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THE POWER OF DOGU: CERAMIC FIGURES FROM ANCIENT JAPAN
Written by Simon Kaner; et al.
Stock no. 1827713
Published by British Museum Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published to accompany the exhibition at the British Mueseum from 10 September to 22 November 2009. Dogu - abstract clay figures with recognizably human or animal features - have a long and fascinating history in Japan. This book illustrates 67 Dogu. Edited by Kaner. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714124643. Light fading horizontally to top of rear cover. Contents fine.

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HOARDS, HOUNDS AND HELMETS: A CONQUEST-PERIOD RITUAL SITE AT HALLATON, LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by Vicki Score; et al.
Stock no. 1827707
Published by University of Leicester. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Leicester Archaeology Monograph 21. Survey and excavation between 2001 and 2009 at Hellaton, Leciestershire, revealed a hilltop ritual site with numerous special deposits of metalwork and animal bones, many of them dating to around the time of the Roman invasion in AD 43. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780956017963. Minor grubbiness to text block. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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HMS HAMPSHIRE: A CENTURY OF MYTHS AND MYSTERIES UNRAVELLED
Written by James Irvine; Brian Budge; Jude Callister; et al.
Stock no. 1327297
Published by Orkney Heritage Society. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953594572. SIGNED by one of the authors (Neil Kermode) to title-page by means of a dedication. Spine and corners bumped.

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DHOWS TO DELTAS
Written by Renato 'Sonny' Levi; Erroll Bruce; et al.
Stock no. 1327293
Published by Nautical Publishing Company. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Written by on e of the most stimulating personalities in high speed boat design, this book is part autobiography, partly an intriguing account of the author's design experience, and finally a section dealing iwith the theoretical and practical considerations underlying the design of fast craft, leading to imaginative thinking about speed and the future. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams and photos. ISBN: 0245599568. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light scratch mark to front cover. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn to spine and corners and slightly browned to spine.

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NORTH EASTERN RECORD VOLUME 1
Written by Colin Foster; John Addyman; Neil Mackay; Ken Hoole; et al.
Stock no. 1827685
Published by Historical Model Railway Society. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. A survey of the appearance of the North Eastern Railway and Hull & Barnsley Railway. 31st July 1854 - 31st December 1922. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w and colour photos. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0902835130. Very light rubbing to lower board edges. Very pale browning to endpapers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, lightly creased at top of spine, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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M.G. ROAD CARS VOLUME ONE - FOUR CYLINDER O.H.C. 1929-1936
Written by Malcolm Green; et al.
Stock no. 1327283
Published by Magna Press. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the OHC Midget produced between 1929 and 1936, regarded by many as the 'golden age' of the marque, as well as many photographs and drawings to help restorers. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams and photos. 159 pages. ISBN: 095194231X. Spine and corners bumped, a few tiny dents to cover edges. Some page corner tips lightly creased else contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and a little edge creased.

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THE GIRL'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 57
Written by Gladys M. Spratt; Elsie J. Oxenham; Alfred Bestall; et al; Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; M. Sankey; et al..
Stock no. 1327267
Published by The Girl's Own Paper Office. Good condition.

Large heavy format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Includes Oxenham story "Peggy and the Brotherhood" and Brent-Dyer story "The Robins Make Good". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some damp staining to covers. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Some page browning and foxing and some light fingermarks to page margins. Generally contents clean.

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COLLINS GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Viola Bayley; Noel Streatfeild; Mollie Chappell; Kathleen Fidler; et al. Illustrated by D.L. Wynne; Frank Varty; William Stobbs; et al..
Stock no. 1327265
Published by Collins. Very good condition.

Red spine, front board shows girl sitting down in school uniform with books and a tennis racket. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations throughout. First story Walls of Snow by Bayley. Spine bumped. Corners worn and covers slightly edge rubbed. Textblock and some page margins are a little grubby else contents clean.

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RECOLLECTIONS OF MERTHYR'S PAST: BACK INTO THE YEARS
Written by F. Vaughan; Julie Edwards; et al.
Stock no. 1326902
Published by Afon Taf History Research Group. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. 80 pages. ISBN: 0950662704. Covers a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to inside front cover. Contents clean.

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THE DUKE'S CHILDREN AND COMMENTARY TO THE FIRST EDITION (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Anthony Trollope; Joanna Trollope; et al.
Stock no. 1326740
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Green leather spines and corners to 'The Duke's Children volume' - raised bands to spine and red title block with gilt title. Limited to 1980 numbered copies. The Complete text, reconstructed and edited by Steven Amarnick assisted by Robert F. Wiseman with Susan Lowell Humphreys. Introduced by Joanna Trollope. Commentary volume is green cloth with gilt titles. Books are fine, this is copy no. 896. Contained in slipcase which is very slightly scuffed.

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WELLESBOURNE AT WAR 1939-1945
Written by Alan Griffin; Daisy England; Eleanor Zonik; et al.
Stock no. 1326576
Published by The Wellesbourne Village Society. Circa 1990. Very good condition.

A record of local people's experiences during the conflict of WW2. Green cardwraps. 28 pages. B/w photos. Some light staining to covers. Staples rusty. Contents clean.

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WARSHIP 2001-2002
Written by Anthony Preston; et al.
Stock no. 1827106
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

'Warship' is devoted to the design, development and service history of the world's combat ships. The contributors are respected authorities, and so detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles - fully supported by plans, tables and photographs. This is Volume XXIV edited by Preston and includes: First Class Cruisers Part 2; The Royal Navy and the Role of Seapower in Global Politics, 1856-1871; Spain's Farewell to Greatness: The Battle of Santiago, 3 July 1898; Australian Colonial Navies, 1855-1900; and much more. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851779018. Light bumping to top of spine. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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