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THE OUTSIDER
Written by Monica Edwards. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 2124861
Published by Collins. 1ST 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards. B/w illustrations. Small fade mark to top of spine. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few chips and nicks; piece of loss to top corner of spine.

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ACCORDING TO JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 2124351
Published by Collins. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 4 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Top edge red. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased and chipped; Tape repairs on verso, to tears at base of spine.

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A SUNDAY BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Margaret Tempest. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 2124084
Published by Collins. 1st 1954. Almost very good condition.

Blue/white pictorial boards. Prayers for children. Colour illustrations. Text in script. 6.75 x 6". Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping at edges. Scuffing to rear cover; front cover has a small area of surface paper damage. A little foxing internally.

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THE WEALD (NN 26)
Written by S.W. Wooldridge; Frederick Goldring.
Stock no. 1815361
Published by Collins. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 26. Green cloth, gilt title. 8 colour photos. 25 b/w photos. 53 maps and diagrams. Fourth Impression. Corners bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper which is lightly creased. Text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to rear panel and has a couple of small closed tears to top edge, spine is NOT faded.

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THE NEW FOREST (NN 73)
Written by Colin R. Tubbs.
Stock no. 2123834
Published by Collins. 1st 1986. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 73. Green cloth. 1800 copies printed. 20 colour photos and over 100 photos and diagrams in b/w. ISBN: 0002191075. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ISLANDS (NN 109)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 1815212
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 109. A broad look at the islands that lie off the shore of Britain and Ireland, exploring their biology, geography, geology and climate, and examining changes that have occurred in the past and how these become relevant for future developments. Green cloth boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007267378. Light scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper.

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THE OPEN SEA: ITS NATURAL HISTORY PART II: FISH AND FISHERIES (NN 37)
Written by Alister Hardy. Illustrated by Alister Hardy.
Stock no. 1815209
Published by Collins. 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 37. Green cloth, gilt titles. Watercolour and line drawings by the author. 68 b/w photos with diagrams and maps. ISBN: 000213165X. Fourth Impression. A few marks to boards. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed with slight wear to top of spine.

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SCHOOLGIRL JEN AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1814760
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth covers, dark green titles and vignettes. Colour frontis plate. 256 pages. 7.5 x 5". Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and a little grubby.

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THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1208840
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The tale of a lovely medieval castle and its chatelaine. Yellow cloth, blue titles to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents very good indeed. Price-cut wrapper is browned to spine, rubbed at folds and has slight loss at top and tail of spine and corners and a couple of old tape marks to front panel.

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THE BOY IN RED
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1814687
Published by Collins. Circa 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Boy in Red is Maurice St. Annalands, page to William the Silent, the heroic leader of the Netherlands in the fight for freedom. Pink cloth covers, blue titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 254 pages. 7.5 x 5". Corners bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, slightly faded to spine, foxed to verso.

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PROMISE AND THE MONSTER
Written by Babette Cole. Illustrated by Babette Cole.
Stock no. 1814589
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1988. Fine condition.

When Fergus McHeap's monster is stolen by a travelling circus, Promise the pony devises a cunning plot to save him. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations cartoon strip style. ISBN: 0001840347.

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THE MYSTERY THAT NEVER WAS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 2123329
Published by Collins. 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Enid Blyton's Junior Story Books. This most peculiar mystery was made up by four children to entertain Uncle Rob. Then the pretend mystery became real! Yellow boards, red title to spine. B/w illustrations. 160 pages. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few chips; a bit faded so spine.

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