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THE POWER OF THE A4S
Written by Brian Morrison.
Stock no. 1327083
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Power Series. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0860930327. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and creased.

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THE POWER OF THE B1S
Written by Peter Swinger.
Stock no. 1327082
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. The B1 class mixed traffic locomotives were the LNER's equivalent of the LMSR's 'Black Fives'. ISBN: 0860934454. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso.

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THE POWER OF THE A2S
Written by Gavin Morrison.
Stock no. 1327081
Published by Oxford Publishing Co; Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Power Series. ISBN: 0860935884. Slight bumping to spine else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at top of spine.

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THE POWER OF THE V2S
Written by Gavin Morrison.
Stock no. 1327080
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Power Series. ISBN: 0860935566. Slight bumping to spine. Foxspots to pastedowns. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges.

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ZOO QUEST FOR A DRAGON
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827665
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The full account of David Attenborough's expedition ot the islands of Indonesia inj search of the Komodo dragon. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and 3 colour. Shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Rear hinge pulled. Contents clean.Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-chipped with a few closed tears repaired with tape, rear panel is a little grubby. Overall a nice copy.

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QUEST IN PARADISE
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827664
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1960. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's two remarkable expeditions to the South Seas in search of people and their primitive way of life, although it was the lure of seeing birds of paradise in their natural surroundings that drew him tino the heart of primitive New Guinea. Terracotta cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and 5 colour. Light shelf wear to base of spine and light knock to lower edge of front board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is nice and bright, lightly edge-rubbed, Couple of closed edge-tears (no loss) and a little grubby to rear panel. A very nice copy.

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ZOO QUEST IN PARAGUAY
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827661
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The full story of David Attenborough's remarkable experiences on the four-months' journey undertaken to find armadillos. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 42 photographs including 5 in colour. 168 pages. Couple of minor marks to front board. Spine slightly cocked. Text block, endpapers and prelims a little foxed. Top corner cut from front endpaper. Otherwise, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to front panel, lightly edge-rubbed and a little grubby to rear panel. Overall, a nice copy.

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SEA WITCH COMES HOME
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1327079
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Lone Pine Adventure. Blue boards, gilt titles and lone pine vignette. Endpapers are maps. Spine and corners slightly bumped, some slight fading to top and tail of spine. Small 'compass'(?) hole to centre of front cover (and dustwrapper). Prize plate to verso of front free-endpaper. Light foxing to prelims and to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with a tear to top of spine at rear edge.

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THE DOUBLE-CROSS SYSTEM IN THE WAR OF 1939 TO 1945
Written by J.C. Masterman; M.R.D. Foot.
Stock no. 1327077
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by M.R.D. Foot. German agents serving the Allied cause. Dark blue spine, gilt title. B/w pictorial front cover. B/w photos. Minimal rubbing to corners.

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ZOO QUEST TO MADAGASCAR
Written by David Attenborough.
Stock no. 1827660
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The full account of four months David Attenborough spent travelling several thousand miles throughout the island of Madagascar to meet the varied peoples whose origin stems from the Far East rather than from nearby Africa, study their local customs, and film some of the remarkable animals which occur nowhere else in the world. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and 5 colour photos. Light wear to top & tail of spine, very narrow band of browning to horizontal edges of boards. Text block browned. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has a couple of closed tears repaired with tape, edges-rubbed, rear panel a little grubby. Overall a decent copy.

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LONE PINE FIVE
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1327075
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The fifth book in the Lone Pine series. This is Jenny's Harman's story. Her desire to possess an old spoon which she found on a junk-tray in Bishop Castle's market laid the foundation of another great adventure for the Lone Piners. Beige cloth, red titles and pine tree vignette. Endpaper maps. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Slightly grubby marks to textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is creased and edge rubbed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1955
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1327074
Published by Daily Express. 1955. Very good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert hiking in a field. 1st story Rupert and Poll Parrot. 10x7 inches. 107 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners and light foxing to front cover. Endpapers are lightly browned, J.F.31 written in pencil(?) to front free-endpaper. Child's name and address in heavy pencil in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Painting contest page has been neatly started. A nice copy.

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