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THE HORKEY
Written by Robert Bloomfield. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Stock no. 1501264
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1882. Fair condition.

A Provincial Ballad. Beautiful colour text illustrations throughout. Illustrated boards. Cloth spine. All edges blue. Cr 4to. Spine, corners and covers very worn and grubby. Ink name to front cover. Joints and some hinges cracked. Two gatherings, pages 17 to 32, detached but present. Next gathering almost detached as is rear endpaper. Numerous marks to contents but all still perfectly readable. A reading copy.

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THE THIN GREY MAN
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Desmond Knight.
Stock no. 1308934
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1966. Almost very good condition.

Crown Books Series. Grey/blue/black pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Ex-lib with slight damage to endpapers/pastedowns. Library stamp to verso of title-page. Some light marks to page margins. Old tape marks to covers and spine slightly bumped/rubbed.

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BRITISH BIRDS VOL. LXVI
Written by Stanley Cramp.
Stock no. 1706176
Published by MacMillan. 1973. Very good condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles; Colour and b/w photos. Corners lightly rubbed.

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THE THIN GREY MAN
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Desmond Knight.
Stock no. 1305037
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Crown Books Series. Grey/blue/black pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Light browning to half title-page and last text page else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some small tears and some slight loss, mainly top and tail of spine, there is a vertical crease to front flap.

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THE MACMILLAN GUIDE TO BRITAIN'S NATURE RESERVES
Written by Jeremy Hywel-Davies; Valerie Thom.
Stock no. 1803767
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Accounts of the reserves researched and written by the authors. Colour & b/w photos. xii and 717 pages. ISBN: 0333353986. Wrapper spine faded and a few white spots to front panel.

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THE BEASTS CHOIR
Written by Carmen Bernos De Gasztold. Illustrated by Jean Primrose.
Stock no. 1803252
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A further collection of delightful poems translated by Rumer Godden from the original French. Some poems reveal a humourous perception of each animal's nature, and all combine to harmonise and give glory to The Lord of Creation. Written by the French poet and mystic, Carmen Bernos De Gasztold, the translation has achieved the spirit of the original text. A book for all ages. Some scattered very pale foxing to contents. Price-cut pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-worn and browned at spine.

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ON THE EDGE
Written by Jenny Pitman.
Stock no. 1802250
Published by MacMillan. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A novel set in the world of horse training and racing. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0333908074. SIGNED by the author to title page. Second printing. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper.

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THE SOUTH WEST PENINSULA
Written by Roy Millward; Adrian Robinson.
Stock no. 1202098
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1971. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Landscapes of Britain series. B/w photos. Very light browning to endpapers. Wrapper rubbed at edges.

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PADDY'S EVENING OUT
Written by John S. Goodall. Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 581224
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1973. Almost very good condition.

Small oblong format with halfpage pictures to change the scene. ISBN: 0333148428. Spine and corners are bumped, with light chipping to top and tail of spine. Pencil scribble to front pastedown and name in felt pen to top of front pastedown. Contents are very good indeed!

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MY BUSH BABIES
Written by Iris Anderson.
Stock no. 560119
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1979. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the author's devotion to Australian Bushland creatures. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0333252373.

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ENGINEERING OUTLINES 1
Written by A.A.H. Scott.
Stock no. 560329
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Scott. Reprinted from "Engineering 1966" Volumes 201 & 202. B/w illustrations. Ex-lib. Contents near fine. Wrapper edge-torn and repaired with tape.

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EILEEN
Written by Eileen O'Casey.
Stock no. 613804
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography of the wife of the great Irish dramatist Sean O'Casey. ISBN: 0333134729. Ex-lib.

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