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A WOUNDED THING MUST HIDE: IN SEARCH OF LIBBIE CUSTER
Written by Jeremy Poolman.
Stock no. 1807992
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Haunted by the death of his own wife, the author follows Libbie Custer, the wife of General Custer, through her extraordinary life in search of he knows not what. Black boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0747549494. Lower corners bumped. Pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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ROMNEY A BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL ESSAY WITH A CATALOGUE RAISONNE OF HIS WORKS (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Humphrey Ward; W. Roberts.
Stock no. 2111890
Published by Thos. Agnew & Sons. 1st 1904. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue leather spines with gilt titles and intricate decorations. Blue cloth covers with gilt titles. Captioned, tissue-guard plates. Limited edition to 350 copies. These volumes are copy no. 20. Spines are faded; now look green. Some bumping and wear to cover edges and corners. A little brown spotting to covers. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Names in ink to front endpapers. Page browning; some foxing. The books appear to have been restitched at one time - bindings are nice and tight.

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THE STORY OF SAINT JOAN
Written by Margaret R. Keary.
Stock no. 1310965
Published by A.R.Mowbray & Co. Ltd. 1st 1925. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 130 pages. Rear endpapers are a map of Northern and Central France. 9 b/w plates plus a plan of Orleans. Spine and corners worn, spine and rear cover rubbed. Name in heavy pencil to front endpaper. Foxing and fingering else contents clean. Endpapers discoloured.

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WATERLOG A SWIMMER'S JOURNEY THROUGH BRITAIN
Written by Roger Deakin.
Stock no. 2111631
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Encompassing cultural history, autobiography, travel writing and natural history, Waterlog is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water. B/w chapter headings. ISBN: 0701166525. SIGNED by author, with dedication to verso of front endpaper. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.

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NAPOLEON III
Written by W. H.C. Smith.
Stock no. 1605067
Published by Wayland Publishers. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0853401470. Spine bumped. Pale brown stain to lower margin of pages. Wrapper edge worn and unevenly faded.

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A PATHFINDER'S WAR AND PEACE
Written by Laurence Deane.
Stock no. 1604993
Published by Merlin Books Ltd.. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Life story of Group Captain Laurence Deane. B/w photos. ISBN: 0863036317.

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'NOBLE AND PATRIOTIC' THE BEAUMONT GIFT 1828
No author listed.
Stock no. 1604895
Published by National Gallery. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. The collection of paintings gifted to the National Gallery by Sir George Beaumont. ISBN: 0947645470.

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ONE RISSOLE ON MY PLATE REMINISCENCES OF AN ERK WHO SERVED BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS
Written by Antony Brian Tinsley.
Stock no. 1708436
Published by Merlin Books Ltd.. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. 88 pages. ISBN: 0863031560. Faint ink initials to front cover.

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AMBASSADORS AT SEA
Written by Henry E. Catto.
Stock no. 2111058
Published by University of Texas Press. 1st USA 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The High and Low Adventures of a Diplomat by Henry E. Catto Jnr. B/w photos. American edition. ISBN: 029271212X. SIGNED by author, with dedication to front endpaper. Wear and a few marks to cover edges. Wrapper is unevenly browned, creased with a few marks.

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CARDIGAN OF BALACLAVA
Written by Piers Compton.
Stock no. 1604778
Published by Robert Hale. 1st 1972. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The life of James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan who led the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. ISBN: 0709131046. Wrapper faded to spine and lightly edge worn.

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LAST OF THE GLADIATORS A WORLD WAR II BOMBER NAVIGATOR'S STORY
Written by L. Ray Silver.
Stock no. 2110794
Published by Airlife. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

In 1939 Ray Silver was working as a newspaper reporter in his native Canada. He wanted to take part in the biggest story of his lifetime and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. This is the story of those wartime years. B/w photos. ISBN: 1853104647.

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