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NAPOLEON AN OUTLINE
Written by Colin R. Ballard.
Stock no. 2107278
Published by Duckworth & Co.. 1st 1924. Almost very good condition.

B/w diagrams. In four parts: The Adventurer; The Man of Destiny; The Man Against Destiny and Dramatis Personae. Bumping and wear to covers; a little fraying to cloth at corners. Front joint is cracked. Some foxing.

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THE SPORTS CAR
Written by Ian Ward.
Stock no. 1603426
Published by Blandford Press. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0713710721. Corners rubbed.

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GRAND PRIX RACING THE ENTHUSIAST'S COMPANION
Written by Anthony Pritchard.
Stock no. 1806030
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1991. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0946627797. Wrapper spine creased.

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A NEW PLAN FOR SPEEDILY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BEE-HIVES IN SCOTLAND
Written by James Bonner.
Stock no. 1706224
1st 1795. Very good condition.

Which may be extended with equal success to England, Ireland, America or to any other part of the world Campbell of producing flowers. Printed by J. Moir and Sold by W. Creech, Bell & Bradfute, P. Hill, Mudie & Son, and by the Author. Leather spine and corners, marble boards. Boards scuffed. Book plate to front pastedown. A few margin marks.

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AN ALPHABET OF ANIMALS
No author listed. Illustrated by Carton Moorepark.
Stock no. 1307920
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1899. Almost very good condition.

Magnificent b/w plate for each animal along with a paragraph of text on each. Large format. Green boards and spine, front shows a pair of shire(?) horses. Spine rebacked with green cloth keeping most of the original title-strip. Corners worn and some slight scuffing to covers. Endpapers professionally replaced. Some light fingering else contents clean.

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HAPPY HOLIDAY CLICKY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Molly Brett.
Stock no. 1307900
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1961. Good condition.

A strip book. Yellow pictorial card wraps. Red spine. Small oblong format. Covers worn, staples rusty. There is a worn hole (1.5cm) to rear cover. Some light corner creases and light page browning else contents clean.

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PICTURESQUE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DRESS AND MANNERS OF THE ENGLISH
No author listed. Illustrated by Alexander William.
Stock no. 1805998
Published by John Murray. 1st 1814. Very good condition.

50 hand-coloured aquatint plates, each followed with a page of descriptive text. Modern calf binding, three quarters red leather with blue title block & gilt title and raised bands to spine. Red cloth boards. New, grey marbled endpapers. Leather binding nice and clean. Slight mottling to vertical edge of cloth boards. Scattered spotting throughout and a few grubby marks. All plates present. A delightful copy.

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WALKS THROUGH WALES
Written by Thomas Evans.
Stock no. 2107248
Published by Sherwood & Co.. 2nd circa 1815. Almost very good condition.

Containing a Topographical and Statistical Description of The Principality: To Which is Prefixd a Copious Travelling Guide, Exhibiting the Direct and Principal Cross Roads, Inns, Distances of Stages and Nobelmen and Gentlemen's Seats. Illustrated by engravings and maps of North and South Wales. Small format. Green leather binding, gilt titles. 2 maps are fold-out. Scuffing and wear to covers; some 'repair' to chips - have been coloured in green. Foxing and some damp marking to pages.

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MEMOIRS ON REMAINS OF ANCIENT DWELLINGS, IN HOLYHEAD ISLAND
Written by William Owen Stanley.
Stock no. 2107247
Published by James Bain. 1871. Very good condition.

Mostly of circular form, called Cyttiau'r Gwyddelod, Explored in 1862 and 1868. Green covers, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Wear to cover edges. Bookplate to front pastedown. A few grubby margin marks. Foxing.

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AN ACCOUNT OF CASTLE AND TOWN OF DENBIGH
Written by Richard Newcome.
Stock no. 2107246
Published by Clwydian-Press. 1829. Almost very good condition.

Contemporary binding. Leather spine and corners; marbled boards. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; Foxing/green spotting to covers. New endpapers, with piece cut out of front pastedown, to see inscription on older endpaper. Foxing and browning to pages; some of which have uncut page edges.

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THE OCEAN ON A PLANK
Written by W.A. Doust.
Stock no. 2107235
Published by Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Remarkable Life of a Marine Salvage Engineer. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854220887. Wrapper is price-cut with browning/fading to spine.

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DRAGON BAKED BREAD
Written by Warren Lee Cohen. Illustrated by John M. Ssebulime.
Stock no. 2107234
Published by Temple Lodge Publishing. Circa 2005. Very good condition.

On the day of the Fall Harvest Feast, the baker's old cart collapses and fall into the moat, turning his flour and yeast into a doughy mess. How is the royal feast to be saved? Told in rhyme. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1902636708. SIGNED by author, with dedication. Bumping to spine and cover edges. Contents are lovely and bright.

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