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A collection of books across several categories including literature, history, politics, biography, travel, and reference. Notable titles include James Joyce’s Ulysses, Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Illustrated edition), Rachel Carson’s The Sea, and Keri Hulme’s The Bone People. Historical and political works feature The Slave Trade by Hugh Thomas, The Victorian Underworld by Kellow Chesney, Suez by John Pudney, and The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy. Reference material comprises two copies of the Concise Oxford Dictionary (Seventh Edition) and Le Répertoire de La Cuisine (17th Edition, 1982). The lot also contains topographical and travel guides such as Murray’s Guide to Syria and Lebanon and the Red Guide to South Cornwall. Bindings are primarily publisher’s cloth and paper-covered boards, with several volumes retaining their original dust jackets. Formats are predominantly standard octavo and duodecimo.
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