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YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES - DEATH CLOUD
Written by Andrew Lane. Illustrated by Kev Walker; Sam Hadley.
Stock no. 1325749
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Young Sherlock Holmes will need every ounce of courage, determination and stength to defeat an enemy of exquisitely evil intent... Red boards, silver title to spine. 311 numbered pages. ISBN: 9780230751965. SIGNED by the author to title-page, this is copy no. 118. Includes a Young Sherlock bookmark from Goldsboro Books.

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YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES - BLACK ICE
Written by Andrew Lane. Illustrated by Kev Walker; Sam Hadley.
Stock no. 1325748
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 2011. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

When Sherlock's brother is discovered holding a knife and leaning over a corpse, it seems a clear-cut case of murder. But Sherlock isn't so sure. Red boards, black title to spine. 285 numbered pages. This is one of 500 copies of the first edition. ISBN: 9780230760479. SIGNED by the author, this is copy no. 118.

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THE BOOK OF KINGSTON
Written by Shaan Butters.
Stock no. 1826035
Published by Baron Birch. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. The story of Kingston in Surrey. ISBN: 0860235629. Light scuffing to boards. Slight grubbiness to text block. Contents clean. Number 346 of a Limited Edition.

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SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT 1880-1969: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF THE ARTIST'S SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINTS
Written by Keith S. Gardner; Nigel D. Clark. Illustrated by William Russell Flint.
Stock no. 1825764
Published by Sir William Russell Flint Galleries Ltd.. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition.

Title to spine is 'Sir William Russell Flint R.A. A Catalogue Raisonne'. This is the De Luxe Edition, limited to 1500 copies of which nos 1-500 are De Luxe. Large format. Blue leather binding, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Colour illustrations with facing text. End of volume is Flint's engravings. ISBN: 0951154818. Spine is very slightly discoloured/faded. This is copy 334 of 500 De-Luxe copies. Contained in blue cloth slipcase with blue signature label to one side, case is a little rubbed at corners and some glue which holds the cloth to the spineis starting to dry out.

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KATE GREENAWAY
Written by M.H. Spielmann; G.S. Layard. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1825653
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

Deluxe limited edition of 500 copies, SIGNED by Kate Greenaway's brother, John Greenaway. Cream cloth with gilt titles and blind decorations. With an original sketch by Kate Greenaway. Beautiful plates that have captioned page guards. Spine browned and worn with fraying to top & tail. Boards are grubby. Text block browned. Joints cracked but binding tight. SIGNED by John Greenaway and number 275 (?) of 500. Some minor foxing and age related marks presnt. All plates present. Plate on page 88 has a repaired closed tear which does not affect the actual illustration. Plate and tissue guard facing page 166 is creased at edges with a few tiny closed tears.

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HOLLAND
Written by Beatrix Jungman. Illustrated by Nico Jungman.
Stock no. 1825644
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1904. Good condition.

De Luxe edition limited to 300 numbered copies and signed by the illustrator. White cloth, blue borders and orange tree design with gilt titles. 75 tissue-guarded plates. Top edge gilt. SIGNED by the artist (no dedication) and numbered 128 (of 300). Spine browned, boards marked and grubby. Top & tail of spine worn and fraying. Front hinge pulled with residue surface paper from front endpaper stuck to half-title page. Rear hinge pulled wide, free rear endpaper is stuck to rear pastedown (possibly a binding error). Some inner hinges pulled else the binding is tight. Some foxing present especially to tissue-guards but not the plates themselves. Small damp stain to margins and lower corner of last few pages and plates.

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EGYPT
Written by R. Talbot Kelly. Illustrated by R. Talbot Kelly.
Stock no. 1825638
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1902. Almost very good condition.

De Luxe Limited Edition of 500 numbered copies, signed by the author. Bevelled boards. Heavy duty cloth boards with gilt titles and colour pattern. Top edge gilt. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates. xiii and 239 numbered pages. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) and numbered 238 (of 500). Boards grubby and stained, rear edge of spine has a small patch of cloth fraying.Joints cracked, rear endpaper missing. Binding of first few pages weak and will possibly disintegrate further so that the pages are loose. Binding glue drying out and thus a few weak spots. A few foxspots throughout. All plates present and clean.

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SWORD AND PLOUGHSHARE: THE STORY OF THE DE BOHUNS AND CALDICOT
Written by T.T. Birbeck.
Stock no. 1825539
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1973. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth. The early history of Caldicot and surrounding community. Limited to 600 copies. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0900278153. Boards grubby with foxing. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, edge-worn with a few small tears and chips, verso is foxed.

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COLD WAR SHIELD - RAF FIGHTER SQUADRONS 1950-1960 - VOLUME 2
Written by Roger Lindsay.
Stock no. 1325205
Published by Roger Lindsay. 1st 2013. Fine condition.

Vampire, Venom and Sabre squadrons. Foreword by Air Vice-Marshal Leslie Phipps. Large, heavy format. Glazed pictorial boards. 368 pages. B/w photos throughout, some colour photos and illustrations towards the back of the book. ISBN: 9780954406929.

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FISHING WITH THE FAMOUS
Written by Bob Buteaux; Kevin Clifford. Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 1325107
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited Edition to 600 copies. Green cloth with gilt title box to front cover. Colour and b/w photos. SIGNED by Illustrator to Limited Edition page. This is marked 'Complimentary' (doesn't have a number). Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of nicks to top of spine; some edge-wear.

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JIM CLARK LIFE AT TEAM LOTUS
Written by Peter Darley.
Stock no. 1825184
Published by Coterie Press Limited. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A feast of previously unseen photographs from the mid-1960s when the Scottish maestro was at the peak of his career. Large format. Square format. Over 250 b/w photos. 256 pages. Limited Edition. ISBN: 9781902351285. Board corners lightly rubbed, minor scuffing to rear board. Contents clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is lihgtly scuffed. Contained in publisher's 'Limited Edition' green cloth slipcase which is a little scuffed, lightly faded and lower edge just showing signs of cloth starting to come unstuck. A nice copy.

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Q THE BIOGRAPHY OF DESMOND LLEWELYN
Written by Sandy Hernu.
Stock no. 1825155
Published by S.B. Publications. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Biography of the quintessential Gadget Master to the world's best loved Secret Agent, James Bond. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 168 pages. Limited to 1000 copies. ISBN: 1857702050. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. This is copy 041 of 1000 copies. Pictoria dustwrapper is lightly creased and lightly faded to spine.

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