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THE BLACK RIDERS
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Anne Bullen.
Stock no. 1328222
Published by Collins. 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Russet cloth with black title to spine. B/w illustrations. A thrilling adventure story. Fourth impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed and a bit grubby, spine is browned. There is a crease to the wrapper front flap.

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UNCLE REMUS STORIES
Written by Joel Chandler Harris; Jane Shaw. Illustrated by William Backhouse.
Stock no. 1328197
Published by Collins. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format, cream boards with red title and vignette. Delightful colour illustrations. Retold by Jane Shaw. 13 stories. 61 pages. Spine bumped. Child's name and age in belongs to box. Foxing and a light musty smell else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge creased and lightly foxed on verso.

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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SEABIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA AND THE WORLD
Written by Gerald S. Tuck. Illustrated by Hermann Heinzel.
Stock no. 1828459
Published by Collins. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition.

A comprehensive guide. Matt pictorial boards. B/w line drawings, colour illustrations. xxviii and 292 pages including index. ISBN: 0002197146. Boards browned and a little marked. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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RED SHIFT
Written by Alan Garner.
Stock no. 1327995
Published by Collins. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. A story in which lives which appear to be lived in different historical periods are bound together by a power outside of space and time. ISBN: 0001841572. Corners slightly bumped. Tiny mark to front cover. Foxing and page browning to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut with 'new' printed price erased, foxed on verso, small tear to top edge of front panel repaired on verso.

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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Hugh Gee. Illustrated by Hugh Gee; Sylvia Gee; Zoltan Wegner.
Stock no. 1327903
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

Represented in figures and photographed in natural colour. Pale blue decorated cloth. Figures and scenes created by Hugh Gee, colour photography by Wegner and drawings by Sylvia Gee. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few light marks to covers. Tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Contents clean.

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LITTLE IDA'S FLOWERS
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Trevelyan Katherine. Illustrated by M. Hoffer; Zoltan Wegner.
Stock no. 1327902
Published by Collins. 1st 1944. Almost very good condition.

Represented in figures and photographed in natural colours. Figures and scenes created by E. Katzer and photographed by Zoltan Wegner. Green decorated cloth with dark green titles. Colour photographs and b/w illustrations. 34 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Hinges pulled causing stitching to be a little loose.

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LAND OF SWEET SURPRISES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327746
Published by Collins. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

A Revolving Picture Book. 1st published by Nister around 1897. Glazed pictorial boards. Pictures changed by moving the tab. ISBN: 0001956906. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine. Tabs work.

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LITTLE RICHARD AND PRICKLES
Written by Patricia M. Scarry. Illustrated by Cyndy Szekeres.
Stock no. 1327744
Published by Collins. 1972. Good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Richard is a little rabbit and Prickles is a little hedgehog. ISBN: 0001381512. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped and worn, top of spine has been repaired with clear tape. Some marks to pages and some creases. Red biro mark to rear free-endpaper.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS ON TRIAL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327257
Published by Collins. 1943. Good condition.

Orange cloth, silver titles. Colour frontis. 288 pages, top edge red. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Covers marked and faded. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Frontis is detached but still present. Some hinges cracked. Binding error sees a couple of page corner tips missing (no text missing).

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STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327047
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Good condition.

Green cloth, green titles to spine. Colour frontis. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Small black mark to top of spine. Front free-endpaper removed, half title-page is part detached at top 2".

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THE RUBADUB MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1326896
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A seaside holiday at a queer old inn with strange and unusual guests... Another exciting mystery-adventure book. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Top edge red. Spine bumped. Light browning to endpapers, foxing to endpapers and textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed with slight foxing on verso.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326859
Published by Collins. Circa 1939. Good condition.

Pale blue boards, silver titles and decoration. B/w frontis. 316 pages. Covers are edge worn and slightly marked. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small booksellers ink stamp to rear pastedown.

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