1.
Our Little Neighbours
by
Charles John Kaberry
with illustrations by
Edward Julius Detmold
Published by Oxford University Press in 1938
A collection of descriptions of animals of the farmyard and woodland.
Large quarto.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering and decoration on front cover and spine.
Eleven plates, each inside a grey-green border.
One plate to illustrate each animal described.
First plate ("The Cat") doubles as frontispiece.
Large print text.
Light wear to covers and spine.
Small scrape at base of spine.
Spine strip sunned.
Boards unevenly faded at edges.
Faint pencilled dedication ('With love to Jennifer from Nan') at top corner of front pastedown.
Very good internally, with no marks and no foxing.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
Birds of the Wayside and Woodland
by
T. A. Coward
Published by Frederick Warne and Co in 1941
Edited by Enid Blyton.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
Birds of Prey
by
John Leigh-Pemberton
with illustrations by
John Leigh-Pemberton
Published by Wills & Hepworth in 1970
ISBN: 0721402593.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Wear and scuffing to edges of covers and to back cover.
Contents VG
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
4.
A Third Book of British Birds
by
Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald
with illustrations by
Roland Green
Published by Wills & Hepworth circa 1958
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Blue decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Library stamps on prelims.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
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: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
7.
Looking After Birds
by
Helen Haywood
with illustrations by
Helen Haywood
Reprint,
published by Roydon in 1983
ISBN: 0905694910.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Covers worn and soiled.
Some fingermarking to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
9.
Birds
by
Gareth Thomas
with illustrations by
Mike Atkinson
Published by Grisewood and Dempsey in 1981
ISBN: 0906279135.
St Michael Spotters series.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
Out of a Clear Sky
by
Edward Verrall Lucas
1st edition,
published by Methuen in 1928
Essays and stories about birds.
Small octavo.
Blue paper covered boards, pink spine.
Tissue guarded frontispiece.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
12.
13.
Flight of Fancy
by
Linda Allen
with illustrations by
Gerald Rose
1st edition,
published by Abelard in 1977
ISBN: 0200724975.
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
School library labels on front endpaper and front pastedown.
Pages slightly tanned.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
The White Sparrow
by
Padraic Colum
with illustrations by
Lynd Ward
1st edition,
published by Macmillan in 1933
Grey cloth-covered boards with white 'wing' decoration and white lettering on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Two-tone brown and grey illustrations.
Covers worn and bumped, and somewhat soiled.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
Garden Flowers
by
Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald
with illustrations by
John Leigh-Pemberton
Published by Ladybird Books in 1960
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Series 536.
Plain white endpapers.
Square blue open-wing ladybird logo facing title page.
Minor wear to covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
17.
18.
Animals, Birds and Plants of the Bible
by
Hilda Rostron
with illustrations by
Clive Uptton
1st edition,
published by Wills & Hepworth in 1964
Octavo.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
50 pages.
Series 649.
Maps of the Holy Land on endpapers.
Clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
African Mammals
by
John Leigh-Pemberton
with illustrations by
John Leigh-Pemberton
1st edition,
published by Wills & Hepworth in 1969
ISBN: 0721402364.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue spine.
50 pages.
Transparent laminate applied to covers.
Corners and spine ends worn.
Old tape marks on prelims.
Some marks on contents, but otherwise generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
21.
The Life of Birds
by
Quentin Blake
with illustrations by
Quentin Blake
1st edition,
published by Doubleday in 2005
ISBN: 038560985X.
Purple cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on spine.
30cm x 25cm.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
23.
The Speckled Birds
by
Joanna Stubbs
with illustrations by
William Stobbs
1st edition,
published by Andre Deutsch in 1988
ISBN: 0233982167.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Minor wear to covers.
Name written neatly on front endpaper.
Contents clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
The Superbook of Birds
Published by MacDonald Educational in 1977
ISBN: 0356055965.
Paperback.
Quarto.
Covers worn at edges.
Pages tanned.
Some foxing at page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
The Golden Picture Story Book - Stories and Pictures for Little Folk
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1920
Quarto.
Gold paper-covered boards.
Yellow cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Some of the characters and stories might be considered politically incorrect, by contemporary standards.
Covers worn at edges and scuffed.
Dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Belongs To box completed.
Address at top of first page.
A number of the line drawings have been coloured in neatly, but rather garishly.
Contents otherwise in good condition.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)