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Gorringes Book Sale - Tuesday 26th July 2022
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BN7 2PD
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Gorringes Book Sale - Tuesday 26th July 2022

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26 Jul 2022 12:00 BST
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° ° Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel - The Lord of the Rings, 4th impressions of The Fellowship of the
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° ° Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel - The Lord of the Rings, 4th impressions of The Fellowship of the
320 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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° ° West, Rebecca - Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: The Record of a Journey Through Yugoslavia in
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° ° West, Rebecca - Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: The Record of a Journey Through Yugoslavia in
420 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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° ° Shakespeare, William - The Tempest. pictorial title, 20 coloured plates (mounted) and some
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° ° Shakespeare, William - The Tempest. pictorial title, 20 coloured plates (mounted) and some
100 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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° ° Aesop - Fables. A new translation by V.S. Vernon Jones, with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton.
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° ° Aesop - Fables. A new translation by V.S. Vernon Jones, with an introduction by G.K. Chesterton.
90 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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° ° Wagner, Richard - The Ring of the Niblung ..., 2 vols., comprising The Rhinegold and the
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° ° Wagner, Richard - The Ring of the Niblung ..., 2 vols., comprising The Rhinegold and the
240 GBP
140 - 180 GBP
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° ° De La Motte Fouqué - Undine. Adapted from the German by W.L. Courtney. coloured pictorial title,
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° ° De La Motte Fouqué - Undine. Adapted from the German by W.L. Courtney. coloured pictorial title,
90 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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° ° Shakespeare, William - A Midsummer-Night's Dream. pictorial title, 40 coloured and mounted
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° ° Shakespeare, William - A Midsummer-Night's Dream. pictorial title, 40 coloured and mounted
50 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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° ° Potter, Beatrix - The Roly-Poly Pudding. First Edition. coloured pictorial title, full-page
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° ° Potter, Beatrix - The Roly-Poly Pudding. First Edition. coloured pictorial title, full-page
120 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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° ° Mills, John - The Life of a Foxhound, illustrated by J.A. Shepherd, 8vo, vellum gilt, with 8
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° ° Mills, John - The Life of a Foxhound, illustrated by J.A. Shepherd, 8vo, vellum gilt, with 8
35 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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° ° Andersen, Hans Christian - Fairy Tales ... Illustrated by Kay Nielsen. Limited edition of 500
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° ° Andersen, Hans Christian - Fairy Tales ... Illustrated by Kay Nielsen. Limited edition of 500
950 GBP
1,200 - 1,500 GBP
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° ° [Dodgson, Rev. Charles Lutwidge] - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. By Lewis Carroll ...
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° ° [Dodgson, Rev. Charles Lutwidge] - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. By Lewis Carroll ...
5,500 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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° ° Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Hobbit or There and Back Again. Illustrated by the Author. 2nd edition,
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° ° Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Hobbit or There and Back Again. Illustrated by the Author. 2nd edition,
600 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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° ° Greene, Graham - 3 works - A Sort of Life. 1st ed. original cloth with clipped d/j. 8vo. The
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° ° Greene, Graham - 3 works - A Sort of Life. 1st ed. original cloth with clipped d/j. 8vo. The
45 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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° ° Greene, Graham - A Burnt out Case. 1st English ed. original cloth with I clipped d/j. 8vo.
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° ° Greene, Graham - A Burnt out Case. 1st English ed. original cloth with I clipped d/j. 8vo.
70 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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° ° Greene, Graham - Our Man in Havana. 1st ed. original cloth with unclipped d/j. 8vo. Heinemann,
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° ° Greene, Graham - Our Man in Havana. 1st ed. original cloth with unclipped d/j. 8vo. Heinemann,
80 GBP
100 - 120 GBP
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° ° Greene Graham - The End of The Affair. 1st ed. original cloth with unclipped d/j. 8vo. William
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° ° Greene Graham - The End of The Affair. 1st ed. original cloth with unclipped d/j. 8vo. William
100 GBP
100 - 120 GBP
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° ° Greene, Graham - The Quiet American, 1st ed. original cloth with unclipped d/j. 8vo. William
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° ° Greene, Graham - The Quiet American, 1st ed. original cloth with unclipped d/j. 8vo. William
40 GBP
60 - 80 GBP
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° ° Bolan, Marc - The Warlock of Love. 1st ed. Original pictorial printed boards with unclipped d/j.
Lot 20
° ° Bolan, Marc - The Warlock of Love. 1st ed. Original pictorial printed boards with unclipped d/j.
70 GBP
60 - 80 GBP
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° ° Anon - Die Olympischen Spiele 1936. 1st ed. 2. Vol. Complete with numerous illustrated plates
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° ° Anon - Die Olympischen Spiele 1936. 1st ed. 2. Vol. Complete with numerous illustrated plates
70 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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° ° Mayne, John - The Siller Gun. A Poem, in Four Cantos, 8vo, paper boards, Thomas Cadell,
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° ° Mayne, John - The Siller Gun. A Poem, in Four Cantos, 8vo, paper boards, Thomas Cadell,
300 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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° ° Maugham, William Somerset - The Moon and Sixpence, 1st edition, 8vo, quarter calf, William
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° ° Maugham, William Somerset - The Moon and Sixpence, 1st edition, 8vo, quarter calf, William
50 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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° ° Lawrence, David Herbert - The Prussian Officer and Other Stories, 1st edition, 8vo,
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° ° Lawrence, David Herbert - The Prussian Officer and Other Stories, 1st edition, 8vo,
55 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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° ° Le Carre, John - 7 Works - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, 1st American edition, 8vo cloth,
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° ° Le Carre, John - 7 Works - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, 1st American edition, 8vo cloth,
90 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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° ° Fleming, Ian - 12 paperbacks, published by Pan Books, consisting - Casino Royale, 1964; Live and
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° ° Fleming, Ian - 12 paperbacks, published by Pan Books, consisting - Casino Royale, 1964; Live and
50 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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° ° Pearson, John - The Profession of Violence: the rise and fall of the Kray Twins. First
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° ° Pearson, John - The Profession of Violence: the rise and fall of the Kray Twins. First
40 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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° ° (Pearson, John - Ms. Notebook, The Kray Twins) a med. octavo cloth bound ruled notebk of approx.
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° ° (Pearson, John - Ms. Notebook, The Kray Twins) a med. octavo cloth bound ruled notebk of approx.
280 GBP
160 - 200 GBP
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° ° Hughes, Ted - The Hawk in the Rain. first edition. half title; blue cloth and d/wrapper. 1957
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° ° Hughes, Ted - The Hawk in the Rain. first edition. half title; blue cloth and d/wrapper. 1957
200 GBP
100 - 140 GBP
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° ° (Pearson, John - Ms. Notebooks) 2 small octavo notebooks of 120 and 100pp. (approx.) filled with
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° ° (Pearson, John - Ms. Notebooks) 2 small octavo notebooks of 120 and 100pp. (approx.) filled with
340 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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° ° Beckett, Samuel - Waiting for Godot, a Tragicomedy in Two Acts, 1st British edition, 8vo, yellow
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° ° Beckett, Samuel - Waiting for Godot, a Tragicomedy in Two Acts, 1st British edition, 8vo, yellow
400 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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° ° Hanham, Frederick (editor) - Natural Illustrations of The British Grasses, 1st edition, folio,
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° ° Hanham, Frederick (editor) - Natural Illustrations of The British Grasses, 1st edition, folio,
40 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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° ° Milne, A.A - Winnie-The-Pooh. 1st Canadian edition. illus (by Ernest H. Shepard), half title,
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° ° Milne, A.A - Winnie-The-Pooh. 1st Canadian edition. illus (by Ernest H. Shepard), half title,
55 GBP
50 - 60 GBP
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° ° Wilson, Sir John - The Royal Philatelic Collection, with frontis portrait of King George VI,
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° ° Wilson, Sir John - The Royal Philatelic Collection, with frontis portrait of King George VI,
120 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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° ° Churchill, Winston Spencer - A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, 1st edition, 4 vols, red
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° ° Churchill, Winston Spencer - A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, 1st edition, 4 vols, red
260 GBP
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° ° Swinburne, Algernon Charles - Songs Before Sunrise, one of 650, 4to, fine green morocco gilt
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° ° Swinburne, Algernon Charles - Songs Before Sunrise, one of 650, 4to, fine green morocco gilt
380 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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° ° Arabian Nights - The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, with Supplemental Nights,
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° ° Arabian Nights - The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, with Supplemental Nights,
460 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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° ° Adams, Henry Gardiner - Humming Birds, Described and Illustrated, 8vo, rebound quarter red
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° ° Adams, Henry Gardiner - Humming Birds, Described and Illustrated, 8vo, rebound quarter red
80 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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° ° Poetry rebound in fine bindings - 6 works - Gower, George Leveson - Poems, 8vo, crushed blue
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° ° Poetry rebound in fine bindings - 6 works - Gower, George Leveson - Poems, 8vo, crushed blue
260 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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° ° Maugham, William Somerset - Ah King, 1st edition, one of 175, signed, 8vo, calf gilt by
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° ° Maugham, William Somerset - Ah King, 1st edition, one of 175, signed, 8vo, calf gilt by
260 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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° ° Maugham, William Somerset - The Vagrant Mood, 1st edition, one of 500, signed, 8vo, calf gilt by
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° ° Maugham, William Somerset - The Vagrant Mood, 1st edition, one of 500, signed, 8vo, calf gilt by
360 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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° ° Eton College interest - Lyte, Sir H.C. Maxwell - A History of Eton College (1440-1910), 8vo,
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° ° Eton College interest - Lyte, Sir H.C. Maxwell - A History of Eton College (1440-1910), 8vo,
130 GBP
60 - 100 GBP
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° ° Fishing interest - Ronalds, Alfred - Fly-Fisher’s Entomology, 3rd edition, 8vo, quarter green
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° ° Fishing interest - Ronalds, Alfred - Fly-Fisher’s Entomology, 3rd edition, 8vo, quarter green
220 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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° ° Fine bindings - 5 works - Thoms, William J (editor) - Early English Prose Romances, one of
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° ° Fine bindings - 5 works - Thoms, William J (editor) - Early English Prose Romances, one of
500 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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° ° Churchill, Winston Spencer (1874-1965). The Collected Works ... Centenary Edition. London:
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° ° Churchill, Winston Spencer (1874-1965). The Collected Works ... Centenary Edition. London:
3,800 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for 1881, 18th edition, original paper wrappers, tears to
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for 1881, 18th edition, original paper wrappers, tears to
750 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for 1882, 19th edition, original paper wrappers, minor
Lot 48
° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for 1882, 19th edition, original paper wrappers, minor
500 GBP
500 - 800 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for 1883, 20th edition, original paper wrappers, spotting to
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for 1883, 20th edition, original paper wrappers, spotting to
400 GBP
500 - 800 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for 1884, 21st edition, original paper wrappers, very
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for 1884, 21st edition, original paper wrappers, very
400 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for 1885, 22nd edition, original paper wrappers, 2cm. tear
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for 1885, 22nd edition, original paper wrappers, 2cm. tear
360 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for years, 1895 (32nd edition) original paper wrappers,
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for years, 1895 (32nd edition) original paper wrappers,
360 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for the years, 1900 (37th edition) - 1906 (43rd edition),
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for the years, 1900 (37th edition) - 1906 (43rd edition),
320 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for the years 1907 (44th edition) - 1913 (Jubilee number),
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for the years 1907 (44th edition) - 1913 (Jubilee number),
280 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for the First World War Years - 1914 (51st edition) -
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for the First World War Years - 1914 (51st edition) -
400 GBP
500 - 800 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for the years 1919 (56th edition) - 1929 (66th edition), all
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for the years 1919 (56th edition) - 1929 (66th edition), all
300 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for the years 1930 (67th edition) -1938 (75th edition),
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers’ Almanack for the years 1930 (67th edition) -1938 (75th edition),
550 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers Almanack for the Second World War Years - 1939 (76th edition) -
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers Almanack for the Second World War Years - 1939 (76th edition) -
380 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers Almanack for the years 1946 (83rd edition) - 1959 (96th edition),
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers Almanack for the years 1946 (83rd edition) - 1959 (96th edition),
200 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers Almanack for the years 1960 (97th edition) - 1974 (111th edition),
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers Almanack for the years 1960 (97th edition) - 1974 (111th edition),
130 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers Almanack for the years 1975 (112th edition) - 2018 (155th edition),
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° ° Wisden, John - Cricketers Almanack for the years 1975 (112th edition) - 2018 (155th edition),
150 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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° ° Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge (‘’Lewis Carroll’’) - Sylvie and Bruno Concluded, 1st edition,
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° ° Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge (‘’Lewis Carroll’’) - Sylvie and Bruno Concluded, 1st edition,
550 GBP
600 - 900 GBP
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° ° Stevenson, R.L. - The Works, introduction by Andrew Lang, 25 vol., Swanston edition, number 1565
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° ° Stevenson, R.L. - The Works, introduction by Andrew Lang, 25 vol., Swanston edition, number 1565
80 GBP
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