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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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THE ADVENTURES OF LARRY THE LAMB - MR. NOAH'S HOLIDAY
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman. Illustrated by Ernest Noble.
Stock no. 1303363
Published by George Lapworth & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial paper wraps. B/w text illustrations throughout. Toy town series number 4. 18 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Covers are grubby. Staples rusty. Small tear to margins of rear pages beside top staple. Some light foxing to contents.

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BARNABY LEE
Written by John Bennett. Illustrated by Clyde O. De Land.
Stock no. 1303352
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Good condition.

Blue decorated cloth with gilt titles. 454 pages. B/w plates. Top edge gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers are slightly scuffed and marked. Joints cracked. Foxing to endpapers, contents clean.

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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1303332
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1929. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A jovial domestic portrayal of Goldsmith's classic. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Dark green cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 232 pages. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. Spine and corners bumped else a bright copy. Light foxing to outer page edges and light browning to first few and last few pages. White pictorial wrapper is edge chipped, slightly grubby, price-cut and has a 2" closed tear to top edge of front panel.

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DOGS THEIR SELECTION KEEPING AND BREEDING
Written by Frank Townend Barton.
Stock no. 1702833
Published by Jarrold & Sons. Circa 1916. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with white titles and circular onlay to front. Tipped-in colour frontis and b/w plates. Spine faded (titles hardly visible). Corners bumped and lightly worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. All plates present.

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TRYLLA AND OTHER SMALL FRY
Written by Gunnar Gunnarsson. Illustrated by Raymond Sheppard.
Stock no. 1104093
Published by Hutchinson's Books for Young People. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Corners are bumped. Tape marks to endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is torn with loss and some tape repairs.

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A HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by Christopher Chant.
Stock no. 1601074
Published by Chevprime. 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 1853612480. Slight surface damage to edge of last two pages. Pictorial wrapper is slightly edge creased and faded to spine.

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