THE MAGIC APPLE TREE: A COUNTRY YEAR
Written by Susan Hill. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1831603
Published by Long Barn Books. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Magic Apple Tree is Susan Hill’s memoir of her life in the Fen country of England where she and her husband bought a cottage in the village of Barley. She tells of their life in an old cottage, of finding logs for the fire, fighting the clay soil and insects and weather in the garden, raising chickens, watching the birds and local wildlife, participating in the community life in the village, cooking in each season, going for walks with her dog through the local countryside, and of the magic apple tree, a tree growing in their back garden which gives them new views and comforts throughout each season. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w headers and footers and 4 full page b/w chapter illustrations. 269 pages. ISBN: 9781902421254. Base of spine and lower corners lightly rubbed. Small knock to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and sunned/faded to spine and a little 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.

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.

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.