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THE BELL OF THE FOUR EVANGELISTS
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1308469
Published by Collins. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Base of spine faded. Shadow from dustwrapper design to front cover and spine. Front joint just starting to crack. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss to lower edge of rear panel and base of spine.

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THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1308464
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The tale of a lovely medieval castle and its chatelaine. Blue cloth, yellow title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some light foxing to outer page edges. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed, lightly foxed and damp stained (only visible on verso). Rear panel is just a little grubby.

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FLEAS FLUKES AND CUCKOOS (NMN 7)
Written by Miriam Rothschild; Theresa Clay.
Stock no. 2107936
Published by Collins. 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist monograph. B/w photos and drawings. A study of bird parasites. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Some light wear to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to edges with some edge-tears and chips; only a little loss to top of spine.

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THE BETRAYER
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1308288
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Light green cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. Black and white illustrations. 285 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges (and some light foxing). Erased pencil writing to front endpaper. Foxing to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is grubby on rear panel, edge worn with slight loss to spine and small piece of loss to lower front corner. A few small tape repairs on verso.

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SELMA AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1308120
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Almost very good condition.

Cream boards, blue title to spine. Colour frontis plate. 255 pages. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light foxing and fingering to contents.

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STEREO STAR MAPS
Written by Richard Monkhouse; John Cox.
Stock no. 1107174
Published by Collins. 1st 1989. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

3D astronomical maps. The night sky in 3 dimensions. Includes 3-d glasses! ISBN: 0001912119. Wrapper spine is faded. 3-d glasses still present and look unused.

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SONS OF ZULU
Written by Aubrey Elliott.
Stock no. 1805536
Published by Collins. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The famous Zulu people of Southern Africa. Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Colour & b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0002167859. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with a few repaired closed tears.

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LITTLE LAMB
Written by Dahris Martin. Illustrated by Lilly Somppi.
Stock no. 2106463
Published by Collins. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Green cloth with dark green title to front. Charming colour illustrations to every other page. Browning to endpapers. Some foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with browning, foxing, a few marks and some chips/nicks; closed tear to rear panel. A lovely little book!

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GREAT BRITISH RAILWAY JOURNEYS
Written by Charlie Bunce.
Stock no. 1805338
Published by Collins. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

'A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain from the window of Britain's many and magnificent railway journeys.' Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 9780007901845. Top corners bumped. Wrapper is slightly scuffed.

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THE POLLINATION OF FLOWERS (NN 54)
Written by Michael Proctor; Peter Yeo.
Stock no. 1805032
Published by Collins. 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth. ISBN: 0002195046. Text block grubby, contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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ROBINS IN THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1306596
Published by Collins. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, silver titles and borders. Three b/w plates. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped and ever so slightly rubbed. There is a tiny white mark to lower edge of rear cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Top corner tip of title-page is lightly creased. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit grubby, with some loss to spine and corners.

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ROBINS IN THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1106665
Published by Collins. 1ST 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

What girl would not be thrilled to find herself heiress to a lovely Welsh castle! Green cloth, silver titles and borders. 3 B/w plates. 256 pages. Bumping to spine; a little fading. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is very browned/faded to spine, with edge-tears and chips of loss.

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