PRIVATE ZOO
Written by Georgess McHargue. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1312720
Published by Collins. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. White pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0001956434. SIGNED by the artist to title page ("for Abdullah Michael Foreman"). Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed to top of spine and is price-cut with new publisher price sticker above.

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THE TROUT (NMN 21)
Written by W.E. Frost; M.E. Brown.
Stock no. 1808821
Published by Collins. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Monograph series. B/w photos. Trout anatomy, physiology, distribution and food, the effects of climate, water chemistry, human and other predators, their growth and weight, how to assess their age and condition. Boards unevenly faded, mainly to spine. Browning to text block, contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with a few smalll chips and lightly browned.

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THE MIGHTY NIMROD
Written by Stephen Taylor.
Stock no. 2113828
Published by Collins. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A life of Frederick Courteney Selous, African hunter and adventurer, 1851-1917. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. ISBN: 0002175045. A few small marks to covers. Light page edge browning. Wrapper is faded to spine, with light edge-creasing.

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GETTING TO KNOW DOGS
Written by Cynthia Harnett. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes.
Stock no. 2113775
Published by Collins. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

All the necessary information and guidance for the boy or girl who is bent on acquiring the best friend and comrade a human can have outside his own kind. Beige cloth, green titles. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations. Light bumping to spine and corners. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing and page browning. Small piece of sticky label to front endpaper, with surface paper damage, where rest has been removed. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with creasing and foxing; some long tears have repairs to verso; loss to a few corners and top of spine.

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THE GREENSHANK (NMN 5)
Written by Desmond Nethersole-Thompson.
Stock no. 1808720
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. New Naturalist Monograph no. 5. Boards nice and clean, gilt title to spine has faded. Browning to endpapers and text block. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is NOT price-cut, is lightly edge-worn, has a 2" closed tear to top front edge, browned to spine and minor foxing to rear panel.

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LITTLE MR. HUFFY-PUFFY
Written by Adelaide Makower.
Stock no. 1402401
Published by Collins. circa 1946. Almost very good condition.

Oliver named the small white bear given to him by his Gran Mr. Huffy-Puffy because when his limbs were moved they made a whirry breathy noise. Maroon cloth boards with white titles to the spine and a white bear vignette to the front board. Colour frontis. Two tone and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners are bumped. Small dent to top of front board. Bottom board edges are a little rubbed. Boards generally a bit grubby. A few grubby marks and foxspots but contents generally clean.

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THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
Written by Richard Rostron. Illustrated by Frank Lieberman.
Stock no. 1312018
Published by Collins. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Black cloth, yellow title to spine and vignette to front cover. Yellow and black pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. Story based on the verse by Goethe. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to top of spine. Light fingering to page edges. Dustwrapper is very worn and torn with substantial loss to spine and to top of rear panel. What remains of wrapper is in two pieces (split at rear spine fold).

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THE LORAX
Written by Dr. Seuss. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 2113324
Published by Collins. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 000195458X. Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little browning to spine and a couple of cover edges. Couple of small nicks/chips to top and tail of spine. Contents are excellent! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THREE ROLY-POLY PIGLETS
Written by Philip Schuyler Allen. Illustrated by Louis Moe.
Stock no. 2113315
Published by Collins. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations throughout. The brave trio Wee Wee, Squeak and Squeal are bored with their lot, finding life on the farm rather dull, so they go into the big world where they have many exciting adventures and some very unpleasant ones. A few grubby marks to covers. Light wear along cover edges. Foxing to some pages. Wrapper has a few closed tears, with chips; minimal loss (mostly chips of loss to corners); grubby with some foxing and creasing.

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THE CARAVAN PUPPETS
Written by Michael Bond. Illustrated by Vanessa Julian-Ottie.
Stock no. 2113109
Published by Collins. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0001841351. A little bumping to spine and corners. A few marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with couple of inch tear to base of spine.

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THUMPER
Written by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 2112992
Published by Collins. Circa 1942. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards, green cloth spine. A delightful story based on the character created for Disney's film 'Bambi'. Colour and b/w pictures throughout. 8.5 x 7". Unpaginated. Foxing to spine. Some wear to cover edges. A little surface paper damage to top corner of rear cover. Some foxing and grubby margin marks to pages throughout.

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GETTING TO KNOW DOGS
Written by Cynthia Harnett. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes.
Stock no. 1402327
Published by Collins. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

All the necessary information and guidance for the boy or girl who is bent on acquiring the best friend and comrade a human can have outside his own kind. Beige cloth, green titles. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers a little faded at edges. Top edges are a little foxed. Inscription to front endpaper. A little foxing to endpapers otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with several tears. Small piece missing from spine which is browned. Panels are grubby. Couple of tape repairs to verso plus a couple of white labels at spine, one which covers the missing piece.

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