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MORE MEMORIES OF PORTSMOUTH
No author listed.
Stock no. 1711316
Published by True North. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1903204518. Bump to bottom edge of front cover.

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A LAND OF PURE DELIGHT
Written by Thomas Johnes; Richard J. Moore-Colyer.
Stock no. 1711308
Published by Gomer Press. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. Selections from the letters of Thomas Johnes of Hafod Cardiganshire 1748-1816 ISBN: 0863837514.

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HIMALAYAN PLANTS VOLUME 1
Written by Hideaki Ohba; Samal B. Malla.
Stock no. 1809058
Published by University Of Tokyo. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide to the plants of the Himalayas based on extensive field research carried out in 1983 and 1985 by a University of Tokyo botanical research project team. This is the first volume of five. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w plates, b/w text figures. x and 386 pages including index. ISBN: 0060084272. Corners lightly bumped. Text block a little dusty. Contents fine.

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IN THE REIGN OF TERROR
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by John Schonberg.
Stock no. 1312975
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1888. Good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front and gilt pictorial spine. 8 b/w plates. The Adventures of a Westminster Boy. 351 pages plus 32 page booklist. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Spine is rubbed. Covers ever so slightly marked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper and name in ink on verso. Some light foxing and fingering throughout. Book leans to one side a little.

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WHEN LONDON BURNED
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by J. Finnemore.
Stock no. 1312972
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1895. Very good condition.

Blue and gilt pictorial cloth. Grey endpapers. 12 b/w plates. 388 pages plus 32 page booklist. A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire. Spine and corners bumped and covers edge rubbed. Some light scuff marks to rear cover. Foxing to prelims and catalogue pages. Some hinges pulled but binding still tight.

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A KNIGHT OF THE WHITE CROSS
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Ralph Peacock.
Stock no. 1312968
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1896. Very good condition.

A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes. Dark green and gilt pictorial cloth. 12 b/w plates plus portrait of Henty and a plan. 392 pages plus 32 pages catalogue. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn, small nicks to top and tail of spine. Some erased pencil doodles to front pastedown. Name and date in ink to half-title. Hinges cracked and some fingermarks to page margins. Endpapers browned.

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LES PLANTES PROTEGEES D'ILE-DE-FRANCE
Written by Gerard Arnal.
Stock no. 1809041
Published by Collection Parthenope. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition.

Cardwraps. Text in French. Colour photos and distribution maps. 349 pages including index. ISBN: 2951037902. A few minor marks to covers. Contents fine.

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FLOWERING SHRUBS IN INDIA
Written by S.L. Jindal.
Stock no. 1809035
Published by Publications Division, Ministry Of Information And Broadcasting. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth boards, white titles. B/w & colour plates. 178 pages. Front board bowed. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn and grubby to rear panel.

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TEXAS WILD THE LAND, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS OF LONE STAR STATE
Written by Richard Phelan.
Stock no. 1711300
Published by E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc.. 1st usa 1976. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Photographs by Jim Bones. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0876902182. Wrapper edge-chipped and faded to spine.

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TURKISH DELIGHT
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Stock no. 1502784
Published by Humphrey Milford. Very good condition.

Story about a cobbler called Dumpy Dick who was very short, his Great Great Grandmother said he wouldn't grow until he found the Jewel of Joy in the Box of Turkish Delight. Very small format 3 x 3.5". Maroon boards with onlay to front cover. Decorated endpapers. Colour frontis. 32 pages. Spine browned. Hinge cracked in centre of book. Contents slightly pulled so some gatherings feel a bit loose.

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A SEPARATE CREATION
Written by Graham Pizzey.
Stock no. 1711295
Published by Croom Helm. Circa 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. Discovery of Wild Australia by Explorers and Naturalists. ISBN: 0709940254. Couple of edge bumps.

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YOUNG GERARD
Written by Eleanor Farjeon.
Stock no. 1502767
Published by W. Collins Sons and Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Or Joyce's Tale. As told by Martin Pippin in the Apple-Orchard. Colourful zigzag pattern cloth covers with title label stuck to front cover. 63 pages. Spine bumped. Covers grubby and foxed with stains to top corners of both covers. Stain also visible on front pastedown. Browning to endpapers. Some foxing and a few small marks to contents. Small bookseller's sticker to rear pastedown.

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