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MY ROD MY COMFORT
Written by Robert Bruce Lockhart. Illustrated by John Gaastra.
Stock no. 1329468
Published by Putnam & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. 78 pages. Illustrated with b/w wood engravings. Spine slightly bumped. Neat biro writing to front free-endpaper. Pale page browning. Textblock is foxed at top edge. Dustwrapper is browned and edge chipped.

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TROUT FROM THE HILLS: THE CONFESSIONS OF AN ADDICTED FLY-FISHERMAN
Written by Ian Niall. Illustrated by Christopher Wormell.
Stock no. 1329311
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1st thus 1991. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The art of lake fishing and the lakes of North Wales in particular. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 159 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0854932054. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Top edge of textblock slightly dusty else contents fine. Brown pictorial wrapper is rubbed at edges.

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THE BATSFORD BOOK OF SPORTING VERSE
Written by Peter Verney. Illustrated by Thomas Bewick.
Stock no. 1329301
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 135 pages. ISBN: 071342009X. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Browning and foxing but contents generally clean. Price-cut wrapper.

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SOUTHERN HARVEST
Written by Clare Leighton. Illustrated by Clare Leighton.
Stock no. 1329224
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth. Dramatic wood-engravings, some full-pgage. Spine faded at top and tail. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxspots to endpapers and textblock. White dustwrapper is worn with loss (mainly to top and tail of spine.

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NATURE ABOUNDING
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1329183
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

New Edition. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 384 pages. B/w illustrations. Endpapers lightly browned, foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is heavily foxed with slight edge chipping. Tiny hold to spine which is also browned.

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THE WHITE FOXES OF GORFENLETCH
Written by Henry Tegner. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1329038
Published by Hollis & Carter. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green Boards with gilt title to spine. Full page b/w wood engraving illustrations plus chapter headers and footers. 149 pages. 8.5 x 5.5". Minimal bumping to spine. Endpapers partly browned. Top edge of textblock foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn, rear panel is grubby.

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THE BIRDS/THE FROGS (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Aristophanes; Dudley Fitts; Gilbert Seldes. Illustrated by Marian Parry; John Austen.
Stock no. 1829200
Published by Easton Press. 1st thus 1979. Nearly fine condition.

Two stories in one volume. Introduction by Dudley Fitts and Gilbert Seldes respectively. Wood engravings by John Austen in The Frogs. Collector's Edition. Bound in genuine leather. Dark green leather boards, four raised bands and gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Peach colour moire cloth endpapers with matching ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. A lovely copy.

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THE OLD STAG AND OTHER HUNTING STORIES
Written by Henry Williamson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328954
Published by Putnam & Company. 1946. Very good condition.

Illustrated edition. Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 286 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. A couple of small, light marks to front cover. Page edge browning else contents clean.

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MY LIFE
Written by Thomas Bewick; Iain Bain. Illustrated by Thomas Bewick.
Stock no. 1328889
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Brown cloth spine, gilt titles. Yellow boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Original tissue-paper wrapper is browned and edge torn with loss to top of spine and also around front panel.

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THE LEAVES RETURN
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328886
Published by Country Life. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A taste of the Devonshire countryside, beautifully illustrated by Tunnicliffe's wood engravings. Green cloth, white titles. 110 pages. 9.75 x 7.25". Minimal shelf bumping to spine. Endpapers are foxed and partially browned. Heavy foxing to top edge of textblock, affecting the margins ever so slightly. Dustwrapper is browned and foxed on verso, is slightly grubby and has a small chip at top of spine.

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GEORGE TUTE WOOD ENGRAVER
No author listed. Illustrated by George Tute.
Stock no. 1328613
Published by City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. 1986. Very good condition.

Grey card wraps. B/w illustrations. Catalogue of a retrospective exhibition held in Bristol. ISBN: 090019930X. Slightly grubby mark to front cover, spine slightly faded. Contents clean.

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THE WIZARD OF BOLAND
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1328462
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped with slight browning at top and tail. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Some light brown stains to margins of a few of the first few pages. Wrapper is price-cut by publisher ('new' price printed above) and edge worn with slight loss.

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