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ALVIS THE STORY OF THE RED TRIANGLE
Written by Kenneth Day.
Stock no. 1827507
Published by Foulis; Haynes Publishing Group. 2nd 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. Why Alvis survived so many other high quality car makers and signposts the story of the company's success in a risk-fraught business. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 375 pages. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0854296670. Slight bumping to top corner of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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LEONARDO DA VINCI
Written by Kenneth Clark; Martin Kemp. Illustrated by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Stock no. 1827327
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition.

Introduced by Martin Kemp. Large format. Dark brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations. Slight mark to top & tail of spine. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing, and a damp stain to one side.

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THE FOLIO BOOK OF THE ENGLISH CHRISTMAS
Written by Geraldine Beare; Edwin Lees; Laurie Lee; Eleanor Farjeon; Kenneth Grahame; Henry James; George Eliot; Charles Dickens; Cecil Beaton; et al. Illustrated by John Holder.
Stock no. 1326765
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Burgundy cloth with gilt titles and red/green decorations to titles. A Collection of Seasonal Writing Selected by Beare. 7 colour plates, including frontis. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. A fine copy in green slipcase which has a few tiny marks and a little damp staining to one of the opening edges.

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FARMING AND WILDLIFE (NN 67)
Written by Kenneth Mellanby.
Stock no. 1827248
Published by Collins. 1st 1981. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 67. Changes in farming practice and their environmental effects. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 67 b/w photos. ISBN: 000219239X. Ex-lib with usual library marks and stamps. Foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has had the publisher's clear film removed (cut off leaving the glued parts to verso), spine is lightly faded, glue mark to rear panel (showing through from verso).

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LANDSCAPE INTO ART
Written by Kenneth Clark; Will Gompertz.
Stock no. 1827024
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Oblong format. Blue cloth spine with gilt title. Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. xiv and 188 pages including index. Introduction by Will Gompertz. Still in original shrinkwrap with some light scuffing.

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THE LAUGHING DRAGON
Written by Kenneth Mahood. Illustrated by Kenneth Mahood.
Stock no. 1826820
Published by Collins. 1st 1970. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Board corners lightly rubbed, boards browned. 2" tear to gutter edge of free front endpaper and 2" split to top of rear joint. Binding is tight in spite of this. Foxing to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily rubbed at edges, is torn and repaired to verso with clear tape, edge-worn, a bit grubby.

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ALVIS THE STORY OF THE RED TRIANGLE
Written by Kenneth Day.
Stock no. 1826669
Published by Haynes Publishing. 4th 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fourth Edition. The success story of Alvis, which first established itself as a top car maker and then diversified to become a major player in the aero and defence industries. Large format. 400 pages including index. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781844255245. A few minor knocks to board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, light wear to top of spine.

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I ONLY HAVE TO CLOSE MY EYES
Written by Kenneth Williams. Illustrated by Beverlie Manson.
Stock no. 1826627
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Accompanied by his cat, a small boy dreams up wonderful worlds in which he plays many roles - among them the king of the castle, an explorer in a jungle and the ringmaster of a circus. Glazed pictorial boards. Blue endpapers. Large colour illustrations with smaller b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0460061755. Spine lightly faded, worn to top & tail with slight loss to surface paper, boards appear slightly scuffed. Corners lightly rubbed.Endpapers a little rubbed. Contents otherwise clean.

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CIVILISATION: A PERSONAL VIEW
Written by Kenneth Clark.
Stock no. 1826421
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed, tiny nick to top rear open edge.

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THE LAUGHING DRAGON
Written by Kenneth Mahood. Illustrated by Kenneth Mahood.
Stock no. 1325052
Published by Collins. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a tiny bit grubby, is slightly rubbed at edges and has a tear to lower corner of front panel and to base of spine on rear panel.

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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by R.J.E. Moony.
Stock no. 1324866
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. Circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Grey cloth with red titles and ship vignettes. Blue floral decorated endpapers. 8 colour plates. Top edge red, others untrimmed. Spine bumped and faded. Some slight foxing to spine edges, rubbing to front edge of spine is causing some slight splitting in the cloth. Endpapers partly browned. Heavy foxing, mainly at page edges. Some fingermarks to page margins.

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I ONLY HAVE TO CLOSE MY EYES
Written by Kenneth Williams. Illustrated by Beverlie Manson.
Stock no. 1324349
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Accompanied by his cat, a small boy dreams up wonderful worlds in which he plays many roles - among them the king of the castle, an explorer in a jungle and the ringmaster of a circus. Glazed pictorial boards. Blue endpapers. Large colour illustrations with smaller b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0460061755. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Barcode label stuck to rear cover.

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