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KLEMANTASKI & ASTON MARTIN 1948-1959
Written by Louis Klemantaski; Chris Nixon.
Stock no. 1327358
Published by Automobilia. 1st ITALY 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Green cloth, white titles. Three language edition: English, Italian, French. B/w photos. This is a Limited edition to 1700 copies; 1500 of which in this format. ISBN: 8879600893. SIGNED by author (Chris Nixon ONLY) to title page. This is Copy No. 1126. A few light marks to covers, with a few margin marks internally. Wrapper is edge-creased with tear/pin hole to spine - with tape to it, mostly at verso.

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BROOCHES IN LATE IRON AGE AND ROMAN BRITAIN (2 VOLUMES)
Written by D.F. Mackreth.
Stock no. 1827716
Published by Oxbow Books. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Volume 1: text for the study, Volume 2: The plates, Figures etc. This is the result of forty years of study and offers an overview of the most common find, after coins, on sites in Roman Britain, the brooch. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781842174111. Boards a little scuffed, contents clean, a lovely set!

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LATE IRON AGE AND ROMAN SILCHESTER: EXCAVATIONS ON THE SITE OF THE FORUM-BASILICA 1977, 1980-86
Written by Michael Fulford; Jane Timby; et al.
Stock no. 1827715
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

Britannia Monograph Series No. 15. Large format. A heavy volume. Green glazed boards. B/w photos, illustrations, and fold-out plans. ISBN: 090776424X. A few minor marks to boards. Tiny nick to base of spine. Lower rear corner of board bumped. Text block browned and a little grubby. Page margins lightly browned else contents clean.

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DWELLING AMONG THE MONUMENTS (MCDONALD INSTITUTE MONOGRAPHS)
Written by Colin Richards.
Stock no. 1827714
Published by McDonald Institute For Archaeological Research. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

The Neolithic village of Barnhouse, Maeshowe passage grave and surrounding monuments at Stenness, Orkney. An exciting account of the lives of the inhabitants of this Late Neolithic settlement complex in Orkney. Edited by Colin Richards. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 190293718X. A lovely copy.

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THE POWER OF DOGU: CERAMIC FIGURES FROM ANCIENT JAPAN
Written by Simon Kaner; et al.
Stock no. 1827713
Published by British Museum Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published to accompany the exhibition at the British Mueseum from 10 September to 22 November 2009. Dogu - abstract clay figures with recognizably human or animal features - have a long and fascinating history in Japan. This book illustrates 67 Dogu. Edited by Kaner. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714124643. Light fading horizontally to top of rear cover. Contents fine.

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THE MEGALITHIC ART OF WESTERN EUROPE
Written by Elizabeth Shee Twohig.
Stock no. 1827709
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Megalithic art is found mainly on the structural stone of the tombs of passage grave type in Brittany, Iberia, Ireland and Britain. Most of the art consists of geometric designs. This work is based on extensive field work and provides a catalogue of the art in western Europe.The author has examined sites claimed to have megalithic art and the catalogue comprises a plan and description of each site and a drawing and full description of each decorated stone... Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0198131933. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE ART OF FALCONRY
Written by Frederick Ii Of Hohenstaufen; Casey A. Wood; F. Marjorie Fyfe.
Stock no. 1827708
Published by Stanford University Press. 1st thus 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Art of Falconry Being the De Arte Venandi Cum Avibus of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen translated and edited by Wood and Fyfe. De Arte Venandi cum Avibus was originally written shortly before the year 1250. This is a reissue of the 1943 edition. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title and tooling to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. cx + 637 pages. Boards clean. Foxing to text block and endpapers. Gift inscription in ink to first blank page else contents clean. Dustwrapper has some foxing, loss to spine (affecting title) and rear panel flap edge caused by insect/snail damage. Edges slightly worn. Overall, a decent copy.

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HALFWAY TO HEAVEN: THE STORY OF ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE RAILWAYS IN THE WORLD
Written by Terry Martin.
Stock no. 1827705
Published by Railromances. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 1879-2000. In a land of extremes, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway captures the imagination of all who take the train that works its way from the cauterising heat of the plains into the shadow of Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain on Earth. No proper survey was made prior to the laying of the track, which followed a road originally designed for animals to haul carts to Darjeeling, and nobody was surprised when the train fell off the rails five times on opening day! Cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Limited to 2,000 copies. B/w & some colour photos, folding sketches of plans. ISBN: 1900622033. This is copy 1535 of 2000. A lovely copy.

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THE WINCHESTER SINGLE-SHOT: A HISTORY AND ANALYSIS
Written by John Campbell.
Stock no. 1327300
Published by Andrew Mowbray. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth, silver title to spine. 270 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 091721868X. Minimal bumping to spine and corners.

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THE SNOW GOOSE
Written by Paul Gallico. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1827696
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st thus 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This legend of Dunkirk, first published during the grim days of 1941, has proved to be one of the minor classics of the war. Embellished by 4 magnificent full-colour plates plus dramatic b/w illustrations, this is a truly special edition. Royal blue cloth, with white titles amd b/w vignette to front cover. 55 pages. Light fading to top edge of spine and rear board. Neat name and date in ink to front endpaper. Couple of light rust marks to gutter of front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly chipped at corners, some scuffing to front panel, rear panel has a few closed tears and is lightly browned. Overall a lovely copy.

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MY VERY OWN SISTER
Written by Astrid Lindgren. Illustrated by Hans Arnold.
Stock no. 1327295
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1st UK 1974. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416814506. Spine and corners bumped, corners slightly worn. Some grubby fingermarks to first couple of pages.

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THE LEEK & MANIFOLD VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY
Written by Robert Gratton.
Stock no. 1827695
Published by Rcl Publications. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The railway ran for just over eight miles through one of the most beautiful valleys in Staffordshire. Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0953876373. Boards clean and bright. Minor foxing to top edge of text block, half-title page and last page. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and has some foxing to verso (not visible to front).

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