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GET ROMMEL: THE SECRET BRITISH MISSION TO KILL HITLER'S GREATEST GENERAL
Written by Michael Asher.
Stock no. 1810325
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The truth behind the brave but impractical plan to send a commando team deep into the desert to assassinate General Rommel. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Red endpapers. B/w plates. 303 pages including index. ISBN: 029784685X. A fine copy in a dustwrapper which is slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR
Written by Rhiannon Ifans. Illustrated by Helen Holmes.
Stock no. 1810303
Published by Y. Lolfa. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

Lilac glazed boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862432103. Small holes to board edges else a clean copy.

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THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS
Written by Thomas Ingoldsby. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1314241
Published by J.M. Dent & Co.. 1st thus 1907. Very good condition.

Olive green cloth, gilt titles and vignettes to front cover and spine. Large format. Dark green pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 24 mounted colour plates with captioned tissue guards, 12 full-page tinted illustrations plus numerous b/w drawings. Spine and corners slightly bumped with minimal rubbing. Small indentations to cover edges. All plates present, a couple have light corner creases all others are fine. Foxing to contents and some light fingering to page margins.

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KING DIDDLE
Written by H.C. Davidson. Illustrated by E.A. Lemann.
Stock no. 1314238
Published by J.W. Arrowsmith; Simpkin, Marshall & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Hugh and Amy find the key to the lumber-room! Grey pictorial boards. 99 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine professionally re-backed with red cloth and new endpapers. Covers edge worn, covers a little grubby and scratched. Tiny patch of surface paper damage to front cover. Grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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BOM AND HIS MAGIC DRUMSTICK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by R. Paul-Hoye.
Stock no. 1403321
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1957. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. Bom book no. 2. 61 pages. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Couple of small indentations to rear board. Boards are a little browned. Erased writing from belongs to box. Some grubby margin marks otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edgeworn and a little creased with some small tears. Clear tape to most to wrapper edges to cover tears. A few scratches to panels. The front has been leant on to write as indentations are visible in certain light.

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BOM GOES ADVENTURING
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by R. Paul-Hoye.
Stock no. 1403320
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Bom Book 3. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Bad bump to bottom of back board which has also affected contents. Bottom of boards a little rubbed. A little browning to rear endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and badly creased with several tears and a little loss. Rear panel is grubby and scratched. Some browning to verso.

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BILLY BUNTER'S BANKNOTE
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 1503734
Published by Charles Skilton. 1st 1948. Slightly better than good condition.

How did it come about that Bunter, never famous for possessing cash, was one day waving a ten-pound note around asking someone to change it?? Pale blue boards with dark blue titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine and part of front cover faded and browned. Covers grubby. Front joint and one hinge starting to crack. Foxing, mainly to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Contents very good.

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BOM GOES TO HO HO VILLAGE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by R. Paul-Hoye.
Stock no. 1403319
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Bom Book 4. Pictorial boards and spine. Colour illustrations. 61 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Board edges a little rubbed. Erased pencil marks to the top corner of the front endpaper. Stitching to first gathering is a little loose. One hinge a little cracked. A few grubby margin marks otherwise contents are generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and badly creased with a few tears. Sellotape to top edge of wrapper and covering tear between front panel and flap. Small piece of sellotape at bottom of spine. Wrapper is grubby and a little browned.

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WINGLESS EAGLE U.S. ARMY AVIATION THROUGH WORLD WAR I
Written by Herbert A. Johnson.
Stock no. 2115638
Published by Chapel Hill. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0807826278. Bumping to top and tail of spine. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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SUBEDAR TO FIELD MARSHAL
Written by Partap Narain.
Stock no. 2115610
Published by Manas Publications. 1st INDIA 1999. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This book is on Indianisation of the armed forces, the civil and police services. ISBN: 8170490723. Wrapper flaps are stuck to pastedowns (possibly when published). A few grubby marks and creasing to edges of wrapper.

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SAN FRANCISCO PORT OF GOLD
Written by William Martin Camp.
Stock no. 2115605
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc.. 1948. Very good condition.

Dark green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front free endpaper. Some foxing.

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MAJOR DEFENCE OPERATIONS SINCE 1947
Written by Ranbir Singh.
Stock no. 2115595
Published by Ocean Boos Pvt. Ltd. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. B/w photos. The Book covers the four major wars with Pakistan besides the operations taken for integration of the states. ISBN: 8188322679. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Wrapper is edge-creased with some grubby marks and a couple of nicks.

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