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Alan Hollinghurst
£85.00

The Line of Beauty (signed copy, first edition)

Fiction
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PUBLISHERPicador.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good ,few signs of wear. Printed pages are clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETPreserved in removable book wrap, remains in very good condition.
EDITIONFirst edition 2004.
DESCRIPTIONSigned by the author. Change, obsession and tragedy in the Thatcher years. 501 pp....

Clementina Black
£15.00

The Linleys of Bath

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERMartin Secker, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt design and decoration.
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn condition, with general scuffing and small splits either end of spine....

K.M. Briggs
£35.00

The Lisles of Ellingham

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERThe Alden Press, Oxford.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear and slight fading at edges. Binding secure. Some browning and foxing to...

Graham Greene, Dorothy Craigie
£100.00

The Little Train

Children
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PUBLISHEREyre and Spottiswoode, London.
BINDINGIllustrated cloth boards.
BOOK CONDION
In good condition for age. Some general wear and discolouration to boards. There are some rust stains from staples, but binding otherwise feels secure. Light foxing mainly affecting endpapers and outer leaves, text and images remain mostly clear. 

"L.B.S.C."
£15.00

The Live Steam Book

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERPercival Marshall & Co. Ltd.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn with some marking. Lettering on spine is very faded. Printed pages remain...

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...

Susan Peterson
£20.00

The Living Tradition of Maria Martinez

Non-Fiction
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A beautifully illustrated account of the life and work of the legendary Native American potter.

Otto Friedrich
£20.00

The Loner

Fiction
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The spur of the moment kidnapping of an unattended baby to ransom leads Benny in to a complicated tangle of events.

Wm. Brent Altsheler
£35.00

The Long Shooters: And the Origin of 300 Yards Revolver Shooting

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHEROutdoor Life Publishing co.
BINDINGQuarter bound in contrasting green leather and paper. 
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally shelf worn with bumping to corners and spine. Ends of spine scuffed and some light scratches to surface of boards. Mark to front end paper seemingly from previous label. Hinges split. Stains to a couple...

Iona and Peter Opie
£15.00

The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBumping to spine edges with some marks and light scratches to surfaces of boards. Few marks and discolouration to block edges. Foxing to edges of title page and end papers. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1959, first edition. 
DESCRIPTIONA study...

Tickner Edwards
£18.00

The Lore of the Honey-Bee

Non-Fiction
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A fascinating look at "The oldest craft under the sun," the long human history of bee-keeping from ancient times and the mythology and lore surrounding it.

Jennifer Westwood, Jaqueline Simpson
£40.00

The Lore of the Land: A Guide to England's Legends, from Spring-Heeled Jack to the Witches of Warboys

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERPenguin. 
BINDINGBlack cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear with just some light bumping to spine. Otherwise in very good condition. Binding tight and printed...

Stella Panayotova
£60.00

The Macclesfield Psalter

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERThames & Hudson.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with illustrated panel and gilt lettering and border. Encased in a blue cloth covered slipcase with a ribbon.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Printed pages and images are clear and unmarked. 
DUST JACKETA little slight scuffing to corners.
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Ernest V. Smith
£18.00

The Making of a Surgeon

Non-Fiction
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The memoires of an American surgeon. From his humble beginnings and struggle to afford medical school, to his long and rewarding career including further training at the Mayo Clinic.

Hillel J. Kieval
£25.00

The Making of Czech Jewry: National Conflict and Jewish Society in Bohemia, 1870-1918

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little shelf wear to edges of boards. Printed pages are clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETWear and some creasing around edges. Spine faded.
EDITION1988.
DESCRIPTIONThe first modern History of Czech Jewry in English, examining...

Christopher Snyder
£20.00

The Making of Middle-earth: A New Look Inside the World of J.R.R. Tolkien

Fiction
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PUBLISHERSterling, New York.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards and illustrated end papers.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, showing only very light signs of shelf wear. Binding tight. Printed pages...

Anthony Barker
£40.00

The Man Next to Me: An Adventure in African Medical Practice

Non-Fiction
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A beautifully written account of the British author and his wife's experiences during the fifteen years they spent working as doctors in a small hospital in Zululand.

Gil North
£32.00

The Methods of Sergeant Cluff

Fiction
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"... the Sergeant, from the moment he strolls unhurriedly on to the scene of the crime, his dog Clive at his heels, has his own ideas as usual..."

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