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A practical guide to driving light horses as practiced around the world.

PUBLISHERCharles Scribner's Sons, New York and London.
BINDINGIllustrated cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONProtected by it's slipcase, this book remains in good condition for age. Some wear, slight discolouration and a mark on spine. Binding secure. A little browning / foxing to block edges and outer leaves. Otherwise printed pages...

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PUBLISHEREdward Arnold & Co. London.
BINDINGRoyal blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally shelf worn, with a few white marks and some scratching. A little...

The story of the role the New Zealand Shipping Company's merchant vessels played during the six years of WWII, the largest maritime war the world had ever seen.

A Victorian scholarly guide to many common insects and their stages of life. 

PUBLISHERPersonal Library, Toronto.
BINDINGCream cloth boards with pink over spine, gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONJust a little wear to ends of spine and corners. Printed pages remain clear with very few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETWorn at edges with a few scuff marks and a tiny tears. Spine faded....

PUBLISHERSeeley and Co. Limited, London.
BINDINGRusset cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general wear and a few marks commensurate with age. Front hinge partially split, but binding feels secure. Some browning and foxing mainly affecting outer leaves. Otherwise printed pages and images remain largely...

One of a series of nature study books for young readers, written and illustrated by experts. By the author of the Zoo Man series.

One of the "Haddon Hall Library" series. A charming guide to gardening,  with practical advice mingled with history and poetry,

PUBLISHERJohn Lane at The Bodley Head, London; and John Lane Company, New York.
BINDINGQuarter bound pictorial paper covered boards with blue cloth over spine. 
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn condition commensurate with age. Boards are scuffed and discoloured, corners bumped and torn, some warping and creasing. Front hinge is weakened...

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...

PUBLISHERReynal & Hitchcock, New York.
BINDINGCream / tan cloth boards with red and blue lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are rather worn, corners bumped. General fading / discolouration and some foxing and other small marks. Binding secure. There is a little browning to pages throughout, although mainly affecting endpapers and...

A biography of Owen Glyn Dwr, champion of Welsh culture and identity, and campaigner for independence.

PUBLISHERCollins, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have just a little wear and slight fading to very edges. In good condition, the printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little worn and faded with some shelf wear at edges....

PUBLISHERMontreal Museum of Fine Arts.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with black lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA little general wear to very edges, and a few foxing spots to top of boards and top block edge. Printed pages and images remain clear with few discernable marks. 
DUST JACKETWorn at edges, with...

A comprehensive history of steamships in the Pacific Ocean and their particular challenges operating in remote locations far from the assistance of a dockyard.

PUBLISHERCollins, London.
BINDINGGreen / blue woven cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little wear and fading at edges. Very slight browning to endpapers, but text and images remain clear with barely any noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETShelf worn, with scuffing, creasing and a couple of small tears to...

PUBLISHERMacmillan, London
BINDINGPictorial boards.
BOOK CONDITIONSlight wear and fading to spine, but otherwise remains in very good condition. All the pop up features and moving tags are very well preserved.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1984.
DESCRIPTIONA charming tale, with ingenious pop-up and moving features on each panoramic...