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PICTURE-BOOK WORLD
Written by Bettina Hurlimann; Brian W. Alderson.
Stock no. 1705877
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Modern picture-books for children from twenty-four countries with a bio-biographical supplement by Elizabeth Waldmann. Colour illustrations. 216 pages. Board edges worn with bumped corners. Ink stamps to prelims. Wrapper faded and grubby with edge-creasing and chipping.

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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HISTORY OF CARDIFF
Written by Brian Ll. James; S.M. Romaya.
Stock no. 1705876
Published by Survey Of Cardiff. 1st 1989. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. 49 pages. ISBN: 951388606. A few marks to covers.

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THE CONCISE OXFORD COMPANION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE
Written by Margaret Drabble.
Stock no. 2105879
Published by Oxford University Press. 1985. Nearly fine condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 5th edition. ISBN: 0198661304. Tiny spot to rear cover else a fine copy. Contained in a very good slip-case that has some chipping to corners and uneven fading.

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WHO'S WHO IN ORNITHOLOGY
Written by John E. Pemberton.
Stock no. 1203467
Published by Buckingham Press. 1st 1997. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A short summary of the most famous people in Ornithology. ISBN: 0951496581.

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INDEX TO CHARACTERS IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Written by Arthur D. Mortimore.
Stock no. 1801957
Published by D. Mortimore. 1st 1977. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Indexing nearly 4000 books available in British libraries in 1975 and 1976 and intended to help librarians, teachers and parents to find the books that children ask for. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. 191 pages. ISBN: 0950566500. Ex-lib with library plate to front pastedown and stamps to text block & verso of title page. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is browned at spine and lightly scuffed.

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COLLECTING CHILDREN'S BOOKS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1801956
Published by Diamond Publishing Group. 3rd 2007. Very good condition.

Third Edition, completely revised and updated. Compiled by Book And Magazine Collector, Britain's Leading Publication for book and magazine collectors. Listing over 15,000 titles by the most collectable authors with values of first editions. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photo illustrations. 413 pages. ISBN: 9780953260171. Top & tail of spine and corners worn. A couple of grubby marks to endpapers and text block, contents clean.

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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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