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ARTEMUS WARD IN LONDON, AND OTHER PAPERS
Written by Artemus Ward; Charles Farrar Browne. Illustrated by J.H. Howard.
Stock no. 1820755
Published by G.W. Carleton & Co., Publishers. 1st 1867. Very good condition.

With comic illustrations by J.H. Howard. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, embossed decoration to boards. 6 b/w plates. Spine browned & worn at top & tail. Corners lightly worn. Front joint just starting to crack. Some light browning.

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SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Martin Gilbert.
Stock no. 1820512
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Recounting the courage of soldiers, sailors and airmen, the courage of partisans and resistance fighters, and the courage of those who, starving, tormented and without strength or weapons, were murdered far from the battlefields isolated and alone. Black cloth boards, orange title label to spine with silver title. Orange endpapers. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 029779616X. Small pinhole to dustwrapper spine and corresponding hole to board spine. Text block a little grubby. Dustwrapper spine is faded, rear panel of dustwrapper is scuffed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1983
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1319637
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1983. Very good condition.

Tall 4to glazed boards - Rupert in plane flown by clown. 1st story Rupert and the Black Circle. 92 pages. ISBN: 0850791308. Small white mark to tail of aeroplane on front cover. Contents fine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1936 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1319499
Published by Daily Express. 1985. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Collectors numbered edition. Facsimile of the first Rupert annual (1936). Red/black pictorial cloth. Red, black and white illustrations throughout. A collectors item in itself. ISBN: 0850791499. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper and wrap around band are sunned to spine, band is slightly foxed and has a couple of small tears.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1955 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1319407
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Limited edition of 11,000 copies. Reproduction of the 1955 annual. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Spine slightly faded. Contained in original slipcase.

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THE BULLETIN OF THE VINTAGE SPORTS-CAR CLUB NOS. 61-72
Written by H.P. Bowler; et al.
Stock no. 2132233
1961. Very good condition.

No. 61, Winter 1958-9 - No. 72 Autumn, 1961 (12 copies of the magazine bound in one volume). Maroon cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. A few minor marks to boards. Ink stamp (previous owner's address) to front endpaper. Page edge browning.

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UNSAFE AT ANY HEIGHT
Written by John Godson.
Stock no. 2131879
Published by Anthony Blond. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue/green cloth with blue title to spine. In the autumn of 1967 a Costa Rican airliner encountered turbulence, as a result of which two people were killed (the aeroplane afterwards continued to fly). This book looks into the causes of 'avoidable' crashes. ISBN: 0218515189. Browning and foxing to covers. Bumping to top of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears; some repaired to verso with sticky tape; some marks.

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STORMBIRD: FLYING THROUGH FIRE AS A LUFTWAFFE GROUND ATTACK PILOT AND ME 262 ACE
Written by Hermann Buchner.
Stock no. 1816578
Published by Hikoki Publications. 1st 2000. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The author, a Luftwaffe NCO pilot and Knight's Cross holder, gives a riveting account of his training with the pre-war Austrian airforce. Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations. 176 pages. ISBN: 1902109007.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2127785
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 2nd 1896. Very good condition.

Dark green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. B/w text illustrations. 136 pages plus publication list to rear. All edges gilt. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges; a few to page margins.

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GALLERY PANGOLIN 2007: AUTUMN EXHIBITION & FOUNDRY PROJECTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1816470
Published by Gallery Pangolin. 1st 2007. Fine condition.

Exhibition catalogue including sculptures which involve a variety of media and techniques: carved stone, fabricated silver, cast glass and bronze. Cardwraps. 60 pages.

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GALLERY PANGOLIN 2007: AUTUMN EXHIBITION & FOUNDRY PROJECTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1816455
Published by Gallery Pangolin. 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Exhibition catalogue including sculptures which involve a variety of media and techniques: carved stone, fabricated silver, cast glass and bronze. Cardwraps. 60 pages.

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GREEN WILLOW AND OTHER JAPANESE FAIRY TALES
Written by Grace James. Illustrated by Warwick Goble.
Stock no. 2126689
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1910. Very good condition.

De-Luxe edition, Limited to 500 copies. 40 exquisite tissue-guarded colour plates, mounted on brown card. 38 tales and legends collected from many sources. Vellum bound, with gilt titles and vignettes. Foxing and spotting to covers, endpapers and outer page edges; a few to some page margins. Ties to covers are no longer present. A few scuff marks to covers. All plates are present and in fine condition!

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