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CHEPSTOW PACKETS
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1329713
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Limited to 195 copies. 140pp inc.index. Numerous b/w illus. throughout. Pull out map of Chepstow as it was. 9 x 5.75". ISBN: 0906134218. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with a faded spine. Odd foxspot. Also includes letter SIGNED by author to a previous owner, which has become creased to edges.

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THE PORT OF CHEPSTOW
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1329712
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st thus 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This revised edition was limited to 300 copies. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0906134420. Light wear to spine and corners. Wrapper is edge-creased with some marks; browned to spine.

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CHEPSTOW ROAD BRIDGES
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1329710
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

White cardwrap booklet. 500 copies printed. B/w illustrations. 19 pages. ISBN: 0906134099. Light crease to top corners of front cover and first few pages.

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DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO
Written by Martin W. Bowman.
Stock no. 1829963
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The extraordinary history of this fine aeroplane, its development and introduction into service, and its varied uses. Comprehensive appendices list performance and specifications, production totals, a list of nightfighter kills and a full listing of Mosquito squadrons. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 186126075X. A lovely copy, appears unread!

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DAMBUSTERS: THE COMPLETE WWII HISTORY OF 617 SQUADRON
Written by Chris. Ward; Andy Lee; Andreas Wachtel.
Stock no. 1829960
Published by Mention The War Ltd. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

An amended edition of the 75th Anniversary Revised 617 Squadron Profile, containing the same information with a handful of additional photos. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 406 pages. ISBN: 9781911255529. Light creasing to tip of top corner. A lovely copy.

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AS MAD AS A HATTER!
Written by David E. Evans.
Stock no. 1329708
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A History of Nonconformism in Dursley. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0904387909. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Minimal bumping to top of spine. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine, is lightly scuffed and has minimal edge rubbing.

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EDGELAND A SLOW WALK WEST
Written by Sasha Swire.
Stock no. 1329707
Published by Abacus. 1st 2023. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The political diarist escapes the confines of Westminster to walk the northern stretch of the South West Coast Path. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 274 pages. Grey endpapers. ISBN: 9781408717158. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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WOODS & PEOPLE: PUTTING FORESTS ON THE MAP
Written by David Foot.
Stock no. 1329706
Published by The History Press. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the twentieth-century forest creation, and the Eureka moment in the 1980s that challenged foresters and conservationists to work together on new ideas. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages (including index). ISBN: 9780752452784. Some very minor spotting to endpapers else contents fine. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is price-cut and foxed on verso.

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LAND OF PLENTY
Written by Charlie Pye-Smith.
Stock no. 1329705
Published by Elliott And Thompson Limited. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Journey Through the Fields & Foods of Modern Britain. Exploring the little-understood world of British agriculture. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 237 pages (including index). Some b/w photos. ISBN: 9781783963058. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is lightly stained.

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SWITZERLAND
Written by John Russell.
Stock no. 1329701
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis of a painting of Geneva. B/w photos throughout. 152 pages (including index). Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing throughout and to dustwrapper. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to top of spine.

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END PEG: THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF MATCH FISHING
Written by Peter May.
Stock no. 1329699
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. 188 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 9781913159672. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Tiny dent to lower edge of front cover.

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THE ROMANCE OF THE ROAD
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1329698
Published by Bracken Books. 1st thus 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reproduction of the first 1928 edition. Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. A story of inns, roads, coaches and travellers. ISBN: 1851700013. Spine and corners bumped. Pale browning and foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and front panel and is creased at top edges.

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