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1 ADAMS, Brian SIDNEY NOLAN: SUCH IS LIFE
London Hutchinson 1987 0091684307 / 9780091684303 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good 
Quarto, 275pp., mono. and colour illustrations. Extremely minor wear only. A near-fine copy in like, unclipped dustwrapper and clear protective wrap. 
Price: 20.00 GBP
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2 AGIUS, Ena A MODEL LIFE?
Upton on Severn Square One 1999 1899955364 / 9781899955367 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good 
Large octavo, 199pp. Extremely minor wear only. A near-fine copy in like dustwrapper. 
Price: 10.00 GBP
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3 AL-KILANI, Kamal PROGRESS OF A NATION: A BIOGRAPHY OF KING FAHD BIN ABDUL-AZIZ
London Namara Publications 1985 0704325756 / 9780704325753 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good 
Octavo, 146pp. Very minor wear only, dustwrapper with faded barcode label at rear panel. A very good, sound, presentable copy. 
Price: 35.00 GBP
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4 ALDRED, Guy A. [and] CARLILE, Richard (ed. Aldred) RICHARD CARLILE AGITATOR: HIS LIFE AND TIMES [and] JAIL JOURNAL: PRISON THOUGHTS AND OTHER WRITINGS
Glasgow Strickland Press 1941 Third Revised Edition Hard Cover 
Octavo, dark blue cloth, gilt title (dulled) at front board, 160pp., illustrated; Jail Journal (same publisher, 1942), 91pp., adverts. Edges tanned, minimal foxing, chiefly confined to endpapers, minimal wear. A good, sound copy. 
Price: 16.50 GBP
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5 ALEXANDER, John T. CATHERINE THE GREAT: LIFE AND LEGEND
New York Oxford University Press 1989 0195052366 / 9780195052367 Hard Cover Very Good 
Large octavo, xii + 418pp., mono. photo. illustrations. A very good, clean and sound copy in like dustwrapper. 
Price: 12.50 GBP
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6 ASKWITH, Betty PIETY AND WIT: A BIOGRAPHY OF HARRIET COUNTESS GRANVILLE 1785-1862
Collins 1982 000216258X / 9780002162586 1st Edition Hardcover Good Good 
Large octavo, 207pp., line illustrations, genealogical tables. Mild foxing at top edge, dustwrapper a little sunned at spine. No remarkable wear. A clean and sound copy. 
Price: 12.50 GBP
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7 BAKER, Alfred THE LIFE OF SIR ISAAC PITMAN (INVENTOR OF PHONOGRAPHY)
London Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. 1908 Hard Cover 
Thick octavo, dark blue cloth, gilt title at spine, same with gilt portrait decoration at front board, xi + 392pp., plates (one folding), illustrations; details (illustrated) of Bath conference bound in at rear. Spine darkened, soiling, chiefly at rear board, not penetrating; edges and contents quite foxed, but still accessible. Minor wear at extremities. Shorthand bookplate (1911) at front paste-down endpaper. A sound, square copy. 
Price: 25.00 GBP
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8 BAKER, John R. ABRAHAM TREMBLEY OF GENEVA: SCIENTIST AND PHILOSOPHER 1710-1784
London Edward Arnold 1952 First Edition Hard Cover Good 
Octavo, xix + 259pp., mono. illustrations.Dustwrapper with small nick at head of spine, foxed (rear panel, not particularly heavy), endpapers and edges a little tanned. No significant defects. A good, sound copy, quite presentable in removable clear protective wrap. 
Price: 12.00 GBP
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9 BALDASTY, Gerald J. E.W. SCRIPPS AND THE BUSINESS OF NEWSPAPERS
Urbana: University of Illinois Press 1999 Soft Cover 
First Edition. Large octavo, stiff pictorial wraps, xii + 217pp., line illustrations. A near-fine copy. 
Price: 10.00 GBP
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10 BALL, Johnson WILLIAM CASLON 1693-1766: THE ANCESTRY, LIFE AND CONNECTIONS OF ENGLAND'S FOREMOST LETTER-ENGRAVER AND TYPE-FOUNDER
Kineton The Roundwood Press 1973 0900093137 / 9780900093135 Fifth Printing Hard Cover Very Good 
Thick, large octavo, xxviii + 494pp., illustrated (including folding). A little wear at dustwrapper extremities, including one closed tear. A very good, sound copy in clear protective wrap. 
Price: 30.00 GBP
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11 BALL, Stuart WINSTON CHURCHILL
London The British Library 2003 0712348085 / 9780712348089 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good 
Octavo, 144pp., mono. and colour illustrations. Very slight wear only. A very good, clean copy in like dustwrapper. The British Library Historic Lives series. 
Price: 10.00 GBP
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12 BARBER, Richard LIVING LEGENDS
London BBC 1980 0563177934 / 9780563177937 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good 
Large octavo, 160pp., mono. illustrations. No significant defects. A very good copy in like dustwrapper. Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Guy Fawkes, Captain Kidd, Dick Turpin, Burke and Hare, 
Price: 10.00 GBP
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13 BATESON, Mary Catherine WITH A DAUGHTER'S EYE: A MEMOIR OF MARGARET MEAD AND GREGORY BATESON
New York William Morrow and Company 1984 0688039626 / 9780688039622 Hard Cover Very Good 
Large octavo, 242pp., mono. photo. illustrations. Dustwrapper turn-ins a touch browned at margins, and no significant defects. A very good copy. 
Price: 12.50 GBP
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14 BECKETT, John, with Sheila Aley BYRON AND NEWSTEAD: THE ARISTOCRAT AND THE ABBEY
Newark University of Delaware Press 2001 0874137519 / 9780874137514 First Edition Hard Cover Fine 
Large octavo, 347pp., mono. illustrations. Small pen mark at contents leaf, no further remarkable defects. A near-fine copy in fine dustwrapper and clear protective wrap. Signed, dated by the author at title, and inscribed "Thanks for all your help." 
Price: 35.00 GBP
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15 BENTWICH, Norman, and KISCH, Michael BRIGADIER FREDERICK KISCH: SOLDIER AND ZIONIST
London: Vallentine Mitchell 1966 First Edition Hardcover Dustwrapper 
Octavo, 200pp., mono. photo. illustrations. Ex-library, dustwrapper worn, but a quite usable copy. 
Price: 10.00 GBP
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16 BERRY, A.J. HENRY CAVENDISH: HIS LIFE AND SCIENTIFIC WORK
London Hutchinson 1960 First Edition 
Octavo, 208pp., mono. illustrations. Some foxing at dustwrapper (chiefly rear panel), not serious; book with light edge and endpaper foxing, also minimal wear. A good, sound copy in removable clear protective wrap. 
Price: 12.00 GBP
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17 BOCCACCIO, Giovanni, trans. intr. Guido A. Guarino CONCERNING FAMOUS WOMEN
London George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1964 Hard Cover Good 
Octavo, xxxviii + 257pp., line illustrations. Dustwrapper rubbed at corners, margins and spine; lightly foxed/tanned; book with light tanning/foxing at edges. No significant defects. A sound, square copy in removable clear protective wrap. 
Price: 12.00 GBP
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18 BONG, Baik KIM IL SUNG: BIOGRAPHY (II) - FROM BUILDING DEMOCRATIC KOREA TO CHULLIMA FLIGHT
Tokyo: Miraisha 1970 First Edition Hardcover Dustwrapper 
Thick octavo, 624pp., mono. photo. illustrations, folding map at rear, red ribbon page marker. Small water-stain at tail of pictorial dustwrapper, small (repaired) tear at lower dustwrapper. Upper hinge tender.No serious defects. 
Price: 15.00 GBP
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19 BONYTHON, Elizabeth, and BURTON, Anthony THE GREAT EXHIBITOR: THE LIFE AND WORK OF HENRY COLE
London V&A Publications 2003 1851773266 / 9781851773268 First Edition Hard Cover Good 
Large octavo, vi + 328pp., mono. illustrations. Some light foxing at dustwrapper (visible inside only), perhaps very slightly musty after storage. No remarkable wear. A little-used, sound, presentable copy in clear protective wrap. 
Price: 22.00 GBP
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20 BOSTRIDGE, Mark FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE: THE WOMAN AND HER LEGEND
London Viking 2008 0670874116 / 9780670874118 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good 
Large octavo, illustrated endpapers, xxiii + 646pp., mono. illustrations. Extremely slight wear only. A near-fine copy in like, unclipped dustwrapper. 
Price: 22.50 GBP
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