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The Hoffnung Music Festival
by Hoffnung, Gerard
- Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 5th Printing
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780234773789
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 5.17
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London: Dobson; Putnam, 1960. 1st Edition 5th Printing. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. Hoffnung, Gerard. First edition, fifth printing. 50 pp. Black & white illustrations throughout. Near Very Good condition in Near Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.
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SGD 5.17
Noblesse Oblige: An Enquiry into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy
by Mitford, Nancy (editor); Ross, Alan S. C.; Waugh, Evelyn; Strix; Sykes, Christopher; Betjeman, John; illustrated by Osbert Lancaster
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 34.47
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Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1959. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. Lancaster, Osbert. First edition first printing as Penguin paperback. 106 pp. Black & white illustrations by Osbert Lancaster. Slight tan to pages otherwise Very Good condition. No inscriptions.
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SGD 34.47
Parlez-vous Franglais? - Le 3eme volume de Let's Parler Franglais!
by Kington, Miles
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780860511502
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 8.62
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London: Robson Books, 1981. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Merrily Harpur. First edition, second printing. Octavo, hardback. 96 pp. Numerous black and white illustrations by Merrily Harpur. Pictorial laminated boards. Near Fine condition. No inscriptions.Third book in the series.
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SGD 8.62
The Deserts of Hesperides: An experience of Libya
by Thwaite, Anthony
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780436539503
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 34.47
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, first printing octavo hardback. xiii + 180 pp. Illustrated + end paper maps Near Fine condition in Very Good+ , unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions.
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SGD 34.47
Autobiography
by Adrian Henri
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780224006255
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 17.23
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London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, first printing octavo hardback. 48 pp. Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Faint signs of removed label on front end paper and removed stamp/shelf mark on reverse of title page… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 17.23
Edwin Lutyens by His Daughter SIGNED COPY
by Lutyens, Mary
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780719537776
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 25.85
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London: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, first printing octavo hardback. xi + 294 pp. Illustrated Near Fine condition in Near Fine, unclipped dust jacket (now in transparent protective sleeve) Gift inscription from the author on the title page under… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 25.85
Statesman and Schemer;: William, First Lord Paget, Tudor Minister
by Gammon, Samuel Rhea
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780715361047
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 13.79
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Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, first printing octavo hardback. 296 pp. Illustrated Near Fine condition in Very Good +, unclipped dust jacket (now in transparent protective sleeve). No inscriptions.Nice copy
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SGD 13.79
Exploring Newgrange
by Mac Uistin, Liam
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780862786007
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 10.34
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Dublin: The O'Brien Press, 2001. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, second printing octavo hardback. 112 pp. Illustrated Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions
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SGD 10.34
The Worst Journey in the Midlands
by Llewellyn, Sam
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780434427451
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 10.34
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London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. Chris Aggs (Line drawings). First edition, first printing octavo hardback. 192 pp. Illustrated with line drawings Very Good + condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions
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SGD 10.34
A Coin in Nine Hands
by Yourcenar, Marguerite
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780856281235
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 20.68
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Henley-on-Thames: Aidan Ellis Publishing, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, first printing octavo hardback. 192 pp. Very Good condition (page edges tanned) in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front end paper.
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SGD 20.68
The Lives of Beryl Markham: Out of Africa's hidden seductress: Denys Finch Hatton's last great love
by Errol Trzebinski
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780434795017
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 13.79
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London: William Heinemann, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, first printing Large octavo hardback. 416 pp. Black & white illustrations. Page edges slightly tanned otherwise Fine condition in Very Good, unclipped dust jacket. (colour on spine faded not affecting titles) No inscriptions.
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SGD 13.79
A History of the Habsburg Empire 1700-1918
by Berenger, Jean
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1997
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780582090088
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 86.17
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Harlow: Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition, first printing Large octavo hardback. 352 pp. Fine condition in Fine, unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.Nice copy
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SGD 86.17
The Story of a Life: Books One-Three Volumes 1-3
by Konstantin Paustovsky; Translated and edited by Douglas Smith
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- Published
- 2022
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781784873080
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 25.85
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London: Vintage Classics, 2022. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition second printing Large octavo hardback. xxx + 779 pp.+ double sided map. Fine condition in Near Fine, unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.Nice copy
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SGD 25.85
How to be a Motorist
by Robinson, Heath; Browne, K. R. G.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- reissue 1st Printing
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780715611807
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 17.23
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Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1977. reissue 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. Reissue first printing Octavo hardback. 126 pp. Black & white illustrations. Near Fine condition in Very Good, unclipped dust jacket (spine of jacket part faded). Gift inscription on inside cover.
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SGD 17.23
The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold: A Conversation Piece
by Waugh, Evelyn
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- reissue 1st Printing
- Published
- 2012
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780316216654
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 25.85
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New York: Little Brown and Company, 2012. reissue 1st Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition thus, reissue, first printing Large octavo hardback. 208 pp. Fine condition in Fine, unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.Nice copy
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SGD 25.85
Dunderpate
by Margaret Baker
- Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- Published
- 1942
- Binding
- Hardback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 13.79
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Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1942. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardback. Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mary Baker. First edition, second printing. large octavo hardback.Orange cloth with silhouette illustrations 80 pp. Near Very Good condition No inscriptions.
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SGD 13.79
A Hunting Man's Rambles
by Stanislaus Lynch
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 17.23
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Oxford: George Ronald, 1951. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tom Carr. First edition, first printing. octavo hardback red cloth gilt, 188 pp, Illustrated Very Good condition. No inscriptions
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SGD 17.23
Suburbia Caricatured by H.M. Bateman
by H.M. Bateman
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1922
- Binding
- Hardback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 68.94
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London: Methuen, 1922. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¼ - 12" tall. First edition, first printing. Quarto hardback. 56 pp. Black & white illustrations. Very Good condition No inscriptions. Previous owner's book plate on inside cover.
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SGD 68.94
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
by Eleanor Farjeon; Illustrated by Richard Kennedy
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1952
- Binding
- Hardback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 20.68
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London : Oxford University Press, 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Richard Kennedy. First edition first printing as illustrated edition thus Octavo hardback. xvi + 306 pp. illustrated Green cloth gilt. Front cover and spine slightly faded Good + condition. No inscriptions.
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SGD 20.68
Many a Slip
by Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1962
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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SGD 15.51
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London: Oldbourne, 1962. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. octavo hardback, 192 pp, Illustrated Good condition. Lacks front end paper. Previous owner's name on inside cover. Scarce
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SGD 15.51