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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1326009
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

With a Proem by Austin Dobson. Limited edition of eleven hundred and thirty copies, of which 1100 were for sale and the remaining 30 copies were reserved for presentation. Large format. White cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. 13 tipped in colour plates plus b/w illustrations. xi and 161 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn, fraying to cloth at top and tail of spine and a small section of the front edge starting to split (but hasn't yet). Spine is grubby/sunned with grubby marks to covers are well (see photos). Endpapers are browned. Rear joint is cracked (possibly very neatly repaired). There is a light crease to one of the plates, all others are present and in fine condition. Light page browning and fingering to contents and some light foxing. A small brown spot affects the margins of pages 105 to 113. Overall this is still a very decent copy of the scarce limited edition Rackham Alice.

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GWR THEN & NOW
Written by Laurence Waters.
Stock no. 1826645
Published by Book Club Associates. 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Large format. Spine bumped. Wrapper edge creased.

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WINGS ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE
Written by Alex Henshaw.
Stock no. 1826644
Published by Cirrus Associates. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Postwar flying in Africa in the 1940s. A fascinating glimpse of the last days of relative freedom in the air overseas, before stricter regulations and universal air traffic control virtually closed the doors to the intrepid long-distance non-radio pilot. Sequel to 'The Flight of the Mew Gull' and 'Sigh for a Merlin'. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 183 pages. ISBN: 1902807197. Boards lightly scuffed, a few minor knocks to board edges. Front pastedown creased (caused during binding process). Contents clean.

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DRUIDS' CIRCLE: AIRCRAFT FLIGHT-TESTING AND ARMAMENT IN WORLD WAR II
Written by H.W. Dean.
Stock no. 1826643
Published by Per Ardua Books. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

A very personal and behind-the-scenes look at aircraft weapons development during World War II. The author takes the reader into the secret world of weapons test sites, laboratories, arsenals, battle sites, and the Druids' circle of Stonehenge, which he made a key part of the RAF testing program. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0952302330. Cover corners rubbed. First few lower corners of contents lightly creased. Contents clean.

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FLIGHT OF THE HUIA
Written by Kerry-Jane Wilson.
Stock no. 1826641
Published by Canterbury University Press. 1st 2004. Very good condition.

Ecology and Conservation of New Zealand's frogs, reptiles, birds and mammals. Once home to the mighty moa, New Zealand is the only place in the world where tuatara, Jurassic-style frogs and other bizarre creatures such as kiwi and kakapo still survive. This book presents a history of faunal change in New Zealand and a review of the ecology and conservation of those animals. Pictorial cardwraps. A few colour photos. ISBN: 0908812523. Messy mark from a label removal to rear cover. Spine lightly faded. Tiny nick to front vertical edge of cover. Contents clean.

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AIRCRAFT INTERIOR COMFORT AND DESIGN
Written by Peter Vink; Klaus Brauer.
Stock no. 1826640
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition.

Ergonomics and Human Factors. Includes everything that scientists and manufacturers should know about airliner interior comfort. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781138401310. Boards lightly scuffed, corners lightly bumped. Contents clean.

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FIELD GUIDE TO THE MICRO MOTHS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by Phil Sterling; Mark Parsons. Illustrated by Richard Lewington.
Stock no. 1826639
Published by British Wildlife Publishing. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive field guide to the micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Green & white glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780956490223. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped, a few minor knocks to base of boards. Text block lightly browned, tiny creases to a few lower corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Written by Robert Burchfield; Robert McCrum; John Simpson.
Stock no. 1326006
Published by Folio Society. 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by McCrum, afterword by Simpson. Red cloth spine gilt titles, patterned paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Third printing. Book is fine. Slipcase bright with a few light scuff marks (only visible in certain light).

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THE GARDENS OF DORR
Written by Paul Biegel; Gillian Hume. Illustrated by Eva Johanna Rubin.
Stock no. 1826638
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st thus 1975. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Dorr was once a good city but is now under the evil spell of a witch who has also turned the gardener's boy to stone. The princess has roamed the earth to try to set him free and now returns to Dorr. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 240 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460058886. Foxing to top edge of text block with just a slight amount of bleeding to top of page margins. A few minor foxspots to vertical edge of text block. Light browning to endpapers. Small name in ink to top of front endpaper. Contents are otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby, heavily browned to verso.

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A BUNDLE OF RAGS IN A CYCLONE: THE IRISH WATER SPANIEL
Written by Nick Waters.
Stock no. 1826636
Published by Nick Waters. 1st thus 1998. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A celebration of a unique and versatile dog - a breed now recognised at the very top levels of competition in the show ring, a working gundog; a sniffer dog; an obedience and agility dog, but, above all, a character and companion. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 095346590X. SIGNED by the author on a compliments slip loosely included. Contents fine. Pictorial dust wrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE CHALET SCHOOL AND ROSALIE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1826634
Published by Armada. 1st thus 1987. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps, White spine. ISBN: 0006928498. Rear cover a little grubby and sticky. Contents browned with age and with a few brown margin marks.

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THE SNAKES OF THAILAND AND THEIR HUSBANDRY
Written by Merel J. Cox.
Stock no. 1826633
Published by Krieger Publishing Company. Circa 1991. Very good condition.

A definitive guide to the multitude of snake species known from Thailand. A White Lotus Press title. Cream cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 0894644378. 2nd printing. Laminate covering card covers is scuffed and marked. Text block is grubby. Light creasing to top rear corner of covers and last few pages. Small, red ink stamp to top corner of half-title page. Contents are clean.

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