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PETER DUCK
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1318756
Published by Jonathan Cape. 4th 1932. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt title to front. Front endpaper is a chart of the atlantic ocean. B/w text illustrations throughout. 431 pages. 8 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly faded with foxspots. Name in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents, especially at textblock.

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BACHELORS AND A BACHELOR'S CONFESSIONS
Written by Washington Irving. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1318755
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Grey boards, colour pictorial onlay to front. 3 tipped-in colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Covers slightly rubbed. Some surface paper loss to the pictorial onlay to front cover. Front joint cracked. Foxing to contents.

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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 YEARS
Written by Joyce Cosme-Collis.
Stock no. 1819153
Published by Felix Cosme. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Biography of a Kennel Club judge. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9780956332417. SIGNED by the author (Best Wishes) to front endpaper.

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COUNTRY HOUSES OF THE COTSWOLDS
Written by Nicholas Mander.
Stock no. 1819148
Published by Aurum Press. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

From the Archives of Country Life. The astonishing legacy of one of England's remarkably unspoiled regions. Large format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781845133313. Top of spine bumped. 2" tear to surface paper at vertical edge of half-title page. Otherwise a fine copy. Top corners of dustwrapper slightly rubbed.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE GERMANY SINCE 1945
Written by Bill Taylor.
Stock no. 1819146
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A detailed survey of RAF operations within Germany and a detailed valediction of its exploits from the formation of the British Air Forces of Occupation in July 1945 to the tense days of the Berlin Airlift and the Cold War. Grey boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos & a few in colour. ISBN: 1857800346. Minor pen mark to top rear corner of dustwrapper.

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THE OSPREY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT 1875-1995
Written by Bill Gunston.
Stock no. 1318751
Published by Osprey Aerospace. 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large, heavy format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 526 pages. B/w diagrams and photos. ISBN: 1855324059. Light browning and a few marks to top edge of text block. Some light browning to page edges. Corners lightly bumped. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2008
Written by Stuart Trotter; Anna Bowles. Illustrated by Stuart Trotter.
Stock no. 1318747
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2008. Fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial covers, with a padded front cover. The first annual by Stuart Trotter. Front cover shows Rupert with an orange ice-lolly. ISBN: 9781405238908.

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AIRCRAFT OF THE UNITED STATES' MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE 1948 TO 1966
Written by Nicholas M. Williams.
Stock no. 1819143
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A representative selection of the types employed by the United States' Military Air Transport Service between the years of 1948 and 1966. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w & colour photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 1857800877.

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LOTUS RACING CARS: CLUB RACERS TO WORLD CHAMPIONS 1948-1968
Written by John Tipler.
Stock no. 2132691
Published by Sutton Publishing. 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

The first volume of illustrated history telling the exciting story of these pioneering cars. A fascinating insight into the evolution of Lotus racing and into the brilliant early career of Colin Chapman himself. White glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 075092389X. Reprint. A couple of tiny knocks to edges. Top free corner of front endpaper has a pencil erasure mark. Else contents fine.

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WINSTON S. CHURCHILL VOLUME V 1922-1939
Written by Martin Gilbert.
Stock no. 2132687
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0434130117. Two pages are loose. Wrapper is faded to spine, creased and crest to front has faded.

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PERRY ON TENNIS
Written by Fred J. Perry.
Stock no. 2132674
Published by Hutchinson & Co.. Very good condition.

Green cloth with black titles. Expert advice for all on Lawn Tennis. B/w photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some browning and light fading to edges.

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THE LIVES OF BATS
Written by Wilfried Schober.
Stock no. 2132665
Published by Croom Helm. 1984. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Translated from the German by Sylvia Furness. Revised by A.M. Hutson. Large format. Blue cloth with white title to spine and vignette of bat to front cover. B/w and colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0709923899. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut.

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