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THE LION HAS WINGS
Written by John Ware.
Stock no. 1812965
Published by Collins. 1st 1940. Very good condition.

The Epic of the famous Korda film. White Circle Film Edition. Collins Novel Volume 504. Blue pictorial cardwraps. Small format. 188 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. Spine creased from reading. Pages browned.

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TWO JOANS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1406218
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with silver titles. 3 b/w plates. 222 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Slight rubbing to titles on front cover. Small bump to side of front board. Couple of hinges are cracked. Top edge of text block is dusty. Some light fingering. Scarce dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with loss to top and bottom of spine and corners. Rear panel is torn and mended on verso with tape. . Wrapper is a little grubby.

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MICKEY'S WONDER BOOK
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 1316322
Published by Collins. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Red pictorial boards. Front board shows Mickey on tea break. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges slightly rubbed. '2-22' written in black ink to front cover, '2-12' written in black ink to front endpaper. Light tobacco(?) smell to contents. What-O puzzle has been completed and erased, very faint.

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THE NEW NATURALISTS (NN 82)
Written by Peter Marren.
Stock no. 2122362
Published by Collins. 2nd 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 82. Second Edition. Colour and b/w photos. The behind-the-bookshelf story of the New Naturalist Library. With bibliography. ISBN: 0007197160. A lovely copy!

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THE NEW NATURALISTS (NN 82)
Written by Peter Marren.
Stock no. 2122323
Published by Collins. 2nd 2005. Nearly fine condition.

New Naturalist No. 82. Second Edition. Colour and b/w photos. The behind-the-bookshelf story of the New Naturalist Library. With bibliography. Card wraps. ISBN: 0007197152. A couple of small marks to covers.

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THE TROUT (NMN 21)
Written by W.E. Frost; M.E. Brown.
Stock no. 1608267
Published by Collins. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Monograph series. B/w photos. Trout anatomy, physiology, distribution and food, the effects of climate, water chemistry, human and other predators, their growth and weight, how to assess their age and condition. Foxing to textblock. Some foxing / browning to wrapper which has a couple of closed edge tears repaired with tape to verso.

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ENID BLYTON'S MYSTERY STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 2121523
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Enid Blyton's Junior Story Books. 2 titles in one volume: Secret of Cliff Castle and Smuggler Ben. Yellow boards, red title to spine. B/w illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners; some browning. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and nicks; a little loss; damp mark along bottom edge of rear panel.

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LIFE IN LAKES AND RIVERS (NN15)
Written by T.T. Macan; E.B. Worthington.
Stock no. 2121389
Published by Collins. 3rd 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth covers. 6 x 8.5". 320 pages. An authoritative work of outstanding interest. Many attractive colour plates - also black and white photo illustrations. 3rd edition. ISBN: 0002194597. A little fading to spine. Wrapper has faded spine, with original clear film stuck along edges to verso.

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THE CHANGELING OF MONTE LUCIO
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1405260
Published by Collins. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of Philip, the Count of Monte Lucio, and the plan to depose him and set his twin brother, Hugo, in his place. Yellow cloth. B/w pictures. 255 pages. Spine and corners a little bumped. Covers are foxed. A little pen scribble to top of front endpaper. Endpapers a little browned. Top edge of textblock dusty. Dustwrapper is edge worn, creased and chipped with small area of loss to top of rear panel. Wrapper is grubby.

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CLANKY THE MECHANICAL BOY
Written by Kenneth Mahood. Illustrated by Kenneth Mahood.
Stock no. 1811919
Published by Collins. 1st 1971. Almost very good condition.

Sam makes a mechanical man to help with the boring jobs at the car factory where he works... Large format. Matt boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0001951130. Top & tail of spine bumped, corners worn. Boards grubby. Foxing to endpapers and last page. Grubby finger marks to margins and light page edge creasing. One hinge pulled. A well loved book.

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BRITISH BATS (NN 93)
Written by John Altringham.
Stock no. 1607801
Published by Collins. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 93. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0002201402. Bumping at top of spine. Slight creasing to edge of wrapper. A clean bright copy.

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PANDORA OF PARRHAM ROYAL
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1607743
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pandora comes to Parrham Royal to live with her father following the death of her mother. Pink cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 286 pages. Uneven fading to spine; spine and corners bumped. Inscription to front endpaper. Contents very good indeed. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped with some loss; patch of surface damage to front panel, and scuffing to folds and edges.

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