'Cooper' handwritten to title page. Binding tight. Contents browned with age.

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A VISIT TO UNCLE WILLIAM IN TOWN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1821827
Published by J. Harris. 1st 1818. Good condition.

A Description of the Most Remarkable Buildings and Curiosities in the British Metropolis. Small format. Red cloth spine, plain boards. 66 b/w copper-plate engravings. Top & tail of spine worn, base of spine frayed. Boards grubby and illustrations/titles faded. corners worn. Text block browned with slight shave to lower edge (not affecting contents. Endpapers missing. Contemporary name in ink to top of title page. Joints cracked. 2 pages of plates (6 plates) missing. Top 1.5" of introduction page missing (cut out). Contents are stained and grubby, some damp staining.

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RURAL SCENES: OR, A PEEP INTO THE COUNTRY. FOR YOUTH
Written by Ann Taylor.
Stock no. 1821826
Published by R. Yorke Clarke And Co.. 8th 1948. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Eighth edition. A book of childrens rhymes. Green cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette to front. 87 b/w engravings. Covers browned and stained. Contemporary inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents browned and a few grubby marks.

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NAPOLEON'S DRAGOONS AND LANCERS (MEN-AT-ARMS)
Written by Emir Bukhari. Illustrated by Angus McBride.
Stock no. 1821819
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1977. Slightly better than very good condition.

White pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations & 8 colour illustrations. ISBN: 0850450888. Pages lightly browned else a nice, clean copy.

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THE SWISS AT WAR 1300-1500 (MEN-AT-ARMS)
Written by Douglas Miller. Illustrated by G.A. Embleton.
Stock no. 1821815
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition.

White pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations, colour illustrations in the centre. ISBN: 0850453348. Spine lightly browned. Binding glue visible to front and rear. Contents clean.

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NANCY CALLS THE TUNE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1821809
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 230 pages. ISBN: 1904417884. A very nice copy.

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CHEPSTOW THEATRES
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1821808
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st thus 1975. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pink card wrap booklet. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900278293. Pink covers lightly creased at corners, slightly faded at spine. Contents fine.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 17 - RUPERT AND THE DOUBLE DREAM
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1821807
Published by Daily Express. 1953. Good condition.

Title story Rupert And The Double Dream. Also includes Rupert and the Pink Sheep. 22 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Covers grubby and creased, tiny closed tear (no loss to top edge of front cover). Windmill puzzle done in biro. Clear tape repair to inside lower half of gutter (neat). Creasing and tiny closed tear to first couple of lower page margins. Creasing & grubby marks to contents from fingers turning pages.

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HISTORY OF SPANISH ARCHITECTURE
Written by Bernard Bevan.
Stock no. 1821797
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, plans and fold-out maps. A few minor marks to boards which are otherwise nice and bright. Small tear and crease to gutter edge of prelims at margins. Contents are clean.

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THE GREAT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FORMULA 1 1950-2000: 51 YEARS OF FORMULA 1 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Pierre Menard.
Stock no. 1821790
Published by Robinson Publishing. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

Large format. Two Volumes. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour and b/w photos. A very heavy set. ISBN: 1841192597. Spine edges rubbed and lightly worn. A few scuffs and mottling to boards. A few minor foxspots. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is a worn at open edge corners and lightly scuffed.

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AUTOCOURSE 2001-2002
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1821789
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. 51st year of publication. Foreword by Michael Schumacher. ISBN: 1903135060. Grubby marks to endpapers. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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EMERSON FITTIPALDI: HEART OF A RACER
Written by Karl Ludvigsen.
Stock no. 1821786
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

After a dazzling Formula 1 career - in 1972 crowned the youngest-ever World Champion, aged just 25 - Emerson Fittipaldi then conquered the world of Indycar racing, scoring wins in ten consecutive seasons. A story of 'high ambition and focused determination'. Large square format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 185960837X. A very nice copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned at edges.

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