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THE DOUGLAS DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 THE FIRST SEVENTY YEARS (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by J.M.G. Gradidge.
Stock no. 1825592
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two volume set. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0851303323. Volume 1 has light wear to top of spine. Volume 2 is very lightly faded to spine and has a minor bump to base of spine. Light scuffing to rear boards. Contents are fine.

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MEDIEVAL WOODCARVINGS OF RIPON CATHEDRAL
Written by Maurice H. Taylor; Derek Ching.
Stock no. 1825590
Published by The Friends Of Ripon Cathedral. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Choirstalls, Canopies, Ceiling Bosses and Misericords. Cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780953197958. SIGNED by both authors (To Maggie) to title page. Else contents fine.

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FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1325286
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The 6th adventure of the Famous Five. Timmy is in trouble, there are strangers on the island and a secret tunnel under the sea. Red boards. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. 192 pages. B/w and two-colour illustrations. Tenth impression. Spine slightly bumped. Name and address in ink to verso of front fly-leaf. Heavy foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss and tape repairs on verso.

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FIVE GO TO MYSTERY MOOR
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1325280
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Thirteenth Famous Five Adventure. Red boards with black titles. B/w endpapers and illustrations. 183 pages. Seventh impression. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and small stain to top edge of same. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and worn with minimal loss.

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THE CROSSBOW ITS MILITARY AND SPORTING HISTORY, CONSTRUCTION AND USE
Written by Ralph Payne-Gallwey.
Stock no. 1825586
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

A unique exploration of a weapon used for centuries. The crossbow, probably first introduced to England by the Norman invaders in 1066, successfully defended many an early Briton and its present-day corollaries are used by sportsmen everywhere. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781873674079. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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FIVE GO OFF TO CAMP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1325277
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1958. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black title to spine and authors name to front cover. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. B/w and two-tone text illustrations. 192 pages. Ninth impression. Spine and corners bumped. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with tape repairs on verso.

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FIVE FALL INTO ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1325276
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The ninth book about the Famous Five - alone at Kirrin Cottage with the problem of Gypsy-girl Jo! Red boards, black titles. B/w pictorial endpapers and illustrations. 182 pages. Ninth impression. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers partly browned with a couple of small brown spots to front free-endpaper. Child's name in blue biro to half title-page. Hinges pulled. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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ON LAUGHTER-SILVERED WINGS
Written by Gail Strever-Morkel.
Stock no. 1825581
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Story of Lt. Col. E.T. (Ted) Strever DFC (who, in 1942, with his air crew carried out the first mid-air skyjack in history). Thoroughly researched account of the life and times of a South African WW2 pilot, the author's father. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781781591048. Bump to base of spine and corresponding area of dustwrapper. Else fine.

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CARLISLE AND CUMBRIA: ROMAN AND MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE, ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Written by Mike McCarthy; David Weston.
Stock no. 1825580
Published by The British Archaeological Association. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions XXVII. Edited by McCarthy & Weston. Cardwraps. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 1902653696. A lovely copy.

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DEERSLAYER OR, THE FIRST WAR-PATH
Written by James Fenimore Cooper.
Stock no. 1325266
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1899. Very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth with gilt titles. 252 pages plus 8 page booklist. B/w frontis. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name plate and a small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

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NORMAN VALLERY; OR, OVER TO OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD
Written by W.H.G. Kingston. Illustrated by Adrien Marie.
Stock no. 1325263
Published by Gall & Inglis. Circa 1889. Very good condition.

Brown decorated cloth, gilt title label to spine and gilt title and vignette to front cover. Cream endpapers. B/w plates. 256 pages, all edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped. Prize plate and a small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Some foxing.

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THE SWEDISH FOSTER-BROTHERS
Written by Sarah S. Baker.
Stock no. 1325262
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Circa 1899. Very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth with gilt title to spine. 127 pages. B/w frontis and title-page. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown, prize plate to verso of front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Contents clean.

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