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A WAGGON-LOAD OF MONKEYS (DOMINION LIBRARY)
Written by D.M. Percy Smith.
Stock no. 1826321
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st thus 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Not many children, intent on raising money for the Missionary Fair, end by setting the next-door house thoroughly on fire... Green boards, dark title to spine. Part of the Dominion Library series. Colour frontis. Endpapers and text block browned. A few pale foxspots to prelims. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at edges with minor chips to corners, grubby to rear panel and a few small closed tears.

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GAY AND THE PONIES (CROWN PONIES)
Written by Elinore Havers.
Stock no. 1826288
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1964. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Gay was a small white poodle. She was lost, exhausted and half-drowned when Joanna (on Twinkle) and Penny (riding Kim) came along and rescued her... Blue boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. Crown Ponies series No. 2. Text block a little grubby with some minor foxing. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and is scuffed to rear panel.

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THE WORLD OF LIVING GREEN
Written by Kathleen Madge. Illustrated by Stanley Herbert.
Stock no. 1325241
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. B/w scraperboard illustrations. Very slight bumping and rubbing to spine. Slight musty smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss, price-cut, torn to rear panel with a tape repair and slightly browned to spine.

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WORRALS OF THE W.A.A.F.
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1324494
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1942. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, blue titles, b/w frontis, 220 pages. 4th impression. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Inscription in ink and tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. A couple of spots to textblock else contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is chipped at spine and corners with slight loss, ink blobs to rear panel.

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ADVENTURES AT WINDSOR CASTLE
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by David Walsh.
Stock no. 1824358
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1957. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A boy living in the shadow of Windsor Castle discovers its history by taking part in it. Blue boards, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. Light browning to endpapers. Name and date in ink to front endpaper. Else a lovely copy in pictorial dustwrapper which is price cut and edge-rubbed with slight loss at corners.

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MEET US IN THE GARDEN
Written by Frances Pitt. Illustrated by Stanley Herbert.
Stock no. 1323770
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Black and white scraperboard illustrations. Green cloth. Small birds and animals that can be seen in gardens. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Some neat ink writing to front pastedown and some light foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is foxed and a bit grubby, spine is browned.

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THE BALLOON PEOPLE
Written by Ann Stone. Illustrated by Philip Gough.
Stock no. 1824130
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ben lay on the grass inside his ruined tower. He was imagining a real balloon of his own. It would be red, with gold bands, with a large basket to sit in. He knew how to make it work. How glorious it would be... Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718817028. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby especially to rear panel with a slight scuff to surface paper of rear flap fold.

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MACKINTOSH FURNITURE
Written by Roger Billcliffe.
Stock no. 1824085
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A look at Mackintosh's career as a furniture designer and illustrating with over 250 b/w photos all his major pieces, as well as the interiors for which they were produced. Black boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0718825640. Slight mottling to boards. Spine cocked. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut lightly edge-worn and lightly scuffed. Faint musty odour present.

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TALES OF THE WEST COUNTRY
Written by Kathleen Fidler. Illustrated by W. Francis Phillipps.
Stock no. 1323265
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Heritage books series. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 154 pages. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to front free-endpaper. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Endpapers foxed and partly browned, foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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THE HIDEY-HOLE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Daphne Rowles.
Stock no. 1322112
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1964. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue boards, dark blue title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Some damp staining to covers and damage to front from wrapper which was stuck at some point. Endpapers lightly foxed and damp stained. Price-cut wrapper is damp stained and edge rubbed (the damp staining is only really obvious on the verso due to the illustration).

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THE MOOCHERS ABROAD
Written by Jane Shaw.
Stock no. 2135776
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black title to spine. Colour frontis. 3 numbers in ink to front pastedown. First few pages have light corner tip creasing. Wrapper is edge-creased with couple of small closed tears; some wear.

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THE MOOCHERS
Written by Jane Shaw.
Stock no. 2135775
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black title to spine. Colour frontis. Couple of small knocks to base of spine. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small chips and nicks; a few marks to rear panel.

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