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THE KINGS AND THE CATS
Written by John Hannon. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 577484
Published by Burns & Oates. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Munster Fairy Tales For Young And Old. 3 stories. Green cloth, gilt title and border. Attractive b/w plates, some cats but not in Wain's usual anthropomorphic style. xiii + 78 pages. REDUCED FROM £420. A few light marks to covers. Top and tail of spine lightly rubbed. Small bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing throughout. A must for the Wain completist.

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PETER A CAT O' ONE TAIL
Written by Charles Morley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 577486
Published by Pall Mall Gazette. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pale blue pictorial cloth. A story based on Louis Wain's beloved cat Peter. Delightful b/w illustrations throughout, but not in Wain's usual anthropomorphic style - these are real cats! 88 pages. Spine browned, covers grubby. Corners worn. Small bookplate and inscription in red ink to front pastedown. Front endpaper missing. Rear endpaper torn with no loss. A few faint margin marks else contents clean and bright. A nice copy of this early Wain title.

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THE RED DANUBE
Written by Bruce Marshall.
Stock no. 428098
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with silver title to spine. 216 pages. A story of the British Military Government in Vienna. Top and tail of spine a little bumped. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine, marked to rear panel with a few small edge-chips and tears. Front of wrapper with Ardizzone illustrations is still bright.

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THE NEW HOUSE AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 733380
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1937. Very good condition.

B/w frontis plate by N.K.Brisley. Blue cloth, dark blue title to spine. 7.5 x 5". 270 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners a little worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing otherwise contents clean.

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MERLIN'S MAN
Written by Lansdale Humphreys.
Stock no. 577388
Published by P.M. Heaton Publishing. 1st 1995. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

Love, War and Adventure in the Life of a Welsh Seafarer (Richard Humphreys). Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 187200606X.

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PLANNING POLICY WALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 577263
Published by The National Assembly Of Wales. 2002. Fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Text in Welsh and English. ISBN: 0750428546.

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SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK PLAN FIRST REVIEW
No author listed.
Stock no. 577266
Published by Snowdonia National Park Authority. Fine condition.

6 volumes plus the policy index in black and white pictorial slipcase. Large format. Card wraps. Containing: Land Management; Local Needs; Recreation; Tourism; Transport; Conservation. Reviews 1982-87.

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ARADO Ar234 BLITZ
Written by Richard P. Bateson.
Stock no. 577356
Published by Profile Publications. Fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. B/w photos. Profile Series no. 215.

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IBIS VOLUME 135
Written by Peter Jones.
Stock no. 577247
Published by British Ornithologists' union. 1993. Fine condition.

4 volumes. Large format. Card wraps. B/w diagrams.

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IBIS VOLUME 133
Written by Peter Jones.
Stock no. 577248
Published by British Ornithologists' union. 1991. Nearly fine condition.

4 volumes. Large format. Card wraps. B/w diagrams. Cover edges of one volume faded.

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THE NEW CHEMISTRY
Written by Nina Hall.
Stock no. 577204
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 2000. As new condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A showcase for modern chemistry and its applications. Large format. 493 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0521452244.

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