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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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CARNIVOROUS PLANTS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 2
Written by Allen Lowrie.
Stock no. 1829779
Published by University Of Western Australia Press. 1st 1989. Very good condition.

The second part of a three-volume work (volume 2 only). 45 western species of pygmy and other Drosera. Green glazed boards, red titles. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. xxxvii and 202 pages including index. ISBN: 0855642998. Spine lightly faded, boards lightly scuffed. Endpapers are browned. Contents clean.

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CARNIVOROUS PLANTS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 1
Written by Allen Lowrie.
Stock no. 1829778
Published by University Of Western Australia Press. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

The first part of a three-volume work (volume 1 only). 46 western species of erect, climbing, rosetted and fan-leaved Drosera. Green glazed boards, red titles. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. xxv and 200 pages including index. ISBN: 085564253X. Spine lightly faded, minor knock to lower edge of front cover. Covers are a little scuffed. Contents clean.

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A DIRECTORY OF POST-WAR BRITISH MILITARY VEHICLES
Written by Pat Ware.
Stock no. 1329437
Published by Warehouse Publications. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Military vehicle design and the fvrde 1946-1981. Pale blue cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. 248 pages (including index). ISBN: 0952556391. The tiniest hint of creasing to lower corner of front cover and prelims else a fine, unread copy.

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