An assortment of vintage hardcover books, annuals, and ephemera primarily from the mid-20th century. The collection includes two copies of Eagle Annual Number 8, featuring the distinctive red and yellow pictorial boards. Also present is a 1938 volume of the Handbook of Wireless Telegraphy (Vol I), The Practical Encyclopedia for Children, and multiple reference works including The New Illustrated Universal Reference Book and Collins New Illustrated Encyclopedia. Technical and automotive titles include Motocourse annuals for the 1979-80 and 1980-81 seasons, and Supercars of the Seventies published by Hamlyn. The lot further contains illustrated children’s literature such as The Children’s Circus Book and a copy of Andersen’s Fairy Tales illustrated by E.T.C. & W. Robinson, published by J.M. Dent & Sons, London. Notable ephemera includes a Dan Dare card game in its original red pictorial box and a pamphlet titled Notes for Fitters. The volumes are variously bound in publisher’s cloth and pictorial boards.
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