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BESTIARY
Written by Richard Barber.
Stock no. 1827562
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, cream pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Being an English version of the Bodleian Library manuscript. Translated and introduced by Richard Barber. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.

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BRITISH MYTHS & LEGENDS
Written by Richard Barber. Illustrated by John Vernon Lord.
Stock no. 1827561
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

This is the combined edition, with leather spine. Marvels and Magic; Heroes and Saints; History and Romance. Pictorial boards depicting Excalibur. Edited and Introduced by Richard Barber. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.

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THE PASTONS: A FAMILY IN THE WARS OF THE ROSES
Written by Richard Barber.
Stock no. 1827308
Published by Folio Society. 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. New binding. Edited by Barber. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor scuff marks.

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IN SEARCH OF OWAIN GLYNDWR
Written by Chris Barber.
Stock no. 1826981
Published by Blorenge Books. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Owain Glyndwr was born of noble ancestry and the greatest living representative of the royal house of Wales. His uprising began at Glyndyfrdwy, North Wales, in 1400 with his followers proclaiming him Prince of Wales. A man ahead of his time with a political vision of a free Wales, with an independent senate, universities in the south and the north, to train Welshmen to the service of Wales, a Welsh Church independent of England and himself as the ruling prince. By 1410 Owain had become a hunted outlaw after suffering a series of defeats and disappeared into the mists of time to be remembered as a Welsh patriot whose exploits were comparable to those of the mighty King Arthur. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 187273006X. SIGNED with personal dedication to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE DH 104 DOVE AND DH 114 HERON
Written by C. Barber; D. Shaw; T. Sykes.
Stock no. 1825956
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st 1973. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. Stapled binding. B/w photos. 63 numbered pages. Covers a little rubbed. Contents clean.

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MARCOS - THE STORY OF A GREAT BRITISH SPORTSCAR
Written by David M. Barber.
Stock no. 1824653
Published by Cedar Publishing Limited. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A lighthearted account of an enduring marque and of Jem Marsh its founder. The only authorised account of the Marcos story. 156 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0951700294. Light rubbing to board edges. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, previous bookseller's label to rear panel.

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CHALET SCHOOL WORLD
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Helen Barber.
Stock no. 1324269
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

12 short stories. Cardwraps. 279 pages. ISBN: 9781847451743. Slight rubbing to corner tips of covers. Barcode label to rear cover.

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CHALET SCHOOL WORLD
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Helen Barber.
Stock no. 1324153
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

12 short stories. Cardwraps. 279 pages. ISBN: 9781847451743. Slight rubbing to cover edges. A few spots to textblock which also affect the page margins slightly. Neat barcode label to rear cover.

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THE BETTANYS OF TAVERTON HIGH
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Helen Barber.
Stock no. 1323969
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

How Madge and Joey pull together in the face of adversity is the theme of this much-awaited forerunner to the Chalet School series. Pictorial cardwraps. 303 pages. ISBN: 9781847450548. Slight rubbing to corners of covers. Some slight wrinkling to covers and pages. Neat barcode sticker to rear cover.

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HANDO'S GWENT VOLUME II
Written by Chris Barber. Illustrated by Fred J. Hando.
Stock no. 2140702
Published by Blorenge Books. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0951044486. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Tape residue marks to endpapers. Foxing and a few other marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine.

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LAST TERM AT TAVERTON HIGH
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Helen Barber.
Stock no. 2140006
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition.

Before the Chalet School series. Card wraps. This book covers the same term as Elinor Brent-Dyer's 'The School at the Chalet'. Chalet fans may amuse themselves by identifying as many subtle references to the series, while new readers will find this a satisfying story in its own right. ISBN: 9781847452351. Light wear to cover edges.

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CALIFORNIA WINGS: A HISTORY OF AVIATION IN THE GOLDEN STATE
Written by William A. Schoneberger; Paul Sonnenburg; Carter Barber; Robert J. Serling.
Stock no. 2139181
Published by Windsor Publications Inc.. Circa 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0897810783. Small bumps to top and tail of spine. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks.

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