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THE WRECK OF THE DUMARU
Written by Lowell Thomas. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
Stock no. 1202223
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1931. Slightly better than very good condition.

A true story of cannibalism in an open boat. Blue cloth, white titles and vignette. 7 woodcuts by Kurt Wiese, 7 b/w photographs. 271 pages. A few scattered foxspots to prelims else contents fine. Covers bright.

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WIADOMOSCI ARCHEOLOGICZNE VOL XXX
No author listed.
Stock no. 1202212
Published by Panstwowe Muzeum Archeologiczne. 1964. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Brown card wraps. B/w illustrations. Text in Polish. Contents very good. Covers torn.

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MY FIRST JIG-PUZ BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1202200
Published by John Leng & Co. Ltd.. 1936. Very good condition.

5 jigsaw puzzles and story verses. Large format. Red cloth spine, blue pictorial boards. First story/jigsaw is "The Fox Trot". All puzzles are complete with some edge-wear to a few pieces.

Price: £50.00 £37.50.

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THE MAGIC MERRY-GO-ROUND
No author listed. Illustrated by Ken Woodward.
Stock no. 1302690
Published by Collins. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Pixie Book. Very small format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Minimal rubbing to corners. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with a few tiny closed edge tears.

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A WEEK AT THE LIZARD
Written by Rev C.A. Johns.
Stock no. 1202186
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1848. Good condition.

Gilt title to spine. B/w engravings. 322 pages. Small format. Spine is browned, split and frayed with chipping. Covers are warped and marked. Inscription in ink to title page. Hinges pulled. Some page marks.

Price: £60.00 £45.00.

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HEATHLANDS (NN 72)
Written by Nigel Webb.
Stock no. 1202149
Published by Book Club Associates. 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 72. Book Club edition - no price on dustwrapper and no Collins at base of spine. Green cloth. 20 colour photos and over 100 b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0002190206. Foxing to endpapers. Free front endpaper has pencil erasure marks and top corner is creased. Text block is slightly grubby otherwise contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine (normal for this series).

Price: £96.00 £72.00.

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A CORNISH CHRONICLE
Written by F.E. Halliday.
Stock no. 1202148
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Carews of Antony From Armada to Civil War. B/w frontis. B/w map. 171 pages. Small dent to edge of a few pages. Wrapper price-cut and scuffed.

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HENRIETTA TAKING NOTES
Written by E. Crosby Heath.
Stock no. 1302678
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1912. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark blue cloth with gilt title to spine, cream title and illustration to front cover. 304 pages plus catalogue to rear. Top edge blue. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. "Compliments" label stuck to front endpaper from John Bull (insurance) Xmas 1915. Pale browning to endpapers. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed and marked. A nice copy of a scarce title.

Price: £52.00 £39.00.

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MASTIFF IMAGES
Written by Hans Rosingh. Illustrated by Hans Rosingh.
Stock no. 1801978
Published by Bbpress. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Light grey paper boards with dark grey titles. Light grey image of Bullmastiff to front pastedowns. The result of three decades of magnificent photographs of Mastiffs in all their various guises. Diary entries in English and Dutch to rear. 212 pages (the last page being blank). ISBN: 9076717052. Boards a little grubby and lightly bumped at corners. Contents fine. A lovely copy of a very scarce title!

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THE WHITE ADMIRAL
Written by H.E. Bates. Illustrated by Peggy Chapman.
Stock no. 1103199
Published by Dennis Dobson. 1st 1968. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. The White Admiral used to visit the butterflies every year for his holidays! Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0234779543. Wrapper is price-cut.

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A BOY AND A BOX
Written by Mrs. Frank Lee.
Stock no. 1103198
Published by David C. Cook Publishing Co.. Circa 1924. Very good condition.

3/4 blue cloth, gilt titles, marbled boards. Some b/w illustrations. 93 pages. Corners are bumped. Inscription in ink to front free endpaper.

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INDEX TO CHARACTERS IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Written by Arthur D. Mortimore.
Stock no. 1801957
Published by D. Mortimore. 1st 1977. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Indexing nearly 4000 books available in British libraries in 1975 and 1976 and intended to help librarians, teachers and parents to find the books that children ask for. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. 191 pages. ISBN: 0950566500. Ex-lib with library plate to front pastedown and stamps to text block & verso of title page. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is browned at spine and lightly scuffed.

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