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A BRUSH WITH BROWN THE LANDSCAPES OF 'CAPABILITY' BROWN
Written by Tim Scott Bolton. Illustrated by Tim Scott Bolton.
Stock no. 1329688
Published by Dovecote Press. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author/illustrator visits 50 of Brown's landscape gardens. Oblong format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Beautiful colour illustrations. 135 pages (including index). ISBN: 9780992915131. SIGNED by the author/artist to half title-page. Minimal white specks to covers and minimal fading at lower edges. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at top edges.

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IN THE FOOTPRINTS OF WAINWRIGHT
Written by Derry Brabbs.
Stock no. 1329687
Published by Frances Lincoln. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Derry Brabbs spent the best part of a decade taking the photographs for the large-format illustrated walking guides which A. Wainwright wrote from 1984 to 1992. This is a fascinating account of Derry's training and adventures from his early days as a photographer, including his first meeting with Wainwright. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0711224951. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Dustwrapper is creased at edges.

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SOUTHAMPTON'S RAILWAYS
Written by Bert Moody.
Stock no. 1329685
Published by Atlantic Publishers. 1st thus 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Covering the many stations and railway installations within a boundary of Swaythling to the north, Sholing to the East and Redbridge to the West. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 144 pages. B/w photos. Originally published in 1992 by Waterfront Publications. ISBN: 0906899788. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.

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OXFORD IN WATERCOLOURS
Written by Hugh Pragnell. Illustrated by Hugh Pragnell.
Stock no. 1329684
Published by Spire Books Ltd. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A personal impression of one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, where there is the almost perfect marriage of landscape with buildings. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations to each page with a paragraph of text to describe the scene. ISBN: 9781904965305. Slight bumping to spine. Light rubbing to covers. Dustwrapper is very slightly creased at edges.

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UNBUILT MASTERWORKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Written by Will Jones.
Stock no. 1329683
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Inspirational Architecture for the Digital Age - 100 of the best projects to have been proposed since the turn of the millennium by the world's greatest architects. Large, heavy format. Glazed pictorial boards. 900 illustrations, 747 in colour. ISBN: 9780500342541. A super copy.

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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: JET BOMBERS SINCE 1949
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1329680
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The design and development of the British bomber since the end of World War Two. The subtitle date, 1949, refers to the first flight of the Canberra, Britain's first jet bomber. Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos, and b/w diagrams. 224 pages. ISBN: 185780130X. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and is lightly foxed on verso.

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A SOUTHERN SKETCH-BOOK THROUGH OLD SUSSEX FROM LEWES TO CHICHESTER
Written by A. Leonard Summers; Prescott Row. Illustrated by A. Leonard Summers.
Stock no. 1329678
Published by The Homeland Association. 1st 1921. Good condition.

The Homeland Library Vol. 6. Includes a Note on "John Speed and His Map of Sussex" by Prescott Row. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 200 pages (including index). B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned and rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing and fingering to page margins. Joints cracked.

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ISLE OF WIGHT
No author listed. Illustrated by A.R. Quinton.
Stock no. 1329677
Published by J. Salmon. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Beige cardwraps with brown silk tie to spine holding the book together. Colour illustrations throughout. Slight creasing to covers. Foxing and fingering to page margins but illustrations themselves still bright.

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SCARBOROUGH FROM ORIGINAL WATER COLOUR PAINTINGS
No author listed. Illustrated by A.R. Quinton.
Stock no. 1329676
Published by J. Salmon. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Beige cardwraps with silk tie to spine holding the book together. Colour illustrations throughout, printed on one side only. Covers are foxed, edge rubbed and lightly browned at top edge of front cover. There is slight damage to the pages from light damp stains, only a couple of the illustrations are affected.

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SNIPPETS OF ASHWELL'S HISTORY VOLUME 1
Written by David Short. Illustrated by Phil Collins.
Stock no. 1329675
Published by Ashwell Education Services. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Blue cardwraps. 84 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0952982803. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Minimal rubbing to corners.

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THE AVRO VULCAN
Written by Tim McLelland.
Stock no. 1329673
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A Complete History of the aircraft and its weapons. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 368 pages. ISBN: 9780859791274. A super copy, looks unread.

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THE FORGOTTEN AIR FORCE THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN 1941-1945
Written by Henry Probert.
Stock no. 1329670
Published by Brassey's. 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. This book covers, among other things, the problems of the 1930s as they affected the RAF in the Far East, the sad tale of events in 1941/1942 in Singapore and elsewhere, the strategic issues affecting the air war in South-East Asia from then on... ISBN: 1857530659. Looks unread.

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