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BRITISH PLANT NAMES AND THEIR DERIVATIONS
Written by R.J. Harvey-Gibson.
Stock no. 1829258
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1923. Almost very good condition.

The meaning of plant names. Intended for students' use and not to be regarded as a reference book for experts. Limp boards, grey cloth, black titles. 50 pages. Boards marked and worn at corners. Previous owner names in ink to front endpapers. Rear pastedown beginning to come unstuck from board (edge). Endpapers heavily browned and foxed. Text block browned. Contents generally clean.

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SLIMTAIL'S FRIENDS
Written by Mary Chell. Illustrated by Mary Chell.
Stock no. 1328033
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1942. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green pictorial cloth. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine very slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to endpapers. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Some messy colouring to b/w illustrations (up to page 43). Dustwrapper is grubby with loss to spine and corners.

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MERRY SLIMTAILS
Written by Mary Chell. Illustrated by Mary Chell.
Stock no. 1328032
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1942. Almost very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, dark blue titles and decorations. Front endpapers are a map. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Third impression. Spine and corners bumped. Messy colouring to the b/w illustrations throughout. Poor dustwrapper with substantial loss to spine and top edge of rear panel. Front panel is torn into two halves. Some colouring to the wrapper.

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MORE SLIMTAILS
Written by Mary Chell. Illustrated by Mary Chell.
Stock no. 1328031
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1944. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth with green title and vignette. Front endpapers are a map. B/w text illustrations. Colour frontis. 96 pages. Fourth impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing. Neat colouring to the b/w illustrations throughout. Dustwrapper is worn and chipped with slight loss and grubby to rear panel. Neat colouring to the b/w figures on rear panel.

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SLIMTAIL'S FRIENDS
Written by Mary Chell. Illustrated by Mary Chell.
Stock no. 1327895
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1942. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some light fading to cover edges and to spine. A couple of small marks to rear cover. Contents clean.

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THE WORLD
Written by Ascott R. Hope.
Stock no. 1826300
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1915. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine, blind decorations to both spine and front cover. Peeps at Many Lands. 32 full page colour illustrations. New edition. Spine and covers are a bit browned with some grubby marks. Some foxing and browning throughout. Some hinges pulled but binding tight.

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LANCASHIRE
Written by F.A. Burton. Illustrated by Albert Woods.
Stock no. 2137541
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. Circa 1921. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. 32 colour illustrations. Map at rear. South Manchester School gilt embossed stamp to front cover. Spine is browned with some chipping to cloth. Marks to covers; possibly damp marks. Some browning and foxing to pages. Plate opposite page 28 slightly edge-worn. Slight damp stains to margins of plates.

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OVER THE MOON
Written by M.A. Peart. Illustrated by M.A. Peart.
Stock no. 2137498
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1927. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration. 8 colour plates and tow-tone text illustrations. 100 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little chipping to cloth to top of spine, which is browned. Some marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Browning and foxing throughout. Browning also affects plates.

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DENMARK
Written by Clive Holland. Illustrated by A. Heaton Cooper.
Stock no. 2137429
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1928. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth. 32 colour plates. Popular series. Spine is browned. Some marks to covers. One of first pages of prelims is partially detached. Some page corner tips are creased. Foxing and light browning.

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AROUND ST. MALO
Written by Spencer Musson. Illustrated by J. Hardwicke Lewis.
Stock no. 2137417
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1917. Very good condition.

Green cloth, pale yellow titles to spine and front cover. 20 beautiful colour plates and sketch map. Originally published in French in 1912, this is the English edition. A and C Black 7/6 series. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few scuff/wear marks to covers. Name in ink to top of front endpaper. Browning and some light foxing.

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NORFOLK & SUFFOLK
Written by W.G. Clarke. Illustrated by A. Heaton Cooper.
Stock no. 2137334
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1921. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. Embossed border to front cover. 40 tissue-guarded colour plates. 3000 copies printed. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; grubby marks and spotting to covers. Foxing throughout - some heavy (e.g. page 89).

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GERMANY
Written by Gerald Bullett; Anthony Bertram. Illustrated by E.T. Compton; E. Harrison Compton.
Stock no. 2137300
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1930. Almost very good condition.

Black's New Series Of Colour Books. With a chapter on German tourism and mountaineering by Bertram. Blue cloth. 32 colour plates and sketch map. Bumping and wear to spine and corner. Marks to covers. Inscriptions and drawings in ink to front pastedown and front endpaper. A few hinges are pulled. Foxing and browning.

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