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PIG IN THE MIDDLE
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Mary Russon.
Stock no. 1328825
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 160 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Top edge of textblock is slightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, creased at top edge of front panel with a couple of small tears, rear panel is very slightly grubby.

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UNDERGROUND ALLEY
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Marcia Lane Foster.
Stock no. 1328824
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Slight fading to cover edges. Prize inscription in ink to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with creases to top edge of front panel and a couple of large corner tears. Rear panel of wrapper is very very slightly grubby.

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ALL THE KING'S MEN
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1328823
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. 182 pages. ISBN: 0224020269. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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WINTER QUARTERS
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1328822
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

While searching for winter quarters, a group of gypsies celebrates the birth of a new chief and discovers why a former chief disappeared. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0224020358. Spine slightly bumped. Very pale browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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CHARLIE BONE AND THE RED KNIGHT
Written by Jenny Nimmo.
Stock no. 1328821
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The final book in a series crackling with magic! Grey pictorial boards. 420 numbered pages. ISBN: 9781405248235.

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JUST HENRY
Written by Michelle Magorian.
Stock no. 1328820
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

By the award winning author of Goodnight Mister Tom. Henry develops an old camera film and his discovery will shatter his world... Black boards, silver title to spine. 703 pages. ISBN: 9781405227568. SIGNED by the author to half title-page (414/1040). Spine bumped. Slight browning to top edge of textblock and a few small, light marks to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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SAND
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Margery Gill.
Stock no. 1328819
Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. 206 pages. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Slight fading to spine. Small booksellers sticker to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss, brown paper reinforcements to edges on verso, rear panel is a bit grubby.

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THE ROLLING SEASON
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Christopher Brooker.
Stock no. 1328818
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The drought had lasted for many weeks and there was practically no water left in the wells of the village of Bourne Bridge. Hiram, Sykes, Michael and Ernest went down the canal each day to the town for water. One day Hiram found an ancient book which told how a wheel with a bell on it was rolled down the hill to find water. So he sets out to find water.... Cream boards, brown title to spine. B/w illustrations to text. 175 pages. Spine bumped and slightly damp stained. A few small spots to cover edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Textblock slightly foxed and a bit dusty to top edge. Dustwrapper is worn at spine and corners with small tears.

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Charles Van Sandwyk.
Stock no. 1829099
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine and decorations to front and spine, B/w pictorial onlay to front showing ratty and mole by the fireplace. Brown pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed at edges.

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IRISH FAIRY AND FOLK TALES
Written by W.B. Yeats; Paul Muldoon. Illustrated by Linda Farquharson.
Stock no. 1829094
Published by Folio Society. 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Selected and edited, with an introduction by Yeats. Foreword by Paul Muldoon. Black, red & silver pictorial boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xxvi and 336 pages. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed (VG).

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THE JUNGLE BOOK AND JUST SO STORIES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Maurice Detmold; Edward J. Detmold; Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 1829091
Published by Folio Society. 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two volumes in red cloth and cream titles with black and cream illustrations on front covers. The Jungle Book contains colour plates by Detmold and Just So Stories b/w text illustrations by the author. An attractive set. This edition has new binding (originally first published by Folio Society in 1991/1992). Sixth printing (with new binding). A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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COMPLETE & UTTER NONSENSE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Henry Holiday; Harry Furniss; A.B. Frost.
Stock no. 1829090
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two volumes, green cloth spine with gilt title. Cream boards with green illustrations. B/w illustrations. The text and poems of this volumes taken from Rhyme? and Reason?, Sylvie and Bruno, Sylvie and Bruno Concluded and The Complete Works of Lewis Carrol with minor emendations. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase with gilt titles to sides, and a little pock-marked to one side.

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