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THE INQUISITIVE HARVEST MOUSE
Written by Noel Barr. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1827759
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 497. Cream boards with square pictorial onlay to front and titles. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. Boards a little grubby, corners lightly rubbed. Browning to endpapers. A few marks to contents. First gathering a little loose, hinge pulled. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed with tiny amounts of loss mainly to corners, and a little scuffed.

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THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Gilbert James.
Stock no. 1827758
Published by George Routledge and Sons Limited. 1904. Very good condition.

The Photogravure Series. 12 Photogravure plates after drawings by Gilbert James. Pale green cloth with blue borders and gilt titles. 160 pages. Top edge gilt. Blue borders to covers are lightly rubbed. Endpapers and text block browned. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown and another to front endpaper. Contents heavily browned. Foxing to plate margins.

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BUILDING THE "VICTORIA" A 19TH CENTURY STEAM ENGINE: CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS
Written by Andrew Smith.
Stock no. 1327474
Published by Model And Allied Publications. 1982. Nearly fine condition.

Revised edition. Green cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0852427735. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Stock no. 1827757
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1973. Very good condition.

Small format. Black pictorial boards with white borders and spine and pink decoration. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0048230766. Sixth impression. Spine rubbed at top & tail and faded. Corners and vertical edges rubbed. Surface paper loss to lower edge of rear board where a price label has been partially removed. Contents clean.

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LLYLWELYN - PRINCE OF WALES: WARRIOR OF A LOST NATION
Written by Margaret Williams.
Stock no. 1327473
Published by Dennis Dobson. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

People From The Past series No. 15. The story of the defender of the Welsh nation. Pictorial boards. 156 pages. Endpapers are maps. A few pages of b/w plates. ISBN: 0234775394. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed.

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RAJA THE ELEPHANT (WILD LIFE STORY READERS)
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1827756
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

A School reading book with exercises to rear. This is the cloth lined edition. The story of an Indian elephant. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. Undated. Covers a little grubby, corners are rubbed. '3' written in pencil to inside front cover. Text block browned. Creased to lower gutter edge. Contents generally clean.

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GROWING UP ON THE CURRAGH
Written by Patricia O'Sullivan.
Stock no. 1327472
Published by Original Writing Ltd. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Memories of childhood in the Curragh Military Camp (Ireland) before and during the Second World War. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781908024244. Spine and corners bumped, small dent to top edge of rear cover. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and rubbed.

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MISKA THE SEAL (WILD LIFE STORY READERS)
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1827755
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

A School reading book with exercises to rear. This is the cloth lined version. A story founded on facts about fur seals born on the Pribilof Islands. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. Undated. '9' written to front cover and '2' to inside front cover. Corners lightly rubbed. Covers lightly scuffed. Foxing to inside covers. Contents otherwise clean.

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VANWALL: THE STORY OF TONY VANDERVELL AND HIS RACING CARS
Written by Denis Jenkinson; Cyril Posthumus.
Stock no. 1327471
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tony Vandervell, the founder of world-famous bearing manufacturers Vandervell Products Ltd, was the driving force behind the Vanwalls. Invaluable insight into the character of Tony Vandervell and what went into the building and racing of his team of Vanwall cars. Green boards, white titles. B/w photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 0850591694. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers are lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased with a tiny nick to top of spine.

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NURSERY STOCK MANUAL: GROWER MANUAL 1 SECOND SERIES
Written by Keith Lamb; James Kelly; Peter Bowbrick.
Stock no. 1327470
Published by Grower Books. 1985. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Colour photos. Grower Manual No. 1 - Second Series. ISBN: 1899372040. Corners worn. Top page corner tips slightly creased to prelims. Contents clean.

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SHAG THE CARIBOU (WILD LIFE STORY READERS)
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1827754
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A School reading book with exercises to rear. A story founded on facts about Caribou and their habitats. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. Undated. Covers lightly browned and scuffed, corners rubbed, base of spine worn and split, top of spine starting to split. Text block browned. Contents a little creased, browned, some grubby margin marks. Overall a decent copy of a scarce item.

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THE CONJUROR'S BOX
Written by Ann Lawrence. Illustrated by Brian Alldridge.
Stock no. 1327469
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A strange and exciting story full of colour, magic and humour. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 190 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0722668066. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine and rear spine edge.

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