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WHITEHAWK HILL: WHERE THE TURF MEETS THE SURF
Written by David Bangs.
Stock no. 1824741
Published by David Bangs. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

A landscape history and natural history of Brighton's most remarkable Downland survival. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations, colour illustrations to centre. ISBN: 0954863801. Light rubbing to corners and top & tail of spine. Sticky ISBN label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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THE TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Lockhart Bogle; Lucien Davis; H.J. Ford; C. H. M. Kerr; Lancelot Speed.
Stock no. 1824737
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1915. Good condition.

Edited by Andrew Lang. Dark blue cloth, blind decoration to front cover, gilt vignette & title to spine. Top edge gilt. B/w illustrations. Boards rubbed at edges and a little grubby, scuffed. Spine is browned and worn top & tail. Contemporary inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. A few light margin marks.

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PININFARINA: IDENTITY OF A DESIGN
Written by Decio Giulio Riccardo Carugati.
Stock no. 1824731
Published by Electa. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This volume covers the entire course of development of Pininfarina design - the world-famous firm founded in 1930 by Battista Farina, undisputed master of automobile design in the twentieth century - looking at all the different aspects of its production: custom-built cars, mass-produced cars and research prototypes. Large format. Black cloth boards, with white titles. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 8843571877. Light mottling to boards. Title to spine lightly rubbed. Binding fault to top of front joint (pastedown creased). Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, creased at corners and lightly rubbed at corners.

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THE GUITAR REVIEW: VOLUME TWO ISSUES 7-12 1948-1951
Written by Vladimir Bobri; Gregory D'Alessio; Andres Segovia.
Stock no. 1824730
Published by The Society Of The Classic Guitar. 1st thus 1976. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and elaborate gilt decoration to front. Introduction by Segovia & Bobri, foreword by D'Alessio. Contains the entire editorial contents of issues 7 through 12 of The Guitar Review, which appeared in 1948 - 1951. Advertising pages of the original editions have been omitted. Music scores and b/w illustrations. Boards clean and bright, lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE GUITAR REVIEW: VOLUME ONE ISSUES 1-6 1946-1948
Written by Vladimir Bobri; Gregory D'Alessio.
Stock no. 1824729
Published by The Society Of The Classic Guitar. 1st thus 1975. Slightly better than very good condition.

Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine and elaborate gilt decoration to front. Introduction by Bobri, foreword by D'Alessio. Contains the entire editorial contents of issues 1 through 6 of The Guitar Review, which appeared in 1946, 1947, and 1948. Advertising pages of the original editions have been omitted. Music scores and b/w illustrations. Boards bright. Text block browned. Contents clean.

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A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE: HUNDRED OF CALDICOT (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1824724
Published by Mitchell Hughes and Clarke. 1st 1929. Slightly better than very good condition.

Three volumes. Very large format. Beige cloth spine. Light grey boards. Parts I, II and III of volume IV. B/w illustrations. Boards lightly browned, cloth spines very slightly grubby. Foxing to text blocks. Tape marks at gutter edge of title page and first page of volume I. A few foxspots present. Volume I is first edition 1929, volume II is first edition 1932, volume III is first edition 1933. A very handsome set.

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MR PINK-WHISTLE'S PARTY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1824718
Published by George Newnes Limited. Circa 1966. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w text illustrations. 79 pages. 9.25 x 7". Edges lightly rubbed. Contents browned. Closed tear to lower margin of page 5/6.

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PENDINE RACES: MOTOR RACING OVER FIFTY YEARS
Written by Lynn Hughes.
Stock no. 1824717
Published by Gomer Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

'The finest natural speedway imaginable' is how The Motor Cycle describes Pendine Sands in 1920. The Welsh TT, staged over the August Bank Holiday from 1922, was an exuberant, three-day event. Reliving the Glory Days and recording an episode in our sporting and social histsory in danger of being lost. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859028306. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded at lower edge and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll.
Stock no. 1824715
Published by Modern Promotions. Almost very good condition.

My Favorite Pop-up Book series, $2.50 printed to front board.. Oblong format. Pictorial boards. 4 pop-up scenes. Spine a little worn, a few minor grubby marks to rear board. Some creasing to pop-ups but all in good working order. A few minor marks to contents.

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LUCIE ATTWELL'S READ ME A STORY POP-UP BOOK
Written by Penelope Douglas. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1824714
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1st thus 1977. Very good condition.

3 delightful pop-ups illustrating the story of "Joanna Goes For A Walk". Glazed pictorial boards. 10 pages. 6.5 x 9.5". Oblong format. ISBN: 0603020259. Boards clean. A few minor grubby marks to first and last pages. Pop-ups in excellent working order.

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CONSUL ZEPHYR ZODIAC EXECUTIVE
Written by Michael Allen.
Stock no. 1824704
Published by Mrp; Motor Racing Publications Ltd.. 2nd 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Fords Mark 1 to 4. Second edition, revised and extended. The development and production history of each of the four generations, exxamining their rechnical features and setting them in the context of the contemporary market-place. Their sporting exploits in full, with some vivid anecdotes from the participants, as well as looking at some little-known prototypes and limited-production conversions such as the prophetic Ferguson four-wheel-drive Zephyr of 1968. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 094798142X. Text block lightly browned. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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CHEPSTOW ROAD BRIDGES
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1824701
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Limited to 180 copies. Slim card wrap booklet. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0906134005. Fading to spine edges. Covers slightly grubby. Contents clean. This is number 28 of 180 numbered copies.

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