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BIGGLES WWII COLLECTION
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330778
Published by Doubleday. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Omnibus edition containing: Biggles Defies the Swastika, B Delivers the Goods, B Defends the Desert and B Fails to Return. Black boards, silver title to spine. 642 pages. ISBN: 9780857532077. Minimal shelf wear to spine. Pale page browning to textblock. Dustwrapper has minimal creasing at edges.

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THE LIFE OF BIRDS
Written by Quentin Blake. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1328638
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Wonderfully acute observations of how birds behave become a commentary - kindly, but penetrating - on human nature. The pictures in this book are bigger, broader, and more sombre, but no less lively than Blake's much-loved and hugely admired children's book illustrations. Oblong format. Lilac cloth, black title to spine. 59 pages. ISBN: 038560985X. Small mark to top corner of front panel of wrapper.

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ALWAYS AND FOREVER
Written by Alan Durant. Illustrated by Debi Gliori.
Stock no. 1328626
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. In their hears and their memories and their laughter, Fox was still there...always and forever. ISBN: 038560503X. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Spine of wrapper is sunned.

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THE FIREWORK-MAKER'S DAUGHTER
Written by Philip Pullman. Illustrated by Nick Harris.
Stock no. 1325794
Published by Doubleday. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Lila wants to be a Firework-Maker - she must make the journey to face the terrifying Fire-Fiend! B/w illustrations. Blue glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0385405278. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Pale page edge browning else contents clean.

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WILD FELL: FIGHTING FOR NATURE ON A LAKE DISTRICT HILL FARM
Written by Lee Schofield. Illustrated by Bob Venables.
Stock no. 1826023
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A story of nature in recovery and also of the author's personal connection to the place, and the highs and lows of working for nature amid fierce opposition. Grey mottled paper boards, blue foil title to spine. B/w sketches. ISBN: 9780857527752. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is bright and clean.

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PURE DEAD BRILLIANT
Written by Debi Gliori. Illustrated by Debi Gliori.
Stock no. 1323352
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The third deliciously rich read in the Pure Dead sequence. Green imitation suede covers with gilt title and vignette. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0385602529. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Some pale page browning.

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BILLY THE BIRD
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by John Eastwood.
Stock no. 2135466
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

Mary's little brother Billy seems perfectly normal, until one moonlit evening Mary finds him floating above his bed... Pictorial glazed boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0385600992. Small knocks to top and tail of spine. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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AUSTRALIAN FISH LIFE
Written by Neville Coleman.
Stock no. 2130079
Published by Doubleday. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

North of 30°S. Revised edition. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 0868240338. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is edge-creased with a faded spine and rear panel.

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JACKY DAYDREAM
Written by Jacqueline Wilson. Illustrated by Nick Sharratt.
Stock no. 2126848
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of Jacqueline Wilson's childhood. Yellow boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and text illustrations. 343 pages. ISBN: 9780385610155. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THE DIAMOND GIRLS
Written by Jacqueline Wilson. Illustrated by Nick Sharratt.
Stock no. 2126846
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Will the Diamond girls pull together in time for the first Diamond boy? Black pictorial boards, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0385606079. Bumping along a couple of cover edges. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapepr is edge-creased with a couple of closed tears.

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THE LONGEST WHALE SONG
Written by Jacqueline Wilson. Illustrated by Nick Sharratt.
Stock no. 2126843
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Can Ella's love bring her mum back from a coma? Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 9780385618151. Wrapper a little edge-creased.

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FIRST BLITZ
Written by Neil Hanson.
Stock no. 2124824
Published by Doubleday. Circa 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Secret German Plan to Raze London to the Ground in 1918. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780385611701. SIGNED by author to title page. 2nd printing. Covers have wrinkling. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with bookshop sticker to front panel.

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