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SPADES AND FEATHERS
Written by Tyler Whittle. Illustrated by Raymond Sheppard; Tyler Whittle.
Stock no. 1323186
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1955. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Searching for the lost plate of a ruined Norfolk monastery is the main theme of this story. Peach boards with black title to spine and small avocet vignette to front cover. 221 pages. B/w illustrations. Endpapers are maps of Crome's Broad. Some slightly bumped. Some very slightly browning to lower cover edges. Small patch of white paper transfer to base of spine (from dustwrapper). Contents are foxed and browned. Dustwrapper is edge worn, foxed on verso with damp stains to edges and tape repairs on verso.

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BOULTON & PAUL AIRCRAFT
Written by Gordon Kinsey.
Stock no. 2138430
Published by Terence Dalton Limited. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a company spanning almost two hundred years and of their achievements within the history of aviation. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ix and 199 pages including index. ISBN: 0861380851. Page edges are lightly browned. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.

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NORFOLK & SUFFOLK
Written by W.G. Clarke. Illustrated by A. Heaton Cooper.
Stock no. 2137334
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1921. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. Embossed border to front cover. 40 tissue-guarded colour plates. 3000 copies printed. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; grubby marks and spotting to covers. Foxing throughout - some heavy (e.g. page 89).

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FLYING LIVES WITH A NORFOLK THEME
Written by Peter B. Gunn.
Stock no. 2136267
Published by Peter B. Gunn. 1st 2010. Almost very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780954277017. Fading to spine, with half inch tear to base. Creasing to rear cover.

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THE BROADS (NN 89)
Written by Brian Moss.
Stock no. 2129628
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 89. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0002201631. Foxing to top edge of text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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THE BIRDS OF GREAT YARMOUTH
Written by Peter R. Allard.
Stock no. 2127742
Published by Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society. 1990. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0950113034. Some edge wear. Bookplate to inside front cover. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Some browning and foxing.

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STRIKE HARD A BOMBER AIRFIELD AT WAR
Written by John B. Hilling.
Stock no. 1610082
Published by Budding Books. 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Glazed illustrated boards. RAF Downham Market and its Squadrons 1942-46. B/w photos. ISBN: 1840150017. Base of spine bumped.

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THE NORFOLK BIRD ATLAS: SUMMER AND WINTER DISTRIBUTIONS 1999-2007
Written by Moss Taylor; John H. Marchant.
Stock no. 1815234
Published by British Trust for Ornithology. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The product of extensive and systematic fieldwork undertaken by hundreds of volunteer surveyors in both summer and winter periods over the period 1999-2007. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos and distribution maps. 528 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906204822. Light pencil mark to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper lightly edge-creased.

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THE BIG SIX
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1316068
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1940. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers - maps of Norfolk Broads. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. A couple of small, light marks to spine. Name in ink to top edge of front endpaper. Inscription in ink to fly-leaf. Some fingermarks to page margins and a few light foxspots.

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HOLKHAM
Written by Leo Schmidt; Christian Keller; Polly Feversham.
Stock no. 1812578
Published by Prestel. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Built between 1734 and 1765, Holkham Hall - Thomas Coke, the Earl of Leicester's, 25,000 acre estate in Norfolk - is a tribute to time gone by. This book explores the landscape and architectural history of Holkham Hall. Large format. Dark red cloth boards, gilt title to front and embossed blind title to front. Colour & b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 379133414X. Spine of dustwrapper lightly faded else a beautiful copy.

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NORWICH ARCHAEOLOGY OF A FINE CITY
Written by Brian Ayers.
Stock no. 1811565
Published by Amberley. 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Revised and Updated. An overview of the history and development of the city, beginning with its pre-urban days, through the fundamental changes brought by the Normans, the thriving medieval commercial centre, and on to post-medieval industrialisation, war-damage and post-war development. Cardwraps. B/w photos and colour plates. ISBN: 9781848683723. A nice copy.

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BEAUTIFUL NORFOLK BUILDINGS
Written by Stanley J. Wearing.
Stock no. 1606793
Published by The Soman-Wherry Press Ltd.. 1944. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Small format, b/w drawings. Reprint. Damp stains to boards, some wrinkling of rear board. Inscription in to front endpaper. Contents generally clean but some page wrinkled. Scattered foxing. Wrapper is damp stained and edge worn.

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