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THE DAY OF THE DOG
Written by George Barr McCutcheon. Illustrated by Harrison Fisher.
Stock no. 2001019
Published by A.L. Burt Company. 1st 1904. Very good condition.

Green cloth boards, dark green titles and oval onlay of bull terrier to front. Colour plates, b/w decorative footers. Covers just a little grubby. Small previous owner address label to front endpaper. Contents clean.

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STEPNEY THE BLUEBELL ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by Gunvor Edwards; Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1104387
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Railway Series No 18. Blue boards, white title and vignette to front board. Small, oblong format. Colour illustrations. Corner cut from front wrapper flap. Wrapper has large closed tears with edge-creasing.

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COAL CARRIAGE BY SEA
Written by Philip Rogers; John Strange; Brian Studd.
Stock no. 1601197
Published by Llp. 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. Glazed boards. B/w photos, maps, tables and diagrams. 286 pages including index. ISBN: 185978108X. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (possibly by one of the authors).

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THE QUEST FOR HESTER
Written by Barbara Hooper.
Stock no. 1601191
Published by Jlf Marketing. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of an eighteenth century family's loving, living and survival. Pictorial cardwraps. 178 pages. ISBN: 0954180607. Minor rubbing to cover edges. SIGNED by author with dedication on title page.

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BEFORE THE STORM
Written by Robert Jackson.
Stock no. 1802578
Published by Arthur Barker Limited. 1972. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Story of Royal Air Force Bomber Command 1939-42. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge red. 264 pages including index. ISBN: 0213994097. Slight mottling to spine else a fine copy in a pictorial wrapper which is slightly scuffed.

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GIRL, 15 CHARMING BUT INSANE
Written by Sue Limb.
Stock no. 1104264
Published by Bloomsbury. Circa 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Paperback edition. Like any self-respecting girl her age Jess wants to be devastatingly gorgeous, popular and intelligent... ISBN: 0747571856. SIGNED by author, 'for Tilda', best wishes to title page. Light wear to cover corners. 2nd printing.

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THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE: BASIC DOCUMENTS ON ROLES AND MISSIONS
Written by Richard I. Wolf.
Stock no. 1802548
Published by Office Of Air Force History. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

Air Staff Historical Study. Dr. Richard Wolf of the Office of Air Force History has collected in this volume the most significant documents which have determined the roles and missions of the United States Air Force, from its birth in 1947 to the present. Large format. Blue cardwraps, black titles. xi and 455 pages including index. ISBN: 0912799544. Covers heavily scuffed, corners creased. Contents clean.

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A BOOK OF CHILDREN'S VERSE
Written by Mabel Quiller-Couch; Lilian Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by M. Etheldreda Gray.
Stock no. 1303561
Published by Oxford University Press. 1911. Very good condition.

A huge selection of delightful children's verse. Green cloth, gilt title and vignette. 4 Colour plates. 336pp. 9 x 6.5". Spine and corners bumped. Covers are slightly grubby. Both joints have been repaired. Some foxing and light page browning. Hinges cracked. The mount for the plate opposite page 82 has a small closed tear to the lower margin. A nice copy.

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THE IMPOSSIBLE PREFECT
Written by Nancy Breary. Illustrated by Leo Bates.
Stock no. 1303471
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 304 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Light damp staining to lower edges of front cover and spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers partly browned. Light foxing to outer page edges. Dustwrapper is just a little bit edge rubbed.

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BRITISH GAME (NN 2)
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.
Stock no. 1601171
Published by Collins. 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Series. Green cloth covers. 6 x 8.5 inches. 240 pages. Exquisite colour plates plus black and white plates throughout. Full of interesting details and should appeal to sportsmen! Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is browned and chipped with some loss to corners and spine area.

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OLD CORNWALL VOL. XII No. 12 SPRING 2003
Written by Terry Knight.
Stock no. 1601157
Published by The Federation Of Old Cornwall Societies. 2003. Nearly fine condition.

A twice yearly publication edited by Terry Knight. Colour cardwraps. Includes articles: Cornish Humour; CAVA; Times Gone By...; Belle Vue (Launceston); Memories of Coombe Valley; Anchors, Priests Cove; Goff Richards. 64 pages.

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WHEN SANTA CLAUS WAS YOUNG
Written by Helen Reid Cross. Illustrated by Helen Reid Cross.
Stock no. 1303379
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Binding is tied up with ribbon. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Covers are a little bit grubby and edge rubbed. Silk tie is also a little grubby and worn. Foxing to insides of covers and to page edges.

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