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CAPABILITY BROWN
Written by Dorothy Stroud.
Stock no. 1815039
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine in brown title block. Green pictorial endpapers. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0571102670. Text block browned, a few grubby marks to contents and a few scattered foxspots. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has a small nick to base of spine.

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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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THE FABER BOOK OF NURSERY STORIES
Written by Barbara Ireson. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 2123818
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1984. Very good condition.

A nice selection of short stories. B/w text illustrations throughout. Card wraps. 189 pages, including index. ISBN: 0571132782. Covers are unevenly browned, with a few marks. Light creasing to corners.

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ROALD DAHL
Written by Jeremy Treglown.
Stock no. 2123721
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0571165737. A few marks to covers. Page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THIS YEAR: NEXT YEAR
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 2123608
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Text surrounded by colour boarder. Small splits to top and tail of spine on both sides, with chipping and some loss. Foxing, mostly to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with a few pieces of loss; some foxing and marks.

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PUNKY MOUSE FOR A DAY
Written by John Moreton. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 2123590
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, white title to spine and dark vignette to front cover. A mouse didn't seem a very exciting present, but no pet could have been more unusual than Punky. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing and small chips and nicks.

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GUIDE TO MUSHROOM GROWING
Written by Fred C. Atkins.
Stock no. 2123404
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1974. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Light brown cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0571101909. Damp marks along couple of cover edges. Contents are very good. Wrapper is faded to spine with edge-creasing and a few small nicks and chips; 1" tear to top of spine.

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THE LOST GODS
Written by Francesca Simon. Illustrated by Adam Stower.
Stock no. 2123399
Published by Faber & Faber; Profile Books. 1st 2013. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Freya was an ordinary schoolgirl...until the Norse gods stormed into her life. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781846685651.

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7X7 TALES OF A SEVENSLEEPER
Written by Hanna Johansen. Illustrated by Kathi Bhend.
Stock no. 1814143
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1990. Very good condition.

Forty-nine tales for sevensleepers everywhere. Red glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0571153208. Light teeth marks to top front corner of board. Pages browned.

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TROUBLE ON THUNDER MOUNTAIN
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1814137
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1999. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The O'Saurus family rebuild Thunder Mountain with the aid of their friends... Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0571193595.

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FFANGS THE VAMPIRE BAT AND THE KISS OF TRUTH
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
Stock no. 1507203
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. Surface paper damage alongside spine on two pages, looks like they have been stuck together at some stage. A nice copy otherwise. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge worn.

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