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HANES LOUIS NAPOLEON AND OTHER TITLES IN WELSH
Written by J. Ceiriog Hughes; Jenkin Thomas; et al.
Stock no. 593121
Published by H. Humphreys; Hughes A'I Fab. Circa 1865. Very good condition.

Title on spine is Amyrw. 5 titles bound together in full brown diced leather binding. Text in Welsh. Includes: Hanes Louis Napoleon Diweddar Ymerawdwr Ffraingc published by H. Humphreys, b/w frontis, 56 pages + 3 page booklist, undated but c1865; Oriau'r Hwyr by J. Ceiriog Hughes, Llyfr I, published by I. Clarke, 123 pages + 3 page booklist, undated but c1865; Dyddanwch Yr Aelwyd, Yn Cynnwys Caneuon Dewisol, published by Hughes A'i Fab, 160 pages, undated but c1865; Caniadau Gan Y Diweddar Manod Wylld, published by J. Cox, dated 1867, 104 pages; Hanes Bywyd Siencyn Penhydd by Mr. Jenkins Thomas, published by Hughes A'i Fab, undated but c1867, 136 pages. Corners rubbed. Some light browning but in general contents are very good. Name in ink to individual title pages.

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LLYFRYDDIAETH GYMREIG O 1801 I 1810
Written by Charles Ashton.
Stock no. 593148
Published by Gymdeithas Yr Eisteddfod. 1st 1908. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. 834 items listed. Text mainly in Welsh. Book: book plate to front pastedown. Contents very good. Covers faded and grubby. Top of spine worn.

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ARTEMIS FOWL THE ARCTIC INCIDENT
Written by Eoin Colfer.
Stock no. 434731
Published by Puffin Books. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0670899631. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut and lightly edge-worn.

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FIVE-FIGURE MATHEMATICAL TABLES
Written by E. Chappell.
Stock no. 593087
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1915. Very good condition.

Logs and Cologs of numbers from 1 to 40,000; Illogs (Antilogs) of NUmbers from .0000 to .9999; Lologs (logs of logs) of numbers from 0.00100 to 1000; Illologs (Antilologs) of numbers from -6.0 to 0.5000. Also with trig functions retc. Green cloth, gilt titles. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps. Library perforation to preface page.

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BRITAIN'S AIR PERIL
Written by Charles C. Turner.
Stock no. 593088
Published by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1933. Slightly better than good condition.

The Danger of Neglect, Together with Consideration on the Role of an Air Force. Green cloth, gilt titles. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good. Covers lightly rubbed.

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THE ADVENTURES OF WONK - GOING TO SEA
Written by Muriel Levy. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 434700
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 3rd 1943. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Series 417. Blue boards with colour vignette and titles. Also contains: THE NEW FISHING NET. Spine is a little bumped and browned. One hinge internally is slightly pulled. Contents are lovely and bright. Pictorial wrapper is foxed and browned to verso; also has small tape repairs to verso; some chipping to edges and a few small patches of loss to top and tail of spine, also has tear hole to spine in middle, with a little loss. Small patch of loss also to top of front panel. Still a nice copy of this rarer item.

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MR AND MRS HEDGEHOG
Written by Patricia Ardley. Illustrated by E.C. Ardley.
Stock no. 593066
Published by Collins. 1st 1936. Very good condition.

The second book in the series about the Hedgehog family. This story is about Henry and Harriet, the twins, who were so mischievous they had to be sent to school. Grey cloth spine with blue title. Blue pictorial boards. Delightful full-page colour and b/w illustrations. 55 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Corners worn. Some foxing and fading to covers. A few small dents to front cover. A few tiny foxspots to endpapers. A few light margin marks to contents.

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PROFESSOR BRANESTAWM'S TREASURE HUNT
Written by Norman Hunter. Illustrated by James Arnold.
Stock no. 593036
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1937. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A terrific treasure hunt with unexpected perils. The Professor's inventions include invisible glass and an expandable house that can be enlarged at will to contain extra guests! Yellow cloth, black title to spine and illustration to front cover. Pictorial endpapers. Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations throughout. 230 pages. The first in the series to be illustrated by James Arnold. Spine slightly faded with darker patch at base. Small foxspots to endpapers, prelims and edge of textblock. A few foxspots to contents but generally near fine. Scarce original dustwrapper is in two halves, browned, and torn at edges with loss to top 1/3 of spine and to lower rear corner. Reduced from £120.

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THE CHRONICLES OF AUNT MINERVY ANN
Written by Joel Chandler Harris. Illustrated by A.B. Frost.
Stock no. 378074
Published by J.M. Dent & Co.. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

Yellow cloth, gilt title to spine and blind stamped publishers motif to front cover. B/w plates. 210 pages. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn, cover edges lightly rubbed. Spine slightly darkened. Endpapers lightly browned. A couple of hinges pulled. Some foxing to contents but generally clean.

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THE ROMANCE OF ESSEX INNS
Written by Glyn H. Morgan.
Stock no. 592886
Published by Essex Countryside. 1965. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Bookplate to verso of frontis. Inscription in ink to half-title. Dustwrapper: corners worn.

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CARDIFF
Written by Herbert M. Thompson.
Stock no. 592888
Published by William Lewis. 1st 1930. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

From the coming of the Romans to the dominance of Cromwell, with a supplementary chapter on the transition which took place in the 19th century when Cardiff ceased to be a small country town. Dark beige cloth. Numerous b/w photos. Folding genealogical charts. 213pp includes index. 8.5 x 5.5". Corners bumped. Wrapper edge-torn with a little loss.

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