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THE FATAL SHORE: A HISTORY OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF CONVICTS TO AUSTRALIA 1787-1868
Written by Robert Hughes.
Stock no. 1830153
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

The epic of Australia's founding. Orange pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Endpapers are maps. A few colour illustrations. xxv and 643 pages including index. Top edge organge. Slight fading to spine (not obvious). Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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PORSCHE 911 STORY
Written by Paul Frere.
Stock no. 1830151
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 5th 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Fifth Edition, Updated and Expanded. The Porsche 911, one of the world's most coveted high-performance sports cars, has earned itself a place among that special breed of cars that are classics during their own production lifespan. This book traces the evolution of the 911. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams, a few colour photos. 350 pages including index. ISBN: 1852605022. Musty odour present. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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HIT & RUN: DARING AIR ATTACKS IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Robert Jackson.
Stock no. 1830149
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book describes some fo the most daring air attacks of World War II. Some were outstanding successes and sosme were unmitigated disasters. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 202 pages including index. ISBN: 184415162X. A lovely copy.

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TANK TRACKS 9TH BATTALION ROYAL TANK REGIMENT AT WAR 1940-45
Written by Peter Beale.
Stock no. 1830148
Published by Budding Books. 1st thus 1997. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

What it was like to live and fight as a member of a British heavy tank battalion during the second world war. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 238 pages including index. ISBN: 1840150033. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE WORLD AEROSPACE INDUSTRY: COLLABORATION AND COMPETITION
Written by Keith Hayward.
Stock no. 1830147
Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Aerospace is one of the most important of the world's high technology industries, and on e of the most politically significant - a vital element in national security and world transport. This book is the first comprehensively to analyse the world aerospace industry - its structure, market, trends and relations with the state - since the end of the Cold War and the changes that this entailed. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. x and 225 pages including index. ISBN: 0715626027. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed. A lovely copy.

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I.C.S. REFERENCE LIBRARY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830144
Published by International Correspondence Schools Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

New Edition. A series of textbooks (bound as one) prepared for students of the international Correspondence Schools and containing in permanent form the instruction papers used in their various courses. Subjects included: Mixing Cast Iron; Machine Moulding; Foundry Appliances; Malleable Casting; Motor-Engine Castings; Brass Founding. B/w diagrams. Brown cloth boards bound as imitation leather with raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams. All edges red. Edges and corners lightly worn with some loss of cloth. Name in ink to fly-leaf. Some annotation and underlining else a reasonable copy, binding is tight.

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'TRAVELS OF THE TRAMPS': TWENTY TRAMP FLEETS VOLUME II
Written by N.L. Middlemiss.
Stock no. 1830143
Published by Shield Publications Ltd. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

At one time the backbone of Britain, tramps were engaged in world-wide trading and the bringing in of essential raw materials for British industry and the exporting of coal. This book contains historical over-views of twenty of the largest and most interesting fleets. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 1871128064. Base of spine is lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine.

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WEEPINGS AND WAILINGS
Written by J.C. Squire. Illustrated by Ian Fenwick.
Stock no. 1830142
Published by Cobden-Sanderson. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

This book contains a series of laments and elegies, many of which have appeared in 'Punch'. Yellow cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w drawings. 90 pages. Boards browned at top front edge and spine. Lower front corner of board heavily bumped and first few pages a little creased at lower corner because of this. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and foxed, is in two halves with most of the spine missing, edge chipped and worn.

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FISHING SOUTH: THE HISTORY AND MANAGEMENT OF SOUTH GEORGIA FISHERIES
Written by David J. Agnew.
Stock no. 1830141
Published by The Penna Press. 1st 2004. Very good condition.

The remote subantarctic island of South Georgia is on e of the most important fishing areas in the Southern Ocean. Sustainability and conservation of the marine environment is of paramount importance, so fishing is tightly regulated and managed both by the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources. This book describes the types of fish that are taken, their biology and life history, and what techniques are used to catch them. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and charts. 128 pages including index, the last 5 pages are blank. ISBN: 095479480X. Covers lightly scuffred and lightly rubbed at corners. Contents clean.

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THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
Written by Izaak Walton. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1830140
Published by Harrap Limited. 1985. Very good condition.

Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation Being a Discourse of Rivers Fishponds Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. Grey pictorial cardwraps. Colour plates and b/w line drawings. 223 pages. ISBN: 024554223X. Reprint. Fading to spine. Cover corners lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Light corner tip creasing to rear of contents. Last page has a few grubby marks else contents are clean.

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LYNN CHADWICK
No author listed. Illustrated by Lynn Chadwick.
Stock no. 1830139
Published by Beaux Arts. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A selection of sculptures produced by Lynn Chadwick 1950-1988. White cardwraps with no title present. B/w illustrations. Front cover lightly bowed upwards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased across top edge and has a few minor marks.

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THE INLAND WATERWAYS OF ENGLAND
Written by L.T.C. Rolt.
Stock no. 1830138
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A summary of waterway history followed by chapters in notable engineering works, waterway maintenance, types of boats, traffic working and the life of the boatman. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w photos. Large folding map to rear of the Inland Waterways of England (showing their ownership prior to January 1, 1948). Top edge red. 221 pages including index. Boards clean and bright. Endpapers and text block browned. Front joint is cracked but binding is tight. Map at end is present. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned to verso, lightly rubbed at corners, a lovely example. Musty odour present.

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