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THE LOST DIARY APRIL-SEPTEMBER 1981: FISHING DIARY OF C. FERNYHOUGH YATES
Written by Christopher Yates.
Stock no. 1329873
Published by Unbound. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

A summer fishing in pursuit of golden scales. Orange boards. 147 pages, including list of subscribers to rear. ISBN: 9781783520435. SIGNED by the author title-page. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed.

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THE TOLKIEN DIARY 2000
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrated by Ted Nasmith.
Stock no. 1329872
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Includes quotations from Tolkien's famous books. ISBN: 0261103903. Spine sunned and corners slightly bumped. Contents unused.

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THE QUEEN OF THE PIRATE ISLE
Written by Bret Harte. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1329871
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1955. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth, colour onlay to front cover. 64 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. All edges green. Very slight mottling to cloth else a lovely, bright copy. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (with 'new' price sticker), is very slightly edge rubbed, lightly foxed and very lightly browned to spine (it is a nice dustwrapper!).

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TEN-MINUTE TALES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1329869
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 10th 1943. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

29 varied stories for children. Small format. Grey cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. 185 pages. Minimal shelf buming to spine and corners. Circular nameplate to front pastedown is covering an inscription (some of which has been tippexed over). Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with minimal loss to spine and corners and some slight creasing to front flap.

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THE SLY OLD CAT
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1329868
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An intriguing tale of an unusual tea party, where the hostess is a sly old cat and the guest an unassuming rat. Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated this story in 1906 and now for the first time it appears as a book. Foreword by Leslie Linder. White pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 34 pages. ISBN: 0723214204. Foxing to covers and dustwrapper and also to some page margins. White dustwrapper is slightly browned.

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DRAGONFLIES (NN 106)
Written by Philip S. Corbet; Stephen J. Brooks.
Stock no. 1829992
Published by Collins. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 106. A fascinating outlook on the natural history of dragonflies. Green cloth boards. Colour photos, charts, b/w illustrations and distribution charts. Green endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. xvi and 454 pages. ISBN: 9780007151684. Very slight grubbiness to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to edges of rear panel and is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).

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HOME TO WITCHEND
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1329867
Published by Armada. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

Armada paperback edition. A Lone Pine Adventure. This title originally published in paperback - the hardback edition was published a year later. ISBN: 0006914772. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Light page browning else contents clean.

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THE FISHERMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1329866
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Something unique for all lovers of angling, a selection from some of the best descriptive writing in English, practical advice, unusual adventures, records, everything which can recall for fishermen the pleasures of their chosen sport. Illustrated thoughout with BB's dramatic woodcuts. 568 thin pages. Small format, 6.75" x 4.25" Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and vignette. Base of spine has slight shelf bumping/rubbing. Tiny mark to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper, which is also slightly browned. Dustwrapper is lightly browned (particularly to spine) and has some foxspots.

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WILDFOWL (NN 110)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 1829990
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 110. An overview of these fascinating birds that have become icons of our diminishing wilderness areas. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Blue endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. xiii and 460 pages including index. ISBN: 9780007146581. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to rear panel and is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).

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CANBERRA: THE GREATEST MULTI-ROLE AIRCRAFT OF THE COLD WAR VOLUME 2
Written by Ken Delve; John Sheehan.
Stock no. 1329864
Published by Fonthill Media Limited. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An aviation legend designed in the mid-1940s, this volume looks at overall development of the Canberra, and the role of the Operational Conversion Unit in training both RAF and overseas aircrew. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 607 pages. ISBN: 9781781558751. Absolute minimal shelf bumping else a fine copy.

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'THE GREATEST SQUADRON OF THEM ALL' VOLUME II
Written by David Ross; Bruce Blanche; Bill Simpson.
Stock no. 1329860
Published by Grub Street. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Definitive History of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, RAauxAF. 1941 - to date. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. xv and 416 pages. ISBN: 1904010512. Minimal shelf bumping to spine else a super copy.

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NIGHT INTRUDER
Written by Jeremy Howard-Williams.
Stock no. 1329858
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1976. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A personal account of the radar war between RAF and the Luftwaffe nightfighter forces. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715370545. Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges.

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