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Far Off Part 2 - Oceania, Africa and America.

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£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Longmans, Green & Co, 1901. . Small octavo, 650 pages, gilt decorated spine, 7 large coloured folding maps. Tear & some staining on endpapers, but amazing chapters from a different age..

The Indians of North America.

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£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London: Religious Tract Society, c1860. . Small, fascinating book with gilt on spine, edges and cover. Inscription, 296 pages, lovely item, priced to sell..

Armchair Cricket.

JOHNSTON, BRIAN & WEBBER, ROY · 1957

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

BBC, 1957. . Softback BBC publication on cricket coverage for radio & TV. Features by Brian Johnston and the other commentators..

The Art of the Film.

LINDGREN, ERNEST · 1950

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,372)

London: Readers Union, 1950. . Introduction to Film Appreciation, 242 pages, some spotting on paper ends, generally very good, no inscriptions..

Cricket in the Blood.

NOURSE, DUDLEY · 1950

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. . Green cloth cover, dated inside ' Xmas 1952 ', contents very good on life of South African captain..

C.T. Studd, Cricketer & Pioneer.

GRUBB, NORMAN · 1937

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Religious Tract Society, 1937. . Founder of the World Wide Evangelization Crusade, C.T. was in China for 6 years, missionary work in India. Black cloth, blue lettering on spine, some foxing, 256 pages..

Cricket Country

BLUNDEN, EDMUND · 1944

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Collins, 1944. . First edition, tatty Derek Hill dustjacket, browning contents.

Learie Constantine.

HOWAT, GERALD · 1976

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Readers Union, 1976. . Dustjacket has small tear at top. 250 pages, very good contents & no inscriptions..

Star Wars Return of the Jedi Annual

1983

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

1983. . Little tatty top right of cover, otherwise clean..

The Ingoldsby Legends Or Mirth and Marbels.

INGOLDSBY, THOMAS · 0

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Warne, c1843. . Spine in gilt, green cloth, foxing on endpapers, 520 pages, drawings by Leech, Cruikshank etc..

Flying Doctor Annual.

------ · 1963

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Dean, 1963. . Based on the TV and radio series, contents very good..

Teenbeat Annual 1965.

1964

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

World Distributors, 1964. . Bright cover shows Beatles with articles on them, Stones, Hollies etc. Corners bumped, contents very good..

Star Wars Return of the Jedi

1983

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

1983. . First story ' In the hands of Jabba the Hutt !'. Lovely example from classic movie with price unclipped & no inscriptions..

Film Review 1948.

SPEED, F.MAURICE · 0

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

MacDonald & Co.. . Blue cover, some spotting on endpapers, very good contents. Disney content..

Film Review 1948.

SPEED, F.MAURICE · 1947

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

MacDonald & Co, 1947. . Red cover, browning on endpapers, very good contents..

Film and Television Parade.

----- · 1953

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Heirloom Library, 1953. . Bright front cover shows Richard Todd. Contents excellent, one corner bumped, some colour plates..

Film Fun Annual 1957.

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£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

Amalagamated Press. . Corners bumped, lovely 'fun' cover showing Laurel & Hardy. Price unclipped & no inscriptions..

Norfolk

WALLACE, DOREEN & BAGNALL-OAKLEY, R · 1951

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Robert Hale, 1951. . First Edition of the County Bokks Series. Creases at top of dustjacket. Map enclosed, 282 pages about the marvellous county..

The Book of the Norwich Festival June 18-30 1951.

------ · 1951

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Norwich Festival Society, 1951. . A large card covered item on Norwich Festival with several local adverts and colour illustrations. Great Norwich social document from the 1950's..

Norfolk Villages.

KENNETT, DAVID H · 1980

£11.00 (€13.19 | $14.53 | ¥2,321)

London: Robert Hale, 1980. . Very good throughout with dustjacket. History of the villages of this marvellous County..