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ADVERTISING ART OF STEIFF
Written by Dottie Ayers; Donna Harrison.
Stock no. 1329011
Published by Hobby House Press. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A compilation of antique Steiff advertisements. Large format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations/photos. The text of the German advertisements has also been translated into English. ISBN: 087588363X. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and verso of wrapper.

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THE COINAGE OF ROMAN BRITAIN
Written by Gilbert Askew.
Stock no. 1828294
Published by B.A. Seaby Ltd.. 1st 1951. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A history and catalogue of Roman coins that particularly refer to the campaigns fought in Britain, and of the coins that were struck here when the country was a Roman province. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations of coins. Narrow band of fading to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Beige dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and a small chip to top of spine.

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UNIFORMS OF THE PENINSULAR WAR
Written by Arthur Kipling. Illustrated by Frank Wilson.
Stock no. 1828035
Published by Charles Knight & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

This book will be invaluable to the wargamer and collector, and of fascinating interest to anyone attracted to things military. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 47 pages. ISBN: 0853140987. Base of spine rubbed. Price-label to rear board. Contents clean.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF KITCHEN ANTIQUES
Written by John Woodforde. Illustrated by Trevor Aldous.
Stock no. 1827943
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

Observer book No. 97. Laminate boards. Illustrating and describing of 230 household objects from the 17th century to the 20th century. ISBN: 0723216371. Spine lightly browned and red title to spine faded to pink. Lower corners lightly bumped. Edges of pastedowns are grubby. Text block and endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean.

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MECHANICAL TOYS: HOW OLD TOYS WORK
Written by Athelstan Spilhaus; Kathleen Spilhaus.
Stock no. 1827855
Published by Robert Hale. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A detailed and lavishly illustrated guide to the development of the mechanical toy of which the authors are owners of more than three thousand mechanical and antique toys. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0709038577. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and has a small edge-tear (no loss) to top of spine, rear panel is lightly scuffed.

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THE DEFINITIVE BOOK ON THE CARE AND PRESERVATION OF VINYL DOLLS AND ACTION FIGURES
Written by Nicholas Hill.
Stock no. 1327457
Published by Twin Pines Press. 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Revised edition. Cardwraps. 224 pages, including some colour photographic plates at rear. ISBN: 0967849519. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Top page corner tips slightly curled. Contents clean.

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THE TWELVE GREATEST SOVEREIGNS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1826868
Published by Inspire Creative. 1st 2019. Slightly better than very good condition.

The most historically significant and interesting coins from 200 years of the gold sovereign's history. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Ribbon page marker. ISBN: 9781640083240. A few small, minor marks to boards. Contents clean.

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WORLD BAYONETS: 1800 TO THE PRESENT
Written by Anthony Carter.
Stock no. 1826612
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 4th 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Revised and Expanded edition. An illustrated reference guide for collectors. Includes more advice to novice collectors on the international marketplace, the basis for selecting items for collections, means of renovating and restoring bayonets and methods of storage and display. Over 270 b/w photographs of bayonets. Red boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1854093444. Boards clean. Foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is very clean.

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THE RICH DESIGNS OF CLARICE CLIFF
Written by Richard Green; Des Jones.
Stock no. 1826335
Published by Rich Designs. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The best of the "Bizarre" years. Every single one of Clarice Cliff's finest designed illustrated in colour. Large format. ISBN: 0952635410. Top of spine bumped. Glue which binds the free front endpapers to the contents has dried out and therefore the endpapers are unstuck inside the front hinge. Otherwise, contents clean and bright. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF KITCHEN ANTIQUES
Written by John Woodforde. Illustrated by Trevor Aldous.
Stock no. 1325769
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

Observer book No. 97. Laminate boards. Illustrating and describing of 230 household objects from the 17th century to the 20th century. ISBN: 0723216371. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Endpapers lightly foxed and marked.

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THE POLICEMAN'S LOT
Written by Mervyn Mitton.
Stock no. 1325293
Published by Quiller Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos of antique British police equipment including truncheons & tipstaves. ISBN: 0907621503. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A few spots to contents, some pages 'stuck' together by damp(?) but easily separated (although some very slight surface paper damage may occur). Price cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO JAGUAR COLLECTIBLES
Written by Ian Cooling.
Stock no. 1824608
Published by Bay View Books. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The extraordinary range of automobilia inspired by the Jaguar marque - everything except the full-size cars themselves. Square format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 187097994X. Board corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and has minor foxing to verso (not visible to outside).

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