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THE WAR IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS
Written by Gordon Warner.
Stock no. 2129139
1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Card wraps. B/w illustrations. Operation Iceberg. Some wear along cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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MARY IN BEASTIE ISLAND
Written by Frank Egan. Illustrated by J.P. Sayer.
Stock no. 2127278
Published by Denis Archer. 1st 1933. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spotting to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 2126372
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with circular pictorial onlay to front cover and oblong to spine. Titles in gilt to spine and front cover. 3 colour plates (including title-page). 316 pages. Onlay to spine has been pulled off - just a few chips of remains - cloth underneath has faded in colour. A few marks to covers; some spotting. Foxing and browning to outer page edges.

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CRUSOE ISLAND
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 2125703
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1941. Very good condition.

Blue cloth. B/w illustrations. A story of the Locketts family. Spine is browned with some bumping. Corners are bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to page edges.

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FAIR ISLE AN ISLAND SAGA
Written by Valerie M. Thom.
Stock no. 1610376
Published by John Donald Publishers Ltd.. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From Viking times to the present day, drawing on contemporary accounts to illustrate the changing patters of life over the last 100 years, as the islanders have adapted from being dependent almost solely on fishing to a more diverse economy. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0859762505. Wrapper is lightly browned.

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THE POPPER ISLAND REBELS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1815331
Published by Howard Baker. 1st thus 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Howard Baker Magnet Volume No. 46. Includes Magnet issue nos. 1374 to 1382. Large format. Green boards with gilt title to spine. Individual titles include: The Bunking of Billy Bunter; Backing up Bunter; Bunter the Dodger; In Open Revolt; The Island Schoolboys; The No-Surrender Cricketers; The Secret of the Old Oak; Fish's Fearful Fix; The Rebels at Bay. ISBN: 0703001035. Very slight uneven fading to boards. Text block browned. Free front endpaper grubby. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and a little faded.

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ISLANDS (NN 109)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 1815212
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 109. A broad look at the islands that lie off the shore of Britain and Ireland, exploring their biology, geography, geology and climate, and examining changes that have occurred in the past and how these become relevant for future developments. Green cloth boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007267378. Light scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 2123598
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1908. Very good condition.

Rebound. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine.Colour frontis and title-page. B/w plates. 316 pages. Some wear to spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some margin marks.

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ISLANDS IN TIME: ISLAND SOCIOGEOGRAPHY AND MEDITERRANEAN PREHISTORY
Written by Mark Patton.
Stock no. 1814260
Published by Routledge. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The ecological and cultural development of prehistoric island societies. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0415126592. Name in ink to front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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VICTORY IN DEFEAT THE WAKE ISLAND DEFENDERS IN CAPTIVITY 1941-1945
Written by Gregory J.W. Urwin.
Stock no. 2123292
Published by Naval Institute Press. Circa 2010. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Brown spine, blue boards. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 9781591148999. 2nd impression.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson; A.A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1316476
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1913. Very good condition.

Red cloth with pictorial onlays and titles in gilt to spine and front cover. 3 colour plates (including title-page), endpapers are illustrated by Dixon. 316 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Both joints are cracking (showing webbing). Heavy foxing but contents generally clean.

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ADAM AND PARADISE ISLAND
Written by Charles Keeping. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1506809
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition.

The story of a muddy creek with a small island in the middle called Paradise. How the local people fought against the decision to build a motorway. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Striking colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0192798421. Light page edge browning and some light browning to spine.

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