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A. Kornerup and J.H. Wanscher
£150.00

The Methuen Handbook of Colour

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little shelf wear to edges of boards. Printed pages and colour plates remain clear with few noticeable marks. Card colour finder intact and little handled. 
DUST JACKETSome creasing and a few...

H.P. Webber and Dr. J.W. Fisher
£30.00

The Modern Technique of Bowls

Non-Fiction
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A comprehensive guide to the game of bowls, written by two former champion players.

Morice Gerard
£25.00

The Mystery Car

Fiction
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PUBLISHERThe Literary Press Ltd. London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges and somewhat discoloured. Hinges a little weak but binding feels...

Douglas Swinscow
£30.00

The Mystic Garden

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERHalsgrove Press.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, Just a little slight shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images are clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETGood, a few tiny creases at edges, area of discolouration on back cover. Preserved...

J.M. Bechstein
£30.00

The Natural History of Cage Birds

Non-Fiction
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Subtitled, "Their Management, Habits, Food, Diseases, Treatment, Breeding, and the Methods of Catching Them."

Leonard West
£40.00

The Natural Trout Fly and Its Imitation

Non-Fiction
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Detailed descriptions of the many types of fly and other insects most effective for fly fishing. Followed by instructions for the making of various kinds of artificial flies.

D. Phillips-Birt
£20.00

The Naval Architecture of Small Craft

Non-Fiction
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A practical guide to the application of naval architecture to smaller vessels.

Smith Hempstone
£35.00

The New Africa

Non-Fiction
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A journey through Africa at a time of great change as new nations begin to gain independence.

W.H. Bartlett
£35.00

The Nile Boat, or, Glimpses of the Land of Egypt

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERArthur Hall, Virtue, and Co. London.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards with gilt design and lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn condition commensurate with age. Splits at the top of the spine exterior, front hinge split. However, binding does feel secure, no loose leaves. Some browning and  faint foxing throughout, although printed...

Emil Ludwig
£20.00

The Nile: The Life Story of a River, From the Source to Egypt

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERGeorge Allen & Unwin Ltd, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally faded and worn. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. Some slight foxing to block edges, only lightly affecting printed pages. These and the images are otherwise largely clear and little marked. Fold out maps...

Eric Sosnow and Simon Schama, Editors
£18.00

The Norman Sosnow Travel Scholarships (Signed)

Non-Fiction
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A record to commemorate ten years of travel scholarships, which were set up after the untimely death of their namesake. Including introductions by Norman Susnow's father Eric, Simon Schama and others, plus many accounts of the adventurous travels taken by the  scholars.

George Measom
£180.00

The Official Illustrated Guide to The London and South Western, North and South Devon, Cornwall, and West Cornwall Railways, and The Isle of Wight

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERC. Griffin & Co. Stationers' Hall Court.
BINDINGRed boards with gilt lettering and design. Gilt block edges. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and darkened, with...

Charles Dickens
£50.00

The Old Curiosity Shop

Fiction
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PUBLISHEROxford University Press, New York.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good with just some light shelf wear to board edges. Printed pages clear with barely...

William James, Editor
£18.00

The Order of Release

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERJohn Murray, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some wear and fading to edges. Split hinge at the end of the volume, but otherwise...

Gustav Regler
£16.00

The Owl of Minerva: The Autobiography of Gustav Regler

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERRupert Hart-Davis, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little shelf wear to edges and a couple of small marks. Some foxing to block...

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...

W. Biscombe Gardner and A.R. Hope Moncrieff
£35.00

The Peak Country

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERAdam & Charles Black, London.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards with black and white lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with scuffing and bumped corners. Some splitting and fraying along spine. Hinges a little weak but binding otherwise feels secure. Browning and foxing especially affecting outer leaves although...

John Debrett
£45.00

The Peerage of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Volume I of the fifteenth edition)

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERJohn Debrett, Printed by G. Woodfall, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound marbled boards and banded, embossed leather spine. Gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Lovely marbled endpapers and...

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