THE WIZARD OF BOLAND
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1331469
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping and browning to spine. Foxing to textblock and a few light foxspots to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with minimal loss and a few small tears and is slightly browned to rear panel.

THE SHOOTING MAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB; Duff Hart-Davis. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1831600
Published by White Lion Books. 1st thus 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A companion volume to BB's "Fisherman's Bedside Book", illustrated throughout with numerous woodcuts. Brown cloth, gilt titles to spine. A handsome new edition with an introduction by Duff Hart-Davis. xi and 212 pages. ISBN: 1874762112. Boards clean and bright. Slight lean to spine. Top edge of text block has small foxspots. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge, sunned/faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

OUR EXPLOITS AT WEST POLEY
Written by Thomas Hardy. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1331189
Published by Oxford University Press. 1979. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Hardy's only story seriously intended for a young audience. Exploring Nick's Pocket, a cave in the Mendips, Leonard and his cousin Steve find a mysterious subterranean stream... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engraving illustrations. x and 77 pages. ISBN: 0192745271. Some light scuffing to spine edge of front cover. Name, town and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is bright.

THE GRASSHOPPERS COME
Written by David Garnett. Illustrated by R.A. Garnett.
Stock no. 1831124
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1931. Almost very good condition.

An aviation tale. The experiences of two men and a woman trying to complete a record-breaking air trip, and all the incident that follows. Purple/black mottled covers. 6 wood-engravings. Top edge gilt. 101 pages. Second impression in the same year as the first impression. Spine browned, rear board faded at edges. Front board browned and a small mark. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Scattered foxing throughout.

THE CANADIAN NATURALIST
Written by P.H. Gosse.
Stock no. 1209021
Published by John Van Voorst. 1st 1840. Slightly better than very good condition.

A series of Converstaions on the Natural History of Lower Canada. Modern rebind. Three-quarters red leather with 5 raised bands to spine and gilt title to spine. New endpapers (red). 44 b/w wood engravings in the text. xii and 372 pages including index plus 4 page publisher advert to rear. Text block browned but recently planed smooth. Large previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. A few age-related grubby marks to contents but overall a lovely copy considering its age.

RUDYARD KIPLING: SELECTED POEMS (THE FOLIO POETS)
Written by Rudyard Kipling; Andrew Lycett. Illustrated by George Tute.
Stock no. 1830983
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited & introduced by Lycett with b/w engravings by Tute. Maroon leather spine with gilt title. Pictorial boards. The Folio Poets Series. Top edge maroon. xviii and 405 pages including index. Minor mark to lower edge of text block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

A FAMILY TREASURY OF POETRY
Written by Neil Philip. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830980
Published by Dorling Kindersley. 1st thus 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

First published as A New Treasury of Poetry by Blackie and Son Ltd 1990. Delight in language and delight in life sing through the pages of this rich collection of poetry for the young. Selected and introduced by Neil Philip. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0751305065. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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.

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.

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.