1.
Birds of Town and Village
by
W. D. Campbell
with illustrations by
Basil Ede
10th edition,
published by Country Life in 1979
ISBN: 0600430219.
Large quarto.
30cm x 24cm.
Green leatherette boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Pictorial dustwrapper.
Scribble on page 11.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
Bridle Wise
by
Lt. Col. S. G. Goldschmidt
with illustrations by
Lionel Edwards
5th edition,
published by Country Life in 1947
Third impression of 1936 revised edition.
Quarto.
Yellow boards, brown lettering.
Pictorial dustwrapper.
Coloured frontispiece.
Twenty-four black and white plates.
Dustwrapper wornm at edges.
A little spotting to fore-edge.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
4.
Friends of Van
by
Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by
Stanley Lloyd
Early Reprint edition,
published by Country Life in 1949
Octavo.
Black cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
119 pages.
This copy is probably a reprint from the mid-1950s.
Dustwrapper a little worn at chipped at edges.
Covers clean and firm.
Top edge and fore edge spotted.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
5.
Important People
by
Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by
J. H. Dowd
Reprint,
published by Country Life in 1941
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
78 pages.
Dustwrapper front flap and vertical strip adjoining it are missing.
Remainder of dustwrapper edge chipped and slightly soiled.
Fore edge a little darkened.
A few light marks on prelims.
Contents and drawings are VG.
Pages clean and fresh.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6.
O'ny Tony
by
Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by
Barbara Turner
1st edition,
published by Country Life in 1935
Marbled green paper covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Illustrated with pencil sketches.
A little wear to edges of covers.
Light foxing to fore-edge and prelims, and a few page edges.
Neat gift dedication inide front cover.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7.
O'ny Tony's Circus
by
Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by
Barbara Turner
2nd edition,
published by Country Life in 1937
Blue cloth covered boards.
Illustrated in black and white.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Light foxing to fore-edge.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
On'y Tony
by
Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by
Barbara Turner
1st edition,
published by Country Life in 1935
Covers worn.
Corners bumped.
Endpapers missing.
Pages tanned, with occasional foxing.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
On'y Tony and the Dragon
by
Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by
Barbara Turner
1st edition,
published by Country Life in 1938
Pale blue marbled paper covered boards.
Blue cloth spine
Illustrated in black and white.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Endpapers tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
10.
On'y Tony's Circus
by
Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by
Barbara Turner
3rd edition,
published by Country Life in 1940
Pale blue boards.
Illustrated with pencil line drawings.
Covers worn and a little faded.
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
Orlando the Marmalade Cat - A Camping Holiday
by
Kathleen Hale
with illustrations by
Kathleen Hale
Published by Country Life in 1948
Green pictorial paper-covered boards.
Brown cloth spine.
26cm x 36cm.
Signed by the author on front pastedown, with a dedication to the daughter of actor Anthony Quayle. Inscription reads: "Orlando, Grace and their kittens wish Rosanna Quayle a very happy birthday and so do I, Kathleen Hale".
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Stitching slightly pulled.
Internally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
12.
Orlando the Marmalade Cat - Buys a Farm
by
Kathleen Hale
with illustrations by
Kathleen Hale
Published by Country Life in 1947
Yellow pictorial paper-covered boards.
Black cloth spine.
26cm x 36cm.
Signed by the author on front pastedown, with a dedication to the daughter of actor Anthony Quayle. Inscription reads: "Orlando, Grace and their kittens send their love to Rosanna Quayle and so do I, Kathleen Hale".
Covers worn and a little soiled.
Corners bumped and edges slightly scuffed.
Binding strained and delicate.
Several pages detached.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
13.
Orlando the Marmalade Cat - Keeps a Dog
by
Kathleen Hale
with illustrations by
Kathleen Hale
1st edition,
published by Country Life in 1949
Purple pictorial paper-covered boards.
Black cloth spine.
26cm x 36cm.
32 pages.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed and faded.
Corners bumped.
Stitching pulled.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
14.
Orlando the Marmalade Cat - Keeps a Dog
by
Kathleen Hale
with illustrations by
Kathleen Hale
1st edition,
published by Country Life in 1949
Purple pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark blue cloth spine.
26cm x 36cm.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners bumped.
Top edge of front cover slightly faded.
Stitching pulled and loose.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
15.
People of Importance
by
Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by
James H. Dowd
Reprint,
published by Country Life in 1943
Quarto.
Grey cloth-covered boards with blue lettering and decoration.
Consists of pages of pencil drawings interleaved with short anecdotes of children.
Short gift dedication on front endpaper.
One or two small marks of the front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
16.
Ponies for Children
by
Margaret Williamson
1st edition,
published by Country Life in 1939
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Covers slightly worn.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
17.
18.
Stories of the Saddle
by
Cecil Russell Acton
with illustrations by
Maurice Tulloch
1st edition,
published by Country Life in 1938
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Dark brown lettering on covers.
Covers worn and stained.
Some soiling to fore-edge and prelims.
Bookplate and address on front pastedown
Some foxing to prelims and page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
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20.
21.
Trouble at Trimbles
by
Primrose Cumming
with illustrations by
Geoffrey Whittam
1st edition,
published by Country Life in 1949
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on spine.
Minor wear to covers.
Endpapers and fore-edge foxed, contents clear.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)