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BIRDS AND MEN (NN 17)
Written by E.M. Nicholson.
Stock no. 1202469
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

New Naturalist series No. 17. Green cloth covers. 6 x 8.5 inches. 256 pages. A major contribution to the literature of British Ornithology supported by beautiful colour and black and white photo illustrations. The bird life of British towns, villages, gardens & farmland. Covers faded. Light browning to free endpapers.

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THE MAGIC MERRY-GO-ROUND
No author listed. Illustrated by Ken Woodward.
Stock no. 1302690
Published by Collins. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Pixie Book. Very small format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Minimal rubbing to corners. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with a few tiny closed edge tears.

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SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
No author listed. Illustrated by Rene Cloke.
Stock no. 1302629
Published by Collins. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Pixie Book. Small format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Top corner tips very slightly creased. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with tear to top of spine and large closed tear to top rear corner.

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THE HORN OF MERLYNS
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1301222
Published by Collins. 3rd 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. A few light spots to covers. Some erased pencil writing to front endpaper. Large finger mark to verso of half title-page. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with paper repairs on verso, sunned to spine and a bit grubby to rear panel.

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SAND HOPPERS
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Stock no. 1201136
Published by Collins. 1st 1946. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Colour and b/w illustrations. Green cloth, white titles. Doggles, a mongrel, is the hero of the story. Front panel of wrapper is stuck to front pastedown (actually looks very nice).

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MOUNTAINEERS
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Stock no. 1201030
Published by Collins. 1945. Slightly better than very good condition.

George rescues Dumpling (the bulldog-hero of the story) from Miss Martha - the "Dragon" - to whose cottage in the Lake District George is evacuated. Large format. Blue cloth, red titles. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations. Spine faded. Top corners just very slightly rubbed. Front panel of pictorial dustwrapper pasted inside front cover. Contents fine.

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PIXIELAND RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Rene Cloke.
Stock no. 385039
Published by Collins. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Pixie Book Series. Very small format (4 x 4 inches). Pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations. Staples are rusty and situated more to front of book rather than on spine (binding error). Top corner tips of pages are slightly creased else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed with a small rust spot to lower staple area on front panel.

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THE BETRAYER
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 820884
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light green cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. Black and white illustrations. 285 pages. Spine bumped and faded. Corners rubbed. Pictorial wrapper is edge creased with a few small tears and chips with some loss. Small ink scribble to front wrapper flap.

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SEVEN YEARS AND A DAY
Written by Colette O'Hare. Illustrated by Beryl Cook.
Stock no. 447017
Published by Collins. 1st 1980. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

10.75" X 8.5". Glazed pictorial boards. Delightful story of a 'lucky' six toed cat. Illustrated by the distinguished painter, Beryl Cook, who has illustrated a book for first time. ISBN: 0001957457.

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ANIMAL STORYTIME
Written by Anne Pickstock; et al.
Stock no. 446669
Published by Collins. 1st 1975. Fine condition.

First story is Vernon Vole Loses His Vote. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. An anthology of stories. ISBN: 0001381792.

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SIMPLE PICTURES ARE THE BEST
Written by Nancy Willard. Illustrated by Tomie De Paola.
Stock no. 446692
Published by Collins. 1st 1978. Fine condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0001839217.

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THE HORN OF MERLYNS
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 816608
Published by Collins. 3rd 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Some marks to covers. Corners are bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine with chips and grubby marks.

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