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RALLYING IN A WORKS M.G.
Written by Len Shaw.
Stock no. 1825083
Published by Magna Press. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition.

International Sporting Endeavour In M.G. Y-Type and ZA Saloons. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Limited to 750 copies. ISBN: 0951942344. This is copy 43 of 750, SIGNED by the author. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else a lovely copy.

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BIG BLOWS UNION PACIFIC'S SUPER TURBINES
Written by Harold Keekley.
Stock no. 1324747
Published by George R. Cockle And Associates. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

Great Railroading Series. Large format yellow cardwraps. B/w photos of the locomotives throughout. 64 pages. Limited to 4000 numbered copies. ISBN: 0916160025. This is copy no. 2622. Laminate to corners of covers is lifting. Pale page edge browning.

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THE FLORA OF BRISTOL
Written by James Walter White.
Stock no. 1324730
Published by Chatford House Press Ltd.. 1972. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Being an Account of all the Flowering Plants, Ferns, and their Allies That Have at Any Time Been Found in the District of the Bristol Coal-Fields. A facsimile of the 1912 edition. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 722 pages. 3 b/w plates and a map. Limited to 400 copies. ISBN: 0950083658. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name plate and small address label to front free-endpaper. Light browning to endpapers. Edge of fold-out map has been slightly misfolded and now has a slightly ragged margin. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss, spine of wrapper is a bit grubby and front flap is creased.

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OF RED EAGLES AND ROYAL CROWNS
Written by William E. Hamelman.
Stock no. 1824966
Published by Matthaus Publishers. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

A modern English translation of Der Preussische Rothe-Adler-Orden und der Konligliche Kronen-Orden in Urkunde und Bild by F.W. Hoftmann, 1878. A modern translation of the statutes of the Prussian Red Eagle Order and the Royal Crown Order. Blue cloth boards with silver titles. B/w illustrations. Limited edition of 500. Corners of boards rubbed. Text block browned. Not numbered (of 500).

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THRUST: THROUGH THE SOUND BARRIER
Written by Richard Noble.
Stock no. 1324644
Published by Partridge. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Signed limited edition of 1000. The story of the he Thrust SSC Supersonic Car setting a new world land speed record at 763 miles per hour in October 1997. Blue cloth boards, silver titles, pictorial onlay to front. Colour photos. ISBN: 1852252685. SIGNED by the authors to front endpaper and to copyright page. This is copy no. 974. Contents fine. Some very light marks to cloth (dust)? Contained in a red slipcase which has a few small, light marks to one side.

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STAN ROSENTHAL: APPROACHES TO ART
Written by Stan Rosenthal; Shelagh Hourahane. Illustrated by Stan Rosenthal.
Stock no. 1824685
Published by Gomer Press. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Limited edition of 250 numbered copies containing a slipped-in giclee print prouced by the artist exclusively for this edition and signed by him. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Coloured landscapes of Wales in this artist's vibrant style. Contained in a matching green cloth covered slipcase. ISBN: 1843232138. This is copy 98 of 250 numbered copies and SIGNED by the artist. Imprint of signature has passed through to title page. Lower front corner of board lightly bumped. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown with name crossed out in ink. Contents otherwise fine. Slipcase is lightly bumped on one closed corner and has a minor white mark to one side.

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THE SOCIETY OF BRITISH AEROSPACE COMPANIES: A LIFETIME OF AVIATION 1916-1986
Written by Michael Donne.
Stock no. 1824448
Published by The Society Of British Aerospace Companies Ltd; Ducimus Books. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Limited edition to 3000 numbered copies. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0903234556. A fine copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased with closed tears to lower corners (no loss). Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a couple of minor marks.

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A SNOWDROP
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Claudia Guercio.
Stock no. 1323711
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1929. Very good condition.

No. 20 of The Ariel Poems. Large-paper edition limited to 500 copies. Green boards with gilt title to front. 2 text pages, edges untrimmed. B/w text illustrations and a full-page colour illustration. SIGNED by the author to limitation page, this is copy no. 70. Light, old tape marks to corners of endpapers. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed.

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SONGS OF CHILDHOOD
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Estella Canziani.
Stock no. 1323667
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st thus 1923. Very good condition.

Originally published in 1902, this is the new and limited edition of 310 copies. Cream vellum spine with gilt title, grey boards. 8 pretty colour plates mounted with tissue-guards plus b/w illustrations. 172 pages, edges untrimmed. This is copy no. 204 SIGNED by the author. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine and cover edges browned. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Tissue-guards to plates are browned. A couple of hinges are cracked. A few foxspots to contents.

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GILES ANNUAL 1947 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Giles. Illustrated by Giles.
Stock no. 1323659
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. Facsimile of the 1947 Giles No. 2. Collectors Limited Edition. ISBN: 1874507554. Book is fine. Slipcase is edge worn/rubbed and slightly creased.

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LIBRI WALLIAE: A CATALOGUE OF WELSH BOOKS AND BOOKS PRINTED IN WALES 1546-1820 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Eiluned Rees.
Stock no. 1824172
Published by The National Library of Wales. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition.

Orange cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies. ISBN: 0907158196. Top of spine of volume I lightly bumped. Volume II has very few minor foxspots to top edge of text block. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's matching orange slipcase which is lightly bumped at corners and a little scuffed.

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OPERATION PEDESTAL: THE FLEET THAT BATTLED TO MALTA 1942
Written by Max Hastings.
Stock no. 1824165
Published by William Collins. 1st 2021. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Operation Pedestal - one of the bloodiest sea battles of Britain's war, ordered by Churchill to save Malta. Limited Signed Edition. Navy boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780008364946. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to half-title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and has a 'signed by the author' sticker to front panel.

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