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ROBERTO CODA ZABETTA
Written by Luca Beatrice.
Stock no. 1607162
Published by Charta. 1st 2004. Fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour art illustrations, with acetate overlays. ISBN: 8881584972. Slight crease to rear cover.

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KNIGHTS OF ART
Written by Amy Steedman. Illustrated by Mary Steedman.
Stock no. 2117257
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack. Circa 1907. Almost very good condition.

Stories of the Italian painters with 24 drawings (16 in colour) by Mary Steedman of pictures by the great artists. Black covers with elaborate gilt decorations to front cover and spine. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Gold coloured endpapers. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. 175 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few chips to spine. What looks like small bookworm holes to edges of spine. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing throughout. All plates present.

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THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MILITARY INSIGNIA OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Written by Guido Rosignoli.
Stock no. 1607159
Published by Greenwich Editions. 1997. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive A-Z guide to the badges, patches and embelishments of the world's armed forces. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations and b/w photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 0862881560. Wrapper has original price sticker to front.

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STEFANO CAGOL PUBLIC OPINION
Written by Stefano Cagol. Illustrated by Stefano Cagol.
Stock no. 1607158
Published by Charta. c. 2011. Fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Influence of media, changing beliefs, persistence of symbols, different senses of belonging, political borders, natural borders, mental borders: these are the topics present in the artworks by Italian artist Stefan Cagol. ISBN: 9788881588206. Still in original shrinkwrap which is split at bottom edge.

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THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MILITARY INSIGNIA OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Written by Guido Rosignoli.
Stock no. 1607157
Published by Greenwich Editions. 1997. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive A-Z guide to the badges, patches and embelishments of the world's armed forces. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations and b/w photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 0862881560. Base of spine heavily bumped but contents are fine. Wrapper has original price sticker to front panel.

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THE GENIUS OF ROME 1592-1623
Written by Beverly Louise Brown.
Stock no. 1607156
Published by Royal Academy of Arts. 1st 2001. Fine condition.

An exhibition bringing to London some of the greatest masterpieces produced by Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci, Rubens and many other artists who were drawn to Rome from all over Europe in 1592-1623. Large format. Card wraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 0900946946. No slipcase.

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THE HIDEAWAY-FOUR
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby; Grace Lodge.
Stock no. 2117232
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Circa 1928. Slightly better than very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. The Little Giant Books Series. Colour frontis by Sowerby, b/w illustrations throughout by Lodge. Some light bumping and wear to top and tail of spine. Presentation plate tipped in to front endpaper, which also has name in pencil. Light page browning.

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THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE: BASIC DOCUMENTS ON ROLES AND MISSIONS
Written by Richard I. Wolf.
Stock no. 1607145
Published by Office Of Air Force History. 1987. Very good condition.

Air Staff Historical Study. Dr. Richard Wolf of the Office of Air Force History has collected in this volume the most significant documents which have determined the roles and missions of the United States Air Force, from its birth in 1947 to the present. Large format. Blue cardwraps, black titles. xi and 455 pages including index. ISBN: 0912799544. Some scuffing to covers.

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THE JOTTINGS OF SOME GEOLOGICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, ORNITHOLOGICAL AND ZOOLOGICAL RAMBLES ROUND MACCLESFIELD
Written by J.D. Sainter.
Stock no. 1607144
1st 1878. Good condition.

Green/blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Fold-out map to front. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped, with some wear to edges of boards. One plate MISSING. Circular mark to front cover. 9.5 by 3.5 cm section cut from top of half-title page. Cracking to front joint. Scattered foxing.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1404257
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

Enjoy Rupert's rarest and most sought-after adventures with this beautiful facsimile of the 1941 annual, widely considered to be the best ever. Everything from the colour of the ink to the specially selected paper is true to the original, the only difference being the addition of a slipcase to keep this collector's item in perfect condition. ISBN: 1874507112. Minimal bumping to spine. Small dark mark to edge of text block otherwise contents are fine. Bottom edge of slipcase is unstuck. Bumping to bottom corner on rear. Tab has been broken.

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NATURE CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN (NN 49)
Written by L. Dudley Stamp.
Stock no. 1607133
Published by Collins. 2nd 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. New Naturalist no. 49. Second impression. ISBN: 0002131528. Spine bumped. Owner signature and date to front endpapers. Light foxing to outer page edges and endpapers. Wrapper is foxed, and faded to spine.

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CHEPSTOW STREET LITERATURE AND EPHEMERA
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1607131
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1979. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. 90 examples of posters, handbills, timetables etc. Limited to 120 copies. Red boards. ISBN: 0906134064. Wrapper has some edge creasing and a couple of marks.

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