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BETJEMAN'S BRITAIN
Written by John Betjeman; Candida Lycett Green.
Stock no. 1327436
Published by Folio Society. 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine, front board has five images in b/w imprinted. B/w photographic endpapers. Full of b/w photos. Second printing. A fine copy in slipcase which is very lightly scuffed and is bumped at one corner (on spine).

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1972
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1327435
Published by Daily Express. 1972. Very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards - Rupert and chums enjoying a picnic. 1st story Rupert's Deep Sea Adventure. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped. Tiny rubbed patch to lower edges of covers. Name and date in ink in belongs to box. Price cut. Light musty smell and some light fingering to margins else contents clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1976
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1327434
Published by Daily Express. 1976. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert waving with a toy train. 1st story Rupert and the Jumping Men. 10x7 inches. 115 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Child's name in ink to belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Some light foxing/spotting but contents generally clean.

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BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1327433
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards. Dark titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light browning to spine. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso and edge worn/chipped with slight loss. Rear panel is grubby and foxed.

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ELSIE J. OXENHAM OMNIBUS FOR GIRLS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327432
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Three complete full length novels, including 'Win through', 'At home', and 'Play up'. Orange covers with black titles. Top edge red. Spine bumped. Covers slightly grubby at edges. Prize plate to front pastedown. Small orange stain to lower corner of front free-endpaper else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge torn/chipped but no loss.

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SCAMP AND CAROLINE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Pierre Probst.
Stock no. 1327431
Published by Hackett's; Blackie. 1st 1954. Almost very good condition.

Hackett's Little Gift Books. Yellow spine, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Staples rusty. Covers edge worn, some loss of surface paper covering to lower 2" of spine. Names in belongs to box. Some grubby marks to contents. Front joint cracked.

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CURLY COBBLER AND THE ROBINS
Written by Margaret Tempest. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1327430
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Good condition.

Small, square format. Pink cloth spine. Cream pictorial front board. Plain peach board. Green endpapers. 32 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Corners bumped and worn. Covers edge rubbed and grubby. Some slight surface paper loss. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. A few hinges pulled causing contents to be a little loose. A couple of the illustrations are 'off register'.

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THE MOUSE AND HIS MASTER: THE LIFE AND WORK OF TERENCE CUNEO
Written by Terence Cuneo. Illustrated by Terence Cuneo.
Stock no. 1827732
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Terence Cuneo's life story and a cross-section of his life's work. Cuneo was an artist of many subjects including steam trains, military, industrial. Large oblong format. Cream textured cloth, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. Top edge deep green. ISBN: 0904568083. Cream coloured boards a little grubby, remains of labels to rear. Contents are clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly worn and a little grubby.

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THE ART OF THE ENGINEER
Written by Ken Baynes; Francis Pugh.
Stock no. 1827731
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book reproduces and discusses a selection of mechanical engineering drawings made for the transport industries between the late sixteenth century and the 1980s. Large format. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour. ISBN: 0718825063. Text block lightly browned, a few minor foxspots to top edge. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed-tears (no loss).

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JOWETT'S RAILWAY ATLAS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND FROM PRE-GROUPING TO THE PRESENT DAY
Written by Alan Jowett.
Stock no. 1827730
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A complete record of all the railways in existence during the first two decades of the 20th century, together with all subsequent additions up until the mid-1980s. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour maps throughout. ISBN: 1852600861. Tiny nick to top margin of page 73/74. Else a lovely copy. Green dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR 1846-48
Written by Ron Field. Illustrated by Richard Hook.
Stock no. 1827729
Published by Brassey's. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Brassey's History of Uniforms series. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. A thorough analysis of both US and Mexican armies with chapters detailing the range of their uniforms, weapons and equipment. ISBN: 1857532104. A lovely copy. Black pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed to rear panel.

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DRAGONBY (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Jeffrey May.
Stock no. 1827728
Published by Oxbow Books. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oxbow Monograph 61. Report on Excavations at an Iron Age and Romano-British Settlement in North Lincolnshire. Two Volumes. Large format. Grey glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations, maps and plans (some folding), a few colour photos. ISBN: 1900188147. Boards lightly scuffed. Spines lightly browned. Contents clean.

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