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THE POACHERS PROGRESS
No author listed. Illustrated by C. Blake; C. Turner.
Stock no. 1706439
Published by Paul Harris. 1st thus 1981. Very good condition.

Facsimile edition first published by C. Turner in 1826. Limited to 750 copies. Very Large Oblong format, Approx. 60cm by 40cm. 8 colour plates from paintings by C. Blake, engraved by Turner. Leather spine. Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier. ISBN: 0862280303. Base of spine and bottom edge worn. This copy is unnumbered. A few scuffs to covers. Plates bright and clean. REDUCED from £250.

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THE MAMMALS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by J.G. Millais. Illustrated by J.G. Millais; Archibald Thorburn; G.E. Lodge; Henrik Gronvold.
Stock no. 1706435
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1904. Almost very good condition.

Three volumes. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 14 x 13", large heavy format. Top edge gilt. Limited edition of 1025 copies. With 62 photogravures, 62 coloured plates and 149 uncoloured plates. Copy No. 217. Bookplates to front pastedowns. 12cm split to one side of spine from top to volume 1. Spines faded. Corners worn. Occasional foxspot to contents.

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CHEPSTOW STREET LITERATURE AND EPHEMERA
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1603670
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Limited to 140 copies. B/w illustrations. Revised edition. ISBN: 0906134412. Corners rubbed. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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CHEPSTOW STREET LITERATURE AND EPHEMERA
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1603669
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1979. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. 90 examples of posters, handbills, timetables etc. Limited to 120 copies. Red boards. ISBN: 0906134064. Wrapper is faded to spine and has a few sticky residue marks to flaps.

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FROM AN ANGLER'S JOURNAL VOLUME ONE
Written by Ian Watson.
Stock no. 2107737
Published by Wye Angling Publications. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Colour illustrations. Reproduction of the author's handwritten journal of his time spent angling. Limited edition of 500 copies. ISBN: 9780955721625. Copy no. 383. Contains envelope containing some postcards from the Angler's Journal. Light wear to wrapper.

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THE NATURE OF SURREY
Written by John Drewett. Illustrated by Rosalie S. Thompson; et al..
Stock no. 1806210
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Wildlife and Ecology of the County and London South of the Thames. Limited edition with subscribers list to rear. Green boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0860232476. Vertical crease at gutter edge of front endpaper. Copy 580. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is slightly grubby.

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THE NATURE OF SURREY
Written by John Drewett. Illustrated by Rosalie S. Thompson; et al..
Stock no. 1806033
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1987. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Wildlife and Ecology of the County and London South of the Thames. Limited edition with subscribers list to rear. Green boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0860232476. A fine copy in a pictorial wrapper with just a few minor marks.

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THE MOSS ROSE PRESS
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Linda Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1805648
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1985. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited edition of 150 copies. A complete list of the Chepstow Society and Moss Rose Press publications from 1948 to 1985. Green cloth. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0906134331. SIGNED by author and illustrators to free endpaper. Text block slightly dusty. Wrapper is grubby and lightly edge-worn.

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RIP VAN WINKLE
Written by Washington Irving. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2106668
Published by Van Holkema & Warendorf. 1st 1906. Almost very good condition.

Full leather binding with gilt titles and pictorial onlay to front cover. Ribbon ties weaved into binding of covers. 50 colour plates; tipped-in. Heavy, hand-made paper. Text is in Dutch. A lovely edition! Limited edition to 325 copies. 8" split to top of spine next to front cover. 3-4" split to base of spine on rear side of covers. Bumping and wear to corners and spine. A little chipping along cover edges. Original ribbon ties are still present on binding - one to bottom of front cover has partly torn off, so can not be tied to ribbon on rear cover; original piece of torn of ribbon still present inside, but detached. A few marks to covers. Looks like repair work has been professionally done at some point; new overlap edges have been very neatly added, so protecting more original corners. The book also appears to have new endpapers. Some foxing to outer page edges and a few to some pages internally. Some creasing to uncut page edges. All plates are present and in excellent condition!

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THE DIAMOND JUBILEE IN CHESHIRE
Written by John H. Cooke.
Stock no. 2106651
Published by Mackie & Co. Limited. 1899. Very good condition.

A descriptive account of how the 60th year of the glorious reign of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Empress of India was celebrated in the County of Chester. With numerous illustrations. Limited edition to 200 copies (Royal Quarto). Large format. Copy No. 123.Front cover is a bit bowed. Some grubby marks to covers; a little fraying to cloth in a couple of places. Joints are a little cracked. Contents clean and bright.

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BIBLIOTHECA CESTRIENSIS
Written by John H. Cooke.
Stock no. 2106650
Published by Mackie & Co. Limited. 1904. Very good condition.

Or a biographical account of books, maps, plates and other printed matter relating to, printed or published in, or written by authors resident in the county of Chester. Illustrated with views of old halls in Cheshire. Compiled by Cooke. Large format. Limited to 200 copies. Some wear to covers; a little scuffing and bumping, damp marking to rear cover, with bad wear to top edge. Copy no. 100 (Royal quarto). Some grubby margin marks and a couple of pages have small nicks to edges.

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THE FRENCH SPORTS CAR REVOLUTION
Written by Anthony Blight.
Stock no. 2105778
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Bugatti, Delage, Delahaye and Talbot in competition 1934-1939. Large format. B/w photos. This edition limited to 1500 copies. ISBN: 0854299440. Copy No. 1110. A few light marks to covers. Light wear to cover edges.

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