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Pardoe, Margot. 'Bunkle and Belinda', published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited in 1948, hardcover with dustjacket, 216pp. See our Margot Pardoe page to see list of titles, prices and availability Parrish, J.M.; and Crossland, John R. The Mammoth Book of Thrillers, Ghosts and Mysteries, published by Odhams Press in 1936, 766 pages. Good condition, no dustjacket. Quite well looked-after with some mild tanning to internal pages (browning effect from ageing). Price:£5.50 (not including postage, which for UK buyers is £2.75, more for overseas customers Patterson, James. 'Cross Country', published in 2008 in Great Britain by Century in hardback with dustjacket, 425pp, ISBN 9781846052569. Condition: 1st Edition, very good++ condition with very good dustjacket (not price-clipped). Price: £7.99, not including post and packing, which is Amazon's standard charge (currently £2.80 for UK buyers, more for overseas customers) Pearse, Bowen. 'Kent Heroes: Brave Resourceful and True', published in 2002 in Great Britain by JAK in paperback, 184pp, ISBN 0952349167. Condition: Very good, clean & tidy copy, well looked-after. Price: £7.99, not including post and packing, which is Amazon UK's standard charge (currently £2.80 for UK buyers, more for overseas customers) Peters, Ellis. "The Pilgrim of Hate", published in 1997 in Great Britain in paperback, 271pp, ISBN 0751511102. Condition: good, but worn condition - it has been well used, which has left it with rubbing to the cover edges and faint creasing to the corners on the front and back covers. Also, the cover is ripped for 2cm at the bottom of the spine on the hinge with the back cover. Price: £1.00, not including post and packing, which is Amazon UK's standard charge (currently £2.80 for UK buyers, more for overseas customers) Pikett, Jane; Waller, Rosie. "A Taste of the North East: Inspired Recipe Ideas from the Region's Finest Chefs," published in 2003 in Great Britain in hardback with dusjacket, 222pp, no ISBN. Condition: Good - has some creasing and tattiness to the edges of the dustjacket; also the price has been clipped off the bottom corner of the dustjacket flap. There's a gift message just inside the front cover and one recipe has a couple of food marks on the page. A nice copy overall. Price: £12.50, not including post and packing, which is Amazon UK's standard charge (currently £2.80 for UK buyers, more for overseas customers
Pardoe, Margot. 'Bunkle and Belinda', published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited in 1948 , hardcover with dustjacket, 216pp.

It has been beautifully illustrated by Julie Neild with black & white sketches interspersed with the text.

Category: Margot Pardoe

Price: £105.00, not including p&p

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Parrish, J.M.; and Crossland, John R. 'The Mammoth Book of Thrillers, Ghosts and Mysteries', published by Odhams Press in 1936, 766 pages.

Condition: Good condition, no dustjacket. Quite well looked-after with some mild tanning to internal pages (browning effect from ageing)

Category:Crime Fiction: Anthologies

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Price: £5.50, not including p&p

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Patterson, James. 'Cross Country', published in 2008 in Great Britain by Century in hardback with dustjacket, 425pp, ISBN 9781846052569.

Condition: 1st Edition, very good++ condition with very good dustjacket (not price-clipped)

Category: James Patterson

Price: £7.99, not including p&p

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Pearse, Bowen. 'Kent Heroes: Brave Resourceful and True', published in 2002 in Great Britain by JAK in paperback, 184pp, ISBN 0952349167

Condition: Very good, clean & tidy copy, well looked-after

Category: Local History

Price: £7.99, not including p&p

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Peters, Ellis. "The Pilgrim of Hate", published in 1997 in Great Britain by Warner Futura in paperback, 271pp, ISBN 0751511102.

Condition: Good, but worn condition - it has been well used, which has left it with rubbing to the cover edges and faint creasing to the corners on the front and back covers

Category: Ellis Peters

Price: £1.00, not including post and packing

Pikett, Jane; Waller, Rosie. "A Taste of the North East: Inspired Recipe Ideas from the Region's Finest Chefs," published in 2003 in Great Britain in hardback with dusjacket, 222pp. Recipes from restaurants like Baltic, Café 21, Matfen Hall and Seaham Hall. Illustrated, full colour

Condition: Good - has some creasing and tattiness to the edges of the dustjacket; food marks on one page

Category: Cookery

Price: £12.50, not including post and packing

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Presland, John. Lynton and Lynmouth. A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland. Published by Chatto and Windus in 1919 (reprint), dark green cloth hardcover with gold lettering, 200pp, with 12 pages of book adverts at back. Illustrated in colour by Frederick J. Widgery. Condition: good, with previous owner's bookplate in front and small Xmas message from 1981 just inside front cover. Price: £9 (not including postage) Preston, Antony; and Batchelor, John. 'Battleships 1919-1977'. Partwork published by Phoebus Publishing Co in their Phoebus History of the World Wars Special. 64 pages, A4 magazine format. Sorry, sold out, but click image to access prebuilt search for this title on Abebooks Proud, John H. 'Seahorses of the Tees. The Story of Tees Towing Company Limited', published in 1985 in Great Britain by the Tees Towing Company Limited in hardback, 189pp, ISBN 0951023209. Condition: Very good. Price: £38.00, not including post and packing, which is Amazon UK's standard charge (currently £2.80 for UK buyers, more for overseas customers)      
Presland, John. Lynton and Lynmouth: A Pageant of Cliff and Moorland. Illustrated by Frederick J. Widgery. Published (reprinted) in 1919 by Chatto and Windus, London. 200pp, with 12 pages of textual adverts for other Chatto & Windus titles. No dustjacket.

Condition: Good, with personal bookplate and a previous owner's name & tiny message just inside front cover. Illustrations are very nice and really add to the quality of the edition.
Additional Picture: Doone Valley In Winter

Category:Non Fiction: Geography: UK: Southern England

Price: £10.00, not including p&p

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Preston, Antony; and Batchelor, John (artist). 'Battleships 1919-1977', 64pp, colour illustrated.
Phoebus Publishing Co, 1977, part of their Phoebus History of the World Wars Special series. Looks at: 'Cut Down By Washington': The Treaty for the Limitation of Naval Armament
The Second Naval Race:New Construction Programmes
Rising Sun:Challenge in the Pacific
The Second Test
Action in the Mediterranean
Twilight of the Kriegsmarine
Battleships in Shadow
The Giants Slip Away

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Proud, John H. 'Seahorses of the Tees. The Story of Tees Towing Company Limited', published in 1985 in Great Britain by the Tees Towing Company Limited in hardback, 189pp, ISBN 0951023209

Condition: Very good, with a tiny bit of red ink on Fig. 34 and a tiny couple of spots of scuffing to the bottom corner on the back cover

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Price: £38.00, not including post and packing