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1) The Beauties of Pindar; Being Selections from the Various Works of That Eccentric Author; with a Biographical Memoir of His Life and Writings

Thomas Tegg, 1807 Full Leather cover. Gilt is mostly worn away, especially on the spine. This edition is missing many pages- it starts with 23-4, and then jumps ahead to 121, after which it is complete. The lower edge of the spine is also cracked.. Poor/No Jacket. more information

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2) The Doomsday Book

Thames and Hudson Look 30 years ahead to a time when the world population has doubled and national income per head is 3 to 5 times the present figure and what do we see? At best, a way of life marked by stress diseases and frustration, with a majority of the world's population living in megalopolises of fifty million inhabitants or more. At worst, a disturbance of the balance of nature which could eliminate whole speicies, even man himself.". First Edition. Very Fine/Very Good. Hardback. more information

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3) The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories 20 Volume Set

London & Glasgow: Educational Book Company, 1923 A very good set of 20 volumes in beautifull quarter red morocco leather with red cloth boards; bright gilt titles and decorative designs to seven bayed spines;A couple of volumes are rubbed and marked due to excessive weight of this collection there will be considerable extra postage costs, to be carried by the buyer. For a more detailed description and postage costs please enquire by e-mail. First Edition. Embossed Cloth. Fine. Hardback. more information

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4) FOOTPRINTS ON THE SANDS OF TIME 1863-1963 (THE STORY OF THE HOUSE OF LIVINGSTONE, MEDICAL, SCIENTIFIC, NURSING AND DENTAL PUBLISHERS

Edinburgh: Livingstone, 1963 With standard letter from the Managing Director to a Professor Nairn loosely inserted. Extremities bumped/lightly rubbed otherwise very good in transparent plastic dustwrappe. First Edition. Fine/very Fine. Hardback. more information

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5) The Purple Rain

Michael Joseph very light bumping to the extremities otherwise very fine cover, slight amount of wrinkling on the first flky. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Hardback. more information

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6) BBC Year Book 1946

London: BBC, 1946 DJ edges are a little crumpled and edges are very lightly foxed otherwise very good copy. First Edition. Good+/Good+. Hardback. more information

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7) The Writers' and artists' year book 1936 : a directory for writers, artists and photographers

London: A and C Black, 1936 Damage to back board. There is a fairly bad crease along the bottom quarter of the back board and 3cm long tear on the outside of the bottom spine hinge. Spine is lightly faded. Inside is the name and address of previous owner. Licht spotting and foxing on the advertising pages at the front and back .binding is strong. Fair +. Hardback. more information

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8) The Giant Baby
Ahlberg, Allan

Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Penguin USA, 1995 Minor scuffing to DJ otherwise as new, clipped. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback. more information

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9) The Old Devils
Amis, Kingsley

London & Glasgow: Hutchinson, 1986 very slight wear to extremities of the dust jacket. A more detailed description and photographs are available by request. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. more information

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10) The Biographer´s Moustache
Amis, Kingsley

London & Glasgow: Flamingo, Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 1995 very very fine jacket and book A more detailed description and photographs are available by request. First Edition. Very Fine/Good. Hardback. more information

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11) Girl, 20
Amis, Kingsley

London & Glasgow: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1971 fine condition. Slight wear to extremities of the dust jacket, otherwise very fine first edition.. First Edition. Very Fine/Fine. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardback. more information

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12) The Autobiography of Margot Asquith
Asquith, Margot

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1963 Very small amount of wear to the top of the DJ, otherwise very good. Inside is bright and clean. The colorful wife of one of England's great Prime Ministers. First Edition. Fine/very Fine/Very Good. Hardback. more information

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13) Onlookers
AVERY, Gillian

Collins, 1983 Very light discolouration to the edge of the DJ. Light foxing to the top end. Otherwise very clean and very bright very hansome first. Price unclipped. First Edition. Fine/very Fine/Very Good. Hardback. more information

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14) An Awfully Big Adventure
Bainbridge, Beryl

London, United Kingdom: Gerald Duckworth & Company, Limited, 1989 very slight fading to DJ otherwise very fine all round. First Edition. Very Fine/Fine. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardback. more information

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15) On England
Baldwin, Stanley

London & Glasgow: Philip Allan & Co, 1926 Foxing on ends and a little throughout. Stick on backcover -The Times Bookclub. Photographs and a more detailed description available on request.. First Edition. Good. Hardback. more information

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16) Bruach Blend
Beckwith, Lilian

Hutchinson, 1978 Wrap-around cover art and illustrations by Douglas Hall. UNCLIPPED dustjacket. Inside is very clean and bright. Photographs are available on request.. First Edition. Very Fine/Very Fine. Hardbound. more information

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17) Beautiful Just
Beckwith, Lilian

Hutchinson, 1975 Wrap-around cover art by Douglas Hall. Some edgewear and light aging/spotting to the price clipped dustjacket. Some very light spotting on the front end. Remains a hansome copy. Photographs are available on request.. First Edition. Very Good / Fine/Good/Very Good. Hardbound. more information

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18) The Sea for Breakfast
Beckwith, Lillian

Hutchinson, 1961 Wrap-around cover art by Douglas Hall. Some edgewear and very light aging/spotting to the price clipped dustjacket. Some very light spotting on the front end. Namr of the previous owner is on the first endpaper. Inside is bright and clean. Photographs are available on request.. First Edition. Very Good / Fine/Good/Very Good. Hardbound. more information

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19) The Hedge and the Horse
Belloc, Hilaire

London & Glasgow: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1936 A more detailed description and photographs are available by request. First Edition. Cloth. Fair. Illus. by G. K. Chesterton. Hardback. more information

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20) King : Roman. Aus d. Engl. v. Hans-Jürgen Balmes
Berger, John

München, Germany: Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co., 1999 First German Edition. Very Fine/Very Fine. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. Hardback. more information

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21) Tales of the Sea
Blackwood

London & Glasgow: Blackwood, 1970 1st.William Blackwood, 1970. 264pp. A very fine hardback copy, with dustcover- dj has a tear on bottom right hand side otherwise very fine. inside unread as new. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. more information

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22) Tales of Suspense
Blackwood

London & Glasgow: Blackwood, 1970 1st.William Blackwood, 1970. 264pp. A very fine hardback copy, with dustcover in very fine condition/almost new. inside unread as new Twelve notable tales of suspense from Blackwood's Magazine. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. more information

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23) Tales of the Sea
Blackwood

London & Glasgow: Blackwood, 1970 1st.William Blackwood, 1970. 264pp. A very fine hardback copy, with dustcover in very fine condition/almost new. inside unread as new 12 sea faring tales. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. more information

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24) Metrical Epitaphs, Ancient and Modern
Booth, Rev. John

London & Eton: Bickers and Son, 1868 The author, an instructor at Cambridge, divided his learned work into two sections: the first treats ancient epitaphs, the second modern ones, listed chronologically. Brown boards are lightly soiled and rubbed. Inside is a little grubby and yellowing on the page edges in places otherwise fine condition. First Edition. Good+. Hardback. more information

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25) Graham Norton Laid Bare
Bowyer, Alison

London: SevenOaks, 2002 Slight edgewear to DJ and has a small mark on the front edge. Otherwise very fine/as new alround. First Edition. Fine/very Fine/Fine. Hardback. more information

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26) White Wolf
Branford, Henrietta

London, United Kingdom: Walker Books Ltd, 1998 Dedication from an aunt to previous owner, otherwise very fine throughout. First Edition. Very Fine/Very Fine. Hardback. more information

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27) Mozart
Breakspeare, Eustace J

London: J. M. Dent and Co., 1902 From the "Master Musician" series, edited by Frederick J. Crowest. Red cloth boards with intricate gilt embossed decoration on front cover and spine. 11 plates and facsimiles of documents.Top edges gilt. Corners lightly bumped. Slight spotting on first few pages. Photographs and a more detailed desciption available on request.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback. more information

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28) Three Penny Novel
BRECHT, Bertolt

Bernard Hanison Limited Ex Belfast library and society for promoting knowledge.Has subsequent label on inside of the red boards. On copyright page is a corresponding number to the number on the label. Otherwise no other library markings. Inside hinge is split, very repairable. Otherwise the book is in very good/fine condition. Verses translated by Christopher Isherwood. First Thus. Fair +/No Jacket. Hardback - Oversize. more information

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29) Reach for the Sky, The Story of Douglas Bader
Brickhill, Paul

London & Glasgow: Collins, 1954 illustrated A more detailed description and photographs are available by request. First Edition. Fair. Hardback. more information

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30) L.A. Days, L.A. Nights
Brook, Stephen

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr, 1993 Stated first us edition, numbers decending 10-1. Dust jacket in protective cover, very fine, price unclipped. Inside bright and clean unmarked. Spine straight, no lean whatsoever, pages and boards all lie completely flat. First Edition. Very Fine/Very Fine. Hardcover. more information

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31) Some Practical Good
Bruce, George

Edinburgh: The Cockburn Association, 1975 Ex Libraryhardback, brown with gold to spine in sepia Tone pictorial jacket. Subtitled 'A hundred years participation in the planning of Edinburgh' 108 pages illustrated. Photographs and more detailed description available upon request.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. more information

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32) The Age of Chivalry
Bryant, Arthur

London: Collins, 1963 DJ spine is a little faded otherwise in fine condition, unclipped first ed. Book itself very bright and clean, binding very tight. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback. more information

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33) Doctor, Bodies and Snatchers
Bryson, Hector

Canongate First Edition. Very Fine/Very Fine. Hardback. more information

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34) The past Afloat
Burton, Anthony; Coote, Clive

Deutsch, 1982 Two centuries ago virtually every boat on the water was there to do a job of work. So this book tells the absorbing story of the working vessels of the past: how they were designed and built; what sails and rigging they carried; how and when steam took over. All these details together made - and sometimes changed - the lives of those who lived and worked on the sea.light shelf wear to the edges, Inside is extremely bright and extremely clean.. First Edition. Fine/very Fine/Fine/very Fine. Hardback. more information

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35) The Book of the Thousand and One Nights
Burton, Richard F

London: Arthur Barker, 1950 Cover spotted and spine badly sunned - spine is grey, but boards are purple - and it appears the spine was originally purple as well. Inside page edges are a little yellowed but text is clean, illustrated throughout. First UK Edition. Good+. Illus. by Cuthill, W M. Hardback. more information

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36) Best of Everywhere
By the Author of "Enquire Within

London & Glasgow: W. Kent & Co., 1871 A more detailed description and photographs are available by request. First Edition. Fair. Hardback. more information

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37) The Practise of Chiropody - A Textbook for the Student and the Practitioner
Cambell Jones, Keith

Sydney London: Angus and Robertson, 1948 DJ is Lightly Torn on the Edges and Slightly faded on the top edge and on the spine. Inside is very clean and very bright. Binding is very good. Very Good/Fair. Hardback. more information

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38) My Life and Easy Times
Campbell, Patrick

Anthony Blond First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback. more information

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39) Except the Lord
Cary, Joyce

London, Great Britain: Michael Joseph, 1953 First Edition. Fine/Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardback. more information

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40) At Random the Reminiscences of
Cerf, Bennett

New York: Random House, 1977 A tiny amount of wear to DJ, ends mainly. Inside very crisp and bright. First Edition. Very Fine/Very Good. Hardback. more information

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41) Die Kinder der Konkubine : Die Geschichte einer Familie zwischen Tradition und Zukunft
Chong, Denise

Hamburg, Germany: Europa Verlag GmbH, 1995 Aus dem Amerikanischen von Angela Schumitz; erste Auflage; mit Schutzumschlag Crisp, clean and really as new. First German Edition. Very Fine/Very Fine. Hardback. more information

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42) The Parent from Zero to Ten
Cleveland, Anne

London & Glasgow: Constable, 1958 A more detailed description and photographs are available by request. First Edition. Fine/Poor. Illus. by The Author. Hardback. more information

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43) The Facts Speak for Themselves
Cole, Brock

Picador, 2002 Very Good. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A powerful and devastatingly honest story from a prize-winning author. This is the story of how thirteen year old Linda came to be involved in the murder of one man and the suicide of another. First published 1997 by Front Street Books, USA. 150pp. Minor edgewea. Very Good. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). more information

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44) Footprints in Time
Colville, John

Michael Russell, 1976 DJ is slightly wrinkled on the back, otherwise very good/fine through out. First Edition. Very Good/Good. Hardback. more information

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45) World Famous Exiles
CONNELL Charles

Odhams, 1969 Good copy with dust wrapper. First Edition. Good/Good. Hardback. more information

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46) VOICES OFFSTAGE: A Book of Memoirs
Connelly, Marc

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968 DJ is rubbed and lightly soiled. At some point someone has put a protective plastic on the DJ, with subsequent light wrinkling. Inside hand cut pages, very bright and clean. First Edition. Fine/very Fine/Good. Hardback. more information

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47) Joyce Cary - Liberal Principles
Cook, Cornelia

Shepperton, Middlesex and New York: Vision - Barnes and Noble, 1981 Dj is lightly bumped ruffled around the edges, spine is faded and has a small stain on the bottom, but doesn´t come through to the book itself. Brown cloth very bright and very clean, inside is also very bright and very clean and binding is very sound. "With the aid of the vast body of Cary's manuscript drafts, notebooks and letters, this book fully charts the development of his fiction. It establishes the consistency and importance of Cary's liberal principles in shaping that fiction, and sensitively records the challenges and contradictions inherent in the position of an Edwardian liberal novelist in the mid-twentieth century.". First Edition. Very Fine/Good. Hardback. more information

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48) Point of Origin
Cornwell, Patricia

E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Putnam Pub Group, 1998 First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback. more information

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49) The Silver Chalice
Costain, Thomas B

Hodder and Stoughton, 1953 Blue spine faded to silver grey Wear to extremities otherwise and despite this a very fine example. Tiny amount of yellowing to page edges otherwise very fine!. First Edition. Fine/No Jacket. Hardback. more information

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50) After the Cold War : American Foreign Policy in Europe and Asia
Cyr, Arthur I

New York, NY, U.S.A.: New York University Press, 1997 DJ is a little crinkled on the ends otherwise ver fine throughout. First Edition. Very Fine/Very Good. Hardback. more information

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