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Peter Brown
£25.00

The Rise of Western Christendom: Triumph and Diversity AD 200-1000

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PUBLISHERBlackwell, Cambridge Massachusetts and London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little shelf wear to very edges of boards. A few foxing spots to on block edges and endpapers, but text and maps remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlightly worn at edges, spine faded. Some...

Charles Dickens
£20.00

The Life of Our Lord

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PUBLISHERAssociated Newspapers Ltd, London.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and banded spine.
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age, a little shelf wear to edges. Leaves are browned with some light foxing, although this is largely confined to margins. Text and images remain largely clear and little marked. Ink inscription...

James Wilkie
£35.00

Saint Bride: The Greatest Woman of the Celtic Church

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PUBLISHERT.N. Foulis, Edinburgh and London.
BINDINGSoft hand made paper wrapper with silver Celtic knot design.
BOOK CONDITIONCovers are generally worn, with some creasing and minor tearing around edges. A small patch at the bottom of the spine is damaged and nearly torn away. The binding has a couple...

George Steiner
£25.00

Real Presences: Is There Anything IN What We Say?

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PUBLISHERFaber and Faber, London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a few marks on endpapers and block edges and slight general shelf wear to very edges of boards. The title page is partly detached, but otherwise binding is secure. Text remains clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETA little wear...

Momme Brodersen
£25.00

Walter Benjamin: A Biography

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PUBLISHERVerso. London, New York.
BINDINGGrey cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear. Some foxing to top block edge, but text and images remain clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETGood , just a little wear to edges. Slight discolouration around edges of front flap. Preserved in removable...

Michael Andre Bernstein
£40.00

Foregone Conclusions: Against Apocalyptic History

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PUBLISHERUniversity of California Press.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, brown endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, lightly handled, just slight shelf wear to extremities. Text is clear and unmarked. 
DUST JACKETA little wear and creasing to very edges. Some faint scuffing and scratching. Crease on back...

Herbert Thomas
£50.00

Cornish Mining Interviews

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PUBLISHERThe Cambourne Printing and Stationery Co. Ltd.
BINDINGTextured burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering and embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. Boards are generally worn with scuffing at edges, corners bumped and a a little damage to top of spine. Slight browning to leaves, but otherwise...

Jan Poortenaar
£35.00

The Technique of Prints and Art Reproduction Processes

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PUBLISHERJohn Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound illustrated boards with black and orange lettering and design, tan cloth over spine. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn and discoloured, cloth partly split along spine, and frayed. Corners bumped and edges scuffed. Hinges a little weakened but binding feels secure....

John Masters
£42.00

The Complete Indian Angler

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PUBLISHERCountry Life Limited, London.
BINDINGDark Green cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn commensurate with age. Corners bumped and some damage at ends of spine. Scuffing and some small marks. Hinges a little weak, but binding secure. Faint browning and some foxing affecting outer leaves, but text and...

Elisha Kent Kane
£180.00

Arctic Explorations, In the Years 1853, '54, '55 (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERChilds and Peterson, Philadelphia.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards with embossed decoration and gilt lettering. Brown endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn commensurate with age. Scuffing and some fraying at edges. Printed pages are browned with foxing, although this mainly affects outer leaves. Hinges a little weakened, but binding feels...

Michael Reynolds
£30.00

Locomotive Engine Driving: A Practical Manual (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERCrosby, Lockwood & Co. London
BINDINGIllustrated red cloth boards with gilt and black lettering and design. Black endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, scuffed and discoloured, commensurate with age. Hinges are weakened, but binding feels secure. Browning and a little foxing, but text and images remain mostly clear...

John Edward Huth
£20.00

The Lost Art of Finding Our Way

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PUBLISHERThe Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
BINDINGQuarter bound pale green boards with mid green cloth over spine.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled. Text and images are clear an unmarked.
DUST JACKETA little wear and creasing at top of spine, otherwise in good condition.
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Philip James (Editor)
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A Butler's Recipe Book 1719

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PUBLISHERCambridge at The University Press.
BINDINGQuarter bound pink boards with black lettering and border, and blue cloth over spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and discoloured. spine faded. Binding tight. Some browning mostly affecting outer leaves, text and images remain clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETNo.
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Charles Walter Berry
£45.00

In Search of Wine: A Tour of the Vineyards of France

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PUBLISHERConstable & Co. Ltd.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards with matching tint to top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONIn generally worn condition commensurate with age. Pronounced fading to spine and top of front. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. Foxing and browning affecting mainly outer leaves and page edges, but...

Maurice Healy
£30.00

Claret, and the White Wines of Bordeaux

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PUBLISHERConstable & Co. London
BINDINGClaret cloth boards with matching tint to top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONIn generally worn condition commensurate with age, spine faded and has a library Dewey number inked on. Binding secure. A little foxing and browning affecting outer leaves and page edges, but text remains...

H. Warner Allen
£30.00

Sherry

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PUBLISHERConstable & Co. London.
BINDINGMustard cloth boards with matching tint to top block edge. 
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally a little worn, commensurate with age. Binding secure. Foxing affecting mainly the outer leaves and page edges. Text remains largely clear and little marked. Folding map is intact and only slight discolouration....

André L. Simon and Elizabeth Craig
£35.00

Madeira: Wine, Cakes & Sauce

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PUBLISHERConstable & Co. London.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards, matching tint to top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn commensurate with age. Binding secure. Foxing affecting outer leaves and page edges, but text remains largely clear and little marked. Pencilled inscription on flyleaf, and what looks like a very...

George Saintsbury
£40.00

Notes on a Cellar-Book

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PUBLISHERMacmillan and Co. Limited, London.
BINDINGBurgundy cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn commensurate with age, spine faded. Binding secure. Some browning and foxing affecting block edges and outer leaves, but text remains largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1939 reprint, third edition.
DESCRIPTIONA...

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