FOLLOW THE FOOTPRINTS
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1328835
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Author's first book. An adventure story of two children, who embark on a hunt for ancient treasure from their new home in Cumberland. Cream cloth. B/w text illustrations. 208 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Mark to top of spine and covers (small) and small mark to top edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Heavy foxing to textblock and some pages. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and very slightly grubby to rear panel.

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THE GREAT GALE
Written by Hester Burton. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328832
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oxford Children's Library No. 12. The story of the floods that swept the Norfolk coats in 1953. Red boards, silver title to spine. 207 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0192770527. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Inscription in ink and a crease to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is price-cut with a couple of small, light marks to rear panel.

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UNDERGROUND ALLEY
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Marcia Lane Foster.
Stock no. 1328824
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Slight fading to cover edges. Prize inscription in ink to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with creases to top edge of front panel and a couple of large corner tears. Rear panel of wrapper is very very slightly grubby.

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THE ROLLING SEASON
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Christopher Brooker.
Stock no. 1328818
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The drought had lasted for many weeks and there was practically no water left in the wells of the village of Bourne Bridge. Hiram, Sykes, Michael and Ernest went down the canal each day to the town for water. One day Hiram found an ancient book which told how a wheel with a bell on it was rolled down the hill to find water. So he sets out to find water.... Cream boards, brown title to spine. B/w illustrations to text. 175 pages. Spine bumped and slightly damp stained. A few small spots to cover edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Textblock slightly foxed and a bit dusty to top edge. Dustwrapper is worn at spine and corners with small tears.

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THE EDUCATED PIG
Written by Monica Walker. Illustrated by Monica Walker.
Stock no. 1328800
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a little pig whose adventures began when it was found that he could count. Pictorial boards. Colour text illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn.

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THE TOYMAKER
Written by Helen M. Angus. Illustrated by Helen M. Angus.
Stock no. 1328759
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition.

Decorated boards. A book of paper dolls/toys to make. Colour illustrations/diagrams. Covers slightly grubby and browned. Endpapers browned. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper.

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CAROUSEL
Written by Brian Wildsmith. Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith.
Stock no. 1328625
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

The story of a little girl who was not well and of a magic carousel that helped to make her better. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0192798537. Slight bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers very slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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SALT ABOVE GOLD AND OTHER BOHEMIAN FOLK STORIES
Written by Charles K. Offer. Illustrated by Wendy D. Lewis.
Stock no. 1328600
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. 6 tales. Orange, black and white illustrations. 64 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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FLOWERS OF GREECE AND THE BALKANS A FIELD GUIDE
Written by Oleg Polunin. Illustrated by Oleg Polunin; et al..
Stock no. 1828884
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Almost 3000 species of flowering plants named or described, and keyed. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. xv and 592 pages plus colour plates to rear. ISBN: 0192176269. Vertical crease to spine - reading wear. Base of spine lightly worn with a tiny piece of fraying. Text block browned. Ownership inscription in ink to top of title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and scuffed.

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DIMSIE MOVES UP AGAIN
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1328458
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1944. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light blue cloth, dark blue title to spine and motif of the letter D to front cover. 288 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, light brown stain to lower edge of spine. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. A few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and a bit marked.

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THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1328456
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a hunt for treasure in the Yorkshire Dales. Green cloth, silver title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 216 pages. Spine slightly bumped with slight browning to base of spine. Endpapers browned and foxed, some foxing to textblock. Small patch of surface paper damage to front free-endpaper from removal of a small label. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, slightly browned to spine and foxed on verso.

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VICTORIAN QUAKERS
Written by Elizabeth Isichei.
Stock no. 1328449
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. Oxford Historical Monographs Series. ISBN: 0198218338. Spine slightly bumped. Spine and corners lightly rubbed. Some foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed, faded and slightly grubby to spine with a small mark to edge of rear panel.

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