simmonds ralph (17 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1911. First Edition. 312 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Colour illustration plates by Harold Earnshaw. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding slightly loose. Minor pencil inscriptions to endpapers. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is dulled but remains brighter on front.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Brock, H.M. (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1924. Good condition with no wrapper. Brown and green pictorial cloth. Colour frontis. 3 b/w plates. 212 pages. Spine bumped, corners slightly worn. Covers grubby. Front joint cracked for about 1" near centre, rear joint cracked. Small bookseller's stamp to rear pastedown. Contents are grubby and foxed throughout, very grubby in places. Text block also grubby. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

1st edition. Printer's code for Aug.1915 at rear. All illustrations present. Some foxing; binding tight; a couple of plates re-attached with yellowed sellotape; spine bumped & worn, with fraying to cloth at head & foot, & worn gilt lettering; gilt on front board dull. Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in pictorial blue cloth Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in pictorial blue cloth.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Includes a colour frontispiece and numerous b/w illustrations. 374pp. Coloured decorated pictorial cloth boards over red cloth. Light bumping to corners and shelf-wear. Gift inscription on free end paper. Page edges tinged green. Some foxing to various ages. Split to hinge between contents pages and first page proper, front board feels a little free because of this, but is fully attached.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Pages clean, no markings, wear to edges. Complete with numerous illustrations. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Binding a bit wobbly. but overall a robust copy.Carefully wrapped on a protective acetate cover to prevent further damage.

Reprint. Undated, but appears to be an early reprint. 1st edition came out in 1915, & the printer's code indicates that this copy was printed in Nov.1916. Erasure mark on front free end paper; blue cloth mottled on back board; spine bumped at head & foot, with wear to cloth. Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in pictorial cloth Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in pictorial cloth.

Reprint. With colour frontispiece and B&W illustrations. Undated but printer's code 1116 indicates a 1916 reprint. Some foxing; front hinge cracked but repaired; tiny nick in edge of front board; spine a little bumped at head & foot; gilt title on spine dull. Used - Good. Good hardback in pictorial boards Used - Good. Good hardback in pictorial boards.

Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated royal blue cloth covers with green and cream illustration of airships to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 372 printed pages of text with colour illustrated frontispiece and monochrome photographs throughout. Rubs to the softened spine ends and corners, shallow rubs to the gutters, bubbling of the cloth to the covers, front free end paper missing and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ZEPPELINS, AIRSHIPS & BALLOONING.

Illustrated Cloth. Zustand: Good Plus. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None. Harold Earnshaw (illustrator). First Edition. 312 pages. Illustrated cloth-covered boards in red, green and black with gilt titles. Illustrated frontis. (loose). Missing front free endpaper. Light foxing to prelims and a few final pages with very light spotting to edges. The illustrated covers are remarkably bright and clean without colour fading.

Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet paper covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 211 printed pages of text with monochrome period art work frontispiece. 25 mm tear to the bottom rear gutter, shallow rubs to the spine ends, edges and corners, tan age spots to the end papers and closed page edges, ink message to the front free end paper and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. STORIES FOR BOYS.

First edition. School prize binding, in black morocco half-leather & green boards; raised bands & gilt lettering & decoration on spine; gilt Leys School badge in gilt on front board; marbled end papers; colour frontis & B&W illustrations. Prize bookplate on front pastedown; prelims & title page foxed; spine faded to brown Used - Good. Good rebound hardback.

First edition. All illustrations present. Gift inscription on front free end paper; some foxing; binding tight; board corners worn; spine bumped at head & foot, with wear to cloth; back board stained; cloth lifting slightly on both boards; illustration (of an airship over mountains) & title on front board worn & scratched. Used - Good. Good hardback in pictorial boards.

Pictorial Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Illustrated children's adventure story. One plate loose. Attractive bright boards with silhouettes of a boy and a girl on front cover and also on spine. Inscription on free fep.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth, in a plastic wrapper. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 374 p., [50] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. Audience; Juvenile. Subjects; Aeronautics ; Juvenile literature. Airships ; Juvenile literature. Aeronautics. Airships. Air-ships. History - Post 1903. Aircraft - Airships. History - Pre 1903. 3 Kg.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Quentin Blake; Patrick Benson; Raymond Briggs; Babette Cole; Posy Simmonds; Lane Smith; Ralph Steadman; Fritz Wegner; Christopher Wormell; Jan Baldwin (illustrator). A highly illustrated uncommon edition of this charming collection of stories and extracts from Roald Dahl, signed by illustrator Quentin Blake. Scarce edition.In the publisher's original pictorial hardback binding, accompanied by the original, unclipped dust wrapper.Signed to the title page by acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator Quentin Blake. Best known for his work with Roald Dahl, Blake has illustrated over 300 books, as well as some of his own, has received various awards, including the Hans Christian Anderson prize, and between 1999 and 2001 held the position of British Children's Laureate.Profusely illustrated throughout in colour, predominantly by Quentin Blake, with additions from the likes of Raymond Briggs and Christopher Wormell.A delightful collection of stories and extracts from internationally renowned children's author Roald Dahl, remembered for much-loved texts like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFGand Matilda, many of which have since been adapted into popular films. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback binding, accompanied by the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Signed to the title page by Quentin Blake. Externally, lovely condition with slight bumping and the odd mark. Dust wrapper also very smart with minor edge wear, culminating in a small tear to the spine head, and light marking. Internally, firmly bound. Reasonable marking to endpapers, otherwise a very bright and clean example. Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Quentin Blake; Patrick Benson; Raymond Briggs; Babette Cole; Posy Simmonds; Lane Smith; Ralph Steadman; Fritz Wegner; Christopher Wormell; Jan Baldwin (illustrator). First edition. A delightfully illustrated first edition of this charming collection of stories and extracts from Roald Dahl, signed by illustrator Quentin Blake. First edition.In the publisher's original red cloth binding, accompanied by the original, unclipped dust wrapper.Signed with an inscription to the title face page by acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator Quentin Blake. Best known for his work with Roald Dahl, Blake has illustrated over 300 books, as well as some of his own, has received various awards, including the Hans Christian Anderson prize, and between 1999 and 2001 held the position of British Children's Laureate.Profusely illustrated throughout in colour, predominantly by Quentin Blake, with additions from the likes of Raymond Briggs and Christopher Wormell.A delightful collection of stories and extracts from internationally renowned children's author Roald Dahl, remembered for much-loved texts like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFGand Matilda, many of which have since been adapted into popular films. In the publisher's original red cloth binding, accompanied by the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Signed with an inscription to the title face page by Quentin Blake. Externally, very smart with minor bumping and rubbing and slightly more noticeable marking concentrated along spine and to top edge of both front and rear boards. Dust wrapper in lovely condition with only minor shelf wear, predominantly to the top edge, and one or two marks. Internally, firmly bound. The odd spot and mark to endpapers, otherwise a very bright and clean edition. Very Good. signed by author. book.