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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 31ST YEAR
Written by Barbara C. Freeman; Norman Hunter; Ruth Ainsworth; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; Cicely Mary Barker; Peter Fraser; Kenneth Harrow; et al..
Stock no. 2128131
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Beige cloth spine with dark titles. Pictorial front cover shows four children at a campfire. Colour plates plus colour and b/w illustrations. Marks to spine; splash mark to top. Scuff marks to covers. Wear and bumping to corners. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Foxing and some grubby margin marks.

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IBP I NORDEN No. 9 MAY 1972
Written by Rolf Vik; Sten Jonsson; et al.
Stock no. 2127991
Published by Scandinavian National Committees Of The Internation Biology Programme. 1972. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. Proceedings of Nordic Symposium on Biological Parameters For Measuring Global Pollution. Spine faded. Light creasing to a couple of corners.

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THE WONDER OF BIRDS
Written by Louis J. Halle; Roger F. Pasquier; Paul A. Johnsgard; Frank Graham; Franklin Russell; George Laycock; et al.
Stock no. 2127827
Published by National Geographic Society. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth, silver titles. Colour photos and illustrations. White spotting to covers. Presentation/gift plate to bottom of title page. Bookplate also to title page; from the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Wrapper is foxed with browned spine; some edge-tears and chips, but minimal loss.

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FARMLAND BIRDS ACROSS THE WORLD
Written by Wouter Van Der Weijden; Paul Terwan; Adriaan Guldemond; et al.
Stock no. 2127811
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1ST 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9788496553637. Couple of corners are bumped. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Wrapper s edge-creased.

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THE BREEDING BIRDS OF HERTFORDSHIRE
Written by K.W. Smith; C.W. Dee; et al.
Stock no. 2127543
Published by Hertfordshire Natural History Society. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0952168502. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THE SHOEING OF JERRY-GO-NIMBLE AND OTHER DIALECT POEMS
Written by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe; et al. Illustrated by Fred Lawson.
Stock no. 2127301
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1926. Almost very good condition.

Dark yellow/orange cloth with black titles. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some fading to rear cover. Bookplate and tape marks to front pastedown. Some foxing.

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THE COCKPIT FLYING ADVENTURES FOR YOUNG PILOTS
Written by W.E. Johns; Arch Whitehouse; Rudolf Stark; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw; Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 2125672
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Flying Adventures For Young Pilots. Large format. Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vigette of a plane to front cover. Eight coloured plates by Bradshaw, other illustrations by Leigh. Johns story is "The Ace of Spades". Spine is bumped and faded with browning. Front cover is a bit bowed, with fading to edges. Rear cover also has fading to edges. Page browning.

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COLLINS' CHILDREN'S ANNUAL
Written by Katharine Tynan; Christine Chaundler; Ethel Talbot; Katharine Oldmeadow; et al. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton; A.A. Dixon; Agnes Richardson; R. James Williams; et al..
Stock no. 2125067
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Almost very good condition.

Large format, cloth spine, front cover shows two children sledging, three stood behind. 5 colour plates plus 23 full page colour illustrations, b/w illustrations to text. 184 pages. First story is Chris's Knight by Tynan. Heavy bumping and wear along cover edges and to spine; some chipping. Fading to spine. Foxing to rear cover and throughout book.

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NICE STORIES
Written by Angela Brazil; Maud E. Sargent; et al. Illustrated by George Morrow.
Stock no. 2124563
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a young girl reading a book, with the help of pixies/fairies! Angela Brazil Story is 'The Slap-Bang Boys'. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and some cover edges; chipping along cover edges. Damp mark to corner of rear cover. Front endpaper is MISSING. Biro to page 29 and to contents page. Some foxing. 4 colour plates.

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BLACKIE'S STORY-TIME BOOK
Written by Chris Tent; Gladys Davidson; Theodora Wilson Wilson; May Byron; Florence Harrison; et al. Illustrated by Agnes Richardson; Thomas Maybank; Harold C. Earnshaw; Louis Wain; Florence Harrison; N. Buchanan; Hilda Cowham; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 2124405
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine with black title. Pictorial paper boards show young boy saluting behind a young girl waving a handkerchief. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. A book of stories by various authors and illustrated by various illustrators. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some uneven fading to spine. Scuffing and marks to covers, with heavy wear and chipping to corners. Some foxing and finger marks.

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BIRDS OF KANSAS
Written by Max C. Thompson; Charles A. Ely; et al.
Stock no. 1815603
Published by University Press Of Kansas. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large, heavy format. A comprehensive source of the birds of Kansas, USA. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Yellow endpapers. Colour photos throughout. vii and 528 pages including index. ISBN: 9780700617821. Spine slightly cocked. Lower rear corner of boards bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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