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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

£12.00

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1940 first edition in hardback, published by Chatto and Windus, London, in their Zodiac Books series. Clean, bright text with no inscription but there is some foxing on page ends and a little tanning on endpapers. The covers are in very good condition and the dust jacket has no wear but small nicks at the head and foot of the spine and some foxing on outer edges. Quite a rare copy.

Gems of Teignmouth

£10.00

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Turn of the century collection of 16 sepia photgraphs of Teignmouth in enlarged landscape format (11"x 7.5") softcover. The text is bright and well bound. The covers have a few nicks and closed tears on edges but no wear. This classic piece of Victorian seaside memorabilia still presents well.

Ancient monuments in England and Wales

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1953 first edition, published by Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Detailed listing of all sites. Clean, bright text but rusty staples and a little wear on the front cover.

The Flight of the Phoenix

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1965 first edition in paperback, published by Pan Books. Clean, well bound text with no inscription but all pages have light tanning on margins. The covers are in very good condition.

Sport in Silhouette

£15.00

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1933 first edition in large format hardback, published by Country Life Limited, London. A detailed look at countryside equine pursuits by Wilfred Jelf with 13 magnificent detailed line drawings by Gilbert Holiday. Bright, tightly bound text with no inscription. The covers are in very good condition. The unclipped the dust jacket has some closed tears, nicks, scuff marks and wear on edges but still presents quite well.

Build the Ships

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The official story of the shipyards in wartime, published in 1946 by HMSO. 66 page pamphlet lavishly illustrated with photographs. The covers have some minor nicks, a small piece of one corner and a 1cm square piece at the foot of the back cover missing. Nevertheless, this pamphlet still presents very well.

The Martyrdom of Edith Cavell

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1915 first edition in paperback, published by Hutchinson & Co. Bright, well bound text with a lot of neat inscriptions on the first two pages. Seven black and white photographs in a classic piece of wartime propaganda. The covers have some dust grime and blemishes but no wear.

'Invasion' by Hank Janson.

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1958 first edition published by Alexander Moring Ltd, London. Clean, tight text with some yellowing at the page edges. Exciting and colourful graphics on the front cover. Both covers have some dust grime and the spine has slight wear on the edges. Nevertheless, a very presentable and collectable early paperback.

'Revolt' by Hank Janson

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1957 paperback published by Alexander Moring Limited. In Good condition, just normal yellowing of pages otherwise very clean and presentable.

'About a boy' by Nick Hornby

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First edition in paperback of Nick Hornby's novel published by Indigo in 1999. In Good condition, the text being as new.

'Five go down to the sea' by Enid Blyton

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First edition of this Famous Five mystery published in 1953 by Hodder and Stoughton. No dust-jacket but clean outer covers and text. In Good condition.

Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone.

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First edition paperback copy of J K Rowlings book published by Bloomsbury in 1998. In Fine condition.

'A Town like Alice' by Neville Shute

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A first edition published in 1950 by William Heineman. No dust-jacket but a tidy copy. The spine has faded, an insertion on the front page, some browning but otherwise the text is clean and undamaged. In Good condition.

Instructions for American servicemen

£6.00

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Facsimile copy of the original 'Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain 1942' reproduced from the original typescript. Published by the Bodleian Library, Oxford. In Fine condition.

Battle of Britain

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An Air Ministry account of the Battle of Britain printed in 1941, issued by the Ministry of Information. In Good condition. Thirty six pages of maps and black and white photographs of the aerial action.

'For the sake of the school' by Angela Brazil

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A first edition, published by Blackie in 1915. Some wear on the edges of the spine and the front cover. Illustrated by Stanley Davis (three black and white illustrations) Inside of front cover has lost some of its covering paper exposing the webbing. Some browning and foxing.The back cover is not very clean but the text is complete. In G- condition but a highly collectable period piece.