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THE GUN AND ITS DEVELOPMENT
Written by W.W. Greener.
Stock no. 2135885
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 8th 1907. Fair condition.

Dark green cloth. 8th edition, rewritten, and with many additional illustrations. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. Spine is very browned and heavily taped back onto covers. Heavy marking and wear to rest of covers; scuffing and chipping along edges. Joints are broken - some repair with tape. Pages are very grubby to margins and edges. Endpapers are especially grubby. This is a WORKING copy ONLY!

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1936 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135417
Published by Daily Express. 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Collectors numbered edition. Facsimile of the first Rupert annual (1936). Red/black pictorial cloth. Red, black and white illustrations throughout. A collectors item in itself. ISBN: 0850791499. Offset browning/yellowing, which looks a little like foxing to endpapers and first and last few pages of book, all in the same place. Rest of contents are excellent. This is copy No. 12192. Still has wrapper and original wrap around band which has a few browning marks; light wrinkling along a couple of edges. Original postal box is still present with some foxing/marks.

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LIBER BESTIARUM
Written by Christopher De Hamel; Richard Barber.
Stock no. 1321645
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

A facsimile of manuscript Bodley 764 in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Large format. Handbound in red/orange goatskin leather over bevelled boards, blocked with a design by David Eccles. Limited to 1980 numbered copies and 20 lettered copies. Raised bands to spine. All edges gilt. Blue ribbon page marker. An illuminated manuscript. 137 numbered pages. Together with a blue cloth bound commentary & translation with gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Commentary by De Hamel, translation by Barber. Facsimile volume is a tiny bit rubbed at front edge of spine and has a tiny scratch mark to front cover. Blue solander slipcase is bumped at corners with a couple of tiny dents at edges.

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GILES ANNUAL 1948 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Giles. Illustrated by Giles.
Stock no. 2134692
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Collector's limited edition facsimile of the third Giles Annual first published in 1948. Oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. ISBN: 1874507708. Light wear to cover edges. Card slip cover has some wear and a little creasing in places.

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AN EXCURSION FROM THE SOURCE OF THE WYE
Written by Mark Willett.
Stock no. 1821247
Published by Fineleaf Editions. 1st thus 2005. Fine condition.

A facsimile of the first edition printed and published by the author in 1810 at the Cambrian Printing Office. Cardwraps. ISBN: 9780953443703.

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HIS MAJESTY'S TERRITORIAL ARMY (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Walter Richards. Illustrated by R. Caton Woodville.
Stock no. 1821171
Published by The Naval & Military Press Ltd.. Nearly fine condition.

A descriptive account of Yeomanry, artillery, engineers, and infantry with army service and medical corps, comprising "The King's Imperial Army of the Second Line". Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. Facsimile set. ISBN: 1845747097. A very nice set.

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BRITAIN'S SEA-SOLDIERS (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Cyril Field.
Stock no. 1821168
Published by The Naval & Military Press Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition.

A History of the Royal Marines and their predecessors and of their services in action, ashore and afloat, and upon sundry other occasions of moment. Facsimile of original which was published in 1924. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781783311095. A few lower corner creases to contents and light crease to rear cover of volume II. Else a nice, clean set.

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NEW BOYS AT GREYFRIARS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1319975
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1977. Fine condition.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 13. Collectors edition limited to 500 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet issue nos. 43-50, + 59. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001191. Copy no. 55, SIGNED by the publisher. Contained in a green slipcase.

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THE SHEIK OF GREYFRIARS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1319971
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1976. Fine condition.

Greyfriars Bookclub Volume No. 8. Magnet issues no.s 862 - 869. Limited to 500 copies. Collectors edition. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001027. This is copy no. 104, SIGNED by the publisher. Contained in a green slipcase.

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THE ST. JIM'S CHRISTMAS BARRING-OUT
Written by Martin Clifford; Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1319967
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1984. Fine condition.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 54. Collectors edition limited to 400 copies. Facsimile of The Gem issues 776-784, 1923. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703005589. This is copy no. 19. Contained in a blue slipcase.

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THE TOAD OF THE REMOVE
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1319964
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st 1979. Fine condition.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 26. Collectors edition limited to 500 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet issues from 1927. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 070300171X. This is copy no. 6. Contained in a red slipcase which is faded to edges and one panel.

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RUCTIONS AT GREYFRIARS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1319811
Published by Howard Baker. 1978. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Magnet No. 66. Issue Nos. 1237-1243, 1135. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 8 reproductions in faithful facsimile form of the most popular school stories of all time by the world's greatest school story writer. Includes: Widgers on the Warpath, All the Fun of the Fifth, The Boot Boy's Luck, Foes of the Remove, Coker's Football, fever, The Bounder's Blunder, A Brother's sacrifice, Coward's Courage. ISBN: 0703001507. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pale page browning. Dustwrapper spine is sunned.

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