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Our Specialisms

We specialise in modern first edition, antiquarian, signed and collectable books, especially: Arthur Ransome, Alfred Wainwright, Beatrix Potter, William Wordsworth, John Ruskin, The Lakes Poets, The English Lake District and Mountaineering.

Buying from Us

You can order and pay securely online, call us by phone or call in to our shop. We are open to browsers, at the times given on the Contact Us page. We are happy to hold books if you would like to reserve them until you come and view them. We want you to enjoy buying from us and offer a 30 day guarantee of satisfaction, so that you can buy with peace of mind. See our FAQ page for details.

What we Buy

We are always keen buy books or collections or that fit our specialisms and condition expectations. We give very fair prices for rare collectable material in fine condition within our specialisms. See our Wants List

First Edition of Moths [New Naturalist Series Number 90] by Michael Majerus, in dust jacket

£129.00

A First Edition, [First Printing] of 'Moths' by Michael Majerus in Fine condition in a Fine condition dust jacket published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2002 Learn More
Silver City by Cliff McNish, Signed First Edition with Dust Jacket

£9.00

A Signed First Edition, [First Printing] of 'Silver City' by Cliff McNish in Fine condition in a Fine condition dust jacket published by Orion Children Books in 1940 Learn More
Eva Luna by Isabel Allende and Margaret Sayers Peden, First Us Trade Edition with Dust Jacket

£15.00

A First Us Trade Edition, [First Printing] of 'Eva Luna' by Isabel Allende et al. in Very Good+ condition in a Very Good+ condition dust jacket published by Alfred a. Knopf in 1988 Learn More
The Little Old Engine by Wilbert Vere (The Rev.) Awdry, Kenney and John T, First (1st) Edition, First Printing with Dust Jacket

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A First (1st) Edition, First Printing of 'The Little Old Engine' by Wilbert Vere (The Rev.) Awdry et al. in Very Good- condition published by Edmund Ward (Publishers) Limited in 1959 Learn More
Branch Line Engines by Wilbert Vere (The Rev.) Awdry, Kenney and John T, First (1st) Edition, First Printing with Dust Jacket

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A First (1st) Edition, First Printing of 'Branch Line Engines' by Wilbert Vere (The Rev.) Awdry et al. in Very Good condition published by Edmund Ward (Publishers) Limited in 1965 Learn More
Mountain Engines by Wilbert Vere (The Rev.) Awdry, Edwards, Gunver & Edwards and Peter, First (1st) Edition, First Printing with Dust Jacket

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A First (1st) Edition, First Printing of 'Mountain Engines' by Wilbert Vere (The Rev.) Awdry et al. in Very Good condition published by Edmund Ward (Publishers) Limited in 1964 Learn More
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling, First Edition

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A First Edition, [First State] of 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' by J. K. Rowling published by Bloomsbury in 1999 Learn More
Thank You, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse, First (1st) Edition, First Printing with Dust Jacket

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A First (1st) Edition, First Printing of 'Thank You, Jeeves' by P. G. Wodehouse in Very Good condition published by Herbert Jenkins in 1934 Learn More
Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse, First Edition with Dust Jacket

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A First Edition, [First Printing] of 'Right Ho, Jeeves' by P. G. Wodehouse in Very Good condition published by Herbert Jenkins in 1934 Learn More
To the Mountains by Anthony Bertram, First Edition

£1.00

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A First Edition of 'To the Mountains' by Anthony Bertram in Good+ condition published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1929 Learn More
Short Walks From the Furness Line by Egional Railways

£2.00

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A Second Edition of 'Short Walks From the Furness Line' by Egional Railways in Very Good condition published by Regional Railways in 1993 Learn More
Two Way Guide to the Settle Line by James R. Wood, First Edition

£2.00

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A First Edition of 'Two Way Guide to the Settle Line' by James R. Wood in Very Good + condition published by White Frog Publicationa in 1989 Learn More