STRANGER MAGIC: CHARMED STATES & THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
Written by Marina Warner.
Stock no. 1826782
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A dazzling history of magical thinking and storytelling, its power to cross boundaries and its enduring legacy. As part of her exploration into the prophetic enchantments of Arabian Nights, the author retalls some of the most wonderful and lesser-known stories. Her narrative reveals that magical thinking, as conveyed by these stories, governs many aspects of experiences, even now. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780701173319. Text block browned, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lgithly rubbed at edges and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE SCHNEIDER TROPHY STORY
Written by Edward Eves.
Stock no. 1826773
Published by Mbi Publishing. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In historical terms, the Schneider Trophy epitomised aviation in the Twenties and Thirties. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 253 pages. ISBN: 0760311188. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE STORY OF THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN IN THE PRINCIPALITY OF WALES VOLUME TWO
Written by C.J. Parry.
Stock no. 1826751
Published by The Hospitallers' Club Of Wales. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. A hefty tome! Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 1946 to 1995. ISBN: 0907143075. Light browning and minor foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and scuffed to rear panel, large grease spot to verso of dustwrapper (barely visible to front of dustwrapper).

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MONSOON TRADERS: THE MARITIME WORLD OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Written by H.V. Bowen; John McAleer; Robert J. Blyth.
Stock no. 1826746
Published by Scala Publishers. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The maritime story of the East India Company is one of wealth, power and the pursuit of fortune but is also a story of conflict, conquest and piracy on the high seas. This book explores the Company's origins and its early encounters with Asia, as well as its rise to wealth and trading pre-eminence. Cream paper boards, silver title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 9781857596755. Base of spine and top rear corner of boards bumped. Some grubby marks internally. Top corners of contents are creased as if dropped at some point. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN GLAMORGAN VOLUME IV PART I THE GREATER HOUSES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1826742
Published by HMSO. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Domestic Architecture from the Reformation to the Industrial Revolution: The Greater Houses. Large format. Scarlet cloth, gilt titles and vignette. Contents comprise introduction, distribution maps, full descriptions, comprehensive drawings and plates, 8 in colour. 379pp includes index. 11.25 x 9". ISBN: 0117007544. Boards nice and bright. Text block browned with minor foxing. Some minor browning to page edges. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, more so at top of spine. Strong musty odour present.

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ARTS AND CRAFTS ARCHITECTURE
Written by Peter Davey.
Stock no. 1826741
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

For about three decades at the turn of the century, Arts and Crafts architecture and the theories behind it caught the attention of the Western world. This book gives an account of the lives, theories and work of the architects of the movement which began in England and quickly influenced Europe and America. Large format. White cardwraps, black title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0714837113. Reprint. Light rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at front spine edge, lightly rubbed at edges, and scuffed to rear panel.

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YESTERDAY'S CHILDREN: THE ANTIQUES AND HISTORY OF CHILDCARE
Written by Sally Kevill-Davies.
Stock no. 1826740
Published by Antique Collectors' Club. 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An enthralling and vividly written account of the history of child-raising over the last four centuries, and the everyday objects which were used. Grey cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos throughout. Colour frontis and colour pictorial endpapers. ISBN: 185149135X. Reprint. Light shelf wear to base of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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WORKTOWN: THE DRAWINGS OF FALCON HILDRED
Written by Peter Wakelin. Illustrated by Falcon D. Hildred.
Stock no. 1826696
Published by RCAHM (Wales). 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

A unique personal project to make a visual record of the buildings of a disappearing industrial culture. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781871184471. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Light dampstain to inside front cover and top edge of text block. Else contents fine.

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HISTORY OF INSECTS
Written by Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn; Donald L.J. Quicke.
Stock no. 1826682
Published by Springer ScienceBusiness Media. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The history of insect palaeontology, the methods for studying fossils, the taphonomic processes leading to their formation, the diagnostic features of all insect orders, both extant and extinct, the major fossils of each order, and the implications that can be drawn from the palaeoentomological record about past ecology and climates. Large format. Green cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9789048158300. Reprint. A physical copy of a print on demand book, printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Light rubbing to corners. A few top corners of contents lightly creased. Contents clean.

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BLACK SHEEP OF WINDERMERE: A HISTORY OF THE ST KILDA OR HEBRIDEAN SHEEP
Written by David Kinsman.
Stock no. 1826657
Published by Windy Hall Publications. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

St Kilda or Herbridean sheep are the surviving black-fleeced members of a once widespread, multi-coloured type of sheep, which probably came into Britain some 2000 years ago. Large format. Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0954028309. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to title page. Covers are a little grubby, lightly rubbed at corners. Writing in ink to top of inside rear cover has been scribbled out in pen (three words). Contents are clean.

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P & O SKETCHES IN PEN AND INK
Written by Harry Furniss. Illustrated by Harry Furniss.
Stock no. 1826619
Published by George Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition.

Pen and ink sketches of the many interesting sights invariably to be witnessed during a voyage on a P. & O. Steamer. Oblong format. Green cloth boards, gilt title & vignettes to front. B/w sketches throughout. ISBN: 0297791958. Text block a little dusty. Contents clean.

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THE TOWN OF CHEPSTOW PART 10 INDEX
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1325944
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

Red card wraps. ISBN: 0900278277. Some creasing to cover edges. Staples rusty. Light foxing to page edges.

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