THE WOLF WILDER
Written by Katherine Rundell. Illustrated by Gelrev Ongbico.
Stock no. 1831561
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Feo's mother is a wolf wilder, and Feo is a wolf wilder in training: a person who teaches tamed animals to be wild again, to fend for themselves, and to fight and to run. When the corrupt Russian Army threatens her wolves and arrests her mum, Feo is left with no option but to go on the run. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 318 pages. ISBN: 9781408862582. A lovely copy.

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
Written by J.K. Rowling. Illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill.
Stock no. 1831482
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st thus 2017. Slightly better than very good condition.

Explore the wild wonders of the wizarding world in this sumptuous compendium of magical beasts, compiled by famed Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. xvii and 133 pages. ISBN: 9781408885260. A fewminor marks to boards, minor scuffing to rear board. Contents clean.

DRESDEN: TUESDAY 13 FEBRUARY 1945
Written by Frederick Taylor.
Stock no. 1831411
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

At 9.51 p.m. on Tuesday 13 February 1945, Dresden's air-raid sirens sounded as they had done many times during the Second World War. But this time was different. By the next morning, more than 4,500 tons of high explosives and incendiary devices had been dropped on the unprotected city... This book is a serious reappraisal of an event that lives in the popular memory with Guernica and Hiroshima as a by-word for the horror of twentieth-century air warfare. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xvi and maps and 518 pages including index. ISBN: 0747570787. Boards clean, text block grubby. Occasional foxspot to contents. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly sunned to spine.

LEONARDO AND THE LAST SUPPER
Written by Ross King. Illustrated by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Stock no. 1831341
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In Leonardo and the Last Supper, Ross King tells the complete story of this creation of this mural: the adversities suffered by the artist during its execution; the experimental techniques he employed; the models for Christ and the Apostles that he used; and the numerous personalities involved - everyone from the Leonardo's young assistants to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan who commissioned the work. Ross King's book is both a record of Leonardo da Vinci's last five years in Milan and a 'biography' of one of the most famous works of art ever painted. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour plates. 336 pages including index. ISBN: 9780747599470. Boards clean. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

MILTON POET, PAMPHLETEER AND PATRIOT
Written by Anna Beer.
Stock no. 1331087
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A fresh and engaging account of the life, times, politics, loves, and letters of the great English poet John Milton on the four hundredth anniversary of his birth. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 458 pages (including index) with a few photos. ISBN: 9780747584254. Spine bumped. Small dent to vertical edge of front cover. Some slight marking to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby.

1492: THE YEAR OUR WORLD BEGAN
Written by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto.
Stock no. 1831205
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st thus 2011. Almost very good condition.

Felipe Fernandez-Armesto traces key elements of the modern world back to that single, fateful year: the way power and wealth are distributed around the globe; the way major religions and civilisations divide the world. Events that began in 1492 even transformed the whole ecological system of the planet. Pictorial cardwraps. A few b/w illustrations and maps. vi and 346 pages including index. ISBN: 9781408809501. Covers show reading wear. Text block is browned and foxed. Foxing throughout, mainly bleeding from text block to margins.

A MUDLARKING YEAR: FINDING TREASURE IN EVERY SEASON
Written by Lara Maiklem.
Stock no. 1831047
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2024. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A gentle ode to nature, history and the simple art of looking, searching the foreshore of the Thames through the changing seasons. Guided by Lara's curiosity, warmth and wisdom, it is your invitation to discover hidden objects in the most overlooked part of the city of London, the secrets they reveal and the stories that are patiently waiting to be told. Light grey cloth boards, blue foil title to spine. xx and 335 pages. ISBN: 9781526660756. Top & tail of spine ligthly shelf-worn else a lovely copy. Minor creasing to top & tail of spine of dustwrapper.

WADERS OF EUROPE
Written by Lars Gejl.
Stock no. 1830860
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

A photographic guide to wader identification, ecology and biology. Waders are spectacular members of our avifauna. They are epecially prevalent along coasts and in wetlands during the spring and autumn migration periods, when members of several species may form dramatic flocks that wheel and turn in flight. Packed with information on the lives of these birds. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photography throughout. 368 pages including index. ISBN: 9781472947055. Boards very lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

THE TWILIGHT BOOK
Written by Jonny Boatfield. Illustrated by Jonny Boatfield.
Stock no. 1830716
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An interactive, inventive picture book. More than a story about a boy trying to rescue a little girl, it is also a game of search and find. Hours of fun. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Illustrated endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout with speech bubbles. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0747544700. Light bumping to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at spine.

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
Written by J.K. Rowling. Illustrated by Levi Pinfold.
Stock no. 1330107
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st thus 2018. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Slytherin Edition, published to mark the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Black boards, metallic green title to spine. 371 pages. Some b/w illustrations. Textblock dyed green. ISBN: 9781408898116. Minimal bumping to spine of book.

HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
Written by J.K. Rowling. Illustrated by Levi Pinfold.
Stock no. 1330106
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Slytherin edition, published to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Black boards with metallic green title to spine. 350 pages. Some b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781408883761. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit rubbed at edges.

THE IRON TONIC
Written by Edward Gorey. Illustrated by Edward Gorey.
Stock no. 1325817
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Or A Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valley. Oblong format, 5 x 8.5". Pictorial mustard boards with black titles. B/w illustrations. Minimal text. ISBN: 0747556458. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.