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MAN ON THE SEA
Written by James Webster. Illustrated by Gerald Witcomb; Frank Humphris.
Stock no. 1831354
Published by Ladybird Books. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Ladybird series 737. Ladybird Leaders series. Red pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721403727. Spine & corners rubbed and lightly worn. Small split in center of spine (no loss). Spine is browned. Boards are a little grubby. Foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Tally is 340.

LIVES OF THE GREAT COMPOSERS - BOOK 1
Written by Ian Woodward. Illustrated by Martin Aitchison.
Stock no. 1831352
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series 662. Pink pictorial paper boards. Composers in this book are Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402305. Boards are edge-rubbed and worn, top of spine is split. Rear board is scuffed with a few marks. Minor foxing to text block. Minor mark and pencil erasure to front endpaper else contents clean. Tally is 230.

THE LADYBIRD BOOK OF TREES
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by S.R. Badmin.
Stock no. 1331173
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tears at corners. Mark to front panel of wrapper. Last title listed on rear flap is this one.

GREAT INVENTIONS
Written by Richard Bowood. Illustrated by Robert Ayton.
Stock no. 1331170
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 601. Illustrated buff boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine slightly bumped and browned. Small dot to rear cover. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, faded to spine and grubby to rear panel. Last title listed on rear flap is The story of the Motor Car.

THE STORY OF RAILWAYS
Written by Richard Bowood. Illustrated by Robert Ayton.
Stock no. 1331169
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 601. Illustrated buff boards. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Pencil erasure mark to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and has 'PP' written in ink (and a small ink blot) to rear panel. Last title on rear flap is this one.

THE STORY OF THE MOTOR CAR
Written by David Carey. Illustrated by Robert Ayton.
Stock no. 1331168
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 601. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Tiny compass pin hole to front cover. A few small brown marks to page edges and pencil erasure marks to front free-endpaper else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn with a small tear to lower corner of rear panel and has pin holes to front panel. Last title listed on rear flap is this one.

THE LADYBIRD BOOK OF LONDON
Written by John Lewesdon. Illustrated by John Berry.
Stock no. 1331167
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 618. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and browned. Small brown mark to front cover, and pale mark to rear. Contents fine. Brown marks and foxing to wrapper, rear panel is a little grubby and sun is slightly sunned. No titles listed on rear flap.

THE STORY OF NELSON
Written by L. Du Garde Peach. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1331161
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 561. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some light brown spots to rear cover (transferred from dustwrapper). A few light foxspots else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn has '105' written in blue crayon to top edge of front panel and has brown marks to rear panel. Last title listed on rear flap is David Livingstone.

THE STORY OF HENRY V
Written by L. Du Garde Peach. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1331160
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 561. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper has a light circular drinks mark to front panel (more obvious on verso) and is slightly edge worn. Last title on rear flap is this one.

THE STORY OF FLIGHT
Written by Richard Bowood. Illustrated by Robert Ayton.
Stock no. 1331159
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 601. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Prize plate to front pastedown. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, mark to rear panel. Last title listed on rear flap is The story of the Motor Car.

THE LADYBIRD BOOK OF BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES
Written by D.L. Joiner.
Stock no. 1331158
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 584. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. (Front cover shows train coming from the right side). First page shows 'Britannia' and 'Duke of Gloucester'. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped with slight browning. A few foxspots else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed with a couple of small tears.

A THIRD BOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Roland Green.
Stock no. 1331119
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1961. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Covers are browned. Spine and corners bumped. Name in pencil to front pastedown. Some very light foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is very worn and slightly grubby. Couple of small white labels to base of spine and front panel of wrapper. What to Look for in Winter is last title listed on rear flap.