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NODDY'S GARAGE OF BOOKS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Beek.
Stock no. 1828300
Published by Sampson Low. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition.

Five small format paperwrap books contained in pictorial box. Books are slightly better than very good condition - top & tail of spine lightly rubbed, covers bright with one or two minor marks, contents clean. Box is repaired with clear tape to front, is torn below repair, is grubby and has name & address in ink to rear.

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RICHARD THE THIRD
Written by Paul Murray Kendall.
Stock no. 1828298
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Text block browned. Contents otherwise clean. Red dustwrapper is scuffed and is faded to spine, rear panel grubby.

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HITLER'S WHISTLE
Written by A.G. Street.
Stock no. 1828296
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1943. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Mr. Street's diary of the first three years of the Second World War. A tale of war-time farming. Green cloth, black title to spine. B/w photos. Narrow band of browning to top & tail of boards. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Vertical crease to inside of front board and also to contents (minor). Text block browned. A few foxspots present, mainly to prelims. Black dustwrappr with yellow titles is edge-worn and creased, grubby to rear panel.

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PANORAMA VAN DEN ENDE DUINZIJDE: EEN SCHILDERSLOOPBAAN
Written by Leo Van Den Ende. Illustrated by Leo Van Den Ende.
Stock no. 1327968
Published by Leo Van Den Ende. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

English title: Along the Dunes: An Artist's Career. Large, oblong format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. 194 pages. Colour paintings throughout. Text in Dutch and English. ISBN: 9090178724. SIGNED by the artist with water colour paint to half title-page (dated 2005). Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded to spine and spine edge of front panel.

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THE COINAGE OF ROMAN BRITAIN
Written by Gilbert Askew.
Stock no. 1828294
Published by B.A. Seaby Ltd.. 1st 1951. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A history and catalogue of Roman coins that particularly refer to the campaigns fought in Britain, and of the coins that were struck here when the country was a Roman province. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations of coins. Narrow band of fading to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Beige dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and a small chip to top of spine.

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MANUAL OF PSITTACINE BIRDS
Written by Peter H. Beynon; Neil A. Forbes; Martin P.C. Lawton; et al.
Stock no. 1327966
Published by British Small Animal Veterinary Association. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

An easily accessible source of information on the clinical aspects of psittacine medicine. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams and some colour photos as well. ISBN: 0905214307. Covers edge worn. Name in ink to title-page else contents clean.

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THE HANDBOOK OF BIRD IDENTIFICATION FOR EUROPE AND THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC
Written by Mark Beaman; Steve Madge. Illustrated by Hilary Burn; et al..
Stock no. 1828293
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Over 350 colour plates in total. 868 pages. ISBN: 0713639601. Top & tail of spine and lower horizontal edges rubbed. Text block grubby. Name & date in ink to front endpaper (appears to have previously belonged to Brian Sawford, a well known local naturalist). Contents otherwise clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and has a few minor chips, closed tears, and is a little grubby.

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THE UNKNOWN HIERONYMUS BOSCH
Written by Kurt Falk. Illustrated by Hieronymus Bosch.
Stock no. 1327965
Published by Goldenstone Press; Heaven And Earth Publishing; North Atlantic Books. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781556437595. A. Stockton written in spidery writing to title-page (the book is dedicated to Anne Stockton, we are not sure if this writing is Falk's or Stockton's). Corners bumped. Slight fading to spine.

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  • ART

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RAY HEDGER IN HIS OWN IMAGE
No author listed. Illustrated by Ray Hedger.
Stock no. 1327964
Published by Waterton Publishing. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Square format. Card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0954236602. Slight rubbing to corners. Contents fine.

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  • ART

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CARTOGRAPHIA: MAPPING CIVILIZATIONS
Written by Vincent Virga.
Stock no. 1327963
Published by Little, Brown and Company. 2008. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial boards. More than 200 maps selected from the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress. ISBN: 9780316997669. Third printing. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded to spine and front spine edge.

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THE OXFORD BOOK OF FLOWERLESS PLANTS
Written by Frank H. Brightman. Illustrated by B.E. Nicholson.
Stock no. 1828291
Published by Oxford University Press. 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ferns, Fungi, Mosses and Liverworts, Lichens, and Seaweeds. Beige cloth, yellow titles. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0199100047. Reprint. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Page margins lightly browned else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge- creased and is grubby.

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PEGGY SPEEDS THE PLOUGH
Written by Madge S. Smith. Illustrated by Edith Brier.
Stock no. 1828290
Published by Oxford University Press. 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The adventures of Peggy who leaves school to work for the Land Army. Cream cloth, green titles and vignettes. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 254 pages. 7.5 x 5". Reprint. Boards grubby. Text block browned and marked. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown (mostly hidden by front flap of dustwrapper when closed). Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and grubby.

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