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Journal of a Flying Priest
by Anthony Metcalfe
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1994
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 9768136464
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$100.00
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Guyana: Rock View and St. Ignatius Mission, 1994. Large staple-bound paperback. Good. Ex-library, otherwise clean and unmarked. 62 pages. Illustrated with B&W photographs and drawings. Item Price
$100.00

Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II
by Vicki Constantine Croke
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Published
- April 2015
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0812981650
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$10.45
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New York: Random House, April 2015. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light reading wear to covers. Not from a library. No remainder marks. xx + 343 pages.
The remarkable story of Billy Williams, whose uncanny rapport with the world's largest land animals transformed him from a carefree young man into the charismatic war… Read more about this item Item Price
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Signals of War : The Falklands Conflict of 1982
by Lawrence Freedman; Virginia Gamba-Stonehouse
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0691078904
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$24.95
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Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991. Trade Paperback. Full number line. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light reading wear to edges and corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxxvi + 476 pages ; 25 cm.
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$24.95

The Pilgrim's Guide to the Royal & Ancient City of Canterbury : The Official Guide
by Canterbury and District Chamber of Trade
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1929
- Binding
- Paperback
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$19.95
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Canterbury, England: Canterbury and District Chamber of Trade, 1929. Paperback. Original paper wraps with pictorial pastedown to front cover. Near Fine. No markings. Spine sound, tail chipped. Covers clean. Not from a library. Great condition for a 90+ year-old paperback. 57 pages + xxxvii pages of ads + index. B&W illustrations. Fold-out map. Item Price
$19.95

Michelin Miniguide : North Wales
by Michelin Travel Publications
- Condition
- As New
- Published
- May 2004
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 2067108875
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$17.95
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Watford, Herts, UK: Michelin Travel Publications, May 2004. Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. No remainder mark. Not damaged. Not from a library. 128 pages. Pocket-sized format with all the must-see sights and attractions rated, details of principle museums and exhibits as well as selected hotels and restaurants, and accompanied by clear town plans and maps. Item Price
$17.95

Creating a Cottage Garden
by Sue Phillips
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- May 1990
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0297830074
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$15.95
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London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, May 1990. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Top corners lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 120 pages. Color illustrations. How to recreate the look of an authentic cottage garden, or incorporate some of its ideas into a garden of… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.95

Birds of Great Britain & Europe (Junior Nature Guides)
by Angela Royston
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- March 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1850282404
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$9.95
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Surrey, Great Britain: Dragon's World Children's Books, March 1995. Hardcover in pictorial covers. Near Fine book / no jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Dust stains to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 81 pages. Illustrated Item Price
$9.95

The Complete Book of British Birds
by Royal Society for the Protection of Birds; Magnus Magnusson (foreword)
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0861456637
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$29.95
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Basingstoke, Hampshire, England: Automobile Association and Sandy, Bedfordshire, England: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 1988. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Light dust stains to top edge, otherwise As New. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 394 pages. Item Price
$29.95

Hamlet (The New Shakespeare, CAM 474)
by William Shakespeare; John Dover Wilson (ed)
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- March 1968
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0521094747
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$8.65
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, March 1968. Paperback. Good. Notes and underlining. Spine faded and lightly creased. Covers clean. Not from a library. c + 310 pages. Contains a lengthy and lively introduction, main text, and substantial notes and glossary. Item Price
$8.65

A Shakespeare Anthology : Selections from the Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, Songs and Sonnets, with an Introduction by G. F. Maine (Collins Greetings Books)
by William Shakespeare
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare's Birth
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Hardcover in Slipcase
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$39.95
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London & Glasgow: Collins, 1964. Hardcover. Green faux leather over boards with silver titles to front and spine; decorative slipcase with windows revealing titles. Special Edition for 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare's Birth. Very Good. Gift inscription to FFEP. Text pristine. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Light soiling to top edge of slipcase. 160 pages. Item Price
$39.95

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin (Great Minds)
by Charles Darwin; Francis Darwin (ed); James Birx (intro)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- November 2000
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1573928348
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$16.95
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Amherst, New York: Prometheus, November 2000. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Slight fading. Light reading wear to lower corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxxii + 365 pages.
First published in 1892, this autobiography of the great naturalist, compiled and edited by his son Francis, offers fascinating glimpses… Read more about this item Item Price
$16.95

Sussex : the Country In Colour
by David Arscott; Terry Heathcote
- Condition
- As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, second printing
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1874336326
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$17.45
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Stanbridge, Wimborne, Dorset, England: Dovecote Press, 1995. Hardcover. First Edition / second printing. As New book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Light rubbing and slight edgewear to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 128 pages. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Item Price
$17.45

The Scottish Highlands
by Dorothy Dunnett; Alastair Dunnett
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1851581499
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$38.95
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Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1988. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Slight edgewear, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped.
David Paterson's breathtaking color photographs of the Scottish Highlands--the fruit of seven years' labor--capture the atmosphere and character of the highlands in its endless variety of moods. These are accompanied by the… Read more about this item Item Price
$38.95

Work: The Building of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link
by Stephen Bayley
- Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Published
- July 2008
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1858943981
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$75.00
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London: Merrell, July 2008. Hardcover. New. Pristine inside and out. Not a remainder. Not damaged. 224 pages.
The story of the building of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and its sensitive insertion into the rural and urban landscape, from the spectacular renaissance of St Pancras to the unearthing of significant archaeological remains along the route, and from the creation of… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00

The Treasure Houses of Britain: Five Hundred Years of Private Patronage and Art Collecting
by Gervase Jackson-Stops; National Gallery of Art
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0300035330
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- 1
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$23.95
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Washington: National Gallery of Art and New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985. Paperback. Third Printing, 1986. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine faded and lightly creased. Covers lightly rubbed. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 680 pages. Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery, November 3, 1985 - March 16, 1986. Large, heavy book: extra charges… Read more about this item Item Price
$23.95

The Comprehensive Road Atlas of Britain
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0702809144
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$19.95
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Edinburgh: Bartholomew. Hardcover. 1989. Fine. Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1989. Hardcover. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. I nterior is pristine. Jacket has slight edgewear and a 1/4" tear at spine he ad. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. vii + 168 pages. . Item Price
$19.95

The Camera and Dr. Barnardo
by Valerie Lloyd; Gillian Wagner (intro); Thomas John Barnardo (illus)
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- Staple-Bound Pamphlet
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$22.95
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London: National Portrait Gallery, July 1974. Printed at Barnardo School of Printing. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Small scuff to rear cover and spine slightly faded, otherwise As New. A photographic album with images of destitute children rescued by Dr. Barnardo based on exhibition staged at National Portrait Gallery, London July-November 1974. Essay "The Camera and Dr. Barnardo" by Valerie Lloyd. Introduction… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.95

Lewis Carroll at Christ Church
by Lewis Carroll; Morton N. Cohen (intro); Colin Ford (ed)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- Staple-Bound Pamphlet
- ISBN 10
- 0904017087
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$22.95
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London: National Portrait Gallery, 1974. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Very Good+. From the collection of photographer, historian, curator, and patron of the arts Valerie Lloyd (1945-1999). Inked inside front cover: "Val Lloyd. Dept. Film + Photography. NPG". This is a photographic album with twenty-eight portraits of Oxford dignitaries taken by Lewis Carroll together with Carroll's poem "Hiawatha's Photographing" a parody of Longfellow's… Read more about this item Item Price
$22.95

The Fox
by Frederick Forsyth
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- October 2018
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0525538429
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$14.85
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, October 2018. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine tail lightly bumped. Light rubbing to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiii + 286 pages. Item Price
$14.85

Elizabeth: A Biography of Britain's Queen
by Sarah Bradford
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- April 1996
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374147493
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$16.95
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New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, April 1996. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated). Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail lightly bumped. Jacket clean with light rubbing. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 564 pages.
A court insider's portrait of Elizabeth II and her eventful and turbulent… Read more about this item Item Price
$16.95