A NEW TREASURY OF POETRY
Written by Neil Philip. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830975
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

English poetry celebrating rich traditions in poetic forms--from early robust ballads and folk verse to breathtaking gems from such moderns as Yeats and Dickinson. Selected and Introduced by Philip. Burgundy boards with silver title to spine. Small b/w wood engraving illustrations. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0216928893. Gift inscription in ink to title page else a lovely copy. Light grey pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby and lightly browned to spine, small stain to rear panel.

THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION
Written by Susan Hill. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830974
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tales of Christmas past and present, in the country and the city, among the rich and the poor, the young and the old - Christmas in its many different moods and aspects. Green boards, gilt title to spine. A collection of five Christmas stories by Susan Hill, with wood engravings by John Lawrence. 143 pages. ISBN: 0744525012. Boards and contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly foxed to verso (not visible to front) and is lightly scuffed.

ENTERTAINING WITH CRANKS
Written by Kay Canter; Daphne Swann. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830973
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Following the enormous success of The Cranks Recipe Book, there has been great demand for a sequel suitable for entertaining and celebrating. The recipes in this book are based on the popular 'Dine and Wine' evening menus at Cranks famous London restaurant in Marshall Street, and represent the very best of wholefood vegetarian cookery. Beige cloth boards with brown title to spine. Two-tone colour illustrations, a few colour photos. 160 pages including index. ISBN: 046004706X. Boards clean. Text block slightly dusty. Small brown mark to vertical edge of rear endpaper. A few pale foxspots and a few marks to contents. Light browning to page edges. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby.

THE CHRISTMAS CAT
Written by Robert Westall. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830972
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

When Caroline arrived in North Shields she thought that she had come to a prison. But then she meets her first friend, an old black and white cat with long legs and a bulging belly who changes her life, but not as much as Bobby. Robert Westall is a Carnegie Medal winner. Dark green boards, gilt titles. Wonderful black and white illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0416168221. Reprint in the same year as first publication. Light browning and foxing to contents (mainly to front endpapers). Foxing to top edge of text block. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is foxed to flaps.

FOOD AND WINE ADVENTURES
Written by Jancis Robinson. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830971
Published by Headline Book Publishing PLC. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author is one of the world's best-loved authorities on wine. A Master of Wine, a respected wine judge and lecturer. A book to bring joie de vivre to gourmets and wine lovers, promoting the pure pleasure of honest experience and delightful experiment. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w wood engravings. 96 pages including index. ISBN: 0747200300. Boards clean. A few scattered foxspots, mainly to endpapers and text block. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lighltly sunned to spine, foxing to verso (not visible to front).

RABBIT AND PORK RHYMING TALK
Written by John Lawrence. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830969
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

'Rabbit and Pork' stands for 'rhyming talk' or Cockney rhyming slang, the unique language with its famous phrases suchas 'plates of meat' (feet) and 'bees and honey' (money). A collection of fifty different phrases, all illustrated with a coloured wood engraving. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0241891302. Boards slightly grubby. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Neat gift inscription in ink to top of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has remains of old price label to front flap and is lightly rubbed at corners.

A PAIR OF SINNERS
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830968
Published by Granada. 1st thus 1980. Very good condition.

Full title on title-page of book: 'The history of A Pair of Sinners forgetting not their Ma who was one also'. A story in rhyme. Matt cream pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations to verse throughout. 41 pages. ISBN: 0246113251. Boards very slightly grubby, spine slightly faded. Small annotation in ink to verso of front endpaper. Pale foxspot to verso of front endpaper and the half-title page. Tiny nick to top edge of page 27/28. Else contents clean.

A YEAR AND A DAY
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830967
Published by Walker Books Ltd. 1st thus 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Walker Treasures series. Dark pink boards with colour illustration to front. Colour illustrations to text. ISBN: 0744567548. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Boards clean. Light finger marks to rear endpaper else contents clean.

LIGHT UNLOCKED: CHRISTMAS CARD POEMS
Written by Kevin Crossley-Holland; Lawrence Sail. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830966
Published by The Enitharmon Press. 2005. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A sparkling anthology consisting of poems sent by their authors, many of them well-known contemporary writers, as Christmas cards. Edited by Kevin Crossley-Holland and Lawrence Sail. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Gold coloured endpapers. B/w wood engravings. 96 pages. ISBN: 1904634184. Reprint in the same year as first publication. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly faded to spine.

THE HAPPY CAPTIVE
Written by Francisco Bascunan; William C. Atkinson. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830964
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1977. Almost very good condition.

Written in the late 17th century by a former Spanish officer in colonial Chile, the book recounts the events encountered by the author as a young man of 20 years in 1629, mostly while captured by Mapuche soldiers during one of the wars for Spanish domination of southern Chile. Translated from the Spanish by William C. Atkinson. Burgundy morocco spine, gilt titles. Beige boards. B/w vinyl-cuts. 154 pages. Spine is scuffed. Boards clean. Text block lightly dusty. Personal bookplate to front endpaper else contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is worn at open corners, unevenly faded and has a darker circular patch to one side.

THE ROAD TO CANTERBURY: TALES FROM CHAUCER
Written by Ian Serraillier. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830962
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st thus 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Nine tales from Chaucer retold by Serraillier in straightforward, modern language, omitting all the rhetoric digressions that a modern reader would find tedious. Pale green boards with gilt title to spine. Pink endpapers. B/w wood engravings. 144 pages. ISBN: 0722655312. Boards clean. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. A few minor foxspots to top edge of text block. Small brown mark to half-title page and title page vertical edge. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, a little grubby/scuffed and has a few closed tears to top rear edge.

LANTERNS ACROSS THE SNOW
Written by Susan Hill. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830961
Published by Long Barn Books. 1st thus 1998. Nearly fine condition.

A beautifully descriptive recollection of a child's Christmas at a country rectory; her final Christmas before her life alters forever. The story begins with an old lady watching the snow start to fall on Christmas Eve, and she remembers. She's the only one left who remembers. Purple cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Purple and white decorated endpapers. B/w wood engraving illustrations. 70 pages. ISBN: 1902421019. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Boards clean and bright. Minor corner crease to a couple of pages else a lovely copy contained in publisher's red card slipcase with very light wear.