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Örnólfur Thorsson
£25.00

The Sagas of Icelanders

Fiction
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PUBLISHERAllen Lane, The Penguin Press.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards show a few signs of shelf wear with light bumping to corners and spine. Some...

J.W. Jones
£40.00

The Salmon

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERCollins, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have just a little wear and slight fading to very edges. Some browning and foxing affecting the block edges and outer leaves, whilst printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETA little worn and...

Hedley A. Chilvers
£25.00

The Seven Lost Trails of Africa

Non-Fiction
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Subtitled Being a Record of Sundry Expeditions, New and Old, in Search of Buried Treasure. Accounts of true-life hunts for diamonds and gold; silver, precious stones and shipwrecks.

Westcott Abell
£25.00

The Shipwrights Trade

Non-Fiction
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An illustrated history of shipbuilding, from the earliest dugout canoes to the warships of WWII.

W. G. Old (Translator)
£15.00

The Shu King

Non-Fiction
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A record of Chinese customs, religion, philosophy and government from the earliest times, based on texts compiled by Confucius. Introduced by the translator.

Donald Budge
£15.00

The Skye Lochinvar

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERJohn Smith & Son, Glasgow.
BINDINGPale blue softcover, illustrated with a woodcut print.
BOOK CONDITIONSlight discolouration to edges of cover and very light foxing on some pages. Little creasing to top edge. Text clear and binding tight. 
DUST JACKETShelf worn with creases and some small tears to...

Crébillon Fils
£20.00

The Sofa: A Moral Tale

Fiction
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PUBLISHERThe Folio Society.
BINDINGSalmon pink, damask style cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBumping and discolouration to spine edges. Some small marks to boards and very light foxing...

Margaret Flower
£140.00

The Sonnets of William Shakespeare

Poetry
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PUBLISHERCassell & Company Ltd.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt emblem and gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONSigns of shelf wear with bumping to lower corners. Few scratches and scuffs. Block edges and pages lightly foxed though text remains clear. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1933. One of 500 copies.

Aldis Dunbar
£18.00

The Sons O' Cormac, An' Tales of Other Man's Sons

Fiction
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PUBLISHERE.P. Dutton, New York.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt decoration.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed. Spine faded. uneven opened pages. Some browning, but...

Asher Lee
£18.00

The Soviet Air Force

Non-Fiction
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Written in the aftermath of WWII, a history of the development of the Soviet Air Force and it's part in the war, leading to the imposition of the Iron Curtain and uncertain future relations.

Alan Hollinghurst
£150.00

The Sparsholt Affair (signed copy, limited edition)

Fiction
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PUBLISHERTuskar Rock Press.
BINDINGLeather bound in card slip case.
BOOK CONDITIONSpine slightly faded. Otherwise very good, Printed pages are clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETSlip case has some general scuffing and a few marks, especially on back. A little discoloured / faded.
EDITIONA limited edition of twenty...

Hsaio Ch'ien
£60.00

The Spinners of Silk and Etching of a Tormented Age (signed copies)

Fiction
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PUBLISHERGeorge Allen & Unwin Ltd. London. (both books)
BINDINGSpinners of Silk: red cloth boards.
Etching of a Tormented Age: pictorial boards.
BOOK CONDITIONSpinners: boards are quite worn at edged, with bumped corners and some fading. Some browning and foxing mainly affecting outer leaves. Text is little marked....

R. Lydekker
£38.00

The Sportsman's British Bird Book

Non-Fiction
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Detailed descriptions of approx. 200 birds which were once popular to be caught and mounted as trophies by contemporary sportsmen.

M.P Sells
£48.00

The Steam Locomotive of Today

Non-Fiction
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A detailed practical guide, originally written for the staff of the Nigerian Government Railway, on the running and maintenance of steam locomotives.

George McDonald Fraser
£35.00

The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERHistory Book Club, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards. Maps on endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little shelf wear and slight fading to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Fold out map is intact and well preserved.
DUST JACKETWorn at edges, with...

David Russell Young
£16.00

The Steel String Guitar: Construction & Repair

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERChilton Book Company, Radnor, Pennsylvania.
BINDING
Brown cloth boards
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, faded and scuffed. Splashes of glue on front cover. Some...

The British Petroleum Company Ltd.
£20.00

The Story of Hovercraft

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERPortsoken Press.
BINDINGRing bound paper boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONSome discolouration and marks to boards and block edges. Printed pages and images are clear but with some...

Roger Evans
£30.00

The Story of the Fifth Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards

Non-Fiction
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A History of the fifth Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards and its parent regiments, written by a former colonel.

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