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THE SERENDIPITY SHOP
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 2129403
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. 205 pages. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. Top and tail of spine are faded; some browning to cover edges. Bumping to corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is torn and chipped; with loss to top and tail of spine and surrounding areas; sticky tape repairs; some to verso, but some visible to edges of wrapper.

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Written by Walter Mattli; Thomas Dietz.
Stock no. 2128931
Published by Oxford University Press. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Contending Theories and Evidence. ISBN: 9780198716723. 3rd printing.

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE OXFORD DISTRICT
Written by James J. Walker.
Stock no. 2127987
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1926. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Chipping to spine, with some creasing. A few marks to covers. Corners are creased. Bookplate to inside front cover. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Small name in ink to first page; some foxing.

THE AMAZON RIVER FOREST
Written by Nigel J.H. Smith.
Stock no. 2126613
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1999. Fine condition.

A Natural History of Plants, Animals and People. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780195122077.

THE CIVIL WARS A MILITARY HISTORY OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND 1638-1660
Written by John Kenyon; Jane Ohlmeyer.
Stock no. 2126201
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 019866222X. A few marks to cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.

PETER PAN'S ABC
Written by J.M. Barrie. Illustrated by Flora White.
Stock no. 2125360
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Good condition.

Pale cloth covers with gilt titles. Oblong pictorial onlay to front cover, with other decorations bordering it. Colour plates throughout, which accompany the alphabet. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some grubby marks to covers. Erased pencil drawing to front endpaper. Foxing throughout. Binding is a little weak; a few hinges are pulled; some chips and tears where plates are bound in. A few plates have margin tears and grubby margin marks. A reading copy.

STRANG'S PENNY BOOKS THE SEVEN SONS
Written by Margaret Baker.
Stock no. 2124881
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1939. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Early reader for children aged 7-8. Browning to covers and pages. Vertical creasing to pages.

STRANG'S PENNY BOOKS DON'T BE TOO SURE
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 2124879
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1938. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and two-tone illustrations. For children aged 8-11. Some creasing. A few marks.

STRANG'S PENNY BOOKS THE GREY GOOSE FEATHERS
Written by Margaret Stuart Lane. Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve.
Stock no. 2124878
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1936. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and two-tone illustrations. For children aged 8-11. A few creases to corners. Foxspot to base of spine. Contents are excellent.

STRANG'S PENNY BOOKS BILL SAWYER'S V.C.
Written by Herbert Strang. Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 2124875
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1939. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Only 23 pages in length. Some creasing and browning to covers and some pages internally.

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Written by Kathleen Lines. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 2123607
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book of Nursery Stories. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bumping to corners. Endpapers have some grubby finger marks. Foxing to outer page edges. Odd margin mark. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few nicks.

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA VOLUME II HAWKS TO BUSTARDS
Written by Stanley Cramp; et al. Illustrated by C.J.F. Coombs; Peter Hayman; Ian Willis.
Stock no. 1814498
Published by Oxford University Press. 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Maps on endpapers. 695 pages. A comprehensive reference manual describing over 740 species with detailed information on field characteristics, habitat, distribution, mortality and longevity, population, with distribution maps, social pattern and behaviour, breeding, food, voice, plumage, moults, measurements, weights, structure & geographical variation. Specially commissioned colour plates. Bibliography, glossary of scientific terms and indexes. ISBN: 019857505X. Reprinted with corrections. Plain label with previous owner's name and date to front flap of dustwrapper affecting some of the text to the flap. Tiny closed tear to lower front edge of dustwrapper and spine faded (as is common with this title).