Bidspirit auction | A Large Quantity of Books

A Large Quantity of Books including Patricia Cornwell Thrillers, Juvenile, and Reference Books - A collection of Many volumes spanning contemporary thriller fiction, juvenile literature, and general reference works, housed across two blue plastic storage crates. The collection includes a mixture of mass market paperbacks, trade paperbacks, and juvenile and adult hardcovers. Notable volumes include: 1. Kingfisher Illustrated Thesaurus. Attributed to John Bellamy (based on Web Intelligence). Hardcover, large quarto format, pictorial laminated boards. 2. David Taylor's Zoo Around Us / Discover the animals that live around you. Hardcover, large quarto format, pictorial laminated boards. 3. Best-Ever Cook's Collection / Traditional British Cooking. Hardcover, pictorial laminated boards. 4. The Illustrated Family Dictionary. Hardcover, pictorial boards. 5. Five mass market paperback thrillers by Patricia Cornwell: The Body Farm, Point of Origin, The Last Precinct, Blow Fly, and Black Notice. Published by Time Warner/Warner Books. 6. One mass market paperback thriller by Rick Forsyth: The Veteran. 7. A plain red cloth hardcover volume bearing a partial handwritten inscription on the front board: ”A Corneli[s/a] B[ook?].” 8. Several volumes of juvenile fiction, including titles by Beatrix Potter (The Tailor of Gloucester, The Story of Benjamin Bunny, The Raft, The Story of Peter Rabbit). The collection is predominantly octavo and quarto formats. No dust jackets are present on the hardcovers. No specific publication dates or edition statements are discernible for the majority of the collection, suggesting standard later printings or reprints.