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THE ENGLISH INTERIOR 1500 TO 1900
Written by Ralph Dutton.
Stock no. 1821626
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Four centuries development of the English interior. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. Board corners bumped. Browning to front endpapers. Foxing to text block. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge worn and torn, 2" missing from base of spine, Messy repair to verso of dustwrapper with now yellowed tape.

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MOTOR RACING FACTS AND FIGURES
Written by Rodney Walkerley.
Stock no. 2134314
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Some spots to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is foxed to spine with edge-creasing and some chips.

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THE BRITISH COMPETITION CAR
Written by Cyril Posthumus. Illustrated by John Dunscombe.
Stock no. 2134303
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1959. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 256 pages including index. Spotting to boards, especially spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Dustwrapper is foxed and faded to spine; a few nicks and chips at corners.

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NAPOLEON'S CAVALRY AND ITS LEADERS
Written by David Johnson.
Stock no. 1820635
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating account of the most remarkable cavalry force in history, illuminating the characters of its soldiers, their leaders, the reasons for its triumphs, and the facts of its destruction. Dark plum boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713411805. Text block browned. Previous owner's faint address ink stamped to front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and has been covered with clear laminate which has creased to front panel. Cigarette odour present.

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NATURAL SCIENCE BOOKS IN ENGLISH 1600 - 1900
Written by David M. Knight.
Stock no. 1818229
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. 262 pages. The collector of scientific books will particularly value the extended bibliographies which follow each chapter. 4 colour and 56 black and white illustrations. Top edge green. ISBN: 071340728X. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. A few minor grubby marks to text block. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges, worn at top & tail of spine.

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BIRDS IN SURREY 1900-1970
Written by Donald Parr.
Stock no. 2127542
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An authoritative survey of Surrey's birds. Mottled blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 293 pages including index. ISBN: 0713403292. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Browning/foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some fading to spine; edge browning.

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CHILDREN'S FASHIONS IN THE NINETEETH CENTURY
Written by James Laver.
Stock no. 2126735
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Batsford Colour Books. With an Introduction and Notes on the Plates by Laver. Colour illustrations. Some browning and foxing to pages. Wrapper is browned to spine with some edge-creasing and wear; a little chipping.

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THE MOTOR CAR 1765-1914
Written by Anthony Bird.
Stock no. 1710577
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The hsitory of the motor car in a continuous story from its tentative beginning in the mid-eighteenth century to the mechanical and aesthetic maturity reached by 1914. Green cloth, gilt title to spine with small vignette of steering column to front. B/w illustrations and photos. 256 pages including index. Bleaching of cloth to outer board edges. Text block and endpapers browned. Minor foxing and a lower corner crease to prelims. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Price-cut dustwrapper edge-worn with a few tiny chips and a few closed tears.

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WATER-COLOUR PAINTING IN BRITAIN II THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
Written by Martin Hardie; Dudley Snelgrove; Jonathan Mayne; Basil Taylor.
Stock no. 2112454
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. 4 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713407174. Light bumping to spine and along a couple of cover edges. Some page edge browning. Wrapper is unevenly browned, with some chipping and creasing; minimal loss.

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PRIMROSES AND POLYANTHUS
Written by Peter Ward.
Stock no. 1603825
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Dark green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos and b/w drawings. 160 pages. A guide to the species and hybrids. ISBN: 0713481838. Corners scuffed. Contents fine.

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BORDER PINKS
Written by Richard Bird.
Stock no. 2108502
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1ST 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Colour photos. ISBN: 0713470607. A couple of marks to covers and edges. wrapper is a little edge-creased.

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AGINCOURT
Written by Christopher Hibbert.
Stock no. 1601422
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations, 192 pages. Corners and base of spine scuffed.

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