Jacket by lynton lamb (13 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Reprint Oxford The World's Classics edition small octavo hardback 632 pp. Near Fine condition in Very Good, price-clipped dust jacket (jacket by Lynton Lamb). No inscriptions. Lynton Lamb (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. New Edition. New edition first printing as double volume in Oxford World's Classics Octavo hardback. xvi + 760 pp. Dark blue cloth gilt Near Fine condition in Good + Lynton Lamb unclipped dust jacket (tiny closed corner tears) No inscriptions. Lynton Lamb (dust jacket) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardback. 230 pp Very Good+ condition in Very Good, unclipped Lynton Lamb dust jacket (brown marks left by removed seloptape on underneath top and bottom edges of jacket). No inscriptions etc. Lamb, Lynton (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First published in 1939, this is a first illustrated edition, first impression of 1956. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of largely dark orange / pale brown jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (10s 5d), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for it's age 96pp. 'Heaven Lies About Us' recounts Howard Spring's childhood in Cardiff during the closing years of the 19th century. He grew up in an impoverished but loving family and left school at age 12 to support them after his father's death. The path of a writer, Spring's memoir details his humble beginnings working as an errand boy for a newspaper. This experience was his first step into the world of journalism and literature, which he pursued through evening classes, before later becoming a bestselling author. Howard Spring (1889-1965), was a Welsh author and journalist. He began his writing career as a journalist but from 1934 produced a series of bestselling novels for adults and children. The most successful was 'Fame Is the Spur' (1940), which was later adapted into a film starring Michael Redgrave, and later still a BBC TV series (1982) starring Tim Pigott-Smith and David Hayman. Quite a scarce book. Jacket and illustrations by Lynton Lamb (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.…

Hard with Dust Jacket. Zustand: Near fine in very good dust ja. First printing. Near fine in very good dust jacket. DJ slightly dust marked and with one small nick. Dust jacket artwork by Lynton Lamb. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Reprint. First published in 1882, this is a third impression of this new edition, published 1954. Some fairly minor edge wear to top and bottom of unlaminated jacket and spine, spine slightly browned, corners slightly rubbed, not price clipped (12s 6d), some smeary rubbed out pencil prices to ffep, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 112pp. In the Barsetshire town of Plumplington the daughter of the town's leading banker and the daughter of its brewer have each chosen their future husbands. But both young men are regarded by the fathers as unsuitable, even though each suitor is, in fact, much like the respective father when at that age. The young ladies, with the support of the Rector, each endeavor to get their way. The brewer's daughter refuses to wear the silk dresses her father buys for her, choosing to dress down to her future station of life is she marries without her father's consent. Meanwhile, the banker's daughter takes to her bed and refuses to eat. The fathers, of course, are eventually forced to give in, leaving the Rector triumphant, and the young couples very happy! Although not one of the Barchester Chronicles, this book is set within that context, and makes references to the events of The Warden. Jacket and illustrations by Lynton Lamb (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Hardback 1954. 1st edition. 19x13cm. 333 pages. Clean & tight book. Front end paper has a written name. No other inscriptions. PAGE EDGES ARE FOXED with darkened top edges. JACKET HAS EDGE WEAR & LOSS. Front flap is not price-clipped: 12s 6d. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched with TRACKING boxed in cardboard. ref up3. Jacket by Lynton Lamb (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Bright, unclipped pictorial dust jacket with gently rubbed corners and spine ends in mylar cover. Tight binding, solid turquoise boards with bright gilt lettering to spine strip, clean, unmarked pages throughout. Signed by author on title page. Dust Jacket by Lynton Lamb (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original black and olive paper cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 144 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Foxing to the edges, light ghosting to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tan age spots to the white of the flaps, not price clipped 21s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.…

paperback. Zustand: Gut. Seiten; 9780192813251.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First published in July 1948, this is a second impression of November 1948. SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, IN DARK BLUE PEN, ON PASTED IN PAPER SLIP, ON FFEP 'With all good wishes to a fellow Scribbler - 'Francesca Marton'. Scribbler jubilee. Oxford. April 1950'. Some edge wear, chipping and short closed tears to top and bottom of largely pink jacket and spine, corners slightly rubbed and bruised, small scratch to bottom front jacket, some slight yellowing to spine and back jacket, price clipped, no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 422pp. 'Francesca Marton' was the pen name of author and Wolverton (Milton Keynes) resident Margaret Bellasis(1884-1961). She was also a cousin of poet Robert Graves. Apparently Margaret took Sir Francis Bond Head's description of the Wolverton Railway Refreshment Rooms and the seven very young ladies who waited upon the passengers and gave one of the girls the name Hannah Mary Christmas and used this character as the basis of this novel. Exceptionally scarce signed. Jacket by Lynton Lamb (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some slight time staining to back jacket, corners slightly rubbed. Not price clipped (16s), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy for its age in bright unsunned jacket. 279pp. William Eastlake (1917-97) was an American writer and war hero. His 'Checkerboard Trilogy' of which this book was his first published novel, was included by literary critic Larry McCaffery in his list of the 20th Century's Greatest English Language Books of Fiction. The story of the Bowman brothers and their relations with the Navajo tribes of New Mexico. Quite a scarce book. Jacket by Lynton Lamb (illustrator). …