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WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN WINTER
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328784
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1963. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Minimal foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed and very slightly grubby to rear panel. Wrapper edges are a tiny bit creased. Tally no. 100. A very nice copy.

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WINTER'S TALES FOR CHILDREN 2
Written by Caroline Hillier. Illustrated by Meg Stevens.
Stock no. 1328764
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An exciting miscellany of short stories and poems edited by Hillier. Blue boards with gilt vignette to front, red title strip with gilt title. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Endpapers browned, foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, slightly grubby to rear panel with a couple of small edge tears.

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CANADIAN RAILWAYS IN PICTURES
Written by Robert F. Legget.
Stock no. 1828521
Published by Douglas, David & Charles. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Few countries int eh world have a history of railroading to match Canada's for daring, imagination and engineering achievement. A collection of photographs showing how bridges, tunnels and water crossings link overland track, how rail services the cities as it once contributed to their growth, how Canadians - pioneers in snowplough equipment - have dealt with the merciless winter conditions. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 0889140529. Light fading to lower edge of boards. Minor foxing to text block and a few minor spots to endpapers. Else contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2021
Written by Mara Alperin; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; John Harrold; Stuart Trotter.
Stock no. 1328244
Published by Farshore; Harper Collins. 1st 2021. Fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert standing on an anchor in a winter scene. First story is Rupert and the Housemouse from the 1973 annual. ISBN: 9780755501069.

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WINTER HOLIDAY
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1328172
Published by Jonathan Cape. 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth gilt title to spine, embossed title to front cover. B/w illustrations. 359 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Neat inscription in ink to front fly-leaf. Dustwrapper has a tiny nick to top of spine.

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BIG WATER CARP
Written by Jim Gibbinson.
Stock no. 1827912
Published by Beekay Publishers. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author is one of the early pioneers of long-range fishing and winter fishing, known primarily as a carp fisher but has had success with other species too. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0947674160. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Spine slightly cocked. Text block lightly browned. Front endpaper has a few pale grubby marks. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, and a little scuffed.

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THE COMPLETE CARP ANGLER
Written by Andy Little; Jan Wenczka; Chris Ball.
Stock no. 1327501
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A practical book with some general chapters on tackle, rigs and baits, and other more specialist chapters on the likes of winter fishing, conservation and continental carping. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 208 pages. B/w photos throughout, some colour photos to the centre of the book. ISBN: 1852236906. Spine and corners bumped. Light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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THE IRON TONIC
Written by Edward Gorey. Illustrated by Edward Gorey.
Stock no. 1325817
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Or A Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valley. Oblong format, 5 x 8.5". Pictorial mustard boards with black titles. B/w illustrations. Minimal text. ISBN: 0747556458. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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THE SNOW QUEEN
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Naomi Lewis. Illustrated by Christian Birmingham.
Stock no. 1325400
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Retold by Naomi Lewis. A magical Winter's tale of a young girl and her quest to save the boy she loves. Large format. Blue pictorial boards. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781406306347. Small glue(?) mark to front free-endpaper else a fine copy. Clear dustwrapper with white 'snow' pattern is slightly nicked at corners.

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FERRARI: THE ROAD CARS
Written by Antoine Prunet.
Stock no. 1824995
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st thus 1987. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Edition, completely updated. From the 126 sports car project of the winter of 1946 to the latest 32 Mondial, 328, 412 and Testarossa, all the Ferraris are examind one by one. Pink boardws, white title to spine and Ferrari logo to front. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0854296131. Small splash mark to front board. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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WINTER HOLIDAY
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1324639
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1933. Good condition.

Green cloth gilt title to spine, embossed title to front cover. B/w illustrations. 359 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine slightly darkened. Front cover is slightly grubby and there is a slight blue biro(?) mark to rear cover. Foxing throughout. Some fingermarks to page margins.

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THE FIRST OF THE FEW: FIGHTER PILOTS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Written by Denis Winter.
Stock no. 2139866
Published by Allen Lane. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0713912782. Page edge browning, with some foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased and browned.

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