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FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1325286
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The 6th adventure of the Famous Five. Timmy is in trouble, there are strangers on the island and a secret tunnel under the sea. Red boards. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. 192 pages. B/w and two-colour illustrations. Tenth impression. Spine slightly bumped. Name and address in ink to verso of front fly-leaf. Heavy foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss and tape repairs on verso.

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FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1325109
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Red textured boards with black title to spine. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. Two-colour and b/w illustrations. Colour frontis. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing and page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby to white spine and rear panel, large tear across front panel has been neatly repaired on verso (so hardly noticeable on front now).

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JURA: ISLAND OF DEER
Written by Peter Youngson.
Stock no. 1825220
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Jura is one of the largest islands of the Inner Hebrides. This is a complete history of the island's history, from the Meolithic period to the present day, also focusing on other aspects such as Jura's natural history and geography. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, b/w drawings. ISBN: 1841581364. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. A few minor knocks to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, a little grubby, lightly worn at top of spine.

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FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1324888
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1949. Very good condition.

The 6th adventure of the Famous Five. Timmy is in trouble, there are strangers on the island and a secret tunnel under the sea. Red boards. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. 192 pages. B/w and two-colour illustrations. Third impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Textblock is slightly grubby. Hand-made dustwrapper (made with remnants of an original) covers book.

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TREASURE ISLAND
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Stephen Reid.
Stock no. 1324605
Published by Eveleigh Nash & Grayson Limited. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles, pictorial onlay to front. 12 plates, some colour. 294 pages. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to spine and marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Frontis is part detached at lower half. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. A few pages (including one plate) have slight loss to lower corner tips. Some hinges pulled but binding still tight.

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TREASURE ISLAND
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Stock no. 1324601
Published by William Clowes & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Green cloth with black titles, vignette to front cover. Colour frontis, 8 b/w illustrations and a chart of Treasure Island. 320 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine browned. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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BIGGLES ON MYSTERY ISLAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1324357
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards. Black titles and vignette of island. 6 colour plates. 192 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Some spotting to front cover and light dusty marks to covers. Two names and addresses written in ink to front free-endpaper. A few ink tick marks to list of titles at prelims. Textblock is slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is worn and creased with some loss, ink spots to front panel and grubbiness to rear panel. Large tear to front fold has been tape repaired on verso.

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IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS IN AFRICA AND ASSOCIATED ISLANDS
Written by Lincoln D.C. Fishpool; Michael I Evans.
Stock no. 1324275
Published by Pisces Publications; Birdlife International. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Priority sites for conservation. Birdlife Conservation Series No. 11. Large and VERY heavy format. Glazed pictorial boards. 1144 pages. ISBN: 187435720X. Contents are fine. Spine and corners are bumped. 2" splits at top and tail of spine edge on front cover. Top edge of textblock is very slightly grubby. Barcode label to rear cover.

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DESERT ISLANDS AND ROBINSON CRUSOE
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Rex Whistler.
Stock no. 1323483
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1930. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration. B/w title-page illustration plus 4 other text illustrations. Spine bumped, worn and browned. Some fading to top edge of front cover. Vertical mark to centre of rear cover. Tissue-guards are browned. Some slight foxing. Dustwrapper is chipped and torn with loss at edges and to spine/rear panel. Light foxing to verso of wrapper.

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DESERT ISLANDS AND ROBINSON CRUSOE
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Rex Whistler.
Stock no. 1323476
Published by Faber & Rinehart, Inc.. 1st USA 1930. Very good condition.

Blue cloth,, gilt title to spine. B/w title-page illustration plus 1 other text illustration. 299 pages, fore-edges untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light scuff marks to covers. A few light pencil annotation marks to text but generally contents clean.

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FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 2140490
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Almost very good condition.

The 6th adventure of the Famous Five. Timmy is in trouble, there are strangers on the island and a secret tunnel under the sea. Red boards. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. 192 pages. B/w and two-colour illustrations. Bumping to spine, which is also darkened. Foxing to endpapers, prelims, page margins and outer page edges.

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WILD TREES IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
Written by Fred Burton. Illustrated by Penny Clifford.
Stock no. 2140389
Published by The International Reptile Conservation Foundation. Circa 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. 2nd edition. ISBN: 9781427621689.

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