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RUM 'UNS TO FOLLOW
Written by Guy Paget; Dick Heathen; James Rudkin; Owston Fox.
Stock no. 2140747
Published by Collins. 1st 1936. Good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. Edited by Paget. Contains: Belvoir Talk by Heathen, A Belvoir Ride by Rudkin, A Short History of the Cottesmore Hunt by Fox, A Ride Round Oakham by Fox and The Pytchley Hunt by Heathen. Colour frontis. B/w plates. Grubby marks to covers, especially spine which has darkened. Name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE KENNEL CLUB'S ILLUSTRATED BREED STANDARDS FOURTH EDITION
No author listed.
Stock no. 2140746
Published by Ebury Press. 1st thus 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fourth Edition. The Official Guide to Registered Breeds. Large format. Pale green cloth with silver title to spine. Full revised edition of the authoritative guide outlines the descriptive 'standards' for each of the 205 pure breeds of dog now recognised by the Kennel Club and provides pictures of a further five recognised breeds. ISBN: 9780091928544. Bump to top of spine. A few light marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing.

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TAFF VALE RAILWAY MISCELLANY
Written by John Hutton.
Stock no. 2140744
Published by Haynes; Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Taff Vale Railway ran from Cardiff docks to Merthyr but from this there were no less than 23 branch lines serving the collieries of the South Wales valleys. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860932414. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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HISTORIC NEWPORT
Written by James Matthews.
Stock no. 2140738
Published by Newport County Borough Council. 1st thus 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A facsimile of the 1910 edition. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0907719023. Grubby marks to endpapers and pastedowns. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THE SURVIVORS: A DOCUMENTARY RECORD OF FIFTY OF NEWPORT'S FINEST HOUSES
Written by Rex Moreton.
Stock no. 2140737
Published by Vine Press. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Newport, Monmouthshire. Oblong format. Brown cloth spine, green cloth boards with photographic colour onlay to front. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781904192435.

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FORGOTTEN RAILWAYS: SOUTH WALES
Written by James Page.
Stock no. 2140735
Published by David & Charles. 1980. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Tip-in fold-out map to rear. ISBN: 0715377345. Browning and a few foxspots to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a little surface damage to one edge; faded to spine.

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IT'S MY DELIGHT
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2140732
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1949. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A thorough and entertaining discourse on the art of hunting by orthodox methods. Numerous b/w engravings. Blue/green cloth. 3rd printing. Spotting and some damp marking to covers. Front cover also has a school library gilt stamp. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some grubby marks; nicks and chips at edges.

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KILVERT'S DIARY 1870-1879
Written by Francis Kilvert.
Stock no. 2140724
Published by Guild Publishing. 1986. Very good condition.

Red cloth with pictorial onlay and elaborate decoration to front cover. Colour illustrations. A few marks to covers. Page edge browning with a few foxspots.

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THE BIRDS OF DORSET
Written by E.D.V. Prendergast; J.V. Boys.
Stock no. 2140707
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive account of the birdlife of dorset. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715383809. Foxing and marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine and edges with some marks and foxing; small tear hole on spine, repaired to verso with sticky tape.

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THE WILD AND THE TAME
Written by Huldine V. Beamish. Illustrated by Elizabeth Gray.
Stock no. 2140706
Published by Geoffrey Bles. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating account of the author's twenty years spent on a country estate in the West of England and especially her training of sporting dogs. Brown boards with green title to spine. B/w illustrations. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with some chips and tears; browned to spine, with foxing, especially to rear panel.

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PASTEL FOR THE STANDARDS
Written by A. George Tompkins; Selwyn Image.
Stock no. 2140705
Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

Brown/beige boards with black titles. Vol. I - Junior Book - First and Second Years. Some marks and wear to covers. Name and date in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges.

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HANDO'S GWENT VOLUME II
Written by Chris Barber. Illustrated by Fred J. Hando.
Stock no. 2140702
Published by Blorenge Books. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0951044486. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Tape residue marks to endpapers. Foxing and a few other marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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