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Inventory No.21472 Author: Daglish, Eric Fitch; Illustrator: Daglish, Eric Fitch
How to See Flowers (The Children's Nature Series)
Published 1933 J. M. Dent (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Good+ Price: £10
Very good clean copy with no inscriptions in chipped d/w

Inventory No.21320 Author: Dalton, Dennis
The Canals Book 1970
Published 1969 Link House (Croydon) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:Landscape: Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £10
Pages a bit browned but good bright copy for age

Inventory No.21467 Author: Daniell, David Scott; Illustrator: Biro
Hideaway Johnny
Published 1959 Brockhampton Press. (Leicester) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £15
Gift inscription on half-title page, d/wslightly creased round edges with tiny piece missing at top of spine

Inventory No.21670 Author: Dante Alighieri; Cary, Henry Francis; Illustrator: Flaxman, John
The Vision or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise of Dante Alighieri
Published 1910 Oxford University Press Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Leather
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £10
109 illustrations. Wear to spine, book looks and feels pleasant

Inventory No.20646 Author: Danziger, Danny; Gillingham, John
1215 : The Year of Magna Carta
Published 2003 Hodder & Stoughton (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0340824743 Size:8vo Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good + Price: £4
Looks unread.

Inventory No.21037 Author: Davies, Robertson
The Merry Heart : Reflections on Reading, Writing, and the World of Books
Published 1997 Viking (Harmondsworth.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0670873667 Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £8
Spine faded at bottom, very good clean copy

Inventory No.20647 Author: Davis, William
Pick of 'Punch'
Published 1977 Hutchinson (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0091274109 Size:4to Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £5
A very nice clean copy.

Inventory No.20077 Author: Davison, Brian
Picturing the Past : Through the Eyes of Reconstruction Artists
Published 1997 English Heritage (London) Type:
Edition: ISBN: 1850745935 Size:4to Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine Price: £5

Inventory No.21718 Author: Dawkins, Richard
The Blind Watchmaker
Published 2009 Folio Society (London) Type:
Edition:Fourth Printing ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hardback
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine/Slipcase, Very Good+ Price: £12.5
Very nice clean copy

Inventory No.20691 Author: Day, Norman
Tatters' Tale
Published 1959 Allan Wingate. (London) Type:
Edition:First Impression ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £6.5
Nice clean copy in very attractive d/w

Inventory No.18572 Author: De Brunhoff, Jean
Babar's Travels
Published 1953 Methuen (London) Type:
Edition:Sixth Edition ISBN: Size:Small Binding:Pictorial Boards
Book / wrapper condition:Good Price: £10
Spine worn, corners rubbed, boards scratched but nice copy, price label on back reads 8s6d

Inventory No.21617 Author: De Lisle, Leanda
The Sisters Who Would be Queen
Published 2008 Harper Press (London) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: 9780007219056 Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good + Price: £7.5
Nice clean copy

Inventory No.21520 Author: De Morgan, William
Joseph Vance: An Ill-Written Autobiography
Published 1910 Heinemann (London) Type:
Edition:Colonial Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Good Price: £10
Some wear cloth, spine has short split, mark on front cover, name on ffep, decent copy

Inventory No.14417 Author: Diggle, Mary Carr
Crossword. A Short One Act Comedy
Published Watmoughs (Idle, Bradford) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £5
pp.11. Excellent copy.

Inventory No.20291 Author: Dodgson, J. McN.; Rumble, Alexander R.
The Place-Names of Cheshire Parts One, Two, Three, Four and Five
Published 1970 Cambridge University Press and English Place-Name Society Type:7 Volumes
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0521077036 Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good + Price: £95
Very nice set, all seven volumes in lovely condition though some d/ws are slightly faded, folding map present in pocket at rear of last vol.
Cheshire Local History Topography 0521079144 0521080495 0521082471 0904889076 0904889084 0904889548

Inventory No.21738 Author: Donoghue, Emma
Slammerkin
Published 2012 Virago Press (London) Type:
Edition:New Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Decorated Boards
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £8
A few pages slightly creased at top, otherwise near fine

Inventory No.22069 Author: Doyle, A. Conan.
The British Campaigns in Europe 1914-1918
Published 1928 Geoffrey Bles (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/No Dust Wrapper Price: £15
Original blue cloth, gilt. Boards faded on edges. Spine faded but titling clear. Inscriptions on endpapers. Text and maps in very good condition.
WWI World War One

Inventory No.19707 Author: Du Maurier, Daphne.
The Glass-Blowers
Published 1963 Victor Gollancz (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Good/Good Price: £6
Inscription on ffep. Some spotting. Dust jacket worn and with spotting and small stain.

Inventory No.19122 Author: Duggins, Ron
Echoes of the Dales : People and Places in the 1950s in and Around Matlock, Derbyshire
Published 2006 Landmark Publishing (Ashbourne, Derbyshire) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1843063069 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £5
GREAT BRITAIN_HISTORY_20TH CENTURY GREAT BRITAIN_HISTORY_PICTORIAL Derbyshire Matlock Local History

Inventory No.21349 Author: Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt
The Military Life of Winston Churchill of Britain
Published 1970 Franklin Watts (New York) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £10
A very nice clean copy in like dust jacket.

Inventory No.21340 Author: Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt
Summation: Strategic and Combat Leadership. The Military History of World War I. Vol. 12
Published 1967 Franklin Watts (New York) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £8
A very nice clean copy in like dust jacket.

Inventory No.21339 Author: Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt
Naval and Overseas War, 1914-1915. The Military History of World War I. Vol. 10
Published 1967 Franklin Watts (New York) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £8
A very nice clean copy in like dust jacket.

Inventory No.21336 Author: Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt
1914: The Battles in the East. The Military History of World War I. Vol. 2
Published 1967 Franklin Watts (New York) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £8
A very nice clean copy in like dust jacket.

Inventory No.21335 Author: Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt
1914: The Battles in the West. The Military History of World War I. Vol. 1
Published 1967 Franklin Watts (New York) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £8
A very nice clean copy in like dust jacket.

Inventory No.21338 Author: Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt; Crick, Julia
1918: Decision in the West. The Military History of World War I. Vol. 8
Published 1967 Franklin Watts (New York) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £8
A very nice clean copy in like dust jacket.

Inventory No.21337 Author: Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt; Crick, Julia
1918: The German Offensives. The Military History of World War I. Vol. 7
Published 1967 Franklin Watts (New York) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £8
A very nice clean copy in like dust jacket.

Inventory No.22045 Author: Dyos, H. J. and Michael Wolff. [Edited by]
The Victorian City. Images and Realities. Volume I, Past and Present and Numbers of People: Volume II. Shapes on the Ground and A Change of Accent
Published Routledge & Kegan Paul. (London) Type:2 Volumes
Edition:Reprint ISBN: 0710084587 Size:4to Binding:Paperback.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £25
Very nice set. Very heavy so additional postage may be rquested via Abebooks
Victorian Social Urban History

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