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AMERICAN FREEMASONS: THREE CENTURIES OF BUILDING COMMUNITIES
Written by Mark A. Tabbert.
Stock no. 1328240
Published by National Heritage Museum; New York University Press. 1st PB 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos throughout. 262 pages (including index). ISBN: 9780814783023. Spine is very slightly faded. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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THE SECRET WORLD: A HISTORY OF INTELLIGENCE
Written by Christopher Andrew.
Stock no. 1328239
Published by Allen Lane; Penguin Books. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The most comprehensive history of intelligence and security operations yet written. Grey boards, black title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 948 pages. ISBN: 9780713993660. Spine slightly bumped else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.

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20TH CENTURY DEFENCES IN BRITAIN AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE
Written by Ian Brown; David Burridge; et al. Illustrated by Roger Thomas; Medwyn Parry.
Stock no. 1328238
Published by The Council For British Archaeology. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Handbook of the Defence of Britain Project. Practical Handbooks in Archaeology No 12 (Revised edition). Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1872414745. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH AFVS 1940-46
Written by Duncan Crow.
Stock no. 1328234
Published by Profile Publications. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Volume 3 of the Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the World Series. Black boards with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. B/w photos. ISBN: 0853830029. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased with small tear to top edge of front panel.

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DICKY DUCK & WONDERFUL WALTER
Written by Lynda Rountree; Christine E. Bradley. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 1328233
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Colourful pictorial boards and spine showing Dicky Duck and Walter Rabbit. B/w pictorial endpapers. Full colour frontis, red and green plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. Stories by Lynda Rountree, verses by Christine Bradley. A chunky book 1.75" thick. Covers are edge worn (and touched up with matching orange pen), scuffing/slight scratching to covers. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Joints have been reinforced with white paper. Page browning to endpapers, foxing to contents. Some grubby fingermarks and some loss to page margins. Dot-to-dot has been completed then the pencil has been erased. Unfortunately the frontis is MISSING from this copy, the other plates are still present but the edges are slightly worn. A nice copy of a very scarce book.

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DE SPROOKJES KOETS
Written by Donald Betlem; Guus Betlam. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac; Arthur Rackham; Gustave Dore.
Stock no. 1328232
Published by Letteren & Kunst. Almost very good condition.

Well-known fairy-tales told in Dutch. Brown leather binding with gilt decoration and pictorial onlays to both covers. 26 tipped-in colour plates and 23 tipped-in b/w plates. Spine slightly bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to rear pastedown. Pale page edge browning.

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A CARP MEMOIR (RELIVING THE CARP DREAM)
Written by Tim Paisley.
Stock no. 1328230
Published by Water's Edge Publications. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A collection of fragmented memories, and reflections on landmarks and achievements. Red boards, gilt titles to front and spine. A big, heavy book. 560 pages. Colour photos throughout. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. A small, light mark to lower edge of textblock. A tiny (faint) indentation affecting the preliminary pages at top corners. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed (hardly noticeable). This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE: THE ANIMATED STORY
Written by Charlie Mackesy. Illustrated by Charlie Mackesy.
Stock no. 1328227
Published by Ebury Press. 1st 2022. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Contents use printed 'handwritten' text. Colour illustrations throughout from the animation. ISBN: 9781529197686. Minimal rubbing to corners and some very light scratch marks to rear cover.

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PETER PAN AND WENDY
Written by J.M. Barrie; May Byron. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1328226
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st thus 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Retold by May Byron for boys and girls with the approval of the author. Light blue boards with gilt titles to spine. 11 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 127 pages. ISBN: 0340037369. Spine and corners bumped with some slight fading to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed/worn with some slight loss to spine ends.

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THE FIGHTING TANKS FROM 1916 TO 1933
Written by Ralph E. Jones; George H. Rarey; Robert J. Icks.
Stock no. 1828478
Published by We, Inc. 1st thus 1969. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

First published in 1933 and reissued in 1969. Yellow cloth boards, black titles. B/w photos. Top rear corner of board bumped. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge rubbed with a few small closed tears (no loss), rear panel is a little scuffed and grubby.

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THE BOILERPLATE WAR
Written by John Foley.
Stock no. 1828477
Published by Frederick Muller Limited. 1st 1963. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of tanks in the first World War, and particularly some of the people who manned them. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge orange. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top & tail of spine & corners with slight loss.

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THE BATTLE FOR NORMANDY
Written by Eversley Belfield; H. Essame.
Stock no. 1828476
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This account of the Battle for Normandy runs from 7 June, D+1, to 22 August, when the Falaise Gap was finally closed. B/w photos. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded, edge-worn and creased, clear tape strengthening corners to verso.

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