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THE MYSTERY OF THE KEY
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Ellis Silas.
Stock no. 814671
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1950. Very good condition.

An adventure story for boys. Brown cloth, dark titles. Top edge of text block is blue. 4 b/w plates. 288 pages. A John Cloche Story. Edges lightly rubbed, a few small marks to covers. Front hinge pulled exposing webbing behind. Name in red ink to front endpaper. All plates present. Contents clean.

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MIDSHIPMAN RAXWORTHY
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 814679
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1936. Very good condition.

An adventure story for boys. Blue cloth, black titles, three line black border to top and bottom of front cover and spine. 3 b/w plates. 208 pages. Probably a first edition. A few closed tears to top & tail of spine. Corners bumped. Some hinges pulled. A few foxspots to margins and outer page edges.

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THE PIRATE SUBMARINE
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Stock no. 814687
Published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1927. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, black titles, orange borders. Front cover shows young man sitting on hillside reading, spine shows young man standing up, rowing a boat. 6 b/w plates. 296 pages. Edges rubbed, corners lightly worn. A few marks to covers. Spine a little faded. Prize plate to front endpaper. All plates present One plate almost detached. Contents generally clean.

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AN ATLAS OF SPECIATION IN AFRICAN NON-PASSERINE BIRDS
Written by David W. Snow.
Stock no. 814611
Published by British Museum. 1st 1978. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Distribution maps. ISBN: 0565007874. Corners very lightly rubbed. Glassine wrapper has a very few small nicks at edges.

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NATURALISED BIRDS OF THE WORLD
Written by Christopher Lever. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 814628
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 2005. As new condition in a fine dustwrapper.

When, where, how and by whom the world's naturalised birds were introduced to places outside their natural ranges. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713670061.

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CAPTAIN CAIN
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Stock no. 814602
Published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1924. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with black titles to spine and front cover and black borders. The Champion Series. B/w frontis. 284 pages. Corners bumped, spine browned. Front joint starting to crack. Contents a little grubby.

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CAPTAIN CAIN
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Stock no. 814608
Published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1924. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with black titles to spine and front cover and black borders. The Champion Series. B/w frontis. 284 pages. Spine creased, a few small marks to covers. Slight lean to spine. A few minor foxspots but genrerally contents are clean.

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A NEW AND COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF YORK
Written by Thomas Allen. Illustrated by Nathaniel Whittock.
Stock no. 814535
Published by I.T. Hinton. 1st 1828. Good condition.

Three volumes. Full brown leather bindings. Marbled endpapers and edges. 143 b/w plates. 10.5 x 8.5 inches. All plates are present. The contents of this set are very good but the covers leave a lot to be desired! Front endpapers are missing from volumes I and III. Vols I and III have been amateurishly rebacked in brown leather and the covers are very worn.

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HUNTING SONGS
Written by R.E. Egerton-Warburton.
Stock no. 814548
Published by Henry Young & Sons. 1912. Almost very good condition.

Black leather spine, red cloth covers. Gilt title to spine. Limited edition of 350 copies. 29 b/w plates. Top edge gilt. Copy no. 63. SIGNED by publisher. All plates present. Bottom of spine chipped with loss. Spine rubbed at edges with loss of colour. Corners bumped and lightly rubbed.

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MEXICO AS I SAW IT
Written by Mrs. Alec Tweedie.
Stock no. 814550
Published by Hurst & Blackett. 1902. Slightly better than good condition.

Second edition. Red cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis. Colour plates and b/w photos. Top edge gilt. SIGNED by author. All plates present. Endpapers lightly foxed. Joints slightly cracked. Contents very good. Spine faded and rubbed.

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IRELAND (NN 84)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 814557
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1999. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 84. A fascinating and highly detailed account of the natural history of Ireland, from biological history, geology and climate, to wildlife and nature conservation. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0002200791.

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NANCY RETURNS TO ST. BRIDE'S
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 382138
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1942. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cloth covers with swan design, black titles and borders. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 288 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A few light finger marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (dated 1942, although printed date of 1938 is on publisher page). Heavy foxing to page edge. Dustwrapper is worn to corners, has a small closed tear to top rear edge, is slightly scuffed to spine and has a small blue mark to rear panel. A very scarce, early reprint.

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