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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Lois Lenski.
Stock no. 1329039
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st thus 1921. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. 4 tipped-in, tissue-guarded colour plates. 199 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed.

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SOUTHERN PACIFIC DAYLIGHT STEAM LOCOMOTIVES (TRAINTECH)
Written by Kenneth G. Johnsen.
Stock no. 1829193
Published by Speciality Press. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book covers the Daylight's inception and glory years, the Warbaby era, the Western Pacific versions, the American Freedom Train, and the modern-day adventures of the 4449. Large format. Yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos throughout. 112 pages including index. ISBN: 9781580070980. Covers are clean and bright. Title page has ink imprinting from facing text of inside front cover. Else a lovely clean copy.

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THEY WANTED ADVENTURE
Written by Kenneth Macfarlane. Illustrated by Walter Hodges.
Stock no. 1328833
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Two children set out for the usual orthodox Scottish holiday stumble upon deep matters... Cream cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. 254 pages. B/w illustrations. Second impression. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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JANE'S ALL THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT 1994-95
Written by Mark Lambert; Kenneth Munson.
Stock no. 1828710
Published by Jane's Information Group. 1994. Very good condition.

Eighty-Fifth year of issue. Large heavy format. Bllue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and diagrams. 807 pages including index. ISBN: 0710611609. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. A few minor knocks to board edges. Lacks dustwrapper.

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THE MOLE (NMN 22)
Written by Kenneth Mellanby.
Stock no. 1828623
Published by The Country Book Club. 1st thus 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Monograph (Book club edition) grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 18 b/w photos and 35 text figures. Minor fading to top & tail of spine. Foxing to text block and some page margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and foxed, a couple of minor closed tears (no loss), rear panel a little grubby.

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HARRY BAUGHAN: A LIFE OF MOTOR CYCLING
Written by Kenneth J. Chandler.
Stock no. 1328422
Published by Walls Quarry Press. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

Greater insight of a tiny company that consisted of just one man at its outset, Harry Baughan. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780956253309. SIGNED by the author to title-page with dedication to Nick(?). Slight rubbing to cover edges.

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1328252
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, with black title label and gilt title to spine. 12 Colour plates. Green pictorial endpapers. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0416532608. Spine and corners bumped, a few tiny dents to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded to spine.

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Written by Kenneth Grahame.
Stock no. 1327742
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1932. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

"The Gateway Library". Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and front cover. Top edge gilt, bottom edge uncut. 302 pages, General Literature catalogue to rear (8 pages). 7 x 4.5". 39th edition. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front fly-leaf. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed and lightly browned to spine.

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1327734
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A handsome new edition with the characters sensitively portrayed and the action evocatively and faithfully depicted by the 1963 winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. Colour plates plus b/w line drawings. Pale green boards. Gilt title to spine. 240 pages. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. ISBN: 0722657463. Spine slightly bumped. Some light finger creases to first few pages and a couple of page margins are slightly creased. Dustwrapper rubbed/creased at top edge (where it has been moved in and out of the slipcase), small tear to top of spine. Slipcase has a few very small marks at top edges.

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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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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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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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