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STILL WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326702
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black title label to spine and vignette to William to front. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Twenty-fifth impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss to spine and front flap almost detached.

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WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326701
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1931. Good condition.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 249 pages, with 3 adverts to rear. B/w illustrations. Reprint of February 1931. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Covers grubby. Foxing to contents. Endpapers a bit grubby.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF POLLINATION (NN 83)
Written by Michael Proctor; Peter Yeo; Andrew Lack.
Stock no. 1326698
Published by Harper Collins. Circa 1997. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 83. Colour and b/w photos. Green cloth boards with gilt title and NN to spine. ISBN: 000219905X. 2nd printing. Spine of wrapper is slightly faded.

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PEMBROKESHIRE (NN 141)
Written by Jonathan Mullard.
Stock no. 1326696
Published by Collins. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 141. A comprehensive book about the wildlife, landscape and history of Pembrokshire. Green cloth boards, gilt title and 'NN' logo to spine. Blue 'NN' patterned endpapers. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780008112806. Minimal bumping to top of spine. Minimal creasing to top edge of dustwrapper. A super copy.

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BRITISH SEALS (NN 57)
Written by H.R. Hewer.
Stock no. 1326694
Published by Taplinger Publishing Co., Inc.. 1st US 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 57. publication. American Edition. Green cloth, gilt title. 59 b/w photographs. 52 text figures. A detailed scientific review of biology, types, distribution and conservation. ISBN: 0800810562. Top edge of textblock very slightly foxed. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly grubby on rear panel.

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STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE MAKERS VOLUME 1 (LANDMARK COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY)
Written by George Watkins; A.P. Woolrich.
Stock no. 1326690
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Illustrations, photographs and descriptions of stationary steam engine makers. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 1843062003. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and slightly faded to spine.

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THE FIRST BIGGLES OMNIBUS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326688
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1953. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Contains 4 full-length stories: Biggles Sweeps The Desert, Biggles In The Orient, Biggles Delivers The Goods and Biggles Fails To Return. Red boards, black titles. B/w illustrations. 640 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers partly browned. Dustwrapper is well worn, creased and torn. Substantial surface paper loss to spine.

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BIGGLES SECRET AGENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1326687
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1950. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Top and tail of spine sunned. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to textblock. Flying Jacket wrapper is worn, chipped and torn with loss. Front flap almost detached.

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BIGGLES SWEEPS THE DESERT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326686
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1942. Good condition.

The Biggles Squadron versus the Nazi ace, Von Zoyton, in the battle of the Libyan air route. Blue cloth. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers marked. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked. Textblock is grubby.

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BIGGLES TAKES A HOLIDAY
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326684
Published by The Children's Book Club. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, title to spine. Spine slightly bumped. Spine faded and covers slightly cocked and marked. Creasing to one page (where it was folded). Some damage to front pastedown. Contents generally clean.

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BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326683
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Almost very good condition.

Red boards, black title and vignette to front cover. Eight blue two-tone illustrations plus b/w text illustrations. 190 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight fading to spine. Foxing to textblock.

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BIGGLES FOLLOWS ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326681
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 4 double-sided b/w plates. 158 pages. Spine slightly bumped, some very slight fading to cover edges. Front free-endpaper has been neatly removed. Half title-page is lightly browned. Textblock is slightly grubby.

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