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JON BUCK MAKING A POINT: THE POINT OF MAKING
No author listed. Illustrated by Jon Buck.
Stock no. 2125913
Published by Gallery Pangolin. 1st 2011. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red titles. Colour photographs of the artists' sculptures. ISBN: 9780957041707. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks.

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SPEED IN THE AIR
Written by David W. Wragg.
Stock no. 2125902
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850451752. Spine slightly bumped. Very light page edge browning. Dustwrapper is a tiny bit rubbed at edges.

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THE MAGIC OF A NAME: THE ROLLS-ROYCE STORY THE FIRST 40 YEARS
Written by Peter Pugh.
Stock no. 2125901
Published by Icon Books. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The fascinating story of the first forty years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturer - Rolls-Royce - a company whose record of achievements is part of the history of the twentieth century. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 340 pages. ISBN: 1840461519. A few minor marks to boards. Small (coffee?) stain to vertical edge of rear endpaper and a little to outer page edges at rear. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased.

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VISIONS OF THE WORLD A HISTORY OF MAPS
Written by Jeremy Black.
Stock no. 2125898
Published by Mitchell Beazley. 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1840008342. Wrapper is faded to spine and a couple of edges; a little edge-creasing.

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SOUTHERN SHEDS IN CAMERA
Written by Roger Griffiths.
Stock no. 2125884
Published by Oxford Publishing Co; Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Final volume in the series. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860934152. Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of nicks.

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NANCY RIDLEY'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH HISTORY
Written by Nancy Ridley.
Stock no. 2125868
Published by Oriel Press. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0853621918. SIGNED by author, 'with best wishes' to front endpaper. Bumping to spine and a couple of corners. A little fading along cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few light marks.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1968
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1610693
Published by Daily Express. 1968. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert & chums watching large ball coming down from the sky. The last Rupert annual to include Magic Paintings. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners bumped, with a little wear. Inscription to front endpaper. NOT price-cut. Belongs To box completed in ink. Grubby mark to list of contents. Scattered foxing. Four of the Magic Paintings have been completed; four appear to be untouched.

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MORE MOTOR RACING THE POSTWAR YEARS
Written by Rivers Fletcher.
Stock no. 2125864
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Bringing up to date, the author's story of his life in and around the motorcar. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 221 pages plus index. ISBN: 0854296875. Bump to base of spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased.

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THE WORLD'S GREATEST MOTOR COMPETITIONS: LE MANS
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 2125860
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Le Mans - one of the greatest motor races. This book charts the history of this 24-hour marathon from its very beginnings - in 1923 - to the present day, featuring all the personalities and cars that have made it famous. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 162 pages. ISBN: 0713454539. Light browning to text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut with some light creasing.

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MR. PIPPLEWICK'S BRIGHT IDEAS
Written by Beth Hogg; Garry Hogg.
Stock no. 2125856
Published by Hampster Books. Very good condition.

Early Reader Series No. 40. Cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations. Bumping to corners. Brown marking to top of rear cover.

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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES - SIMPLE SIMON
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Gustav Hjortlund.
Stock no. 2125845
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. Good condition.

Yellow pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. 9.5 x 7.5". Boards are a little bowed. chipping along edges and to base of spine. Splash marks to front cover. Browning to rear cover. Ink marks to title page. Contents are generally very good.

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THROWING FIRE PROJECTILE TECHNOLOGY THROUGH HISTORY
Written by Alfred W. Crosby.
Stock no. 2125837
Published by Cambridge University Press; Press Syndicate Of The University Of Cambridge. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Historian Crosby looks at hard, accurate throwing and the manipulation of fire as unique human capabilities. ISBN: 0521791588. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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