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NURSERY RHYMES FOR CERTAIN TIMES
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Elinor Darwin; Moyra Leathem.
Stock no. 1322946
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1956. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The most completely satisfying book of nursery rhymes and jingles that have ever been published! Grey cloth. Two-tone line drawings throughout (coloured by Leathem). Introduction by De La Mare. 124 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Slight fading to cover edges. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed, edge chipped with loss to top and tail of spine.

THE SCARECROW AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Irene Hawkins.
Stock no. 1322912
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Includes The Lovely Myfanwy and Broomsticks. Yellow cloth with light blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. 128 pages. Tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is just a little grubby to rear panel.

THE MAGIC JACKET & OTHER STORIES
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Irene Hawkins.
Stock no. 1322910
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Companion volume to The Old Lion and Other Stories. 146 pages. B/w illustrations. Green cloth with blue title to spine and decoration to front cover. Spine bumped. Some foxing and a few other marks to covers. Light crease to lower corner of front free-endpaper else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and faded to spine.

DEVON: A SHELL GUIDE
Written by Ann Jellicoe; Roger Mayne.
Stock no. 1822363
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The authors have made an intensive exploration of the county for their re-writing of the Shell Guide to Devon. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0571048366. Light mottling & scuffing to boards. Text block browned. A few foxspots present. Dustwrapper is browned and edge-rubbed with slight loss of surface paper to corners, small pen mark (writing) to top of front flap.

TROUBLE ON THUNDER MOUNTAIN
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1320462
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The O'Saurus family rebuild Thunder Mountain with the aid of their friends... Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0571193595. Spine slightly bumped. A lovely copy contained in a slightly edge worn dustwrapper that has a couple of small tears along the bottom edge.

STALIN'S NEMESIS: THE EXILE AND MURDER OF LEON TROTSKY
Written by Bertrand M. Patenaude.
Stock no. 1318387
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of one of the twentieth century's most notorious political murders: the assassination of Leon Trotsky. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780571228751. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed, tiny piece torn from top corner of rear panel.

MINI: THE TRUE AND SECRET HISTORY OF THE MAKING OF A MOTOR CAR
Written by Simon Garfield.
Stock no. 1817503
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A fascinating story of British endeavour, ingenuity and masterful marketing. In May 1959, the first Mini was produjced on an assembly line at Cowley, near Oxford. It would take a team of supremely talented designers, draftsmen, engineers and production-line workers to build a car that was unique in appearance and construction. Somehow, the Mini became an icon. Blue boards, white title to spine. Red endpapers. B/w photos and a few colour. xiv and 285 pages including index. ISBN: 9780571248094. A lovely copy!

FFANGS THE VAMPIRE BAT AND THE KISS OF TRUTH
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
Stock no. 2130342
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A wildly inventive fantasy with splendidly exuberant illustrations. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0571138411. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper edge-creased.

THE STORY OF MOSES
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 2130045
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1959. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 110 pages. Ex-lib. with many usual markings - ink numbers to spine, Ink stamps to a number of pages; card-holder and tipped-in date list to front. Foxing to outer page edges; some grubby marks, however, contents are generally very good. Wrapper has ink numbers to spine, which is also faded; some chipping and creasing.

BLUE PETER
Written by Alina Lewitt. Illustrated by Lewitt-Him.
Stock no. 2124968
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1943. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Peter is a blue dog! A little fraying to cloth at top of spine. Wear to cover edges. Binding is weak; joint between front endpaper and title page is broken. Rear joint is partially cracked. Some hinges are pulled. The odd foxspot. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper.

MOONSHINE AND MAGIC
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by William Townsend.
Stock no. 1609837
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of short stories of extraordinary charm, full of whimsical incident and diverting fancy. Attractive blue, pink and yellow pictorial cloth. Delightful colour and b/w illustrations. Covers foxed. Inscription to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges, prelims and endpapers. Wrapper is edge creased and has a few small edge tears, and is browned to spine.

AIRCRAFT FOR THE ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by Michael J.F. Bowyer.
Stock no. 1814732
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The 'Griffon' Spitfire, The Albermarle Bomber, The Shetland Flying-Boat. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0571115152.