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THE NEW NATURALISTS (NN 82)
Written by Peter Marren.
Stock no. 1816266
Published by Collins. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 82, 50 years edition. Colour and b/w photos. The behind-the-bookshelf story of the New Naturalist Library. With bibliography. ISBN: 000219998X. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Pictorial dustwrapper with '50 years' celebratory sticker to front panel is slightly faded to spine (as is usual with this series).

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MAMMALS IN THE BRITISH ISLES (NN 68)
Written by L. Harrison Matthews.
Stock no. 1816246
Published by Collins. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth. B/w photos. A synthesis of modern knowledge derived from living animals studies in the field and covering all facets of mammalian life in the British Isles. ISBN: 0002197383. Minor foxing to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper covered with publisher's duraseal plastic is faded at spine although the number '68' is still bright, slight foxing to verso.

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BRITISH WARBLERS (NN 71)
Written by Eric Simms.
Stock no. 1816243
Published by Collins. 1985. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 71. 2nd state - light green boards, square spine, originally produced as 500 paperback copies and then turned into hardback. One of the scarcer titles in the series. ISBN: 000219810X. Second state. A few small marks to boards. Foxing to text block especially top edge. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine (as is usual with this series).

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A COUNTRY PARISH (NN 9)
Written by A.W. Boyd.
Stock no. 1816242
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Series no. 9. Green cloth. An account of the Country Parish of Great Budworth in the County of Cheshire. 34 colour photographs. 48 b/w photographs. 9 text figures. Browning and minor foxing to text block especially the top edge. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Light browning to endpapers. A few small margin marks related to ageing. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is covered with clear plastic film (starting to come loose stickiness and thus beginning to come away), protecting from further damage to small chip at top of spine and 1" closed tear. Dustwrapper spine is browned, as is the rear panel.

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TWO JOANS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 2125298
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with silver titles. 3 b/w plates. 222 pages. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Joint/hinge next to half-title page is cracked, so that webbing is showing through. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some repairs; loss to top of spine and a couple of corners.

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THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
Written by Howard Pyle. Illustrated by Gareth Floyd.
Stock no. 2124987
Published by Collins. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. Collins Childreen's Classics Series. ISBN: 0001956671. Wrapper is price-cut and edge-creased with damp stain to bottom of rear panel.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS AT HOME
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 2124868
Published by Collins. 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, silver titles to front cover and spine. Colour frontis. 276 pages. 8 x 5.5". Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some closed tears and chips; grubby marks to rear panel.

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ACCORDING TO JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 2124351
Published by Collins. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 4 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Top edge red. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased and chipped; Tape repairs on verso, to tears at base of spine.

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A SUNDAY BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Margaret Tempest. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 2124084
Published by Collins. 1st 1954. Almost very good condition.

Blue/white pictorial boards. Prayers for children. Colour illustrations. Text in script. 6.75 x 6". Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping at edges. Scuffing to rear cover; front cover has a small area of surface paper damage. A little foxing internally.

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THE WEALD (NN 26)
Written by S.W. Wooldridge; Frederick Goldring.
Stock no. 1815361
Published by Collins. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 26. Green cloth, gilt title. 8 colour photos. 25 b/w photos. 53 maps and diagrams. Fourth Impression. Corners bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper which is lightly creased. Text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to rear panel and has a couple of small closed tears to top edge, spine is NOT faded.

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THE NEW FOREST (NN 73)
Written by Colin R. Tubbs.
Stock no. 2123834
Published by Collins. 1st 1986. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 73. Green cloth. 1800 copies printed. 20 colour photos and over 100 photos and diagrams in b/w. ISBN: 0002191075. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ISLANDS (NN 109)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 1815212
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 109. A broad look at the islands that lie off the shore of Britain and Ireland, exploring their biology, geography, geology and climate, and examining changes that have occurred in the past and how these become relevant for future developments. Green cloth boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007267378. Light scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper.

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