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	Philip Lord Wharton Holy Bible B27 Original, quality Holy Bible containing the old and new testaments printed by University Press Oxford and bound in grained leather and with gilded text to the front "by the will of Philip , Lord Wharton 1696 ------- presented copy 1907". Some wear and tear to the leatherwork but otherwise complete and in good order and with an interesting frontispiece. 7" x 5" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £65.00


	Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book B16 Original quality, 1930/40's edition of Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book with one colour plate. All in near mint condition, with much of the dust jacket. 7.5" x 5" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £34.00


	Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book B14 Original, quality 1930's / 40's edition of Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book with four colour plates. Complete but some staining to the covers and damage to the spine. 7.5" x 5" x 1.25". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £22.00


	Framed Silk Bookmark BM2 Original, quality late 19th century embroidered silk bookmark entitled "God Save The Prince of Wales". Some damage and fading but well framed and glazed for future preservation. Frame 13.5" x 5.25. Bookmark 9.75" x 1.75". Click on photo for larger and other view. Price: £68.00


	C. Farlow Fishing Tackle Catalogue FE46 Original, quality late 19th century soft bound fishing catalogue from "C. Farlow & Co Ltd, The Angling Specialists". This very clean example is not dated but I suspect it is 1920's or 1930's and a mine of information of the time. Complete and in good order. 8.5" x 5.5" x 0.75". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £115.00


	Suede Bound Expenses Ledger L5 Original, quality, suede bound expenses ledger with applied red leather titles. "Expenses Book", to the front cover and to the spine. Originally this ledger had one hundred and ninety pages but the first twenty-three have been removed along with the frontice page, presumably to destroy the details of the original owners. Manufactured by Drake Driver & Leaver Ltd Rosebery Avenue London E.C. The outer covers have tooled decoration back and front but do show signs of wear and tear and of course this example is now incomplete. 13" x 8.5" x 1". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £75.00


	Huge Leather Bound Ledger L2 Original, quality 1920's very large thousand page leather bound ledger. First entries dated 1929 using pages 1 to 227 and unused from 228 to 998 and 999 & 1000 missing. Some damage to the leather spine edge. Wonderful marbling to the inside front and back and page edges. Gilded "Ledger" to the spine and tooling to the leather facing on the back and front. Minor damage as described otherwise complete and in good order. 17.75" x 12.5" x 4.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £300.00


	A Home Guard Drill Book & Field Service Manual M152 Original, quality 1942 Issue of John Brophy's "A Home Guard Drill Book & Field Service Manual". A very clean copy, complete with all pages and liner covers. Complete and in good order. 5.25" x 4" x 3/8" wide. Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £45.00


	Toomers of Newbury 1956 Tool Catalogue TC1 Original, quality 1956 Tool Catalogue of Tools Sold by "The House of Toomer Ltd 2 & 3 Northbrook Street. Newbury, Berkshire". This very clean unused example includes a price amendment for this 1956 catalogue and 102 pages of details and illustrations of tools available to purchase. Complete and in good order. 9.5" x 6.5". Click on photo for larger and other views. Price: £56.00

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