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MERCEDES-BENZ PARADE AND STAFF CARS OF THE THIRD REICH 1933-45
Written by Blaine Taylor.
Stock no. 1825160
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An Illustrated History. Large oblong format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Printed on glossy paper. ISBN: 0850526574. Lower board corners bumped. Some light crinkling to contents else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few closed tears repaired with clear tape and is a little grubby.

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PEANUTS: PRODUCTION, NUTRITIONAL CONTENT AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
Written by Richard W. Cook.
Stock no. 1825158
Published by Nova Science Publishers. Circa 2014. Fine condition.

This book discusses information regarding the nutritional and possible nutraceutical potential of peanuts and peanut products, as well as the anticipated impacts of production of new cultivars and processing on their content. The value of peanuts as a source of nutrients and nutraceuticals, and its production is also highlighted and discussed. Glazed boards. ISBN: 9781633210134. Still in original shrinkwrap!

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Q THE BIOGRAPHY OF DESMOND LLEWELYN
Written by Sandy Hernu.
Stock no. 1825155
Published by S.B. Publications. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Biography of the quintessential Gadget Master to the world's best loved Secret Agent, James Bond. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 168 pages. Limited to 1000 copies. ISBN: 1857702050. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. This is copy 041 of 1000 copies. Pictoria dustwrapper is lightly creased and lightly faded to spine.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; C. Bernard Rutley; Violet M. Methley; Ethel Talbot; M.E. Buckingham; Ruth Cobb; et al. Illustrated by A.H. Watson; Alfred Bestall; C.E. Brock; Ruth Cobb; Ernest A. Aris; Inez Topham; et al..
Stock no. 1324980
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Orange cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl and a black dog in a motor car. First story is "The Little French Ghost" by Joan. Colour and b/w plates, b/w text illustrations. Covers are edge worn, front cover is lightly scratched and rear cover is a bit grubby. Spine is grubby. Foxing and fingering to contents.

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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; Florence Harrison; Lucy Bickersteth; Margaret Middleton; et al. Illustrated by Frank E. Wiles; Florence Harrison; Radcliffe Wilson; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324978
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1929. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Front cover shows a girl waving a hankie, ice-skating. First story is 'Pen the Poacher' by Joan. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers edge worn. Some scuffing to covers. White cloth spine is grubby. Rear cover edges are grubby/slightly damp stained. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis (with a small 'merry christmas' sticker to top corner of same page). Heavy foxing to page edges and textblock.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Jeffrey Havilton; Percy F. Westerman; Geoffrey Prout; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Reginald Cleaver; Rowland Hilder; et al..
Stock no. 1324973
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1932. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with vignette of cowboy standing, front board shows cowboy on horseback. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "Rabbit" Unwin by Richard Bird. Cover edges worn. Spine bumped and slightly grubby. Some light damp stains to rear cover. A few marks to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper and old price in ink crossed out with pencil to same page. Heavy foxing.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by J.G. Fyfe; Percy F. Westerman; et al. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324972
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1936. Very good condition.

Front cover shows boy hurdling over a gate. First story is 'Paid' by Fyfe. Colour and b/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly marked at top and bottom. A few light scratch marks to front cover. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock, prelims and page margins.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 22ND YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; G.A. Hope; Gunby Hadath; Richard Bird; et al. Illustrated by Miguel Mackinlay; Howard K. Elcock; Frank Insall; T. Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1324971
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1929. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front board showing man with a megaphone (boat race ongoing). Pictorial onlay to spine on cream cloth. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "Jezebel" by Captain Hope. Covers edge rubbed. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing throughout.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 21ST YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Lawrence R. Bourne; Gunby Hadath; Selim; et al. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull; Leo Bates; W. Bryce Hamilton; et al..
Stock no. 1324970
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928. Very good condition.

Pictorial front board showing man in flying gear with aircraft and hills in background. Pictorial onlay to spine on grey cloth. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "The Race Home" by Lawrence Bourne. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some hinges pulled. Foxing throughout, especially to textblock.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 20TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1324968
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1927. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial front board, showing a captain of a ship pointing, with a ship in the background. Pictorial onlay to spine on red cloth. Colour plates and b/w photos. First story is "Chickens" by George Surrey. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Foxing and other grubby fingermarks to page margins. Scarce dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss to spine and edges, more substantial loss to lower edge of front cover. Foxing to verso of wrapper (showing through to front a little) and rear panel slightly grubby.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 10TH YEAR
Written by Bessie Marchant; C. Bernard Rutley; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Thora Stowell; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Joan Griffith; Mary Strange Reeve; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324967
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1928. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pictorial front cover shows two young ladies in cloche hats carrying Christmas presents. Pictorial spine. Orange and grey endpapers showing an Arabian scene. 6 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to contents and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss to top edge of rear panel, foxed on verso with some light foxing showing through to front panel.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 9TH YEAR
Written by Nancy M. Hayes; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Eleanor Helme; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324965
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1927. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pictorial front board showing a young lady sat on a fence. First story 'That ordinary girl'. 6 colour plates, b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly edge rubbed. Heavy foxing. Old price to front free-endpaper (blotted out with pencil). Scarce dustwrapper is grubby, foxed, worn and torn with tape repairs on verso. Small section of loss to lower edge of rear cover has been patched with paper of similar colour.

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