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WELL DONE SECRET SEVEN!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1329832
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1963. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The third adventure of the Secret Seven. Light blue boards with dark blue SS symbols. B/w text illustrations. Ninth impression. Spine bumped. Light foxing to endpapers. Child's name in black crayon to half title-page and initials to edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small patch of loss to lower edge of rear panel and damp staining to lower edge on verso (only slightly obvious on front).

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DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY VOLUME 2
Written by Ian Thirsk.
Stock no. 1829974
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited. 2007. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Master of many trades, the indispensable Mosquito undertook a wide variety of roles in World War II and beyond. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour photos. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780859791151. Reprint. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuff-marked.

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SECRET SEVEN ON THE TRAIL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1329831
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light blue boards with SS (Secret Seven) symbol. B/w illustrations. Seventh impression. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (new price printed above) and is slightly edge rubbed.

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GO AHEAD SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1329830
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Secret Seven are hard at work on another problem... why would a bull-terrier be pushed through a dark, deep coal-hole? And what, or who, was waiting down below? It was certainly a case for the police, but... Pale blue boards decorated with SS symbol. B/w illustrations. Seventh impression. Spine slightly bumped. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (new price printed above) and is edge rubbed.

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BRITISH NAVAL WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR TWO THE JOHN LAMBERT COLLECTION VOLUME I: DESTROYER WEAPONS
Written by John Lambert; Norman Friedman. Illustrated by John Lambert.
Stock no. 1829973
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. This is the first volume in a series of portfolios reproducing selections of the superby detailed plans from the John lambert Collection. Edited and introduced by Norman Friedman. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and plans. 240 pages. ISBN: 9781526747679. Frontis ink has imprinted on to the title page edges else a lovely copy.

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GOOD WORK SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1329829
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The sixth adventure. Pale blue boards with dark blue 'SS' symbols. B/w illustrations. 124 pages. ISBN: 0034034335. Sixth impression. Spine bumped. Small orange spot to front cover. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to top of spine.

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BRITISH NAVAL WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR TWO THE JOHN LAMBERT COLLECTION VOLUME II: ESCORT AND MINESWEEPER WEAPONS
Written by John Lambert; Norman Friedman. Illustrated by John Lambert.
Stock no. 1829972
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. This is the second volume in a series of portfolios reproducing selections of the superby detailed plans from the John lambert Collection. Edited and introduced by Norman Friedman. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and plans. 240 pages. ISBN: 9781526750471. A lovely copy.

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BRITISH NAVAL WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR TWO THE JOHN LAMBERT COLLECTION VOLUME III: COASTAL FORCES WEAPONS
Written by John Lambert; Norman Friedman. Illustrated by John Lambert.
Stock no. 1829971
Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts. This is the third volume in a series of portfolios reproducing selections of the superby detailed plans from the John lambert Collection. Edited and introduced by Norman Friedman. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and plans. 208 pages. ISBN: 9781526777102. A lovely copy.

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OLD PEWTER ITS MAKERS AND MARKS IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND
Written by Howard Herschel Cotterell.
Stock no. 1329828
Published by Charles E. Tuttle Company. 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Silver covers with blue titles. xvii + first list of subscribers + 432 pages. 6 large folding b/w plates. I. Short Historical Introduction; II. The History of Pewter-Marking as Toldin the Records; III. The Old Pewterers and Their Touchplates; Secondary Marks, Collectors' Difficuties, Pewterers' Tokens and Trade-Cards,Etc., Etc.; V. Illustrations of Examples of Pewter-War; VI. Alphabetical List of Pewterers, With Illustrations of Their Marks, Where Known; VII. Alphabetical List of Those Marks Which,with the Device, Bear Only the Initials of Their Owners' Name; VIII. Illustrations of Those Marks Which Must Be Designated as "Obscure," for Want of Any Indication as to Their Ownership; IX. Index to Devices in Marks Illustrated in Chapters VI, VII, and VIII; X. Index to Hall Marks in Chapters VI, VII, and VIII. Spine bumped. Light foxing to prelims. Light brown stain to inner margins of a couple of pages (198 & 199), else contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly worn to top and tail of spine.

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HOW BUILDINGS LEARN WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THEY'RE BUILT
Written by Stewart Brand.
Stock no. 1329827
Published by Phoenix Illustrated; Orion Books Ltd.. 1st PB 1997. Almost very good condition.

The author puts forward the radical proposal that buildings adapt best when constantly refined and reshaped by their occupants and that architects can mature from being artists of space to become artists of time. Oblong format. Cardwraps. 243 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0753800500. Spine and corners bumped and slightly creased. Fading to spine. Name in ink to half title-page. Light damp stain to lower edges of prelims.

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THE REDOUTE ALBUM
Written by Martyn Rix; Alison Rix. Illustrated by Pierre-Josephe Redoute.
Stock no. 1329826
Published by Studio Editions. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 60 beautiful full-page colour illustrations. 128 pages. ISBN: 1851703985. Spine and corners are rubbed. Contents are fine. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and just a little worn at spine and corners.

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AFRICAN BIRDS OF PREY
Written by Warwick Tarboton. Illustrated by Peter Pickford; Beverly Pickford.
Stock no. 1329825
Published by Cornell University Press. 1st USA 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Wonderful colour photos throughout by the Pickfords. Square format. Pale blue boards, gilt title to spine. 227 pages. ISBN: 0801425158. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly creased to spine and corners.

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