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MOTOR DO'S AND DON'TS
Written by Harold Pemberton.
Stock no. 2133438
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1923. Very good condition.

Small format. Brown boards with full-page colour pictorial onlay to front. Some b/w diagrams and illustrations. 56 pages includes index. Corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers rubbed and scuffed. Contents lightly browned with a few minor foxspots else clean. Small address label to rear pastedown.

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THE COMPLETE MOTORIST
Written by Filson Young; W. Gordon Aston; Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 2132564
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 8th 1915. Good condition.

8th edition (rewritten and revised). With a letter from Rudyard Kipling. With 14 diagrams and 24 illustrations. Covers are unevenly browned, faded and marked. Gilt embossed stamp to front cover. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing.

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SIX O'CLOCK TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1318335
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 1942. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Grey cloth with green titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn and torn with slight loss at top and tail of spine.

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SEVEN O'CLOCK TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1318327
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Thirty short stories for children. Yellow cloth, red titles. B/w illustrations. 185 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Child's name in red crayon to front free-endpaper. A few foxspots to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with loss to top and tail of spine and large section of loss to centre of rear panel.

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THE GREEN STORY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1318171
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The third in the Colour Book series. Green cloth, dark titles. B/w illustrations. 18 stories. 150 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Neat name in ink to front free-endpaper. A couple of hinges are cracked. A binding error has caused a small tear/hole to margin of page 57/8. Endpapers lightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and torn with minimal loss at corners and is a bit grubby.

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EIGHT O'CLOCK TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1318152
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 1945. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A book of short stories by the children's favourite writer. Small format. Green cloth, dark titles. 185 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, slight darkening to cover edges. Front free-endpaper missing. Some foxing to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby.

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THE ADVENTURE CLUB
Written by Rose Fyleman. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 2131045
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue covers. B/w plates. Spine is a bit faded. Name and date in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is unevenly browned and foxed with some chips and nicks; a few corners of loss.

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THE IRRESPONSIBLE GOAT
Written by Joan Kiddell-Monroe. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 2129463
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black titles and vignette. Two colour and b/w illustrations. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is foxed and browned.

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FUN & FANTASY A BOOK OF DRAWINGS
Written by A.A. Milne; E.V. Knox. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 2128979
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1927. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Introduction by A.A. Milne. 7 colour plates, with verses by E.V. Knox. B/w illustrations. The artists illustrations from Punch Magazine. Heavy bumping and wear to covers; some splash/stains to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Some corner creasing. Contents are still very good. Wrapper is grubby, creased with tears and chips; a few pieces of loss; some tape repairs.

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BILLY-BOB TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by May Smith.
Stock no. 2124054
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Pink cloth, blue titles. Full page b/w illustrations. 148 pages. NOTE: This book is contained in a LATER dustwrapper (c.1942). A little bumping to spine and a couple of corners; a few light white marks to covers. Dark foxing to outer page edges. Later dustwapper is faded to spine, with 0.5" loss to base; some chipping to top; also small edge loss to top edge of rear panel. Wrapper also has some foxing and a few marks.

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LITTLE PEOPLE
Written by Wilhelmina Stitch.
Stock no. 1507713
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

Very small format 3.5 x 2.5". Muted multicolour paperwraps with blue titles. Numerous short stories which rhyme. 87 pages. Wear to spine. Lower corner tips creased on front cover and first few pages.

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RUTHLESS ROGER
Written by Geoffrey Lowis. Illustrated by Winslade.
Stock no. 1506822
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A lively, stirring tale of pirates on the Spanish Main, thrilling but never frightening, told by a sailor with a glorious sense of humour. Red cloth, dark blue titles and vignette to front. Colour and b/w illustrations. 48 pages. Spine bumped, darkening to top edges of covers. Endpapers browned. Tear to margin of pages 25-32. Foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped with loss from top of spine and rear fold. Spine browned.

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