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ROSY IS MY RELATIVE
Written by Gerald Durrell.
Stock no. 2138758
Published by Collins. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A novel following the course of Rosy the elephant as she progresses through the South of England. An 'almost true' story. Browning and some foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine, with some creasing; front flap has bottom corner cut off.

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WOODLAND BABIES
Written by Margery Colman. Illustrated by Margery Colman.
Stock no. 2138055
Published by Collins. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Pixie Book. Very small format 4 x 4". Pictorial boards. Colour text illustrations. Browning to endpapers, foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with couple of closed tears.

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MELISANDE
Written by Margery Sharp. Illustrated by Roy McKie.
Stock no. 2138022
Published by Collins. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. Memoir of a remarkable operatic soprano (a dog!). B/w drawings. Name in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning. Wrapper is in pieces, with loss in places.

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NATURE CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN (NN 49)
Written by L. Dudley Stamp.
Stock no. 1322837
Published by Collins. 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth. B/w photos. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and grubby with foxing to verso.

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THE SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK (NN 47)
Written by William M. Condry.
Stock no. 1322836
Published by Collins. 2nd 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalists Series. Green cloth. B/w photos. Second edition. ISBN: 0002195259. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some slight fading to spine and some slight spotting to covers. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and some foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is covered with clear laminate.

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NATURE CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN (NN 49)
Written by L. Dudley Stamp.
Stock no. 2137389
Published by Collins. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth. B/w photos. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Small belongs to sticker to front endpaper. Wrapper is price-cut with foxing and browned spine; torn to rear panel, but virtually no loss.

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ACCORDING TO JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 2137059
Published by Collins. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 4 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Top edge red. Some knocks along cover edges. Small brown fade mark to top of spine. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-chips and small nicks.

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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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