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SALMONIA: OR DAYS OF FLY FISHING
Written by Humphry Davy.
Stock no. 988552
Published by John Murray. 1832. Very good condition.

In a Series of Conversations with some account of the habits of fishes belonging to the genus Salmo by an Angler - Third edition. Pages: xiii, 335. Contemporary three-quarters blue leather binding; raised bands and gilt-lettered black moroco label on spine. 6 engraved plates plus 3 fly plates. No author named, but is Sir Humphry Davy. Contents very good. In handsome modern binding. REDUCED from £120.

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TEWKESBURY
Written by Dorothy Mills. Illustrated by Dorothy Mills.
Stock no. 988553
1st 1923. Slightly better than good condition.

Oblong format, original printed paper wrappers. 13 woodcut illustrations by Dorothy Mills. A few scattered foxspots throughout. Covers browned and edge-chipped.

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TEMPER AND TEMPERAMENT
Written by Mrs. Ellis.
Stock no. 988570
Published by Fisher, Son & Co.. 1846. Fair condition.

Three-quarter burgundy leather binding, marbled boards. Pages: 265; 272. 2 volumes in 1. Corners very worn. Boards chipped. 16 of 18 plates present. Some foxing throughout.

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ENQUIRY INTO THE MANUFACTURE OF GOLD-FILLED SPECTACLES
No author listed.
Stock no. 988600
Published by The Joint Council Of Qualified Opticians. 1932. Very good condition.

Pages: 34. Spiral bound, soft brown covers. Illustrated. Name in ink to title page.

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LET 'ER BUCK
Written by Charles Wellington Furlong. Illustrated by Charles Wellington Furlong.
Stock no. 988615
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1923. Very good condition.

Fascinating photos of rodeos, bulldogging, bronco riding etc. Third edition. Pages: xxxviii, 242. Original dark blue cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial onlay of bucking bronco to front. 50 b/w plates. With a dedication and ink and coloured pencil drawing of a cowboy by the author on front endpaper. Spine a little dulled.

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PHOTOGRAPHIC GROUPS OF EMMINENT PERSONAGES
No author listed.
Stock no. 988675
Circa 1890. Very good condition.

Large red cloth folder (32 x 28 cm), with gilt decoration and lettering. 6 pages of montage photographs, each with a key page. The montages are Kings and Queens of England, Eminent Women, Historical Celebrities (2 plates), Military and Naval Celebrities, and British Poets. Very light foxing to endpapers. Reduced from £150.

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AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND DESIGN OF BAPTISM
Written by Rev. Cornish.
Stock no. 988692
Published by J. Waugh. 1st 1757. Very good condition.

Pages: viii, 212. Contemporary full polished calf binding. In Which The Necessity of it is Proved, the Qualifications for it Explained and the Right of Infants to it Asserted. No author named but believed to be the Reverend Cornish of Sherborne in Dorset. An interesting bookplate states the book is from the Library of I. W. Horsley, first Pastor of the Ville at Dunkirk, and is left in trust to his Successors.

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OEUVRES POSTHUMES DE MARMONTEL
Written by Jean-Francois Marmontel.
Stock no. 988703
Published by A Paris. 1805. Very good condition.

6 volumes, Small format. In later 19th century marbled boards with orange spine labels. Contains Memoires d'un Pere (4 vols) and Regence du Duc d'Orleans (2 vols). Text in French. Pages browned. Corners rubbed. Reduced from £180.

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LES LIMITES DU CONNAISSABLES
Written by Felix Le Dantec.
Stock no. 988722
Published by Felix Alcan. 1st 1903. Very good condition.

Green paperwraps. Text in French. La Vie Et Les Phenomenes Naturels. 237 pages. Spine browned with small tear at top.

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YORK FROM ITS ORIGINS UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE 11TH CENTURY
Written by Ian Richmond.
Stock no. 988789
1st 1959. Very good condition.

Pages: 16 pamphlet. Original paper wrappers. 1 b/w plate. Covers foxed. Times Obituary for Ian Richmond included.

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HISTOIRE DE LA PAIRIE DE FRANCE ET DU PARLEMENT
Written by J. Le Labourer.
Stock no. 988805
Published by Samuel Harding. 1740. Slightly better than good condition.

Text in French. Ou l'on traite aussi des electeurs de l'empire & du cardinalat. On y a joint des traites touchant les pairies d'Angleterre & l'origine des grands d'Espagne. Small format Pages: 378 + 2. Title printed in red and black. Contemporary full leather binding, marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece. Book: book plate to front endpaper. Contents very good. Spine and corners very worn.

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THE WELSH DILEMMA
Written by W.J. Morgan.
Stock no. 988821
Published by Christopher Davies. 1st 1973. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Some essays on nationalism in Wales. ISBN: 0715400398. Book: name in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper spine faded.

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