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A GUIDE TO WIZARDS OF THE WORLD
Written by Dugald Steer; A.J. Wood. Illustrated by John Howe; et al..
Stock no. 2139280
Published by Templar Publishing. Circa 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Wizardology - being a true account of wizards in the known world, as told by Master Merlin. Included with this book is a useful set of cards, to play the game. Large format. Padded boards. ISBN: 9781840115727. All cards present in rear pocket. 2nd printing.

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COLLINS GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Viola Bayley; Jane Shaw; Noel Streatfeild; et al. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam; Len Fullerton; Jean Walmsley Heap; et al..
Stock no. 2138900
Published by Collins. Almost very good condition.

Yellow cloth spine, blue pictorial front cover showing girl in straw hat holding a spaniel puppy. First story "Turn of the Tide" by Viola Bayley. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some browning to spine. Chipping to corners. Frontis is partially detached, with small margin tear. Foxing and browning to outer page edges.

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THE RENAISSANCE PORTRAIT FROM DONATELLO TO BELLINI
Written by Keith Christiansen; Stefan Weppelmann; et al. Illustrated by Donatello; Giovanni Bellini; et al..
Stock no. 2138869
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press. Circa 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Dark cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour photos and illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780300175912. Some light knocks along cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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TALES AND PICTURES AND GAMES TO PLAY
No author listed. Illustrated by H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; Harold Earnshaw; Frank Adams; Harry Woolley; et al..
Stock no. 2138749
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows young woman sat in chair with book, boy at her feet. First rhyme is 'A Game Of Tennis'. Colour & b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; scuffing to covers. Marks to rear cover. Some foxing and browning to pages.

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DOUGLAS DC-9/MD-80
Written by Jodie Peeler. Illustrated by Don Greer; et al..
Stock no. 2138708
Published by Squadron Signal Publications. 2007. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Card wraps. Colour photos and illustrations throughout. At the Gate Series No. 1. ISBN: 089747516X. Some glue residue to pages next to spine.

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MOTHER GOOSE
No author listed. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 2138019
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Nursery Rhymes. Cream and blue decorated cloth. 4 colour plates by Anderson, b/w text illustrations by other artists. 282 pages. Bumping to spine. Some browning to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips; some repaired with tape to verso; some grubby marks.

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THE SPIRIT OF PARIS
Written by Frankfort Sommerville. Illustrated by G. Fraipont; Lucien Gautier; Raphael Kirchner; Maurice De Lambert; et al..
Stock no. 2137422
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth with yellow titles and yellow, black, pink and green decorations. A & C Black 7/6 Series. 20 colour plates. Reprint (doesn't have original gilt titles of the 1st edition). Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fade to one edge of rear cover. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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ADVENTURES AMONG PICTURES
Written by C. Lewis Hind. Illustrated by Louis Grier; Botticelli; Rembrandt; Thomas Gainsborough; et al..
Stock no. 2137413
Published by Adam & Charles Black. Circa 1904. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover; black borders. Top edge gilt. With 24 illustrations, 8 of which are reproduced in the colours of the original paintings, and 16 are in b/w. 301 pages, plus 1 page advert for book by the same author. Additional 4 page booklist (dated Spring 1904). A & C Black Colour Book in the 7/6 series. Circa date is taken from the booklist to rear (dated Spring 1904). The 1st printings of this title did NOT have these 4 page booklists, but assumed an early reprint in same year as first. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spotting to covers. Browning to spine. Prelims are roughly opened - one b/w plate has margin tears/ragged edges. Small nick to edge of frontis. Some foxing and browning.

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LONDON
Written by A.R. Hope Moncrieff; G.E. Mitton. Illustrated by Gordon Home; John Fulleylove; J.H. Hartley; et al..
Stock no. 2137235
Published by A. & C. Black. 1929. Very good condition.

Blue cloth. 32 colour plates. A & C Black Colour Book Popular series. Revised by Mitton. Spine is browned. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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SWITZERLAND
Written by Frank Fox. Illustrated by J. Hardwicke Lewis; May Hardwicke Lewis; A.D. McCormick; et al..
Stock no. 2137220
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 2nd 1930. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles and decorations to spine and front cover. Second edition. 32 illustrations. The Fascination of Europe Series. 2 page booklist to rear. Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. Marks to covers. Bookplate to front endpaper. Foxing throughout, but heaviest to outer page edges.

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ENGLAND
Written by Ronald Carton. Illustrated by Gordon Home; et al.; A. Heaton Cooper.
Stock no. 2137019
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1932. Almost very good condition.

32 coloured plates, blue cloth, Popular Series. Some wear and marks to covers. Front endpaper is stuck to front pastedown. Some foxing and browning, but mostly to outer page edges. All plates present.

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STIRRED FOR A BIRD
Written by Jane Buck. Illustrated by Jon Buck; Jonathan Kingdon; et al..
Stock no. 2136839
Published by Gallery Pangolin. 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Card wraps. For the exhibition of sculptures at Gallery Pangolin. Light wear to cover edges and corners.

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