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THE MAGIC-BEANO BOOK 1950
No author listed.
Stock no. 1328265
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1950. Almost very good condition.

The last Beano to be called The Magic-Beano Book. Yellow pictorial front cover shows Biffo painting a portrait of Eggo and other Beano characters. Red spine with yellow title. Two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. 127 pages. Covers are edge worn and slightly grubby. Belongs to box clean. Many page edge tears (some repaired). Tiny piece of loss to lower edge of page 29/30. Contents are browned and foxed with some fingering. A decent copy of a scarce annual.

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THE MAGIC-BEANO BOOK 1949
No author listed.
Stock no. 1328264
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1949. Good condition.

Pictorial boards, red spine with yellow title. Two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. 127 pages. Covers are edge worn and grubby, crease to lower corner of rear board and possibly lower 3" of spine has been glued down(?). Belongs to box clean. Contents are browned, foxed and fingered. Margin tears (some repaired) and slight paper loss to margins throughout, top corner of page 95/6 has been torn off (no loss of text). A decent copy of a scarce Beano annual.

Price: £350.00 £245.00.

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WATCHES: A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE TECHNICAL AND DECORATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WATCH
Written by Cecil Clutton; George Daniels.
Stock no. 1828484
Published by Sotheby Parke Bernet; Philip Wilson Publishers. 3rd 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Third (revised and enlarged) edition. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. Pages: 312. 16 colour plates; 387 b/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. ISBN: 0856670588. Text block slightly browned. Else contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

Price: £120.00 £84.00.

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HISTORY OF MERIONETH VOLUME II: THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by J. Beverley Smith; Llinos Beverley Smith.
Stock no. 1828483
Published by University of Wales; The Merioneth Historical And Record Society. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This second volume provides a study of the lands which were brought together to form the medieval county of Merioneth in 1284. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis depicting principal arms borne by Merioneth families. B/w photos. xxiv and 751 pages including index. ISBN: 070831709X. Includes a letter from the author to Ron Brunskill (authority on architectural history). Top & tail of spine shelf wron, a few minor marks to boards. Text block & front pastedown slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few closed tears and a little scuffed.

Price: £180.00 £126.00.

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DICKY DUCK & WONDERFUL WALTER
Written by Lynda Rountree; Christine E. Bradley. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 1328233
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Colourful pictorial boards and spine showing Dicky Duck and Walter Rabbit. B/w pictorial endpapers. Full colour frontis, red and green plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. Stories by Lynda Rountree, verses by Christine Bradley. A chunky book 1.75" thick. Covers are edge worn (and touched up with matching orange pen), scuffing/slight scratching to covers. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Joints have been reinforced with white paper. Page browning to endpapers, foxing to contents. Some grubby fingermarks and some loss to page margins. Dot-to-dot has been completed then the pencil has been erased. Unfortunately the frontis is MISSING from this copy, the other plates are still present but the edges are slightly worn. A nice copy of a very scarce book.

Price: £240.00 £168.00.

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THE YELLOW FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1328231
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 2nd 1895. Good condition.

Pale yellow cloth with elaborate gilt design to front cover and gilt title to spine. Black endpapers. B/w plates and woodcuts to text. 321 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn, tiny worn patch to front edge of spine. Covers are a bit grubby with a small red mark to front cover. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Foxing to contents. Tissue-guard to frontis is browned.

Price: £125.00 £87.50.

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THE CRUISE OF THE CONDOR
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 1328220
Published by John Hamilton. 1935. Very good condition.

The second Biggles book. Light blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 256 pages plus catalogue to rear. Reprint of Autumn 1935. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some fading to covers. A couple of small margin tears to one of the advert pages at rear. Light foxing to contents. The plates are lightly browned. Light browning to pages.

Price: £280.00 £196.00.

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DRAWINGS OF BRITISH PLANTS PARTS I - XXIX
Written by Stella Ross-Craig. Illustrated by Stella Ross-Craig.
Stock no. 1828445
Published by G. Bell And Sons, Ltd.. Very good condition.

A run of parts I to XXIX. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations of flowering plants that occur naturally in the British Isles. An almost complete run of 29 volumes, parts 30 & 31 missing. Volume I is a first edition, 1948... Volume XXIX is a first edition 1972. Almost all copies covered in clear laminate, some of the older copies have tape to spine (under the clear laminate). Covers are browned. Neat name in ink to top of front covers. Front endpapers have a small, neat identification number. A few hinges are pulled. Contents are otherwise clean.

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RURAL HOUSES OF NORTH OF IRELAND
Written by Alan Gailey.
Stock no. 1828444
Published by John Donald Publishers Ltd.. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A study of Irish traditional houses to set the field evidence in the context of historical documentation over a major part of Ireland. Discusses constructional and typological aspects as well as exploration of the social-historical background and semiotic interpretations. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0859760987. From the library of Ron Brunskill, authority on the history of architecture. Includes letter for permission to review from the Ancient Monuments Society and handwritten two sided review sheet. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly shelf-worn. Small patch of slight discolouration to front board. A little foxing to text block. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is a little creased and lightly scuffed.

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HOUSES OF THE WELSH COUNTRYSIDE: A STUDY IN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
Written by Peter Smith.
Stock no. 1828443
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 2nd 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second enlarged Edition. Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales. A popular reference work describing the development of Welsh domestic architecture from the late Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, vignette of dragon to front board. B/w and colour photos, b/w illustrations. xl and 723 pages including index. ISBN: 011300012X. Lower edge of text block slightly grubby. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased. A lovely copy overall.

Price: £230.00 £161.00.

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TREASURE AT AMORYS
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Terence Freeman.
Stock no. 1328152
Published by Newnes. 1st 1964. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with gilt titles and Lone Pine vignette. B/w illustrations. Top edge blue. The 15th Lone Pine adventure. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Name in biro to half title-page. Foxspots to textblock. Slight rubbing to wrapper edges. A super copy.

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THE WELSH COTTAGE: BUILDING TRADITIONS OF THE RURAL POOR, 1750-1900
Written by Eurwyn Wiliam.
Stock no. 1828426
Published by The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book is about the homes of the rural poor during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and in particular the materials, techniques and processes used to build them. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine, dragon vignette to front board. Colour & b/w photos, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781871184372. SIGNED by the author (dedicated to Ron Brunskill, authority on architectural history). Top & tail of spine a little rubbed else boards clean and bright. Contents clean. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed.

Price: £136.00 £95.20.

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