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LIFE AND WORK OF SIR NORMAN LOCKYER
Written by T. Mary Lockyer; Winifred L. Lockyer.
Stock no. 823575
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. Biography of Sir Norman Lockyer (Joseph Norman Lockyer), best known for his work in astronomy and physics. B/w illustrations. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Spine lightly faded and slightly bumped.

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BIRDS OF THE GREAT PLAINS
Written by Paul A. Johnsgard.
Stock no. 823594
Published by University of Nebraska. 1st 1979. As new condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Breeding accounts by states or regions of the Great Plains in the USA. Colour photos. B/w distribution maps. 539 pages. ISBN: 0803225504. Wrapper slightly edge-chipped.

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BIRDS OF THE CAROLINAS
Written by Eloise F. Potter; James F. Parnell; Robert P. Teulings.
Stock no. 823468
Published by University Of North Carolina Press. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Terracotta cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 0807813990. Wrapper corners lightly rubbed.

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FIGURES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PALAEOZOIC FOSSILS OF CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET
Written by John Phillips.
Stock no. 823434
Published by Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans. 1st 1841. Good condition.

Burgundy cloth, rebacked with matching cloth spine. Leather title label and gilt title to spine. xi + 231 pages. 60 b/w plates. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Relevant newspaper cutting pasted to front endpaper. Original covers marked. Rear cover dampstained. Inscription in ink to rear free endpaper which is also a damp-damaged. Remainder of contents very good.

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OBSERVATIONS ON THE WESTERN PARTS OF ENGLAND
Written by William Gilpin.
Stock no. 823435
Published by T. Cadell and W. Davies. 1798. Very good condition.

Modern red cloth binding, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. xvi + 360 pages. 18 sepia aquatint plates. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty to Which are Added a Few Remarks on the Picturesque Beauties of the Isle of Wight. Light brown stain to lower corner of 200 pages, heavier to early pages though text perfectly legible.

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HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH
Written by R.N. Worth.
Stock no. 823438
Published by William Brendon And Son. 1890. Slightly better than good condition.

Burgundy leather spine with gilt title. Burgundy boards. Numerous b/w illustrations. viii + 500 pages including list of subscribers. Top edge gilt. 2nd edition. SIGNED by author. Contents very good but boards faded and stained.

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REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND
Written by A.E. Richardson; C. Lovett Gill.
Stock no. 823443
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1924. Very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth, gilt titles. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos. This volume covers Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Top and tail of spine and corners rubbed. Very light browning to endpapers.

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DEVONSHIRE COURTSHIP
No author listed. Illustrated by W. Wood.
Stock no. 823450
Published by W. Wood. Circa 1869. Very good condition.

Small format. Yellow pictorial paperwraps. A story written in Devonshire dialect. 74 pages + 2 page booklist. Spine rubbed and slightly chipped.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 44
Written by Charles Gilson; Harold Avery; et al.
Stock no. 823452
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial cloth. 12 colour and b/w plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. Vol XLIV on spine. Book: all plates present. Corners worn. Dent to edge of front cover. Top and tail and edges of spine rubbed.

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THE TALE OF SQUEAKY MOUSE
Written by Arthur S. Gibson. Illustrated by Arthur S. Gibson.
Stock no. 823374
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1904. Slightly better than good condition.

Small format. Green covers, white title and colour pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations and text printed on one side only. Contents clean and bright. Spine neatly replaced with green cloth. Cover edges and corners are slightly worn. Stitching pulled causing some looseness to contents.

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RAILWAY DISASTERS OF THE WORLD
Written by Peter W.B. Semmens.
Stock no. 823258
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1994. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852603232.

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