1.
Animal Tales from the Russian Countryside
with illustrations by
Natalia Elkonina
1st Thus edition,
published by Raduga Publishers Moscow in 1990
ISBN: 5050028396.
Edited by Irina Strelkova.
Translated from the Russian.
Octavo.
Green laminated boards.
17cm x 22cm.
125 pages.
Seventeen stories by six different authors, each translated separately.
Illustrated in black and white on colour wash.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
3.
Countryside Folk
by
Constance Wickham
with illustrations by
A. E. Kennedy
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1938
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
22.5cm x 29.5cm.
Light brown and white pictorial endpapers.
Eight colour plates.
Numerous black and white illustrations.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and spine ends.
Gilt lettering slightly dimmed.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
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5.
6.
7.
Pets Limited
by
Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
with illustrations by
Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1950
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Nine colour plates.
Thirty-five black and white drawings in the text.
Two full page black and white line drawings.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with loss along spine strip a large piece missing from the back panel, and two smaller pieces missing from lower edge.
Dustwrapper repaired with tape and some paper backing.
Book itself generally VG.
Covers clean and undamaged, with some minor wear at spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
Romany Wood
by
David Walser
with illustrations by
Beshlie
Reprint,
published by Hart Davies and Gallery Five in 1977
Neat writing on reverse of title page.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
Tales from Barleymill
by
Elisabeth Russell Taylor
with illustrations by
Ken Stott
1st edition,
published by Abelard in 1978
ISBN: 0200725564.
Green covers, gilt lettering on spine.
Two labels on prelims.
4 stories with elements of fantasy, which evoke the folk tales of the countryside.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
10.
The Children of Willow Farm
by
Enid Blyton
1st Thus edition,
published by Dean in 1973
ISBN: 0603032931.
Octavo.
Light brown pictorial laminated boards.
184 pages.
Illustrated with line drawings, artist not identified.
No writing or other marks.
Pages white and clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
12.
Vixie
by
Angela Ball
1st edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1987
Remains of label on front endpaper.
Access number on title page.
No other marks or stamps.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)