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MILESTONES BEHIND THE MARQUES
Written by Paul Sheldon.
Stock no. 815221
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1976. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A study indepth of the history of one model from ten world-famous motor racing car manufacturers. Oblong format. B/w photos. ISBN: 071537267X. Tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper lightly scuffed. A nice copy.

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CELTIC MEMORIES
Written by Caitlin Matthews. Illustrated by Olwyn Whelan.
Stock no. 443074
Published by Barefoot Books. 1st 2003. Fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Retold by Matthews. Includes 12 tales, with notes to rear. ISBN: 1841480967.

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THE HOODEN HORSE AN EAST KENT CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
Written by Percy Maylam.
Stock no. 815214
1st 1909. Very good condition.

Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xv and 124 pages. 303 copies privately printed. Covers lightly scuffed. Top and tail of spine a little worn. Inscription in coloured pencil to front endpaper. One or two margin marks but generally a nice copy.

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THE COLVINS OF SHIPLEY COURT
Written by V.C. Clarke.
Stock no. 443060
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1975. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. A story set around the time of the English civil war, in the Thames Valley area. ISBN: 0216897122.

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THE NEW RUPERT COLOUR ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 815177
Published by L.T.A. Robinson Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial boards featuring Rupert and Prince on a pony (Dapple) with Rupert's father with the king in the background. 2 stories: Rupert and the Wonderful Boots plus Rupert and Dapple. Coloured pictures throughout. Printed L.T.A. Robinson. Corners worn with loss of surface paper, exposing board beneath. A few marks to contents and light fingering. Illustrations nice and bright.

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BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.S. Stacey.
Stock no. 442842
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

With Cortez In Mexico. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 8 b/w plates + 2 maps. 384 pages. Spine faded. Corners are bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper.

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CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 442858
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1893. Good condition.

Greyish blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles to front and spine. Burgundy endpapers. B/w frontis and 7 other plates, plus 1 map. 352 pages plus 32 pages of adverts to rear. All edges olivine. Covers grubby. Corners are worn.

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KNOCKOUT FUN BOOK 1953
No author listed.
Stock no. 442871
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1953. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Billy Bunter comic strip included. Spine faded. Rear cover grubby. Corners are worn. Crossword completed in pencil.

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THE TALE OF ADMIRAL MOUSE
Written by Bernard Stone. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 629499
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition.

Sequel to The Charge of the Mouse Brigade. White glazed pictorial boards. White decorated endpapers with repetitive blue mouse pattern. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862640091. SIGNED by the author & illustrator. Corners lightly bumped & rubbed. Spine lightly browned. One or two small marks to contents. A nice copy.

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A SONG OF THE ENGLISH
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 382540
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1909. Very good condition.

Autograph Edition De Luxe, Limited to 50 copies. Large format (32 x 26cm). Bound in attractive brown leather with gilt titles, vignettes and borders. 30 lovely tipped-in colour plates mounted on cream card with green decorative borders and captioned paper guards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. This is copy no. 22, SIGNED by the author. Corners are slightly worn and covers a little edge rubbed. Spine has been professionally rebacked retaining the original spine piece (which is worn). A few light fingermarks and tiny foxspots else contents clean. A very nice copy of a handsome and very scarce book.

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THE GREAT ITALIAN SPAGHETTI DISASTER
Written by Mike Waudby. Illustrated by Alan Stokes.
Stock no. 382496
Published by Faction Books Limited. 1st 1989. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Faction Books series (series created by Rob Cooper). Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 187234500X. A super copy in wrapper which is just lightly creased at top and tail of spine.

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RADIO FUN ANNUAL 1955
No author listed.
Stock no. 815040
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1955. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Name in ink to front cover. Inscription in ink to rear cover. Cloth spine faded. Inscription in ink and pencil to front pastedown. Name in ink to front endpaper and verso of front endpaper. contents generally clean, name in ink to top of page 13, crossword is completed in pencil.

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