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THE DUCHESS OF BLOOMSBURY STREET
Written by Helene Hanff.
Stock no. 1828375
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark orange cloth boards, blue title to spine. ISBN: 0233965092. Second impression. Light browning to text block. White pictorial dustwrapper is browned and a little scuffed.

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CALDECOTT & CO. NOTES ON BOOKS & PICTURES
Written by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1828374
Published by Reinhardt Books. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth, gilt titles. Essays of appreciation of famous authors and illustrators, including Beatrix Potter, Edward Ardizzone and Walt Disney. 214 pages. ISBN: 1871061067. A lovely copy. Cream dustwrapper is a little browned & grubby, small closed tear (no loss) to top rear panel edge.

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MICHAEL WITTMANN AND THE WAFFEN SS TIGER COMMANDERS OF THE LEIBSTANDARTE IN WORLD WAR II: VOLUME ONE
Written by Patrick Agte.
Stock no. 1828373
Published by Stackpole Books. Very good condition.

Stackpole Military History Series. German Tiger ace Michael Wittmann destroyed 138 enemy tanks and 132 anti-tank guns in a career that embodies the panzer legend: meticulous in planning, lethal in exe cution, and always cool under fire. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780811733342. Second printing. Light score marks and scuffing to covers. Text block lightly browned and a little grubby. Minor stain to lower corner of text block on vertical edge bleeds onto margins (minor). Slight odour present.

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FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM: THE UKRAINIAN VOLUNTEER DIVISION OF THE WAFFEN-SS
Written by Richard Landwehr. Illustrated by Ramiro Bujeiro.
Stock no. 1828372
Published by Bibliophile Legion Books, Inc.. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

How and why the Ukrainian Division of the Waffen-SS was formed, what it did on the battlefield and what eventually happened to it. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0918184053. Small knock to top of spine. Corners lightly rubbed. Tape marks to pastedowns, previous bookseller's address label to front pastedown. Text block browned and stained. One line of text describing photo is annotated in blue ink. Slight musty odour present.

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LOST VICTORIES
Written by Erich Von Manstein; Anthony G. Powell.
Stock no. 1828371
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The war memoirs of Hitler's most brilliant general. Edited and translated by Powell. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps. ISBN: 085368555X. Spine is cocked. Text block is browned. Tape marks to pastedowns and front dustwrapper flap. Previous bookseller's address label to front pastedown. Contents otherwise clean. Some foxing to verso of dustwrapper which is also lightly rubbed at corners and has a small closed tear (no loss) to lower front spine edge.

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HILL 112: CORNERSTONE OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN
Written by Major J.J. How.
Stock no. 1828370
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the six weeks of fierce combat, of soldiers hanging on grimly to the holes in the ground that they managed to win and hold. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. 223 pages including index. ISBN: 071830540X. Top & tail of spine lightly worn. Minor indentation to front board. Tape marks to pastedowns. Previous bookseller's label to front pastedown. Endpapers slightly grubby (minor). Top edge of text block dusty and browned. Otherwise, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has tape to top and tail of spine on verso, showing through to front.

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"HERMANN GORING": FROM REGIMENT TO FALLSCHIRMPANZERKORPS
Written by Roger James Bender; George A. Petersen.
Stock no. 1828369
Published by R. James Bender. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

Black pictorial boards, green titles. B/w photos plus a few colour flags. ISBN: 0912138122. Boards a little marked. Top of spine lightly worn. Text block browned. Tape marks to endpapers. Some page-edge browning.Slight musty odour present.

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CAIRNS, FIELDS, AND CULTIVATION: ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPES OF THE LAKE DISTRICT UPLANDS
Written by Jamie Quartermaine; Roger H. Leech.
Stock no. 1828368
Published by Oxford Archaeology North. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

This volume presents the results of a programme of detailed archaeological survey undertaken in the Lake District between 1982 and 1989, mainly on the fells above the west Cumbria coastal plain. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos and maps. CD containing detailed plans contained in pocket to rear. ISBN: 9781907686078. Corners lightly bumped. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn, lower edge of rear board has a couple of minor knocks. Previous owner's initials and date to top corner of front endpaper. Else contents clean. CD is present.

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HOUSES OF THE GENTRY 1480-1680
Written by Nicholas Cooper.
Stock no. 1828367
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Published for The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art in Association with English Heritage. A treasury of information about English upper-class houses of 1480 to 1680, and about the attitudes and motives of those who built, owned and lived in them. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0300073909. Slight surface damage to lower edge of front board. Base of spine bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased where base of spine has been bumped, lightly scuffed.

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M.C. ESCHER: THE GRAPHIC WORK
Written by M.C. Escher. Illustrated by M.C. Escher.
Stock no. 1828366
Published by Taschen. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Introduced and explained by the artist. Large format. Red paper boards, white titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9783836503181. A lovely copy.

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BUILDING ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND
Written by John Blair.
Stock no. 1828365
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Drawing on the latest archaeological discoveries to present a radical reappraisal of the Anglo-Saxon built environment and its inhabitants. Large format. Cream cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos & b/w illustrations & maps. ISBN: 9780691162980. Light rubbing to base of spine else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE WETLANDS OF NORTH LANCASHIRE (NORTH WEST WETLANDS SURVEY 3)
Written by R. Middleton; C.E. Wells; E. Huckerby.
Stock no. 1828364
Published by Lancaster University Archaeological Unit. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

A survey of the county's archaeology and changing environment. Focussed on lowland wetlands and builds up a picture of the landscape and its alteration through time. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos, maps & illustrations. Maps to rear and key. ISBN: 0901800414. Previous owner's name plate & date to title page else a nice, clean copy. Home-made holder for the loose maps to rear was stuck to the rear cover inside with tape of which the glue has now dried out and the holder is loose. All items present. Yellow tape marks to inside rear cover.

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