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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WALES (NN 66)
Written by William M. Condry.
Stock no. 2140714
Published by Collins. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 66. Corries, crags and summits, moorlands, mires and conifers, rivers, lakes and marshes, native woodlands, limestone flora, farmlands, villages and estates, the industrial scene and the coast. B/w photos. Green boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0002195682. A few light marks to covers. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Damp staining to bottom of page margins to last few pages and to rear pastedown. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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THE TALE OF THE CROW
Written by Henry B. Kane.
Stock no. 2140659
Published by Collins. 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w photos. Fading to cover edges. Page browning. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and chipping.

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CHENDRU: THE BOY AND THE TIGER
Written by Astrid Bergman Sucksdorff; William Sansom.
Stock no. 2140561
Published by Collins. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cloth spine. Colour photographic covers. Colour photos. Photographs taken by the author. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and tears; a little loss; some grubby marks.

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ENID BLYTON'S MYSTERY STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 2140454
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Enid Blyton's Junior Story Books. 2 titles in one volume: Secret of Cliff Castle and Smuggler Ben. Yellow boards, red title to spine. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to top and tail of spine. A few light marks to covers. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with chips and nicks; a few small tears; minimal loss.

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THE MARGARET TARRANT NURSERY RHYME BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 2140075
Published by Collins. 1st 1944. Very good condition.

Blue cloth. Large format. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading/browning to spine and some cover edges. Bumping to page corners, especially corresponding to spine. Browning to outer page edges.

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HARE GOES SHOPPING
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 2139716
Published by Collins. 1st 1965. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story of Hare's adventures when he decides to take the "bright red, roaring, ramping, snorting kind of house on wheels" to go shopping. A delightful story about Grey rabbit and her friends. Lime green pictorial boards. Illustrated red & white endpapers. Full of wonderful colour illustrations. 63 numbered pages. Bumping and wear to top and tail of spine and corners. Some grubby marks. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning, with some foxing, but contents are generally very good. Wrapper is price-cut with creasing; tears and chips; piece of loss to top of spine/front panel.

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THE RAT-A-TAT MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Anyon Cook.
Stock no. 2139697
Published by Collins. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A winter holiday down at Rat-A-Tat House in the snow-clad hills, cut off from everywhere, and suddenly mystery and adventure spring up out of the snow! Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations. 256 pages, top edge red. Bumping to base of spine. A few light marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers, prelims, outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; some repaired with sticky tape; small amounts of loss to corners.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SHETLAND (NN 64)
Written by R.J. Berry; J.L. Johnston.
Stock no. 2139669
Published by Collins. 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive account of Shetland's plants and animals. Colour and b/w photos. New Naturalist No. 64. Green cloth boards. ISBN: 0002190419. A few pale foxspots to endpapers and outer page edges; browned. Wrapper has light edge-creasing; rear flap is creased.

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BRITISH BATS (NN 93)
Written by John Altringham.
Stock no. 2139624
Published by Collins. 1st thus 2003. Very good condition.

New Naturalist Series. A comprehensive account of the natural history these fascinating animals. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations and a few colour plates. ISBN: 000220147X. Spine is faded and creased. Some creasing to cover and page corners. Browning/foxing to outer page edges.

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THE HISTORY OF SOVIET AIRCRAFT FROM 1918
Written by Vaclav Nemecek.
Stock no. 1823750
Published by Willow Books; Collins. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in Czechoslovakia in 1969, followed by a German edition in 1974. This English translation has been considerably revised and expanded to include newly released information, and additional updating on modern planes. B/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 460 pages including colour photos to rear. ISBN: 0002180332. Top edge of text block slightly dusty, contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and lightly scuffed.

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GARDEN NATURAL HISTORY (NN 102)
Written by Stefan Buczacki.
Stock no. 2139079
Published by Collins. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007139934. A few grubby marks to rear panel of wrapper.

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CAROLINE'S CIRCUS
Written by Jane Carruth. Illustrated by Peter Probst.
Stock no. 2138937
Published by Collins. Circa 1972. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 000122204X. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to first few and last few pages.

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