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Pat Smythe's Book of Horses
by Pat Smythe
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1955
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€11.86
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London: Cassell and Co., 1955 Original Bill of Sale of book enclosed, date 12/01/56. Dust jacket has some wear at edges, priceclipped.120pp. Front and rear endpapers lightly tanned.. First. Green board, Gilt Type. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated Black and White Photographs.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Item Price
€11.86
A Hundred Years in the Saddle: The Avon and Somerset Mounted Police 1899-1999
by Stephen Foulkes
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First.
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781874092858
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€9.49
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Bristol: Broadcast Books, 1998 A beautiful book,story of 100 years of service of mounted police in the district, told by an ex mounted policeman, whe love of the service and of horses shines trhough. 202 pp including 4 appendices , e.g. names of personnel, facsimile of original report by Chief Constable of 1899,7pp of index. Wrapround cover. Size: 8vo -… Read more about this item Item Price
€9.49
Horse in the Clouds
by Helen Griffiths
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Published
- 1957
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€17.20
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London: Children's Book Club, 1957 Dustjacket in two pieces,very worn and damaged, half of rear missing. Board marked at the front and rippled at bottom edge.206pp. Reading only copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Yellow Boards. Good/Poor. Illus. by Edward Osmond. Hard Cover. Item Price
€17.20
The Horses of San Marco, Venice PLUS Loose Insert Guide and Plan of Actual Royal Academy Exhibition
by John Wilton-Ely; Valerie Wilton-Ely. Translators. Booklet Charles Avery.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First.
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€17.79
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Olivetti. Royal Academy, London, 1979 Book 245pp. 279 illustrations, 24 colour.Guide 12 pages on buff card, staple bound. Lovely copy and guide. Cover crease at top corner of rear cover (see image) only slight flaw.No inscriptions, all very tight, bright and clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First.. Pictorial Card Covers. Near Fine. Illus. by Monochrome and Colour… Read more about this item Item Price
€17.79
Breakfast the Night Before: Recollections of an Irish Horse Dealer
by Quarton, Marjorie
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 2nd Edition.
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781901866568
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€22.54
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Dublin, Ireland.: The Lilliput Press Ltd, 2000 No. line 3-10.215 pp. No inscriptions. Bright, tight and Clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". 2nd Edition.. Soft Card Covers. Fine. Illus. by Map of Horse Fair Locations in Ireland.. Soft Covers. Item Price
€22.54
Landed at Last. A Thrilling Racing Story
by Nat Gould
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€17.79
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London: Modern Publishing Company Boards rubbed lightly at corners. Advertisement on rear board (see more images).Dustjacket nicks and tears loss to top edge (see image). 2/- price on jacket spine. Book is tight, with age toned, clean pages. Original owner name in faint, faded ink on title page.Edges foxed.254pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red Board, black… Read more about this item Item Price
€17.79
The Call of the Wild; Black Beauty.Companion Library.
by Jack London; Anna Sewell. Two Books in One.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No D/jacket As Issued
- Published
- 1963
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€20.76
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963 Turn the book upside down and reverse to read the other book.Turquoise and white wavy lines decorative endpapers. 152pp +276pp. Corners lightly bumped as are spine head and tail. Very Bright, tight, clean book.No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No D/jacket As Issued. Illus. by Lee Gregori; Everett… Read more about this item Item Price
€20.76
The Sporting Sale. London 7 May 2008. Sotheby's.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First.
- Published
- 2008
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€23.72
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London: Sotheby's, 2008 Exquisite catalogue with full colour illustrations of the 95 lots for auction. Horses, dogs, hunting., birds. Munnings,Herrimg (Snr. and Jnr.),Thorburn.Tiny raised mark on front cover where some sort of laminating on card has raised (see image).162pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First.. Pictorial Card Covers. Near Fine. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated Colour Photographs. Catalogue.… Read more about this item Item Price
€23.72
Ghost Horse. Stallion of the Oregon Trail
by Joseph E Chipperfield
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First.
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€14.23
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London: Hutchinson, 1959 No inscriptions. Faint speckling on part of front and back endpage. Spine lightly sunned.Bright, tight, clean copy.Beautiful full page illustrations.191pp.Copyright copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First.. Red Board, black Type. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by C. Gifford Ambler. Hard Cover. Item Price
€14.23
Sweepstake Colt
by Cecil Dent
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€14.23
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John Hamilton Dustjacket not priceclipped, spine faded, various small nicks, tears, small losses. Oblong loss to jacket at top edge, rear dustjacket (see images). Book bright, tight and clean,no inscriptions, small fade at bottom of spine where small loss of paper on jacket.256pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Green Cloth,black Type. Very Good/Good. Hard Cover. Item Price
€14.23
Three Jays go to Town
by Pat Smythe
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Published
- 1966
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€14.83
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London: Armada, 1966 Pages age toned.Blacked out name on ffep.rub mark on inside front cover, tiny loss at opposite point on ffep.Much loved book-all titles at rear of text ticked by child in light pencil.3 lines of Robin design christmas chain paper on rear cover interior.157 pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint.. Pictorial Card Covers. Good.… Read more about this item Item Price
€14.83
Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell (intro. J. T.Mulley)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +++
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Published
- 1970
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€18.98
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London: Collins Clear Type Press, 1970 Blue top edge, discoloured in 2 places, near spine junction and fore edge.Decorative double C repeating design endpapers.Few fox marks on fore edge.255pp.Lovely bright, tight, clean copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint.. Blue Leatherette, Gilt Type. Very Good +++. Illus. by Frank R. Grey. Hard Cover. Item Price
€18.98
The Travellers' Library: The Craft of Fiction
by Percy Lubbock
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dustjacket
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Published
- 1928
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€23.72
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1928 Lovely clean, tight, bright little copy. Endpapers tanned.277 pp. including index plus at rear of text,detailed 12 page list of titles in series. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint.. Blue Cloth, gilt Titles. Very Good/No Dustjacket. Hard Cover. Item Price
€23.72
Novelist's Boot Camp : 101 Ways to Take Your Book from Boring to Bestseller
by Stone, Todd A.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dustjacket
- Edition
- First.
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781582973609
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€14.83
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Cincinnati,USA: Writer's Digest Books, 2006 Faint edgewear to spine extremities aand corners.310 pp including index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First.. Olive green Boards,black Type. Very Good/No Dustjacket. Illus. by Line Drawings. Hard Cover. Item Price
€14.83
The White Riders
by Monica Dickens
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Repint
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€22.54
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London: Puffin, 1964 Covers edgeworn at spine junctions, light shelfwear. Crease on front cover.Pages age taned.239 pp. No inscriptions. A clean, tight Good copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Repint. Pictorial Card Covers. Good. Illus. by Geoffrey Whittam. Paperback. Item Price
€22.54
Pancho the Playful Donkey
by Angela Coulter
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No D/jacket
- Edition
- First.
- Published
- 1970
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
- Item Price
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€29.65
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London: Purnell, 1970 Boards very worn, sellotape binding at pastedowns and last page of text. Childs neat name on ffep. Unpaginated.Although obviously very well loved, clean and bright internally. Only copy on internet. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First.. Pictorial Boards. Fair/No D/jacket. Illus. by Colour Illustrated Throughout.. Hard Cover. Item Price
€29.65
The Observer's Book of Horses and Ponies; No 9
by R. S. Summerhays
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1957
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
- Item Price
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€13.64
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London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1957 No 9 in series. Early copy, not dated. Printer's code at back-William Clowes 588-257. Wrapper priceclipped, general wear to edges,several small nicks, tiny losses.Damp stain mark on rear cover. Still bright and tight.Pictorial endpapers:horse skeleton details, muscular system full page front endpapers,points of the horse,the horse in harness, similar to rear. No Inscriptions.Bright,… Read more about this item Item Price
€13.64
A Traveller on Horseback in Eastern Turkey and Iran
by Dodwell, C.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First.
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780340412688
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
- Item Price
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€15.42
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Hodder & Stoughton, 1987 40 colour photographs, 1 full page map. Jacket not priceclipped. Present inscription on ffep, o/w all Fine. 191 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First.. Blue Board,gilt Type. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Colour Photographs. Hard Cover. Item Price
€15.42
Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell
- Condition
- Used - "Fair" Grading as
- Jacket Condition
- No Dustjacket
- Edition
- 53rd.
- Published
- 1901
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
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€13.05
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London: Jarrold & Sons, 1901 Monochrome engraved f/piece plus various illustrations throughout text.The "Black Beauty" Series Popular Books .Board edges, corners rubbed. Name on rear ffep. .Evidence of removed tape lines on four pages in text.Pale green marbled endpapers.Fair grading only as front pastedown/ffep had been stuck together causing extensive rubbing damage to pastedown and ffep; ffep has loss and… Read more about this item Item Price
€13.05
Black Beauty : The Autobiography of a Horse
by Sewell, Anna
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition 2nd Printing.
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780861128303
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portishead , Somerset, GBR
- Item Price
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€13.64
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Newmarket England: Brimax, 1993 Lovely copy with beautiful colour illustrations.Pictorial endpapers. Top spine extremity small bump at side, also near invisible similar bottom corner, front board.Embossed indent line on front cover. A Near Fine bright, tight, clean copy. 93 pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition 2nd Printing.. Glazed Boards. Very Good. Illus. by Eric Rowe.… Read more about this item Item Price
€13.64