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BRITISH BIRDS VOL. XLVII 1954
Written by E.M. Nicholson; et al.
Stock no. 1705277
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1954. Slightly better than very good condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Corners rubbed.

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ART AGAINST DEATH
Written by Vojtech Blodig; et al.
Stock no. 1602551
Published by Helena Osvaldova. 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Permanent exhibitions of the Terezin Memorial in the former Magdeburg barracks. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 8085433834. Wrapper edge creased.

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FLYING STORIES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 2105981
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1936. Almost very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 4 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Covers are worn, with some chipping and loss of paper; cloth showing through. Some foxing and browning to pages.

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VERSAILLES 1919 AUS DER SICHT VON ZEITZEUGEN
Written by Sebastian Haffner; et al.
Stock no. 1205894
Published by Herbig. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

416 pages. B/w maps. Text in German. ISBN: 3776622806.

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HIDE AND SEEK
Written by Christine Chaundler; Cecily M. Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; E. Dorothy Rees; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1305221
Published by Lewis's Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, white pictorial boards. First story is "The Kid in Fancy Dress" by Chaundler. 6 colour plates (including one possible cat one by Wain entitled "Having a good time" although there is no signature). B/w illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners slightly worn. Covers are a little grubby and there is a patch of surface paper damage to spine edge of rear cover. Contents are foxed and browned but otherwise clean.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 23RD YEAR
Written by Madeline Barnes; Will H. Ogilvie; Jessie Pope; Evelyn Smith; et al. Illustrated by Frank Adams; Warwick Reynolds; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1305091
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1926. Good condition.

Orange cloth spine, front cover shows girl & boy reading a book on floor. Colour plates. Two-tone & b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn, some scuffing to front cover, rear cover slightly grubby and spine slightly darkened. Name and address in pencil in belongs to box. Some grubby fingermarks and light foxing to contents.

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A FAIRY GARLAND
Written by Charles Perrault; Madame D'Aulnoy; et al. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1304202
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Being nine Fairy Tales from the Old French. Blue cloth covers, gilt title to spine. 12 superb colour plates throughout. 251 pages. 9.5 x 7". Spine bumped and slightly worn. Slight rubbing to corners. Very pale page browning to endpapers. Foxing to prelims and page edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some slight loss, spine slightly browned and lower 2" of front flap torn off. A nice copy in very scarce dustwrapper.

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RED DATA BIRDS IN BRITAIN
Written by Leo Batten; C.J. Bibby; et al. Illustrated by Ian Willis.
Stock no. 1803461
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Action for Rare, Threatened and Important Species. Published for The Nature Conservancy Council and The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Red cloth boards, gilt title & vignette to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0856610569.

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FLAMINGOS
Written by Janet Kear; Nicole Duplaix-Hall; et al.
Stock no. 1203652
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos. Papers from the International Flamingo Symposium, aiming to disseminate knowledge that will help improve captive conditions. ISBN: 0856610070. Pages 161-176 plus 2 photographs are bound in upside down and therefore 176-161 (binding error). Pencil erasure mark to half-title page. Wrapper is very slightly browned.

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OUR GIRLS' HOBBY BOOK
Written by Ethel Talbot; J.T. Gorman; Bertha Leonard; et al.
Stock no. 1202915
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1928. Very good condition.

Collins Bumper Books Series. Yellow pictorial boards. Front cover shows girl swinging a sports club. First hobby is 'Gardening as a Hobby' by Talbot. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Prize plate to verso of frontis. Foxing, mainly to page edges.

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DOG STORIES FROM PUNCH
Written by A.E. Beercroft; L.R. Brightwell; E.V. Lucas; A.A. Milne; et al. Illustrated by George Morrow.
Stock no. 1302820
Published by Clement Ingleby. 1st 1926. Good condition.

Grey cloth spine with gilt title, marble-effect boards. B/w text illustrations. 94 pages, edges untrimmed. Spine bumped nad rubbed, corners worn. Damp stains to covers also affecting the endpapers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to contents. Some hinges pulled/cracked.

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THE KIDDIES' ANNUAL
Written by Fanny Hurrell; et al.
Stock no. 1102855
Published by The Epworth Press. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Front cover shows two children and a dog bursting out of a typed page. Cloth spine. First story is 'One of the Clan' by Fanny Hurrell. Wrapper is edge-torn with some loss.

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