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AUTO UNION GP RACE AND RECORD CARS: THEIR RECONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION
Written by Peter Vann; et al.
Stock no. 1819399
Published by Mbi Publishing. 1st 2001. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Peter Vann photographed the restored Auto Union racing and record-breaking cars on the banked curve of the Brooklands track in England. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0760313075.

TEXT-BOOK OF PALAEONTOLOGY VOL. III MAMMALIA
Written by Karl A. Von Zittel; Max Schlosser; et al.
Stock no. 2132742
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1925. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Revised by Schlosser. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some uneven fading/mottling to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Jeffrey Havilton; Percy F. Westerman; Geoffrey Prout; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Reginald Cleaver; Rowland Hilder; et al..
Stock no. 2132738
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with vignette of cowboy standing, front board shows cowboy on horseback. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "Rabbit" Unwin by Richard Bird. Bumping and wear to spine and board edges; some scuffing to cover boards. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks.

THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN 17TH YEAR
Written by Margaret Baker; Charles S. Bayne; Cecily M. Rutley; Cicely Englefield; et al. Illustrated by Mary Strange Reeve; Grace Lodge; M.A. Peart; A.H. Watson; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 2132699
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Almost very good condition.

Large, heavy format. Red boards with large pictorial onlays to spine and front board (showing children playing with kites). Pictorial endpapers. Colour plates and illustrations in colour and b/w throughout. First story is "The Robber Baron". Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some surface paper damage to rear cover. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Foxing throughout.

THE SCHOOL GIRL'S ANNUAL VOL V
Written by Flora Klickmann; et al. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1318561
Circa 1929. Very good condition.

Pictorial front board showing girl picking roses. Blue cloth spine. Edited by Flora Klickmann. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 128 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine bumped, corners worn. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock.

BATH HISTORY VOLUME III
Written by R. Angus Buchanan; et al.
Stock no. 2131977
Published by Alan Sutton. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0862997712. Spine is faded.

BATH HISTORY VOLUME VII
Written by Brenda J. Buchanan; et al.
Stock no. 2131976
Published by Millstream Books. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos and maps. Edited by Buchanan. ISBN: 0948975512. Spine and a couple of cover edges have some slight fading.

BATH HISTORY VOLUME II
Written by Peter Davenport; et al.
Stock no. 2131975
Published by Alan Sutton. 1ST 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0862995086. Spine is faded. Very light creasing to corner tips of covers.

BATH HISTORY VOLUME III
Written by R. Angus Buchanan; et al.
Stock no. 2131973
Published by Alan Sutton. 1ST 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0862997712. Spine is faded.

RED LETTER DAYS
Written by Peter Rogers; et al. Illustrated by John Searl.
Stock no. 2131848
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A tribute to Bernard Venables. Peter Rogers has compiled and edited 48 golden memories from the most famous names in angling. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 185223783X. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and small amount of fading to spine.

LITTLE FOLKS' PICTURE STORY BOOK
Written by Ethel Talbot; Constance Heward; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; Alan Wright.
Stock no. 1318325
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1921. Good condition.

Large format. Cream cloth spine. Pictorial front board shwoing girl and boy running after a small dog with a doll in its mouth. 6 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. An anthology of stories and verse, first story is "Betty". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges worn with some small indentations. Damp stain to lower edge of rear cover and spine edge browned. Small brown stain to edge of front cover and "Miss Ruck" and "5" written in red biro to top of front cover. Name and address in ink to front pastedown, name and date in ink to free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some light foxing and grubby fingermarks to contents (including a few plate margins but pictures unaffected).

WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by D.J. Davies; et al.
Stock no. 1317976
Published by Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1954. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles to front and spine. An Illustrated review of the industry, tourism and holidays. The Official Handbook of The National Industrial Development Council of Wales and Monmouthshire. B/w photos. Spine bumped. Some light foxing else contents clean.