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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.

Smith Hempstone
£35.00

The New Africa

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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

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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...

G. Colman Green
£45.00

The Norfolk Wherry: It's Construction, Evolution and History

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PUBLISHERGeo. R. Reeve, The Model Press, Wymondham, Norfolk.
BINDINGTextured paper covered boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally rather worn at edges, corners bumped. Fading and a couple of tiny tears. Some faint foxing mostly affecting outer leaves, Text and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETNo.

Eric Sosnow and Simon Schama, Editors
£18.00

The Norman Sosnow Travel Scholarships (Signed)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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...

Roger Manvell, Executive Editor
£30.00

The Penguin Film Review 1946-1949 (Two Volumes)

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

R.B. Fishenden (Editor)
£20.00

The Penrose Annual: A Review of The Graphic Arts, Volume 51, 1957

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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...

Giambattista Basile
£15.00

The Pentameron

Non-Fiction
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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....

J.A. Baker
£30.00

The Peregrine

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PUBLISHERCollins, London.
BINDINGWoven green / blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn, scuffed and slightly faded at edges. Hinges are weakened but binding feels secure. A little browning and faint foxing, but text remains clear and little marked. A previous owner has pasted several magazine clippings and falcon...

Aldous Huxley
£20.00

The Perennial Philosophy

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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...

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