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ENGINES OF INSTRUCTION MISCHIEF AND MAGIC
Written by Mary V. Jackson.
Stock no. 1801950
Published by Scolar Press. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Children's Literature in England from its Beginnings to 1839. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 304 pages including index. ISBN: 0859678369. A clean copy in a black pictorial wrapper which is edge-worn and scuffed.

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P.G. WODEHOUSE A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY AND CHECKLIST
Written by Eileen McIlvaine; Louise S. Sherby; James H. Heineman. Illustrated by Peter Van Straaten.
Stock no. 1801922
Published by James H. Heineman. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This comprehensive bibliography and checklist opens wide the doors to the books, plays, verse, short stories and lyrics of P.G. Wodehouse. This volume is directed to the scholar, the researcher, the collector, the casual reader and, not least, to the fan of the man whom 20th century literary giants have called "The Master". Large format. Grey cloth boards with gilt plum titles. Plum, patterned endpapers. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. xlix and 489 pages. ISBN: 087008125X. Small plain white sticker to top corner of front endpaper else contents clean. Purple pictorial wrapper is edge-worn. A nice copy.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME III 1839-1845
Written by John Alexander Ferguson.
Stock no. 1801918
Published by National Library Of Australia. 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile Edition. Standard reference source for printed matter relating to Australia that appeared between 1784 and 1900. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Pale blue endpapers. vii + 632 pages includes index. ISBN: 0642990468. Minor marks to rear board else boards nice and clean. Small name & address label to top corner of front endpaper. Contents fine. Blue dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and slightly browned at spine.

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SHARING THE EARTH
Written by J.M. Fladmark.
Stock no. 1801834
Published by Donhead. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Local Identity in Global Culture. Papers presented at the Robert Gordon University Heritage Convention 1995 and edited by Fladmark. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w illustrations. xviii and 381 pages. ISBN: 1873394195. A fine copy in a matching pictorial wrapper which is lightly creased at corners.

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RANSOME FOREIGN LEGION
Written by Arthur Ransome; Robert M. Thompson.
Stock no. 385755
Published by Amazon Publications. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A study of the many translations of the twelve Swallows and Amazons books of Arthur Ransome. Large format. Red boards with gilt titles. 120 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Slight markings to textblock edges and a few light fingermarks to page margins (mainly at prelims). Dustwrapper is just lightly creased at top edges.

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A COMPLETE AND UNIVERSAL ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Written by James Barclay.
Stock no. 822712
Published by J.F. & C. Rivington. 1792. Slightly better than good condition.

Including Not Only a Full Explanation of Difficult Words and Technical Terms in All Faculties and Professions But Also a Pronouncing Dictionary. Full brown leather binding. Gilt title to spine. Contents very good. Rebacked with original spine laid down.

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RECORD SOURCES FOR LOCAL HISTORY
Written by Philip Riden.
Stock no. 820480
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition.

A guide for local historians to the main archival sources available to them in England and Wales. Coverage extends from the eleventh to the twentieth centuries. Batsford Local History Series. Laminated pictorial boards. ISBN: 0713447265. A nice copy.

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A BIBLOGRAPHY OF ARCHERY
Written by Fred Lake; Hal Wright.
Stock no. 818696
Published by The Simon Archery Foundation. 1st 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Indexed Catalogue of 5,000 articles, books, films, manuscripts, periodicals and theses on the use of the bow for hunting, war and recreation from the earliest times to the present day. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 501 pages. ISBN: 0950319902. Wrapper is unevenly faded.

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THE KENNEL CLUB YEAR BOOK 1996/1997
No author listed.
Stock no. 806116
Published by The Kennel Club. 1996. Almost very good condition.

Red card wraps. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good.

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RANDOLPH CALDECOTT LORD OF THE NURSERY
Written by Rodney K. Engen. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 596566
Published by Oresko Books Ltd.. Circa 1976. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0905368037. A few marks and some uneven fading to covers. Contents are fine.

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CHILD'S EYE
Written by Gillian Avery.
Stock no. 594498
Published by Channel 4. 1st 1989. Very good condition.

A History of Children's Books Through Three Centuries. Card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1851440889. A couple of light marks to covers. Corners are lightly creased.

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