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JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER BEYOND THE MYTH
Written by Ronald Anderson; Anne Koval.
Stock no. 2133337
Published by John Murray. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Whistler's art and life are brought together to recreate the extraordinary career of the man behind the myth. Dark red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 544 pages includes index. ISBN: 0719550270. Base of spine slightly bumped. Wrapper edges lightly rubbed and spine just very slightly sunned.

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A HISTORY OF BRITISH GARDENING
Written by Miles Hadfield.
Stock no. 2132141
Published by John Murray. 3rd 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

3rd edition, revised and expanded. Green cloth with red title label, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0719536448. Spotting along edge of rear cover. Wrapper is edge-creased with bottom corner of front flap cut off. Foxing to outer page edges.

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THE RETREAT: HITLER'S FIRST DEFEAT
Written by Michael Jones.
Stock no. 1818467
Published by John Murray. Circa 2010. Very good condition.

The story of Hitler's first terrible defeat through first-hand witnesses and a powerful narrative. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780719569722. 3rd printing. Old price label to front cover.

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BILLY WINKS
Written by Cicely Englefield. Illustrated by Cicely Englefield.
Stock no. 1816409
Published by John Murray. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of an impertinent lizard and how he lost his tail. Fuschia and green pictorial boards. Delightful woodcuts throughout. 41pp plus booklist. 6.75 x 5". Light rubbing to board edges. Fading to top and tail of cloth spine. Blue pencil crayon scribble to front board. Contents clean. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few chips which affect 'Bil' of the title to spine (missing).

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ODDLE AND IDDLE
Written by Lily Collier. Illustrated by Joyce Crawshay Williams.
Stock no. 2126697
Published by John Murray. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

The Goblins Of Aloe Shamba. Green cloth, colour pictorial onlay to front. Brown titles. Colour frontis plus 8 b/w plates. 280 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Damp markings to page edges, including pastedowns. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some ink marks to front endpaper and pastedown. Foxing to outer page edges.

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HANDBOOK FOR SHROPSHIRE, CHESHIRE AND LANCASHIRE
No author listed.
Stock no. 2124520
Published by John Murray. 1st 1870. Good condition.

Red cloth with gilt titles. With Map. 64 pages of advertisements to rear. New red spine, with gilt titles (old spine is still inserted loosely into book). Heavy wear to edges, with some scuffing to covers. Some foxing. A few small pencil annotations to margins. Map is present, but very fragile!

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BERTIE AND THE BIG RED BALL
Written by Edward Lucie-Smith. Illustrated by Beryl Cook.
Stock no. 1815530
Published by John Murray; Gallery Five. 1st 1982. Fine condition.

When Ruby takes Bertie for a quiet walk on the seafront little does she know what lies in store... Pictorial boards. Bright colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0719539765.

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HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN NORWAY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1208692
Published by John Murray. 9th 1897. Almost very good condition.

Ninth Edition Revised with Maps and Plans. Small format. Red cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. Pocket for map inside front cover. All maps and plans present. Map in front pocket has a small mark and tear to margin but no loss. Rear pocket contains Murray's Hand-Book to Norway Cycling Routes, Grammar and Vocabulary. Spine browned. Covers marked. Inscription in pencil on front endpaper. Name and date in ink on verso of front endpaper. Contents clean.

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HANDBOOK FOR NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND RUTLAND
No author listed.
Stock no. 1208690
Published by John Murray. 1st 1878. Good condition.

Small format. Red cloth, gilt titles. With Map. A Murray's Guide. Map in rear pocket present and complete without tears. Covers marked. Spine browned with wear and small split at top. Joints cracked. Tear to lower edge of front endpaper. Name and date in ink to half-title page. Foxspots to prelims else contents clean. A sound copy of the first edition.

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HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN SUSSEX
No author listed.
Stock no. 1814229
Published by John Murray. 4th 1877. Almost very good condition.

4th edition, with map (in rear pocket) and plan. Red limp-cloth, with gilt titles. A Murray's Guide. Spine & corners owrn, boards scuffed. Joints split and fragile. Bookplate to front pastedown. Prelims detached. Linen-backed map present in rear pocket.

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THE WANDERINGS OF MUMFIE
Written by Katharine Tozer. Illustrated by Katharine Tozer.
Stock no. 1316399
Published by John Murray. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pink cloth spine with black title, colour pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped, corners worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some light foxing and fingering to contents. Light musty smell to contents. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, grubby to rear panel and spine and has some loss to top of spine.

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TEAPOTS AND QUAILS AND OTHER NEW NONSENSES
Written by Edward Lear. Illustrated by Edward Lear.
Stock no. 1314793
Published by John Murray. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited and introduced by Angus Davidson and Philip Hofer. Previously unpublished verses found 65 years after Lear's death. Brown pictorial boards. B/w drawings to text. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers slightly foxed. A few light fingermarks to pages else contents clean. Dustwrapper is foxed and edge chipped with minimal loss and tape repairs on verso.

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