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Hardy, Arthur S.

(Book #ID 55255)

Published by The Amalgamated Press, Ltd., Farringdon Street, London [The Boys' Friend Library] 4th February 1937. London 1937.

Publisher's original stapled paper covers with wonderful period graphic colour art work to the front cover. 8vo. 7'' x 5½''. Contains 96 printed pages of text. In very near Fine condition, superb. We currently hold in stock 100 other titles from The Boys' Friend Library. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Hardy, Thomas [1840-1928] Illustrated by Lynton Lamb

(Book #ID 57020)

Published by Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, Amen House, London First Thus Edition October 1952 [First limited edition published in September 1952]. London 1952.

First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original ruby cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 110 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Small rubs along the lower edges, a little foxing to the end papers and closed edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with nicks to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped 9s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Gathorne-Hardy, G. M.

(Book #ID 57883)

Published by Oxford University Press, Amen House, London [Issued by Royal Institute of International Affairs] Revised and Enlarged Edition Second Impression May 1939. London 1939.

Hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, blue to the upper edges. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [x] 487 printed pages of text. Very little wear to the covers, pencilled markings to the end papers and many of the page margins and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Category

Robarts, Edith [Illustrated by E. S. Hardy]

(Book #ID 48388)

Published by Ernest Nister, London 1885. London 1885.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark green cloth covers, black title lettering to the spine, black and white illustration and lettering to the upper panel. 8vo. 6½'' x 4½''. Contains 64 printed pages of text with two full-page colour plates, one of which has a small scratch mark to Abraham, monochrome illustrations throughout. Front free end paper missing, tanning to the page margins, ownership marking inside the front cover, without any soiling or marks to the boards and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE Category

Hardy, Christine and Cecil [Illustrations and Cover Design by Jean Hill]

(Book #ID 58779)

Published by Pirouetting Pig Publications, P. O. Box 129, Ashford, Kent First Edition 2000. Kent 2000.

Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [v] 300 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. SIGNED 'Christine and Cecil' to the title page. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0953693201

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BIO (Résumé, Memoir) Category

Hardy, Alan [Jacket design by Craig Dodd] Queen Victoria

(Book #ID 53618)

Published by John Murray Ltd., 50 Albemarle Street, London First Edition 1976. London 1976.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. ISBN 0719533244. Contains 214 printed pages of text with monochrome Photographs and illustrations throughout. Minimal creasing to the spine ends, without any ownership markings. Near Fine condition book, in near Fine condition illustrated dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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BIO (Résumé, Memoir) Category

Hardy, Ronald

(Book #ID 60756)

Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 57/59 Long Acre, London First Edition 1979. London 1979.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original midnight blue paper covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 393 printed pages of text. Just a little wear to the spine ends. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with minimal creasing to the edges, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0241102839

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MODERN FIRST EDITIONS Category

Hardy, Thomas [1840-1928] Selected and Introduced by Peter Porter

(Book #ID 62279)

Published by George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd., 91 Clapham High Street, London First Edition 1981. London 1981.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original terracotta covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 128 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Ink name and address inside. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0297779923

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POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category

Blackmore, R. D. [Richard Doddridge Blackmore (7 June 1825 - 20 January 1900), was one of the most famous English novelists of the second half of the nineteenth century. He won acclaim for vivid descriptions and personification of the countryside, sharing with Thomas Hardy a Western England background and a strong sense of regional setting in his works]. Illustrated by Lucien Lowen.

(Book #ID 62292)

Published by The Heirloom Library 7 Cork Street, London First Thus Edition 1955. London 1955.

Hard back binding in publisher's original sea green decorated cloth covers, gilt and dark brown title and author block lettering to the spine, colour illustrated end papers. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 288 printed pages of text with 8 colour plates and monochrome illustrations throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with thin vertical crease line down the spine shallow rubs to the corners and spine tips. Dust wrapper without any tears supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 5 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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DEVONSHIRE (Dumnonia) Category

Hollis, Gertrude [Illustrated by Paul Hardy]

(Book #ID 92233)

Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 35-36 Paternoster Row, London circa 1930. 1930.

Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated racing green cloth covers with the front board showing a boy being knighted by King Louis, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 271 printed pages of text with tissue guarded colour frontispiece, one other colour plate to the rear. Off-setting to the end papers and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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STORIES FOR BOYS Category

Pewtress, Vera [Illustrated by E. S. Hardy]

(Book #ID 76065)

Published by The Shaw Picture Co., 104 New gate Street, London circa 1955. 1955.

Publisher's original stapled colour illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. Quarto 10'' x 7¼''. Contains 32 printed pages with a beautiful full-page colour plate to every right-hand leaf, text opposite. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE Category

Hardy, A. C.

(Book #ID 66973)

Published by George Newnes Ltd., Tower House, 8-11 Southampton Street, Strand, London First Edition October 1939. London 1939.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [viii] 240 printed pages of text with 16 monochrome plates and illustrations throughout. Spine slightly darkened, light rubbing to the covers and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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SHIPPING (Liners, Merchant) Category

Hardy, Sheila [Foreword by Colin White]

(Book #ID 69997)

Published by Spellmount Limited, The Village Centre, Staplehurst, Kent First Edition 2005. Kent 2005.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original bright blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, cornflower blue end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 320 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs. Fine condition book in Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper with one small mark to the front cover. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1862272727

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NELSON, Horatio (1758-1805) Category

William Shakespeare [Starring John Neville, Meredith Edwards, Eric Porter, Robert Hardy, Virginia McKenna in:]

(Book #ID 109538)

Performance Programme Dated 1954 1955 Season. 1954.

Original stapled souvenir theatre programme in paper covers. 7'' x 5''. Contains 8 pp including the covers, photographic stills of the cast, illustrated advertisements. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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THEATRE PROGRAMMES Category

Pewtress, Vera [Illustrated by E. S. Hardy]

(Book #ID 76064)

Published by The Shaw Picture Co., 104 New gate Street, London circa 1955. 1955.

Publisher's original stapled colour illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. Quarto 10'' x 7¼''. Contains 32 printed pages with a beautiful full-page colour plate to every right-hand leaf, text opposite. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE Category

Pewtress, Vera [Illustrated by E. S. Hardy]

(Book #ID 76063)

Published by The Shaw Picture Co., 104 New gate Street, London circa 1955. 1955.

Publisher's original stapled colour illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. Quarto 10'' x 7¼''. Contains 32 printed pages with a beautiful full-page colour plate to every right-hand leaf, text opposite. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE Category

Hardy, René [Translated from the French by Humphrey Hare]

(Book #ID 106016)

Published by Ltd., T. Werner Laurie Ltd., 10 Earlham Street, London First UK Edition 1960. 1960.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original Venetian cloth covered boards, black back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 223 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with darkening to the edges of the rear cover, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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MODERN FIRST EDITIONS Category

Cooper, William [Illustrated by Paul Hardy]

(Book #ID 74072)

Published by Frank Graham, 6 Queen's Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 1966 [First Edition 1858]. Tyne and Wear 1966.

Publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 48 printed pages of text with numerous monochrome illustrations throughout. Minimal rubs to the spine ends and in very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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SMUGGLING & HIGHWAYMEN Category

Davies, John K. [Jacket Illustration by David A. Hardy]

(Book #ID 98352)

Published by Fourth Estate Limited, 113 Westbourne Grove, London First Edition 1986. 1986.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 197 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Small mark to the fore edge, pencil name inside the front cover 'University of Birmingham Space Research'. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition colour illustrated dust wrapper with a little creasing to the top corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0947795200

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ASTRONOMY & COSMOLOGY Category

Seymour, William Kean [Parodies Sitwell, Belloc, Bennett, Masefield, Le Gallienne, Mathers, Kipling, de la Mare, Chesterton, Hardy, Graves, Pound, Dobson, Pope, etc.]

(Book #ID 86192)

Published by John G. Wilson, 350 Oxford Street, London, First Edition 1923. 1923.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original light grey cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover, top edge gilt. 8vo. 9'' x 7''. Contains [ix] 86 printed pages of text. Ink stain mark to the front cover, blue crayon mark inside the front cover. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category

Hardy, Evelyn [Edited and Introduced by] Jonathan Swift [1667-1745]

(Book #ID 77328)

Published by Falcon Press Limited, 6 & 7 Crown Passage, Pall Mall, London First Edition 1950. London 1950.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cream illustrated paper covered boards. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 87 printed pages of text. Age darkening to the closed page edges, ghosting to the end papers. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with minimal chips, rubs and creases, not price clipped 5s. 0d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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MODERN FIRST EDITIONS Category

J. M. Barrie, John Buchan, Jeffrey Farnol, Jerome K. Jerome, Sapper, Joseph Conrad et al. [Artists include Arthur Rackham, Eugene Hastain, Dudley Hardy, William Russell Flint] Foreword by John Galsworthy

(Book #ID 110083)

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1915. 1915.

Hard back binding in publisher's original Persian green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered navy back and front. 8vo. 10'' x 8''. Contains Frontispiece of Queen Mary, 160 pp with 12 tipped-in colour plates of the King, the Prince of Wales, and paintings and textual illustrations by Arthur Rackham, William Russell Flint, W. Heath Robinson and others. Pencil message to the front free end paper dated 1916, rubbing to the corners and spine crowns and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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ILLUSTRATED (Picture Book) Category

Seymour-Smith, Martin [Thomas Hardy 1840-1928]

(Book #ID 81612)

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Limited, 2 Soho Square, London First Edition 1994. London 1994.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark brown paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 886 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0747510377

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BIO (Résumé, Memoir) Category

Williamson, C. N. and A. M. [Charles Norris Williamson (1859-1920) was a British writer, motoring journalist and founder of the Black and White who was perhaps best known for his collaboration with his wife, Alice Muriel Williamson (1858-1933), in a number of novels and travelogues]. Illustrated by Paul Hardy.

(Book #ID 107724)

Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London First Edition 1909. 1909.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original light blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, colour paper insert of motor car and lettering to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains tissue-guarded frontispiece, 309 pp + 6 pp publishers catalogue with lovely full-page illustrations by Paul Hardy throughout. Light rubbing to the covers extremities, off-setting to the end papers, else in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category

Illustrations by Fabienne Berengier, Henri Autran, Andre Hardy, Leon Cadenel, Pierre Trofimoff, Jose Astrie, J. F. Canepa. et al.

(Book #ID 92024)

Published by Revue, Marseille, Arts et Livres n° 37, Avril 1958. 1958.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 10'' x 6½''. Contains 188 printed pages of French text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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ART [French] Category

Philip, Neil [Edited by] Thomas Hardy

(Book #ID 95070)

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd., 2 Soho Square, London First Thus Edition 1988. 1988.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, colour onlay to the front cover. 4to 10½'' x 7½''. Contains 192 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 074750217X

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ILLUSTRATED (Picture Book) Category

New short stories and articles by: H. E. Bates; Marie Carmichael Stopes; Olga Venn; Campbell Nairne; Stevie Smith; Clifford Bax. [Thomas Hardy | Serge Diaghilev].

(Book #ID 100983)

Published by George Newnes 8-11 Southampton Street, Strand, London First Edition Friday, December 27, 1940. 1940.

Publisher's printed white paper stapled tabloid. 12½" x 10". Monochrome photographs throughout. New short stories and articles by: H. E. Bates 'Living in the Country'; Marie Carmichael Stopes 'Thomas Hardy Came to my Lighthouse' - with photograph; Olga Venn 'Diaghilev and His Dancers'; Campbell Nairne - Complete Short Story 'The Bridle'; Stevie Smith 'France in Adversity'; Clifford Bax 'The Maker of Quixote'. Cheap paper browning and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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BATES, H. E. (1906-1974) Category

Bowers, Judith [Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 - 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his American comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles].

(Book #ID 99390)

Published by Birlinn Limited, 10 Newington Road, Edinburgh First Edition 2007. 2007.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 1890 printed pages of text with monochrome and colour archive photographs and theatre posters throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781841586175

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STAGE & THEATRE Category

Hardy, Sir Alister

(Book #ID 104192)

Published by Collins 14 St. James's Place, London First Edition 1959. 1959.

First edition hard back bound in publisher's original green buckram cloth covers, gilt stamped title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo 8¾'' x 6¼''. Contains 322 pp with watercolour and line drawings by the Author, 68 monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper and diagrams and maps. Good condition book with child's ink doodles to the rear end paper and paste down, spine ends soft, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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NEW NATURALIST (Series) Category

Hardy, Marvin

(Book #ID 110957)

Published by Qualatex | Pioneer Balloon Company Wichita, Kansas Third Printing 1991. 1991.

Publisher's original wire stitched colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains 63 pp + covers with detailed up-close monochrome photographs throughout. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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MAGIC & CONJURING Category

Hardy, Thomas [1840-1928] Illustrated by Peter Reddick [Introduction by Elspeth Sandys].

(Book #ID 107242)

Published by The Folio Society, 202 Great Suffolk Street, London 1993. 1993.

Folio Society edition hard back binding in publisher's original aubergine cloth covered boards, corn dolly drawn by the artist to the front, worn gilt spine titles, end paper map, purple top edge. 8vo. 9'' x 5¼''. Contains 418 pp with wood engravings throughout by Peter Reddick. Spine text rubbed and in Very Good condition, no slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Graham, Jamie Maxtone [10 May, 1924 - 22 November, 2001] William Hardy, John James Hardy, Harold John Hardy, Laurence R. Hardy.

(Book #ID 105954)

Published by Macdonald Publishers, Loanhead, Midlothian, Edinburgh First Edition Thus 1982. 1982.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 206 + iii pp with colour plates and monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'Jamie Maxtone Graham'. Clippings laid-in. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0904265951

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ANGLING & SPORT FISHING Category

Hardy, Thomas [1840-1928]

(Book #ID 107504)

Published by Macmillan and Co. Ltd., St. Martin's Street, London Reprinted Edition 1924. 1924.

Hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covered boards, elaborate blocked and lettered gilt back, top edge gilt. 12mo. 7'' x 4½''. Contains (xiv)-2, 490 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES Category

Hardy, Eric

(Book #ID 108841)

Published by David & Charles Ltd., Brunel House, Newton Abbot, Devon First Edition 1973. 1973.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original emerald green paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 191 pp with monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 071535745X

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LAKE DISTRICT Category