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NEAREST EARTHLY PLACE TO PARADISE: THE LITERARY LANDSCAPE OF SHROPSHIRE
Written by Margaret Wilson. Illustrated by Geoff Taylor.
Stock no. 1830445
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An elegant anthology of Shropshire-inspired literature. Edited by Margaret Wilson. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos. vii and 117 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906122522. Couple of minor foxspots to endpapers else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby to rear panel.

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SEVEN WHITE GATES
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1329812
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Lone Pine Story. Red cloth, black titles. Full-page b/w illustrations plus b/w maps to the endpapers. 200 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink and some pencil markings (old price and date) to half title-page. Light foxing to textblock and top edge of textblock slightly grubby. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby to spine and rear panel, is edge worn with slight loss at corners and spine ends and is lightly creased. A nice copy of a scarce Lone Pine title.

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THE FAUNA OF SHROPSHIRE
Written by H. Edward Forrest.
Stock no. 1828991
Published by L. Wilding. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

Being an account of all the mammals, birds, reptiles and fishes found in the county of Salop. Photographic plates and portraits. Green cloth, gilt titles. 248 and vi pages. Spine lightly browned, boards have a few minor marks, corners are rubbed. Text block and endpapers browned. Name & address in ink to front pastedown. A few minor marks to contents but generally clean.

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SHROPSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 1828688
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black vinyl covers, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0300096429. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has light browning to top and bottom of inside flaps and is lightly scuffed.

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MAN WITH THREE FINGERS
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Michael Whittlesea.
Stock no. 1328151
Published by Newnes. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This exciting and fast-moving story is the 16th adventure of the Lone Piners once more set against the background of the Shropshire hills. Green covers, gilt titles and Lone Pine vignette. Maps to endpapers. B/w illustrations. 183 pages. Spine is very slightly bumped. Pale foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and just a tiny bit grubby to white rear panel.

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NOT SCARLET BUT GOLD
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by A.R. Whitear.
Stock no. 1328109
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt titles. Map endpapers. Black and white illustrations in text. A Lone Pine adventure. Spine slightly bumped. Small name and address in ink have been crossed out on front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper has old tape marks to edges (tape no longer present) and is very slightly wrinkled.

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THE SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY
Written by John Marshall.
Stock no. 1327928
Published by David St John Thomas; David & Charles. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 223 pages. ISBN: 0946537453. Spine slightly bumped. White marks at top and tail of spine edges of covers. Dustwrapper is faded and creased at spine.

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THE CLEOBURY MORTIMER AND DITTON PRIORS LIGHT RAILWAY
Written by M.R.C. Price.
Stock no. 1827762
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st 1962. Very good condition.

Locomotion Papers 21. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Covers lightly browned and a little grubby. Contents clean.

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THE SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY
Written by John Marshall.
Stock no. 1822283
Published by David St John Thomas; David & Charles. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 223 pages. ISBN: 0946537453. A fine copy in yellow pictorial dustwrapper which is slightly faded to spine.

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THE SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY
Written by John Marshall.
Stock no. 1821990
Published by David St John Thomas; David & Charles. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 223 pages. ISBN: 0946537453. Text block slightly browned. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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SEVERN VALLEY LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Tom Ferris.
Stock no. 2128829
Published by Midland Publishing. 1995. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1857800303. Spine is faded. Name in ink to title page. Browning to page edges.

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HANDBOOK FOR SHROPSHIRE, CHESHIRE AND LANCASHIRE
No author listed.
Stock no. 2124520
Published by John Murray. 1st 1870. Good condition.

Red cloth with gilt titles. With Map. 64 pages of advertisements to rear. New red spine, with gilt titles (old spine is still inserted loosely into book). Heavy wear to edges, with some scuffing to covers. Some foxing. A few small pencil annotations to margins. Map is present, but very fragile!

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