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WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND BLOSSOMS (3 VOLS)
Written by Edward Step; R.A. Blakelock.
Stock no. 1829276
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st thus 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Three volumes. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour plates. B/w photos. B/w text illustrations. New Edition revised by Blakelock. Small format. Series I is bound in lighter green cloth than series II & III. Series I is lightly faded at horizontal edges and is lightly bumped to base of spine. Minor foxing/browning to text blocks. Contents clean. Series I dustwrapper is affected by damp (crinkled and stained to verso). Edges of price-cut dustwrappers lightly worn with minor closed tears, Series II has a small chip to lower edge of front panel, tape repairs to verso.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FRESHWATER FISHES
Written by A. Laurence Wells.
Stock no. 1829275
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Observer book no. 6. Describing 82 Species with 70 illustrations 66 of which are in full colour. Reprint. Text block lightly browned. A few grubby marks to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed with a few small tears, lightly faded, grubby to rear panel with small patch of surface paper loss.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FLAGS
Written by I.O. Evans.
Stock no. 1829274
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Observer Book No. 29. Blue cloth boards, dark blue titles. Fully illustrated with 80 plates in colour and 74 line drawings. 204 pages plus index. Light fading to edges fo boards. Tiny biro mark to lower edge of rear board and also to top of front endpaper. Text block browned. A few minor foxspots present. Contents lightly browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few tiny chips to top & tail of spine. Spine is faded, rear panel is scuffed and has some surface paper loss to lower rear edge (possibly label removal).

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KATE GREENAWAY'S BIRTHDAY BOOK
Written by Mrs. Sale Barker. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1329046
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Small square format. Pale green cloth with green borders and red titles. Full-page colour pictures, b/w text illustrions. Verses for each day of the year and spaces to write in names. Unused. Some light foxing throughout. Spine slightly bumped and browned. Dustwrapper has had something spilt on the rear panel (covering 99% of the panel) which has gone through to the rear cover and spine of the book.

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ADVENTURES OF A BEAGLE
Written by T.L. McCready. Illustrated by Tasha Tudor.
Stock no. 1329020
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st UK 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Revised edition. Blue boards. Pictorial colour endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 48 pages. Price cut wrapper is lightly browned on verso and slightly edge rubbed.

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THE SECRET OF THE POOL
Written by Frank H. Hill.
Stock no. 1328887
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

The Falcon Nature Stories. Green pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. Light rubbing to cover edges. Sight foxing to contents.

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CAN I KEEP HIM?
Written by Steven Kellogg. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg.
Stock no. 1328851
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st UK 1973. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

All young Arnold wants is a nice animal playmate to keep. A charming story with colour and b/w illustrations. Pictorial boards. ISBN: 0723217327. Foxing to cover edges. Uneven browning to covers. Light foxing to contents, otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is browned, slightly grubby and edge rubbed.

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BEES, WASPS, ANTS & ALLIED INSECTS OF THE BRITISH ISLES (WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES)
Written by Edward Step.
Stock no. 1828950
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1932. Very good condition.

Wayside & Woodland Series. Brown cloth, gilt titles, gilt vignette of bee with open wings to front. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. B/w photos. 238 pages including index. Lower edges of boards lightly rubbed. A few light marks to boards else clean and bright. Text block lightly browned. Name in ink to title page. Else contents clean.

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THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Richard South.
Stock no. 1828949
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1945. Very good condition.

Wayside and Woodland Series. New Edition. With accurately coloured figures of every species and many varieties, also drawings of Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis and Food-plant and including the new generic names. Green cloth, gilt decorations, colour and b/w plates. Blue speckled text block. Pictorial endpapers. 212 pages including index. Reprint.Boards lightly rubbed /worn at edges. A few marks to boards. A few foxspots to prelims else contents clean.

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WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND FERNS (WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES)
Written by Edward Step; A. Bruce Jackson. Illustrated by Mabel E. Step.
Stock no. 1828948
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1947. Very good condition.

New Edition. A guide to the British ferns, horsetails and club-mosses. Small format. Green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Blue speckled text block. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations, b/w illustrations and photos. 144 pages including index. Reprint. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Covers clean and bright. Text block lightly browned. Name in red pencil to front endpaper. Endpapers a little grubby. Contents clean.

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WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND BLOSSOMS (3 VOLS)
Written by Edward Step.
Stock no. 1828946
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1941. Very good condition.

Wayside and Woodland series. New Edition. Red cloth with gilt titles and vignette. Pictorial endpapers. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. Red speckled text blocks. Series I & III are reprints 1944. Series II is a first printing 1941. Lower edge of boards of all three volumes lightly rubbed. Some corners lightly bumped. Text blocks lightly browned. Contents are generally clean, perhaps a few light foxspots present. Hinge pulled at page 97 of Series III. A nice set.

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THE SPIDERS AND ALLIED ORDERS OF THE BRITISH ISLES (WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES)
Written by Theodore H. Savory. Illustrated by Florence M. Brummitt.
Stock no. 1828887
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. Wayside and Woodland Series. Descriptions of every family of British spiders, every species of harvestman and false scorpion, also the more familiar of the British mites and sea-spiders. Brown imitation leather with gilt and black titles. Pictorial endpapers. 63 figures in colour. 130 illustrations and 88 diagrams. 223 pages including index. Reprint. Light rubbing to base of spine. Text block lightly browned. A few minor marks to contents but generally clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with a few small chips, top of spine missing, rear panel grubby.

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