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DIDIER PIRONI - DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES
Written by Lorie Coffey; Jan Moller.
Stock no. 1827816
Published by Mercian Manuals Ltd. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A biography. Didier Pironi was the archetypal racing driver, a woman in every port, wealthy and good looking. He appeared to have it all but it was never enough. His ambition was to become the first French Formula One World Champion and he was going to do that what ever it cost to achieve the reult, no matter who he upset on route. Was he just a highly motivated man or was he dour and calculating as often reported? Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 190308816X. Small nick to base of spine and lower front corner. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners, lightly scuffed and lightly faded to spine.

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SUZUKI TWO-STROKES (OSPREY COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY)
Written by Roy Bacon.
Stock no. 1827815
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

All Two-Stroke Singles, Twins and Triples (plus RE5) 1952 to 1979. B/w photos. Osprey Collector's Library. ISBN: 085045588X. Minor foxing to text block else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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PADDINGTON: A TREASURY FOR THE VERY YOUNG
Written by Michael Bond. Illustrated by R.W. Alley.
Stock no. 1327533
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st thus 2020. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bringing together 7 hilarious stories. Large format. Pictorial boards. 188 pages. Wonderful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780008395742. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is just slightly edge creased.

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THE UGLY FIVE
Written by Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Stock no. 1327532
Published by Alison Green Books. 1st 2017. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A picture book celebrating real-life 'Ugly Five' animals in Africa (Wildebeest, Warthog, Hyena, Vulture and Marabou Stork. Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Full-page colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781407174198. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is just a little rubbed at corners.

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SPANISH TRIALS BIKES (OSPREY COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY)
Written by Don Morley.
Stock no. 1827814
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Osprey Collector's Library. The story of a sport once dominated by the British. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0850456630. Top corners lightly bumped. Light foxing mainly to prelims, margins and text block else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has some minor foxing to front flap, is a little scuffed and lightly rubbed at corners.

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THE TALE OF KITTY-IN-BOOTS
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327531
Published by Frederick Warne. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Kitty's owner thinks she is a serious, well-behaved cat but Kitty sneaks out at night to go hunting. Beatrix Potter wrote this in 1914 but did not find time to illustrate it, over 100 years later Quentin Blake has brought Kitty to life. Blue matt boards with white titles and mock pictorial onlay. Colour illustrations. 69 pages. ISBN: 9780241247594.

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TERRIER OF LLANTHONY PRIORY'S HOUSES AND LANDS IN GLOUCESTER 1443
Written by Richard Steymor; Robert Cole; John Rhodes.
Stock no. 1827813
Published by Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 1st thus 2016. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Gloucestershire Record Series Volume 30. Llanthony Priory's terrier is a detailed history and description of 231 houses and gardens lying in nearly every street of medieval Gloucester. This edition expands the terrier into a history and description of 554 houses and gardens identified by postal addresses and extending from the middle ages to 1672, the date of surviving Hearth Tax returns. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780900197918. A couple of minor knocks to board edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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THE JUNGLE BOOK
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Robert Ingpen.
Stock no. 1327529
Published by Templar Publishing. Circa 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Kipling's animal favourites are brought to life in stunning illustrations by award-winning artist Ingpen. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 191 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781840117189. 6th printing. Spine slightly bumped. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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HANSEL AND GRETEL
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Stock no. 1327528
Published by Omega Books. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Classic Collector's Series. Green boards, gilt title to spine and decoration to front board. 6 double-sided colour plates (12 different pictures). 275 pages. Green silk page marker. ISBN: 1850070814. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Light foxing to textblock and light page browning to margins. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge creased.

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ALL MARY
Written by Gwynedd Rae. Illustrated by Irene Williams.
Stock no. 1327527
Published by The Owl Man. 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Revised and re-issued. Red boards, gilt titles and vignette. B/w text illustrations. 130 pages. ISBN: 1900186004. Spine bumped at base and neat barcode sticker to rear cover else a fine copy.

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MOSTLY MARY
Written by Gwynedd Rae. Illustrated by Irene Williams.
Stock no. 1327526
Published by The Owl Man. 1995. Nearly fine condition.

Revised and re-issued. Green boards with gilt titles and vignette. B/w illustrations to text. 98 pages. ISBN: 1900186020. Small mark to rear endpapers, affecting lower edge of last few pages a tiny bit. Spine slightly bumped. Barcode sticker to rear cover.

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THE WINDFALL YACHTS: A LEGACY OF GOODWILL
Written by Michael Cudmore.
Stock no. 1827812
Published by Topsy Ii Publishing. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of a large fleet of ex German yachts mainly built in the 1930s and taken over by occupying forces in 1945. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9780954254711. SIGNED by the author (with personal gift dedication) to title page. Couple of minor knocks to board edges. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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