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THE WEALD (NN 26)
Written by S.W. Wooldridge; Frederick Goldring.
Stock no. 1815361
Published by Collins. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 26. Green cloth, gilt title. 8 colour photos. 25 b/w photos. 53 maps and diagrams. Fourth Impression. Corners bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper which is lightly creased. Text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to rear panel and has a couple of small closed tears to top edge, spine is NOT faded.

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THE NEW FOREST (NN 73)
Written by Colin R. Tubbs.
Stock no. 2123834
Published by Collins. 1st 1986. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 73. Green cloth. 1800 copies printed. 20 colour photos and over 100 photos and diagrams in b/w. ISBN: 0002191075. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ISLANDS (NN 109)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 1815212
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 109. A broad look at the islands that lie off the shore of Britain and Ireland, exploring their biology, geography, geology and climate, and examining changes that have occurred in the past and how these become relevant for future developments. Green cloth boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007267378. Light scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper.

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SCHOOLGIRL JEN AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1814760
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth covers, dark green titles and vignettes. Colour frontis plate. 256 pages. 7.5 x 5". Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and a little grubby.

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THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1208840
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The tale of a lovely medieval castle and its chatelaine. Yellow cloth, blue titles to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents very good indeed. Price-cut wrapper is browned to spine, rubbed at folds and has slight loss at top and tail of spine and corners and a couple of old tape marks to front panel.

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THE BOY IN RED
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1814687
Published by Collins. Circa 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Boy in Red is Maurice St. Annalands, page to William the Silent, the heroic leader of the Netherlands in the fight for freedom. Pink cloth covers, blue titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 254 pages. 7.5 x 5". Corners bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, slightly faded to spine, foxed to verso.

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PROMISE AND THE MONSTER
Written by Babette Cole. Illustrated by Babette Cole.
Stock no. 1814589
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1988. Fine condition.

When Fergus McHeap's monster is stolen by a travelling circus, Promise the pony devises a cunning plot to save him. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations cartoon strip style. ISBN: 0001840347.

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THE POLLINATION OF FLOWERS (NN 54)
Written by Michael Proctor; Peter Yeo.
Stock no. 1609579
Published by Collins. 1979. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth. ISBN: 0002195046. Price-cut wrapper is faded to spine; contained in laminate sleeve which is attached at verso.

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A PIXIE A.B.C
No author listed. Illustrated by Kris.
Stock no. 1609536
Published by Collins. Very good condition.

A Pixie Book. Very small format. Pictorial boards. Colour text illustrations. Board edges scuffed and worn. Initials in ink to front pastedown.

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THE WOODS OF WINDRI
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1316588
Published by Collins. 3rd 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some erased pencil marks to front free-endpaper else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped.

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THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald; Laurence Housman. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1406743
Published by Collins. circa 1944. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth, Gilt titles and decoration to front cover. 4 tipped-in colour plates. Pictorial title page. Decorative orange border to each page. 94 pages. 11 x 7.75". Bumping to spine, corners and top and bottom edge of rear board. Spine and part of rear board faded and a little foxed. Boards are mottled, faint damp stains to lower edges. Bookplate to front pastedown and inscription plus '198' written on front endpaper. Foxing to prelims and page edges. Inner bottom corner of all plates a little creased.

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PIG TALES
Written by Miriam Dixon. Illustrated by Miriam Dixon.
Stock no. 1507100
Published by Collins. Slightly better than good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Pixie Book. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. 4 x 4". Top staple holding contents to covers is almost detached from covers, bottom staple is slightly pulled. A little foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is chipped and very slightly edge worn. Fox spots to top edge of rear flap.

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