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PICTURESQUE AMERICA
Written by William Cullen Bryant.
Stock no. 816352
Published by D. Appleton & Company. 1872. Fair condition.

Two volumes. Large format. Full brown leather binding, raised bands and gilt gilt decorations to spine. Gilt titles and decorations to front cover. All edges gilt. Numerous b/w steel engravings. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities and Other Picturesque Features of our Country. 12.5 x 10 inches. Book: all plates present. Damage to first two pages of Volume I, with slight loss. Dampstaining to corners of first 40 pages of Volume II else contents very good. Hinge of front board of Volume II slightly cracked. Edges a little worn.

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THE DESCRIPTION OF LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by William Burton.
Stock no. 816353
Published by W. Whittingham. 1777. Very good condition.

The Description of Leicestershire Containing Matters of Antiquity, History, Armoury and Genealogy by the Late William Burton Esq. The Second Edition Enlarged and Corrected. Large format. 15 x 9 inches. Brown leather spine and corners. Gilt decorations and title to spine. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Large paper edition. This copy contains a significant number of additional plates. Pagination: iv + 2 page list of subscribers + 298 pages + 4 page list of Sheriffs + 2 page index. Large folding map + two numbered plates. In addition there are 20 plates of views and heraldic shields. Tipped-in manuscript letter dated 1810 on front endpaper. 1 1/2 pages additional handwritten topographical and genealogical information on Scalford tipped-in to first blank page. Spine rubbed with small split at top. Boards slightly spotted. Corners bumped and worn. Blank pages browned, dampstain to last blank page. Contents very clean and bright. Overall a superb copy of this antiquarian history.

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COACHING DAYS AND COACHING WAYS
Written by W. Outram Tristram. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson; Herbert Railton.
Stock no. 816358
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1893. Almost very good condition.

Limited large paper edition of 250 copies. Burgundy cloth. B/w illustrations. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Joints slightly cracked. A few scattered foxspots. Spine and cover edges faded to brown. Copy No. 91.

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THE NICKY LINE
Written by James Cannon; Hedley Cannon.
Stock no. 816369
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1977. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Hemel Hempstead and Harpenden Railway. B/w photos. Limited edition. Subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 0860230503. Copy no. 266. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper spine faded.

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THE CHEERY BOOK FOR BOYS & GIRLS
Written by Paul Beaufoy; Violet M. Methley; Josephine Elder; et al.
Stock no. 443867
Published by Lewis's Ltd.. Circa 1930. Very good condition.

Large format. Bright yellow pictorial boards and spine. Front shows boy and girl reading a book. First story is "The Expelling of Jimmie Russle" by Beaufoy. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Covers a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. All plates present. Some foxing.

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AUTOMOBILE YEAR NO. 41 1993/94
Written by Ian Norris.
Stock no. 816334
Published by Editions Jr. 1ST 1993. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards, silver title. Documenting the Motor Sport year of 1993. The Annual for Car Enthusiasts. ISBN: 2883240302. Small nick to top of wrapper spine.

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THE SWANSEA STORY
Written by Brinley E. Matthews.
Stock no. 816272
Published by Swansea Cricket & Footbal Club. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Histroy of Swansea Rugby Football Club 1874-1968. Blue boards, silver titles. Wrapper corners rubbed.

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GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME FOUR
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 816299
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited. 1st 1967. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt. Numerous photographs, paintings, drawings, engravings and maps. 252pp includes index. 8.5 x 5.75". Couple of small closed tears and minor chips to wrapper.

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GLAMORGAN HISTORIAN VOLUME TWELVE
Written by Stewart Williams; Roy Denning.
Stock no. 816304
Published by Stewart Williams. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0900807431. Dustwrapper: price-cut.

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AUTOMOBILE YEAR No. 33
No author listed.
Stock no. 816271
Published by Editions 24 Heures. 1st 1985. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w photos. 1985-86. ISBN: 282651007X.

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JUDY or ONLY A LITTLE GIRL
Written by Yotty Osborn. Illustrated by T. Pym.
Stock no. 382733
Published by John F. Shaw & Co.. Fair condition.

Red pictorial cloth with silver titles, colour onlay to front cover. B/w frontis and text illustrations. 176 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers just a little grubby. Front joint is broken but binding still holding. Front free-endpaper has a third of it torn off and missin (top corner). Page browning and some light foxing throughout. A couple of hinges are cracked.

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PROBABILITY AND RANDOM PROCESSES
Written by Geoffrey Grimmett; David Stirzaker.
Stock no. 816233
Published by Clarendon Press. 1992. Very good condition.

Second Edition. Oxford Science Publications. Comprehensively revised. Cardwraps. xii and 541 pages including index. ISBN: 0198536658. Front cover corners creased & lower corner lightly worn. Two small circular blind stamps to prelims. Endpapers browned. Else a clean copy.

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