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BIG CARP LEGENDS: DAVE LANE
Written by Dave Lane; Rob Maylin.
Stock no. 1827905
Published by Bountyhunter Publications. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Big Carp magazine this series of books will encompass the greatest names in carp fishing history. This volume is dedicated to Dave Lane who is in the record books for having caught more forties than any Englishman had ever caught in a season. Foreword by Rob Maylin. Colour photos. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780951512784. Glue stain created during binding process to front and rear joint. Else a lovely copy in a bright & clean pictorial dustwrapper.

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UNCLE AND HIS DETECTIVE
Written by J.P. Martin. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1827904
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Uncle (the elephant) is trunkdeep in trouble again! Bright yellow boards, silver title to spine. Green pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations. 172 pages. Vertical crease to spine, lower edges lightly rubbed, boards just a little grubby. Spine slightly cocked. Text block lightly browned. Name in ink to top edge of front endpaper. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few tiny chips and closed tears, light browning.

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THE MERRY MINSTREL
Written by Haydn Perry. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop; Mary Kendal Lee.
Stock no. 1827903
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Anthology of Verse for Children. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Green pictorial endpapers. Two-tone illustrations to text throughout. 376 pages, top edge blue. Reprint. Corners bumped, top & tail of spine shelf worn. Text block browned, blue top edge has faded. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily foxed, browned to spine and worn at corners. A musty odour present.

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THE SIEGE OF MONTSEGUR
Written by Inge Ott.
Stock no. 1827902
Published by Floris Books. 1st UK 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The historical story of the besieged Pyrenean castle of Monsegur in 1244. Originally published in German under the title Geier uber dem Montsegur. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0903540630. Small nick to cloth at lower edges. Light black mark tlo rear board. Page browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and just a little scuffed to rear panel.

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HELEN, BALLET STUDENT
Written by Linda Graeme.
Stock no. 1827900
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Junior Novel. Helen's sixteenth birthday present is an audition at the Lincoln School of Ballet. Readers will be enchanted with this story and its true atmosphere of a real ballet school. Blue cloth boards, dark blue title to spine. B/w chapter headers. Third impression (undated). Boards a little mottled and marked. Spine is a little cocked. Name in pencil to top edge of front endpaper (erasure has been attempted unsuccessfully). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with a little loss, repaired to verso with clear tape, rear panel is a little grubby.

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TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
No author listed. Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith.
Stock no. 1827899
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st thus 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oxford Illustrated Classics series. Dark red boards, gilt title to spine. Red endpapers. 281 pages. Wonderful double-spread colour illustrations. Borad corners lightly bumped. Cloth to top edge of rear board is discoloured. Foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and rubbed to top of spine.

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THE TOWERS OF TREBIZOND
Written by Rose Macaulay; Joanna Trollope. Illustrated by Natacha Ledwidge.
Stock no. 1827891
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. Printed on Caxton wove paper, at The Bath Press. With an introduction by Joanna Trollope. Title to spine is lightly rubbed, last page has crease to lower corner, else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is just a bit scuffed (VG+).

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THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
Written by James M. Cain; Steve Erickson. Illustrated by Patrick Leger.
Stock no. 1827890
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Steve Erickson. Grey pictorial cloth boards. 7 full page colour illustrations including frontis. Front joint pulled between front endpaper and half-title page (relatively minor) else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed (VG).

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THE FOLIO SOCIETY BOOK OF THE 100 GREATEST PORTRAITS
Written by Martin Bailey.
Stock no. 1827884
Published by Folio Society. 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Martin Bailey. Large format. Colour illustrations. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG+).

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THE EARTH: AN INTIMATE HISTORY
Written by Richard Fortey.
Stock no. 1827883
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Cloth spine with pictorial boards. A new introduction by the author. Colour photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (NR F).

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REVOLT IN THE DESERT
Written by T.E. Lawrence; Raleigh Trevelyan. Illustrated by Edward Bawden.
Stock no. 1827878
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Very good condition.

Introduced by Raleigh Trevelyan. Pictorial cloth. B/w photos and illustrations. Gilt title to spine. Endpapers are sketch map to show Lawrence's desert campaigns. Ninth printing.Lower board corners lightly rubbed. Else a fine copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and is bumped at one closed end (VG).

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THE SILVER BRANCH
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff; Julia Eccleshare. Illustrated by Roman Pisarev.
Stock no. 1827877
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Julia Eccleshare. Grey pictorial cloth with gilt title to spine. Full-page b/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG+).

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