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VICTORY: AN ISLAND TALE
Written by Joseph Conrad; Eleanor Bron. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1327143
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Eleanor Bron. Blue pictorial cloth with silver title to spine. 352 pages. Full-page b/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Slipcase is slightly scuffed with a small damp mark to lower edge of one panel.

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FIVE ON A TREASURE ISLAND
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326997
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reset. Red boards, black titles. Blue two tone pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. The Famous Five's first adventure featuring a ruined castle, a wreck and buried treasure. 191 pages. 16th impression. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and page margins (a few other light marks to margins). Dustwrapper is just a little grubby and lightly browned on verso.

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THE HISTORY OF THE ORKNEY ISLANDS
Written by George Barry.
Stock no. 1827527
Published by James Thin. 1st thus 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile of the first edition of 1805. This book falls naturally into three parts. The first is a vivid description of the Orkney islands as seen by the author in 1805. The second part is devoted to the history and archaeology; and the third part considers the economy of the islands, its natural history, botany, mineralogy, agriculture, fisheries and commerce. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. viii and 509 pages. Folding map of the Orkney Islands. Light vertical creasing to spine. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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GUIDE TO THE FORESTS OF THE BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS
Written by T.C. Whitmore.
Stock no. 1827476
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1966. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Forest Record No. 2 of the Forestry Department, British Solomon Islands Protectorate. This book does not aspire to being a complete flora of the forests of the Solomon Islands but provides information that will be valuable to botanists and foresters. Care has been taken with the list and vocabulary of Kwara'ae names. Red cloth baords, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. A few b/w diagrams. Heavy knock to vertical edge of front board exposing board beneath the cloth and also a smaller knock to lower corner. Text block browned. Some foxspots present including a heavy spot to last few page margins. One or two minor margin annotations. Dustwrapper is browned to spine, chipped with loss at edges, heavy damp stain to front panel (worse is to verso).

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326859
Published by Collins. Circa 1939. Good condition.

Pale blue boards, silver titles and decoration. B/w frontis. 316 pages. Covers are edge worn and slightly marked. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small booksellers ink stamp to rear pastedown.

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FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326807
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The 6th adventure of the Famous Five. Timmy is in trouble, there are strangers on the island and a secret tunnel under the sea. Red boards. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. 192 pages. B/w and two-colour illustrations. 5th impression. Spine very slightly bumped. Some slight darkening to cover edges and spine. Foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and creased.

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THE ISLAND OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1326665
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth. The first book in the "Adventure" series. 326 pages. B/w illustrations. Corner tips creased to some early pages and to page 165. Tiny nick to margin of page 307. Dustwrapper is foxed, browned to spine and also edge worn with minimal loss.

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DESOLATION ISLAND
Written by Patrick O'Brian.
Stock no. 1827197
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt title blocks and black title. Colour plates and b/w chapter footers. vii and 285 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has some minor marks.

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BIGGLES ON MYSTERY ISLAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326557
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1958. Very good condition.

Red boards. Black titles and vignette of island. 6 colour plates. 192 pages. Small brown stain to top corners of prelims and rear pages.

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NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND
Written by Bill Bryson.
Stock no. 1326497
Published by Folio Society. 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

The author takes stock of the nation's public face and private parts. Pictorial boards. 2nd printing. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contained in a peach slipcase which is slightly bumped at corners and slightly scored.

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WORRALS OF THE ISLANDS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326388
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1945. Good condition.

A Story of the War in the Pacific. Pale blue cloth, black titles. Colour frontis. Full page monotone pictures. Spine and corners bumped. Some spotting to covers and spine slightly faded. Front free-endpaper has been removed, front joint is cracked. Name and address in ink to half title-page. Some light foxing to textblock.

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NO MAN IS AN ISLAND
Written by John Donne; Rivers Scott.
Stock no. 1826960
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Nearly fine condition.

A selection from the prose of John Donne, selected, edited and introduced by Rivers Scott. White paper boards with black text. Lilac endpapers with repeating pattern. B/w illustrations. Seventh printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase in very good condition.

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