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PANDORA OF PARRHAM ROYAL
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1607743
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pandora comes to Parrham Royal to live with her father following the death of her mother. Pink cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 286 pages. Uneven fading to spine; spine and corners bumped. Inscription to front endpaper. Contents very good indeed. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped with some loss; patch of surface damage to front panel, and scuffing to folds and edges.

THE AVENUE
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1811394
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. 221 pages. B/w illustrations. Top of spine lightly rubbed. Lower edge of text block deckle edged. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed with a couple of closed edge tears to rear panel.

THE KNOT SQUIRREL TIED
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1404441
Published by Collins. 10th 1955. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Cream boards, red titles and picture to front. 95 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Browning to endpapers. Small green pencil mark to rear endpaper. A little foxing to page edges. Light browning to some pages. Tiny ink spots to margins of pages 90 and 91. Contents otherwise are generally clean. Slight musty smell to book. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of small tears. Spine is browned and the wrapper is grubby and marked. Verso is browned.

THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1607283
Published by Collins. 2nd 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine bumped. Outer page edges foxed and dusty. Wrapper is browned at edges and foxed to spine.

PANDORA OF PARRHAM ROYAL
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1404265
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Pandora comes to Parrham Royal to live with her father following the death of her mother. Pink cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 286 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Gilt on spine a little faded. Faint foxing to endpapers and a little to the bottom of the text block otherwise the contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edgeworn, torn and creased. Top half of the spine is missing. Rear panel is grubby. Edge of front flap is browned. Clear tape covers front fold on verso.

NATURE CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN (NN 49)
Written by L. Dudley Stamp.
Stock no. 1607133
Published by Collins. 2nd 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. New Naturalist no. 49. Second impression. ISBN: 0002131528. Spine bumped. Owner signature and date to front endpapers. Light foxing to outer page edges and endpapers. Wrapper is foxed, and faded to spine.

NATURE CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN (NN 49)
Written by L. Dudley Stamp.
Stock no. 1607020
Published by Collins. 2nd 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. New Naturalist no. 49. Second edition with revised lists and maps. ISBN: 0002131528. Small mark to lower edge of boards. Price-label mark to front endpaper. Laminate on price-cut wrapper is becoming unstuck at edges in few places. Slight fading to wrapper spine.

FLEAS FLUKES AND CUCKOOS (NMN 7)
Written by Miriam Rothschild; Theresa Clay.
Stock no. 2116263
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist monograph. B/w photos and drawings. A study of bird parasites. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine is faded. Couple of small inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is grubby in places, with some edge-creasing; small piece of loss to top of spine.

THE BROADS (NN 46)
Written by E.A. Ellis.
Stock no. 2116230
Published by Collins. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series No. 46. Green cloth. B/w photos. Spine is faded and bumped. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with grubby marks; has a couple of closed tears that have been repaired to verso.

MAMMALS IN THE BRITISH ISLES (NN 68)
Written by L. Harrison Matthews.
Stock no. 2116222
Published by Collins. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth. B/w photos. A synthesis of modern knowledge derived from living animals studies in the field and covering all facets of mammalian life in the British Isles. ISBN: 0002197383. Some foxing and page browning. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased, with some foxing; a few other marks and indentations to rear panel, unusually, spine is not faded.

PLANT PESTS (NN 116)
Written by David V. Alford.
Stock no. 2116205
Published by Collins. Circa 2011. As new condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist 116. A fascinating account of the natural history of the insects and mites that inhabit our farms and gardens, and feed on our cultivated plants. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Yellow endpapers with repeating NN logo. ISBN: 9780007338498. Still in original shrink wrap - that now is a bit torn. However, wrapper spine and edge has become faded where on a shelf, over time.

THE TRIO FROM RIO
Written by Alan D. Mickle. Illustrated by Bovey.
Stock no. 1810592
Published by Collins. 1947. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

"A Book which the Author cannot make up his mind whether to describe as a Grown-Up's Book for Children or a Children's Book for Grown-Ups." Red cloth spine with green title, green paper boards with dark green vignette of the Trio to front. Colour frontis, b.w illustrations. 192 pages. Top edge green. Edges of boards slightly browned. Front joint starting to crack. Attendence inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and text block. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with slight loss and also has some minor foxing.