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LORDS & LADIES (NMN 17)
Written by C.T. Prime. Illustrated by Robert J. Jones.
Stock no. 2136930
Published by Collins. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Monograph series no. 17. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, 6 b/w photos plus line drawings and diagrams. Small knocks to base of spine. Browning to half-title page and outer page edges, which are also foxed. Wrapper is browned to spine and has closed tear to top; with a few small chips and nicks along edges.

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GREY RABBIT AND THE CIRCUS
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 2136891
Published by Collins. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Burgundy pictorial boards. Burgundy and white pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. 63 numbered pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Page 7 has a few creases. A few margin marks. Wrapper is browned to spine with a few nicks and chips; scuffing in places.

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LITTLE GREY RABBIT'S PAINT-BOX
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 2136890
Published by Collins. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. 64 numbered pages. Colour illustrations. A few knocks/bumps along cover edges. Foxing to outer page edges; some other page browning. Wrapper has a few closed tears and chips; minimal loss; A few marks and a little surface paper damage to rear panel.

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BLACK HUNTING WHIP
Written by Monica Edwards. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 2136888
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition.

Mrs Thornton acquires an old house in which Dion finds a diary of a boy telling the story of the Black Hunting Whip. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine is very browned. Rest of covers have uneven fading to edges and other marks. Bumping to corners. Names in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks/stains.

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LITTLEMOUSE CRUSOE
Written by Racey Helps. Illustrated by Racey Helps.
Stock no. 1322670
Published by Collins. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition.

Small oblong format. Pictorial paperboards. Colour illustrations throughout. A Barnaby Littlemouse Book. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers are grubby, there is a small patch of surface paper loss to the centre of the front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light spots to contents and a light musty odour is present.

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THE UPSIDE-DOWN MEDICINE
Written by Racey Helps. Illustrated by Racey Helps.
Stock no. 1322667
Published by Collins. 2nd 1948. Almost very good condition.

A Barnaby Littlemouse Book. Small oblong format. Pictorial paper boards. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Old tape marks to spine edges and spine has been relaid. Foxing to covers.

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THE HAPPY HOUSE CHILDREN
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 2136764
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Junior Story Books series. Yellow boards, red title to spine. Top edge red. B/w illustrations. Two books in one. Also includes The Happy House Children Again. Bumping to spine and corners. Browning/foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with closed tears and chips; a little loss.

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TREES WOODS AND MAN (NN 32)
Written by Herbert L. Edlin.
Stock no. 1322495
Published by Collins. 2nd 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. 27 colour plates. 30 b/w photographs. 2 line drawings. A New Naturalist publication. 2nd edition. Spine slightly bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn, tape repairs to spine and corners which have browned.

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THE HEBRIDES (NN 76)
Written by J. Morton Boyd; I.L. Boyd.
Stock no. 1823273
Published by Collins. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist no. 76. With 21 colour photos and over 150 photos in b/w. ISBN: 0002198843. A few very minor foxspots to endpapers and text block. Base of text block is slightly grubby. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine.

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FERNS (NN 74)
Written by Christopher N. Page.
Stock no. 1823173
Published by Collins. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 74. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 21 colour photos and over 160 photos and diagrams in b/w. ISBN: 0002193833. Boards clean and bright. Minor grubby mark to base of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (as is usual) else clean and bright.

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HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1322067
Published by Collins. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 191 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Name and address in ink and a list of 5 names and date to front free-endpaper. B/w frontis illustration has been coloured in. Foxing to textblock, a few marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit grubby with slight loss to base of spine.

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WILD FLOWERS (NN 5)
Written by John Gilmour; Max Walters.
Stock no. 1823042
Published by Collins. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 5. Green cloth, gilt titles. 45 colour photos, 27 b/w photos and 3 line drawings. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, tape mark to top of rear panel, spine & front cover (one mark), top of spine chipped obliterating '5' of the title, and tiny chip to top front edge.

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