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A collection of the original nine volumes with an introduction and index by Roger Manvell.

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PUBLISHERLund Humphries, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed, especially at ends of spine. Corners bumped. Front hinge...

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PUBLISHERWilliam Kimber, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally shelf worn with light scuffing to edges and bumping to spine. Some discoloration to spine and boards....

PUBLISHERChatto & Windus, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally shelf worn with bumping to corners and spine. Some marks to block edges. Binding tight and printed pages clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETSpine discoloured with some scuffing and small tears to edges and corners of spine. Unclipped...

A history of the "Pilgrim Fathers," with chapters on the origins of their religious dissent in England and Holland, the voyage of The Mayflower and the settlement in New England.

PUBLISHERCambridge at The University Press.
BINDINGFaded blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are in very faded condition, spine and edges completely sun bleached. Hinges a little weak but bindings feel secure. Browning and foxing affecting outer leaves, but printed pages are mostly clear and little marked....

PUBLISHERThe Saint Catherine Press, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering and crest.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little general shelf wear to edges of boards, spine faded. Binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Uneven opened page edges. Small library stamp on flyleaf.
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A collection of the extensive film criticism published by the celebrated author, mostly for The Spectator, with his own introduction. From The Bride of Frankenstein to The Wizard of Oz.

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PUBLISHERJonathan Cape 
BINDINGPale grey/green cloth boards with burgundy title patch on spine and burgundy top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONJust a little shelf wear to edges...

Anna Letitia Barbauld (1743-1825) was a once highly regarded poet, much admired by contemporaries such as Wordsworth. Now long neglected, this volume collects all her known 171 poems from a long career which spanned the Age of Sensibility to the Romantic era.

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.

PUBLISHERJ.M. Dent & Co. London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design, gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards in generally worn condition commensurate with age. Gilt still reasonably bright. Hinges a little weak, but binding feels secure. Uneven and discoloured opened page edges. Some browning and foxing...

PUBLISHERJ.L. Allday. Birmingham.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and emblem, and black and embossed border design. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age, some general scuffing and discolouration marks to boards. Browning, especially to outer leaves, but printed pages remain clear with few noticeable marks. Small sticker on spine. 
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PUBLISHERAdlard Coles Limited, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little worn at very edges. Some fading and staining to blue endpapers, but printed pages...

"In experimental flying, says Bill Waterton, there are only two kinds of people; the quick and the dead." After service as a fighter pilot in WW2, the author spent thousands of hours testing jets, including breaking the current world speed record. A fascinating insight into the British post-war aviation industry.

The true story of how three airmen of the US Navy survived in a raft for 34 days after their scout bomber crashed in to the Pacific.

The dramatic tale of rebellious Anglo-Catholic priest, Father Augustine Card.

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PUBLISHERLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, London. Gilt block edges, lovely marbled endpapers.
BINDINGGreen leather boards with gilt lettering and decoration and embossed border pattern.