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COMPENDIUM OF ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY (2 VOLUMES)
Written by M. D'Anville.
Stock no. 570195
Published by J. Faulder. 1810. Almost very good condition.

Two volumes. Full brown calf binding, raised bands to spine. Gilt borders. Marbled endpapers and edges. xxxi + 446; 439 pages. 10 folding b/w maps including one of Roman Britain. Maps lightly browned. Contents very good. Front cover of Volume II is detached. Boards are a little scuffed. Titles labels are missing from spine. REDUCED FROM £400.

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A PROUD HERITAGE
Written by Leonard D. Matthews.
Stock no. 570225
Published by Henry Melland. 1st 1986. Fine condition.

David Matthews Limited 1886-1986. Tinplate manufacturer. ISBN: 0907929125.

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A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE CARNIVOROUS CARNIVAL
Written by Lemony Snicket. Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 570317
Published by Egmont Books Ltd.. 1st 2003. Fine condition.

Book 9 in the series of "A Series of Unfortunate Events". Colour pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1405207523. Corners very slightly rubbed.

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PRETTY POLLY
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by David Parkins.
Stock no. 570336
Published by Viking. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Abigail's family think she's mad to try teaching a hen to talk!... ISBN: 0670836877. Spine slightly bumped. A tiny mark to front cover. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is rubbed at corners.

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A PICTURESQUE DESCRIPTION OF THE RIVER WYE FROM THE SOURCE TO ITS JUNCTION WITH THE SEVERN
Written by T.H. Fielding.
Stock no. 570371
Published by Ackermann & Co.. 1841. Very good condition.

Full polished brown leather binding with gilt borders and embossed decoration at corners. Red title label to spine. 12 beautiful mounted hand-coloured aquatint plates with tissue guards. Endpapers browned. Light browning to contents. Professional paper repair to edge of one page, hardly visible. A truly handsome copy of this scarce book.

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SCHOOLHOUSE IN THE CLOUDS
Written by Edmund Hillary.
Stock no. 570381
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc.. 1st USA 1964. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Sir Edmund Hillary's return to the Himalayas to build a school for the Sherpas. Colour photos. SIGNED by author (Ed Hillary). Address label on front endpaper. Dustwrapper: price-cut, corners rubbed.

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SCHOOLS OF OLD POOLE SOUTH ROAD AND BEFORE 1628-1980
Written by Doreen Elaine Whittaker Young.
Stock no. 570384
Published by Polus Press. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0907296009. Covers lightly browned.

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BRITISH PLEASURE STEAMERS 1920-1939
Written by Geoffrey Grimshaw.
Stock no. 570493
Published by Richard Tilling. 1st 1945. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good.

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ZEITSCHRIFT DES VEREINES DEUTSCHER INGENIEURE VOL 68 PART 2
No author listed.
Stock no. 570531
Published by Vdi-Verlag. 1924. Good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. Text in German. Contents very good. Spine chipped.

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ZEITSCHRIFT DES VEREINES DEUTSCHER INGENIEURE VOL 76 PART 1
No author listed.
Stock no. 570532
Published by Vdi-Verlag. 1932. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. Text in German. Front joint slightly cracked. Bottom of spine chipped.

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ZEITSCHRIFT DES VEREINES DEUTSCHER INGENIEURE VOL 81 PART 1
No author listed.
Stock no. 570533
Published by Vdi-Verlag. 1937. Good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. Text in German. Corners worn. Bottom of spine chipped. Departmental stamp to endpapers.

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