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ALL ABOUT ENGINES
Written by Edward Cressey.
Stock no. 1830430
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Good condition.

For boys. Beginning with an account of a simple engine, and an explanation of how it works by steam, the reader is next introduced to the pioneers and their difficulties in order to bring out more clearly the principles involved in the production of mechanical power. After a survey of the various types of steam engines and boilers, gas, petrol, and oil engines are described. Blue pictorial cloth boards. Coloured frontis. 182 b/w illustrations and diagrams. Top edge blue. xv and 352 pages including index. Spine faded, boards marked and grubby. Text block browned. Frontis is detached but present. Foxing throughout. One plate partially detached.

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DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Eric Winter.
Stock no. 1330324
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Yellow pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721400825. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is slightly grubby and has a mark to centre at spine edge. Tally 160, this is the last title listed.

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Eric Winter.
Stock no. 1330314
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1980. Very good condition.

Ladybird series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402194. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some light finger creases else contents fine. No tally no., 'new' printed price of 30p to rear.

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THE ENCHANTED WOOD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Janet Grahame Johnstone; Anne Grahame Johnstone.
Stock no. 1330312
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1st thus 1979. Very good condition.

"The De Luxe Edition". Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0603001629. Spine and corners slightly worn. Contents clean.

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FIFTH FORMERS OF ST. CLARE'S
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 1330310
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 1947. Almost very good condition.

Yellow cloth, dark titles and vignette of sleep-walking girl. B/w illustrations. The 6th book of St. Clare's. Spine and corners bumped. Cloth slightly grubby. Inscription in ink and a faint ink name stamp to front free-endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Light foxing to textblock. A few margin tears and creases.

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THE ENCHANTED WOOD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Rene Cloke.
Stock no. 1330309
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1971. Very good condition.

Revised edition. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Enid Blyton's Rewards Series. ISBN: 0603032834. Slight bumping and wear to spine and corners. Name in blue biro to front pastedown. Light corner creases to contents page. Contents clean.

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THE TALE OF JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1330305
Published by Frederick Warne. Circa 1995. Nearly fine condition.

Deluxe edition. Yellow cloth with gilt titles and vignette. Colour illustrations. 58 pages. All edges gilt. ISBN: 0723242488. Small foxspot to front spine edge of slipcase. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners of book and slipcase.

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LITTLE YELLOW WANG-LO
Written by M.C. Bell. Illustrated by M.C. Bell.
Stock no. 1330304
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1903. Good condition.

The Dumpy Books for Children. Small format. Green cloth. The whimsical adventures of a little boy named Little Yellow Wang-lo who lives with his father, a duck merchant, on a houseboat. Colour illustrations. 95 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Endpapers lightly browned. Front joint has been repaired with glue. Some light fingering and foxing else contents clean.

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WE DO LOVE MARY MOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw.
Stock no. 1330303
Published by Brockhampton Press. Circa 1951. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine, yellow pictorial front cover with white title. 124 numbered illustrations. Strip Book. Cardwraps. Slight rubbing to cover edges, light mark to edge of front cover. Faint hint of colour to frames 1-6 and 10. Contents otherwise clean.

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HOW IT WORKS: THE MOTOR CAR
Written by David Carey. Illustrated by David Carey.
Stock no. 1330302
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1966. Good condition.

Ladybird Series 654. Blue pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby, mainly to rear cover. Foxing to textblock. Name in pencil has been partially erased to front free-endpaper. Contents otherwise clean.

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HOW IT WORKS: THE ROCKET
Written by David Carey. Illustrated by B.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 1330301
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1967. Almost very good condition.

Ladybird Series 654. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine sunned. Rear cover slightly scuffed. Contents clean. Tally 190.

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HOW IT WORKS: THE COMPUTER
Written by David Carey. Illustrated by B.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 1330300
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1975. Almost very good condition.

Ladybird Series 654. Pink pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402860. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine is faded and rubbed with slight loss of paper. A few small marks to front endpapers (possibly blood??). Contents otherwise clean.

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