SUNDAY READING FOR THE YOUNG 1897
Written by Various. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1331463
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. 1897. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial grey cloth (illustration by Robinson) with gilt titles. Colour (chromolithograph) frontis. B/w illustrations throughout. 412 pages plus 16 page catalogue to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Some stitching pulled but binding still tight. A couple of page corner tips torn off but no loss of text.

BLACKIES GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Dorothy Wilding; Constance Savery; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Cecil Orr; W. Lindsay Cable; et al..
Stock no. 1831605
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1940. Very good condition.

White cloth spine with light blue title. Front cover shows three girls cooking over a camp fire. First story is 'The Younger Sister Mystery' by Dorothy Wilding. 4 full-page colour plates, 4 half-tone plates plus numerous b/w illustrations to text. 208 pages. Cloth spine is grubby and frayed at top. Board edges are rubbed, corners worn. Text block browned and slightly grubby. Frontispiece partly detached. One hinge pulled but binding tight. One or two margin marks else contents generally clean. All plates present.

MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE STORIES FOR BOYS
Written by Eric Duthie; Richard Armstrong; Arthur Catherall; W. Somerset Maugham; Elleston Trevor; et al. Illustrated by John S. Goodall; Stuart Tresilian; et al..
Stock no. 1331398
Published by Odhams Books. 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Duthie. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. First story is Th Visitor by Henry Treece (illus J.S. Goodall). Spine slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning and some foxing. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a large vertical score mark to front panel.

A TOLKIEN BESTIARY
Written by David Day. Illustrated by Michael Foreman; Victor Ambrus; Lidia Postma; et al..
Stock no. 1831507
Published by Mitchell Beazley. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A scholarly, definitive and enchantingly beautiful explanation of all the imaginary beasts, monsters, races, nations, deities, fauna and flora of Tolkien's fantasy worlds of Middle-Earth and the Undying Lands. Large format. Beige cloth boards, green title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 287 pages including index. ISBN: 0855331887. Boards clean. Browning to half-title page and blank verso of last index page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a tiny closed tear (no loss) to top of spine and also to lower front corner, a small mark to spine, and is lightly scuffed.

BOY'S OWN ANNUAL 1969
Written by Jack Cox; Patrick Moore; et al. Illustrated by Glenn Steward; Robert Hodgson; et al..
Stock no. 1331217
Published by Purnell. 1969. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows moon rocket. Pictorial endpapers. First story "Man Toward the Moon" by Patrick Moore. ISBN: 0361010842. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Price CUT and some surface paper damage from the surrounding area. Red X to title-page (crayon?). Foxing to textblock, light musty smell to contents.

THE GENUS CYPRIPEDIUM (A BOTANICAL MAGAZINE MONOGRAPH)
Written by Phillip Cribb; Peter Green. Illustrated by Mary Bates; et al..
Stock no. 1831236
Published by Royal Botanic Gardens; Timber Press. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This monograph by the curator of the Orchid Herbarium at Kew considers the history, biology, evolution, conservation, cultivation, and classification of cypripediums, popularly called lady's slippers or moccasin flowers. Edited by Peter Green. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. 301 pages including index. ISBN: 0881924032. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Top corners lightly bumped. Text block slightly dusty. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and a little scuffed, old price-label to rear panel, tiny nick to top rear edge.

MR. PUNCH WITH ROD AND GUN: THE HUMOURS OF FISHING AND SHOOTING
No author listed. Illustrated by Charles Keene; John Leech; Cecil Aldin; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1831125
Published by The Educational Book Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Punch Library of Humour. Red cloth boards, Pictorial spine with gilt title, black title to front board. Humourous b/w illustrations and snippets of prose. Top edge gilt. 192 pages. Spine browned and wornt at top & tail. Text block and endpapers browned.Hinges pulled but binding tight. A few foxspots and grubby marks to contents. Undated.

FASHION IN IMPRESSIONIST PARIS
Written by Debra N. Mancoff. Illustrated by Edouard Manet; et al..
Stock no. 1831028
Published by Merrell Publishers Limited. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Featuring famed paintings by such Impressionist masters as Degas, Cassatt, Manet, Monet and Morisot, this delightful book revisits the world of Parisian fashion through the eyes of first-hand observers. Thematic chapters present a gallery-like ensemble of paintings that follow in the footsteps of stylish Parisians as they stroll in the parks and boulevards, meet friends at cafés, take in the theatre, relax at home and go on holiday. Large format. Blue paper boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. 157 pages. ISBN: 9781858945828. A few minor white marks to boards. Slight lean to spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 4: SANDGROUSE TO CUCKOOS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; Jordi Sargatal; et al. Illustrated by Richard Allen; Hilary Burn; John Cox; et al..
Stock no. 1830894
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour photos and plates. Distribution maps. 679 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 8487334229. A few minor marks to boards. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has a few light scuffs else very clean in appearance. Overall, a lovely copy.

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 2: NEW WORLD VULTURES TO GUINEAFOWL
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; Jordi Sargatal; et al. Illustrated by Francesc Jutglar; Lluis Sanz; et al..
Stock no. 1830893
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour plates and photos throughout. 638 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 8487334156. Top of spine bumped, top & tail fo spine lightly shelf-worn. Couple of small marks to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks and lower front corner is a little grubby and creased. Overall, a very nice copy.

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 16: TANAGERS TO NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; David Christie; et al. Illustrated by Hilary Burn; Chris Rose; et al..
Stock no. 1830892
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour photos and plates. Distribution maps. 893 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 9788496553781. Very light scuff to front board, lower corner of front board lightly bumped. Text block very slightly grubby, top edge has a few minor foxspots. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at bumped corner. Includes laminated Index of Passerines, loosely inserted. Overall, a very nice copy.

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 7: JACAMARS TO WOODPECKERS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; Jordi Sargatal; et al. Illustrated by Clive Byers; Hilary Burn; John Cox; et al..
Stock no. 1830891
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour plates, photographs and distribution maps. 613 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 8487334377. Minor mark to front board and light bump to lower corner of front board. Else boards clean. Minor foxing to top of text block. A few grubby marks to prelimms else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks. Includes laminated alphabetical list of Non-passerines loosely inserted. Overall, a very nice copy.