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THE ORIGINS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by A.J.P. Taylor.
Stock no. 1830951
Published by Folio Society. Fine condition.

1919-1939. Re-issued as a single volume. Black cloth, gilt titles, red & gilt line pattern to front. Red endpapers are maps of Europe and Germany between the Wars. B/w photos. Still in original shrinkwrap! Unread!

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RESTORATION LONDON: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON 1660-1670
Written by Liza Picard; Jenny Uglow.
Stock no. 1830950
Published by Folio Society. Fine condition.

Introduced by Jenny Uglow. Red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and a gilt blocked design to front board. Colour illustrations. Colour pictorial endpapers. Still in original shrinkwrap! Unread!

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A HISTORY OF LLANBADARN FAWR
Written by E.G. Bowen.
Stock no. 1830949
1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Llanbadarn Fawr is one of the most interesting and important ecclesiastical settlements in Wales. This book is a record of what is known of it's very long and distinguished history. Limited Edition. Blue boards with gilt titles and vignette to front. Folding colour frontispiece: Llanbadarn in the time of St. Padarn. Colour & b/w illustrations. xxxiii and 237 pages including index. ISBN: 0850885027. This is copy 237. Damp mottling to boards (not too bad - appears a darker shade of blue to the overall original colour). Text block lightly browned, foxed to top edge. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine, foxed at edges, creased to top & tail of spine with a few tiny nicks.

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THE HISTORY OF ABERYSTWYTH COUNTY SCHOOL (ARDWYN) 1896-1973
Written by Huw Spencer Lloyd.
Stock no. 1830948
Published by Ardwynian Association. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

This book is an attempt to trace the development and the subsequent history of a secondary school founded in the last years of the last century; in common with other Welsh county schools it was a step into the unknown. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 340 pages including subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 0900439807. Cover edges lightly rubbed, spine lightly faded with vertical reading crease. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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A HISTORY OF THE HAY: THE STORY OF HAY-ON-WYE
Written by Geoffrey L. Fairs.
Stock no. 1830947
Published by Phillimore. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Hay-On-Wye, the first international booktown. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xi and 356 pages including index. ISBN: 0900592672. Light shelf-rubbing to top & tail of spine. Text block lightly browned. Light browning to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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FIRST AMONG CHAMPIONS
Written by David Venables.
Stock no. 1330823
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars. Square format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1859606318. Spine slightly bumped. Some light spotting to covers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tear to top of spine and foxed on verso.

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BRITTEN MOTORCYCLES THE JOHN BRITTEN STORY
Written by Felicity Price.
Stock no. 1330822
Published by Motorbooks International. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Blue boards, silver titles. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 076032056X. A couple of light marks to cover edges. Spine slightly bumped. A tiny knick to lower edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel else fine.

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FROM MOTORCYCLES TO MONOPLANES
Written by David Snow.
Stock no. 1330821
Published by Diana Snow. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of George Barnes, an Edwardian Record Breaker, Sportsman and Entertainer. Large format. Cardwraps. 130 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780952902911. SIGNED by the author to inside front cover. Slight wear to spine and corners. Contents clean.

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LAVERDA TWINS AND TRIPLES THE COMPLETE STORY
Written by Mick Walker.
Stock no. 1330820
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Background history of the company. Complete development history. Full specifications. ISBN: 1861262205. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine, appears unread. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a light vertical crease to rear panel.

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HOW TO POWER TUNE JAGUAR XK 3.4, 3.8 & 4.2 LITRE ENGINES
Written by Des Hammill.
Stock no. 1330819
Published by Veloce Publishing. 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

How to build a high-performance version of Jaguar's 6-cylinder XK engine. Updated and revised edition. Pictorial card wraps. 128 pages. Colour and b/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1845840054. Updated and revised edition. Light rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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JAGUAR MONTHLY CAR MECHANICS: JAGUAR XJ40 BUYING & MAINTENANCE
Written by Peter Simpson.
Stock no. 1330818
Published by Kelsey Publishing Ltd. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Large format. Cardwraps. 119 pages. Absolutely packed full of colour photos. ISBN: 1873098480. Spine has faded to white (was yellow). Name in ink inside front cover. Corner tips of covers and pages lightly creased.

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THE AUSTIN SEVEN SOURCE BOOK
Written by Bryan Purves.
Stock no. 1330817
Published by Haynes Publishing. 2004. Very good condition.

The indispensable 'Bible' for the Austin Seven owner, restorer and enthusiast. Re-issue. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 544 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854295577. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Textblock is slightly grubby contents otherwise clean.

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