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FISHING WITH THE FAMOUS REVISITED
Written by Bob Buteux; Kevin Clifford. Illustrated by Tom O'Reilly.
Stock no. 1329880
Published by The Little Egret Press. 1st thus 2015. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Limited Edition to 350 copies. Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 159 pages. SIGNED and numbered (30) by Wayne Cryer to publishers page. Limited edition sticker to half-title page. There is a card included with the book which has space for each contributor to sign, only Buteux, O'Reilly and Cryer have signed it.

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THE LILAC FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1329874
Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd.. 1st 1910. Good condition.

Lilac covers with gilt titles and vignette to spine. Embossed decoration to front cover. 6 coloured plates and numerous illustrations. xv and 369 pages. 7.5" x 5". All edges gilt. Covers have faded to white (a normal problem with this volume!). Gilt still bright. Covers grubby and spine bumped. Both free-endpapers are missing. There is some foxing to the prelims and the last couple of pages. The b/w plate opposite page 6 has been coloured in neatly. All other plates are present and untouched.

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THE NEW NATURALISTS (NN 82)
Written by Peter Marren.
Stock no. 1829995
Published by Collins. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 82, 50 years, half-cenenary edition. The behind-the-bookshelf story of the New Naturalist Library: who the authors were and what they did; how each title was conceived and received; the much admired jackets; and the trials and tribulations and triumphs of what has been described as the most significant and long-running natural history series in the world. With bibliography. Colour and b/w photos. Plain endpapers. 304 pages including index. ISBN: 000219998X. SIGNED by the author with personal dedication to title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed to rear panel and very slightly faded to spine. Overall, a lovely copy!

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SEVEN WHITE GATES
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1329812
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Lone Pine Story. Red cloth, black titles. Full-page b/w illustrations plus b/w maps to the endpapers. 200 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink and some pencil markings (old price and date) to half title-page. Light foxing to textblock and top edge of textblock slightly grubby. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby to spine and rear panel, is edge worn with slight loss at corners and spine ends and is lightly creased. A nice copy of a scarce Lone Pine title.

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THE SECRET OF GREY WALLS
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1329811
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The fourth title in the Lone Pine series. Grey/beige cloth, red titles and Lone Pine vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 248 pages. Endpapers are maps. Spine slightly bumped. Textblock is very slightly foxed and top edge is slightly dusty. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with minimal loss at spine ends.

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THE RING OF THE NIBLUNG
Written by Richard Wagner. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1329765
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

A Trilogy With A Prelude By Richard Wagner. 2 Volumes in 1: The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie; Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, originally published in 1910 and 1911. 48 dramatic colour plates and b/w decorations. Blue cloth, black titles. Green/white pictorial endpapers. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. A few small marks to covers. Name plate to front pastedown. Heavy foxing to contents (which affects frontis) but otherwise clean.

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THE SHIPS OF TRAFALGAR: THE BRITISH, FRENCH AND SPANISH FLEETS OCTOBER 1805
Written by Peter Goodwin.
Stock no. 1829969
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The definitive guide to the British, French and Spanish ships at Trafalgar, 21 October 1805. Examining in detail each of the 73 ships which were present at the Battle of Trafalgar. A complete, standard-setting guide to the hard physical reality of the greatest naval battle of the age of sail - the ships at Trafalgar. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations, b/w line drawings. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 1844860159. Top & tail of spine very lightly rubbed. Else a lovely copy, appears unread!

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1942 (FACSIMILE) - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329664
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1994. Nearly fine condition.

A limited and numbered collectors edition of the 1942 Rupert book - the most scarce of all the Rupert annuals due to wartime paper shortages. Colour pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. 118 pages. ISBN: 1874507252. This is copy no. 5697. Spine ends very slightly rubbed, laminate at corners of covers just starting to lift. A few foxspots to textblock. Contained in a tight fitting publisher's slipcase.

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NEPENTHES OF SUMATRA AND PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
Written by Charles Clarke.
Stock no. 1829902
Published by Natural History Publications (borneo). 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Carnivorous pitcher plants in their natural environment. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. x and 326 pages including index plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 9838120502. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine. Else a superb copy, looks unread!

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ANIMAL FARM A FAIRY STORY
Written by George Orwell.
Stock no. 1329622
Published by Secker & Warburg. 1945. Good condition.

Green cloth, white title to spine. 91 pages. REPRINT in same month/year as first edition. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers marked, faded to spine and edges. Annotations in red and blue biro to several pages. Pale page browning throughout and some margin marks. Rear joint cracked.

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GREAT CARS 10: LOTUS 18 - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF STIRLING MOSS'S '912'
Written by Ian Wagstaff.
Stock no. 1329557
Published by Porter Press International Ltd. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The car's history told in exhaustive detail. Large, heavy format. Black boards, silver title to spine. 320 pages. Packed full of b/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781907085031. SIGNED by the author to half title-page. Tiniest bump/nick to top of spine else a super copy which appears unread.

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CARNIVOROUS PLANTS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 3
Written by Allen Lowrie.
Stock no. 1829780
Published by University Of Western Australia Press. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

The third and final part of a three-volume work (volume 3 only). Describes the species of Drosera not covered in the previous volumes, as well as Aldrovanda, Byblis, Uticularia, Nepenthes and Cephalotus. In all 57 species and subspecies are described. Pictorial glazed boards, white titles. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1875560599. Spine very slightly faded else a superb copy!

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