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Mordecai Cubitt Cooke: Victorian Naturalist, Mycologist, Teacher and Eccentric
by English, Mary P.
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- 1987
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- 9780948737022
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£32.95
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Biopress ltd, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved dust wrapper, the text is clean and unmarked, illustrated, xvii + 357 pp.
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A Vision of Eden: The Life and Work of Marianne North
by North, Marianne
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- Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills
- Published
- 1980
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9780906671184
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£10.00
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Web & Bower Publishers Limited, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, medium quarto, a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, the text is clean and unmarked, illustrated, 240pp.
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Flora Britannica: The Definitive New Guide to Wild Flowers, Plants and Trees
by Mabey, Richard
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- Published
- 1996
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9781856193771
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£24.95
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Sinclair-Stevenson, 1996. Book. Very Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, quarto, measuring 11" x 8 4/5", a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, dated signature of a previous owner to the front pastedown, the text is otherwise unmarked, illustrated throughout in colour, 480pp. Because of weight, a request for additional postage may be made if… Read more
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Favourite Fairy Tales Told in Poland
by Havidland, Virginia
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- Published
- 1966
- Condition
- Very Good
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£21.00
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Bodley Head, 1966. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, faint foxing to the closed top edge, a very good tightly bound copy with an unmarked text and in a rubbed and lightly foxed pictorial dust wrapper which has some strengthening to the verso, illustrated by Felix Hoffmann, 88pp.
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St Winifred's, or, The World of School
by Farrar, F W
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- Published
- 1910
- Condition
- Very Good
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£7.95
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Ward, Lock & Co, 1910. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, octavo, blind stamped green cloth, lettered and blocked with a design in gilt to spine, minor foxing, brief gift inscription to a previous owner, the binding remains tight, tissue guarded frontis, 344pp.
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A Guide to the [Cambridge] University Botanic Garden
by Gilbert-Carter, Humphrey
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- Published
- 1947
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- Good
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£9.95
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Cambridge University Botanic Garden, 1947. Book. Good. hardback. hardback, octavo, revised and enlarged edition, green cloth lettered gilt to a faded spine, lacking dust wrapper, the binding remains tight and the text is clean and unmarked plans, illustrations, xvii + 195pp.
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Mozart
by Raynor, Henry
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- Published
- 1978
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9780333216156
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£8.95
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Macmillan, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, small quarto, a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, the text is clean and unmarked, illustrated, 152pp.
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Teach Yourself Welsh Grammar
by Jones, Christine
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- Published
- 2007
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN
- 9780340887868
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£5.85
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Teach Yourself Books, 2007. Book. Good. Soft cover. pictorial card covers, a good tightly bound copy with some light foxing, 226pp.
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Bricks to Babel: Selected writings with comments by the author
by Koestler, Arthur
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- Published
- 1980
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN
- 9780091436704
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£11.95
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Hutchinson, 1980. Book. Good. Hardcover. hardback, thick octavo, a tightly bound copy in a part faded dust wrapper, some minor marginal pencil marking in a light and easily erasable hand, 697pp.
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The Lucky Shoe
by Gould, Nat
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- Published
- 1910
- Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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£14.95
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John Long, 1910. Book. Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, red cloth lettered white and gilt, mottled fading to cloth, paper age--toned, lower hinge cracking but stitching remaining tight, 253pp.
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The Art of Emile Galle
by Newark, Tim
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- Published
- 1995
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9781856278515
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£10.50
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Grange Books, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. hardback, quarto, 11" x 8 4/5", a very good tightly bound copy in a pictorial dust wrapper that is chipped at the head of spine, the text is clean and unmarked, illustrated in colour, 128pp.
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Pages from the History of Llandovery volume II
by Arber-Cooke, Alfred Theodore
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- Published
- 1976
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- Very Good
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£32.95
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Friends of Llandovery Civic Trust, 1976. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, the second of a two volume work, octavo, green covers lettered gilt, dust wrapper not called for, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, b&w plates, 425pp.
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The Botanical Garden (volumes I and II complete)
by Phillips, Roger & Rix, Martyn
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- Published
- 2002
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- Very Good
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£36.00
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Macmillan & Co, 2002. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, two volumes complete, quartos, 11 1/4" x 8 4/5", a very good tightly bound set with clean and unmarked texts . The dust wrapper of volume one is mildly scuffed to the leading edge of the front panel, that of volume two is creased. Illustrated throughout in colour, Because of weight,… Read more
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The Literary Achievement of Rebecca West
by Orel, Harold
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- Published
- 1986
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9780333236727
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£22.85
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Macmillan Press, 1986. Book. Very Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with an unmarked text and in a well preserved mildly age-toned pictorial dust wrapper, x + 235pp.
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Joys, Jobs and Haunts : Memoirs of Sir Martin Roseveare
by Roseveare, Sir Martin
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- Published
- 1985
- Condition
- Good
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£29.95
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printed for the author, 1985. Book. Good. hardback. hardback, small quarto, a very good tightly bound copy in a lightly soiled and chipped pictorial dust wrapper, the text is clean and unmarked, illustrated, 159pp Sir Martin Roseveare, English mathematician, inventor of the war-time ration book and responsible for implementing the 1944 Education Act..
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Stories from Shakespeare
by Chute, Marchette
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- Published
- 1972
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN
- 9780719502286
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£8.95
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John Murray, 1972. Book. Good. Hardcover. hardback, octavo, foxing to the closed page edges and thus good only, the binding remains tight and the text is unmarked, the pictorial dust wrapper is rubbed and chipped to the top edge, 351pp.
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The Medical Detective: John Snow and the Mystery of Cholera
by Hempel, Sandra
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- Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills
- Published
- 2006
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN
- 9781862078420
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£10.95
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Granta Books, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. hardback, octavo, a near fine tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a very well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, viii + 306pp.
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Arrow in the Blue : an autobiography
by Kosetler, Arthur
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- Published
- 1952
- Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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£12.95
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Hamish Hamilton, 1952. Book. Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, foxing to the closed page edges and pre-lims, a tightly bound copy, price clipped dust wrapper is lightly chipped and is foxed to the rear panel, 306pp.
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Little Wilson and Big God, being the first part of The Confessions of Anthony Burgess
by Burgess, Anthony
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- Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills
- Published
- 1987
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9780434098194
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£9.95
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William Heinemann Ltd, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, the text is unmarked but the paper has age-toned, 403pp.
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The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn From Traditional Societies?
by Diamond, Jared
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- Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills
- Published
- 2012
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN
- 9780670024810
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£12.95
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Viking, 2012. Book. Near Fine. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a near fine tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, colour and b&w plates, 499pp.
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