BESTALL**, A[lfred] E[dmeades]:
THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1966. [No. 31.]

Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1966.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj,as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.VG. Owner name+address but no price-clip (6/-). Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Alfred BESTALL, illustrated boards; with some negligible shelf-wear to edges,but all the corners inevitably bumped with some reciprocal rubbing and minimal loss to same.Some similar bumping and rubbing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip.Upper board has minimal indents and some laminate wrinkles (production fault).Top+fore-edge slightly aged and dust-soiled; contents bright,tight and generally clean,closed tear to bottom edges of 6 of the 8 Magic Painting pages,book has a slight lean.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn, 2-115pp [paginated] includes colour strip stories,a die game,completed dot-to-dot puzzle, origami instructions to make doll's house furniture,8pp Magic Paintings - all executed and completed; plus [unpaginated] title page and contents list/table.Cover: Rupert,dog,cat and a mouse in glass-domed flying-saucer type machine, steering with one hand and waving to reader with the other. First story: Rupert and the Magic Ball (1954); plus 3 others,Rupert and the Secret Boat (1958), Rupert and the Billy Goat (1954),and Rupert and the Spring Chicken (1954). A particularly scarce year's issue. Alfred Edmeades Bestall (1892-1986),born Mandalay,Burma,the son of a Methodist minister. Studies art on a scholarship at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts,and afterwards at the Central School of Arts and Crafts,London.After serving in Flanders during WW1 (1915-19),he worked in Fleet Street,contributing humorous illustrations to 'Punch','The Tatler','The Bystander','Passing Show' and various lesser magazines. In 1936 he took over the Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November, 1920.) from her and by the time he retired from morning paper work in 1965,he had produced over 270 Rupert adventures.He continued to draw for the 'Rupert' annuals until 1973. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja418112. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 155.00 (approx. $US 201.72 )

BESTALL**, A[lfred] E[dmeade]:
THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1970. [No. 35.]**

Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1970.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj,as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.VG. Owner name tippexed out and a price-clip (originally showed two prices 7/6d + 37.1/2p,for change over to decimalisation.) to colour illustrated title page.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork by Alfred BESTALL illustrated boards; with some negligible shelf-wear to edges,but all the corners minimally bumped; top two corners with small creasing,head of spine/backstrip with tiny split and peel of paper but still in situ.Upper board with some minimal and superficial scoring /indents,similar to rear board.Top edges lightly aged/toned,fore-edges less so and therefore brighter and cleaner,but both without other blemish; contents particularly bright,tight and nearly pristine - no nicks/tears,foxing/spotting nor dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - though a light,accidental(?) oblique crease through ffe to the first 4pp of story (upto and including pp8.)UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,a 3pp and a 2pp origami instructions/illustrations pages to make a lighthouse and mystery bird respectively; plus [unpaginated] contents list/table reverse of front free endpaper,and colour illustrated title page.Cover: Rupert climbing snow-covered rocky slope in front of a pine tree and waving to reader,with Bill behind him leaning on same tree's trunk.First story: Rupert and the Outlaws (1959); plus 3 others,Rupert and the Blunderbuss (1958),Rupert and the Paper-Fall (1960-1),and Rupert and the Sky-Boat (1960). Described hard but fairly and honestly. Alfred Edmeade Bestall (1892-1986),born Mandalay,Burma,the son of a Methodist minister. Studies art on a scholarship at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts,and afterwards at the Central School of Arts and Crafts,London.After serving in Flanders during WW1 (1915-19),he worked in Fleet Street,contributing humorous illustrations to 'Punch','The Tatler','The Bystander','Passing Show' and various lesser magazines. In 1936 he took over the Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November, 1920.) from her and by the time he retired from morning paper work in 1965,he had produced over 270 Rupert adventures. He continued to draw for the 'Rupert' annuals until 1973. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight/value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja418312. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BESTALL**, A[lfred] E[dmeades]:
THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL -[1971. [No. 36.]**

Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1971.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj,as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. NFINE.Owner name in name-panel,price-clipped (originally 43p).Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards by Alfred Bestall; with negligible shelf-wear and bumping to edges and corners.Approx 1/2" split to rear board's spine /backstrip edge at top else complete and fine - no loss though.Top corners both minimally bumped with reciprocal creases,causing resulting faint reciprocal corner creases to internal pages - from front to back and vice versa.Both bottom corner tips are minimally curled inwards,some minor and minimal,superficial indent impressions to upper board,similar but fewer to rear board. Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/ normal - without further blemish; contents though are particularly bright,tight and clean with no foxing/spotting,nicks or tears - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - would appear unread,apart from my own collation and the aforementioned corner bumping creases.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,2-115pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,two sea-shell activities (shell recognition and things to make with shells),origami instructions+illustrations to make a Hobgomnie and a swimming bird respectively.Cover: Rupert climbing into a cave opening,with him holding a bucket and spade in his right hand and a bunch of seaweed in his left hand.First story: Rupert and the Gommies, plus 3 others - Rupert and the Popweed (1961), Rupert and the Early Bird (1958),and Rupert and the Windlings (1959-60). Alfred Edmeades Bestall (1892-1986),born Mandalay,Burma,the son of a Methodist minister. Studied art on a scholarship at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts,and afterwards at the Central School of Arts and Crafts,London.After serving in Flanders during WW1 (1915-19),he worked in Fleet Street,contributing humorous illustrations to 'Punch', 'The Tatler', 'The Bystander', 'Passing Show' and various lesser magazines. In 1936 he took over the Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November, 1920.) from her and by the time he retired from morning paper work in 1965,he had produced over 270 Rupert adventures.He continued to draw for the 'Rupert' annuals until 1973. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja418512. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 28.99 (approx. $US 37.73 )

BESTALL**, A[lfred] E[dmeades]:
THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1973. [No. 38.]**

Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1973.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj,as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. VG++.Owner name crossed out but no price-clip (53p) to colour illustrated title page,some green ink scribbles to front pastedown and ink ticks in contents list/table.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers,by Alfred Bestall; with negligible shelf-wear and bumping to edges and corners.All corner tips gently turned inwards; bottom two corners with miniscule rubbing and subsequent paper loss and both head+foot of spine/backstrip inevitably but minimally bumped, with some minimal rubbing with reciprocal loss at its foot.Some indent impressions to front board and virtually imperceptible laminate wrinkles to rear board.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/ toned - much less than usual/normal,and without any further blemish; contents particularly bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - with no foxing/spotting,nicks or tears.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,a 2pp Origami instructions+illustrations to make Rupert's salad plate,a flower puzzle page,and solutions to puzzles page.Cover: Rupert sat on a branch in a pine tree,with various other friends /characters.Rupert has a white face,hands and boots.[The last cover design by BESTALL and the first annual with a white face for Rupert.] First story: Rupert and the Bouncers (1961-2); plus 3 others - Rupert and the Housemouse (1961),Rupert and the Waterfall (1962),and Rupert and the Flying Boat (1961). Alfred Edmeades Bestall (1892-1986),born Mandalay,Burma,the son of a Methodist minister. Studied art on a scholarship at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts,and afterwards at the Central School of Arts and Crafts,London.After serving in Flanders during WW1 (1915-19),he worked in Fleet Street,contributing humorous illustrations to 'Punch', 'The Tatler', 'The Bystander', 'Passing Show' and various lesser magazines. In 1936 he took over the Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November, 1920.) from her and by the time he retired from morning paper work in 1965,he had produced over 270 Rupert adventures.He continued to draw for the 'Rupert' annuals until 1973. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Jane Fletcher + crossing out (Owner).

Stock number: rja418712. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BESTALL**, A[lfred] E[dmeades]:
THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1970.** [No. 35.] [Printer's Misbound copy.]

Imprint: LONDON.DAILY EXPRESS,1970.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB Annual,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB Annual,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. [Misbound example with page signature(s) missing. Pp47-70 includes missing remainder of Rupert and the Blunderbuss,double-page Origami figure instructions,Rupert and the Paper-fall illustrated title separator page and pp67-70 of start of Paper-fall story.] VG+.Owner name to bookplate page and another child's inked name (Tina) to front free endpaper but no price-clip (shows two prices - 7/6 + 37.1/2p,for change over to decimalisation.)Bright,crisp,generally clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by BESTALL,illustrated boards with colour pictorial illustrated endpapers.Inevitable,but minimal scoring+indents to both boards.Head of spine/backstrip with minimal bumping,some minimal rubbing and reciprocal loss; foot of same fractionally more damaged with a split,and subsequent peeling of laminate to that fault. Top+fore-edges aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no obvious internal marking,no annotations or colouring-in anywhere.No intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.4 colour cartoon strips/ stories by Bestall: first story 'Rupert and the Outlaws',Rupert and the Blunderbuss - with printer's missing pages, Rupert and the Paper-fall,last story 'Rupert and the Sky-boat' and origami diagrams and instructions to make a paper model lightship - with Origami instructions for Mystery Bird figure missing.Described hard,but fairly and honestly - not as bad as it reads or sounds! Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja663817. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 90.00 (approx. $US 117.13 )

BESTALL**, A[lfred] E[dmeades]:
THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1973. [No. 38.]**

Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1973.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. NFINE.Owner's name and price-clip (originally 53p).Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards, by Alfred Bestall; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creases to edges and corners.All corner tips minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing and gently turned inwards.Minimal,minor, superficial scoring/indents,majority of the few, are to rear board.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/ toned - much less than usual/normal and without any foxing/spotting - contents though are particularly bright,tight and clean - with no foxing/spotting,nicks or tears - and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,2pp origami instructions+illus to make Rupert's salad plate,an initial letter search illustrated puzzle,a flower puzzle page,and a publisher's colour pictorial advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles' solutions to to foot oh same,as the last page.Cover: Rupert sat on a branch in a pine tree,with various other Nutwood friends/ characters,extending round to rear cover.Rupert has a white face,hands and boots.[The last cover design by BESTALL.].First story: Rupert and the Bouncers (1961-2); plus 3 others - Rupert and the Housemouse (1961),Rupert and the Waterfall (1962),and Rupert and the Flying Boat (1961).An exceptional copy. Alfred Edmeades Bestall (1892-1986),born Mandalay,Burma,the son of a Methodist minister. Studies art on a scholarship at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts,and afterwards at the Central School of Arts and Crafts,London.After serving in Flanders during WW1 (1915-19),he worked in Fleet Street, contributing humorous illustrations to 'Punch', 'The Tatler', 'The Bystander', 'Passing Show' and various lesser magazines. In 1936 he took over the Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November, 1920.) from her and by the time he retired from morning paper work in 1965,he had produced over 270 Rupert adventures.He continued to draw for the 'Rupert' annuals until 1973. Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct, i8nsured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Elizabeth Andrews.(Owner)

Stock number: rja833619. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 28.00 (approx. $US 36.44 )

BESTALL**, A[lfred] E[dmeades]:
THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1971. [No. 36.]**

Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1971.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/j - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.VG. Donor's handwritten ink gift (Christmas+date) presentation inscrptn to reverse of front free endpaper at its top edge and the recipient's name in name panel too,but no price-clip (43p) to colour illustrated title page.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated colour pictorial illustrated card boards,and coloured endpapers by Alfred Bestall; with negligible shelf-wear, creasing,bumping to edges and corners.Minor bumping,rubbing to foot of spine/backstrip.An approx 1.5cm vertical,rear-facing split at head of spine's/backstrip's edge and a smaller-sized, 1cm front-facing split at head too - no loss though.All corner tips minimally curled inwards, some indent impressions to upper board,similar but fewer to rear board.A mixture of both some vertical+ horizontal wrinkles to top+bottom edges and spine's gutters and fore-edges respectively.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/normal; contents though are bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread, apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,2-115pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,two sea-shell activities (shell recognition and things to make with shells),origami instructions+illustrations to make a Hobgomnie and a swimming bird.Cover: Rupert climbing into a cave opening,with him holding a bucket and spade in his right hand and a bunch of seaweed in his left hand.First story: Rupert and the Gommies; plus 3 others - Rupert and the Popweed (1961),Rupert and the Early Bird (1958),and Rupert and the Windlings (1959-60). Alfred Edmeades Bestall (1892-1986),born Mandalay,Burma,the son of a Methodist minister. Studies art on a scholarship at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts,and afterwards at the Central School of Arts and Crafts,London.After serving in Flanders during WW1 (1915-19),he worked in Fleet Street,contributing humorous illustrations to 'Punch','The Tatler', 'The Bystander','Passing Show' and various lesser magazines. In 1936 he took over the Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November, 1920.) from her and by the time he retired from morning paper work in 1965,he had produced over 270 Rupert adventures.He continued to draw for the 'Rupert' annuals until 1973. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Julie Sheldon.[previous owner.]

Stock number: rja951921. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 19.00 (approx. $US 24.73 )

BESTALL**, A[lfred] E[dmeades]:
THE DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUAL - 1971. [No.36.]**

Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1971.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. NFINE.Owner's childish handwritten,ink name in name-panel,but no price-clip (43p) to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy/glazed wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards by Alfred Bestall; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Head+foot of spine/backstrip gently pushed, corner tips also gently curled,boards virtually scoring/indent free.Top edges slightly aged/ toned with very minimal foxing/spotting,fore-edges brighter and cleaner without foxing/ spotting; contents particularly bright,tight, solid and sound, and clean without foxing/ spotting,nicks or tears - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,2-115pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,two sea-shell activities (shell recognition and things to make with shells),origami instructions+ illustrations to make a Hobgomnie and a swimming bird respectively.Cover: Rupert climbing into a cave opening,with him holding a bucket and spade in his right hand and a bunch of seaweed in his left hand.First story: Rupert and the Gommies; plus 3 others - Rupert and the Popweed (1961), Rupert and the Early Bird (1958),and Rupert and the Windlings (1959-60). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. a child's annual,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. Alfred Edmeades Bestall (1892-1986),born Mandalay,Burma,the son of a Methodist minister. Studied art on a scholarship at the Birmingham School of Arts and Crafts,and afterwards at the Central School of Arts and Crafts,London.After serving in Flanders during WW1 (1915-19),he worked in Fleet Street,contributing humorous illustrations to 'Punch', 'The Tatler', 'The Bystander', 'Passing Show' and various lesser magazines. In 1936 he took over the Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November, 1920.) from her and by the time he retired from morning paper work in 1965,he had produced over 270 Rupert adventures.He continued to draw for the 'Rupert' annuals until 1973. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja999822. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 28.00 (approx. $US 36.44 )

BETJEMAN**, JOHN - Edited by and with an Intro by him:
COLLINS GUIDE TO ENGLISH PARISH CHURCHES INCLUDING THE ISLE OF MAN [Over 4,000 CHURCHES].

Imprint: LONDON.COLLINS,1958.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/GOOD.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,matt,colour pictorial design by Clifford+ Rosemary Ellis,illustrated front panel+spine of dw/dj with white lettering,book's raison d'etre by John Betjeman to rear panel; with shelf-wear, creasing and slight rubbing - with some loss - to closed tears and nicks of same to dw/dj's vertical fold's edges; some loss to lower front corner and foot of spine and a closed tear at rear corner.Top corners also with closed tears; head of spine and front top edge with some partial loss partially affecting lettering of title - i.e. 'Collins Guide to' at head of spine and 'Collins Guide' and the capital 'P' of Parish to front,top edge.Despite the loss to dw/dj,still approximately 85% present.Top edges coloured (rather than toned/aged) as some very slight bleeding of coloured dye in places on top edges,fore-edges brighter and cleaner and without foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight, crisp,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain black buckram cloth bds with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine,plain white endpapers with some inevitable but light off-set foxing/shadowing from dw/dj's inner flaps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-480pp [paginated] includes separate contents+plates lists/tables,a John Betjeman 3pp explanation for book with note on abbreviations to verso of last page of same,along with his own introduction - Pts 1+2 comprising some 54pp with some b/w illustrations/drawings by John Piper included, alphabetical list of 43 counties and London included of selected churches therein,64pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 32pp apiece,between pp128/9 and pp192/3 respectively, a glossary of architectural terms,an index of Architects and Artists and an index of Places; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and acknowledgements. Described hard but fairly and honestly - in best possible detail - picture of dw/dj available on request.Dw/dj included because of the noted designer/ illustrators. Clifford and Rosemary Ellis - East Anglia -based artists - were the chosen illustrators for most of the 100 titles in the 'New Naturalist' series (which also includes 22 single species monographs) - 2 exceptions were 'The Broads' and the 'Snowdonia National Park' issue/edns which had photographic dw/djs. Considering that they were originally contracted to produce dw/djs for only the first four titles of that then new series,their distinctive lithographic artwork was so popular - they worked on all the series books until their deaths in the mid-1980s. Want more John BETJEMAN titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2,CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED, BIOGRAPHY and SIGNED catalogues. This is the first selective guide to English parish churches,judging the buildings not only from the architectural point of view,but by their atmosphere and aesthetic merit.It is also the first to list and describe the most outstanding among the many thousands of our 19th and 20th century churches,including those in large cities. The book takes the form of an historical introduction by John Betjeman,followed by the descriptions of churches,county by county,and in alphabetical order according to the name of the village or town.These descriptions have been compiled by local enthusiasts and experts,under the general editorship of Mr. Betjeman,who has also provided most of the short prefaces at the beginning of each county.The contributors were asked to write more fuly about their favourite churches (starred in the book), to which they would chiefly like to take their friends; they were also asked to supply notes on other churches,which might be important for some special reason or perhaps remarkable for the beauty of their village setting.Altogether about one quarter of the parish churches of the Church of England are included. The illustrations include drawings by John Piper and sixty-six carefully selected and representative photographs by Edwin Smith,John Piper and others. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja797318. ISBN: No ISBN.

£ 33.00 (approx. $US 42.95 )

BETJEMAN**, JOHN:
JOHN BETJEMAN'S COLLECTED POEMS - ENLARGED EDITION.Compiled with an introduction by LORD BIRKENHEAD. [SIGNED by Betjeman.]

Imprint: LONDON.JOHN MURRAY (PUBLISHERS) LTD.,1970.
Edition: UK,12mo HB+dw/dj, SIGNED 3rd edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Author SIGNED - without dedication.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED 3rd edn,1st thus. [Originally and first published,1958,then several impressions up to 8th imp (1960),a 2nd edn (with additional poems) in 1962 and again with several impressions up to the 5th imp in 1968 and then this 3rd edn (with addition of all poems published in 'High and Low') in 1970.] FINE+/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten, blue ink signature 'John Betjeman' and without dedication to the title page and no price-clip to the dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,laminated pink background with black lettering to front cover and spine/ backstrip which has ubiquitous but light sunning/fading to it,the rear panel without text; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Due to the book's age,the laminate to dw/dj's edges is slightly brittle with some minimal peeling and chipping and loss to both head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top edges most affected with a few minor nicks and a couple of closed tears - the largest at 1/2" - towards the top edge's rear corner. Front inner flap of dw/dj with accidental diagonal creasing/creases to it's vertical edge.Top edges coloured light green,fore- edges bright and clean - no foxing/ spotting,no thumbing or grubbing either; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain apple green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt single line edged border and bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,12mo HB+ dw/dj,3rd edn,v-xxxpp+1-366pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, acknowledgements,an introduction from 1st edn by the Earl of Birkenhead,9 sections comprising author's verses from all his collections to date (from 'Mount Zion [1932] to 'High and Low',1966) includes some not previously published in book form along with extra additions to the 1962 2nd edn,plus [unpaginated] half-title page, author SIGNED title page,separator page and 2pp blanks at the rear of the book. John Betjeman's 'Collected Poems',when originally published,consolidated dramatically a reputation that had consistently grown.Since then he has published two more volumes of poetry, 'Summoned by Bells' - see my book ID rja1476 - a verse autobiography which remains a separate volume,and 'High and Low',a collection of lyrics,which is now included in this enlarged edition. The first publication of his collected poems was a revelation,both for the range and mastery that it showed,and for the public response to it - a response almost without precedent,because,as The Times said 'Mr Betjeman has succeeded better than most of his contemporaries in narrowing the gulf between poetry and the public.In his own province of feeling he has established a personal regency over our contemporary taste.' 'It would be difficult to point to a contemporary poet of greater originality or more genuine depth of feeling' said Punch,and The Daily Mail,'Bitter-sweet,comic elegiac,full of verbal surprises and unexpectedly lilting rhythms'.With the inclusion of 'High and Low' in this edition his collected work is now up to date. Awarded the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize and The Foyle Poetry Prize. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja769418. ISBN: 0719519373.

£ 250.00 (approx. $US 325.35 )

BETJEMAN**, JOHN:
The Illustrated Poems of John Betjeman - illustrated by David Gentleman.

Imprint: LONDON.JOHN MURRAY (PUBLISHERS) LTD.,1995.
Edition: UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,wrap-around watercolour pictorial artwork by David Gentleman, illustrated dw/dj,with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered - rear lower corner with a minor dent/bump, publisher's original plain dark green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj, illustrated 1st edn,5-143pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,5 sections, profuse watercolour vignettes, illustrations by David Gentleman to accompany the poetry/verses/poems,plus [unpaginated] half-title page with watercolour vignette (portrait of John Betjeman) to its reverse and title page, The 5 sections include poems on Love, Church,People,Places and Death. The book is a companion volume to the edition of Betjeman's 'Summoned by Bells' illustrated by Hugh Casson. John Betjeman is the best loved English poet of this centurry (then 1995).His 'Collected Poems' made publishing history and has now sold more than two million copies.In each generation a new following is captivated by his unmissable voice, whose compassion can swell into indignation and whose humour is underlaid with gentle satire and often self-doubt. His virtuosity is astonishing and his ability to catch the spirit of place is unrivalled. This book presents a carefully chosen selection of Betjeman's poems.They deal with love of many sorts,with people of all kinds observed with comedy and pathos,with the places he made his own and with the Church whose foibles he pinpointed so exactly.In these pages you can revisit Uffington,Trebetherick,or Highgate.You can fall in love with Miss Joan Hunter Dunn,or watch Oscar Wilde reel from the Cadogan Hotel.You can phone for the fish knives, fall with the friendly bombs on Slough,or pity Diana,whose ponies have swallowed their bits. David Gentleman,well known for his evocative paintings of Britain,Paris (see my book ID rja821618) and most recently India (see my book ID rja1718) for his SIGNED,1st edns of these 2 titles) - and where as it happens,in India - John Betjeman's father-in-law was Commander-in-Chief),has loved Betjeman's poems for years and has now illustrated them with great sensitivity and feeling. His paintings complement the poems in delightful and often surprising ways. Sometimes the setting or subject of the poem is shown,sometimes a detail.Sometimes characters are captured with uncanny accuracy.But every illustration has a parallel poetry of its own. David Gentleman (b.1930.) Born in London.Studied at St Albans School of Art (1947-48) and the Royal College of Art, London (1950-53),where he later taught (1953-55).Since then,he has worked freelance from his studio in Camden Town, London,making drawings,watercolours and lithographs of landscapes and buildings, and designing murals,posters,bookjackets, postage stamps,and a wide variety of other design and illustration commissions.His book illustrations have included limited editions of a number of classic works as well as books by several contemporary writers,some of them for children.He has written and illustrated several children's books and one on design,as well as a book of watercolour drawings of contemporary Britain.Many of his illustrations have been engraved on wood and some lithographed; more often,however,he draws in pen and ink with watercolour.As an illustrator,he uses pen and ink,wood engraving,and watercolour.His work is always immaculately presented; convincingly and often humorously adopting the style and iconography of his subject's period.Elected RDI (1970); member AGI. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in 2016 too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja709917. ISBN: 0719552486.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BETJEMAN**, JOHN and ROWSE**, A. L:
Victorian and Edwardian CORNWALL from old photographs.

Imprint: LONDON.B.T. BATSFORD Ltd,1974.
Edition: UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,monochrome photographic illustrated dw/dj with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - both head+foot of spine /backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,publisher's original speckled khaki boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine and clean plain white endpapers.Top edges faintly and sporadically spotted,fore- edges without blemish; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? UK, slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,128pp [unpaginated] includes,b/w photographic frntis,title page,contents list/table, acknowledgements,an introduction and commentaries by A. L. Rowse,10 sections/ chapters with profuse (160) contemporary, monochrome photographs throughout with explanatory text/captions. Sir John Betjeman and Dr A.L. Rowse are the two most eminent living Cornishmen - the one by adoption,the other by birth. Each has written with the greatest distinction about the Duchy: their collaboration here has produced a work of exceptional quality.Sir John's discriminating eye has selected a range of photographs which portrays Cornwall from the middle of the last century to the outbreak of WW1. A.L. Rowse comments on each of these old photographs with the inside knowledge of the native and the scholarship of a pre-eminent historian.Additionally,Dr Rowse contributes both a general Introduction to the book and a scene-setting preamble to its individual sections; and there is a selection of extracts from the many poems by the Laureate which have Cornish themes. The Isles of Scilly as well as mainland Cornwall are covered. Individual sections are on: The North Coast; The South Coast; Fishing,Wrecks and Lifeboats; Inland; Farming and Mining; Occupations and Livelihoods; Schools, Recreations,Law and Order; Railways and Royal Visits; Character and Entertainments; and the Isles of Scilly. The focus of the 160 pictures is on people as much on places. Sometimes these people are such famous ones as R S Hawker and Sabine Baring-Gould,sometimes they may be anonymous fishermen or farmers.In either case they vividly reflect the individuality which is so much part of the Cornish character. Please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja933221. ISBN: 0713428155.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

BETTS, PAUL:
RUIN AND RENEWAL: Civilising Europe After the Second World War.

Imprint: LONDON.PROFILE BOOKS LTD.,2020
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,monochrome photographic illustrated front panel+spine of dw/dj,with capitalised grey-lettered author's name,capitalised pale grey lettered part-title and pale khaki lettered sub-title; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered part-title+ author name as front's and publisher's capitalised,black- lettered, initialled colophon to foot of same,rear panel with synopsis and critics' reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp,clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished sharp-cornered,original plain grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering,a b/w striped headband and immaculate plain dark grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-536pp [paginated] includes an Introduction9 chapters and a Conclusion, contemporary b/w photographs intesrspersed throughout the text,an Afterword,Notes and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a Contents list/table and to the rear,2pp blanks.                        Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.                                          In 1945,Europe lay in ruins - its cities and towns destroyed by conflict,its economies crippled,its societies ripped apart by war and violence.In the wake of the physical devastation came profound moral questions: how could Europe - once proudly confident of its place at the heart of the 'civilised world' - have done this to itself? And what did it mean that it had?      In the years that followed,Europeans - from politicians to refugees,poets to campaigners, religious leaders to communist revolutionaries - tried to make sense of what had happened,and to forge a new understanding of civilisation that would bring peace and progress to a broken continent.As they wrestled with questions great and small - from the legacy of colonialism to workplace etiquette - institutions and shared ideals emerged which still shape our world today.                                           Drawing on original sources as well as individual stories and voices,this is a gripping and authoritative account of how Europe rose from the ashes of WW2 and rebuilt itself - and what we,in the twenty-first century,could lose again. A major new history of post-war Europe.    Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

Stock number: rja1100623. ISBN: 9781788161091.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BEWICK,THOMAS**:
SELECT FABLES - Previous to the year 1784.**

Imprint: UK.NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE.FRANK GRAHAM PUBLISHERS,1975.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw,facsimile,1st edn thus.
Binding: Hardback., With Dust Jacket

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.FACSIMILE EDN of 1820 edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.B/w line illustrated pictorial dw/dj with slight sunning/fading to spine/backstrip. Light shelf-wear to top edges of dw/dj;minimal creasing to head of spine/backstrip and a small closed nick to top right corner.Small mark to fore-edge;contents clean and sound.Red cloth bds with gilt letters and publishers colophon to spine/backstrip and plain white eps.8vo,xxxi+ 322pp,contains advert, memoir, portraits, b/w portrait frntis.Woodcuts,chapter head+tail pieces by Thomas and Edward Bewick. A book by Thomas Bewick with the title Select Fables was first published in 1776.A new book, with the same title, was issued by T.Saint in 1784 with woodcuts by Thomas and John Bewick.A second edition of the 1784 volume,with alterations and additions,was published in 1820 by Emersen Charnley.It is this edition presented here in facsimile. Please contact seller, because of the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja1322. ISBN: 0859830381.

£ 30.00 (approx. $US 39.04 )

BICHENO, HUGH:
ELIZABETH'S SEA DOGS: How the English became the Scourge of the Seas.

Imprint: LONDON.CONWAY/an imprint of Anova Books Ltd.,2012.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. NFINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp, clean,matt with glossy highlights, to front's 17thC colour print illustrated dw/dj panel,with author's capitalised,embossed,glossy, brown-lettered name at top edge,flat printed, matt grey-lettered sub-title,and capitalised, embossed,glossy,lettered part-title; each of the 3 words of same,in a different colour - grey, brown and black respectively.A grey spine with front's repeated glossy colour illustrated thumbnail at its head,author's capitalised, glossy white-lettered name beneath,similarly coloured+lettered part-title as the front's and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered name and grey+white illustrated colophon to foot of same; rear panel of dw/dj with historical facsimile colour illustration of the Royal Navy sailing out of Plymouth to engage the Spanish fleet during the Armada battles.Negligible shelf-wear to dw/dj edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges with minimal,faint dust flecks near headband area otherwise still bright,fore-edges brighter and cleaner without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight and clean with fore-edges of pp369/376 inclusive,with an accidental,uniform tiny snick with reciprocal creases folded back on said edges.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished pale blue/grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt-lettered spine and immaculate plain darker blue/grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated, 1st edn,6-384pp [paginated] includes a Prologue to reverse of Contents list/table,a b/w regional map (Western Europe in 1560) to reverse of 2nd page of Contents list/table,14 chapters,several part and full,double page b/w region maps/diagrams throughout the text,16pp contemporary colour portraits and facsimile historical colour maps+illustrations in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp128/29 and pp256/57 respectively,plus 4pp facsimile b/w Armada maps/charts divided either side of 2nd 8pp of illustrations, Appendices (A-F),a Bibliography,Picture Credits and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages and recto of Contents list.          'Elizabeth's Sea Dogs' investigates the rise and fall of a unique group of adventurers - men like Francis Drake, John Hawkins, Martin Frobisher and Walter Raleigh.Seen by the English as heroes but by the Spanish as pirates,they were expert seafarers and controversial characters.This riveting new account reveals them for what they were: extremely tough men in extremely hard times.They sailed, fought, looted and whored their way across the globe; in the process, they established a lasting British presence in the Americas, defeated the Spanish Armada, and made Queen Elizabeth I very wealthy, if seldom grateful.                              Author Hugh Bicheno sets the 'Sea Dogs' in historical context and reveals their lives and exploits through diligent historical research incorporating contemporary testimony.With additional appendices,'Elizabeth's Sea Dogs' tells their vivid, extraordinary story as it was lived,in the author's trademark engaging style. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order, especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.                     ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                                                        

Stock number: rja1174124. ISBN: 9781844861743.

£ 25.00 (approx. $US 32.54 )

BIELBY, GORDON H:
GUARDIANS of the SALMON: Pioneering Conservation on Westcountry Rivers.

Imprint: UK.TIVERTON,DEVON.HALSGROVE,2001.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour+b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and pristine.Unblemished,publisher's original royal blue cloth bds with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,3-144pp [paginated] includes contents list,verso of same b/w Westcountry rivers map,author introduction+notes,7 chapters,b/w line illustrations by Angela Brown,8pp contemporary b/w photographs between pp64/5 and references to rear. This is an important book for all those who have an interest in the conservation of our rivers.It looks back on and describes the early environmental work on Westcountry rivers,thereby providing a unique backdrop against which later efforts can be judged. Please contact seller,for correct.insured shipping/P=p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja33079. ISBN: 1841141399.

£ 16.95 (approx. $US 22.06 )

BIERMAN, JOHN:
ODYSSEY. [THE LAST GREAT ESCAPE FROM NAZI-DOMINATED EUROPE - THE STORY OF THOSE JEWS WHO GAMBLED THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM . . . AND WON.]

Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Originally and previously first published US,Simon & Schuster, 1984.] FINE-/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,glossy,navy blue background with slightly sunned/faded spine/backstrip and capitalised red-lettered title and author name with capitalised,white-lettered sub-title to fron of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with faded red capitalised part-title,capitalised white-lettered author name and capitalised,white-lettered publisher’s name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with a critic's single white-lettered  review. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners – no major,tears or splits present but age-acquired,superficial scoring/indents without any penetration to boards beneath.Top edges aged/toned with minimal,faint,sporadic dust flecks,fore-edges slightly brighter and clean with very minimal foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp, clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and near immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,9-255pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,18 chapters,an Epilogue,a Note on Sources; plus [unpaginated] a blank with publisher's previous published title to its reverse,a title page,a dedication,and an epigram.                                           Visually the exterior appearance is [more than acceptable] exceptional and even/particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 35+ year-old age.It is only the minimal faults described,that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite them it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,and lack of other detracting faults.  Author's fascinating account is the first ever to tell the story of this remarkable World War II journey.                         In May of 1940,more than 500 Jews crowded aboard a decrepit paddle steamer,captained by a one-legged morphine addict,to begin one of the most remarkable journeys in modern history.A journey that should have taken them a month.It took four years.                                  For many of the passengers,the voyage from Czechoslovakia was not mere flight but the pursuit of a dream - the dream of reaching Palestine,the Promised Land.For others,already robbed of their possessions and driven from their homes,it was the last chance to escape the  impending Holocaust.Against almost insurmountable odds - political red tape, shipwreck,near starvation and internment - they gambled their lives for freedom.And won.          Based on the recollections of the passengers themselves, illustrated by photographs taken during the voyage. 'Odyssey' is a vivid re-creation of their bravery and determination,a triumphant celebration of the human spirit.     Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **  

Stock number: rja1108923. ISBN: 0727811975.

£ 20.00 (approx. $US 26.03 )

BIGSBY**, CHRISTOPHER:
PEARL - A ROMANCE.

Imprint: LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON,1995.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Illustrated upper wrap with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges -no nicks or tears present.Top egde very, very lightly aged/dust-soiled,fore-edge brighter and cleaner; contents bright, tight and pristine.Crisp,bright,clean and unmarked publisher's red cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine /back strip and immaculate,plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-234pp [paginated] includes half-title+title pages,prologue,8 chapters,an epilogue and 2pp notes to rear. Pearl is coming home.The child of an illicit,long-secret liaison,she has grown up wild and free among the repressed, reproving good Christian folk of 17thC Puritan New England.Her mother Hester (see also rja2422/7) has borne the shameful brand of the scarlet letter,but Pearl too has been imprinted by the past. Now,aged twenty and lured by the promise of inheritance,she is returning to England,to her dark origins.Those whom she encounters,first in London,then in Norfolk,range from the well intentioned, even comic,to the malevolent and murderous.Pearl's pursuit of the family estate revives a dormant conspiracy which seeks to trap her in a web of her own vulnerability.Yet Pearl is her mother's child and not without resources.The conclusion of her quest brings full circle a narrative of resonant and timeless power. Pearl is Christopher's Bigsby's second work of fiction; a richly-drawn, free- standing historical novel which is also a sequel to Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. As the Professor of American Studies at the University of Anglia,Bigsby is the author of more than twenty books on British and American literary topics. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja24237. ISBN: 0297815334.

£ 12.00 (approx. $US 15.62 )

BILLINGTON**, RACHEL:
Rosanna and the Wizard-Robot.

Imprint: LONDON.METHUEN,1981.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE. Pictorial colour bookplate with owner name and another small,Hallmark Card sticker to ffe (but the book still appears to be unread),and no price-clip to dw/dj.Crisp, glossy,laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated art-work by George Underwood; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/ backstrip and no bumped corners.Top edge very,very lightly aged,fore-edge considerably cleaner and bright; contents near pristine,with no dog-ear reading creases to pages' corners.Virtually unblemished,clean,plain brown paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip with immaculate (apart from bookplate),plain white eps - no off-set foxing from dw/dj's inner flaps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-175pp includes half-title+title pages,b/w line illustrated frntis,b/w line illustrated chapter head-pieces and 17 b/w line illustrations throughout the text - all by Kate Mellor,contents list and 16 chapters. Rosanna is a perfectly ordinary girl (even if she is top of her class) who finds herself involved in the most extraordinary adventures.First there is a doll who talks,then a beautiful queen who never gets out of bed,then a Wizard-Robot who looks rather like her brother Mat.He has invented a machine that sends Rosanna straight through the floor.Add to these a flying cherub (not unlike her little sister, Zoe) and a large eagle who reads the newspapers,sips wine and never gets off the telephone and one can see why she might think it is all a dream.But there is no doubt that poor Cousin Kitty, who has been caught and held by the terrifying Washers,is suffering dreadfully.If she is not rescued soon they will have cleaned her right out of existence.So begins Rosanna's and the Wizard-Robot's adventures which take them through deserts,jungles and the Land of the Bouncers and finally return them to the shining light of the Golden Door. Rachel Billington,creates a brilliant nightmarish world that will hold the reader to the last page.The third daughter of Lord Longford and married to Kevin Billington,a TV producer,she is the author of several novels [see also rja483,and rja1439],and this is her first children's book. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping.P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja321. ISBN: 0416218407.

£ 22.00 (approx. $US 28.63 )

BILLINGTON**, RACHEL:
The Big Dipper.

Imprint: LONDON.HEINEMANN,1970.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Crisp,glossy,laminated colour photographic wrap-round illustrated dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present. Minisculely bumped with miniscule reciprocal creases to both head+foot of spine/backstrip and no bumped corners.Top edge very lightly dust-soiled and very lightly aged - as usual/normal - fore-edge bright and cleaner,contents bright,tight and near pristine with two tiny,faint, pale red spots: one to foot of half-title, the other halfway down pp1's vertical edge - no dog-ear corners to pages.Unblemished, plain,red paper-covered bds with bright, crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white eps with no off-set foxing from dw/dj's inner flaps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-186pp includes half-title+title pages and 20 chapters. Ian Harrad has been in the Foreign Office.He has been a writer.Now he has a rich wife,a house in Hampstead and an undemanding position in television.When his wife leaves him,he is amazed.But after all,he reflects,his happiness does not depend on her or his children.Bachelor pleasures come easily: girls,the younger and sexier the better; travel,the ultimate in non-responsibility;and above all,food, an obsession encouraged by London's success world.Life,so perfectly organized, moves faster and faster - smart dinner parties,nightclubs,a trip to Venice,a stay in a fashionable health hydro - until it reaches a crisis.It is easier to get on the Big Dipper than to get off . . . After her vivid New York novel,'All Things Nice',Rachel Billington takes a wryly humorous and penetrating look at London's media people.Her remarkable insight into the male mind,her taut construction and the wit and clarity of her style make this an arresting and original novel.This is her 2nd novel.See also rja321,and rja1439. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured (where necessary) quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja483. ISBN: 0434070718.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

BINCHY**, MAEVE:
ACHES & PAINS.

Imprint: LONDON.ORION,1999.
Edition: UK,illustrated 12mo p/b original,1st edn.
Binding: Paperback Oiginal., No dw/dj,wraps - as issued.

UK,slim,illustrated 12mo p/b original,1st edn.[Original and only format with author's royalties going to the Arthritis Research Campaign charity.An uncommon, ephemeral item.Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn.Glossy,white background wraps with colour pictorial cartoon illustrated front cover with mauve,gilt and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - though there is some inevitable and light scoring/indentations to both covers.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean, solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,no reading creases to spine/backstrip either - appears unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim,illustrated 12mo p/b original,1st edn,ix-xivpp+3-79pp [paginated] includes author's intro/ preface,profuse b/w cartoons by Wendy Shea interspersed throughout the text and the book,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,cartoon illustrated epigram with author's dedication to it's recto,and illustrators dedication. What do you want when you're miserable with aches and pains? Chocolates to rot your teeth? Grapes with dangerous pips in them? Expensive flowers that will need plenty of fuss and attention? Or would you rather laugh out loud and cheer up? Maeve Binchy's wonderful mixture of humour,common sense,and anecdote will advise on everything from Baring Your Body,Elastic Stockings and Giving Up Drink to Cheering Things About Chest Pains. Illustrated throughout with Wendy Shea's hilarious drawings,'Aches and Pains' is a 100% effective treatment for the spirit. Please contact seller,because of the light weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja595216. ISBN: 0752825186.

£ 10.00 (approx. $US 13.01 )

BINCHY**, MAEVE - Edited by Roisin Ingle:
Maeve's Times: Selected Irish Times Writings.

Imprint: IRELAND.CASTLENOCK,DUBLIN.HATCHETTE BOOKS,2013.
Edition: IRELAND,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

IRELAND,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap -around colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj,with yellow,white,black, mauve,green and red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain mauve cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain pale blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-389pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Gordon Snell - her husband,5 sections covering 1960s to 2000s comprising 8,25, 20,2,9 and 8 articles/contributions respectively,2 news reports,a Postscript, Maeve's career timeline,Editors acknowledgements,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a note on Maeve Binchy and 'The Irish Times' and a contents list/table. Maeve Binchy's much-loved 'Irish Times' writings spanned five decades.An accidental journalist whose work first appeared after her father sent in colourful accounts he had received from her travels,from the beginning her writings reflected the warmth,wit and keen human interest that readers would come to love in her fiction. This timeless collection celebrates the work of the world's best-loved writer,in all its diversity,revealing her characteristic directness,laugh-out-loud humour and unswerving gaze into the true heary of a matter.From 'Life as a Waitress' and 'Encounters at the Airport' to 'Staving Off the Senior Moments' and the hilarious 'My Theodora Story'.Maeve always had her own,inimitable take on life. With an introduction written by her husband,the writer Gordon Snell,'Maeve's Times' reminds us of why the leading Irish writer was so universally cherished,and will be for generations to come. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja751217. ISBN: 9781444782974.

£ 19.00 (approx. $US 24.73 )

BINGHAM, STELLA:
MINISTERING ANGELS.

Imprint: LONDON.OSPREY PUBLISHING LIMITED,1979.
Edition: UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial reproduction illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. All four corners minisculely rubbed with miniscule laminate loss.Top edges lightly aged/toned,fore-edges minimally and sporadically foxed/spotted or grubbed but generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no foxing/spotting to text body and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp, clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain RAF blue cloth boards with bright, crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine /backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6- 224pp [paginated] includes b/w reproduction illustrated frntis to verso of contents list/table,13 chapters,profuse b/w illus and photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,a bibliography and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title and b/w illus title page. The struggle waged by women for emancipation from the tyranny of convention has been a constant theme over the centuries.'Ministering Angels' examines a central part of this theme; it is a complete history of the first profession that not only opened its doors to women,but was also largely created by them. Starting as far back as medieval times, with the role of nuns as nurses in feudal communities,the book contains fascinating stories of courage and single-minded determination,epitomised in very different ways by such figures as Florence Nightingale and Edith Cavell.It charts the fight the first women nurses waged against bigotry and prejudice,and how they overcame the popular notion of a nurse as a gin-soaked Mrs Gamp,both in fact and in the fictional portrait of Charles Dickens. It tells the stories of the volunteer nurses of the two world wars,an experience which gave middle-class women in particular their first taste of working life.International in scope,it shows in essence a social revolution in action, which has had a profound effect on the place that women hold in the world of today. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

Stock number: rja720517. ISBN: 0850453178.

£ 13.50 (approx. $US 17.57 )

BINNEY**, MARCUS:
THE WOMEN WHO LIVED FOR DANGER: The Women Agents of SOE in the Second World War.**

Imprint: LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2002.
Edition: UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Not SIGNED.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,photographic illustrated dw/dj; front panel with background portrait photograph of Noor Inayat Khan with superimposed descending parachutist photograph and the rear panel with monochrome photograph of Violette Szabo's fake identity card,dark blue and gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing,but no fading nor sunning.Top+fore-edges barely aged but bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain royal blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,yellow+pale beige striped headband,and immaculate pale beige endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xvpp+ 1-380pp [paginated] includes illus list/ table,acknowledgements,a note on SOE,12 chapters and an epilogue,16pp of b/w contemporary photographs+facsimile newspaper reproductions,in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp112/3 and pp256/7 respectively,notes on sources,a glossary,a bibliography and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table,and 4pp blanks at rear. Special Operations Executive was formed by Winston Churchill in 1940 'to set Europe ablaze'.In SOE women were trained to handle guns and explosives,work undercover,endure interrogation by the Gestapo,and use complex codes.This is the story of ten remarkable women who were dropped in occupied territories to work as secret agents. Once in enemy territory,theirs was the most dangerous war of all,leading an apparently normal civilian life but in constant danger of arrest.They organised dropping grounds for arms and explosives destined for the Resistance,helped operate escape lines for airmen who had been shot down over Europe,and provided Allied Command with vital intelligence. SOE women agents came from all walks of life: from the dazzling Polish Countess Krystyna Skarbek (alias Christine Granville) and the American Virginia Hall, from a rich Baltimore family,to Marguerite Knight,a secretary in Walthamstow. Petite Lise de Baissac lived next to Gestapo headquarters in Poitiers playing the part of a quiet widow,whilst twenty-year-old student Paola Del Din was sent to find a way through the German front line in Florence.Hot tempered Paddy (Maureen) O'Sullivan deflected a German officer from examining her suitcase by making a date with him and Alex d'Unienville feigned madness when captured. The stories of these women agents -some famous,some virtually unknown -are told with the help of extensive new archive material.Their exploits form a new chapter of heroism in the history of warfare matched only by their determination, resourcefulness and ability to stay cool in the face of extreme danger. Please contacr seller,because of the value f this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. ** N.B. US/CANADA customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

Stock number: rja541315. ISBN: 0340818395.

£ 15.00 (approx. $US 19.52 )

BINNS, STEWART:
Britain's Greatest Awards for Gallantry in the First World War: The Story the Seven Highest Awards for Valour in the First World War from the Victoria Cross to the Distinguished Conduct Medal.

Imprint: UK.AXMINSTER,DEVON.Inspire Creative,2018.
Edition: UK,slim,small 8vo wraps,softback Original,1st edn.
Binding: Softback Original., No dw/dj - as issued.
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

UK,slim,small 8vo softback Original,1st edn. [Paperback/softback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back,s/back originals are published prior to any other format.] Near MINT. Wrapped and protected from day of issue/ purchase,so no owner inscrptn and no price-removal from cover.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt sepia+colour montaged photographic illustrated front cover with white lettering, white lettered spine which has NO reading creases,rear cover with colour photograph of V.C. medal; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges or corners - no nicks,tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents pristine,unread apart from my own collation so no dog-ear reading creases.UK, slim,small 8vo s/back Original,1st edn,2-116pp [paginated] includes cover design repeated to title page,contents list/table,foreword by Sir Geoffrey Pattie (former Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Honourary Colonel of the 4th Royal Green Jackets),and introduction,8 sections; covers The Great War and sections on each of the Awards with contemporary b/w illustration facsimile reproductions,b/w photographs and colour photographs of medals, awards+citations etc. Chapters on the Great War,and the medals highlighted,include: the D.C.M. (Distinguished Conduct Medal),the A.F.C. (Air Force Cross) medal,the D.F.C. (Distinguished Flying Cross) medal,the M.C.(Military Cross) medal,the D.S.C. (Distinguished Service Cross) medal,the D.S.O.(Distinguished Service Order) medal, and lastly,the highest award,the V.C. (Victoria Cross) medal. Published in the year marking the centenary,100 years anniversary of the Armistice at 11a.m. on 11/11/18 that brought an end to the the First World War. A centennial celebration issue containing the stories of seven highest awards for valour in the First World War from the Victoria Cross to the Distinguished conduct Medal and accounts of some of the recipients of each.Uncommon. Want more Victoria Cross-related titles? Please search my SIGNED,NAVAL/MILITARY,GENERAL and BIOGRAPHY catalogues - using keywords: Victoria Cross_VC. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded after order receipt and before order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

rja851519.biblio.

Stock number: rja917821. ISBN: 9781644403259.

£ 19.95 (approx. $US 25.96 )