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THE TOWN OF CHEPSTOW PART 6
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters.
Stock no. 2140451
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1974. Good condition.

Card wrap booklet. 500 printed. High Street. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900278234. SIGNED by author to inside front cover. Contents are detached from covers; chipping and loss to spine of covers. Browning to covers. Some foxing.

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THE UNFORTUNATE VALENTINE MORRIS
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 2140448
Published by The Chepstow Society. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth. Limited to 1000 copies. B/w illustrations. Valentine Morris was born in the island of Antigua in 1727 but lived for 30 years at the Piercefield, part of which is now Chepstow racecourse. SIGNED by author to front endpaper, dedicated to a previous owner. Foxing to spine. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small tears and chips; minimal loss.

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BROTHERS TO THE DEATH
Written by Darren Shan.
Stock no. 2140370
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with silver title to spine. The Saga of Larten Crepsley: Book Four. The Epic New Saga Concludes. ISBN: 9780007315949. SIGNED by author to title page. Some light page browning.

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IT'S A SECRET!
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 2140298
Published by Walker Books Ltd. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Where do cats go when they go out at night? ISBN: 9781406314472. SIGNED by author, with dedication 'Best Wishes to David'. Some light edge-creasing to wrapper.

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STORIES FROM THE BIBLE
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Stock no. 2140294
Published by Faber & Gwyer. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

Vellum spine with gilt title. Gilt decoration to front cover; brown/red cloth. Limited edition to 300 copies printed on English hand-made paper. SIGNED by author to verso of half-title page. This is Copy No. 192. Many pages are uncut - others are a bit jagged where they have been 'cut'. Some scuff marks, spotting and fading to covers. Foxing and browning to outer page edges; some margin marks.

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TOLD AGAIN
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 2140292
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1927. Almost very good condition.

White cloth with gilt tiles to spine and front cover; vignette also to front cover. Traditional tales told by Walter de la Mare. Limited edition to 260 copies. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. SIGNED by author to verso of half-title page. This is Copy No. 88. Grubby marks and spots, with cup ring mark to covers. Foxing; heaviest to endpapers, prelims, outer page edges; some throughout.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) A CAMPING HOLIDAY
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 2140228
Published by Country Life. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition.

Very large format, approx 14.25" x 10.5". Green pictorial paper boards. Endpapers are b/w footprint design. Colour illustrations throughout. White spine. The first Orlando adventure. SIGNED by author 'With love to Katie' on verso of front endpaper. Spine is browned, with wear. Scuff/score marks to edge of rear cover. Bumping and chipping to corners and cover edges. Foxing and browning to outer page edges and some page margins.

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THE THREE MULLA-MULGARS
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop.
Stock no. 2140155
Published by Duckworth & Co.. 1st thus 1921. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles. 12 b/w and colour plates, including frontis. 275 pages. B/w illustrations. SIGNED by author, with inscription in ink to front endpaper. Also includes a letter from Walter de la Mare to a previous owner (letter dated 1931). Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some browning to spine. Front joint next to free front endpaper is cracked. Page edge browning. Foxing/browning to some pages internally.

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BROOMSTICKS AND OTHER TALES
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Bold.
Stock no. 2140154
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

Cream/beige cloth spine with title label and gilt titles. Grey boards. Limited edition to 278 Numbered and Signed copies. B/w woodcuts. SIGNED by author to verso of half-title page. This is Copy No. 51.Spine is browned and worn. Title block is a bit faded and worn. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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AUTOCOURSE 50 YEARS OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACING
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 2140147
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the globally successful FIA Formula 1 World Championship from its roots before the second world war to the present day. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. Photography by Bernard Cahier & Paul-Henri Cahier. ISBN: 1874557780. SIGNED by photography Bernard Cahier with lengthy inscription to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few nicks.

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IMAGES OF ANGLING: AN ILLUSTRATED REVIEW OF THREE CENTURIES OF BRITISH ANGLING PRINTS
Written by David Beazley.
Stock no. 2140078
Published by Creel Press. 1st thus 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth with silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 256 pages, including index, alphabetical list of illustrations by title, catalogue of illustrations by artist and bibliography. ISBN: 9780956608604. SIGNED by author to title page. Bumping to top corners of covers, which has gone through to page corners. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips.

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SAVING SINBAD!
Written by Michael Foreman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 2140074
Published by Andersen Press. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. A doggy-eyed view of life in a busy Cornish fishing village. ISBN: 1842700081. SIGNED by author to title page. Some fading to spine.

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