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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.

A.Brown and Sons Ltd, 1951. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1951. No Edition Remarks. 113 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.

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.

Geffen Records, 1986. Vinyl. Very Good/. This item is a vinyl record and has been visually graded. VG, Record has light hairlines on surface. Sleeve has erosion and wear to corners and edges, small area of sticker damage to top right corner of front panel, G plus. n.b. visual grading offered. 924 111 1 Sleeve Condition:GOOD

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

Company of Stationers, 1770. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1770. 232 pages. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with some creased corners and foxing. Noticeable insect damage to page edges. Some internal hinge cracking, pages have remained tightly bound. Boards have been moderately rub worn with some noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed and spine ends are crushed, with some small splits and chips. With some tanning to spine and edges. Water marks to boards and spine.

Sifton Praed & Co Ltd, 1955. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good. 1955. No Edition Remarks. 112 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth with photographic black and white plates throughout and fold out map to rear. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Visible tanning to text block edges and cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Binding is loose. Boards have minor rubbing and light bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket with visible edge wear and visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends. Noticeable sunning to interior.

Sifton Praed & Co Ltd, 1955. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1955. No Edition Remarks. 112 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white plates and maps. Foreword written by Field Marshal Sir John Harding. Slight crinkling to gutters however binding remains firm. Pages and plates remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Shop label stuck to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Boards are bowed. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Minor tanning to panels and spine.

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.

University of London Press, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 327 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.

Clowes and Sons, 1111. Paperback. Good. No Edition Remarks. 254 pages. Illustrated 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. 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.

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. Acceptable. 1967. First Edition Thus. 187 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Slight cracking to binding, front cover slightly loose. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Heavier to reverse covers. Stains and markings to some pages. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light sunning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

G. Allen & Unwin, Ltd, 1938. Hardcover. Good. 1938. First Edition. 147 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with lettering. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Moderate bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and heavily tanned.

Epic, 1991. Vinyl. Very Good/. This item is a 12 inch vinyl single and has been visually graded. VG, Record has minimal surface wear. Sleeve has wear to corners and edges, G. n.b. visual grading offered. 657373 6 Sleeve Condition:GOOD

Frederick Muller, 1941. Paperback. Good. 1941. First Edition. 64 pages. Red and beige paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking and mild tanning. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

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.

David & Charles, 1970. Hardcover. Good. 1970. 159 pages. No dust jacket. Green 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 tanning.