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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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SUMMER STORY
Written by Jill Barklem. Illustrated by Jill Barklem.
Stock no. 1328270
Published by Collins. 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One of the Brambly Hedge series. White glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures. Dusty Dogwood and Poppy Eyebright decide on a very unusual setting for their wedding ceremony! ISBN: 0001839233. Second impression, same year as first impression. Minimal bumping to spine and corners.

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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.

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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.

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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SEABIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA AND THE WORLD
Written by Gerald S. Tuck. Illustrated by Hermann Heinzel.
Stock no. 1828459
Published by Collins. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition.

A comprehensive guide. Matt pictorial boards. B/w line drawings, colour illustrations. xxviii and 292 pages including index. ISBN: 0002197146. Boards browned and a little marked. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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RED SHIFT
Written by Alan Garner.
Stock no. 1327995
Published by Collins. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. A story in which lives which appear to be lived in different historical periods are bound together by a power outside of space and time. ISBN: 0001841572. Corners slightly bumped. Tiny mark to front cover. Foxing and page browning to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut with 'new' printed price erased, foxed on verso, small tear to top edge of front panel repaired on verso.

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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Hugh Gee. Illustrated by Hugh Gee; Sylvia Gee; Zoltan Wegner.
Stock no. 1327903
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

Represented in figures and photographed in natural colour. Pale blue decorated cloth. Figures and scenes created by Hugh Gee, colour photography by Wegner and drawings by Sylvia Gee. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few light marks to covers. Tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Contents clean.

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LAND OF SWEET SURPRISES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327746
Published by Collins. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

A Revolving Picture Book. 1st published by Nister around 1897. Glazed pictorial boards. Pictures changed by moving the tab. ISBN: 0001956906. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine. Tabs work.

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