DOWN THE BRIGHT STREAM
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1329376
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Continuing the the story of the Little Grey Men who find themselves as refugees when they receive the appalling news that their beloved Folly is drying up and they must move at once. Fully illustrated with exquisite water-colours and fascinating little b/w sketches. 16 colour plates. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 200 pages. Wonderful! Spine and corners slightly bumped. A couple of tiny, light spots to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing to endpapers. Top edge of textblock is dusty and foxed. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with 1" loss to top of spine (and spine edge of front panel), minimal loss to base of spine.

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A STREAM IN YOUR GARDEN
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1328940
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

'How the amateur may install running water in rock gardens and the construction of pools'. Beige cloth, dark blue title to spine. B/w illustrations to text. 104 pages. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Some light foxing to textblock and light browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine.

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THE LITTLE GREY MEN
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1328459
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A story for the young in heart. Cream boards, red titles. Colour frontis plate, b/w illustrations. 255 pages. 7.5 x 5". Fourth printing. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper has been erased but leaves impressions of the writing. Two page corner tips are slightly creased. One hinge is slightly cracked. Some foxing to front endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and creased, faded to spine with some loss at top.

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MAUD MULLER
Written by John Greenleaf Whittier. Illustrated by George F. Carline.
Stock no. 1828597
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. Circa 1885. Fair condition.

A Ballad. Brown cloth boards with bevelled edges, no title to spine, gilt title to front with vignette. Floral endpapers. Colour plates. Corners of boards rubbed and worn, boards browned. Front joint has been amateurishly repaired with glue. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Joints pulled. Foxing and age related marks throughout. Binding is holding but feels fragile to touch.

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JERRY THE STORY OF AN EXMOOR PONY
Written by Eleanor Helme; Nance Paul. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1328179
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards. Black title to spine. B/w drawings. 160 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Page browning and slight foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper has a few edge tears and some old tape marks on verso.

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HITLER'S WHISTLE
Written by A.G. Street.
Stock no. 1828296
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1943. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Mr. Street's diary of the first three years of the Second World War. A tale of war-time farming. Green cloth, black title to spine. B/w photos. Narrow band of browning to top & tail of boards. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Vertical crease to inside of front board and also to contents (minor). Text block browned. A few foxspots present, mainly to prelims. Black dustwrappr with yellow titles is edge-worn and creased, grubby to rear panel.

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IT'S MY DELIGHT
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1826110
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A thorough and entertaining discourse on the art of hunting by orthodox methods. Numerous b/w engravings. Blue/green cloth. Boards a little grubby. Spine is a little cocked. Some minor foxing mainly to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, worn at corners with slight loss, surface paper rubbing to spine.

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LOST, STOLEN OR STRAYED
Written by Marion Ashmore. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1323771
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1931. Good condition.

The adventures of an Aberdeen Terrier. Orange cloth, black titles and vignette of Scottie dog to front. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. 97 pages. Corners are bumped. Covers are grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Foxing throughout.

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IT'S MY DELIGHT
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2140732
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1949. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A thorough and entertaining discourse on the art of hunting by orthodox methods. Numerous b/w engravings. Blue/green cloth. 3rd printing. Spotting and some damp marking to covers. Front cover also has a school library gilt stamp. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some grubby marks; nicks and chips at edges.

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THE CHILDREN'S CARGO
Written by Cynthia Asquith; A.A. Milne; Walter De La Mare; Rose Fyleman. Illustrated by A.H. Watson; Margaret Tempest; Daphne Jerrold.
Stock no. 2140258
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1930. Almost very good condition.

Beige cloth boards, with paper title to spine and front cover. 8 tipped in colour plates and b/w illustrations. Paper title labels are very browned, with some to spine missing. Marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. All plates present.

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MANKA THE SKY GIPSY
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2140183
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

The Story of a Wild Goose. Cream cloth spine, with gilt title; blue cloth covers. B/w frontis and b/w text illustration. 258 pages. Staining to top of spine, which is also browned and bumped. Small nick to blue cloth where it attaches to cloth spine on front cover. Bumping to corners. Browning to cover edges and page edges.

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HOUSEHOLD TALES BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1823898
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Based chiefly on the Bohn collection of 1884 for which Andrew Lang wrote the introduction, but a few stories from other versions included. 56 b/w illustrations & 5 coloured plates including double-spread title page. Yellow cloth boards, blue titles. 303 pages. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and edge-rubbed, spine heavily faded and also rear panel at spine edge, a few edge-chips and scuffing.

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