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Stevenage: Publications for Companies, 1980. 1st Paperback. . Very Good-/No Jacket. paper covers, 9 x 7 inches, 55 pp. The history of the London company of brushmakers, creators of the first modern toothbrush. Spine a little faded otherwise very good.

Paris: Pierre Belfond, 1983. Paperback. Good+. Theory that Hitler actually died in a bomb explosion the year before his death was announced and was substituted by others in his rare appearances thereafter. Text in French. Corners and spine slightly bumped but good+ clean and tight. Size: 7 x 5 Inches

London: Macmillan, 1987. 1st Edition. . Hardback in Dustwrapper. Good+/Good+. Green boards, unclipped dw, 647pp. Account of post-colonialism in Brazil. Dw has normal shelf wear. Book has a few spots of scattered foxing to fore-edge of pages, visible externally only. Good+ tight and otherwise unmarked. NB Please note this is a heavy book and may need extra postage.

Oxford: Clarendon Press/OUP, 1942. 1st Thus. . Hardback in Dustwrapper. Good+/Good. Black boards, unclupped dw, 463pp. Dw bumped and creased at some edges with a few tiny nicks and chips at top of spine and front bottom corner. Book itself has tiny faint spot of foxing on front enfdpaper but good+ clean and tight.

London: Cassell & Company, 1963. Hardback. VG-/Good. Translated with an Introduction by Michael Grant. Beige clothbound boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket. Dustjacket slightly tanned, and slightly scuffed at edges. Top corners very slightly bumped. Name in pen to front free endpaper

Rochdale: James Clegg, Aldine Press, 1899. First Edition. . Hardback. Good. Scarce book in its original edition. Green cloth boards with black stamps, bumped, rubbed and marked. Inner hinges cracked but nonetheless a sound copy. Slight stain to top front corner of title page and frontis illustration, some thumbmarks and occasional spots of foxing, a few pages show traces of having been dog-eared. Size: 19 X13 Cm Approx

Amsterdam: Wetstenium, 1757. G-. 637 pp + index & catalogue. Parallel Latin and Greek text, annotated. Vellum spine with red & gilt leather title label, marbled boards. Engraved frontispiece. Red & black title page in Latin, half-title page in Greek. Boards & spine scuffed, wear to board edges, spine grubby. Some light foxing to pages. Bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. Otherwise a good tight copy. Size: 8½ x 5½ Inches

London: Kegan Paul / Rudolph Steiner Publishing Col, 1947. Hardback. Good+/Good+. Black boards with unclipped dust jacket. Corners and spine bumped. Edges rubbed. A couple of damp marks to jacket spine. Previous owner's name to FFEP. Size: 7 x 5 Inches

New York: Oak Publications, 1960. Paper covers, 9 x 9 inches, 34 pp. Sheet music of the ballads composed and sung by Woody Guthrie, commissioned by Asch, to highlight the plight of the Italian immigrants executed for murder. Illustrated in b&w, together with exerpt from Vanzetti's autobiography written in jail and foreword by Asch. Also included is a song written by Sacco and Pete Seeger, recorded by Seeger. Spine has tear mended by professional booktape and tiny piece missing at base of spine, otherwise good tight copy.

London and York: William Sessions, 1966. Hardcover. VG/G. Hsitory of family-owned company based in Congleton, Cheshire. Illust, with photgraphs and b&w drawings. New and enlarged edition originally not for sale commercially. Fold-out family tree at rear. Dustwrapper slightly worn at edges with small tears at bottom of dw spine but book itself very good. Size: 9½ x 5¾ Inches

Billericay: J.A. Thomas, 1976. Paper Covers. Good. Paper covers, unpaginated. Local history of the Essex town, written as an extended poem and apparently rpivately published. Cover a little tanned and scuffed but good clean and tight.

Abercych, Pembrokeshire: Brigantine Books, 1998. First Edition. . Hardback. Very Good/Good+. Translated from the Flemish and edited by William Blackmoor Mardin. Number 65 of limited 1000 copies signed by author. Dark green leatherette boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. Dust jacket scuffed and creased at edges and spine. Small dent to top of boards, but contents near fine. Size: Approx 6 x 8 Inches

Bradford: Parkinson & Drake, 1850. 1st Edition . 'A Brief History of Hungary, Letters of Kossuth, &tc. &tc. and Lyrics on the Hungarian Struggle'. Black pictorial boards with red spine. Boards partially detached and very rubbed at corners. 79 pp, complete - paper browned with age

London: J M Dent. Hardback. Good. From the Temple Primers series. Brown cloth boards blindstamped, spine gilt. Head and tail of spine rubbed, corners bumped. Endpapers lightly foxed. Sound clean copy. Size: Approx 15 x 10 Cm

London: Hurst & Blackett Ltd, 1932. 1st Edition . Hardback. Good/No Dustwrapper. Black cloth boards, 285 pp. Externally scuffed at ends of spine and corners; slight water damage to corner of board; foxing to page ends. Internally scattered foxing to some pages but good tight copy. Size: 9 x 6 Inches

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1887. Good+/No Jacket. Brown cloth boards, 2 volumes 320 pp and 318pp plus 8 pp publishers' list. Gilt titles to spine. Stories of the aristocratic families of Britain. Rough cut pages. Both volumes has scattered very light foxing to early few pages; both boards are slightly bumped at ends of spine and some corners; Volume 2 has a couple of marks to front board. As this is a two-volume set, it will incur an extra postage charge. Please contact us directly for best rate. Good+, extremely tight copies.

London: Peter Davies, 1927. Hardback. Good. Limited edition of 2000 copies. Reprint of the first edition of 1750. 'Little Books Edited by Charles Whibley' series. 5x3 inches; 82 pages. Paper-covered boards with fragments of dustwrapper. Browning to very edge of boards and to endpapers. Book itself in good condition.

Oxford: Oxford Univeristy Press, 1997. Blackboards, unclipped dw, 350pp. Very good clean and tight.. 1st Edition. Hardback in Dustwrapper. Very Good/Very Good.

London: John Cumberland, 1829. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. Very interesting little book (7.5cm x 12cm) that includes sections on 'Memorable Events Before Christ', 'Improvements, Inventions &c.' and 'Remarkable Buildings'. Seemingly rebound at later date but with original title label to spine. Grey/blue card boards worn at edges. Cover to spine has come away at top and bottom. Spine has been cracked in a couple of places but text block remains firmly bound. Unpaginated, rough cut text block in good condition. Frontispiece depicting heads of George III and IV in classical style. Please contact us for any further information.

Cambridge: Cambridge at the University Press, 1970. Maroon cloth boards in unclipped dustwrapper, 470pp. 2 small brown marks to both sides of free endpapers, apparently caused by contact with sellotape which is securing removeable plastic covering to dustwrapper. Otherwise clean and unmarked vg copy. Please note this is a heavy book and may need extra postage- please contact us directly for best postage rate.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Good+/Very Good. 10 x 8 Inches.