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The De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd.
£190.00

Rigging Instructions and Notes on the General Maintenance of Gipsy Moth Two-seater Light Aeroplanes

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PUBLISHERThe De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd.
BINDINGCloth boards with cord securing the leaves. 
BOOK CONDITIONIntact, but boards are in generally worn and discoloured condition commensurate with age. Binding feels secure. The text remains largely clear and little marked. Folding plans are mostly very well preserved.
DUST JACKETNo.

Air Ministry
£55.00

A Manual of Rigging for Aircraft, 1931

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PUBLISHERHis Majesty's Stationery Office.
BINDINGBound between two card boards with cloth over hinges and secured with cord.
BOOK CONDITIONAlthough generally worn, this manual remains in good condition for age. The binding feels intact and the text and images are largely clear and little marked. Fold out graph is...

Air Ministry
£20.00

Air Worthiness Handbook for Civil Aircraft, 1932

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PUBLISHERHis Majesty's Stationery Office.
BINDINGThe leaves are bound between card boards with cloth over hinges. Secured by what look like two metal bolts.
BOOK CONDITIONIntact, but generally worn and discoloured commensurate with age. Various amendments have been pasted in, plus notes in ink and pencil. Monochrome photographs remain...

Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough
£20.00

Beyond the Northlands: Viking Voyages and the Old Norse Sagas

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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just some slight shelf wear to very edges of boards. A couple of small spots on block edges, but text and images remain clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETA little wear to edges, preserved in removable book wrap.
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Dr Ignacz Kunos
£100.00

Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales

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PUBLISHERGeorge G. Harrrap & Co. London.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with black, yellow and blue lettering and decoration. Illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and discoloured, especially at spine. Foxing to block edges and outer leaves, but text and images are largely clear and little marked. Hinges a...

Helen Jacobson
£30.00

The First Book of Mythical Beasts

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PUBLISHERFranklin Watts, London and New York.
BINDINGYellow cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are slightly faded, with some foxing and wear at edges. Binding tight. Some foxing affecting outer leaves, but text and illustrations are largely clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETIntact,...

Jonathan Swift
£80.00

Gulliver's Travels (Illustrated by Arthur Rackham)

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PUBLISHERJ.M. Dent & Co. London, and E.P. Dutton & Co. New York.
BINDINGGreen silk cloth boards with gilt lettering and design. Illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and faded, commensurate with age. Scuffing and a little fraying at edges, corners bumped, several small marks. Hinges are weakened...

Ian Fleming
£50.00

Ian Fleming's James Bond (box set)

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PUBLISHERTriad Panther Books.
BINDINGSoft covers, in an illustrated card box.
BOOK CONDITIONThe covers of the books all have wear, especially around spines. Some discolouration to the white volumes, general scratching and some scuffing. The Man With the Golden Gun has a few pages loose at the beginning. From...

Kenneth Grahame
£25.00

The Headswoman

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PUBLISHERJohn Land The Bodley Head Limited, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound patterned paper covered boards with cream cloth over spine, title patches. 
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally worn and discoloured commensurate with age. Corners bumped, spine title patch has pieces worn away. Browning throughout, mostly affecting outer leaves and some mostly faint foxing....

Baron Lejeune
£40.00

Memoirs of Baron Lejeune (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERLongmans, Green, and Co. London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn , with some scuffing and bumped corners. Several marks and scratches, especially on vol. II. Bindings feel secure. Both volumes are affected throughout by foxing, although the text remains...

A.R. Quinton
£20.00

Isle of Wight from Original Water Colour Paintings

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PUBLISHERJ. Salmon, Sevenoaks.
BINDINGSoft covers in brown card with attached coloured illustration.
BOOK CONDITIONCovers are generally a little worn and scuffed. Staples are rusty but binding feels secure. The remnants of an orange silk ribbon that looks like it was once a decorative tie are preserved inside. There...

Giles Worsley
£120.00

The British Stable

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PUBLISHERThe Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, by Yale University Press.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a few signs of wear to boards. Text and images remain clear and unmarked. 
DUST JACKETSlight creasing at edges, some faint scratching to gloss surface. Preserved in...

Sir Peter Jeffrey Mackie
£25.00

The Keeper's Book: A Guide to the Duties of a Gamekeeper

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PUBLISHERG.T. Foulis & Company Ltd, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound  blue cloth boards with white spine, gilt lettering and top block edge. opened pages.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn commensurate with age, spine is discoloured, some scuffing and fading. Binding feels secure. Browning and some foxing throughout, although text and...

James S. Dearden, Editor
£25.00

Hare Hunting on the Island: The Isle of Wight Foot Beagles

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PUBLISHERThe Isle of Wight Foot Beagles.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just slight wear to corners of boards. Text and images remain clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1996.
DESCRIPTIONCompiled to celebrate their ninetieth anniversary, a history written by members....

Eleanor Helme
£20.00

White Winter

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PUBLISHEREyre & Spottiswoode, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with brown lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn condition, boards are discoloured, scuffed and faded at edges. Binding secure. Browning and foxing affecting especially block edges and outer leaves. Text and images are largely clear, with most marks confined to margins. 

E.J. Lowe
£85.00

A Natural History of British Grasses

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PUBLISHERGroombridge and Sons, London.
BINDINGHalf bound tan cloth boards with brown leather over spine and corners. Gilt lettering and decoration, banded spine. Marbled endpapers and block edges. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age. Covers have some general wear and discolouration, a few scuffed patches. Binding still fairly tight and secure....

Kevin Fahy, John Freeland et al, Editors
£60.00

Australian Art Pottery 1900-1950

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PUBLISHERCasuarina Press, Sydney.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Text and images remain clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETA little wear and creasing to edges. Some fading around spine, faint scratching to gloss surface.
EDITION2004. This is numbered 1473 of...

Gunnar Lindqvist
£30.00

Bertil Vallien

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PUBLISHERCarlssons, Stockholm.
BINDINGMid blue cloth boards with silver lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Images and text remain clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETA little shelf wear to very edges. Some faint scratching to surface.
EDITION1994, with English translation by Angela Andegren.
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