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BB A CELEBRATION
Written by BB; Tom Quinn. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2126000
Published by Wharncliffe Publishing Limited. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A unique collection of BB's country and field sports writings. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photographic plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1871647169. Wrapper is price-cut with a little edge-creasing and a few marks.

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JUNGLE SOLDIER
Written by Brian Moynahan.
Stock no. 1816271
Published by Quercus. Circa 2009. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The True Story of Freddy Spencer Chapman - how he fought and survived one thousand days behind Japanese lines in Malaya in World War II to become a legend of guerilla warfare. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1849160766. Boards marked, spine slightly cocked, lower corners bumped. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to top edge of rear panel.

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LANCASHIRE AUTHORS A SERIES OF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Written by John Randal Swann.
Stock no. 2125700
1924. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles. B/w photos. SIGNED by (and dedicated to) R.W. Kenyon - designer of the Ewbank carpet sweeper. Spotting and wear to covers. Corners are bumped. Foxing.

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AN EXILED KING GUSTAF ADOLF IV OF SWEDEN (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Sophie Elkan.
Stock no. 2125659
Published by Hutchinson & Co.. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

Purple cloth with gilt titles to spines. B/w plates. Spines are both faded and bumped. A few marks to covers. Some corners are bumped. Foxing. Some uncut page edges.

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THE DUCHESSE DE CHEVREUSE
Written by Louis Batiffol.
Stock no. 2125578
Published by William Heinemann. 1913. Good condition.

A Life of Intrigue and Adventure In The Days of Louis XIII. Green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. B/w plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some white marks to covers and other areas of spotting. Foxing to pages throughout, some of which also have their text underlined in pencil.

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THE LIFE AND ART OF ATHOS MENABONI
Written by Barbara Cable Taylor.
Stock no. 1610668
Published by Mercer University Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour illustrations. One of the world's finest illustrators and painters of bird life. ISBN: 0865547122.

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JOHN BEWICK ENGRAVER ON WOOD 1760-1795
Written by Nigel Tattersfield.
Stock no. 1610656
Published by The British Library; Oak Knoll Press. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth boards, black title block and gilt text to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. An appreciation of Bewick's life together with an annotated catalogue of his illustrations and designs. ISBN: 0712347070. Wrapper spine lightly faded.

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MIKE HAILWOOD A MOTORCYCLE RACING LEGEND
Written by Mick Woollett.
Stock no. 1610579
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large square format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1859606482. Spine bumped, dent to top edge of front board. Text on wrapper spine is slightly faded.

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JOCHEN RINDT THE STORY OF A WORLD CHAMPION
Written by Heinz Pruller.
Stock no. 1610571
Published by William Kimber. 2nd 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The biography of the motor racing driver. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718301625. Spine bumped. Rear endpaper creased. Wrapper is rubbed at edges.

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DEREK BELL MY RACING LIFE
Written by Derek Bell.
Stock no. 1610554
Published by Patrick Stephens. 2nd 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second edition. Autobiography of the motor racing driver. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780857330888. Base of spine bumped.

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THUNDER IN THE PARK
Written by Tom Wheatcroft.
Stock no. 1610550
Published by Live Wire. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited edition of 5000. The story of Tom Wheatcroft and Donington Park. 280 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 0954286057. SIGNED by author (without dedication) to front endpaper. Copy number 4023 of 5000 written in pencil on front endpaper. Damp stain to outer page edges and some page margins; the contents are otherwise clean and bright.

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PURE LUCK
Written by A. Bramson.
Stock no. 1610453
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. c. 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of Sir Thomas Sopwith 1888-1989. Competition pilot, accomplished sportsman and yachtsman, patriot, engineer and industrialist, Sopwith contributed immeasurably to the story of aviation. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1852602635. Second printing. Small red sticker to front endpaper.

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