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Bottain Mondain
£40.00

Bottin Mondain "Tout-Paris" 1949

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERDidot-Bottin, Paris.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are in worn and damaged condition, Spine is detached and tucked inside volume. Generally scuffed and stained. Binding nevertheless feels secure. Some discolouration and pen and pencil notes, but pages largely remain clear and little marked, colours bright. Inscription opposite title...

E.F. Benson
£75.00

Spook Stories

Fiction
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PUBLISHERHutchinson & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with black lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear around edges, corners bumped. Fraying and weakening at ends of spine, which is faded. Browning and some foxing mainly affecting block edges and outer leaves, text remains largely clear...

Anthony Berkley
£150.00

The Poisoned Chocolates Case

Fiction
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PUBLISHERW. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards with red lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general shelf wear to edges, corners bumped, spine a little faded and weakened. Binding feels secure. Some browning and foxing throughout, although mainly affecting outer leaves, a few other stains. 
DUST JACKETNo.

Alison Uttley
£15.00

The Spice Woman's Basket, and Other Tales

Children
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PUBLISHERFaber and Faber.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with blue illustration and lettering
BOOK CONDITIONSome general shelf wear to edges of boards, slight discolouration. A little foxing mainly affecting block edges and outer leaves. Printed pages and images are a little browned, but otherwise clear and largely unmarked. 
DUST...

Walter de la Mare and Harold Jones
£38.00

This Year: Next Year

Children
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PUBLISHERFaber & Faber.
BINDINGIllustrated boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, with some damage and partial splitting around spine. Foxing spots and discolouration mainly to back cover. Binding feels secure. Printed pages and illustrations have a few foxing marks but mostly remain clear. 
DUST JACKETNo. Preserved...

Alexander Richardson and Archibald Hurd
£18.00

Brassey's Naval and Shipping Annual, 1928

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERWilliam Clowes and Sons, Limited, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with embossed design on front, gilt lettering on spine. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general wear and some fraying at edges. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1928, 39th annual edition.
DESCRIPTIONA comprehensive yearly overview...

Ian Moore
£18.00

Grass and Grasslands

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERCollins, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONSome general shelf wear to edges of boards, a couple of faint patches of discolouration. Binding tight and secure. Slight browning to endpapers, but printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Previous owner's name on endpaper, small booksellers sticker. 

Henry N. Ellacombe
£16.00

In a Gloucestershire Garden

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHEREdward Arnold, London.
BINDINGRusset cloth boards with gilt lettering and design. Gilt top block edge. 
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn condition commensurate with age. General scuffing and discolouration to boards. Opened pages are uneven and browned.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1895.
DESCRIPTIONA charming period description of a Gloucester country...

Walter Karig and Eric Purdon
£35.00

Battle Report, Pacific War: Middle Phase

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERRinehart and Company Inc. New York, Toronto.
BINDINGGrey cloth boards with navy title patch and roundel and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general shelf wear and slight fading, a couple of marks. A little browning, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. 
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Marjorie Hubbell Gibson
£25.00

H.M.S. Somerset 1746-1778

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERAbbey Gate House, Mass. USA.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little general shelf wear to edges, and some marking / discolouration.
DUST JACKETCreasing and some tearing at edges. Scuff marks and some discolouration. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION1992.
DESCRIPTIONThe Life and...

Gustav Reder
£20.00

Clockwork, Steam and Electric: The History of Model Railways up to 1939

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERIan Allan, London.
BINDINGTwo tone brown cloth boards with quarter bound effect contrasting spine.
BOOK CONDITIONSlight shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome creasing at edges and a few scuff marks. White sticker over publishers...

Mitsuo Fuchida and Masatake Okumiya
£15.00

Midway: The Battle that Doomed Japan, The Japanese Navy's Story

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERAirlife Publishing. The United States Naval Institute.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards. Charts on endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood, slight wear to very edges of boards. A little browning / foxing to block edges. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlight creasing around edges, spine a...

Gerald Toghill
£45.00

Royal Navy Trawlers (two volumes)

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERMaritime Books, Liskeard, Cornwall.
BINDINGVol. 1 pale blue and vol. 2 grey cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, slight shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETA little wear to edges, otherwise well preserved. 
EDITION2003.
DESCRIPTIONPart One:...

Captain F.J. Wylie (Editor)
£12.00

The Use of Radar at Sea

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERNaval Institute Press.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlight wear to edges, spine a little faded, a few scuff marks. 
EDITIONFifth revised edition 1978.
DESCRIPTIONThe standard...

E.J. Salisbury
£18.00

The Living Garden, or the How and Why of Garden Life

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERG. Bell & Sons Ltd. London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little shelf wear to edges. Some browning and foxing to block edges and endpapers. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. Small booksellers sticker inside front cover.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition...

Josephine Herbst
£25.00

New Green World

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERWeidenfeld and Nicholson.
BINDINGLight blue cloth boards with black lettering. Maps on endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear at edges, corners bumped. A few marks / patches of discolouration. Some slight browning, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETIntact but...

Isaac de Caus. John Dixon Hunt (Editor)
£18.00

Wilton Garden: New and Rare Inventions of Water Works

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERGarland Publishing, Inc. New York, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little shelf wear to very edges and corners of boards. Some foxing to block edges, but printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Fold out plan in good...

W. Robinson
£85.00

The Parks, Promenades and Gardens of Paris

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERJohn Murray, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt and black lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn and fragile condition commensurate with age. Front hinge is split and binding weakened, although no leaves feel loose. Block edges darkened. Browning and some foxing to printed pages, although mostly affecting outer...

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