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Imprint: LONDON.ROUTLEDGE & KEGAN PAUL LTD.,1981. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,red background with b/w illustration, black lettering,with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Front+rear panels of dw/dj sunned/ faded,due to proximity of a smaller book during it's shelf-stored life, spine/backstrip of same,sunned/faded to almost white.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright, tight,solid,sound and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread example? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped white ink letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.Uk,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,v-viiipp+1-223pp [paginated] includes A-W contents list/table,author acknowledgements+intro,11 full-page b/w illustrations by Peter Till along with smaller b/w vignettes interspersed throughout the text and the book,eccentric biblio and an indexed list of dates.Plus, unpaginated half-title+title pages. 'Until he ate a bluebottle,William Buckland had always maintained that the taste of mole was the most repulsive he knew.' So opens the portrait of William Buckland,the founder of geology and one of the most peculiar eccentrics featured in this remarkable and dazzingly funny book.One hundred and four of the greatest British eccentrics are featured,and a greater galaxy of stars is difficult to imagine - Romeo Coates,the diamond-clad actor, who rewrote Shakespeare; John Christie,the founder of Glyndebourne,who for a time provided all female guests with knitting needles and wool; Simeon Ellerton, who preferred walking with a large stone on his head; and,of course,the sublime poet,William McGonagall. Perhaps most astonishing is Joshua Norton,born in 1819,who reigned as Emperor of the United States of America for over twenty years.His Imperial Palace was only a small room in a seedy lodging house,but like all great eccentrics his ambitions were not constrained by the realities of everyday life. Stock number: rja460913. ISBN: 0710009577.
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Imprint: LONDON.VIKING/KESTREL,1986. UK,slim landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's neat handwritten,blue ink signature - without dedication - to front free endpaper and no price -clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork illustration by Michael Foreman,illustrated dw/dj with black+red lettering to front and spine; 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 red cloth bds with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim landscape 8vo HB+ dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,8-63pp [paginated] includes 40 new poems/nursery rhymes wth half (20) with accompanying music and musical notation by Anthony Castro,profuse b/w+colour page- edge/ borders and vignette illustrated text by Michael Foreman; plus [unpaginated] b/w line illustrated first poem with full page,full-colour illustrated frntis to it's reverse,title page, contents list/table,colour illustrated double-page with 3 poems and last page with b/w line illustration to last poem. Nursery rhymes are a familiar,and yet mysterious,part of childhood.They are often a child's first encounter with the magic of words and rhythms,a first taste of poetry,the first things 'known by heart'.But where do nursery rhymes come from? They are a fascinating mix of ancient and modern verse which combine to form a heritage linking generations of parents and children. 'Early in the Morning' is Charles Causley's marvellous contribution to this treasury of nursery rhymes.Charles Causley is a highly distinguished poet and his forty new poems and rhymes perfectly blend the sound of traditional verse with his own intense originality.'Round the Corner comes Jack Fall','Good Morning,Mr Croc-o-doc-dile','Spin Me a Web,Spider',Charles Causley's poems are full of the mysterious nonsense and haunting resonances which make nursery rhymes lodge in the back of the memory of everyone. Twenty of the poems have been set to music by the composer,Anthony Castro.His songs capture the spirit of the poems,being both entertaining and very singable. They appear with full piano accompaniment and guitar chords.The book is beautifully illustrated,in full colour and in black and white,by the award-winning artist, Michael Foreman. Charles S[tanley] Causley,CBE,FRSL (b. 24 August 1917,d. 4 November 2003) was a Cornish poet,schoolmaster and writer.Noted particularly for his works' simplicity, directness and for its associations with folklore,especially when linked to his native Cornwall.Born and died in Launceston,Cornwall. After service in the Royal Navy,he was for twenty-five years a schoolteacher before becoming a full time writer.In 1967 he was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for poetry,and he is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.The University of Exeter,Devon, conferred on him the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters in 1977.Among the many volumes of his own verse is 'Figgie Hobbin',one of the most popular collections of poems for children to have been produced in the last decade (then 1986).His anthologies of poems,'The Puffin Book of Magic Verse','The Puffin Book of Salt-Sea Verse' and 'The Sun, Dancing' have been highly acclaimed. In the New Year Honours list for this year (1986),he was appointed CBE(Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to poetry. Michael Foreman is one of the most famous and versatile illustrators of modern children's books.He studied at the Royal College of Art and has written and illustrated fourteen books for children and illustrated more than forty others (then 1986).He has won many awards, including the Graphic Prize at Bologna,the Kurt Maschler Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal for 1982 and also for a 2nd time,in 1989 for 'War Boy',and the Children's Book Award in 1984. Exhibitions of his work have been held in Europe,the USA and Japan.He lives in London and Cornwall. 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: rja816118. ISBN: 0670808105.
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Imprint: LONDON.ROBSON BOOKS LTD.,1979. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[A new and revised edition of long out-of-print original publication in 1951 of author's 'Hands to Dance'.] NFINE/NFINE.Blue inked gift presentation inscrptn to the front pastedown,but hidden behind dw/dj's front inner flap and price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,author's monochrome photographic portrait within a gilt illustrated bosun's whistle illustrated front panel of dw/dj,and white lettering,and a more modern b/w portrait photographic rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - apart from a small 1/2" closed tear to front,top corner of dw/dj.Majority of any creasing is to top edges of dw/dj.Top edges very lightly dust-soiled with very faint flecking or foxing/spotting,fore- edges brighter and less affected and still generally clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK,slim 8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,7-191pp [paginated] includes author's foreword,19 chapters and an afterword; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages and contents list/table. 'It sounds as though your time in the Navy was a bit of a skylark,' a friend said to Charles Causley on the original publication in 1951 of his Naval stories, 'Hands to Dance'.Noel Coward describes this new and revised edn as 'most brilliantly constructed and most lovingly and wittily written'.Charles Causley has added a foreword and a long autobiographical section dealing with some of the realities of his life during a varied period of wartime service on the lower deck. Written with zest and an infectious enthusiasm,these entertaining tales,many of which have been broadcast by the BBC and are classics of their kind,range from the deceptively peaceful market towns of the West of England to the life of the matelot in Gibraltar,West Africa,the islands of the Mediterranean,Alexandria and Australia.By contrast,his own personal memoir offers an often moving account of his emergence as a writer and as one of the most distinguished poets of our time. In the old Navy,the pipe 'Hands to Dance and Skylark' was sounded when a ship's company,after a long period at sea,was in need of cheerful excercise to raise the spirits.It seems an appropriate title for this always engaging and lively collection of stories. 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: rja685317. ISBN: 0860510603.
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Imprint: LONDON.MACMILLAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS,1991. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn. FINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn but price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy wrap-around,colour pictorial artwork by Michael Foreman,illustrated dw/dj,with dark blue+black lettering to front and to spine; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered - rear top corner tip with tiniest dent,publisher's original,plain RAF blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn,8-109pp [paginated] includes 50 poems in 9 themes - each theme with an individual colour illustrated separator page,other profuse part,full and double-page colour and b/w illustrations - all by Michael Foreman, interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title,colour vignette illustrated title page,with dedication to its reverse,a 2pp contents list/table with a tipped- in copyright erratum slip and to the rear an index of first lines. The title poem is based on a Cornish legend of a young man who rescues a stranded mermaid.Some of the other 49 poems have appeared elsewhere.notably 'King Ezra' in 'Island of the Children (Orchard Books),'Sam Groom' in 'Ten Golden Years' (Walker Books) and 'The Obby Oss' in Charles Causley's 'Figure of Eight (Macmillan).'Steam in the Kettle' was originally broadcast in the BBC TV series 'Play School'. A delightful poetry book with Michael Foreman's charming illustrations throughout,in both colour and b/w. Michael Foreman is one of the fore-most children's illustrators in Britain.Born in Pakefield,Suffolk 1938.Studied at Lowestoft School of Art and at the Royal College of Art.Lecturer at St Martin's School of Art (1963-65),the London College of Printing (1967-68),the Royal College of Art (1968-70) and the Central School of Arts and Crafts (1972).Art Director of Playboy Magazine,Chicago (1965) and King Magazine,London (1966). Painter,etcher,illustrator and writer of children's books.His illustrative work is distinctive: he often works in colour or half-tone,creating luminous effects with veils of thinly diluted pigment over delicate pencil outlines; in his etched illustrations,he uses soft ground techniques to achieve subtle tonal gradations.His imagery,ostensibly decorative,humorous or with a sometimes child-like appearance,often has menacing or bizarre overtones.He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal,the Francis Williams Memorial Prize (twice,1972+1977),the Silver Eagle Prize,at the Festival International du Livre,Nice (1972),the Kurt Maschler 'Emil' Award (1982),the Children's Book Award (1982),and the Bologna Graphic Prize for Youth (1982). Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,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. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. Stock number: rja932821. ISBN: 0333538129.
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Imprint: LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON LTD.,1994. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated 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 near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - but an accidental(?) vertical,diagonal crease lightly affecting ffe,half-title+ title pages - probably the only fault. Clean,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip, with clean,plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,vii (prologue)+1-210pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters,an appendix; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication and 6pp blanks to rear. The year is 1943 and drawing to its close. Winter is descending on a small,run-down farm.Confronted by a sudden family catastrophe,a twelve-year-old country boy fights bravely to keep his animals alive while predatory neighbours wait to pick off the prize - Manor Farm. Their names may seem familiar - Pilkington,Frederick and 'Knacker' Simmonds.And then there is the young country boy,Alex Jones.His surname is common enough,and yet it too is drawn from the same source - a famous novel.The stranger,who calls himself Eric Blair, brings with him tall stories,tins of precious food,a love of the countryside, peculiar prejudices and a knowledge of the wider world unimagined by Alex and his school friends.Now fatherless himself,the wild boy Alex becomes enthralled by this 'Eric',who confesses that he's a writer, but gives little away the true purpose of his visits. The reader will uncover the truth long before Alex.This is the story of how George Orwell came to write his classic Animal Farm,first published almost fifty years ago.But is the story true or not? Is this a chapter of hitherto unrevealed biography or a complete fiction? Whatever the verdict, the reader will be absorbed by David Caute's vivid portrait of the man who was both 'Dr Orwell' and 'Mr Blair'. 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: rja34579. ISBN: 0297814389.
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Imprint: LONDON.HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP,2023. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,Special Edn with Exclusive short story,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's neat handwritten red ink signature to a special,tipped-in Author SIGNED limitation page between the half-title and title pages,and no price-clip to dw/dj.A bright,crisp,clean,matt, monochrome,montage'd photographic illustrated dw/dj with author's capitalised,glossy,white-lettered name and capitalised,glossy,red-lettered title with capitalised,glossy white-lettered strap lines,further capitalised,glossy red+white lettered THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER credit,and other glossy,white-lettered review with critic's [Lee Child] capitalised,glossy, red-lettered name.Also to front panel of dw/dj a glossy red printed roundel with capitalised, white-lettered SPECIAL EDITION WITH EXCLUSIVE SHORT STORY legend and a circular,adhesive black with capitalised,white-lettered SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR label.A matt,black spine/backstrip with thumbnail monochrome photographic detail from front's panel and similarly coloured+lettered author name+title as the front's and publisher's flat printed,capitalised,matt white-lettered and illustrated colophon respectively,to foot of same,rear panel with monochrome photograph and 10 critics' glossy,white+red lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without marks or foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to pages' corners,but to the exclusive short story's lower corner tips of first 4pp are with an accidental(?)/production(?) uniform corner creases - else unread other than my own collation.Publisher's clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with capitalised,blocked white-lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,Special Edn with Exclusive short story,1st edn,2-368pp [paginated] includes 66 chapters and 2pp Acknowledgements,plus an Exclusive short story 'THE LOBSTER SHIFT'; plus [unpaginated] aforementioned half-title,author SIGNED limitation page,title page,a dedication with epigrams (2 - Euripides and Walter Scott,The Heart of Midlothian) to same,and to the rear,2pp blanks between last page of novel and the aforementioned 2pp Acknowledgements; and a further 10pp blanks. See also my book ID rja1161024 for another SIGNED copy of this same title. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the one internal fault described that prevents an almost MINT grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults. One dark evening in New York City,two strangers meet by chance.Over drinks,Amanda and Wendy realise they have so much in common.They both feel alone,They both drink alone. And they desperately want revenge against the two men who destroyed their families. Together,they have the perfect plan. If you kill for me, I'll kill for you. . . 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: rja1137024. ISBN: 9781035410729..
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Imprint: LONDON.HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP,2023. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,Special edn with Exclusive short story,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.A special edn with exclusive short story.] FINE-/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's neat handwritten red ink signature to a special,tipped-in Author SIGNED limitation page between the half-title and title pages,and no price-clip to dw/dj.A bright,crisp,clean,matt, monochrome,montage'd photographic illustrated dw/dj with author's capitalised,glossy,white-lettered name and capitalised,glossy,red-lettered title with capitalised,glossy white-lettered straplines,further capitalised,glossy red+white lettered THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER credit,and other glossy,white-lettered review with critic's [Lee Child] capitalised,glossy, red-lettered name.Also to front panel of dw/dj a glossy red printed roundel with capitalised, white-lettered SPECIAL EDITION WITH EXCLUSIVE SHORT STORY legend and a circular,adhesive black with capitalised,white-lettered SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR label.A matt,black spine/backstrip with thumbnail monochrome photographic detail from front's panel and similarly coloured+lettered author name+title as the front's and publisher's flat printed,capitalised,matt white-lettered and illustrated colophon respectively,to foot of same,rear panel with monochrome photograph and 10 critics' glossy,white+red lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without marks or foxing/spotting; contents bright and clean - near pristine but for signature of pp43-58 inclusive with a misaligned and dropped text and very close fore-edge cropping,causing the top 2/3rds [approx.] not being properly bound/glued in situ,so this signature all lies slightlty proud of the other fore-edges when the book is closed, but the lower 1/3rd edges are glued/bound,so are attached - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's clean, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with capitalised blocked white-lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,Special Edn with Exclusive short story,1st edn,2-368pp [paginated] includes 66 chapters and 2pp Acknowledgements,plus an Exclusive short story 'THE LOBSTER SHIFT'; plus [unpaginated] aforementioned half-title,author SIGNED limitation page,title page,a dedication with epigrams (2 - Euripides and Walter Scott,The Heart of Midlothian) to same,and to the rear,2pp blanks between last page of novel and the aforementioned 2pp Acknowledgements; and a further 10pp blanks. See also my book ID rja1137024 for another SIGNED copy of this same title. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the one internal faults described that prevents an almost MINT grading overall.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults. One dark evening in New York City,two strangers meet by chance.Over drinks,Amanda and Wendy realise they have so much in common.They both feel alone,They both drink alone. And they desperately want revenge against the two men who destroyed their families. Together,they have the perfect plan. If you kill for me, I'll kill for you. . . 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: rja1161024. ISBN: 9781035410729.
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Imprint: LONDON.ORION FICTION/an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd.,2021. UK,8vo HB+protected,sleeved dw/dj,author SIGNED, 1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptnbut author's neat,handwritten,black ink signature without any dedication,to a tipped-in special 'Signed first edition' title page,between author's potted biography and his media platforms' information and the true title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,red background with colour photographic gavel+sound block, illustrated front panel of dw/dj with capitalised,embossed,glossy b/w-lettered title, author's other embossed,glossy white-lettered name,plus other white-lettered strap line and capitalised,white-lettered THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER creditalong with printed b/w roundel with capitalised white+red lettered FROM THE AUTHOR OF FIFTY FIFTY credit within; continuation of red background with thumbnail colour photograph detail of sound block from the front's illustration with flat printed,similarly coloured+lettered author and title as the front's and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered+illustrated name and colophon respectively,to foot of same,rear panel with 6 critics' white+black-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - protected dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright crisp and clean without blemish or foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp and clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt capitalised lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain maroon endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED 1st edn,1-403pp [paginated] includes 1-403pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,5 MONTHS LATER,and 77 chapters,a page of Acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] 2pp critics' reviews,author's potted biography with list of his other titles to its reverse,author SIGNED,Signed first edition limitation page,title page,a dedication with blank verso,and to the rear,as last pages,2 single page b/w thumbnail illustrations of his 6 titles. See my book ID rja1137024 for a tipped-in Author SIGNED 'KILL FOR ME KILL FOR YOU',a UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,author SIGNED, 'Signed first edition' limitation page,1st edn with an Exclusive short story. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,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. He's won every trial . . . Because he's behind EVERY murder. Ambitious District Attorney Randal Korn lives to watch prisoners executed.Even if they are not guilty. An innocent man, Andy Dubois, faces the death penalty for the murder of young girl. Korn has already fixed things to make sure he wins a fast conviction. The one thing Korn didn't count on was Eddie Flynn. Slick, street smart and cunning, the former con artist turned New York lawyer has only seven days to save an innocent man against a corrupt system and find the real killer. In a week the Judge will read the verdict, but will Eddie be alive to hear it? 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: rja1137224. ISBN: 9781398700178.
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Imprint: LONDON.NEL,MARCH 1972. UK,slim 12mo wraps,p/back original,1st edn. [Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Trade paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published simultaneously as the HB edn,but paperback originals are published prior to any other format in the country of its origin and sometimes,even worldwide.] VG+.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to cover.Publisher's original,bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,and with glossy,novel's character's portrait colour photographic illustrated front card cover with white+ red lettering,lightly sunned/faded spine/ backstrip with b/w NEL logo at head and white lettering and NO reading creases - other than both covers' concomitant fold/ crease when opened,black background to rear cover with short story precis and thumbnail b/w photograph of 'CHOPPER' - a prequel title in the series - book's front cover; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,rubbing or creasing to edges and corners, no nicks,splits or tears or any other significant loss present.Top+fore-edges ubiquitously toned - as usual/normal and as these 'pulps' are all prone to - but without any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean with some minimal and faint page-edge toning, otherwise solid - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Possible residual fluid stain and wrinkling to signatures lower edges backstrip area.UK,slim 12mo wraps,p/back Original,1st edn,5-127pp [paginated] includes 16 chapters includes an epilogue; plus [unpaginated - i.e. unnumbered] half-title+title pages,and a b/w illustrated advert for forthcoming 'History of Raiways' publication. An acceptable condition example of the 'pulp' novel of it's time,particularly as a 1st edn.A highly collectable ephemeral item in it's contemporary style and will be an important and welcome addition to the canon. CHOPPER may be dead but his girl lives on.A motorcycle groupie becomes Queen of the Hell's Angels. Peter Leslie Cave (b.1940 - a.k.a Petra Christian.) also wrote five TAGGART stories/ novels (1983-1994) and contributed to 3 'New Avengers' series titles - 'House of Cards.' (1976),'The Cybernauts.' and 'Hostage.' (both 1977).6th title sequentially in this biker series.An uncommon title,particularly as a 1st edn. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct and insured (where necessary) shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that 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 any inexpensive 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: rja883720. ISBN: 450009815.
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Imprint: LONDON.HODDER CHILDREN'S BOOKS,2002. UK,slim rectangular Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE.No owner inscrptn and no dw/dj - as issued.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Nick Maland,sharp-cornered illustrated boards,with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and illstrated coloured endpapers.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.UK,slim rectangular Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,32pp [unpaginated] includes b/w vignette illustrated dedication page,double-page colour pictorial artwork illustrated title page,double-page and 3/4-page colour illustrations by Nick Marland throughout the text and the book. Dragons come when you least expect them. You turn round,and they are there.You think: am I dreaming? But you're not. This beautiful,genty humorous book,from an award-winning author,is a must-have for anyone whose worries can sometimes seem bigger than they really are . . . , 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 shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja736017. ISBN: 0340851589.
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Imprint: UK.GIBSON SQUARE,2016. UK,8vo wraps,no dw/dj - as issued,p/back Original,p/back 1st edn.[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.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to cover.Bright,crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,matt,colour cartoon/caricature subject illustrated front cover with grey,red and brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/ backstrip.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.UK,8vo wraps,p/back original,1st edn,7-192pp [paginated] includes 21 sections/ chapters of anecdotes which includes a Finale and a biography; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages and contents list/table. At the age of twenty one Prince Philip wrote to a relative: 'I know you will never think much of me.I am rude.' The Duke of Edinburgh may well not have altered this view of himself in his long later life. This affectionate self-portrait brings together the best,as well as a host of less well-known stories about the prince and gives a fascinating first-hand insight into the royal world where he 'traipses around' as a 'fella who belongs to Mrs Queen'. From Prince Philip's blunt speech-making, his mocking of the media and captains of industry,to his fond teasing of Her Majesty herself,here is a truly regal self-portrait by the royal family's 'very own Jeremy Clarkson'. 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's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included. Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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: rja839419. ISBN: 9781783340125.
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Imprint: LONDON.PORTRAIT/PIATKUS BOOKS LIMITED,2006. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,rpt.(2nd reprint - 1st edn was 2005.)FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Clean,colour illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and clean also - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,clean, publisher's original maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,maroon+white headband and immaculate pink endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, reprint,1-266pp [paginated] includes an introduction,20 chapters,profuse contemporary,b/w line illustrations throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and contents list/table. Did you know that a child can be cured of the whooping cough by passing it under the belly of a donkey? Or that weak eyes can be cured by the application of chicken dung - or alternatively by large draughts of beer taken in the morning? The history of medicine in Britain is filled with the most bizarre and gruesome cures for many common ailments.Many of them - though enthusiastically supported by the doctors of the time - were often useless,and sometimes lethal! Of the hundreds of cures promoted for warding off the dreaded plague,none were effective.Strange and alarming though many of the cures may seem,some of them did in fact work - and provide the basis of much of the medicine we take for granted nowadays. The use of herbs by medieval monks was remarkably effective - and still is today. Nigel Cawthorne - author of 'The Strange Laws of Old England' - has once again trawled through the eccentric byways of our history to produce this highly entertaining and informative book.It will fascinate anyone who has ever wondered whether doctors really know what they are talking about. . . . 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'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: rja34679. ISBN: 0749950722.
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Imprint: LONDON.BCA,1978. UK, 8vo HB, minus dw/dj, 1st thus.NFINENo owner inscrptn.Green weave patterned/ textured paper-covered bds with plain green eps and gilt letters to spine/ backstrip.Bds bright and clean as are fore-edges and contents.UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,1st thus,208pp includes colour frntis,profuse b/w+colour contemporary illustrations and an index. Neither as a straightforward biographical narrative of Jane Austen's life,nor a study of her as an author; but rather as an attempt,with the help of material drawn from her letters,her novels and other people's memories of her,to reconstruct and depict her living personality and to explore its relation to her art.To be life-like,a portrait of her must also be a portrait of the society of which she was a member. Please contact seller,for correct shipping.P+p quotes. Stock number: rja1568. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.for Penns in the Rock Press by William Collins of London,1941. UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[The first title ([No. 1]) in the BIP series,the first 10 titles/volumes being 'Published for Penns in the Rock Press by William Collins of London',with the date given in Roman numerals at the base of the title-page.Of those ten titles the first 8 - including this and 'English Sport' by Eric Parker ([No. 2]) were published simultaneously on 21st March 1941.In all, 19 titles were published in 1941. Original price was 3/6 (later increased to 4/6,and then 5/-),and a normal print run averaging between 20,000 to 30,000 copies.] No owner inscrptn,but dw/dj clipped and bookseller's pencilled price 4/6 above the clip.Bright,crisp,clean,pale grey background with 2 white line-bordered edges with white lettering and white leaf wreath design illustrated front panel of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - a few nicks or tears present.Miniscule rubbing and chipping with minimal loss to both head+foot of spine/backstrip and the top two corners and lower front corner too,of dw.dj.A small closed tear with creasing on lower,front edge towards foot of spine/ backstrip's gutter's edge.Some inevitable but minimal rubbing/flaking to letters of spine/backstrip and it's folds,all due in part,to fragility of the wartime economy standards paper used.Top edges dust-soiled and toned,fore-edges brighter and cleaner but generally clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Front panel of dw/dj design repeated to front paper-covered card covers,rear cover plain grey with white 2 line-bordered edges; and dw/dj's rear panel containing publisher's advert for other titles in the series and white ink printed letters to spine/backstrip, both free endpapers with offset foxing from dw/dj inner flaps.UK,slim 8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,7-47pp [paginated] printed on Mellomex Book paper and includes an intro,sections I-V,12 colour plates,13 b/w illustrations - all illustrations within the text; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,colour+b/w illus lists/tables. The earliest titles in the series were not numbered,although numbers were eventually added to the jacket spine (but not on the books themselves). 'Britain in Pictures' (BIP) a comprehensive series of illustrated books devoted to the life,art,institutions and achievements of the British.The majority of the titles,113 of 126 are under the banner of 'The British People in Pictures' series,plus 7 'British Commonwealth in Pictures' titles and a further 6 titles under the 'English Poets in Pictures' imprint - 6 further titles of the 132 listed,were never published.The earliest titles in the series were not numbered, although numbers were eventually added to the jacket spine (but not on the books themselves). Original price was 3/6 (later increased to 4/6,and then 5/-),and a normal print run averaging between 20,000 to 30,000 copies. Author is the younger son of the fourth Marquess of Salisbury.As a writer,he is well known as the author of 'The Stricken Deer - a biography of the poet Cowper which won the Hawthornden Prize in 1929; more recently (then 1941) his well-known biography 'Young Melbourne'. In the present book on the English poets, he covers the whole field of English poetry from Chaucer to the present day (again 1941).Despite the difficulty of dealing with so great a subject in so short a book he has succeeded in bringing out the individuality of each poet,and in showing the man against the background of his age. In contrast to the majority of his generation his bias has always been towards the temperate excellence of the 18thC,but this does not prevent him from having a lively appreciation of the qualities of those poets of every age who have made English poetry the greatest in the world. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,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. Available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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: rja698717. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: UK.St IVES,CORNWALL.STORMFORCE PUBLICATIONS,2001. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd printing.[1st edn was 1999,this 2nd printing,2001.]No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj, author's neat,handwritten,blue ink SIGNED+ dedicated inscription:'To Julie,With my best wishes,David Chaffe.' to title page. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour pictorial+photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine.Bright, crisp,clean and unblemished,publisher's original,dark blue cloth bds with bright, crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and upper bd,with an otter's head,circular vignette to upper bd and immaculate,colour pictorial artwork by R J Lloyd,illustrated eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, SIGNED 1st edn,2nd imp,11-216pp [paginated] + 24pp [unpaginated to rear], includes title page,contents list/table, the beginning,8 chapters+afterword,b/w diagrams,b/w illustrated chapter head- pieces by John Cooksley,16pp b/w photographs + North Norfolk map,16pp colour photographs + b/w Exmoor map, between pp96/9,pp112/115 and 5 colour illus in the 24pp afterword, respectively. 'Stormforce' is the dramatic and true tale of one of Britain's rarest and most beautiful mammals,a bitch otter called Storm.Rescued from a windswept lane on Exmoor before dawn in winter by a postman, she weighed just one pound and seven ounces. 'Stormforce' is the remarkable story of her survival. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALLoverseas buyers - BEFORE ordering throught he order page! Stock number: rja26207. ISBN: 0953467600.
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Imprint: UK.St IVES,CORNWALL.STORMFORCE PUBLICATIONS,2001. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,2nd printing.[1st edn was 1999,this 2nd printing,2001.] Familial,gift presentation inscrptn to top,left hand corner to recto of ffe,dw/dj not clipped - absence of publisher's price.Author's neat,handwritten blue ink SIGNED inscription: 'With my best wishes,David Chaffe.' to title page.Also includes, loose,a publisher's promotional colour photographic postcard of the otter.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj with colour photographic inner flaps; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine.Bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,publisher's original,dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and upper bd, with an otter's head,circular vignette to upper bd and immaculate,colour pictorial artwork by R J Lloyd, illustrated eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED<1st edn,2nd imp,11-216pp [paginated] + 24pp [unpaginated to rear],includes title page, contents list/table,the beginning,8 chapters+afterword,b/w diagrams,b/w illustrated chapter head-pieces by John Cooksley,16pp b/w photographs+North Norfolk map,16pp colour photographs+b/w Exmoor map,between pp96/9,pp112/115 and 5 colour illus in the 24pp afterword, respectively. 'Stormforce' is the dramatic and true tale of one of Britain's rarest and most beautiful mammals,a bitch otter called Storm.Rescued from a windswept lane on Exmoor before dawn in winter by a postman, she weighed just one pound and seven ounces. 'Stormforce' is the remarkable story of her survival. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Stock number: rja477814. ISBN: 0953467600.
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Imprint: UK.St IVES,CORNWALL.STORMFORCE PUBLICATIONS,2001. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn,2nd printing.[1st edn was 1999,this 2nd printing,2001.] FINE/FINE.No owner's inscrptn,but author's neat,handwritten, blue ink SIGNED inscription:'With my best wishes,David Chaffe.' to title page; dw/dj not clipped - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj with colour photographic inner flaps; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,publisher's original dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and upper board,with an otter's head,circular vignette to upper board and immaculate, colour pictorial artwork by R J Lloyd, illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, author SIGNED,1st edn,2nd printing,11-216pp [paginated] + 24pp [unpaginated to rear] includes title page,contents list/table,the beginning,8 chapters+afterword,b/w diagrams,b/w illustrated chapter head-pieces by John Cooksley,16pp b/w photographs + North Norfolk map,16pp colour photographs + b/w Exmoor map,between pp96/9,pp112/115 and 5 colour illus in the 24pp afterword, respectively. 'Stormforce' is the dramatic and true tale of one of Britain's rarest and most beautiful mammals,a bitch otter called Storm.Rescued from a windswept lane on Exmoor before dawn in winter by a postman, she weighed just one pound and seven ounces.'Stormforce' is the remarkable story of her survival. 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: rja550815. ISBN: 0953467600.
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Imprint: AUSTRALIA.MILLERS POINT,NSW.PIER 9/MURDOCH BOOKS,2010. AUSTRALIA,8vo wraps,1st edn thus. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,purple background illustrated with silver gilt Trojan horse illustration to front cover, with silver gilt lettering,and silver gilt content's precis to rear cover illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Australia,8vo wraps,1st edn thus,6-256pp [paginated] includes contents list/ table,50 deceptions: frauds, forgeries etc,illus with either contemporary b/w+colour illustrations or photographs for each,a further reading list,plus [unpaginated] b/w line illus (Trojan Horse) half-title+title pages and dedication. Human history is positively shrouded in the dark arts of deceit and subterfuge.According to the Bible,the story of mankind began with the Serpent's lie to Eve,and we have happily profited from deceiving our brothers and sisters ever since.No matter the period or place,the religion or ideology, individuals and institutions have schemed and scammed their way into positions of power and wealth,taking full advantage on man's unique capacity for believing almost anything.With no little skill and imaginative flair,'History's Greatest Deceptions' chronicles the 50 most remarkable tales of fraud and forgery. Chapters include: Jesus' Kid Brother: Hong Xiuquan,Get-Poor-Quick Scammer: Charles Ponzi,Fooling Hitler: Operation Fortitude,The Real-Life da Vinci Code: The Dossiers Secret,Come and See What's on the Slab: Alien Autopsy. This beautifully presented volume includes over 80 photogrphs, paintings,and illustrations,shining a light on the compelling personalities inside the stories,and exploring the motivations behind some of the most ambitiously dishonest acts ever known. Since April 2013,and again in March 2015,the UK Post Office has increased it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its 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: rja589516. ISBN: 9781741966831.
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Imprint: LONDON.CENTURY,1984. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour, pictorial wrap-around artwork, illustrated dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges with no nicks or tears present and slight foxing/spotting to both inner flaps. Unusually the spine/backstrip appears not sunned or faded.Top edge lightly dust-soiled and aged, fore-edge lightly aged and lightly thumbed; contents bright,tight and clean.Unblemished,blue paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean,plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-193pp includes title+half-title pages; double-page b/w line illus/ship's plans and 11 chapters. 'Past anchored frigates,lean and deadly as lurchers; betwixt two lines of mixed sixty-fours and seventy-fours.Somewhere among them must lie his own Daisy.He scanned their sterns for the magic name but saw it not.Beyond the buoys were a line of piles close inshore,such as were used for colliers,herring boats,harbour craft and the like.At the end of a line of such humble vessels,close by Haslar pier,was a small,full-rigged ship with a string of - he made a swift count - nine gun ports along her side.And a grimy white ensign drooped forlornly from her mizzen peak.Oakshott knew upon the instant,and with a sudden lowering of the spirits and sinking of the heart,that he was gazing upon his new command.' So begins Commander Lord Charles Oakshott's new promotion,and as he sallies forth to war he knows that he faces not one enemy but three.The first is France,newly at war with England in the aftermath of the Revolution.The second is his ship, grimy,down-at-heel and riddled with death watch beetle.And the third is his crew,mutinous and very low on morale. The ship's log,with its record of flogging, courts martial and hanging,tells its own dismal tale.But Oakshott is a man born to command,whose seamanship has been learned in a hard school.He does not intend to be daunted.Not even when he learns that he has to carry two unwanted passengers to Toulon,and then that their mysterious and extremely precious baggage has led him into an enemy trap.A stirring novel of sea adventure set at the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars,and introducing a new hero - Commander Lord Charles Oakshott of the Royal Navy. Author's second novel,but the first novel in the Oakshott series,and planning to write the next in the series (then 1984) but died,writing the third.A nice copy of a scarce title. 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! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that 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 any inexpensive 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: rja1543. ISBN: 0712604650.
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Imprint: LONDON.HATCHETTE SCOTLAND,2012. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt+glossy laminated,b/w with colour tint and colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with green and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.An approx 3" production(?) wrinkle /crease to foot of front panel's spine/backstrip gutter's edge and some light,superficial scoring /indents to both panels but without too adversely affecting the boards beneath.A small, light indent to spine/backstrip's rear board's gutter edge - but without adversely affecting board beneath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread - apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-278pp [paginated] includes a prologue,12 chapters and a postscript,8pp contemporary b/w (the majority)+ colour biographical photographs in 1 block, between pp118/19,facts & figures,Stevie Chambers: Career statistics and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,acknowledgements+picture credits,and a contents list/table. One of Celtic's greatest ever strikers,Stevie Chalmers epitomised the exciting attacking football with which Celtic took Europe by storm during the 1960s.It was Stevie who scored the golden goal in the 1967 European Cup final that clinched the great trophy for Celtic and that saw him and his team-mates immortalised as the 'Lisbon Lions'.Stevie was the Glasgow club's leading scorer in that amazing 1966-67 season, when they became the first British club to reign as champions of Europe and in which they scooped up every trophy at home.He was also the club's most prolific striker during the 1960's, becoming leading goalscorer for Celtic four times during that decade.It was appropriate, then,that it should be Stevie Chalmers who should nip in ahead of everyone five minutes from time in Lisbon to finish off,with finesse, the challenge of Internazionale of Milan,the richest and most successful club in the world.It was the most magical moment in Celtic's history and Stevie describes here,in fascinating detail, just how he came to be in the right place at the right time to write himself into history.Here for the first time Stevie relates key inside details of Celtic's path to glory,his own enormous personal battle to overcome a near-fatal illness to become a footballer and his sometimes uneasy relationship with Jock Stein, the Celtic manager. It all underlines the momentousness of his being there to accomplish that match-winning feat on Celtic's greatest-ever day. See also my book ID rja610216 for a related history of that winning team. 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: rja610116. ISBN: 9780755363223.
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Imprint: LONDON.HATCHETTE SCOTLAND,2012. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt+glossy laminated,b/w with colour tint and colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with green and black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.A small,light indentation to front bd's top fore-edge of dw/dj and board beneath.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - 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 dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-278pp [paginated] includes a prologue,12 chapters and a postscript,8pp contemporary b/w (the majority)+colour biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp118/19facts & figures,Stevie Chambers: Career statistics and an index; plus [unpaginated],half- title+title pages,a dedication, acknowledgements+picture credits,and a contents list/table. One of Celtic's greatest ever strikers, Stevie Chalmers epitomised the exciting attacking football with which Celtic took Europe by storm during the 1960s.It was Stevie who scored the golden goal in the 1967 European Cup final that clinched the great trophy for Celtic and that saw him and his team-mates immortalised as the 'Lisbon Lions'. Stevie was the Glasgow club's leading scorer in that amazing 1966-67 season,when they became the first British club to reign as champions of Europe and in which they scooped up every trophy at home.He was also the club's most prolific striker during the 1960's, becoming leading goalscorer for Celtic four times during that decade.It was appropriate,then,that it should be Stevie Chalmers who should nip in ahead of everyone five minutes from time in Lisbon to finish off,with finesse,the challenge of Internazionale of Milan,the richest and most successful club in the world.It was the most magical moment in Celtic's history and Stevie describes here,in fascinating detail,just how he came to be in the right place at the right time to write himself into history.Here for the first time Stevie relates key inside details of Celtic's path to glory,his own enormous personal battle to overcome a near-fatal illness to become a footballer and his sometimes uneasy relationship with Jock Stein,the Celtic manager.It all underlines the momentousness of his being there to accomplish that match-winning feat on Celtic's greatest- ever day. 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! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that 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 any inexpensive 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: rja679017. ISBN: 9780755363223.
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Imprint: LONDON.ARMS & ARMOUR PRESS,1979. UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st rpt.(1st edn was 1972,this edn 1979).FINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn,no clip to dw/dj.Colour pictorial tanks decorated wraps with light shelf-wear and creases to edges.Head of spine/backstrip creased and bumped with foot of same lightly creased and a closed tear at foot to rear wrap - no loss.Top+fore-edges clean; contents bright,tight and pristine.UK, Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st reprint,6-256pp includes preface/intro,1,000+ b/w photographs, bibliography,conversion tables,and vehicle index lists.Black paper-covered boards with blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white endpapers.Though the publisher credits are for Arms & Armour Press internally,there is a BCA colophon to boards' foot of spine/backstrip and no mention of BCA internally or to dw/dj.Book club books also have no ISBN,but this copy has one. The most complete pictorial history of the tank yet published (then 1972 or 79).Over 1,000 b/w photographs,plus data and development notes describe all the tanks produced for military service - including many rarely-seen experimental models and prototypes - from 1916, when the first 'land ships' ventured across the stalemate trenchscape of WW1,to 1945,at the close of a war dominated by the fast blitzkreig thrusts of massed tank divisions.Each major arms-producing country is represented - USA(244 photographs), Britain(283), Germany(103), Russia(106), France(71), Italy(46), Japan(44), Hungary (9), Poland(16), Czechoslovakia(26), Sweden(14), Canada(7), Australia(9), New Zealand(3) - and there is also a section devoted to the smaller countries which used or modified tanks from abroad (52 photographs).Each national section begins with a short survey of tank development in that country, providing the reader with the basic background information to place the comprehensive catalogue which follows firmly in perspective.The tanks themselves are described and illustrated in chronological order, so that the technological development of the tank per country can be traced as the pages are turned. Each vehicle is illustrated together with a comparative data tabulation and brief notes on design, production and performance.The remarkably large number of photographs in this volume - many of which are reproduced for the first time - provides a unique pictorial coverage of the history of tanks.A valuable reference tool,'Pictorial History of Tanks of the World' is an illustrated encyclopaedia without equal, and will be an essential part of any library,public or private,used for the study of 20thC warfare. 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! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that 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 any inexpensive 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. ** q52.NAVAL/MILITARY.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st rpt.ISBN 0853684979.WW1+WW2 Armoured warfare_tanks. Armoured tanks_Land ships.HMilitary history of Tanks.SHERMAN amphibious tanks.CHURCHILL Flame throwers.PANZER_PERSHING_TIGER_TANKS.Books new, used,signed,rare. Stock number: rja1726. ISBN: 0853684979.
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Imprint: UK.HERSHAM,SURREY.IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LT.,2009. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright, crisp,clean,matt,contemporary 17thC sepia historical reproductions illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with white+red lettering,b/w reproduction illus and white lettering to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents solid,bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-288pp [paginated] includes blank verso of title page,a dedication, author's note,a prologue,Pts 1-4 comprising 5,5,9,and 3 chapters respectively,16pp of 17th & 18thC colour and b/w line illus reproductions in 1 block,between pp128/9,a bibliography,end notes and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,contents list/table with acknowledgements to it's reverse,and Pts separator pages. Bethlem Hospital is the oldest mental institution in the world,but to many it is famous only as 'Bedlam',a chaotic madhouse which brutalised it's patients.Although for much of Bedlam's history such abuse was rare,during the dynastic control of the Monro family - between 1728 and 1855 - a brutal medical programme was implemented,giving Bedlam an unsavoury reputation as one of Europe's most notorious psychiatric hospitals. Using new and detailed research,historian Dr. Paul Chambers brings together a coherent overview of the hospital's 800-year history - from Bethlem's well-intended beginnings in Bishopsgate to its final disgrace and reform in Southwark.Focusing on the 'Munro era' - and structured around a fascinating account of the Monro dynasty - Chambers eplores key elements of the hospital's history. Revealed are fascinating details of its ambivalent relationship with London and Londoners,the life and times of the hospital's more infamous patients: political dissenters, religious maniacs,murderers and female transvestites and finally the rise of a powerful reform movement which forced the government to take the issue of Bedlam seriously. Sensitively wrtten,'Bedlam' is a compelling exploration of an institution that continues to fascinate today,and the author's new research ensures this story of Bedlam is original and builds upon the complex history of the hospital with fresh and intriguing material. His balanced approach sets the gore,depravity and madness against a touching,compelling and sometimes comic story,which raises crucial questions about our own attitudes towards mental health. 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,that 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 any inexpensive 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: rja607416. ISBN: 9780711033870.
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Imprint: LONDON.JOHN MURRAY,2005. UK,8vo Trade p/back,1st edn.NMINT.(Wrapped+ protected from day of issue/ purchase.)No owner inscrptn,an UNREAD copy,no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Crisp,bright,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated wraps with negligible shelf-wear to edges - no nicks or tears present,no bumping either.Top+fore-edges crisp,bright and clean; contents bright, tight and pristine.UK,8vo p/back,1st edn,5-250pp [paginated]includes colour photographic illustrated double-page title page,contents list,12 chapters/sections,profuse b/w+colour photographs,illus,diagrams etc.,throughout the book and the text,acknowledgements,bibliography, credits and an index. Based on full access to the original James Bond archive. Everyone is a BOND fan - but how many of us truly know Ian Fleming's brilliant original creation?This is the irresistible and definitive illustrated passport to his life and times. For over half a century the BOND novels have entertained millions around the world.But no book has used the Fleming archive to explore the three-dimensional world of this quintessential secret agent,revealing what inspired it,and who inspired him.Complete,authoritative and entertaining,it will take you on a journey through myth and reality,from Moscow to Mayfair,the bedroom to the war-room,the casino to the villain's lair. Sources include the 007 novels and stories as well as Fleming's non-fiction writing,rare research notes,letters,annotated manuscripts and ephemera from his files.The illustrations include facsimiles of many of these artefacts, together with contemporary images that bring new understanding to the classic texts.It is a book that recaptures the glamour of an age,and brings new insight into one of the world's most sophisticated - and thrilling -literary heroes. Please contact seller,because of the weight and value 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,that 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 any inexpensive 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: rja25417. ISBN: 0719568609.
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Imprint: LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1989. UK,Demy 8vo HB,1st thus.[This the first issue of this set - a 2nd imp was also issued in the same year.A single volume of 5 (of originally a 7- volume slipcased set - THE LADY IN THE LAKE,and last volume PLAYBACK sold,and slipcase missing) offered singly or as a 5-vol set,as is in one purchase @ £70 insured,post paid.] FINE.Bright, crisp and clean; with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to lower edge of front board and to spine/ backstrip,publisher's original,sharp-cornered,full grey cloth boards with a dark grey wrap-around silhouette of Philip Marlowe,by David Eccles,visible on both the boards and spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners given the absence of issued slipcase,a red+grey striped headband,and immaculate plain dark red endpapers. [This was the FIRST time the Society used the device of having a silhouette on the binding, which moves progressively backwards on each volume,so that the same silhouette is visible across the spines of the (issued 7) volumes when correctly placed in the slipcase.] Top edges with very faint,minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting and otherwise generally bright,fore-edges brighter,cleaner and without any foxing/spotting or blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,Demy 8vo HB (222 x 141 x 18-32 mm - varying thickness for each individual volume.),1st thus,1-227pp [paginated] includes 41 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title with a b/w frontispiece drawing by Sue Bradbury,to it's reverse,and a title page. Filmset in Linotron Dante (12-pt) with Univers and an adapted version of Kombie for display, type.Typeset by Profile Information,printed and bound in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd., Frome,Somerset using West One Antique Wove Paper. Author's 2nd novel. When Philip Marlowe sees a huge,loudly dressed man casually throwing a bouncer out onto the the pavement as he goes into a bar,he knows it's time to walk away,so he follows him inside.The big guy is Moose Molloy,recently released from an eight- year prison sentence and now on the hunt for his old sweetheart,a red-haired nightclub singer named Velma Valento. Marlowe follows a trail which includes a stick-up, blackmail,an irresistable blonde,a psychic,drugs and murder,and it leads him all the way to the top of a corrupt state of California. Philip Marlowe's about to give up on a completely routine case when he finds himself in the wrong place at the right time to get caught up in a murder that leads to a ring of jewel thieves,another murder,a fortune-teller,a couple more murders,and more corruption than your average graveyard. Of the issued volumes,four of his major works: 'The Big Sleep (1939),'Farewell,My Lovely' (1940),'The Lady in the Lake' (1943),and 'The Long Goodbye' (1954),all of which were made into very popular films. Adapted for the screen three times: 'The Falcon Takes Over' (1942),'Murder, My Sweet.' (1948), and 'Farewell, My Lovely.' (1975).and was also adapted for the stage and radio.The basis for the 1944 film,'Murder, My Sweet',which was directed by Edward Dmytryk,and starred Dick Powell as Philip Marlowe.The film was remade in 1975 by Dick Richards and starred Robert Mitchum as Marlowe. The Folio Society’s formula for success is publishing books with exceptional typography, illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts and uses skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books.Fiction and non-fiction titles are published.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. Please contact seller for individual or multiples of books (other than 5-volume option) for their 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Stock number: rja848619. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: US.NEW YORK,NY.ACE BOOKS,INC.,1967. US,ACE DOUBLE,12mo p/back,1st edn.[G-632. Series of back to back "Ace Doubles", 1967.] 'NEBULA ALERT',121pp,with colour pictorial cover art by Kelly Freas,stated first book publication; 'THE RIVAL RIGELIANS' 132pp,with colour pictorial cover art by Peter,Michael,stated complete novel - which originally was a shorter novel entitle 'Adaptation' appearing in the August,1960 issue of 'ANALOG',by Conde-Nast Publications Ltd.,and publisher adverts between end/beginning of either novel.VG.No owner inscrptn and no price removal (50c) from cover(s).Bright,crisp, clean,glossy,colour pictorial illustrated card covers - each cover with a previous bookseller's inked UK decimal price, minimal bumping,chipping to head+foot of spine,the same with reading creases; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no other major nicks, tears or splits present.All coloured edges aged/toned and with sporadic spotting; contents otherwise,bright,tight,clean, solid and sound with minimal page-edge toning - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners. A tale of Earthmen trying to subdue a pair of alien planets, another deals with a strange anomaly allowing interstellar travel. English-born writer and Merchant Navy officer,serving in the British,Australian and New Zealand Merchant Navies.Began publishing stories in Astounding Science Fiction in 1944 at editor John W. Campbell invite with 'This Means War',concentrating with short fiction for several years under pseudonym George Whitley (US+UK),less frequently as Andrew Dunstan (Australia only). Those novels during those early years remained in magazine form. Mack Reynolds one of several pseudonyms used by US SF writer Dallas McCord Reynolds - others pseuds. include Clark Collins,Guy McCord,Dallas Ross and Mark Mallory.Best-known for his series,the adventures of the agents of Section G of the United Planets Organisation,this title being one such from that series. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US 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. Stock number: rja922121. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1989. UK,Demy 8vo HB,1st thus.[This the first issue of this set - a 2nd imp was also issued in the same year. The first volume of five (of originally a 7-volume slipcased set - THE LADY IN THE LAKE,and last volume PLAYBACK sold and the issued slipcase missing) offered singly,or as a 5-vol set,as is in one purchase @ £70 insured, post paid for the 5.] FINE.Bright,crisp and clean; with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to lower edge of front board and to spine/backstrip,publisher's original,sharp-cornered,full grey cloth boards with a dark grey wrap-around silhouette of Philip Marlowe,by David Eccles,visible on both the boards and the spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners given the absence of issued slipcase,a red+grey striped headband,and immaculate plain dark red endpapers. [This was the FIRST time the Society used the device of having a silhouette on the binding, which moves progressively backwards on each volume,so that the same silhouette is visible across the spines of the (issued 7) volumes when correctly placed in the slipcase.] Top edges with very faint,minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting and otherwise generally bright,fore-edges brighter,cleaner and without any foxing/spotting or blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,Demy 8vo HB (222 x 141 x 18-32mm - varying thickness for each individual volume.),1st thus,v-xvpp+1-183pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Frank McShane,32 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w illustrated frontispiece drawing by Sue Bradbury to it reverse,and a title page. Filmset in Linotron Dante (12-pt) with Univers and an adapted version of Kombie for display, type.Typeset by Profile Information,printed and bound in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd., Frome,Somerset using West One Antique Wove Paper.Author's debut novel. Chandler's debut classic,hard-boiled detective novel,introducing the iconic detective character Philip Marlowe.Of all those considered as the archetypal hard- boiled detective figures, Marlowe possesses a sensitivity underneath his tough exterior that notably distinguishes him from similar detective characters in the genre. Indeed,as he investigates a case of blackmail serving as a red herring for a more sinister crime,Marlowe stands out,as Isaac Anderson writes in his 1939 New York Times Review,"as almost the only fundamentally decent person" in the story. Of the issued volumes,four of his major works: 'The Big Sleep(1939),'Farewell,My Lovely'(1940), 'The Lady in the Lake' (1943),and 'The Long Goodbye'(1954),all of which were made into very popular films. Made into two films of the same name,in 1946 starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall,and in 1978 starring Robert Mitchum and Sarah Miles. The Folio Society’s formula for success is publishing books with exceptional typography, illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts and uses skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books.Fiction and non-fiction titles are published.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. Please contact seller for individual or multiples of books (other than 5-volume option) for their 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: rja848519. ISBN: No iSBN.
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Imprint: US.NEW YORK,NY.ACE BOOKS,INC.,1964. US,ACE DOUBLE,12mo p/back,1st edn.[M-107. Series of back to back "Ace Doubles", 1964.] 'THE COILS OF TIME',127pp,colour pictorial cover art; 'INTO THE ALTERNATE UNIVERSE' 128pp,colour pictorial cover art FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal (45c) from cover.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy,colour pictorial illustrated card covers - top,front corner of either cover with corner clip and inked UK pre-decimal price (2/-) to corresponding corner of either front free story blurb beneath,same price inked to cover of 'The Coils of Time',reading creases to spine; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present.All edges aged/ toned; contents bright,tight,clean with minimal page-edge toning - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread,apart from my own collation. English-born writer and Merchant Navy officer,serving in the British,Australian and New Zealand Merchant Navies.Began publishing stories in Astounding Science Fiction in 1944 at editor John W. Campbell invite with 'This Means War',concentrating with short fiction for several years under pseudonym George Whitley (US+UK),less frequently as Andrew Dunstan (Australia only).Those novels during those early years remained in magazine form.Wrote again extensively in the 1950s,dealing either directly or indirectly with his central venue,the RIMWORLDS at the edge of the galaxy,during a period of human expansion.Not all 'Rim World' novels are serially connected,though all have a common background including terminology and a set of frequently mentioned planets, like Thule and Faraway; John Grimes,the protagonist of the central 'Rim Worlds' sequence,appears also in some non-series novels.Two books,'The Rim of Space' (1961),which is ABC's first novel in book form,and 'The Ship From Outside' (1959, Astounding Science Fiction as 'Familiar Pattern' by pseud. George Whitley,1963), comprise a kind of trailer for the more numerous stories grouped about the figure of Grimes.Grimes is mentioned in this short series,and his own series massively expands the detail of its description of a very similar career and life; he dominates two main sequences.The first sequence chronologically (though most of it was written later) traces his career in the Federation Survey Service up to the point that he shifts his loyalties to the Rim.The second sequence,begun earlier was not written with any internal order in mind; carrying Grimes into his second career with the Rim Runners and the Rim Worlds Naval Reserve and it includes 'INTO THE ALTERNATE UNIVERSE (1964). 'The Coils of Time' - stand alone novel of a time machine and time travel. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US 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. Stock number: rja922021. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1989. UK,Demy 8vo HB,1st thus.[This the first issue of this set - a 2nd imp was also issued in the same year. A single volume of 5 (of originally a 7-volume slipcased set - THE LADY IN THE LAKE,and last volume PLAYBACK sold,and the the slipcase missing) offered singly or as a 5-vol set,as is in one purchase @ £70 insured,post paid.] FINE.Bright,crisp and clean; with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to lower edge of front board and to spine/ backstrip,publisher's original,sharp-cornered, full grey cloth boards with a dark grey wrap-around silhouette of Philip Marlowe,by David Eccles,visible on both the boards and spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners given the absence of issued slipcase,a red+grey striped headband,and immaculate plain dark red endpapers. [This was the FIRST time the Society used the device of having a silhouette on the binding, which moves progressively backwards on each volume,so that the same silhouette is visible across the spines of the (issued 7) volumes when correctly placed in the slipcase.] Top edges with very faint,minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting and otherwise generally bright,fore-edges brighter,cleaner and without any foxing/spotting or blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,Demy 8vo HB (222 x 141 x 18-32mm - varying thickness for each individual volume.),1st thus,1-199pp [paginated] includes 36 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title with a b/w frontispiece drawing by Sue Bradbury,to it's reverse,a title page and 5pp blanks at the rear.Filmset in Linotron Dante (12-pt) with Univers and an adapted version of Kombie for display,type.Typeset by Profile Information,printed and bound in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd.,Frome,Somerset using West One Antique Wove Paper.Author's 3rd Philip Marlowe detective novel. Chandler's hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe in a shocking,thrilling murder mystery.It started with some business about a rare coin - find an 18th Century coin called the 'Brasher Doubloon'. Everybody knew who had stolen it,but nobody was anxious to do anything about it.Marlowe couldn't understand why the old lady,Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock - an old Pasadena lush,had hired him; she didn't seem to like detectives and she didn't want to tell him much.So he started to think about her,and then about the pale,fragile, frightened little girl who was her secretary,and then about her son - which led him the the gambler,and then to the gamblers luscious and lustful wife,and then to the elegant blackmailer.And so this case became a study of character,for even when murder was done,even after the second murder,character was the root of eveything.Because he understood that,Marlowe went step by step to a solution of the case. Of the issued volumes,four of his major works: 'The Big Sleep (1939),'Farewell,My Lovely' (1940),'The Lady in the Lake' (1943),and 'The Long Goodbye' (1954),all of which were made into very popular films.The novel is the basis of two '40s films: filmed twice,first as 'Time to Kill' in 1943,and then in 1947,as 'The Brasher Doubloon' with George Montgomery as Marlowe. The Folio Society’s formula for success is publishing books with exceptional typography, illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts and uses skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books.Fiction and non-fiction titles are published.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. Please contact seller for individual or multiples of books (other than 5-volume option) for their 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: rja848719. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: USA,BOSTON.HOUGHTON/MIFFLIN & CO.RIVERSIDE PRESS,CAMBRIDGE.1949. US,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn,1st state.[UK,HAMISH HAMILTON,HB precedes the US edn and that then,is therefore the true 1st edn.This edn was also his first book/title for his UK publisher,after changing from his first original,US publisher.] VG+.No owner inscrptn,minus issued dw/dj.Top edges aged and darkened and lightly spotted - as usual/normal - fore-edges similar,and along with the bottom edges only,are untrimmed,contents generally bright,tight and clean - appears to be foxing-free - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's original orange/red cloth bds,blue stiletto [handle is nude figure of a woman!] decoration to the front board, first state binding (of 1/12,500 copies), blue lettering to spine/backstrip,which is slightly spotted+sunned; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no rubbing,chips/splits or tears present - and lightly grubbed plain white eps.US,8vo HB minus its dw/dj,1st edn,2-249pp [paginated] comprising 35 chapters,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages.The author's fifth novel featuring detective Philip Marlowe.A very nice example of a classic of its genre.Fairly scarce. A young woman,beautiful and in trouble, asks private eye Marlowe for help.She needs to find her brother,a small-town boy who's lost his way in the big city.She's not quite what she claims to be,and the brother isn't what he should have been.As the story progresses,Hollywood and all the people in it lose their shine and get darker and dirtier.And then the bodies begin to pile up. . . A Philip Marlowe novel,the basis for the 1969 film 'Marlowe' directed by Paul Bogart,and featuring James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O'Connor, Rita Moreno; and with appearances by Jackie Coogan and Bruce Lee. Raymond Chandler (1888-1959),born Chicago,grew up in England.Served in RAF in World War I.As an ex-journalist and ousted oil executive,Chandler only began writing in 1933 at the age of 45, publishing stories in Black Mask magazine. His output is small - from 1939 on he produced seven novels and a batch of short stories.Author of 'The Big Sleep', 'Farewell My Lovely', 'The High Lake', 'The Lady in the Lake', 'The Little Sister', 'The Long Goodbye' and 'Playback'. 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: rja20. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1989. UK,Demy 8vo HB,1st thus.[This the first issue of this set - a 2nd imp was also issued in the same year.A single volume of 5 (of originally a 7-volume slipcased set - THE LADY IN THE LAKE and last volume PLAYBACK sold,and the slipcase missing) offered singly or as a 5-vol set,as is in one purchase @ £70 insured,post paid.] FINE. Bright,crisp and clean; with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to lower edge of front board and to spine/ backstrip,publisher's original,sharp-cornered, full grey cloth boards with a dark grey wrap-around silhouette of Philip Marlowe,by David Eccles,visible on both the boards and the spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners given the absence of the issued slipcase,a red+grey striped headband,and immaculate plain dark red endpapers. [This was the FIRST time the Society used the device of having a silhouette on the binding, which moves progressively backwards on each volume,so that the same silhouette is visible across the spines of the (issued 7) volumes when correctly placed in the slipcase.] Top edges virtually foxing-free and so otherwise,generally bright and clean,fore-edges also bright and clean without any foxing/spotting or blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,Demy 8vo HB (222 x 141 x 18-32mm - varying thickness for each individual volume.),1st thus,1-222pp includes34 chapters plus [unpaginated] half-title with a b/w frontispiece drawing by Sue Bradbury,to its reverse,a title page and 2pp blanks at the rear. Filmset in Linotron Dante (12-pt) with Univers and an adapted version of Kombie for display, type.Typeset by Profile Information,printed and bound in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd., Frome,Somerset using West One Antique Wove Paper. Author's 5th Philip Marlowe novel. See also my book ID rja20 for a true US,8vo HB minus it's dw/dj,1st edn. A young woman,beautiful and in trouble,asks private eye Marlowe for help.She needs to find her brother,a small-town boy who's lost his way in the big city.She's not quite what she claims to be,and the brother isn't what he should have been.As the story progresses,Hollywood and all the people in it lose their shine and get darker and dirtier.And then the bodies begin to pile up... Of the issued volumes,four of his major works: 'The Big Sleep (1939),'Farewell,My Lovely' (1940),'The Lady in the Lake' (1943),and 'The Long Goodbye'(1954),all of which were made into very popular films.A Philip Marlowe novel,the basis for the 1969 film 'Marlowe' directed by Paul Bogart,and featuring James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O'Connor, Rita Moreno; and with appearances by Jackie Coogan and Bruce Lee. The Folio Society’s formula for success is publishing books with exceptional typography, illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts and uses skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books.Fiction and non-fiction titles are published.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. Please contact seller for individual or multiples of books (other than 5-volume option) for their 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: rja848919. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1989. UK,Demy 8vo HB,1st thus.[This,the first issue of this set - a 2nd imp was also issued in the same year.A single volume of five (of originally a 7-volume slipcased set - LADY IN THE LAKE,and last volume PLAYBACK sold,and the slipcase missing) offered singly or as a 5-vol set,as is in one purchase @ £70 insured post paid.] FINE. Bright,crisp and clean; with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to lower edge of front board and to spine/ backstrip,publisher's original,sharp-cornered, full grey cloth boards with a dark grey wrap-around silhouette of Philip Marlowe,by David Eccles,visible on both the boards and the spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners given the absence of issued slipcase,a red+grey striped headband,and immaculate plain dark red endpapers. [This was the FIRST time the Society used the device of having a silhouette on the binding, which moves progressively backwards on each volume,so that the same silhouette is visible across the spines of the (issued 7) volumes when correctly placed in the slipcase.] Top edges with very faint,minimal,sporadic foxing/spotting and otherwise generally bright,fore-edges brighter,cleaner and without any foxing/spotting or blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - therefore appears unread - apart from my own collation. However,a production(?) fault of an impressed, but small creases,to the fore-edges of pp283/5 and the fore-edges of the 3pp blanks too.UK,Demy 8vo HB (222 x 141 x 18-32mm - varying thickness for each individual volume.),1st thus,1-285pp includes 53 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title with a b/w frontispiece drawing by Sue Bradbury,to its reverse,title page and 3pp blanks at the rear.Filmset in Linotron Dante (12-pt) with Univers and an adapted version of Kombie for display, type.Typeset by Profile Information,printed and bound in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd.,Frome,Somerset using West One Antique Wove Paper. Author's 6th and critically acclaimed novel,once again,featuring hard-boiled private eye Philip Marlowe.In 1955,the novel received the Edgar Award for Best Novel. 'The Long Goodbye' is another of Chandler's novels,centred on his famous,iconic detective Philip Marlowe.Some critics considered it inferior to 'The Big Sleep' or 'Farewell, My Lovely',others ranked it as the best of his work.Chandler himself,in a letter to a friend, called the novel "my best book" and recalled the agony of writing it while his wife was terminally ill. The novel is notable for using the genre of hard-boiled detective fiction as a vehicle for social criticism,as well as for including autobiographical elements from Chandler's life and therefore is his most personal novel. The novel contains two characters obviously based on Chandler himself and both of them highlight Chandler's awareness of his own flaws such as alcoholism as well as his insecurities (e.g., in the value of his writing).The most obvious Chandler substitute is the usually drunken author Roger Wade character.Like Chandler,Wade had a string of successful novels behind him but as he got older he found it more difficult to write.Also,like Chandler,Wade's novels (romantic fiction) were viewed by many as not real literature and Wade obviously has the desire to be thought of as a serious author.Wade also stands in for Chandler in discussions about literature, e.g., praising F. Scott Fitzgerald. The other Chandler 'stand-in' character was Terry Lennox.Lennox was also an alcoholic.Also, like Chandler he had been in a war and the war had left emotional scars.In Lennox's case it was the Second World War; in Chandler's case it was WW1. In the plot,Lennox was a Canadian citizen but he had spent a great deal of time in England and retained the more restrained and formal attitude of an English gentleman.This made him somewhat of an anomaly in the fast paced and more informal world of wealthy Los Angeles that he inhabited due to his wife's money.Chandler himself,was also raised in England and received a classical education there. Of the issued volumes,four of his major works: 'The Big Sleep (1939),'Farewell, My Lovely' (1940),'The Lady in the Lake' (1943),and 'The Long Goodbye' (1954),all of which were made into very popular films.This novel the basis for the 1973, United Artists film that starred Elliot Gould with Nina van Pallandt and Sterling Hayden,directed by Robert Altman. Raymond Chandler (1888-1959),born Chicago,grew up in England.Served in RAF in World War I.As an ex-journalist and ousted oil executive,Chandler only began writing in 1933 at the age of 45, publishing stories in Black Mask magazine. His output is small - from 1939 on he produced seven novels and a batch of short stories. The Folio Society’s formula for success is publishing books with exceptional typography, illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts and uses skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books.Fiction and non-fiction titles are published.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. Please contact seller for individual or multiples of books (other than 5-volume option) for their 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: rja849019. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: US.NEW YORK,NY.ACE BOOKS,INC.,1963. US,ACE DOUBLE,12mo p/back,1st edn.[#F-237.Series of back to back "Ace Doubles", 1963.Stated First book publication for the novel and a 4-story collection respectively] 'THE SHIP FROM OUTSIDE',120 pages,colour pictorial cover art by Ed Emshwiller; 'BEYOND THE GALACTIC RIM' 114pp,colour pictorial cover art by Ed Valigursky,and publisher adverts between end/beginning of either novel.FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal (40c) from cover.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial illustrated card covers,no reading creases to spine; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.All edges aged/toned; contents bright,tight,clean with minimal page-edge toning - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread,apart from my own collation. English-born writer and Merchant Navy officer,serving in the British,Australian and New Zealand Merchant Navies.Began publishing stories in Astounding Science Fiction in 1944 at editor John W. Campbell invite with 'This Means War',concentrating with short fiction for several years under pseudonym George Whitley (US+UK),less frequently as Andrew Dunstan (Australia only). Those novels during those early years remained in magazine form.Wrote again extensively in the 1950s,dealing either directly or indirectly with his central venue,the RIMWORLDS at the edge of the galaxy,during a period of human expansion.Not all 'Rim World' novels are serially connected,though all have a common background including terminology and a set of frequently mentioned planets, like Thule and Faraway; John Grimes,the protagonist of the central 'Rim Worlds' sequence,appears also in some non-series novels.Two books,'The Rim of Space' (1961),which is ABC's first novel in book form,and 'The Ship From Outside' (1959, Astounding Scienc Fiction as 'Familiar Pattern' by pseud. George Whitley,1963), comprise a kind of trailer for the more numerous stories grouped about the figure of Grimes.In these books,Derek Calver, following something like the same course Grimes will,cones to the Rim Worlds, eventually captains his own starship,Lorn Lady,loses her,sails on to other star tramps,and engages in far-flung adventures. 'Beyond The Galactic Rim - is a collection of 4 stories includes: 'Forbidden Planet','Wet Paint','The Key' and 'The Man Who Could Not Stop' all 1959. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** UK,buyers please note,p/backs' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if p/back is offered P/p free. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US 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. Stock number: rja921921. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2005. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£25.00) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,pale green background with a superimposed thumbnail colour photographic portrait of subject (Mao) illustrated front panel of dw/dj, with red+black lettering,rear panel with black lettered critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - 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 black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a green+ed striped headband and immaculate plain maroon eps.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 3-814pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-6 and an epilogue,32pp contemporary b/w auto+ biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 16pp apiece,between pp240/1 and pp560/1 respectively,acknowledgements,List of Interviewees,Archives Consulted,Notes,a Biblio of Chinese-language sources,a biblio of Non-Chinese-Languages sources and an index.Plus [unpaginated]half-title+ title pages,contents list/table, illustrations list/table with list of b/w Chinese regional maps to it's recto,a list of abbreviations in text and a note on Spelling in text,double-page b/w map with area insert,2 single page b/w maps,Pts separator pages,and 2pp blanks at the rear. Jung Chang's 'Wild Swans' was an extraordinary bestseller throughout the world,selling more than 10 million copies and reaching a wider readership than any other book about China.Now she and her husband Jon Halliday have written a groundbreaking biography of Mao Tse-tung. Based on a decade of research,and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before - and with virtually everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him - this is the most authoritative life of Mao ever written.It is full of startling revelations,exploding the myth of the Long March,and showing a completely unknown Mao: he was not driven by idealism or ideology; his intimate and intricate relationship with Stalin went back to the 1920s,ultimately bringing him to power; he welcomed Japanese occupation of much of China; and he schemed,poisoned and blackmailed to get his way.After Mao conquered China in 1949,his secret goal was to dominate the world.In chasing this dream he caused the deaths of 38 million people in the greatest famine in history. In all,over 70 million Chinese perished under Mao's rule - in peacetime. Combining meticulous history with the storytelling style of 'Wild Swans',this biography makes immediate Mao's roller-coaster life,as he intrigued and fought every step of the way to force through his unpopular decisions.The reader enters the shadowy chambers of Mao's court,and eavesdrops on the drama in its hidden recesses.Mao's character and the enormity of his behaviour towards his wives, mistresses and children are unveiled for the first time. This is an entirely fresh look at Mao in both content and approach.It will astonish historians and the general reader alike. 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 its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its 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: rja617416. ISBN: 0224071262.
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Imprint: LONDON.GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN,1983 UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.Pencilled (but erasable)date and owner(?) initials to top corner of front free endpaper and a price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial artwork by George Sharp, illustrated dw/dj,with black,grey and red lettering to front panel,black+red lettering to spine; with negligible shelf-wear and some minimal creasing - majority of which is to the top edges of same - no nicks or tears present. Top edges with very light,faint dust-soiling spotting but still bright and clean,fore- edges bright and clean too with no spotting/foxing or thumbing; 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,generally sharp-cornered - apart from bottom two corners which are minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing, publisher's original plain dark brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a brown+silver(?) striped headband and immaculate plain brown endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8-237pp [paginated] includes a foreword,about the Celts,a note on names,the verbal tradition,9 sections,profuse b/w+red maps interspersed throughout,profuse full-colour,part,single and double-page colour plate and illustrations by George Sharp throughout,along with Celtic decorative patterns and reproductions of Celtic bronze+gold artifacts; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,coloured illustration - repeated to last page,a circular vignetted page,brown+white Celtic design vignetted title page,and contents list/table. The Celts - that artistically rich, magnificent people whose legendary history culminated in the heroic reign of King Arthur - have long been a source of wonder for many.Their heritage is a treasure trove: stories of epic heroism,of women who fought alongside their men,of giants and towering challenge,of ultimate sacrifice joyously given,of magnificent courage and high humour,of myth,magic, marvel - and through it all,the scarlet thread of tragic realism that governed a people beset by the constantly recurring threat of extinction. Because the Celts themselves had no written tradition,Joy Chant has chosen to tell their magnificent legends as they had been told in their own time - by bards around a campfire,or at the courts of their High Kings.And for time and place she has chosen the last great Celtic court - that of King Arthur - setting each tale within a framework that includes a note about the historical or cultural background.Each legend is illuminated by the paintings of George Sharp,who worked closely with the author and editor every step of the way.In addition to the full colour plates and the illustrations,David Larkin,art designer for the book,has selected Celtic decorative patterns,maps and reproductions of their marvellous bronze and gold artifacts to enhance the stories and notes. The result is high drama,an extraordinary overview of the legends of the Celts,placing them in relation to the state of mind of Arthur's people as they gathered themselves for the final defence of their way of life.Here, then,is a unique volume that combines rich visual imagery with sweeping epic,and captures the lives of the Celts through the great historic myths that bred them. Joy Chant is best known as a writer of fantasy. Readers first encountered her imaginary world of Vandarei,peopled by the Khentorei,(wandering nomads whose gods include a magnificent equine divinity, along with many other races and tribes) in 'Red Moon,Black Mountain',and 'Grey Mane of Morning.' George Sharp started painting professionally in 1975,doing book covers and a wide variety of commissions for various kinds of illustration requirements.'The High Kings' is his first full-length book of illustration.His paintings are always meticulously authentic,and in fact,he became so fascinated by his subject that he sought out Celtic artifacts in museums all over Britain,had costumes woven to Celtic patterns for his models,and himself re-created an actual full-scale replica of the marvellously engineered (and,of course,carved and decorated) Celtic chariot. Earlier he had grown up in Nottingham,England, completing his artistic education at the Nottingham School of Art.He has been a typographer and graphic designer, art director and creative director in advertising,and eventually Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design at the Middlesex Polytechnic in London,a position he left to follow his fulltime painting career, of which this book is one happy result. Please contact seller,because of the 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,that 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 any inexpensive 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: rja770118. ISBN: 0048232408.
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Imprint: LONDON.DAILY EXPRESS,1976. UK,Qrto HB Annual,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. NFINE.Owner's handwritten pencilled name blacked out by dark grey felt-tip ink pen,but no price-clip (90p) to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Minisculely bumped front,lower corner tip gently turned inwards,other corner tips sharp and unaffected,front board with minor,minimal superficial indents,rear board virtually indent-free.Top+fore-edges exceptionally bright and clean; very,very lightly aged/toned and without blemish; contents particularly bright,tight,clean solid and sound - near pristine with no nicks or tears,no foxing /spotting,and no dog-ear reading creases present.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,a 2pp and a 1pp Origami instructions+ illustrations to make Rupert's Three Monkeys and a Humming-Bird respectively,an activity page - recto of front free endpaper,a maze/puzzle page,a double-page dice+counter board game,a kite puzzle - ALL untouched,and a publisher's advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper,with puzzle's solutions to foot of same,as last page.Cover: Rupert,with a brown face,waving to reader,holding a toy train with an attached parachute,with his left underarm.Other Nutwood friends/characters in the background.First story: Rupert and the Jumping Men (1964); plus 3 others - Rupert and Young Kevin (1965),Rupert and the Hot Water (1962),and Rupert and the Windy Day (1956). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b.1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail.He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages.Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977.His 3rd annual's covers and endpapers that he's illustrated. 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: rja177. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1975. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.FINE. No owner inscrptn to actual name-panel at front, but the owner has written their name in red ink, to right-hand page of first story's double-page's top edge but no price-clip (80p) to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips minisculely bumped,tips turned gently inwards, and boards virtually indent-free.Top+fore-edges bright and clean with merest hint of ageing/ toning and without further blemish; contents exceptionally bright,tight,and clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - virtually pristine and would appear unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,1pp Origami instructions+illustrations to make Rupert's Chinese boat,quiz & puzzle pages (1 of each) - ALL untouched,a colour pictorial publisher's advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles' solutions to foot of same,as the last page.Cover: Rupert talking to a merboy who is in the sea and holding a sea-shell full of assorted fruit.First story: Rupert and the Little River (1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Thinking Cap (1956-7),Rupert and the Broken Plate (1954), Rupert and the Blue Star (1960) and Rupert and the Winter Sale (1960). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b. 1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail.He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages. Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977. 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: rja417912. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1974. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (60p) to colour pictorial illustrated title page. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers,by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping to edges and corners.A small,1.5cm split to front-facing spine/backstrip's edge at foot of same on front cover - no loss and still attached and in situ - no other nicks,tears or splits present. Corner tips gently turned inwards,occasioning some miniscule rubbing to some,minimal scoring/ indents and a couple of laminate wrinkles/ creases to rear cover too.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned without other blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - with no foxing/spotting,nicks or tears present. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,2- 115pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,1pp origami instructions to make Rupert's paper yacht,a puzzle to contents page,a nursery rhyme puzzle-page,and colour illustrrted publisher's advert for Rupert stories in daily newspaper with puzzles solutions to foot of same,as last page.Cover: Rupert in snow,holding a chicken made from snow.Algy standing nearby making another one and other Nutwood friends/ characters in the background.Rupert has a brown face.First story: Rupert and the Iron Spade (1963); plus 3 others - Rupert and Jenny Frost (1963),Rupert and the Secret Path (1961),and Rupert and the Little Bells (1962-3). The Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November, 1920.).Bestall took over 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. Alex Cubie's first annual's covers and endpapers that he illustrated. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b.1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'. Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail.He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages.Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977. 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: rja418812. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1975. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. FINE.Handwritten,ink gift presentation inscrptn to name-panel,and unusually,the original price (80p) has been clipped but then re-sellotaped in situ,with it's inevitable yellowing/ageing to tape and leaving light,tape residue mirrored to front free endpaper's bottom corner.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips gently turned inwards,very minimal and minor superficial scoring/indent impressions to either board.Top+fore-edges unusually bright and clean with merest tint of ageing/toning and without further blemish; contents bright,tight and near pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,no nicks or tears,no foxing/spotting present.UK, slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,1pp Origami instructions+ illustrations to make Rupert's Chinese boat,quiz & puzzle pages (1 of each) - ALL untouched,publisher's colour pictorial advert for Rupert stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles' solutions at foot of same,as last page.Cover: Rupert talking to merboy who is in the sea and holding a sea-shell full of assorted fruit and other Nutwood friends preparing food for a picnic,extending round to rear cover.First story: Rupert and the Little River (1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Thinking Cap (1956-7),Rupert and the Broken Plate (1954),Rupert and the Blue Star (1960) and Rupert and the Winter Sale (1960). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b.1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail. He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages.Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977. His 2nd annual's covers and endpapers that he has illustrated. 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: rja418912. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1975. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (80p)to colour pictorial illustrated title page. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Miniscule rubbing with some reciprocal paper loss to bottom two corners,and to a much lesser degree,all the corner tips of top+bottom of spine/backstrip's front+rear edges,corner tips turned gently inwards and boards with minimal,superficial scoring and a laminate wrinkle/crease to upper board.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean with merest hint of ageing and a single spot/splash to fore-edges in particular; contents bright,tight,and generally clean with no nicks or tears present and no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.A small,single grease(?) spot to top edge of title page,bleeding through to the next couple of pages.The grease(?) spot to aforementioned fore-edge has bled through and minimally affected all the page edges in decreasing degrees from the back to front of book and/or vice versa.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj, as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,1pp origami instructions to make Rupert's Chinese boat,quiz & puzzle pages (1 of each) - ALL untouched,and publisher's colour pictorial advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles' solutions to foot of same,as the last page.Cover: Rupert talking to a merboy who is in the sea and holding a sea-shell full of assorted fruit.First story: Rupert and the Little River (1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Thinking Cap (1956-7),Rupert and the Broken Plate (1954), Rupert and the Blue Star (1960) and Rupert and the Winter Sale (1960). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b. 1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school. Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team, where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail. He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages. Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977.His 2nd annual's covers and endpapers that he illustrated. 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: rja419012. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1976. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. FINE.Ink,handwritten,owner's name but no price-clip (90p) to coour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips very minisculely bumped and gently turned inwards,front board with minor indents along its top edge and barely perceptible laminate vertical wrinkle/crease, rear board with minor,superficial indents.Top+ fore-edges very lightly aged/toned and without blemish,so generally bright and clean; contents particularly bright,tight,clean solid and sound - near pristine with no nicks or tears,no foxing /spotting,and no dog-ear reading creases present.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,a 2pp and a 1pp Origami instructions+ illustrations to make Rupert's Three Monkeys and a Humming-Bird respectively,an activity page - verso of front free endpaper,a maze/puzzle page, a double-page dice+counter board game,a kite puzzle - ALL untouched,and a publisher's advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper,with puzzle's solutions to foot of same,as last page.All puzzles+maze untouched.Cover: Rupert,with a brown face,waving to reader,holding a toy train with an attached parachute,with his left underarm.Other Nutwood friends/characters in the background.First story: Rupert and the Jumping Men (1964); plus 3 others - Rupert and Young Kevin (1965), Rupert and the Hot Water (1962),and Rupert and the Windy Day (1956). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b.1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail.He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages.Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977.His 3rd annual's covers and endpapers that he's illustrated. 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: rja419112. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1978. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. FINE+.No owner inscrptn but price-clipped (originally £1.15p) to colour pictorial illustrated title page and inexplicably,a diagonal clip to lower corner of front free endpaper also.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by John HARROLD; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Corner tips minisculely bumped and gently turned inwardsTop+bottom edges of front board with a few minor dinks each; miniscule rubbing to bottom,front corner tip of front-facing spine/ backstrip's front edge,upper board virtually indent-free,but some minimal scoring to rear board.Top+fore-edges slightly aged/toned without further blemish; contents bright,tight and near pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,no nicks or tears,no foxing/ spotting present.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,a 2pp origami instructions+ illus to make Rupert's paper seagull,a puzzle page - untouched,and publisher's colour pictorial advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper,with puzzle's solutions to foot of same,as last page.Cover: Rupert,with a brown face,waving to reader, holding onto a pony-drawn sledge-like vehicle, with his left hand.Other Nutwood characters/ friends in the background,Beppo,in particular,to lower right-hand corner.First story: Rupert and the Rivals (1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Squire (1959),Rupert and the Boffit (1965), Rupert and the Secret Shell (1965),and Rupert's Odd Party (1964-5). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. John Harrold took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alex CUBIE had retired,and who'd illustrated the previous annuals from 1974 until 1978. John Harrold was born in Glasgow,1947,and studied art there at the Glasgow School of Art situated in the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building. His first job as a Rupert illustrator was on 'Fun to Cook with Rupert' (drawn in 1973, published 1974).The editor,Frederick Chaplain was impressed and invited him to work for the Daily Express.His first story,Rupert and the Worried Elves,began on 14 October 1976,and in the same year he produced games pages for the annuals.This edn was his first annual,and he has drawn the covers and end-papers for the annuals since this.Up to now (then 1997),has been illustrating the little bear's adventures for longer than Mary Tourtel,and those children who were brought up on his first adventures are now mature adults. 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: rja419212. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1979. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£1.30p). Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by John HARROLD; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips minisculely bumped and gently turned inwards,some minimal drawing+ lettered indent impressions to both boards - noticeable under angled light source.Top+fore-edges very lightly aged/toned and without further blemish; contents bright,tight and near pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,no nicks or tears present.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,a 2pp and a 1pp Origami instructions+illus to make Rupert's paper party hat or bag and a fold-a- bowl respectively.Cover: Rupert,with a brown face,waving to reader,holding onto a dragon with his right hand,sitting on a tree branch watching the Conjuror performing,surrounded by other Nutwood friends/characters to rear board.First story: Rupert and the Penguins; plus 3 others - Rupert and the Moon Moths,Rupert and the Ice Skates,and Rupert and the Capricorn. John Harrold took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alex CUBIE had retired,and who'd illustrated the previous annuals from 1974 until 1978. John Harrold was born in Glasgow,1947,and studied art there at the Glasgow School of Art situated in the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building.His first job as a Rupert illustrator was on 'Fun to Cook with Rupert' (drawn in 1973, published 1974).The editor,Frederick Chaplain, was impressed and invited him to work for the Daily Express.His first story,Rupert and the Worried Elves,began on 14 October 1976,and in the same year he produced games pages for the annuals.This copy was his 2nd annual,and is the last of smaller format edns,he has drawn the covers and end-papers for the annuals since this.Up to now (then 1997),has been illustrating the little bear's adventures for longer than Mary Tourtel,and those children who were brought up on his first adventures are now mature adults. 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: rja419412. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1978. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£1.15p) to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by John HARROLD; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creases to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present.Corner tips minisculely and imperceptibly bumped and gently turned inwards,both boards with some childish drawn+ lettered indent impressions - visible only under an angled light source.Top+fore-edges aged/toned - as usual/normal - but clean and without firther blemish; contents bright,tight and near pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,no nicks or tears,no foxing/ spotting present.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,a 2pp origami instructions+ illus to make Rupert's paper seagull,a puzzle page - untouched,and publisher's colour pictorial advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper,with puzzle's solution to foot of same,as last page.Cover: Rupert,with a brown face,waving to reader, holding onto a pony-drawn sledge-like vehicle, with his left hand.Other Nutwood characters/ friends in the background,Beppo,in particular,to lower right-hand corner.First story: Rupert and the Rivals (1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Squire (1959),Rupert and the Boffit (1965), Rupert and the Secret Shell (1965),and Rupert's Odd Party (1964-5). John Harrold took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alex CUBIE had retired,and who'd illustrated the previous annuals from 1974 until 1978.John Harrold was born in Glasgow, 1947,and studied art there at the Glasgow School of Art situated in the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building. His first job as a Rupert illustrator was on 'Fun to Cook with Rupert' (drawn in 1973, published 1974).The editor,Frederick Chaplain was impressed and invited him to work for the Daily Express.His first story,Rupert and the Worried Elves,began on 14 October 1976,and in the same year he produced games pages for the annuals.This edn was his first annual,and he has drawn the covers and end-papers for the annuals since this.Up to now (then 1997),has been illustrating the little bear's adventures for longer than Mary Tourtel,and those children who were brought up on his first adventures are now mature adults. 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: rja419312. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1975. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn. FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (80p) to colour pictorial illustrated title page. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips gently turned inwards and minimal,minor superficial scoring to either cover.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean, with some minimal blemish; contents bright, tight,brilliantly crisp and clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread, apart from my own collation.No owner's contribution to any of the 3 puzzles inside - in fact no internal marking,marks,or colouring-in anywhere in the book or the text - not even an owner's name or even a gift presentation inscrptn.UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes five CUBIE illustrated stories with colour comic strips each accompanied by rhyming verse text, activites/puzzles of: a Chinese Boat Origami page,a Thinking Cap quiz and an Island puzzle - ALL untouched,and publisher's colour pictorial advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles' solutions to foot of same,as last page.Plus [unpaginated] colour illustrated contents list/table to reverse of front free endpaper and colour illustrated title page without a price-clip. Stories include: Rupert and the Little River, Rupert and the Thinking Cap,Rupert and the Broken Plate,Rupert and the Blue Star,and Rupert and the Winter Sale. An exceptional example in a truly remarkable state of near pristine preservation and presentation. 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 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: rja710217. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1977. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.No owner's name to designated name line/label but a neat,ink presentation gift inscrptn to top edge of ffe and no price-clip (£1.00) to colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy/glazed,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and sharp-cornered boards - no nicks,tears or splits present,nor anywhere to spine/backstrip; boards are virtually scoring-free.Top+fore-edges bright and clean - particularly for it's age - with merest hint of ageing/toning and no further blemish,so NO foxing/spotting; contents exceptionally bright,tight,brilliantly crisp and clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.No owner's contribution to any of the 4 puzzles/activities inside - in fact no other (than the aforementioned gift inscrptn) internal marking, marks,or colouring-in anywhere in the book or the text.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,3-115pp [paginated] includes four CUBIE illustrated stories with colour comic strips each accompanied by rhyming verse text,activites /puzzles of: a Farm scene puzzle,a Sleeping Gnome origami page,a Wonder Machine gadget instructions with another drawing puzzle opposite (untouched) and a double-page dice and board game - all untouched,publisher's colour pictorial advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express with puzzles' solutions to foot of same,as last page; plus [unpaginated] colour pictorial illustrated contents list/table to reverse of front free endpaper and colour pictorial illustrated title page without a price-clip.Cover: Rupert,Podgy and Willie each walking hand-in-hand with a pair of penguins. First story: Rupert and the Winkybickies; 3 others include: Rupert and the Firefighter, Rupert and Septimus,and Rupert and the Silent Land. An exceptional example in a truly remarkable state of near pristine preservation and presentation.An excellent example to add to any collection. Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. 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 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: rja710317. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1974. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.FINE. Owner name and price-clip (originally 60p). Bright,crisp,clean,glossy/glazed,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers,by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners and no scoring/ indents to boards.The spine/backstrip is immaculate,with NO damage - no splits,nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges ubiquitously but slightly aged/toned; contents though,are bright, tight and clean with no foxing/spotting,no nicks or tears present - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,1st edn,2-115pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,1pp origami instructions+illus to make Rupert's paper yacht,a puzzle to the contents page,a nursery rhyme puzzle-page,and publisher's colour pictorial illustrated advert for daily Rupert stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles solutions at foot of same,as the last page.Cover: Rupert in snow,holding a mini snowman with a split wooden peg for its nose, made from snow.Algy standing nearby making another couple of them,and other Nutwood friends /characters in the background extending round to the rear board.Rupert has a brown face.First story: Rupert and the Iron Spade (1963); plus 3 others - Rupert and Jenny Frost (1963), Rupert and the Secret Path (1961) and Rupert and the Little Bells (1962-3). The Daily Express series of Rupert Bear strips (created by Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the paper on 8th November,1920.) Bestall took over 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.Alex CUBIE's first annual's covers and endpapers that he illustrated. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b.1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail.He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages.Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977. 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, 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. Elizabeth Andrews (owner). Stock number: rja833719. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1979. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.FINE. No owner inscrptn but price-clip (originally £1.30p) to colour pictorial illustrated title page.The diagonal price-clip has cut across some of the story's text on reverse.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by John HARROLD; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips minisculely bumped and gently turned inwards,some minor,minimal superficial drawing indent impressions and laminate wrinkles/creases to front board,less so to rear board; but does include a laminate wrinkle/crease and a scored line and to top edge,a couple of small dents.The rear,top corner tip of the spine/backstrip's rear-facing edge with a miniscule rub and reciprocal paper loss.Top+fore-edges aged/toned - as usual/ normal; contents bright,tight and generally clean - some page-edge toning,but no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,no nicks or tears present.Both the paper-folding activities have amateurish child-like,red felt-tip ink colouring-in to them.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 4 colour strip stories,a 2pp and a 1pp Origami instructions+illus to make Rupert's paper party hat or bag and a fold-a-bowl respectively.Cover: Rupert,with a brown face, waving to reader,holding onto a dragon with his right hand,sitting on a tree branch watching the Conjuror performing,surrounded by other Nutwood friends/characters extending round to rear board.First story: Rupert and the Penguins; plus 3 others - Rupert and the Moon Moths,Rupert and the Ice Skates,and Rupert and the Capricorn. Described hard but fairly and honestly. Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. John Harrold took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alex CUBIE had retired,and who'd illustrated the previous annuals from 1974 until 1978. John Harrold was born in Glasgow,1947,and studied art there at the Glasgow School of Art situated in the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building.His first job as a Rupert illustrator was on 'Fun to Cook with Rupert' (drawn in 1973, published 1974).The editor,Frederick Chaplain, was impressed and invited him to work for the Daily Express.His first story,Rupert and the Worried Elves,began on 14 October 1976,and in the same year he produced games pages for the annuals.This copy was his 2nd annual,and is the last of smaller format edns,he has drawn the covers and end-papers for the annuals since this.Up to now (then 1997),has been illustrating the little bear's adventures for longer than Mary Tourtel,and those children who were brought up on his first adventures are now mature adults. 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: rja935221. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1975. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. FINE.Owner's childish hand,inked name name-panel to reverse of front free endpaper,diagonal price-clip (originally 80p) to bottom corner and inexplicably - a matching diagonal clip to front top corner too,on the colour pictorial illustrated title page.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present.Corner tips minisculely bumped,tips turned gently inwards, and boards with inevitable but minor,superficial scoring/indents to either cover.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned - as usual/normal but clean and without further blemish; contents exceptionally bright,tight,and clean,solid and sound - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - but possibly a production(?) fault of top corner tips of pp99/100 with a couple of tiny concertina folds/ creases,else virtually pristine and would appear unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,1pp Origami instructions+illustrations to make Rupert's Chinese boat,quiz & puzzle pages (1 of each) - ALL untouched,a colour pictorial publisher's advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles' solutions to foot of same,as the last page.Cover: Rupert talking to a merboy who is in the sea and holding a sea-shell full of assorted fruit,and assorted other friends laying out food for a picnic extending round to rear cover.First story: Rupert and the Little River,(1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Thinking Cap (1956-7), Rupert and the Broken Plate (1954),Rupert and the Blue Star (1960) and Rupert and the Winter Sale (1960). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b. 1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail.He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages. Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977. 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: rja956521. ISBN: No ISBN.
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Imprint: LONDON.BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LTD.,1975. UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn. NFINE-.Owner's childish handwritten,felt-tip inked name to name-panel to reverse of front free endpaper,and price-clip (originally 80p) to bottom corner on the colour pictorial illustrated title page - naturally,partially affecting the text to it's verso.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial illustrated card boards and colour pictorial illustrated endpapers by Alex CUBIE; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present - but inevitable bumping to head+foot of spine/ backstrip with some miniscule rubbing and colour paper loss.Corner tips minisculely bumped,tips turned gently inwards,and boards with inevitable but very minor,very superficial scoring/indents. Top edges lightly aged/toned with sporadic blemish,fore-edges brighter and cleaner and with virtually no foxing; contents exceptionally bright,tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Previous owner has however,all in the same ink-colour felt-tip, coloured the wheels on gypsy's caravan on front pastedown and randomly elsewhere: [pp71 - the sea to horizon in one panel,Rupert's pyjamas in 2 panels on pp98 also with a word underlined too,pp99 caption to strip coloured over its length,pp100 - soles of Rupert's boots also coloured in,and lastly,also pp101 - ladies hat in strip's panel.Described hard but fairly and honestly - the only standout,obvious faults.UK, slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,4-115pp [paginated] includes 5 colour strip stories,1pp Origami instructions+illustrations to make Rupert's Chinese boat,quiz & puzzle pages (1 of each) - ALL untouched,a colour pictorial publisher's advert for other Rupert strip stories in the Daily Express newspaper with puzzles' solutions to foot of same,as the last page.Cover: Rupert talking to a merboy who is in the sea and holding a sea-shell full of assorted fruit,and assorted other friends laying out food for a picnic extending round to rear cover.First story: Rupert and the Little River,(1963); plus 4 others - Rupert and the Thinking Cap (1956-7), Rupert and the Broken Plate (1954),Rupert and the Blue Star (1960) and Rupert and the Winter Sale (1960). Want more RUPERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. a child's annual,and even internally,the book is also in an acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation,other than the aforementioned colouring inside.These detractions preventing a better grading. Alex CUBIE [1911-1995] b. 1st August 1911, Renfrew,near Glasgow.He was encouraged or interested in art at school.Started as an apprentice lithographic artist in Glasgow producing cartoons for the 'Glasgow Evening Citizen'.Moved to London,1934 where he worked in Fleet Street producing cartoons for 'The Daily Sketch' and 'The Leader'.Called up for Army service in 1940,he originally trained as a fitter.On discovering his artistic talents,the Army transferred him to an all ranks design team,where he drew layouts for tactical excercises. After the war he returned to Fleet Street, designing greeting cards,before joining Rank Organisation's studios in Cookham and the team for animated film production under the direction of Walt Disney's David Hand.From about 1951 he worked for the Daily Express as a general artist,and was later brought in to assist Alfred BESTALL,as that illustrator's health began to fail.He also produced a number of puzzles and Magic Painting pages. Alex CUBIE took over the illustrating of the Rupert character as Alfred BESTALL retired in 1965 and he subsequently illustrated the annuals from 1974 until 1977. 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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: rja999622. ISBN: No ISBN.
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