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THE HANDBOOK OF BIRD IDENTIFICATION FOR EUROPE AND THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC
Written by Mark Beaman; Steve Madge. Illustrated by Hilary Burn; et al..
Stock no. 1828293
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Over 350 colour plates in total. 868 pages. ISBN: 0713639601. Top & tail of spine and lower horizontal edges rubbed. Text block grubby. Name & date in ink to front endpaper (appears to have previously belonged to Brian Sawford, a well known local naturalist). Contents otherwise clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and has a few minor chips, closed tears, and is a little grubby.

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SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM
Written by T.E. Lawrence.
Stock no. 1828225
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1935. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Pages untrimmed. Top edge brown. B/w maps and plates. Fifth impression in the same years as first publication for general circulation. Boards clean and bright. Foxing mainly to endpapers and text block. Includes a leaflet on Lawrence of Arabia Memorial which is also foxed. Contents are tight and generally clean (bar foxing). Plain dustwrapper is grubby and lightly edge-worn.

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THE LETTERS OF T.E. LAWRENCE
Written by T.E. Lawrence; David Garnett.
Stock no. 1828048
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

In this book the career of T.E. Lawrence from the time he was a schoolboy, interested in archaeology, until his death in 1935, is recorded almost entirely in his own words: in his letters and in unpublished secret documents and official reports. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. 896 pages including index. B/w photos and maps, some fold-out. Second impression. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Boards have a very slight grubby appearance. Text block browned. A few foxspots present. Price-cut dustwrapper is grubby with a few marks, browned to spine, worn at corners & top & tail of spine.

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JEBEL HAFIT, A NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Simon Aspinall; Peter Hellyer.
Stock no. 1327625
Published by Emirates Natural History Group. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9948031431. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some lifting of laminate to spine edges. Preliminary pages are slightly creased at edges with some slight grubbiness. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly dusty.

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REVOLT IN THE DESERT
Written by T.E. Lawrence; Raleigh Trevelyan. Illustrated by Edward Bawden.
Stock no. 1827878
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Very good condition.

Introduced by Raleigh Trevelyan. Pictorial cloth. B/w photos and illustrations. Gilt title to spine. Endpapers are sketch map to show Lawrence's desert campaigns. Ninth printing.Lower board corners lightly rubbed. Else a fine copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and is bumped at one closed end (VG).

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ARCHITECTURE OF AN ISLAND: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF BAHRAIN
Written by Fiona Clark.
Stock no. 1826753
Published by Miracle. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Embodies both the economic and physical enhancements that are taking place in the Kingdom. Large format. Matt white boards with foil titles. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9789990137361. Boards a little scuffed. Top rear corner bumped. Contents clean. Internet directory on CD is MISSING from inside rear cover.

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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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PLANTS IN THE DESERTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Written by K.H. Batanouny.
Stock no. 1824630
Published by Springer. Nearly fine condition.

The adaptations of plants in the deserts of the Middle East in order to sustain their life and reproduce to continue their survival. Pictorial glazed boards. Unread - still in original shrinkwrap!

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AIR WAR ON THE EDGE: A HISTORY OF THE ISRAEL AIR FORCE AND ITS AIRCRAFT SINCE 1947
Written by Bill Norton.
Stock no. 1824495
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The aircraft, units and exploits of the Israel Air Force. Large format. B/w and colour photos. 432 pages. ISBN: 1857800885. A fine copy. Pale blue pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks to rear panel.

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THE LION AND THE GAZELLE
Written by P.N. Humphreys; E. Kahrom.
Stock no. 2139242
Published by Comma International Biological Systems. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The mammals and birds of Iran. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0951397761. Bumping to spine, wear along cover edges. Name in ink to half-title page. Ink stamp to title page, some transfer to opposite page. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a faded spine.

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THE HORSE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
Written by Ann Hyland.
Stock no. 1823618
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Recounting the role of the horse in the ancient world, concentrating on the Near and Middle East and adjacent territories by working from archaeological, literary, illustrative and historical sources. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. ISBN: 0750921609. A few light scuff marks to boards. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks.

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PALMYRA AND ITS EMPIRE
Written by Richard Stoneman.
Stock no. 1322605
Published by University Of Michigan Press. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Zenobia's Revolt against Rome. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 246 pages. B/w photos at rear of book. ISBN: 0472103873. Spine slightly bumped, some light dusty marks along spine edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and lightly browned.

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