THE ELEPHANT WAR
Written by Gillian Avery. Illustrated by John Verney.
Stock no. 1328710
Published by Collins. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The fourth story of the Smith family, beginning with a misunderstanding (like many wars before and since). Red boards, silver title to spine. 256 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Light tape mark to front cover. Name in ink and also evidence of removal of a label to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped with slight loss, a bit grubby to rear panel and has a large tear across front panel which has been tape repaired on verso and is not very noticeable to front.

BRITISH THRUSHES (NN 63)
Written by Eric Simms. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 1328592
Published by Collins. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Dark green boards, gilt title to spine. 24 b/w plates. Maps, diagrams and text figures. A detailed research into the six true species of thrush breeding in the British Isles; including a chapter of Britain's vagrant thrushes and a further substantial chapter on the seven species of small chat-like thrushes of the British Isles, including the Nightingale and the Robin. ISBN: 0002196700. Spine and corners bumped. Foxspots to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and slightly browned to spine, closed tear to lower edge of rear panel which is slightly grubby.

GOLD GORSE COMMON
Written by Mollie Kaye. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1328479
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

Yellow cloth spine, pictorial boards. The Potter Pinner series. Text in script with pretty colour illustrations to text. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine darkened. Heavy pencil pricing to front free-endpaper. Pencil name to belongs to box (attempt has previously been made to erase it).

WISH ON PIG
Written by Barbara Ward. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1328387
Published by Collins. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Story about a dog called Nipper. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 159 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with small patch of surface paper damage to spine.

THE ABBEY GIRLS ON TRIAL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1328340
Published by Collins. 1951. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Seagull library edition. Blue boards. Silver title. 288 pages. Top edge blue. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers. Creases to prelims. Title-page has not been cut correctly meaning the margins are bigger than all other pages and the corner is creased. Price cut wrapper is foxed on verso and slightly edge chipped, rear panel is slightly grubby.

STOWAWAYS IN THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1328338
Published by Collins. 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library series. Blue boards. 256 pages. Top edge blue. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Slight surface paper damage to rear pastedown. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, is edge worn and torn and the rear panel is grubby.

SCHOOLDAYS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1328337
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library edition. Blue boards, silver titles and vignette. 272 pages. Top edge blue. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to top and tail of spine. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and rear panel is slightly grubby.

JEN OF THE ABBEY SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1328336
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library edition. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 311 pages. Top edge blue. Spine and corners bumped. Slight fading to cover edges. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. A couple of small brown marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, edge worn with slight loss and rear panel is slightly grubby.

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ORKNEY (NN 70)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 1828539
Published by Collins. 1985. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 70. 2nd state - light green boards, squared spine, orignally produced to be bound as a paperback and bound as hardback by publisher, slightly smaller than first state 8.5" rather than 9" tall. Colour and b/w photos. In his tracing of the island's evolution from its geological creation to the effects of oil technology; in the detailed, yet fascinating exploration of the plants and animals (and where best to see them), Professor Berry's expertise and enthusiasm is backed by that of local specialists, and Orkney's long tradition of natural history study. Appendices include definitive lists of all the species of flora and fauna on record and an extensive bibliography. ISBN: 0002190621. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and very lightly browned to rear panel with minor marks. Overall a decent copy of a scarce item.

A THANKSGIVING FOR CHILDREN
Written by Margaret Tempest. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1328320
Published by Collins. 1960. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial boards. A prayer for children with colour illustrations on each page. 6.5 x 6". SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to Jane Mills (dated 1962). Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Light page browning to endpapers. Some foxing to contents.

BLESS THIS DAY
Written by Elfrida Vipont. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1328242
Published by Collins. 1967. Good condition.

A book of prayer for children. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrated endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations surrounding text throughout. 95 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some foxing to cover edges and spine is slightly browned. Small tear to top of spine on rear edge (closed tear). Damage to front pastedown - 1.25" removed from left edge of open cover.

UNCLE REMUS STORIES
Written by Joel Chandler Harris; Jane Shaw. Illustrated by William Backhouse.
Stock no. 1328197
Published by Collins. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format, cream boards with red title and vignette. Delightful colour illustrations. Retold by Jane Shaw. 13 stories. 61 pages. Spine bumped. Child's name and age in belongs to box. Foxing and a light musty smell else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge creased and lightly foxed on verso.