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THE BUMPER BOOK OF WEYMOUTH
Written by Maureen Attwooll.
Stock no. 1829226
Published by Halsgrove. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An encyclopaedic treasury providing a fascinating glimpse into Weymouth's history. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 160 pages. ISBN: 9781871164527. Boards clean and bright. A few minor marks to prelims. Else a lovely copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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A VICTORIAN RECTOR AND NINE OLD MAIDS: 100 YEARS OF COTSWOLD VILLAGE LIFE
Written by Michael Boyes.
Stock no. 1829219
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A fascinating and entertaining insight into life in England during a period of great change. The story of a remarkable rector and his extensive family, nine of whom were girls, living in the rectory in Little Rissington. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. xii and 228 pages including index. ISBN: 1860773737. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-clipped.

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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 CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Aaron Sheehan-Dean.
Stock no. 1829214
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Three volume set. Volume I: Military Affairs; Volume II: Affairs of the State; Volume III: Affairs of the People. Plum colour cloth with gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781107154582. Top & tail of spines slightly bent from shelf-wear. Dustwrappers are ligthly edge-creased with some very light scuffing. A handsome set.

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MAY CORRY BE DAMNED
Written by George S. Pearson.
Stock no. 1829213
Published by Blaisdon Publishing. 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

From official records, personal letters and ships' logs, the lives of two Royal Navy officers are traced through their service, only crossing at one stage whilst serving in HMS Hood. Instead of the close personal relationship between Captain Corry and his Navigating Officer, Lieutenant Lockyer, necessary for sailing an efficient ship, there appeared to be antagonism and animosity. Following this, Lieutenant Lockyer mischievously saw an opportunity to get his own back whilst conducting a hydrographic survey of the Greek island of Lemnos in the Aegean Sea some years later. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w & colour photos. 133 pages. ISBN: 9781902838519. Reprint. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to front endpaper.

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MEN WHO RULED KENYA: THE KENYA ADMINISTRATION 1892-1963
Written by Charles Chevenix Trench.
Stock no. 1829209
Published by The Radcliffe Press. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A study of the Kenya Administrative Service from its beginning in 1892 until Kenyan independence. An unusual story in British colonial history in that much of Kenya was long regarded as a 'white man's country' and attracted a mixed bag of settlers, mainly hardworking farmers but a few playboys. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xi and 316 pages including index. ISBN: 1850435715. Small date written in ink to front pastedown. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, rubbed at corners, small dampstain to base of spine, publisher's price label to front flap.

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THE FEDERALIST OR THE NEW CONSTITUTION (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Alexander Hamilton; James Madison; John Jay; Carl Van Doren.
Stock no. 1829198
Published by Easton Press. 1st thus 1979. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Carl van Doren. Papers by Hamilton, Madison & Jay. Collector's edition. Bound in genuine leather. Navy blue leather boards with 4 raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Peach coloured moire endpapers and matching ribbon page marker. Colour frontis. All edges gilt. xxii and 600 pages including index. A lovely copy.

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THE ESSAYS OR COUNSELS CIVILL & MORALL OF FRANCIS BACON (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Francis Bacon; Christopher Morley.
Stock no. 1829196
Published by Easton Press. 1st thus 1980. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Christopher Morley. Collector's Edition bound in genuine leather. Brown leather boards, four raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Red moire endpapers. Colour frontis. Ribbon page marker. ix and 190 pages. All edges gilt. Some very light rubbing to rear board else a lovely copy.

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CRUSADER CASTLES
Written by T.E. Lawrence; Mark Bostridge.
Stock no. 1829174
Published by Folio Society. 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth. Introduced by Bostridge. B/w maps, diagrams and photos. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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THE HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS
Written by D.W. Yalden; U. Albarella.
Stock no. 1829170
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reviewing our knowledge of avifaunal history over the last 15,000 years, setting it in its wider historical and European context. Dark navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and maps. vi and 263 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199217519. SIGNED by Derek Yalden with personal gift inscription to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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TOMLINSON'S NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: ITS RISE AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by K. Hoole.
Stock no. 1829156
Published by David & Charles. 1st thus 1967. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

New edition with introduction by Hoole. 31st July 1854 - 31st December 1922. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx and 820 pages including index. Top of spine lightly worn. Text block browned. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn, rear panel is grubby, damp staining to verso (not visible to front). Musty odour present.

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A CENTURY OF LOCOMOTIVE BUILDING BY ROBERT STEPHENSON & CO. 1823-1923
Written by J.G.H. Warren.
Stock no. 1829136
Published by Andrew Reid & Company Limited. 1st 1923. Almost very good condition.

Centenary book. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles and embossed vignette to front. B/w diagrams and illustrations. 461 pages including index. Spine & corners lightly rubbed & worn. Text block browned. Foxing mainly go endpapers and prelims. Else contents clean.

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