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Verlag: Max Parrish, 1956
Anbieter: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Zustand: Good. 1956. First Edition. 104 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Water staining to inside panels. Wear marks overall.
Verlag: Max Parrish, London, 1956
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Erstausgabe
Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Ronald Searle (illustrator). First edition. A lovely first edition copy of this outrageously funny guide to survival in the twenty first century, by George Willans. Geoffrey Willans was an English writer and journalist and is best known as the creator of Nigel Molesworth.The first edition of this hilarious guide to survival for people going through life in the twentieth century, features Nigel Molesworth and is illustrated by Ronald Searle. Nigel Molesworth is a fictional character and supposed author of a series of books about life in an English prep school named St Custards.In the original clipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original clipped dustwrapper that has some marks and some chipping to the front wrap. Very Good Indeed. book.
Verlag: Max Parrish, London, 1956
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Erstausgabe
Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Ronald Searle (illustrator). First edition. An excellent first edition of George Willans' humorous guide to survival in the twentieth century in its unclipped dust wrapper, embellished with illustrations by Ronald Searle. The first edition copy of this hilarious guide for children and young adults going through life in the twentieth century, illustrated by Ronald Searle. Rascal Nigel Molesworth is Geoffrey Willans' most well known character, and with his very original outrageous spelling, he's the supposed author of this volume full of advice on life in St. Custard's prep school. This book is mainly for children and young adults, but can also be greatly appreciated by any adult thanks to Willans' humorous writing style, alongside Searle's captivating illustrations. In the publisher's original black cloth binding in its original, price clipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. With two minor faint marks to the rear board. Previous ownership signature tot the front pastedown, as well as evidence of a minor whitened-out inscription. The dust wrapper is sound with shelf wear and some edge wear, some chipping to the extremities and the occasional closed tear; the dust wrapper has suffered a minor loss to the head and tail of the spine; unclipped. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated in text throughout by the noted illustrator Ronald Searle. Near Fine. book.
Verlag: Max Parrish, London, 1956
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Erstausgabe
Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Ronald Searle (illustrator). First edition. A bright first edition of this humorous guide to survival in the twentieth century by George Willans and Ronald Searle. The first edition of this hilarious guide for children and young adults going through life in the twentieth century, illustrated by Ronald Searle. Rascal Nigel Molesworth is Geoffrey Willans' most well known character, and with his very original outrageous spelling, he's the supposed author of this volume full of advice on life in St. Custard's prep school. This book is mainly for children and young adults, but can also be greatly appreciated by any adult thanks to Willans' humorous writing style, alongside Searle's captivating illustrations. In the original publisher's black cloth binding and its original, price clipped dust wrapper. From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things'. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to the extremities. The dust wrapper is generally smart with some shelf wear and chipping to the front wrap, price clipped. Internally, firmly bound, The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated throughout by Ronald Searle. Fine. book.
Verlag: Max Parrish and Co. Ltd., London, 1956
Anbieter: Besleys Books PBFA, Diss, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Erstausgabe
Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardback with protected dust-wrapper. 104pp. Illustrated throughout. 1st edition 1956. Some tears with losses to d/w. Private ownership. (q6).
Verlag: Max Parrish 1956, London, 1956
Anbieter: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Searle, Ronald (illustrator). First Edition. 104 pp. Black boards in illustrated dustjacket (not price clipped). Some marking to panels and some wear to jacket edges, including areas of loss at spine ends and a tear to rear panel. Slight bumping to book spine. Boards clean. Internally clean. Searle's black and white illustrations throughout. 8vo. Illustrated.
Verlag: Max Parrish, London, 1956
Anbieter: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australien
Erstausgabe
Hard Cover. Zustand: VG. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG. First Edition. VG/VG. 8vo. original black boards gilt (lacks FFE, slightly rubbed & bumped) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, rubbed & frayed, slight chipping to spine ends); pp. 104, with numerous illustrations. A very good copy.
Verlag: Max Parrish 1956, London, 1956
Anbieter: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Searle, Ronald (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition. 104 pp. Black boards in pictorial dustwrapper (not price clipped). Some wear to jacket extremities, loss to spine ends and corners, and light marking to panels. Some bumping to book extremities. Scattered light foxing. Illustrated by Ronald Searle in black and white throughout. 8vo. Illustrated.
Verlag: Max Parrish 1956, London, 1956
Anbieter: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Searle, Ronald (illustrator). First Edition. 104 pp. Black boards in pictorial dustwrapper. Price clipped jacket slightly edgeworn with some tears to the edges. Some scratches to the covers and loss to the head of the spine. Boards clean with slight lean to the binding. Internally clean and bright, with original bookshop sticker to the front pastedown. Illustrated by Ronald Searle in black and white throughout. 8vo. Illustrated.