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SMALL ARMS TRAINING VOLUME I, PAMPHLET No. 2 APPLICATION OF FIRE 1942
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827264
Published by The War Office. 1942. Very good condition.

This Pamphlet supersedes the 1937 edition and that reprinted with Amendments (No. 1), 1939. Soldier trained effective fire. Small format. Beige paperwraps, red title to front. Staple binding with three punched holes. B/w illustrations. 20 numbered pages. Covers a little grubby. Staples rusty. Top corners lightly creased. Contents clean.

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"WHAT A WAR!" (2ND SERIES)
Written by Gilbert Wilkinson. Illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1827263
Published by Odhams Press Limited. Very good condition.

Small format. Oblong paperwraps. Green pictorial covers. Staple binding. 2 b/w cartoons with accompanying text per page. 128 numbered pages. Covers lightly browned. Text block browned. Contents clean.

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BRITISH TITS (NN 62)
Written by Christopher M. Perrins.
Stock no. 1326723
Published by Collins. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green boards, gilt title to spine. A study dealing with seven species of tit, including their social lives, intelligence, adaptiveness as well as the general behaviour and biology of these most popular of British birds. 16 b/w photos plus numerous diagrams. 304 pages includes index. ISBN: 0002195372. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock, mainly at top. Dustwrapper is edge worn, slightly grubby to rear (white) panel and lightly browned to spine.

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ALPHABET OF MAP READING (CONVENTIONAL SIGNS)
Written by David A. Croll.
Stock no. 1827261
Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd.. Very good condition.

Folded cardwraps creating 6 pages including title page. Black title to front. Colour pictograms are those in use in Great Britain. Annotation to top of front cover (neat). Covers a little grubby. Pictogram of Electric Transmission Line added to 'Notes' page in blue ink (neat). An interesting item.

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THE SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK (NN 47)
Written by William M. Condry.
Stock no. 1326722
Published by Collins. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalists Series. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 11 colour photographs, 52 photographs in b/w and 9 maps and diagrams. Sticky marks to covers from residue of old tape. Name in red ink to front pastedown. Crease to lower corner of front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is wrinkled but bright and complete.

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HOME GUARD INSTRUCTION, No. 51 BATTLECRAFT AND BATTLE DRILL FOR THE HOME GUARD PART III PATROLLING
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827260
1943. Very good condition.

Prepared under the Direction of the Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces. Carrying out four types of Patrol. Beige paperwraps, black title to front. Staple binding. B/w diagrams. v and 49 pages. Covers lightly creased. A few minor foxspots at edges else generally a nice, clean copy.

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PLANT GALLS (NN 117)
Written by Margaret Redfern.
Stock no. 1326721
Published by Collins. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

No. 117 in New Naturalist Series. Much needed insight into the variety of galls of different types caused by a wide range of organisms including fungi, insects and mites. Green cloth gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780002201438. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit rubbed at edges and ever so slightly faded to spine. Rear panel of wrapper (white) is a tiny bit grubby.

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LAKELAND (NN 92)
Written by Derek Ratcliffe.
Stock no. 1326720
Published by Harpercollins Publishers. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The wildlife of Cumbria. New Naturalist series no. 92. Colour and b/w photos. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 000711303X. Foxing to top edge of textblock else a fine copy in a fine wrapper.

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"WHAT A WAR!"
Written by Gilbert Wilkinson. Illustrated by Gilbert Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1827258
Published by Odhams Press Limited. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Oblong paperwraps. Red pictorial covers. Staple binding. 2 b/w cartoons with accompanying text per page. 128 numbered pages. Covers bronwed, a couple of minor edge tears. Top of spine worn with 1" tear, base of spine chipped. Staples rusty and therefore cover is just holding on to the contents but contents are tightly bound. Contents lightly browned else clean.

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LEWIS GUN MECHANISM MADE EASY
Written by C.H.B. Pridham.
Stock no. 1827257
Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd.. 7th 1942. Very good condition.

Seventh Edition. With Notes on the .300 (American) Lewis Gun. Fully illustrated with large coloured plate (fold-out) and numerous diagrams. Small format. Paperwraps. Staple binding. 22 numbered text pages plus colour plate and diagrams. 24th impression. Covers a little grubby and worn at corners. Name and address in ink to top of title page. Staples rusty, therefore corresponding rust holes to cover. Colour plate carelessly tipped in (not straight).

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NOTES ON MAP READING 1929 (REPRINTED WITH AMENDMENTS (NOS. 1 TO 4), 1939)
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827256
Published by The War Office; His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1940. Very good condition.

Map reading for soldiers, the object being to render possible the clear and accurate visualization of the ground. Beige paperwraps with black title to front. Staple binding. Many fold-out maps and related charts. 95 numbered pages. Covers a little grubby and stained. 'Sold by' ink stamp to top of front cover and title page. Text block browned. Contents generally clean and fold-outs in good condition (no tears).

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THE SIEGE OF STALINGRAD
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827254
Published by Communist Party Of Great Britain. Circa 1943. Almost very good condition.

This is the Epic Story of the Siege of Stalingrad Told in Photographs, Words and Maps from August 23rd, 1942, to February 3rd, 1943. Small square format. White pictorial paperwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos throughout. 51 numbered pages. Covers grubby, small pieces of paper stuck to rear cover. Contents clean.

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