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LEVISON'S RETURN
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1406432
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1977. Nearly fine condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 14. Collectors' edition, limited to 500 copies. Simulated leather covers with gilt titles. Contains Magnet issues 793 - 799 789 (from 1923). B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001205. SIGNED by publisher - copy no. 430. Slight bump to centre of front board. Contents very good. Tissue paper wrapper is browned and torn at the spine. Contained in a red slipcase which is a little edge worn.

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NEW BOYS AT GREYFRIARS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1406427
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 13. Collectors edition limited to 500 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet issue nos. 43-50, + 59. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001191. SIGNED by publisher, copy no. 403. A little bumping to spine and corners. Contents very good. Tissue paper wrapper has browned spine and one flap is creased. Some small nicks to top edge. Contained in a slipcase which is bumped at the corners and browned at the edges.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1940 (FACSIMILE) - RUPERT'S ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2122154
Published by Annual Concepts Limited. 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Facsimile of the 5th Rupert annual (1940), the first to be issued in full colour throughout. Due to paper rationing during the war this was probably the ONLY annual to be issued that year. Colour pictorial boards. ISBN: 1874507015. '1940' written in ink to inside front cover, else contents are excellent!

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BILL THE MINDER
Written by W. Heath Robinson. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1505543
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1982. Almost very good condition.

Facsimile edition of this classic children's tale. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles and vignettes. Blue endpapers. 15 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 254 pages. ISBN: 0340277327. Spine faded. Lower corners lightly bumped. Mark to lower edge of text block. Contents clean. All plates present. Contained in original glassine wrapper which has small patch of loss from top edge of rear panel, chipping to base of spine and folds, 2" tear to front panel. Original price sticker to rear panel.

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THE BATTLE BOOK OF YPRES
Written by Beatrix Brice.
Stock no. 2117932
Published by Spa Books. 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A facsimile of the 1927 edition. A chronological account of the fighting at Ypres. ISBN: 0907590179. Wrapper is edge-creased with a little browning.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1404257
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

Enjoy Rupert's rarest and most sought-after adventures with this beautiful facsimile of the 1941 annual, widely considered to be the best ever. Everything from the colour of the ink to the specially selected paper is true to the original, the only difference being the addition of a slipcase to keep this collector's item in perfect condition. ISBN: 1874507112. Minimal bumping to spine. Small dark mark to edge of text block otherwise contents are fine. Bottom edge of slipcase is unstuck. Bumping to bottom corner on rear. Tab has been broken.

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ON THE EXAMINATION OF A HYBRID DIGITALIS 1831
Written by J.S. Henslow; S.M. Walters; V.H. Heywood.
Stock no. 1810912
Published by University Botanic Garden Cambridge. 1981. Fine condition.

Facsimile of the 1831 edition. Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Volume 4, pp. 257-278. Blue cardwraps. 4 plates including one folded.

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BRITISH PLANT LIFE (NN 10)
Written by W.B. Turrill.
Stock no. 2116165
Published by Collins. Circa 2008. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Series. Green cloth covers. 6 x 8.5 inches. 315 pages. Depicting colour illustrations of plants of specific interest. A most attractive and informative book. A facsimile reproduction of the 1948 edition. ISBN: 9780007278565. Unused - still in original shrink wrap!

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2115433
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1993. Fine condition.

Enjoy Rupert's rarest and most sought-after adventures with this beautiful facsimile of the 1941 annual, widely considered to be the best ever. Everything from the colour of the ink to the specially selected paper is true to the original, the only difference being the addition of a slipcase to keep this collector's item in perfect condition. ISBN: 1874507112. Contained in very good slip case. Top edge is starting to come unstuck. Original sticker tab has been torn (as book has been read before).Belongs to Box is clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1942 (FACSIMILE) - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2115314
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1994. Nearly fine condition.

A limited and numbered collectors edition of the 1942 Rupert book - the most scarce of all the Rupert annuals due to wartime paper shortages. Colour pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. 118 pages. ISBN: 1874507252. Couple of small nicks to top and tail of spine. Very light page edge browning. Contents are excellent. This is copy no. 2874. Original slip-case is in very good condition - creased to spine, with wear to a couple of edges.Belongs to Box is clean. NOT price cut.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1313837
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

Enjoy Rupert's rarest and most sought-after adventures with this beautiful facsimile of the 1941 annual, widely considered to be the best ever. Everything from the colour of the ink to the specially selected paper is true to the original, the only difference being the addition of a slipcase to keep this collector's item in perfect condition. ISBN: 1874507112. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Slipcase is edge rubbed and tab at base of spine has been removed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1402893
Published by Daily Express. 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reproduction of the third Rupert annual. Pictorial paper-covered boards showing Rupert waving from a tree. Red cloth spine. Red, black and white pictures throughout. 125 pages. ISBN: 0850791979. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Name label and handwritten date to belongs to box. Light foxing to prelims and endpapers. Small mark to bottom edge of text block. Still has original wrap-around band to book which is slightly faded to spine. Copy no. 07987.

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