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BIGGLES FLIES WEST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326065
Published by Brockhampton Press. Circa 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Hampton Library series. Pale blue mottled covers, red title to spine. 185 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn.

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THE BRITISH SETTLEMENT OF BRITTANY: THE FIRST BRETONS IN ARMORICA
Written by Pierre-Roland Giot; Philippe Guigon; Bernard Merdrignac.
Stock no. 1826799
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

Written by three distinguished French scholars, this book examines the reasons for the migration of Britons from the Roman Province of Britannia to Armorica during the Dark Ages and early Middle Ages. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0752425242. Covers a little scuffed and creased. Text block ligthly browned. Contents clean.

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THE FOREST OF DEAN NEW HISTORY 1550-1818
Written by Cyril Hart.
Stock no. 1826798
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A superb work of scholarship, the book is of considerable value to historians of Britain's industrial, economic, agricultural and social past as well as to those with a particular interest in the history of the Dean region. Dark blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xxii and 330 pages including index. ISBN: 0750909579. Text block lightly browned with minor foxing. Slight musty odour present.

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THE SOMERSET SEQUENCE
Written by Horatia Durant; Osbert Sitwell.
Stock no. 1826795
Published by Hughes & Son. 1976. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a great family of councillors, governors, sportsmen and soldiers. Introduction by Sitwell. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Second impression. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded and edge-rubbed. Musty odour present.

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WILLIAM THE DICTATOR
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326062
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette of William to front board. B/w illustrations. 190 pages. Abridged edition. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Prize plate to front pastedown. Pale browning and foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed, rear panel is grubby.

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WILLIAM THE REBEL
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326061
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black title labels to spine and vignette of William's head/shoulders to front board. B/w text illustrations. 160 pages. Abridged edition. 18th impression. Spine and corners bumped. Erased pencil mark to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is scuffed and edge worn, rear panel is very slightly grubby.

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WILLIAM AND A.R.P.
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326060
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1949. Good condition.

Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. 11th impression. Spine bumped and faded. Cover edges faded. Book leans to one side a little. Front joint cracked. Foxing else contents clean.

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JIMMY THE THIRD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1326057
Published by Armada. 1st thus 1965. Good condition.

Compilation of stories from Jimmy and Jimmy Again. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 124 pages. Covers are edge rubbed. Hinge is cracked (almost completely split) between pages 10 and 11. Contents are browned but clean.

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WILLIAM AND A.R.P.
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326056
Published by George Newnes Limited; Dymock's Book Arcade Ltd.. 1st thus 1952. Almost very good condition.

Australian Edition. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 252 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, some rubbing to cover edges. Front and rear joints both cracked showing webbing. Contents are browned but clean.

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WILLIAM THE REBEL
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326055
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1966. Very good condition.

Red boards with black title labels to spine and vignette of William's head/shoulders to front board. B/w text illustrations. 160 pages. Abridged edition. Spine and corners bumped, slight fading to spine. Small, white mark to centre of front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to textblock.

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ACCORDING TO JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1326054
Published by Collins. 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 4 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Top edge red. Spine slightly bumped, some fading to top and tail of spine. Browning throughout, grubby fingermarks to verso of frontis and a light splash mark to lower margins of pages 8 & 9 else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tear to top of spine.

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JAGUAR XJS
Written by Rivers Fletcher.
Stock no. 1826793
Published by Cadogan Books. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

High Performance series, a Foulis Motoring book. A remarkable account of a high performance car that is a clssic of our time. Black cloth boards, guilt title to spine. 143 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0946313458. A nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut, edge rubbbed, slightly faded to spine and has a small laminate imperfection to rear, is lightly scuffed.

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