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FORTESCUE OF THE FOURTH
Written by Reginald Browne.
Stock no. 1328001
Published by Gerald G. Swan Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. 168 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pages are browned but clean. Dustwrapper is well worn and chipped with loss at edges.

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RED SHIFT
Written by Alan Garner.
Stock no. 1327995
Published by Collins. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. A story in which lives which appear to be lived in different historical periods are bound together by a power outside of space and time. ISBN: 0001841572. Corners slightly bumped. Tiny mark to front cover. Foxing and page browning to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut with 'new' printed price erased, foxed on verso, small tear to top edge of front panel repaired on verso.

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THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER
Written by John Ruskin. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1327987
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Decorated card wraps. 4 colour plates and a few b/w text illustrations. 47 pages. Covers are clean but edge creased. Foxing to endpapers and page margins else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge creased and slightly grubby.

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NODDY'S GARAGE OF BOOKS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Beek.
Stock no. 1828300
Published by Sampson Low. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition.

Five small format paperwrap books contained in pictorial box. Books are slightly better than very good condition - top & tail of spine lightly rubbed, covers bright with one or two minor marks, contents clean. Box is repaired with clear tape to front, is torn below repair, is grubby and has name & address in ink to rear.

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PEGGY SPEEDS THE PLOUGH
Written by Madge S. Smith. Illustrated by Edith Brier.
Stock no. 1828290
Published by Oxford University Press. 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The adventures of Peggy who leaves school to work for the Land Army. Cream cloth, green titles and vignettes. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 254 pages. 7.5 x 5". Reprint. Boards grubby. Text block browned and marked. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown (mostly hidden by front flap of dustwrapper when closed). Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and grubby.

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WINGS IN THE SUN (BROADCAST ECHOES No. 29)
Written by L. Hugh Newman.
Stock no. 1828283
Published by E.J. Arnold & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

A book about butterflies for children. White & blue cardwraps with red title to front. Staple binding. B/w photos. 95 pages including bibliography. Undated. Covers browned with one or two marks. Text block browned but contents clean.

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MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS
Written by Gerald Durrell; Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Paul Cox.
Stock no. 1828281
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth with burgundy title on spine. Brown and cream decorated endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. Introduced by Michael Morpurgo. Second printing. A few pale foxspots to spine. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is shelf-scuffed (VG+).

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THE ART OF WALT DISNEY
Written by Walt Disney; Christopher Finch. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 1828257
Published by Virgin Books. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms. Revised and Expanded Edition. Three new chapters to cover all the major Disney projects since the 1995 edition. Includes Mulan, Fantasia/2000, James and the Giant Peach, Lilo & Stitch, Brother Bear and Home on the Range, as well as Disney's enormously popular films with Pixar such as Toy Story and Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo. Large format. White cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 504 pages including index. ISBN: 1852272309. Light browning to text block. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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LONDON FOR CHILDREN
Written by Emily Ford; Bruno Vincent. Illustrated by Matteo Pericoli.
Stock no. 1327914
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

Oblong format. 2 books in one, North Bank and South Bank. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781447213130. Spine bumped, spine and corners slightly rubbed. Contents are fine.

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WHAT DO YOU DO WITH AN IDEA?
Written by Kobi Yamada. Illustrated by Mae Besom.
Stock no. 1327913
Published by Compendium. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. Green boards, silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. Wonderful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781938298073. 13th printing. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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THE GOOD SHIP "GOLDEN EFFORT"
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1828238
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1940. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with black titles and illustration of ship to front. Four b/w plates. 256 pages. Top edge blue. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to endpapers and text block. Endpapers a little grubby. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby/scuffed to rear panel.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
Written by J.K. Rowling. Illustrated by Jim Kay; Neil Packer.
Stock no. 1327909
Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. 1st thus 2022. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Illustrated edition. Packed with glorious colour illustrations by Jim Kay, a winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. Yellow boards, metallic green title to spine. Complete with yellow ribbon page marker. 246 pages. ISBN: 9781408845684. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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