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Major H. Davidson
£100.00

History and Services of The 78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) 1793-1881 (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERW. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh and London.
BINDINGHalf bound, red cloth boards with leather over spine and corners. Title patch, gilt lettering and emblem. Embossed borders, patterned endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONThe first volume is in generally worn condition commensurate with age. However, the front board of volume two is...

Captain I.H. Mackay Scobie
£50.00

An Old Highland Fencible Corps

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PUBLISHERWilliam Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.
BINDINGMid blue cloth boards with silver emblem and gilt lettering. Gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, corners bumped and a little fraying. Hinges are weakened but binding feels secure. Some browning and a few foxing spots...

Lieut.-Colonel M.M. Haldane
£60.00

A History of the Fourth Battalion The Seaforth Highlanders

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PUBLISHERH.F. & G. Witherby, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with gilt emblem, border and lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn and faded at edges. Hinges a little weakened but binding is secure. Browning to block edges and outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain in good condition, clear and...

R. Horn
£60.00

Lieut.-Colonel Robert Horn D.S.O. 1st Seaforth Highlanders: A Sketch by his Mother - Lest We Forget

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PUBLISHERPrinted for private circulation by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd. The University Press, Glasgow.
BINDINGGrey woven cloth boards with green leather title patch on spine with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA good copy of this rare memoir. Boards have some general wear to edges, corners bumped. Slightly faded /...

Lloyds Register of Shipping
£50.00

Lloyds Register of Yachts 1947

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PUBLISHERLloyds Register of Shipping, London. Surveyor's Office, Southampton.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and emblem, embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed, especially around spine. Some scratches. Hinges weakened but binding feels secure. The second supplement has been attached to the endpapers with tape (first...

LLewellyn Howland
£20.00

Sou' West and By West of Cape Cod

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PUBLISHERGeoffrey Cumberlege, London. Oxford University Press and Harvard University Press.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, with some discolouration. Faint browning to outer leaves, but text and images remain clear and little marked. Inscription to previous owner in flyleaf.
DUST JACKETIn very...

Allan Fea
£30.00

The Real Captain Cleveland

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PUBLISHERMartin Secker, London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards, navy stain to top block edge, gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn with scuffing around edges, corners and ends of spine are bumped. Spine discoloured. Block edges and outer leaves are badly foxed, and most of the printed pages are...

Clifford Ashley
£40.00

The Ashley Book of Knots

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PUBLISHERFaber and Faber Limited.
BINDINGRed cloth boards, illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn with scuffing and some fraying, corners bumped. Faded, especially the spine, with stain marks and signs of some water damage to the top of the volume. Hinges are weakened, but binding feels secure. Text and...

Cecil Foster
£35.00

1700 Miles in Open Boats

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PUBLISHERRupert Hart-Davis, London.
BINDINGLight blue cloth boards with navy lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age, a little general shelf wear and fading to edges. A few faint foxing spots to outer leaves, but text and images remain largely clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETIn worn...

Winifred Brown
£25.00

Duffers on the Deep

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PUBLISHERPeter Davies, London.
BINDINGMid blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, with some fading and discolouration. Foxing throughout, mostly affecting block edges and margins. Images remain little marked. Folded plan is intact and well preserved.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition, with tattered edges and some...

C. Nepean Longridge
£50.00

The Cutty Sark: The Last of the Famous Tea Clippers (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERPercival Marshall & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONWhilst the boards are worn and faded, the text and images are preserved in good condition, clear with few noticeable marks. The folded plans remain intact and little handled. 
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EDITIONLimited reissue 1949 (first published...

G. Colman Green
£45.00

The Norfolk Wherry: It's Construction, Evolution and History

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PUBLISHERGeo. R. Reeve, The Model Press, Wymondham, Norfolk.
BINDINGTextured paper covered boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally rather worn at edges, corners bumped. Fading and a couple of tiny tears. Some faint foxing mostly affecting outer leaves, Text and images remain largely clear and little marked.
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R. Kearton
£25.00

Wild Life at Home: How to Study and Photograph It

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PUBLISHERCassell and Company, Limited.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with green lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn commensurate with age, scuffing around edges, corners bumped and a little fraying at top of spine. Front hinge is split and weakened, but binding feels reasonably secure. Some browning and faint...

J.A. Baker
£30.00

The Peregrine

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PUBLISHERCollins, London.
BINDINGWoven green / blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn, scuffed and slightly faded at edges. Hinges are weakened but binding feels secure. A little browning and faint foxing, but text remains clear and little marked. A previous owner has pasted several magazine clippings and falcon...

D.A. Webb
£30.00

An Irish Flora

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PUBLISHERDundalgan Press Ltd. Dundalk, Ireland.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little general shelf wear at edges. Slight browning to outer leaves, but text and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn stiff buff paper, a few small marks, slight wear to edges. Preserved in...

Thomas Laslett
£30.00

Timber and Timber Trees, Native and Foreign

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PUBLISHERMacmillan and Co. London.
BINDINGDark green cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONIn generally worn condition commensurate with age. Boards are quite scuffed, corners bumped. Hinges are weakened with splitting, but binding still feels secure. Some browning and foxing throughout. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1875.
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Henry Irving
£45.00

How to Know the Trees

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PUBLISHERCassell and Company Ltd.
BINDINGDecorated blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and dark green design.
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age, the boards have general wear at edges and around spine, slight fading. Browning and some foxing affecting mainly the block edges and page margins. Text and images are largely...

E.R. Cochrane
£55.00

The Milch Cow in Britain: a Plea for Constructive Breeding

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PUBLISHERFaber & Faber Ltd.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general wear to edges and corners. Quite faded, especially around spine. Browning and foxing mainly affecting block edges and outer leaves, although printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. Produced to war economy standards.
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