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His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1910. Hardcover. Good. 1910. Second Edition. 443 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Rebound green cloth with gilt lettering, contains photographic plates and fold out inserts. Pages are slightly tanned with speckled pattern to text block edges, light water staining and thumbing within. Pencil inscription to the ffep. Binding is firm with light staining to boards and the spine.

Currawong Publishing Co, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1947. 137 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Illustrations are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly warped. Unclipped jacket. Panels have heavy edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Small area of loss to edges. Black marks overall.

Sir Isaac Pitman, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1969. Reprint. 166 pages. Green dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations by A. E. Bramson. Vol. IV only. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Mousetrap Records, 1996. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a 12" vinyl single and has been visually graded. G, some scuffs/hairlines on surface. Sleeve has ring/edge wear, corner creasing, G.MTP9524 Sleeve Condition:GOOD

Bear Necessities, 1996. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a 12" vinyl single and has been visually graded. G++ a few hairlines and small scratches. No pic sleeve with this pressing; plain card one provided. UK white label press, cat# SMA 16 Sleeve Condition:ACCEPTABLE

Unamerican Activities, 1989. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a vinyl record and has been visually graded. G, some scuffs, hairlines on surface. Sleeve has ring and edge wear, corner creasing, G. BRAVE II Sleeve Condition:GOOD

Emmott and Co, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 126 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Illustrated in black and white. Black and white diagrams throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Illustrations are bright and clear. Pencil markings to front advertisement pages. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy sunning to spine with crushing to ends.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. 187 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item.Water marks to page edges and corners. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1949. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1949. 274 pages. Beige jacket over blue cloth. Inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Griffith Farran Browne & Co Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 382 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white illustrations and plates. Firm binding to moderately tanned pages and plates with bright copy throughout. Frequent cracked hinges exposing binding. Pencil to fep. Minor foxing to endpapers and page edges. Infrequent light finger marks and small stains to pages. Moderate shelf wear and markings to boards with tanning to spine and board edges. Moderate bleach spotting and small stains. Water damage and bubbling to front board. Pronounced forward lean. Moderate rub wear to edges and bumped corners.

Marvel Comics, 2008. Paperback. Good. 2008. Unpaginated. Pictorial comic book cover. Contains colour illustrations. Clean pages with vibrant colour throughout. Crisp edges and corners. Vibrant colours to lightly shelf worn cover. Moderate rub wear to edges.

Arthur H Stockwell Ltd, 1973. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1973. 92 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over yellow cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Clean pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking, with heavy tanning to edges. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning, with rubbing and marking.

The Fishing Gazette Ltd, 1930. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1930. First Edition. 72 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Boards have mild shelf-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine heads. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing.

BMG Ariola, 1991. Vinyl. Good. This item is a 12" vinyl single and has been visually graded. G+, light scuffs/hairlines on surface (n.b. visual grading offered). Sleeve has ring/edge wear, corner creasing, writing on cover, sticker scuff to front panel, G. PT44278 Sleeve Condition:GOOD

EMI, 1995. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a 12" vinyl single and has been visually graded. G++ with faint scuffing/hairline wear both sides. Pic sleeve VG-, some light ring- and edge-wear present. UK first press; cat# 12EM 375 Sleeve Condition:VERY GOOD 1st pressing

EMI, 1993. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a 12" vinyl single and has been visually graded. G++ a few scuffs and hairlines. Pic sleeve VG- some light ringwear present and corners creased. UK first press; cat# 12EM 273 Sleeve Condition:VERY GOOD 1st pressing

William Heinemann Ltd, 1937. Hardcover. Good. 1937. Revised Edition. 168 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with black lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Some issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with heavy rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Binding remains firm, with small dents around edges. Heavy tanning to spine and edges.

Philip Palmer Press, 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1938. 199 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Light thumbing to pages and cracks to guttering throughout. Moderate tanning to text block edges. Light marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers, with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and moderate crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed.

The English Universities Press, 1957. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1957. First Edition. 247 pages. White dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket with pencil inscriptions to the front flap & heavy tanning. There is also some small area of loss to the tail end of the spine and noticeable creasing to the edges, corners and spine.