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David Brian Plummer
£30.00

Rogues.... and Running Dogs

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERThe Tabard Press, Huddlesford, Lichfield.
BINDINGBrown boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little wear. Some discolouration to top block edge, but text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETWorn and creased at edges, a small tear bottom front has previously been mended with tape. Small booksellers...

M.R. Hull
£25.00

Roman Colchester

Non-Fiction
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A comprehensive description of the important Roman town at Colchester, based on excavations and research to date.

Michael Grant
£45.00

Roman History from Coins: Some uses of the Imperial Coinage to the Historian

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A fascinating investigation in to what coins can tell historians about the art, politics, religion, economics and personalities of the Roman Empire.

Robin McInnes
£55.00

Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of The Isle of Wight: The Journal of a Gentleman (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERCross Publishing, Chale, Isle of Wight.
BINDINGHalf bound with red leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering on title patch and gilt block edges. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just some slight wear to corners. Printed pages and images have no discernable marks.
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EDITION2008. This is number 582...

Gerald Toghill
£45.00

Royal Navy Trawlers (two volumes)

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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:...

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....

Desmond Young
£22.00

Rutland of Jutland

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A Biography of Squadron-Commander F. J. Rutland, famous for his courage and feats of daring whilst serving in the R.N.A.S in WWI. His speciality was flying reconnaissance planes off from the turret tops of cruisers, before the development of Aircraft Carriers. However, the mysterious circumstances of his arrest and long period of detention without trial during WWII are strange and disquieting.

Boris Pasternak
£30.00

Safe Conduct: An Early Autobiography and Other Works

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PUBLISHERElek Books, London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, boards are just a little worn at edges. Gilt lettering on spine faded. Some browning mostly affecting outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. Ink inscription on flyleaf. 
DUST JACKETIntact, but worn at...

Indira Chakravarty
£26.00

Saga of Indian Food: A Historical and Cultural Study

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERSterling Publishers Ltd, New Delhi.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general shelf wear around edges and to spine. Slight browning...

J. Spurling and Basil Lubbock
£80.00

Sail: The Romance of the Clipper Ships (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERThe Blue Peter Publishing Company, Ltd. London.
BINDINGGreen and blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design and embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age, with some general wear to edges of boards; a little scuffing, slight fraying and bumping to corners. Some splitting to hinges, but...

R.G. Matthews
£24.00

Sailing Craft

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"The beauty and mystery of the ships and the magic of the sea." An illustrated history of  British sailing craft.

Edgar J. March
£40.00

Sailing Drifters: The Story of the Herring Luggers of England, Scotland and The Isle of Man

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PUBLISHERDavid Charles: Newton Abbot, and International Marine Publishing Company, Maine, USA.
BINDINGTurquoise cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little general shelf wear to boards, slight fading to edges. Printed pages and illustrations remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
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G.S. Laird Clowes
£20.00

Sailing Ships, Their History and Development as Illustrated by the collection of Ship-Models in the Science Museum

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Part one, "Historical Notes." (Part two contains a list of exhibits with descriptions.) Spanning the earliest Mediterranean ships to the decline of sail in the late 19th century, this history is illustrated by the extensive collection of model ships in the Science Museum.

Edgar J. March
£80.00

Sailing Trawlers: The Story of Deep Sea Fishing with Long Line and Trawl (Signed)

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An illustrated history of the vast fleets of sailing trawlers that once fished the North Sea and English Channel, and the men who worked on them.

Edgar J. March
£80.00

Sailing Trawlers: The Story of Deep Sea Fishing with Long Line and Trawl (Signed)

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An illustrated history of the vast fleets of sailing trawlers that once fished the North Sea and English Channel, and the men who worked on them.

R. Morton Nance
£25.00

Sailing-Ship Models

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A history of the ship modeller's art, with many examples from European and American collections.

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