THE KINGDOM UNDER THE SEA AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski.
Stock no. 1328766
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Delightful retelling of traditional East European folk tales. Dark green boards, gilt title to spine. Full-page colour pictures - exquisitely beautiful, black silhouettes against marble colours, plus numerous other silhouette illustrations. 104 pages. ISBN: 0224618822. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light vertical mark to centre of front cover. Slight foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss. Small red ink mark to front panel of wrapper, authors name partially rubbed to spine.

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SILK ROADS: PEOPLES, CULTURES, LANDSCAPES
Written by Susan Whitfield.
Stock no. 1829056
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

From precious stones to spices, from new religions to technological innovations, the exchange of goods and ideas along the ancient trading routes of the Silk Roads has played a crucial role in the development of civilizations across Europe and Asia. An illustrated overview placing landscapes at the heart of 1,500 years of Eurasian history. With contributions from over 80 leading experts from around the world, each chapter explores the history of trade and cultures along the Silk Roads in the context of a particular terrain. Edited by Susan Whitfield. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. 479 pages including index. ISBN: 9780500021576. A lovely copy with no real faults. Green wrap-around has 2" closed tear to spine (no loss).

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THE ATLAS OF EUROPEAN MAMMALS
Written by A.J. Mitchell-Jones; G. Amori; et al.
Stock no. 1829007
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Distribution maps. xi and 484 pages including index. ISBN: 0856611301. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, a little grubby, top edge has small tear to rear panel, 1.5" closed tear (no loss) to lower front corner.

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THE ARABLE WEEDS OF EUROPE WITH THEIR SEEDLINGS AND SEEDS
Written by M. Hanf.
Stock no. 1828961
Published by Basf. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Includes loosely inserted supplement: The Division of Weed Seedlings into Groups and Identification of Weeds According to Vegetative Characteristics. Matt white pictorial boards. 494 pages including index. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. Light browning to boards. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Supplement is present with a few marks to covers else clean.

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THE TRAVELLER'S HANDBOOK FOR NORMANDY & BRITTANY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828621
Published by Thos. Cook and Son. 1914. Almost very good condition.

Dark red cloth, gilt titles. Folding colour map of Normandy and Brittany to front, b/w maps and plans, some folding. Cook's Guide. viii and 288 pages including index plus 68 pages of advertisments to rear. Spine rubbed at front & rear edge, text block grubby. Endpapers browned. Small piece of loss to top corner of front endpaper. Writing in ink to rear endpapers. A few grubby & age related marks present. All maps present. Some hinges pulled. Overall, a nice working copy.

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HAMBURG
Written by Hans Leip.
Stock no. 1828318
Published by Velhagen & Klasing. 1st thus 1934. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Text in German. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block & endpapers browned. Hine pulled but binding tight. Contents clean. Wrapper edge-chipped, loss to top rear spine edge and is scuffed and browned.

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THE HANDBOOK OF BIRD IDENTIFICATION FOR EUROPE AND THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC
Written by Mark Beaman; Steve Madge. Illustrated by Hilary Burn; et al..
Stock no. 1828293
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive guide. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Over 350 colour plates in total. 868 pages. ISBN: 0713639601. Top & tail of spine and lower horizontal edges rubbed. Text block grubby. Name & date in ink to front endpaper (appears to have previously belonged to Brian Sawford, a well known local naturalist). Contents otherwise clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and has a few minor chips, closed tears, and is a little grubby.

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MOUNTAINS: EPIC CYCLING CLIMBS
Written by Michael Blann; et al.
Stock no. 1327820
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2016. Very good condition.

Featuring climbs of the French Alps, Pyrenees, Dolomites and Italian/Swiss Alps, Majorca, Tenerife and Asturias. Large oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780500518915. Rubbing to spine and corners. Rear cover scuffed, small dent to top edge of rear cover. Contents fine.

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ISLANDERS DEPORTED PART 1
Written by Roger E. Harris.
Stock no. 1327476
Published by Channel Islands Specialists Society. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

The complete history of those British subjects who were deported from the Channel Islands during the German Occupations of 1940-1945 and imprisoned in Europe. Cardwraps. 226 pages. Adverts to rear. ISBN: 0902633635. Some slight rubbing to corners. Foxing to textblock.

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THE MEGALITHIC ART OF WESTERN EUROPE
Written by Elizabeth Shee Twohig.
Stock no. 1827709
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Megalithic art is found mainly on the structural stone of the tombs of passage grave type in Brittany, Iberia, Ireland and Britain. Most of the art consists of geometric designs. This work is based on extensive field work and provides a catalogue of the art in western Europe.The author has examined sites claimed to have megalithic art and the catalogue comprises a plan and description of each site and a drawing and full description of each decorated stone... Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0198131933. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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WILDFOWL OF EUROPE
Written by Myrfyn Owen. Illustrated by Hilary Burn.
Stock no. 1827283
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Foreword by Sir Peter Scott. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour illustrations plus distribution maps. ISBN: 0333187016. A nice copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine.

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FORTRESS EUROPE
Written by J.E. Kaufmann; Robert M. Jurga.
Stock no. 1326500
Published by Combined Publishing. 1st 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

European fortifications of World War II. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, maps and diagrams. 431 pages. ISBN: 1580970001. Minimal bumping to spine. Minimal foxing to top edge of textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and a little creased at top edges.

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