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    Ferdinand Dennis Behind The Frontlines

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    'A journey into Afro-Britain'

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    Ferdinand DennisDuppy ConquerorFlamingo
    We like this Jamaican/British novel a lot! Marshall Sargeant is born with the century in Paradise, on the island of Jamaica. As a young man, he is entrusted...
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                                      Lizzy Mercier DesclouxDesiderata
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                                        Excellent book - stunning black and white photography. Highly recommended
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                                            Out of print Pre-Owned Original USA paperback bit of ageing
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                                          Jackie DeshannonLove Forever - Demo Recordings 1966-1967
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                                                        The Velvet Underground, New York 1965–66 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Adam Ritchie
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                                                          Jean-Paul SartreExistentialism and Humanism
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