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THE GREAT GALE
Written by Hester Burton. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328832
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oxford Children's Library No. 12. The story of the floods that swept the Norfolk coats in 1953. Red boards, silver title to spine. 207 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0192770527. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Inscription in ink and a crease to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is price-cut with a couple of small, light marks to rear panel.

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THE WHITE DRAGON
Written by Richard Garnett. Illustrated by Graham Oakley.
Stock no. 1328798
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Mark Rutter's adventures at Fen Burton. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 166 pages. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to front free-endpaper. Slight bumping to spine. Printed price on front flap of dustwrapper has been covered with a 'new' price stick (£2.50 net). Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges and slight browning to spine of wrapper.

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FLORA OF NORFOLK
Written by C.P. Petch; E.L. Swann.
Stock no. 1828932
Published by Jarrold and Sons Limited. 1st 1968. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An account of the distribution and status of the Norfolk flora. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 288 pages. Lower edge of spine & corners lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine, edge-creased, 1.5" closed tear to top front fold.

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NORFOLK 2: NORTH-WEST AND SOUTH (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Bill Wilson.
Stock no. 1328585
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black vinyl boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0300096577.

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NORFOLK 1: NORWICH AND NORTH-EAST (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Bill Wilson.
Stock no. 1328584
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black vinyl boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0300096070. Top corners slightly bumped. Top edge of dustwrapper is very slightly creased.

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COOT CLUB
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1328381
Published by Jonathan Cape. 2014. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Revised edition. Green boards, gilt title to spine and blind title to front cover. B/w illustrations. 352 pages. A Norfolk Broads adventure. ISBN: 9780224606356. Spine very slightly bumped. Small patch of surface paper damage to front pastedown (tear in the paper). Some faint foxing else contents clean. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.

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THE SECRET RAILWAY
Written by Elisabeth Beresford. Illustrated by James Hunt.
Stock no. 1328347
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

When Barny and Sue discover Marsh End, an old and disused railway station, they set about bringing it back to life again. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 141 numbered pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0416755704. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing, mainly at page edges. Dustwrapper is lightly faded/browned with a few small chips in the laminate at top edges.

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WILLIAM FADEN AND NORFOLK'S 18TH CENTURY LANDSCAPE
Written by Andrew Macnair; Tom Williamson.
Stock no. 1327874
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 2013. Nearly fine condition.

The context of the map's production, its place in cartographic history and the creation of a new, digital version of the map. Cardwraps. Includes a digital version of the map on DVD. 216 pages including bibliography and index. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781905119349. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. DVD still present but untested.

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THE WISBECH & UPWELL TRAMWAY
Written by Peter Paye.
Stock no. 1327496
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Oakwood Library of Railway History Number 152. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780853616894. Slight rubbing to cover edges.

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SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF CAISTER CASTLE
Written by Dawson W. Turner.
Stock no. 1827724
Published by Whittaker & Co.. 1st 1842. Almost very good condition.

Full title is: Sketch of the History of Caister Castle, Near Yarmouth; Including Biographical Notices of Sir John Fastolfe and of Different Individuals of the Paston Family. Edited by Dawson Turner. Cloth boards with blind tooling and borders to both sides. Gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Pedigree of Paston family folds-out to rear. Spine browned, worn & frayed at top & tail. Boards a little marked. Some scattered foxing mainly to margins.

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REDISCOVERING RAILWAYS: NORFOLK PAST AND PRESENT
Written by Des Saunders; Richard Adderson.
Stock no. 1327065
Published by Past & Present Publishing. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

A pictorial record of the county's railways past and present. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1858951445. Minimal rubbing to corners. Very pale page edge browning else contents fine.

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SPADES AND FEATHERS
Written by Tyler Whittle. Illustrated by Raymond Sheppard; Tyler Whittle.
Stock no. 1323186
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1955. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Searching for the lost plate of a ruined Norfolk monastery is the main theme of this story. Peach boards with black title to spine and small avocet vignette to front cover. 221 pages. B/w illustrations. Endpapers are maps of Crome's Broad. Some slightly bumped. Some very slightly browning to lower cover edges. Small patch of white paper transfer to base of spine (from dustwrapper). Contents are foxed and browned. Dustwrapper is edge worn, foxed on verso with damp stains to edges and tape repairs on verso.

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