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Superbly produced and bound books Hundreds of assorted books bought in one lot at auction mean you can make up your sets or buy individual volumes in various series at a fraction of their normal price. All are new or very near new, there is the occasional storage mark (no more than you might pick up on your home bookshelf). Once sold there is unlikely to be any more - First come, First served. |
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-------------------,,-------------------- The World's Best Reading Series - 9.25" x 6.25". Superbly bound in cloth, quarter bound in contrasting colour. Front covers gilt decorated and titled, spines gilt titled. Many of these volumes are illustrated. All as new with just a couple of books with very minor storage marks. - £6.00 each
Readers Digest Condensed Books - 8" x 5.5". Well produced hardcover books. Front covers gilt decorated, spines gilt titled. All as new, although the pages tend to lightly brown around the edges in these editions - £1.00 each
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"Journeys Into The Past" Series(11" x 8.75" around 160 pages each vol) - £1.50 each
| Life In Prehistoric Times | Ref: 10464 SOLD |
| Life In The Biblical World | Ref: 10465 SOLD |
| Life In The Land Of The Pharoahs | Ref: 10466 SOLD |
| Life In Ancient Greece | Ref: 10467 SOLD |
| Life In Ancient Rome | Ref: 10468 SOLD |
| Life Among The Incas | Ref: 10469 SOLD |
| Life Behind The Great Wall | Ref: 10470 SOLD |
| Life In The Viking Age | Ref: 10471 SOLD |
| Life In The Age Of Chivalry | Ref: 10472 SOLD |
| Life In The Age Of Exploration | Ref: 10474 |
| Life With The Pioneers | Ref: 10475 SOLD |
| Life In Colonial America | Ref: 10476 SOLD |
| Life During The Industrial Revolution | Ref: 10477 |
| Life At The Dawn Of The 20th Century | Ref: 10479 SOLD |
| Life In The Twenties And Thirties | Ref: 10480 SOLD |
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"Discovery And Exploration" Series (10.5" x 7.75" around 190 pages each vol) - These are fine internally but most have some yellowing on covers (from effects of storage? - although it only seems to affect books in this series) - £1.00 each
| Secrets of the Sea (2 remaining) | Ref: 10482 |
| Rivers Of Destiny | Ref: 10483 |
| The Challenge Of Africa | Ref: 10484 |
| The Great Age Of Exploration (2 remaining) | Ref: 10485 |
| The First Explorers | Ref: 10487 |
| Bridging A Continent | Ref: 10488 |
| The Heartland Of Asia | Ref: 10489 |
| Jungle Rivers And Mountain Peaks | Ref: 10491 |
| Charting The Vast Pacific | Ref: 10492 |
| Gold Glory And God | Ref: 10493 |
| Beyond The Horizon | Ref: 10495 |
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"The Earth, Its Wonders, Its Secrets" Series (11.75" x 9.25" 160 pages each vol) - £2.50 each
| Nature's Masterpieces | Ref: 10498 SOLD |
| The Secret Life Of Animals | Ref: 10499 SOLD |
| The Birth Of Our Planet | Ref: 10500 SOLD |
| The Weather And Its Secrets | Ref: 10501 SOLD |
| Majestic Mountains | Ref: 10502 SOLD |
| The World's Most Mysterious Places | Ref: 10503 SOLD |
| Intelligence In Animals | Ref: 10504 |
| Secrets Of The Sea | Ref: 10505 SOLD |
| Natural Disasters | Ref: 10506 SOLD |
| The Story Of Mankind | Ref: 10507 SOLD |
| Strange Worlds, Fantastic Places | Ref: 10508 SOLD |
| Where Land And Sea Meet | Ref: 10509 SOLD |
| Mysteries Of The Rain Forest | Ref: 10510 SOLD |
| Man Changes The World | Ref: 10511 SOLD |
| Life Before Man | Ref: 10512 SOLD |
| The Living Forest | Ref: 10513 SOLD |
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"The Living Countryside" Series (11.75" x 8.5" 192 pages each vol) - £2.50 each
| Secrets Of The Seashore | Ref: 10514 |
| Havens Of The Wild | Ref: 10515 |
| Wildlife On Your Doorstep | Ref: 10516 |
| Along The Riverbank | Ref: 10518 |
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"Wonders Of Man" Series (11.5" x 9.25" 172 pages each vol). In dustwrappers with slight storage creases at edges - £2.00 each
| The Parthenon | Ref: 10519 |
| Venice | Ref: 10520 |
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Individual Publications
Illustrated Guide To The Bible, Reader's Digest 1992. 11" x 8.5", 336 pages. Fully illustrated with colour photographs. Illustrated colour boards. Intriguing questions and answers about the greatest book ever written. As new
Ref: 10398: £4.50
AA Book Of British Villages; AA/Reader's Digest.1980. A guide to 700 of the most interesting and attractive villages in Britain. Hardcover/no dw as issued.11.25" x 7.25", 448 pages, illustrated with colour photographs. Fine
Ref: 10399: £5.00
The World At Arms, The Reader's Digest Illustrated History Of World War II. Michael Wright (Ed). The Reader's Digest Association 1989. Hardcover/ no dw as issued.11" x 8.75" x 1.25" thick, 480 pages. Lavishly illustrated with photographs. A superbly produced history. Near mint condition.
Ref: 10400: £15.00
Marvels And Mysteries Of The Human Mind. Readers Digest reprint 1993. Large format hardback, glazed pictorial boards, 336pp, well illustrated. “Explores fantastic new discoveries about the brain and the way it works”. Fine
Ref: 10582: £5.00
How Is It Done? Various. The Reader's Digest Association 1990. 11" x 8.5", 448 pages, hardcover illustrated boards, no dw as issued. 100s of explanations of the working of many varied things from ball point pens to organising passengers at airports, from silk to orbiting satellites. Fully illustrated in colour. Near fine condition.
Ref: 10402: £3.50
Roman Britain, Life In An Imperial Province. Keith Branigan. Readers Digest, 1980, 1st edition. 10.25" x 8", 320 pages, hardcover with illustrated dust wrapper, fully illustrated with colour and b&w photographs. Shows what life was actually like for the people of Roman Britain at every level of society. Near fine book in near fine dw
Ref: 10404: £2.50
AA Book Of British Towns; AA/Reader's Digest.1979. A guide to nearly 700 cities and towns in Britain. Hardcover/no dw as issued. 11.25" x 6.75", 432 pages, illustrated with colour photographs. Fine
Ref: 10405: £5.00
How To Do Just About Anything. The Reader's Digest Association 1994, 2nd edition. 10.25" x 8", 544 pages, hardcover green and dark blue cloth. Arranged in alphabetical order from Abacus (how to use) to Zodiac (how birth sign influences character) and covers nearly ever subject, inside and outside, in between. Near mint
Ref: 10406: £4.50
Quick And Easy Cooking; Anne Ager (Ediotor). The Reader's Digest Association 1989 reprint. 10.25" x 8", 320 pages. hardcover, illustrated boards, no dw as issued. Over 500 delicious and inexpensive recipes for busy people who wany to spend less time in the kitchen. Near mint.
Ref: 10445: £3.00
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