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FINCHES (NN 55)
Written by Ian Newton. Illustrated by Hermann Heinzel.
Stock no. 1827242
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalists Series. Green cloth. 24 b/w plates. 4 coloured plates. A scientific study of finches, taking account of their status and history, distribution, habitats, populations, breeding, feeding, flocking, roosting & nesting. Readily accessible to the lay reader. Coloured plates painted especially for this edition by Hermann Heinzel. ISBN: 0002130653. Minor tape mark to front board. Text block lightly browned. Small name in ink to top of front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned, lightly foxed and minor dampstain to top edge of front pastedown. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has glue mark to horizontal edges where publisher's mylar has been glued on.

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HEDGES (NN 58)
Written by E. Pollard; M.D. Hooper; Norman W Moore.
Stock no. 1827240
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth. A succinct and readable book covering all aspects of hedgerows in Britain, their purpose and history, dating methods, flora and wildlife. 256 pages includes index. Numerous plates, text figures and tables. ISBN: 0002113406. Early reprint. Very minor mottling to boards. Text block browned and lightly foxed. A few minor marks to endpapers. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby to rear panel.

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PEDIGREE: WORDS FROM NATURE (NN 56)
Written by Stephen Potter; Laurens Sargent.
Stock no. 1827237
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1973. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Essays on the Etymology of Words From Nature. This volume is about neither plants, animals nor other creatures, but about their names and about words which have their origins in Nature. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 000213179X. Ex-lib with usual stamps and bookplate remains. Boards clean. Couple of small marks to front pastedown. Pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Text block foxed, browned, small damp stain to top edge (not affecting margins). Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine, very minor dampstain to top edge of rear panel.

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THE OTHER WAY ROUND
Written by Judith Kerr.
Stock no. 1824943
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1983. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In this book, Judith Kerr describes how the family introduced in her first novel, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, lived through the war. Brown cloth baords, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0001846043. Third impression. Minor mark to rear free endpaper else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut.

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STRAWBERRY FAIR AND OTHER RHYMES AND BALLADS
Written by Carole Tate. Illustrated by Carole Tate.
Stock no. 2135939
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1973. Almost very good condition.

Collection of songs, rhymes and ballads capturing the atmosphere and life of the old fairs and markets up to Victorian Times. Superb colour pictures. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0001957627. Bumping to spine and corners. Foxing throughout and stain to bottom edges of margins to some pages.

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THE GRAPHIC STORY READER BOOK 1
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Cecil Aldin; et al..
Stock no. 1317963
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth. 144 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 2 full page colour illustrations by Louis Wain. Numerous illustrations by Cecil Aldin and others. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Grubby fingermarks to contents and endpapers lightly browned.

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MY DOG ROVER AND OTHER ANIMAL STORIES
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1313846
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. circa 1908. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine. Front pictorial board showing 3 children throwing sticks for a dog. A few colour but mainly b/w illustrations including 2 by Wain (one of a hippo and the other of bears). Short stories. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Name and date in heavy pencil to top margin of title-page. A few light foxspots else contents clean.

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STEAM LOCOMOTIVES A THREE-DIMENSIONAL BOOK
Written by Keith Moseley; Alan Whitehouse. Illustrated by Brian Bartle; Brian Watson.
Stock no. 1107151
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition.

A beautiful and informative guide to the history and use of steam engines. Oblong format. 7 superb pop-ups. Glazed black pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0001959816. All pop-ups in excellent working order. Browning and bumping to spine.

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JOLLY JACK'S ANNUAL 1940
No author listed.
Stock no. 593943
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1940. Good condition.

Yellow cloth spine, pictorial boards. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Cloth spine is worn with loss to top making title to spine unreadable, 2.5" split to lower edge of spine. Page edge-browning else contents clean.

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MONKEY AND THE THREE WIZARDS
Written by Peter Harris. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 621096
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1976. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial paper boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0001845209. Front board marked and creased. Spine and corners bumped. Rear cover a little grubby. Creasing to a few pages. Wrapper creased and lightly edge chipped.

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TEDDY TAIL'S ANNUAL 1937
No author listed.
Stock no. 717664
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1937. Good condition.

Orange cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour plates, b/w illustrations to text. 129 pages. 11 x 8.25". Front joint repaired with clear tape. Corners worn. Rear board marked. spine repaired with clear tape.

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