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A collection of books, pamphlets, and sheet music primarily focused on regional West Country history, maritime studies, and classic literature. The group comprises a variety of hardcovers, many with original dust jackets, alongside vintage and modern paperbacks. Notable works in the collection include Jackspeak by Rick Jolly and Tugg published by Conway, Captain Cook by Alistair MacLean, and John le Carré: The Biography by Adam Sisman. There is a significant regional focus on Cornwall and the West Country, with titles such as Vanishing Cornwall, Life in Cornwall, and Lost Cornwall. The collection also features vintage Penguin and Panther paperback imprints, including works by E.M. Forster, James Joyce, and Solzhenitsyn. Ephemera includes softbound musical scores for Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat and English Folk Tunes arranged by Freda Dinn, together with travel guides such as a Michelin Pyrénées map. A small white adhesive label is present on the spine of Cornwall at War, bearing the printed alphanumeric characters G 1 0 0 4 P. This lot comprises the books and ephemera only; the wooden shelving shown in the images is not included.
Condition report:
The collection is in fair to good condition, showing general signs of shelf wear and age throughout. Visible defects include sun-bleaching and fading to numerous paperback spines, particularly evident on the Penguin editions (photo 4). Hardcovers show bumped corners and rubbing to the edges of the cloth and boards. The dust jacket for The Brontës and Their World exhibits significant tearing and loss to the upper edge (photo 9). Tanning and foxing are present on the page blocks of the older volumes and the sheet music. The sheet music and paper travel guides show creasing, edge wear, and minor chipping (photo 12).
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