WOODLANDS (NN 100)
Written by Oliver Rackham.
Stock no. 2135915
Published by Collins. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

The 100th volume in the New Naturalist series. Leather bound edition to mark the 100th volume of the New Naturalist Library. Limited to 100 copies. All edges gilt. ISBN: 0007202431. This is Copy No. 52, SIGNED by author on bookplate to front endpaper. Bookplate has small red smudge mark to one edge. Slip case is near fine.

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BOOKS AND NATURALISTS (NN 112)
Written by David Elliston Allen.
Stock no. 2135913
Published by Collins. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 112. The author explores the often complicated ways in which books on the flora and fauna of these islands have been published through the years, from the earliest days of printing through to the era of the computerised distribution atlas and the giant multinational compendium. Limited edition to 75 copies. Leather binding with gilt titles and all edges gilt. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007240845. This is Copy No. 34, SIGNED by author on a bookplate to front endpaper. A few small marks to gilt to outer page edges. Original slip case is still in excellent condition - light wear at edges.

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MR PICKWICK PAGES FROM THE PICKWICK PAPERS
Written by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Frank Reynolds.
Stock no. 2135912
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1984. Slightly better than very good condition.

Burgundy leather binding with gilt titles and decorations; raised bands to spine. 25 tipped-in, tissue-guarded colour plates. All edges gilt. Limited edition. Some light wear to covers and to gilt on outer page edges. Browning to some tissue-guards on plates. Slip case is very good - some wear and small remains of label.

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RHYMES OF FLOOD & FIELD
Written by Patrick R. Chalmers. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 2135684
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Limited to 1500 copies. B/w illustrations. Brown cloth spine, red/brown covers. Uneven darkening/browning to spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Some pages appear uncut.

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THE ASTON MARTIN: A COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ROAD TESTS 1948-1959
Written by Adrian M. Feather.
Stock no. 1822619
Published by Adrian M. Feather. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third book in the series, contains road tests of Aston Martins from the 1948 2 litre prototype to the 3 litre DB Mk III, the ultimate expression of the DB2 theme. Limited to 1000 copies. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to front. B/w photos. 80 pages. This is copy 537 of 1000. Lower corners lightly bumped. Boards & verso of dustwrapper lightly mottled. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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THE ASTON MARTIN: A COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ROAD TESTS 1959-1969
Written by Adrian M. Feather.
Stock no. 1822618
Published by Adrian M. Feather. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume 4 in series covering Aston Martins from the DB4 to the DBS. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to front. Limited to 1,000 copies. Large format. B/w photos. 144 pages. ISBN: 0904577023. This is copy 694 of 1000. Lower corners bumped. Light mottling to boards and verso of dustwrapper. Foxspots to title page. Else contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed.

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BREAKFAST IN PERIGORD
Written by William Russell Flint. Illustrated by William Russell Flint.
Stock no. 1822281
Published by Charles Skilton. 1st 1968. Slightly better than very good condition.

Essays on Various Occasions and in Diverse Moods with favourite quotations decorated and enlivened with 60 illustrations & devices. Large format. Black leather spine with gilt title. White boards with black vignette to front. Top edge gilt. Limited edition of 525 signed and numbered copies. SIGNED by the author to rear. This is copy 147 of 525. A few minor grubby marks to white boards. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a large bookplate to one side and is lightly shelf scuffed.

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SENT FORTH A DOVE: DISCOVERY OF THE DUYFKEN
Written by James Henderson.
Stock no. 1821996
Published by University Of Western Australia Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In 1606 the little Dutch East India Company Ship, Duyfken, came upon the coast of Cape York Peninsula. Its skipper, Willem Jansz went to his grave without knowing that his crew were the first Europeans to land on the shores of the sixth continent. His chart lay undiscovered in the archives for many years. Nearly 400 years later, a small group of people dedicated themselves to the daunting task of bringing the Dufyken story back to life including building a replica ship. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & illustrations and a few colour photos. This is a presentation copy of 1000 numbered and signed by the author. ISBN: 1876268247. This is copy 340 of 1000 SIGNED by the author. Text block browned, a few foxspots to endpaper. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. Strong tobacco smell present.

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MUSIC FOR KING HENRY
Written by Nicolas Bell; David Skinner.
Stock no. 1821643
Published by Folio Society. 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

A facsimile of a Royal Choirbook. Very large format. Burgundy cloth spine, cream boards with gilt & foil decorations. Limited edition of 500 copies and 20 lettered copies. 36 pages. Coloured frontispiece and ornamented initial letters. Also includes a commentary volumes which has red cloth spine with gilt title and pictorial front board. Colour illustrations and 117 pages. Also included is a CD: Henry's Music Motets from a Royal Choirbook Songs by Henry VIII. Commentary volume and CD ARE MISSING. This copy is the Facsimile volume ONLY. Boards and contents fine. This is copy 377. Contained in publisher's slipcase with some light scuffing.

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FIFTY FABLES OF LA FONTAINE
Written by Jean De La Fontaine; Norman R. Shapiro; Sarah Bakewell. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1821639
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Translated by Shapiro, introduced by Bakewell. Green goatskin leather binding with gilt titles. Limited edition of 1000, each copy numbered and signed by Quentin Blake. Colour illustrations. Top edge gilt. Copy 180 SIGNED by Quentin Blake. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed.

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1759 KUNERSDORF AND MAXEN
Written by Horace St Paul.
Stock no. 1320197
Published by Gralene Books. 1st 2007. Fine condition.

The journal of Colonel Horace St Paul from Jan to Nov of 1759. Including descriptions of his promotion and ennoblement, the battle of Kunersdorf, Operations in Lusatia and Saxony and culminating in the Affair at Maxen. Translated and edited by Neil Cogswell with additional materials. B/w plans. Limited to 100 copies. ISBN: 1901162095. This is copy no. 64.

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THE FORD THAT BEAT FERRARI: A RACING HISTORY OF THE GT40
Written by John S. Allen; Gordon J. Jones.
Stock no. 1320168
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

Large format. Black cloth with silver title to spine. Special Limited edition of 200 numbered copies. Colour and b/w photos. The GT40, placed 1-2-3 at Le Mans in 1966 and won the next three consecutive years. ISBN: 1844253058. SIGNED by the two authors and also racing driver Jacky Ickx. The ltd edn number box of this copy is empty.

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