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BRANDY TELLS HIS STORY
Written by Kenneth Hare-Scott. Illustrated by Nigel C. Mould.
Stock no. 1801096
Published by Peter Garnett. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brandy and the author meet at Battersea Dogs' Home when the author was looking for a dog. This is Brandy's story as told by Brandy to his Master. Green paper boards wtih black title & vignette to front. Pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations to text, two full page two-tone illustrations. Boards nice and clean, endpapers lightly browned. Contents fine. Yellow pictorial wrapper is grubby and has a closed edge-tear to rear panel.

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SOMERSET SHELL GUIDE
Written by C.H.B. Quennell; Peter Quennell.
Stock no. 1201226
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1939. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Spiral bound inside white cloth covers. B/w photos, also b/w photos on pale green paper plates. Covers lightly browned at edges. The following words have been punch stamped as holes at the bottom of the title page 'Complimentary Copy Not for Sale' else contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is a little edge-chipped. A very nice copy of the first Faber edition.

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A NURSERY COMPANION
Written by Iona Opie; Peter Opie.
Stock no. 1301028
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This volume, the celebration of an epoch, brings together the contents of more than a score of early 19th century children's booklets including classics such as 'Dame Wiggins Of Lee', 'House That Jack Built' etc. Hundrens of illustrations throughout - many in colour. Grey boards, red title to spine. Red endpapers. 12 x 8". 128 pages. ISBN: 0192122134. Corners bumped. A few tiny dents to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and has a little wear to spine and corners.

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RAILWAY DISASTERS OF THE WORLD
Written by Peter W.B. Semmens.
Stock no. 823258
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1994. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1852603232.

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WILMOT LAMB AND HIS FRIENDS
Written by Peter Thornhill. Illustrated by Peter Thornhill.
Stock no. 822068
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Burgundy cloth spine, blue pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. Foxing to covers. Some light creasing to contents. Contents nice and bright.

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PETER PIPKIN AND HIS VERY BEST BOOTS
Written by Mary Tozer. Illustrated by Mary Tozer.
Stock no. 384221
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1979. Fine condition.

Proudly wearing his very best boots, Peter Pipkin sets off on his horse ride to the Fair... Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0437794164.

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NATURE CONSERVATION (NN 91)
Written by Peter Marren.
Stock no. 820159
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 91. A review of the conservation of wildlife in Britain 1950-2001. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0007113056. A lovely copy in a bright dustwrapper, slightly faded at spine.

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THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM
Written by David Belasco. Illustrated by John Rae.
Stock no. 383810
Published by Dodd, Mead & Company. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

A harrowing ghost story, novelised from the play. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine, large pictorial onlay to front cover. 344 pages. 3 colour plates (tissue-guard to frontis). Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges rubbed. A few small ink spots to rear cover and small dent to edge. Some scuffing to pictorial onlay. Grubby fingermark to margin of title-page and a few other margins. Ink stamp (Eastern Oregon State Hospital) to illustrations contents page. Contents generally clean.

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THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM
Written by David Belasco. Illustrated by John Rae.
Stock no. 383556
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. Very good condition.

A harrowing ghost story, novelised from the play. Red cloth with black title to spine, large pictorial onlay to front cover. 344 pages. Spine and corners bumped with slight wear to base of spine. Spine faded. Some light scuffing to pictorial onlay. Front free-endpaper is slightly browned else contents clean.

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WITNESS TO THE REVOLUTION
Written by Peter Burley.
Stock no. 630327
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

American and British Commentators in France 1788-94. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0297795465.

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THE SMALL GENERAL
Written by Robert Standish.
Stock no. 630334
Published by Peter Davies. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Yellow boards, red title to spine. Wrapper is torn with some loss.

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FIELD-PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC AND APPLICATIONS
Written by Wayne Luk; Peter Y.K. Cheung; Manfred Glesner.
Stock no. 816892
Published by Springer. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1304. 7th International Workshop, FPL '97; London, UK, September 1997; Proceedings. Grey and red cardwraps. xi and 503 pages including index plus two page publisher advert to rear. ISBN: 3540634657. Edges lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Contents clean.

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