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TALES FROM NURSERY LAND
No author listed. Illustrated by Constance Haslewood.
Stock no. 1321519
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Good condition.

Pictorial boards. 64 pages. Colour illustrations. Re-backed with blue cloth spine. Covers are edge worn, scuffed and a little grubby. New endpapers. Contents are browned and well fingered.

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THIS IS SYLVIA
Written by Sandy Wilson. Illustrated by Sandy Wilson.
Stock no. 1321513
Published by Max Parrish And Co Ltd. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Her Lives and Loves. By the author of The Boyfriend, a most successful London musical comedy. Sylvia is Sandy Wilson's cat. Or is she? She has known everybody - but everybody - in the theatrical and literary world. Red boards, blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. 116 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Some light foxing to text block. Musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, a few small marks to rear panel. This is the October reprint in same year as first edition.

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HAFFERTEE HAMSTER DIAMOND
Written by Janet Perkins; John Perkins. Illustrated by Gillian Gaze.
Stock no. 1321509
Published by Lion Publishing. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Haffertee is a soft-toy hamster made for Yolanda when her real pet hamster died... the first in the Haffertee series. Glazed pictorial boards. Two-tone text illustrations. ISBN: 0856480657. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Spine faded. Contents clean.

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Written by Gregor Grant.
Stock no. 1321501
Published by Autosport. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Motor racing. To be acknowledged as the best in the world - that is the ambition of every Grand Prix racing driver. Dark red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light page browning. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge chipped with small tear to spine edge of front panel.

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WARRIORS FOR THE WORKING DAY CODFORD DURING TWO WORLD WARS
Written by Romy Wyeth.
Stock no. 1321494
Published by The Hobnob Press. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Stories of heroism, compassion and comradeship. Black boards, silver title to spine. 214 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0946418128. Minmal bumping to spine. Small tear to lower edge of rear panel has been tape repaired on verso.

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THE STROUDWATER CANAL A HISTORY
Written by Michael Handford.
Stock no. 1321480
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition.

First published in 1979, since then the canal as been restored to its former glory. Contains minor revisions and additions to the original text. Cream cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781445619439. Slight rubbing to corners.

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FRAMPTON ON SEVERN AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Rose Hewlett; Jean Speed.
Stock no. 1321477
Published by The Frampton On Severn Village Hall Management Committee. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The evolution of village life including the manorial system and open-field farming, law and order, poor relief, education, entertainment, the importance of the church vestry and later of the parish council. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and maps. ISBN: 0953633993. SIGNED by both autors to title page. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased with wear and minimal loss to top of spine.

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LONDON HUMOROUS READINGS
Written by Henry Lloyd.
Stock no. 2135290
Published by W. Nicholson & Sons. 1st 1890. Good condition.

Maroon cloth with gilt titles and black decorations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spotting and other marks to covers. Binding is starting to weaken. Some foxing and browning throughout. Ink stamp to title page.

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ADVICE TO JULIA: A LETTER IN RHYME
Written by Henry Luttrell.
Stock no. 2135289
Published by John Murray. 1820. Good condition.

Brown boards; paper title to spine. New edition. Scuffing and marks to covers; uneven fading. Chipping to spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing throughout. Some page edge creasing. A reading copy.

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THE MG LOG
Written by Peter Haining.
Stock no. 2135281
Published by Greenwich Editions. 1st thus 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A celebration of the world's favourite sports car. A book for anyone who has ever owned an MG or dreamt of owning one. Edited by Peter Haining. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 0862881366. Book and contents clean. Dustwrapper has some light edge-creasing and browning.

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AUTOMOBILE YEAR No. 44 1996/97
Written by Ian Norris; Robin Emslie; et al.
Stock no. 2135271
Published by Editions Jr. 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards, silver title. Documenting the Motor Sport year of 1996. The Annual for Car Enthusiasts. ISBN: 2883240434. Wrapper is lightly browned to spine.

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BLOOD OF NOBLE MEN: THE ALAMO SIEGE & BATTLE
Written by Alan C. Huffines; Stephen L. Hardin. Illustrated by Gary S. Zaboly.
Stock no. 2135264
Published by Eakin Press. 1st USA 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Maroon/red leathertte style boards; gilt title to spine. An Illustrated Chronology. Foreword by Hardin. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1571681949.

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