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THE LONG SILENCE FALLS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE MERCHANT NAVY RADIO OFFICER 1900-2000 (VOLUME I)
Written by Brian Cotton; Richard Woodman; et al.
Stock no. 1824438
1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition.

A cross section of articles that have been published in The Radio Officers' Asssociation quarterly newsletter 'QSO' between 1999 and 2012. Introduction by Professor Brian Cotton, Life President of The Radio Officers' Association; Foreword by Captain Richard Woodman. Large format. Matt blue pictorial boards. B/w photos. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Contents clean.

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DAIMLER V8 S.P. 250
Written by Brian Long.
Stock no. 1324021
Published by Veloce Publishing Plc.. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The full story of the SP 250 including concept, development and production history. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 1874105243. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed. Neat barcode label stuck to rear panel of wrapper (covering printed barcode).

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BURGLARS IN THE YARD
Written by Sheila K. Mccullagh. Illustrated by Ray Mutimer.
Stock no. 1323980
Published by Arnold Wheaton. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition.

A Tim Paperback. Slight rubbing to cover edges. 127 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0560014007. Minimal rubbing to corners of covers. Contents fine. Neat barcode sticker to rear cover (attempt has been made to remove it).

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MAMMOTH PIKE
Written by Neville Fickling.
Stock no. 1323836
Published by Lucebaits Publishing. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Including the details of over 450 pike recorded in excess of 35 lbs. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 239 pages. ISBN: 0953237729. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped else fine. Minimal sunning to spine of wrapper.

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ANDY GOLDSWORTHY: EPHEMERAL WORKS 2004 - 2014
No author listed. Illustrated by Andy Goldsworthy.
Stock no. 1824261
Published by Abrams. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A selection of approximately 200 previously unpublished ephemeral works arranged in chronological sequence, capturing Goldsworthy's creative process as it interacts with material, place, and passage of time and seasons. Large, heavy format. White boards, blind title to front spine and blind squiggle to front. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781419717796. Small knock to middle of rear board and rear panel of dustwrapper (minor), white boards a little grubby. Plain white endpapers a little grubby else contents clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed/grubby.

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MR. MOLE'S HOUSE WARMING
Written by Dorothy Richards. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1323618
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Tasseltip Tale. Ladybird Series 474. Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges worn. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper has section removed from base of front flap (price-cut), is edge worn with small tears and creases, rear panel is a bit grubby, there is tape reinforcement to verso of wrapper spine.

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THE TALE OF THE FAITHFUL DOVE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1323617
Published by Frederick Warne & Co. Inc.. 1st USA 1956. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Beige cloth with blue titles. B/w text illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. A few small damp(?) spots to top edge of rear cover. Front endpapers are browned. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge worn with minimal loss at spine and corners. Wrapper is brpwned, particularly to spine. A nice copy of the first edition, first issue, USA edition.

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FLOOR GAMES
Written by H.G. Wells. Illustrated by J.R. Sinclair.
Stock no. 1824228
Published by Frank Palmer. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gold titles. Pictorial onlay to front cover. B/w photos throughout plus marginal drawings by Sinclair. 71 pages. Some light mottling to front board, board corners lightly rubbed and worn. Endpapers browned, foxing throughout. Binding tight.

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FLORA
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Pamela Bianco.
Stock no. 1323527
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company; William Heinemann. 1st 1919. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

"This volume grew out of an exhibition of the picture of Pamela Bianco (aged 12) which was held in 1919, they are accompanied by exquisite poems that De La Mare was inspired by them to write. Beautiful colour and b/w pictures. Large format. White boards with grey titles and illustration to front cover. This edition has the Angel & Child plate facing page 19. This was Dorothy Lathrop's copy with inscribed card from W. DLM laid in. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges slightly worn. Some foxing and slight page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with just a tiny piece of loss to top front edge, slightly foxed and rubbed to front edge.

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SELF-LIFE-DEATH
Written by Nobuyoshi Araki; Akiko Miki; Yoshiko Isshiki; Tomoko Sato. Illustrated by Nobuyoshi Araki.
Stock no. 1824155
Published by Phaidon Press. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Nobuyoshi Araki is on eof Japan't most celebrated photographers both at home and abroad. His photographs are highly controversial and often regarded as enigmatic. They incorporate a wide range of images: scenes from his own honeymoon, including sexual acts; enlarged photographs of genitalia and flowers; bondage scenes of trussed up women hanging from the ceiling; Tokyo street scenes and more. Special luxury edition limited to 3,000 numbered copies. Textured soft white leather, blind titles. Colour & b/w photos throughout. Published to coincide with the exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery 6 October 2005 - 22 January 2006. ISBN: 0714845760. This is copy 0862 of 3,000.White leather boards just a little grubby. Contents are clean. Original clear plastic dustwrapper is torn to top front edge. Contained in original publisher's card slip jacket which is a little grubby and is split to one edge. Very heavy.

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THE PIGEON ACE
Written by Enid Marx. Illustrated by Enid Marx.
Stock no. 1323524
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Light foxing to covers. Foxing to contents. One page has a large tear and crease, two others have small tears. Still a nice copy of a scarce book.

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DINARBAS; A TALE: BEING A CONTINUATION OF RASSELAS, PRINCE OF ABISSINIA
Written by Ellis Cornelia Knight.
Stock no. 1824154
Published by C. Dilly, In The Poultry. 1st 1790. Very good condition.

The anonymous coninuation by Ellis Cornelia Knight of Samuel Johnson's Rasselas (1759). Re-bound in three quarter tan calf leather, raised bands to spine, red title label with gilt title to spine. Marbled paper boards. Vertical and lower edge of text block untrimmed. xii and 356 pages. Modern binding is beautifully clean, bright and tight. New endpapers. Some minor foxing to the contents. Browning to text block and page edges. Overall a decent copy for a text of 240+ years old.

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