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THE DUMPY POCKET BOOK OF SAILING DINGHIES AND YACHTS
Written by Henry Sampson; Elisabeth Lewis.
Stock no. 1329797
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small oblong format, blue boards, silver title to spine. Edited by Sampson, compiled by Lewis. B/w illustrations. 189 pages. Light damp stain on spine edge of rear cover. Pale page browning else contents clean. Old tape marks to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with a tiny tear to lower edge of front panel and damp stained on verso.

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THE DUMPY BOOK OF AIR FORCES OF THE WORLD
Written by Henry Sampson; B. Beirman; F.M. Hayes; C.M. Shanks; J.W.R. Taylor; E.S. Wolff.
Stock no. 1329796
Published by Sampson Low. Circa 1957. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Orange glazed pictorial cardwraps. 317 pages. B/w photos to text throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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THE DUMPY BOOK OF SHIPS AND THE SEA
Written by Henry Sampson; et al.
Stock no. 1329794
Published by Sampson Low. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Blue glazed pictorial cardwraps. Over 1500 b/w text illustrations. 285 pages. Slight bumping/wear to spine and corners. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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THE DUMPY BOOK OF WORLD NATURE
Written by I.S. Dear; F.M. Hayes; A.M. Hebgin; Edward Jeffrey; C.M. Shanks; E.S. Wolff; Leslie Wolff. Illustrated by J. Cummings; Stanley Jackson; E. Jeffrey; A. Jessett; Edgar Sears.
Stock no. 1329793
Published by Sampson Low. Circa 1957. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Blue glazed pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations throughout. 317 pages. Spine is worn at top (small splits either side). Pale page browning else contents clean.

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THE DUMPY BOOK OF MOTORS AND ROAD TRANSPORT
Written by Henry Sampson.
Stock no. 1329792
Published by Sampson Low. Circa 1957. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Yellow glazed pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 317 pages. Spine bumped and slightly worn. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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THE DUMPY POCKET BOOK FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
Written by Denys Davis.
Stock no. 1329791
Published by Sampson Low. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small oblong format. Blue boards with silver title to spine. B/w photos. 188 pages. Some damp staining to covers. Pale page browning else contents clean. Damp stains to verso of dustwrapper, wrapper edges slightly rubbed.

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THE DUMPY BOOK OF AIRCRAFT AND THE AIR
Written by Henry Sampson.
Stock no. 1329790
Published by Sampson Low. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Green glazed pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 285 pages. Minimal bumping and wear to spine and corners. Front cover is slightly curved. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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THE DUMPY POCKET BOOK OF LOCOMOTIVES: BRITISH AND EUROPEAN
Written by Henry Sampson; J.K. Yarwood.
Stock no. 1329789
Published by Sampson Low. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small format oblong format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos throughout. 189 pages. Spine slightly bumped with a light damp stain to top of spine. Old tape marks to endpapers and light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed at edges.

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THE DUMPY BOOK OF RAILWAYS OF THE WORLD
Written by Henry Sampson.
Stock no. 1329788
Published by Sampson Low. Almost very good condition.

Small oblong format. Red glazed pictorial cardwraps. Over 750 b/w illustrations. 285 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Wear to top of spine. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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THE ADVENTURES OF SAMUEL AND SELINA
Written by Jean C. Archer. Illustrated by Jean C. Archer.
Stock no. 1316133
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1902. Very good condition.

Small format. The Dumpy Books For Children Series No. 13. Green cloth with dark green titles and borders. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners just a little bumped and rubbed. Some light browning to spine. Endpapers lightly browned. A couple of hinges are slightly pulled else contents are bright, clean and tight.

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THE ADVENTURES OF SAMUEL AND SELINA
Written by Jean C. Archer. Illustrated by Jean C. Archer.
Stock no. 2117195
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1902. Almost very good condition.

Small format. The Dumpy Books For Children Series No. 13. Green cloth with dark green titles and borders. Colour illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Grubby marks to covers. Front cover is a bit bowed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint a little cracked. Some browning to pages, a few grubby marks; couple of small nicks to page edges.

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LITTLE WHITE BARBARA
Written by Eleanor S. March.
Stock no. 1808883
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1902. Very good condition.

Small format. Printed to one side of pages only. Colour illustrations. 95 pages. Dumpy Book No. 18. Spine lightly browned. Pages have finger creasing and one or two grubby marks. Overall a lovely example.

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