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THE RAILWAYMEN VOLUME 2: THE BEECHING ERA AND AFTER
Written by Philip S. Bagwell.
Stock no. 1326543
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the National Union of Railwaymen. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 459 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0043310842. Spine slightly bumped. A few small foxspots to top edge of textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by George Soper.
Stock no. 1326273
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. Circa 1934. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 259 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Neat gilt school stamp to rear cover (Welsh School Ashford). Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing and a light fingermark to textblock. Light tobacco smell to contents.

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CUCKOO
Written by Lida; Rose Fyleman. Illustrated by Rojan.
Stock no. 1324304
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. Good condition.

Pere Castor's Wild Animal Books no. 8. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour lithographs. Text by Lida, translated by Fyleman. Fifth impression. Name and address in pencil inside front cover. Foxing to contents. Page corner tips creased. Covers edge worn and grubby. Both flaps are torn at folds to lower 2"

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BOURRU THE BROWN BEAR
Written by Lida; Rose Fyleman. Illustrated by Rojan.
Stock no. 1324301
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. Very good condition.

Translated from the French by Rose Fyleman. No. 5 of Pere Castor's Wild Animal Books. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Fifth impression. Covers are lightly foxed and a little grubby. Some light foxing and fingering to contents.

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ITALIAN HIGH-PERFORMANCE CARS
Written by Anthony Pritchard; Keith Davey.
Stock no. 1823976
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Maserati, Lancia, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo - the leading Italian sports cars of the time are the main subject of this book. Blue cloth boards, silver titles. B/w photos. Minor mark to rear board. Minor fading to top & tail of spine. Text block lightly browned. Endpapers lightly browned. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is repaired at top cornrs with now browned tape, corners lightly rubbed, spine and rear panela little grubby. Musty odour present.

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THE STRUGGLE FOR THE PACIFIC
Written by Gregory Bienstock.
Stock no. 2139505
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1937. Good condition.

Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. Ex-lib. with many ink stamps to prelims and outer page edges; number to spine. Bumping and wear. A reading copy.

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THE TRADE MAKERS: ELDER DEMPSTER IN WEST AFRICA 1852-1972
Written by P.N. Davies.
Stock no. 1823228
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The growth and changing fortunes of the Elder Dempster shipping company from its origins in the formation of the African Steam Ship Company in 1852 until the present day (1973). Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0043870031. Boards clean. Slight loss to lower corner margin of page 317/318 (printing error). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and edge-worn.

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RETURN TO POWER
Written by Michael Frostick.
Stock no. 2134310
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Grands Prix of 1966 and 1967. B/w photos. Large format. A few marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is very browned with foxing to spine.

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DECISION THEORY
Written by D.J. White.
Stock no. 1820360
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1969. Almost very good condition.

Peach cloth boards, gilt title to spine. This report covers the main aspects of a research project, the objective of which was to ascertain the content of Decision Theory and its relevance to practical decision-making. ISBN: 0046580255. Ex-lib with usual library markings and stickers. Edges of sloth spine worn and fraying. Corners rubbed. Contents clean.

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THE ABC OF GLIDING
Written by Fox Geen.
Stock no. 2131880
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

B/w diagrams. Pale blue boards, black title to spine. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; some loss; grubby in places.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by George Soper.
Stock no. 2127182
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue pictorial boards. 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 259 pages. Spine and a couple of cover edges are unevenly browned. Bottom corner of front endpaper has been snipped off. Some foxing. All plates present. Wrapper is torn with upto 2" loss to base of spine; loss to corners and top edge of front panel. This is a 2nd impression.

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BOILER HOUSE PRACTICE
Written by J.N. Williams.
Stock no. 2126563
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. Bumping to corners. Some fading to cover edges. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased and torn with chips; a little loss; some browning and scuffs.

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