THE MAGIC JACKET & OTHER STORIES
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Irene Hawkins.
Stock no. 1322910
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Companion volume to The Old Lion and Other Stories. 146 pages. B/w illustrations. Green cloth with blue title to spine and decoration to front cover. Spine bumped. Some foxing and a few other marks to covers. Light crease to lower corner of front free-endpaper else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and faded to spine.

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DEVON: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by Ann Jellicoe; Roger Mayne.
Stock no. 1822363
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The authors have made an intensive exploration of the county for their re-writing of the Shell Guide to Devon. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0571048366. Light mottling & scuffing to boards. Text block browned. A few foxspots present. Dustwrapper is browned and edge-rubbed with slight loss of surface paper to corners, small pen mark (writing) to top of front flap.

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TROUBLE ON THUNDER MOUNTAIN
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1320462
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The O'Saurus family rebuild Thunder Mountain with the aid of their friends... Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0571193595. Spine slightly bumped. A lovely copy contained in a slightly edge worn dustwrapper that has a couple of small tears along the bottom edge.

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STALIN'S NEMESIS: THE EXILE AND MURDER OF LEON TROTSKY
Written by Bertrand M. Patenaude.
Stock no. 1318387
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of one of the twentieth century's most notorious political murders: the assassination of Leon Trotsky. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780571228751. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed, tiny piece torn from top corner of rear panel.

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THE BEWITCHED BROOMSTICKS AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Charles Duncan. Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy.
Stock no. 2130668
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Stories of unusual happenings including a clock which makes faces, a duck which loses its quack and trees which run away. Light brown cloth. B/w illustrations. 8 x 5". 109pp. Spine is faded. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks to corners.

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MINI: THE TRUE AND SECRET HISTORY OF THE MAKING OF A MOTOR CAR
Written by Simon Garfield.
Stock no. 1817503
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A fascinating story of British endeavour, ingenuity and masterful marketing. In May 1959, the first Mini was produjced on an assembly line at Cowley, near Oxford. It would take a team of supremely talented designers, draftsmen, engineers and production-line workers to build a car that was unique in appearance and construction. Somehow, the Mini became an icon. Blue boards, white title to spine. Red endpapers. B/w photos and a few colour. xiv and 285 pages including index. ISBN: 9780571248094. A lovely copy!

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FFANGS THE VAMPIRE BAT AND THE KISS OF TRUTH
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
Stock no. 2130342
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A wildly inventive fantasy with splendidly exuberant illustrations. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0571138411. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper edge-creased.

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THE STORY OF MOSES
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 2130045
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1959. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 110 pages. Ex-lib. with many usual markings - ink numbers to spine, Ink stamps to a number of pages; card-holder and tipped-in date list to front. Foxing to outer page edges; some grubby marks, however, contents are generally very good. Wrapper has ink numbers to spine, which is also faded; some chipping and creasing.

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TIM RABBIT AND COMPANY
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy.
Stock no. 2126258
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1959. Almost very good condition.

Yellow cloth, red title and vignette. Delightful b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Grubby marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Ink stamp also to prelims. Foxing to outer page edges.

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BLUE PETER
Written by Alina Lewitt. Illustrated by Lewitt-Him.
Stock no. 2124968
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1943. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Peter is a blue dog! A little fraying to cloth at top of spine. Wear to cover edges. Binding is weak; joint between front endpaper and title page is broken. Rear joint is partially cracked. Some hinges are pulled. The odd foxspot. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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MOONSHINE AND MAGIC
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by William Townsend.
Stock no. 1609837
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of short stories of extraordinary charm, full of whimsical incident and diverting fancy. Attractive blue, pink and yellow pictorial cloth. Delightful colour and b/w illustrations. Covers foxed. Inscription to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges, prelims and endpapers. Wrapper is edge creased and has a few small edge tears, and is browned to spine.

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AIRCRAFT FOR THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by Michael J.F. Bowyer.
Stock no. 1814732
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 'Griffon' Spitfire, The Albermarle Bomber, The Shetland Flying-Boat. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0571115152.

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