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A GENIUS FOR FAILURE: THE LIFE OF BENJAMIN ROBERT HAYDON
Written by Paul O'Keeffe.
Stock no. 1713374
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The tragedy of Haydon lay in the extent to which his failures were unwittingly engineered by his own actions - his refusal to resort to the painting of fashionable portraits, for example, and his self-destructively acrimonious relationship with the RA. Colour plates. 568 pages. ISBN: 9780224062473. SIGNED by author to title page. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE INVINCIBLE FIFTH
Written by E.E. Cowper. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1403731
Published by The Children's Press. circa 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Light blue boards. Black titles to spine. B/w frontis. 216 pages. Spine and corners worn. Bottom of boards scuffed. Prize presentation plate to front pastedown. Frontis is partially detached. Couple of hinges cracked. A few marks to page margins but contents generally clean. Dustwrapper is edgeworn and creased with a few small tears. Rear panel and spine are grubby.

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THE PRISONERS OF SEPTEMBER
Written by Leon Garfield.
Stock no. 1504164
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Originally published by Penguin in paperback format in 1975. Green boards, gilt title to spine. An adventure story for older children set in the French Revolution. A story full of intrigue, daring and terror. 280 pages. ISBN: 0722650973. A little bumping to top corners and base of spine. Large pen inscription to front endpaper. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small chips and tears, spine slightly faded.

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THE SECRET VOYAGE
Written by Gordon Grant.
Stock no. 1403726
Published by George Harrap & Co. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Uncle Ben gives Tommy a Chinese brush. When Tommy uses it to draw ships he is whisked away on the Secret Voyage in search of sunken Chinese Treasure. Green cloth with black titles to spine and vignette to front board. Pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 56 pages. Spine, corners and bottom of boards bumped. A little foxing to top of boards. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to contents. Price-cut dustwrapper is edgeworn with some small tears and small areas of loss to top and bottom of spine and front fold. Spine is browned and scuffed. Front cover is browned and a little marked. Dustwrapper is foxed.

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SAMBO AND SUSAN AND OTHER TALES
Written by Katharine Harrison-Wallace. Illustrated by Katharine Harrison-Wallace.
Stock no. 2116403
Published by Apple Tree Press. 2012. Fine condition.

Contains: The Adventures of Sambo and Susan, Jim The Huntsman and The Story of a Disobedient Salmon. A modern republication of the original. ISBN: 9780957306509.

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RANGE ROVER GOLD PORTFOLIO 1970-1992
Written by R.M. Clarke.
Stock no. 2116365
Published by Brooklands Books. Very good condition.

Contains articles previously published in various leading motoring magazines from 1970-1992. Complied by R.M. Clarke. Large format. Brown pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 179 pages. ISBN: 185520150X. Spine lightly faded. A cover corners are creased. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Some page browning.

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FRANCIS FRITH'S WINDMILLS & WATERMILLS
Written by Anthony Bryan.
Stock no. 2116356
Published by Bounty Books. 2006. Fine condition.

Photographic Memories. Francis Frith Collection. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780753714041.

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POSITIVE SHOOTING
Written by Michael Yardley.
Stock no. 2116353
Published by The Crowood Press. 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1861264720. Light wear and a little creasing to corners.

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FLYING SCOTSMAN THE MOST FAMOUS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE IN THE WORLD
Written by James S. Baldwin.
Stock no. 2116325
Published by The History Press. 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Oblong format. Card wraps. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9780752494470. Indentation mark to front cover.

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GORDON ENGLAND'S GREAT WESTERN STEAM ALBUM
Written by R.J. Blenkinsop.
Stock no. 2116324
Published by Oxford Publishing. 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860933865. Small spot to top of front cover. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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METRO MEMORIES
Written by Dennis F. Edwards; Ron Pigram.
Stock no. 2116316
Published by Bloomsbury Books. 1st thus 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An armchair odyssey through the countryside served by the Metropolitan railway. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870630955. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THE FORGOTTEN FARM IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS
Written by Caroline Downey. Illustrated by Caroline Downey.
Stock no. 2116302
Published by Caroline Downey. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Square format. Card wraps. Proper Dragon Tales Series No. 5. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780955361852. SIGNED by author to title page.

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