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STEFFAN GREEN
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 1326121
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1940. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. A novel from the creator of "Just William". Reprint of July 1940 (same month as first edition). Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly faded. Name in ink and initials in ink to front free-endpaper. Textblock is very slightly grubby but generally contents clean.

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THERE ARE FOUR SEASONS
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 1326120
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1937. Very good condition.

Burnt orange cloth with black title to spine. 317 pages. Reprint of October 1937. Spine and corners slightly bumped, spine and cover edges faded. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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WILLIAM DOES HIS BIT
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326118
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1950. Very good condition.

Red cloth, black title to spine. 252 pages. B/w illustrations. Sixth impression. Spine bumped and faded. Rear cover is slightly grubby. A couple of foxspots to textblock else contents clean.

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WORRALS ON THE WAR-PATH
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326112
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Pale blue cloth, parachute vignette. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Damp(?) spotting to covers. A few foxspots to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is torn in half down centre of spine and title at top of spine is also detached (but still present). There is some slight loss to top and tail of spine and to lower edge of rear panel. Spine and rear panel are a little grubby.

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BIGGLES GETS HIS MEN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326109
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

Blue boards, dark titles and vignette. B/w illustrations. 189 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine. Ink name stamp to front free-endpaper. Foxing else contents clean.

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BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326107
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title and vignette to front cover. Eight blue two-tone illustrations plus b/w text illustrations. 190 pages. Fifth impression. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Textblock is slightly grubby/dusty else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is just a little edge creased, rear panel is grubby.

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BIGGLES' SECOND CASE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326106
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition.

Red boards, black titles and vignette to front. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. The case of the pirate U-Boat. Third impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped, spine very slightly faded. Foxing else contents clean.

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BIGGLES HUNTS BIG GAME
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326105
Published by Brockhampton Press. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue mottled boards. B/w illustrations. 183 pages. The Hampton Library Series. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Ink name stamp and small patch of pencil erasure to front free-endpaper. Contents browned but clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a light damp stain to top edge of rear panel.

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BIGGLES TAKES A HOLIDAY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326104
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red titles and panther vignette. 8 full-page illustrations. 190 pages. 2nd impression. Spine bumped and faded. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, tear to rear edge of spine and spine is very faded.

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THE SEARCH FOR ENVIRONMENT
Written by Walter L. Creese.
Stock no. 1826835
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Garden City: Before and After. The evolution of the Garden City and the suburb, which resulted from changes in the cities and their dwellings and the embergence of model villages around factories during the early nineteenth century. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and plans. Brown tape marks to endpapers. Text block browned. Price-cut brown dustwrapper is lightly chipped at top & tail of spine and is a little grubby.

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PRACTICAL PAPER-MAKING
Written by George Clapperton.
Stock no. 1826831
Published by Crosby Lockwood and Son. 1st 1894. Very good condition.

A Manual for Paper-Makers and Owners and Managers of Paper Mills to which are appended useful tables, calculations, data, etc. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations reproduced from micro-photographs. Top & tail of spine lightly worn. Page browning. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight.

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GIMLET COMES HOME
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326099
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1946. Good condition.

Light brown cloth, black titles and vignette of stag to front. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 186 pages. Spine and corners bumped, very slight fading to spine. Contents clean.

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