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Johannes Itten, Edited by Faber Birren
£30.00

Itten: The Elements of Colour

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERVan Nostrand Reinhold Company, USA.
BINDINGIllustrated boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some wear and scuffing, mostly at edges and corners. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1970, first edition in English translation.
DESCRIPTIONA Treatise on the colour system of Johannes...

Brooke Heckstall-Smith and Linton Hope (Editors)
£95.00

Dixon Kemp's Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing and Yacht Architecture (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERHorace Cox, London.
BINDINGPale blue cloth boards with black title patches and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are in worn condition with general scuffing and discolouration. Spines faded. Hinges weakened but bindings feel secure. Front hinge of vol. II partially split. Some browning and slight foxing to block edges...

Ben Wood (Photographer)
£75.00

The Island (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERIsland Images, Bembridge, Isle of Wight.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards, in a cloth covered card slipcase.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled. Printed pages and images are clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlipcase is in very good condition, with just a little slight scuffing to corners.
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Clifford Saber
£50.00

Desert Rat Sketch Book

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PUBLISHERSketchbook Press, New York
BINDINGOatmeal cloth boards with gilt lettering, in yellow card slipcase. Coloured maps on endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONSome discolouration and spotting to boards, but printed pages remain clear and little marked. Colours bright.
DUST JACKETIntact, but has general wear and scuffing, with some stain marks...

Gunter Osterloh
£30.00

Leica M: The Advanced School of Photography

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PUBLISHERUmschau Verlag, Frankfurt.
BINDINGGrey cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just some slight shelf wear to very edges. Printed pages and images are clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETGood, a little wear at edges, some faint scratching to gloss surface. 
EDITIONFirst English edition 1987.
DESCRIPTIONTranslated...

Rudyard Kipling, Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
£15.00

A Song of The English

Poetry
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PUBLISHERHodder & Stoughton, London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and green design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, especially around spine, with sone fraying and scuffing. Front hinge is split and weakened, and a couple of pages are loose. Browning and some foxing mainly affecting outer leaves...

Omar Khayyam, Illustrated by Sarkis Katchadourian
£35.00

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (signed by the illustrator)

Poetry
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PUBLISHERGrosset & Dunlap, New York.
BINDINGQuarter bound with textured cloth boards, inset illustration, embossed lettering and border. Black cloth spine with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONSome scuffing and wear to edges of boards and spine. Browning to endpapers, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked....

W.J. Slade
£20.00

Out of Appledore

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PUBLISHERPercival Marshal & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGPale blue cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear, fading to edges and spine. Foxing affecting outer leaves and block edges but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with scuffing, creasing...

Donald Macintyre
£35.00

Fighting Admiral: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Somerville

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PUBLISHEREvans Brothers Limited, London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGeneral shelf wear and slight fading to edges. Some browning and light foxing to outer leaves and block edges, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with tearing, creasing and...

Alex A. Hurst
£28.00

Square-Riggers: The Final Epoch 1921-1958

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PUBLISHERTeredo Books, Sussex.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards. Illustrated endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general shelf wear, with some scuffing and slight fading at edges. White residue marks on back cover where dust jacket has adhered. Foxing on block edges, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little...

Richard Hopton
£45.00

Pistols at Dawn: A History of Duelling

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PUBLISHERPortrait, London.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled. No noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlight wear to very edges. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION2007.
DESCRIPTIONA fascinating history of the drama and sheer terror of the duel, with many eyewitness accounts. Illustrated with twelve monochrome...

Glenville Pike
£18.00

Conquest of the Ranges: North Queensland's Mountain Railway (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERPinevale Publications, Queensland, Australia.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little shelf wear to edges of covers, slight yellowing / discolouration. Printed pages and images are clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1984.
DESCRIPTIONSigned by the Author on the title page. A history of the...

Leslie Hayward, Edited by Paul Atterbury
£30.00

Poole Pottery: Carter & Company and their Successors 1873-1995

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PUBLISHERRichard Dennis, Somerset.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards, illustrated endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a little shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages are clear with no noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSome wear and creasing around edges. Faint scratching to gloss surface.
EDITION1995.
DESCRIPTIONA detailed history...

W.B. Yeats
£35.00

Autobiographies

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PUBLISHERMacmillan & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little wear and slight fading to edges. Some browning to outer leaves and block edges. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Previous owner's name on flyleaf, small booksellers sticker. 
DUST JACKETIn...

A. Kornerup and J.H. Wanscher
£150.00

The Methuen Handbook of Colour

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little shelf wear to edges of boards. Printed pages and colour plates remain clear with few noticeable marks. Card colour finder intact and little handled. 
DUST JACKETSome creasing and a few...

J.L. Martin, Ben Nicholson, N. Gabo (Editors)
£100.00

Circle: International Survey of Constructive Art

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PUBLISHERFaber and Faber Limited, London.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with red lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general shelf wear to edges and foxing spots. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Previous owners name on flyleaf.
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Gerald Taylor and Diana Scarisbrick
£25.00

Finger Rings: From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day

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PUBLISHERLund Humphries, London; for The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONA little general shelf wear to edges of covers and spine, slight yellowing. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1978.
DESCRIPTIONA catalogue of finger rings in the collection...

The Trustees of The British Museum
£28.00

The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial: A Provisional Guide

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PUBLISHERThe Trustees of The British Museum.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONCovers are generally worn, with scuffing and some tears at bottom edge and spine. Top 5cm of front cover torn from spine and front hinge completely split and detached from spine. Rear hinge intact and binding feels otherwise reasonably...

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