THE MAGIC APPLE TREE: A COUNTRY YEAR
Written by Susan Hill. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1831603
Published by Long Barn Books. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Magic Apple Tree is Susan Hill’s memoir of her life in the Fen country of England where she and her husband bought a cottage in the village of Barley. She tells of their life in an old cottage, of finding logs for the fire, fighting the clay soil and insects and weather in the garden, raising chickens, watching the birds and local wildlife, participating in the community life in the village, cooking in each season, going for walks with her dog through the local countryside, and of the magic apple tree, a tree growing in their back garden which gives them new views and comforts throughout each season. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w headers and footers and 4 full page b/w chapter illustrations. 269 pages. ISBN: 9781902421254. Base of spine and lower corners lightly rubbed. Small knock to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and sunned/faded to spine and a little scuffed.

THE SHOOTING MAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB; Duff Hart-Davis. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1831600
Published by White Lion Books. 1st thus 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A companion volume to BB's "Fisherman's Bedside Book", illustrated throughout with numerous woodcuts. Brown cloth, gilt titles to spine. A handsome new edition with an introduction by Duff Hart-Davis. xi and 212 pages. ISBN: 1874762112. Boards clean and bright. Slight lean to spine. Top edge of text block has small foxspots. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge, sunned/faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

TALES OF THE WEIRRD
Written by Ralph Steadman; et al. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1831541
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

An exploration into the strange and the weird. Full of freaks and weirdos, this subject matter gives Ralph Steadman the ideal canvas for his particular brand of madness. Genuine weirdness is a rare quality. To be truly weird demands character and wanton disregard for the social mores of the day. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0224030299. Light rubbing to cover edges. Contents have a wave probably created by the sheer size of the volume when attempting to read it. Contents are clean.

HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1331382
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Boots the Chemists. Circa 1930. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Published for Boots The Chemist. Large format. Red cloth covers, gilt titles. 16 colour tipped-in plates. Many b/w illustrations. 319 pages. 10 x 7.5". Spine and corners bumped. Faded patch to base of spine (where there is a piece of the dustwrapper missing). A few tiny dents to cover edges. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing, especially to prelims and textblock. Some of the b/w text illustrations has been neatly coloured. Dustwrapper has a piece missing to base of spine and a smaller piece missing above. Rear panel and spine of wrapper are slightly faded.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1831494
Published by MacGibbon & Kee. 1st thus 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards with silver title to spine. Imaginative b/w illustrations in typical Steadman style. A different Alice altogether! 143 pages. ISBN: 0261633325. Text block browned with a little foxing. '85p' written in black ink on black free front endpaper at top corner. Minor foxing to lower edge of title page. Else contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE TEMPEST
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1331343
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

40 tipped in colour plates, tissue guarded. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. 143 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few small dents to cover edges. Spine is foxed and has a small worn patch to rear edge with slight loss of cloth. Front joint is cracked. There is some light foxing to the contents. Some of the tissue-guards are creased but all plates are present and in fine condition.

LUCIE ATTWELL'S STORY BOOK
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell; R.F. Brown; Bertha Leonard. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1331297
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Green glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows children in a circle holding hands. First story is The Fiery Little Dragon. Colour illustrations throughout. 29 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Name has been erased from belongs to box. Small brown marks affect margins of most pages.

OUR EXPLOITS AT WEST POLEY
Written by Thomas Hardy. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1331189
Published by Oxford University Press. 1979. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Hardy's only story seriously intended for a young audience. Exploring Nick's Pocket, a cave in the Mendips, Leonard and his cousin Steve find a mysterious subterranean stream... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engraving illustrations. x and 77 pages. ISBN: 0192745271. Some light scuffing to spine edge of front cover. Name, town and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is bright.

THE GRASSHOPPERS COME
Written by David Garnett. Illustrated by R.A. Garnett.
Stock no. 1831124
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1931. Almost very good condition.

An aviation tale. The experiences of two men and a woman trying to complete a record-breaking air trip, and all the incident that follows. Purple/black mottled covers. 6 wood-engravings. Top edge gilt. 101 pages. Second impression in the same year as the first impression. Spine browned, rear board faded at edges. Front board browned and a small mark. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Scattered foxing throughout.

CARROTS JUST A LITTLE BOY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1831110
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of a young boy nicknamed Carrots due to his red hair. The book focuses on Carrots' experiences and adventures, highlighting his personal growth, the challenges he faces, and his interactions with family and friends. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine; blue decorations to front cover. 7 b/w plates. 241 pages plus publisher advert to rear. A few minor marks to boards. Spine is leaning. Text block is browned/dusty. Hinge between page 198 and 199 is pulled but binding is tight. A few scattered foxspots present. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with slight loss, spine is sunned/faded, a little browned and grubby.

LIFE ON THE LAND
Written by Fred Kitchen. Illustrated by Frank Ormrod.
Stock no. 1831097
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1941. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fred Kitchen's autobiography paints a vivid description of work on the land during the first half of the twentieth century in Northern England For a while he worked on the railroad and at collieries but decided that was not the life for him and after 13 years working in industry, he became a farm labourer again. Terracotta cloth boards with gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w woodcuts. 276 pages. A few minor scuffs to boards, light reading wear to spine. Foxing to endpapers and text block. A few scattered foxspots to contents else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased with a couple of small closed tears (no loss), a little grubby, and browned to spine.

A FAMILY TREASURY OF POETRY
Written by Neil Philip. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830980
Published by Dorling Kindersley. 1st thus 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

First published as A New Treasury of Poetry by Blackie and Son Ltd 1990. Delight in language and delight in life sing through the pages of this rich collection of poetry for the young. Selected and introduced by Neil Philip. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0751305065. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.