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PIPER IN PRINT: BOOKS, PERIODICALS & EPHEMERA
Written by Alan Powers; Hugh Fowler-Wright; et al. Illustrated by John Piper.
Stock no. 1827088
Published by Artists' Choice Editions. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition.

John Piper's work as a graphic artist. Introduction by Alan Powers, commentaries on book illustration, dustjackets, magazines, periodicals & ephemera by Hugh-Fowler Wright. Limited Edition of 384 standard copies, signed by Hugh Fowler-Wright on behalf of the various authors. Large format. Red cloth spine with gilt title. Pictorial paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780955834325. SIGNED in pencil by Hugh Fowler-Wright to page 173 (details of limited edition), this is copy 69 of 384. A few minor blemishes to text block. Contents clean.

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A PASSION FOR PLANTS: CONTEMPORARY BOTANICAL MASTERWORKS FROM THE SHIRLEY SHERWOOD COLLECTION
Written by Shirley Sherwood.
Stock no. 1827086
Published by Cassell & Co.. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Celebrating botanical art from the Shirley Sherwood Collection, with work from over eighty painters, living in twenty different countries around the world. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0304358282. SIGNED by the author to half-title page (no dedication). Lower corners of boards lightly bumped. A few minor spots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby, light rubbing to corners, base of spine laminate is rubbed.

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THE WAY WE WERE IN NEWPORT
Written by Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 1326393
Published by Terry Underwood. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Book Two: Photographs of Old Newport up to and including the Year 1950. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 095079080X. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Spine bumped. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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YESTERDAYS NEWPORT
Written by Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 1326392
Published by Terry Underwood. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Book One Photographs of Old Newport up to and including the Year 1920. A pictorial record describing the way we were, where we lived, worked and played; memories of yesterdays contributed by the people of Newport in Gwent. Brown cloth, gilt. Sepia photos. ISBN: 0907143008. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped. Foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased, tear to top of rear panel.

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COLLETT'S FARTHING NEWSPAPER: THE BOWERCHALKE VILLAGE NEWSPAPER 1878-1924
Written by Rex Sawyer.
Stock no. 1826883
Published by The Hobnob Press. 1st thus 2004. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a newspaper like no other, written and printed every week for over forty years in the remote South Wiltshire village of Bowerchalke by its remarkable vicar, the Revd Edward Collett. Originally published as The Bowerchalke Parish Papers: Collett's Village Newspaper, 1878-1924 in 1989 by Alan Sutton Publishing. A completely revissed and reset edition with additional illustrations. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. x and 166 pages including index. ISBN: 0946418225. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded, is grubby to rear panel and has previous bookseller's label to lower edge.

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ALICE AND ALFIE AND THE MAGIC WINDMILL
Written by Loykey. Illustrated by Lillybit.
Stock no. 1326216
Published by Loykey & Lillybit. 1st 2009. Very good condition.

Alice and Alfie are two rag dolls who accidentally get left behind in a beautful windmill in France... they magically come alive and this is where there journey begins! Cream glazed boards. Colour illustrations. 298 pages. ISBN: 9780956233301. SIGNED by the author/illustrator with a dedication to Isobella on front free-endpaper. Spine bumped and faded, corners slightly rubbed. Contents fine.

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THE TALE OF LUNDRAVAR THE DRAGON
Written by John A. Blakey. Illustrated by John A. Blakey.
Stock no. 1326178
Published by Harvestmoon Publishing Ltd. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A tale of a lost little dragon who hatches from his egg many centuries after all of the dragons have been vanquished from the world... Red boards, gilt titles. 207 numbered pages. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780956619303. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to Olivia and Grace on verso of front free-endpaper. Contents otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little faded to front edge, there is a sticker in support of Leeds Children's Hospital to the front panel of the wrapper.

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BROUGH SUPERIOR: THE ROLLS-ROYCE OF MOTORCYCLES
Written by Ronald H. Clark.
Stock no. 1826727
Published by G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.. 3rd 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

3rd revised edition. The story of the most distinguished marque in motorcycling history. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0854294546. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Minor foxing to text block and endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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HONEY BEE BIOLOGY AND BEEKEEPING
Written by Dewey M. Caron.
Stock no. 1826678
Published by Wicwas Press. 2nd 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition. This book explains bee biology, what bees do, and provides the tools which make it possible for an individual to successfully manage bee colonies. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos, diagrams, charts and illustrations. ISBN: 1878075098. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to verso of front endpaper. Rear board lightly scuffed and small sticky patch (label removal?). A few minor knocks to board edges. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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BLACK SHEEP OF WINDERMERE: A HISTORY OF THE ST KILDA OR HEBRIDEAN SHEEP
Written by David Kinsman.
Stock no. 1826657
Published by Windy Hall Publications. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

St Kilda or Herbridean sheep are the surviving black-fleeced members of a once widespread, multi-coloured type of sheep, which probably came into Britain some 2000 years ago. Large format. Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0954028309. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to title page. Covers are a little grubby, lightly rubbed at corners. Writing in ink to top of inside rear cover has been scribbled out in pen (three words). Contents are clean.

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A BUNDLE OF RAGS IN A CYCLONE: THE IRISH WATER SPANIEL
Written by Nick Waters.
Stock no. 1826636
Published by Nick Waters. 1st thus 1998. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A celebration of a unique and versatile dog - a breed now recognised at the very top levels of competition in the show ring, a working gundog; a sniffer dog; an obedience and agility dog, but, above all, a character and companion. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 095346590X. SIGNED by the author on a compliments slip loosely included. Contents fine. Pictorial dust wrapper is lightly scuffed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2016
Written by Stuart Trotter; Mara Alperin; et al. Illustrated by John Harrold; Alfred Bestall; Stuart Trotter; et al..
Stock no. 1326003
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2016. Fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert and friends on the water, with picnic baskets. First story is 'Rupert and the Iceberg' from the 1986 annual. ISBN: 9781405283519. SIGNED by the author (Trotter) to the title-page, includes a laminated 'followers of rupert' card dated 2016.

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