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FLYING STORIES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 2105981
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1936. Almost very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 4 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Covers are worn, with some chipping and loss of paper; cloth showing through. Some foxing and browning to pages.

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THE PLACE-NAMES OF HEREFORDSHIRE
Written by Arthur T. Bannister.
Stock no. 2105978
Published by A.T. Bannister. 1st 1916. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Privately printed for the author. xx + 231 pages. Spine and a couple of cover edges are faded. Some marks to covers. Corners are bumped. Bookplate to front pastedown. Inscriptions in ink to prelims. Some foxing and page browning.

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A HISTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE HUNDRED OF CALDICOT (PART II OF VOLUME IV)
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 2105972
Published by Mitchell Hughes and Clarke. 1932. Very good condition.

Very large format. Cloth spine. Paper boards with black titles. Part II of Volume IV. From the coming of the Normans into Wales down to the present time. Contains the flowing parishes: Shirenewton, Newchurch, Itton, Howick. Dinham, Llanfair Discoed, Llanvaches, Penhow, Langston, Llanmartin, Llandevaud, Wilcrick, St. Brides Netherwent, Llandevenny, Magor, Redwick. Llanwern, Bishton, Undy, Rogiet, Llanfihangel Rogiet, Goldcliff, Whitson, Nash, Christchurch. Large marks to front and rear cover - look like possibly oil or water marks. Some browning to cover edges. chipping to corners. Foxing to spine. Foxing to outer page edges and some pages internally. 'Caldicot Part II' written in light blue felt pen to spine.

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FORMULA ONE UNSEEN ARCHIVES
Written by Tim Hill.
Stock no. 1602348
Published by Parragon. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 384 pages. ISBN: 0752570463. Spine faded. Contents near fine.

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NIGEL MANSELL THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION
Written by Nigel Snowdon.
Stock no. 1602345
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Colour photos. 144 pages. ISBN: 0946627878. From the library of Andrew Beaumont, amateur rally driver, with address label to prelims.

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A SONG OF THE ENGLISH
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2105952
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1909. Very good condition.

Large format. Dark blue cloth, gilt titles and decoration to spine and front cover. 30 stunning tipped-in tissue-guarded colour plates, mounted on card with green decorative borders. Numerous b/w illustrations. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Some fraying to cloth at top and tail of spine. A few marks and scuffs to covers. Some foxing and light browning to pages.

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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 2105946
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1908. Fair condition.

Red cloth, red lettering in gilt oval on front and circle on spine. Front cover shows artist being watched by girl, spine shows lady with girl. Colour frontis plate. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some light fraying/chipping to cloth at corners. Front joint has been repaired - lots of tape residue marks. Rear joint is repaired with tape. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some plates are taped in with magic tape. Foxing.

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A HISTORY OF THE LNER II. THE AGE OF THE STREAMLINERS, 1934-39
Written by Michael R. Bonavia.
Stock no. 1602324
Published by Studio Editions; George Allen & Unwin. 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Steam Past series. The story of the short but exciting period between 1934 and the outbreak of war in 1939 when the LNER fought off the effects of the Great Depression. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. From the library of Andrew Beaumont, amateur rally driver, with address label to prelims. Wrapper spine faded.

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A HISTORY OF THE LNER: 1. THE EARLY YEARS, 1923-33
Written by Michael R. Bonavia.
Stock no. 1602323
Published by Studio Editions. 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Square format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. From the library of Andrew Beaumont, amateur rally driver, with address label to prelims. Small mark to a couple of pages but otherwise contents are near fine. Wrapper spine faded.

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THE POCKET HERCULES CAPTAIN MORRIS AND THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
Written by M.J. Trow.
Stock no. 1804817
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2006. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Captain William Morris was in teh front rank during the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was one of the first horsemen to reach the Russian guns. He was wounded severely but survived. This is his story. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781844153787.

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EDINBURGH LITERARY LIVES & LANDSCAPES
Written by David Carroll.
Stock no. 1804814
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750930977.

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THE JAGUAR DRIVER'S YEARBOOK 1979-80
Written by Paul Skilleter.
Stock no. 1602253
Published by Magpie Publishing. 1st 1980. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0906234042. From the library of Andrew Beaumont, amateur rally driver, with address label to prelims. Boards marked. Contents clean and bright. Wrapper is edge creased, faded at spine and a little grubby.

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