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WILIAM, THE WIZARD WHO WASN'T
Written by Irena Sibley. Illustrated by Irena Sibley.
Stock no. 1804135
Published by The Five Mile Press. 1st thus 1989. Fine condition.

William Wishwell was a wizard because, as far back as anyone could possibly recall, the boys in the Wishwell family had always been wizards... Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 38 pages. ISBN: 086788195X.

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HUMMINGBIRDS FLYING JEWELS
Written by Walter Scheithauer; Gwynne Vevers.
Stock no. 1804111
Published by Arthur Barker Limited. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Translated from the German by Vevers. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 176 pages including index. Bumping to top edge of front board and first few pages at top edge. Pictorial wrapper is edge worn with a couple of chips to top edge and a little grubby.

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WORLD WAR TWO CHRONOLOGICAL ATLAS
Written by Charles Messenger.
Stock no. 1804105
Published by The Bloomsbury Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1989. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

When, Where, How and Why. Large format. Two-tone maps. ISBN: 0747502293. Free front endpaper has been stuck to front pastedown. Last few pages (page 239-255) have been miscut at gutter edge by printer. Contents are fine. Blue wrapper is lightly scuffed.

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SPRING-HEELED JACK
Written by Philip Pullman. Illustrated by David Mostyn.
Stock no. 1804085
Published by Doubleday. 1st 1989. Fine condition.

A Story of Bravery and Evil. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w text illustrations throughout. 112 pages. ISBN: 0385269757. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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CALENDAR WOOD
Written by Ann Emmons. Illustrated by Ann Emmons.
Stock no. 1304794
Published by Wayfarer Books. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Each month of the year has its own poem and story in harmony with the ever changing woodland. Large format. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Lovely colour illustrations. ISBN: 0952166313. SIGNED by the author (with dedication to Wendy) to front fly-leaf. Minimal rubbing to spine. Some slight wear to wrapper edges.

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THE AVENGERS
Written by Rich Cohen.
Stock no. 1204308
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2000. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Jewish war story. This book tells one of the great untold stories of the Second World War. ISBN: 0224060015. Small nick to base of wrapper spine.

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TON UP! A CELEBRATION OF A HUNDRED YEARS OF THE MIDLAND AUTOMOBILE CLUB
Written by Jonathan Toulmin; Pat Toulmin.
Stock no. 1204298
Published by Midland Automobile Club. 1st 2001. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Hill Climbs - Races - Rallies - Trials - Sprints. Colour and b/w photos. 240 pages.

Price: £68.00 £51.00.

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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO NORTH WALES FOR PEDESTRIANS AND TOURISTS
Written by J.L. Moore.
Stock no. 1204285
Published by Abel Heywood & Son; Simpkin, Marshall & Co.. Circa 1894. Poor condition.

Stiff cardwraps with fold-out map to prelims and b/w illustrations. Front cover detached. 1" loss to back strip top & tail. Else contents very good.

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BEAR HUGS
Written by Kathleen Hague. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 1304743
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Nothing feels better than a hug from a teddy bear! 9 heartwarming poems. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Delightful colour pictures. ISBN: 0416148220. Slight bumping to spine. Some light finger creases to page margins else contents bright and clean. Wrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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LA SUISSE ILLUSTREE
Written by A. Dauzat.
Stock no. 1204278
Published by Librairie Larousse. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. Leather spine with blue cloth boards, marbled page edges. Spine faded with some wear to top & tail.

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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1804001
Published by Sandle's. Very good condition.

Yellow pictorial cardwraps. 8 unnumbered pages each with a colour illustration and text below. Staple binding. Covers a little grubby. Contents fine.

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MILITARIZATION AND DEMILITARIZATION IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN
Written by Glenn D. Hook.
Stock no. 1803966
Published by Routledge. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Routledge Japanese Studies Series. The gradual transformation of Japan into a 'normal' military state, the political forces supporting and opposing this transition, and the underlying values at the base of the critique of militarization. Black boards, silver title to spine. xiv and 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0415022746.

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