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THE GIRL'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 57
Written by Gladys M. Spratt; Elsie J. Oxenham; Alfred Bestall; et al; Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; M. Sankey; et al..
Stock no. 1327267
Published by The Girl's Own Paper Office. Good condition.

Large heavy format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Includes Oxenham story "Peggy and the Brotherhood" and Brent-Dyer story "The Robins Make Good". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some damp staining to covers. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Some page browning and foxing and some light fingermarks to page margins. Generally contents clean.

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COLLINS GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Viola Bayley; Noel Streatfeild; Mollie Chappell; Kathleen Fidler; et al. Illustrated by D.L. Wynne; Frank Varty; William Stobbs; et al..
Stock no. 1327265
Published by Collins. Very good condition.

Red spine, front board shows girl sitting down in school uniform with books and a tennis racket. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations throughout. First story Walls of Snow by Bayley. Spine bumped. Corners worn and covers slightly edge rubbed. Textblock and some page margins are a little grubby else contents clean.

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THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND: THE WEST AND MIDLANDS
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Priscilla Metcalf; et al; Gavin Stamp.
Stock no. 1827636
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Preface by Gavin Stamp. Bright pink spine with gilt title, grey cloth boards. B/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing, a few minor marks to one end. Overall, still a nice copy.

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THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND: THE NORTH AND EAST ANGLIA
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Priscilla Metcalf; et al.
Stock no. 1827635
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition.

Bright pink spine with gilt title, grey cloth boards. B/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is heavily scuffed and marked to one end and also has a few marks to plain side. Overall still a nice copy.

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THE CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND: THE SOUTH-EAST
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Priscilla Metcalf; et al.
Stock no. 1827634
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition.

Bright pink spine with gilt title, grey cloth boards. B/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed on one end and one side, spine has a few ink splashed. Still a nice copy.

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SOUTHERN VANS AND COACHES IN COLOUR
Written by Mike King; et al.
Stock no. 1327036
Published by Noodle Books. 1st 2015. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781909328242. Covers edge rubbed with creases at corners. Page corner tips lightly creased else contents fine.

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GHOST STORIES AND OTHER HORRID TALES
Written by Charles W. Stewart; J. Sheridan Le Fanu; Robert Louis Stevenson; Lafcadio Hearn; et al. Illustrated by Charles W. Stewart.
Stock no. 1827566
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Stories selected by Charles W. Stewart. Pictorial boards. Colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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RECOLLECTIONS OF MERTHYR'S PAST: BACK INTO THE YEARS
Written by F. Vaughan; Julie Edwards; et al.
Stock no. 1326902
Published by Afon Taf History Research Group. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. 80 pages. ISBN: 0950662704. Covers a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to inside front cover. Contents clean.

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GIRLS' TREASURY OF STORIES
Written by Ethel Talbot; Violet M. Methley; Jessie Leckie Herbertson; Elsie J. Oxenham; et al. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1326854
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1937. Very good condition.

The "Leader" series. Blue cloth spine with black title and decoration, blue boards with black title and decoration. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. First story is Mr. Mystery, Oxenham story is Helen Wins. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges slightly worn. Prize plate and Sunday School ink stamp to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock.

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THE FOLIO BOOK OF THE ENGLISH CHRISTMAS
Written by Geraldine Beare; Edwin Lees; Laurie Lee; Eleanor Farjeon; Kenneth Grahame; Henry James; George Eliot; Charles Dickens; Cecil Beaton; et al. Illustrated by John Holder.
Stock no. 1326765
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Burgundy cloth with gilt titles and red/green decorations to titles. A Collection of Seasonal Writing Selected by Beare. 7 colour plates, including frontis. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. A fine copy in green slipcase which has a few tiny marks and a little damp staining to one of the opening edges.

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THE DUKE'S CHILDREN AND COMMENTARY TO THE FIRST EDITION (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Anthony Trollope; Joanna Trollope; et al.
Stock no. 1326740
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Green leather spines and corners to 'The Duke's Children volume' - raised bands to spine and red title block with gilt title. Limited to 1980 numbered copies. The Complete text, reconstructed and edited by Steven Amarnick assisted by Robert F. Wiseman with Susan Lowell Humphreys. Introduced by Joanna Trollope. Commentary volume is green cloth with gilt titles. Books are fine, this is copy no. 896. Contained in slipcase which is very slightly scuffed.

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WELLESBOURNE AT WAR 1939-1945
Written by Alan Griffin; Daisy England; Eleanor Zonik; et al.
Stock no. 1326576
Published by The Wellesbourne Village Society. Circa 1990. Very good condition.

A record of local people's experiences during the conflict of WW2. Green cardwraps. 28 pages. B/w photos. Some light staining to covers. Staples rusty. Contents clean.

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