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LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS THE TRUTH ABOUT MAL, KENNY & ME
Written by Alan Carter.
Stock no. 1327468
Published by Retro Speedway. 1st 2011. Very good condition.

An astonishinly frank autobiography from the motocycle racing sensation. Cardwraps. 320 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780955934063. Covers edge rubbed. Some light score marks to textblock else contents clean.

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ACROSS THE THRESHOLD OF BATTLE
Written by Harold James.
Stock no. 1327467
Published by The Book Guild Ltd.. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Behind Japanese lines with Wingate's Chindits Burma 1943. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 250 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0863327982. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to half title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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HURRAH FOR MARY MOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw.
Stock no. 1827751
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

Small oblong format strip book. Pictorial card wraps with red front cover and red linen spine. Rear cover has b/w illustration of Mary Mouse looking at notice board which has 8 Mary Mouse titles on it, from 'Dolls' House' to Hurrah'. 124 red and black illustrations. Light staple rust marks showing to front of spine. Very minor surface paper loss to lower edge of front cover (due to rubbing). Rear cover is browned and a bit grubby. Text block browned. Contents clean. Overall a nice copy.

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OVERLAND TO EGYPT ON A 1952 BSA BANTAM
Written by Gordon G. May.
Stock no. 1327466
Published by Rixon Groove. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

A heartening account of the ordinary and extraordinary events that take place on an overland motorcycle journey, where humanity, trust and goodwill of strangers have a profound impact on the traveller. Cardwraps. 278 pages. B/w photos throughout and a few colour photos. ISBN: 9780956116833. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication on title-page. Covers edge rubbed. Remains of a small label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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THE GREEK MYTHS
Written by Robert Graves; Kenneth Mcleish. Illustrated by Grahame Baker.
Stock no. 1827750
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Dark brown leather spine with gilt title. Pictorial boards. Attractive two-tone colour illustrations. Originally published in two volumes, this is the combined edition. Introduced and edited by McLeish. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG+).

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SELECTED POEMS AND PROSE
Written by Gerard Manley Hopkins; Ruth Padel. Illustrated by Elizabeth Magill.
Stock no. 1827749
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Ruth Padel. Square format; silver/grey cloth with onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded at open edges and is scuffed (VG).

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A HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Steven Runciman.
Stock no. 1827748
Published by Folio Society. 1994. Very good condition.

Contains: The First Crusade; The Kingdom of Acre; The Kingdom of Jerusalem. Light brown boards with blue and gold decoration. Colour plates. Second printing. Light browning and minor foxing to text block of all three volumes. Else contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little browned, lightly faded to bottom edge.

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TREASURE ISLAND
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth.
Stock no. 1827747
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Brown cloth, elaborate gilt decoration. Pictorial endpapers. Colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is faded at open edges and has a couple of grubby marks (VG).

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald; George F. Maine. Illustrated by Robert Stewart Sherriffs.
Stock no. 1827746
Published by Collins. 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Khorasan Edition. This book contains the 1st, 2nd and 5th editions of Edward Fitzgerald's versions of this title. Also includes textual variants in the third and fourth editions. There is general introduction by Laurence Housman plus essay on Fitzgerald and a glossary. 12 Colour plates. Pink cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Reprint. Text block lightly browned. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Plates lovely and bright. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn, rubbed at edges with a 1" split at base of spine, small chips too top & tail of spine, some browning.

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THE COLONIAL NEW ZEALAND WARS
Written by Tim Ryan; Bill Parham.
Stock no. 1327465
Published by Grantham House. 2002. Very good condition.

An illustrated history with colour plates. Revised edition. Cardwraps. Packed full of b/w illustrations, some colour illustrations. ISBN: 1869340825. Small dent to base of spine. Covered with clear stiff laminate. Contents fine.

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THE A-TEAM ANNUAL 1991
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327464
Published by Marvel Comics Limited. 1991. Very good condition.

First story is The Flight of the Redbird. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour comic strips. ISBN: 1854001930. Wordsearch completed in pencil. Spine and corners slightly bumped.

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AIR SEA RESCUE DURING THE SIEGE OF MALTA
Written by Bill Jackson.
Stock no. 1327463
Published by Matador. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

An eyewitness account of life with HSL107 1941-1943. Cardwraps. 375 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848764729. Slight rubbing to corners. Grubby fingerprint mark to edge of prelims.

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