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Robin G. McInnes
£75.00

Art, Architecture and the Island Landscape (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERCross Publishing, Chale, Isle of Wight.
BINDINGRed boards with gilt lettering and design. Inset image, Gilt block edges and marbled endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, lightly handled. Printed pages and images remain clear with no discernable marks.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION2007. Number 97 of a subscribers limited edition...

Robin G. McInnes
£75.00

The Book of The Isle of Wight Coast (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERCross Publishing, Chale, Isle of Wight.
BINDINGGreen boards with gilt lettering and design and oval inset image. Gilt block edges, marbled endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a little slight bumping to ends of spine. Printed pages and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETNo.
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Robin McInnes
£45.00

The Garden Isle: Landscape Paintings of The Isle of Wight 1790-1920 (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERCrossprint, Newport, Isle of Wight.
BINDINGTwo toned blue cloth boards in half-bound effect. Gilt lettering and borders. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little wear to ends of spine and corners. A couple of faint scratch marks on front cover. Printed pages and images remain clear with no discernable marks. 

Robin McInnes
£55.00

Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of The Isle of Wight: The Journal of a Gentleman (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERCross Publishing, Chale, Isle of Wight.
BINDINGHalf bound with red leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering on title patch and gilt block edges. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just some slight wear to corners. Printed pages and images have no discernable marks.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION2008. This is number 582...

Maldwin Drummond and Robin McInnes (Editors)
£15.00

The Book of The Solent (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERCross Publishing, Chale, Isle of Wight.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled. No discernable marks.
DUST JACKETJust a little creasing at very edges, spine slightly faded.
EDITION2001.
DESCRIPTIONSigned by Robin McInnes, with a note that this was originally his proof copy. A history...

Robin McInnes
£120.00

British Coastal Art 1770-1930 (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERCross Publishing, Chale, Isle of Wight.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards. Marbled endpapers and gilt block edges. 
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled. 
DUST JACKETJust a few faint scratches to gloss surface.
EDITION2014. This is number 318 of a subscribers limited edition of 650 copies. 
DESCRIPTIONA handsomely produced...

Hugh Popham
£20.00

A Damned Cunning Fellow: The Eventful Life of Rear-Admiral Sir Home Popham 1762-1820

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PUBLISHEROld Ferry Press, Cornwall.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with no noticeable marks. Very slight discolouration to block edges.
DUST JACKETSome creasing, especially around top of spine. Faint scratching to gloss surface,...

H.B. Boothby
£15.00

Spunyarn (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERG.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and faded, with some white paint spots. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. Uneven opened pages. Some browning and foxing throughout, although mostly affecting outer leaves. 
DUST JACKETIn very worn...

Captain S. Eardley-Wilmot
£15.00

Our Fleet Today, and It's Development During the Last Half-Century

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PUBLISHERSeeley and Co. Limited, London.
BINDINGRusset cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general wear and a few marks commensurate with age. Front hinge partially split, but binding feels secure. Some browning and foxing mainly affecting outer leaves. Otherwise printed pages and images remain largely...

L.A. Sawyer and W.H. Mitchell
£16.00

The Liberty Ships

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PUBLISHERDavid and Charles, Newton Abbot.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear and slight fading to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSome creasing at edges, a small patch of delamination at top of spine. A little faint scratching...

Captain S.W. Roskill
£45.00

The War at Sea 1939-1945 (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERHer Majesty's Stationery Office, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with black title patch on spine and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little worn and a faded at edges. Hinges slightly weak but binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear with just the odd small foxing mark. 
DUST...

London School of Printing
£30.00

The Year Book of The London School of Printing and Kindred Trades 1933-34

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PUBLISHERLondon School of Printing.
BINDINGSoft cover. 
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally shelf worn with creasing and small tears along edges of cover and spine. Some marks to surfaces. Very light foxing to free end-papers and title page. Binding secure and printed pages and images clear with few marks. 
DUST JACKETNo.

Iona and Peter Opie
£15.00

The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren

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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBumping to spine edges with some marks and light scratches to surfaces of boards. Few marks and discolouration to block edges. Foxing to edges of title page and end papers. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1959, first edition. 
DESCRIPTIONA study...

Edward Ingram
£40.00

The Beginning of the Great Game in Asia 1828-1834

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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONLight shelf wear. Some marks to block edges. Binding tight. Ex-library with stamps to flyleaf and title page. Printed pages clear with very few, if any discernable marks. 
DUST JACKETSome creases and light scratches to gloss surface. Small tears...

R.B. Robertson
£20.00

Of Whales and Men

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PUBLISHERAlfred A. Knopf, New York.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general shelf wear to edges of boards. Slight fading to spine and a few marks. Printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition, with tearing and creasing...

Albert Hastings Markham
£120.00

A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay and the Gulf of Bothnia

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PUBLISHERSampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle. London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt and black lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with scuffing and bumped corners. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. Printed pages and images are a browned with some foxing marks. Fold out map...

F.E. Beddard
£45.00

A Book of Whales

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PUBLISHERJohn Murray, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with embossed design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are in generally worn condition commensurate with age. Spine faded. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. Uneven opened page edges. Browning and some foxing mainly affecting outer leaves. Printed pages and images are mostly clear...

J.N. Tonnessen and A.O. Johnsen
£38.00

The History of Modern Whaling

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PUBLISHERUniversity of California Press.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are a little worn at edges, especially ends of spine. Printed pages remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome tearing and creasing at edges. one 2cm tear has previously been mended...

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