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TENT WORK IN PALESTINE: A RECORD OF DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE
Written by Claude Reignier Conder. Illustrated by J.W. Whymper.
Stock no. 1830859
Published by Richard Bentley & Son. 1880. Almost very good condition.

New Edition. This book details the author's journey and survey of Palestine as part of the Palestine Exploration Fund, blending personal experiences with descriptions of the terrain and ancient sites. Yellow/brown cloth with black titles and gilt vignette to front. B/w illustrations. xvi and 397 pages plus 1 page advertisement for books by the author to rear. Spine heavily browned, boards grubby. Knock to horizontal and vertical edges of rear board. Rear board marked. Text block browned. Name and price in pencil to front endpaper, 2 contemporary names in ink to verso of frontispiece. A little pencil annotation else contents clean.

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A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS 1600-1840
Written by Howard Colvin.
Stock no. 1830858
Published by Yale University Press. Circa 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Third edition with 150 new entries. This authoritative and now classic work of reference on the history of British architecture contains biographical information on some 2,000 architects who practiced from the time of Inigo Jones (1573-1650) to that of William Burn (1789-1870) and Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860). Grey cardwraps. 1264 pages including index. ISBN: 0300072074. Second printing of the third edition. Edge of covers lightly rubbed, small knock to middle of spine, rear cover scuffed and has previous seller's price label stuck to lower edge (not affecting any text). Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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WILLIAM MORRIS: STORIES IN PROSE, STORIES IN VERSE, SHORTER POEMS, LECTURES AND ESSAYS (CENTENARY EDITION)
Written by William Morris; G.D.H. Cole.
Stock no. 1830857
Published by The Nonesuch Press. 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This one-volume Morris is representative of the whole range of his genius. Mr. Cole has chosen from the verse and prose so as to show the diversity as well as the greatness of Morris as a craftsman in words. Edited by G.D.H. Cole. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Leaf & branch patterned endpapers. xxiv and 671 pages. Small blue mark to rear board. Text block browned. A few foxspots to endpapers else contents clean. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with small chips to corners, lightly browned ot spine, closed tears to edges of rear panel, foxed.

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SANDY CANDY AND OTHER SCOTTISH NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Norah Montgomerie; William Montgomerie. Illustrated by Norah Montgomerie.
Stock no. 1830856
Published by The Hogarth Press. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

There are more than three hundred songs, riddles and jingles in this treasury of nursery rhymes. They come from all over Scotland, and fit every sort of occasion from guessing games to bed-time magic. Selected and edited by Norah & William Montgomerie. Green cloth boards, with black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 190 pages including index. Boards clean. Text block browned, with some foxing. Browning to endpapers else contents clean. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, faded to spine, and some light wear to top edges.

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HISTORY OF THE BURGH OF DUMFRIES
Written by William McDowall.
Stock no. 1830855
Published by EP Publishing Limited. 1st thus 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reprinted from the 1906 edition (originally published in 1867). This is the story of a large but beautiful town, with the advancement hand-in-hand of its civilization and material improvement, developing rapidly, in size, population and wealth, from a rude, insignificant, timber built village. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xii and 878 pages includuing index. ISBN: 0854097716. Light shelf-rubbing to top & tail of spine. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, lightly faded to spine, lightly creased.

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HEATHLANDS (NN 72)
Written by Nigel Webb.
Stock no. 1330691
Published by Book Club Associates. Circa 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 72. Book Club edition - no price and no 'Collins' at base of spine of dustwrapper. Green cloth. 20 colour photos and over 100 b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0002190206. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock and endpapers else contents clean. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine (as normal with these NN books) and has a light crease in the laminate on front panel.

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NOW WE ARE SIX
Written by A.A. Milne. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1330690
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 1927. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles, vignette and border. Top edge gilt. Pink pictorial endpapers. Delightful b/w illustrations throughout. 103 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some small, light marks to covers. Light scratch mark to rear cover. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock. Half title-page is browned. Some light spotting and fingering to page margins but generally contents clean.

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THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Graham Warner.
Stock no. 1330689
Published by Crecy. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book puts the impact of the Blenheim on aircraft development into perspective, and provides a very human insight into the courageous crews who flew the Blenheims into battle. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations of the camouflage markings. 639 pages including index. ISBN: 0947554920. Book sits a little 'twisted' on the shelf but is otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330688
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1993. Nearly fine 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. Spine is very slightly bumped. Contents are fine. Red tab to opening of slipcase has been partially removed. Slipcase is edge worn.

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BIGGLES FLIES TO WORK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330687
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Some unusual cases of Biggles and his Air Police. Red boards. 184 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small mark to front panel. Contents are well browned with a slight musty smell else clean. Front joint is just starting to crack. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little grubby to rear panel.

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BIGGLES' SECOND CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330686
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette to front. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. The case of the pirate U-Boat. Spine slightly bumped, light mark to centre of spine. Front free-endpaper has been neatly removed. Damage (and slight loss) to lower margins of pages 97 to 126. No loss of text. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and slightly chipped with old tape repairs on verso (old glue marks showing on front flap), rear panel is slightly grubby.

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WINTER HOLIDAY
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1330685
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth gilt title to spine, embossed title to front cover. B/w illustrations. 359 numbered pages. 22nd impression. Spine and corners bumped. A couple of light marks to covers. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is lightly browned to spine, small brown mark to rear panel.

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