Thornycroft nigel (16 Ergebnisse)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). 1955 1st edition. Small 8vo (132 x 202mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations by Corona. Gilt flying geese to blue cloth. Cloth dented and stained, good copy internally. A good reading copy without dust-wrapper. 'Fowler's Moon' is a delightful and nostalgic book on wildfowling written (and smuggled out) by Nigel Thornycroft while in a P.O.W. camp, using an illegal pencil and scraps of toilet paper. This is the first edition of 'Fowlers Moon', originally published in 1955, and was the book which established Nigel as an icon of English coastal wildfowlers. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). 1955 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 200mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations by Corona. Light blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt flying geese motif to upper board. Cloth clean & bright. Ex-library copy with usual stamps but a good reading copy without dust-wrapper. 'Fowler's Moon' is a delightful and nostalgic book on wildfowling written (and smuggled out) by Nigel Thornycroft while in a P.O.W. camp, using an illegal pencil and scraps of toilet paper. This is the first edition of 'Fowlers Moon', originally published in 1955, and was the book which established Nigel as an icon of English coastal wildfowlers. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). 1955 1st edition. Small 8vo (132 x 202mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations by Corona. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt flying geese illustration to upper board. Various minor faults but good-plus, without dust-wrapper. 'Fowler's Moon' is a delightful and nostalgic book on wildfowling written (and smuggled out) by Nigel Thornycroft while in a P.O.W. camp, using an illegal pencil and scraps of toilet paper. This is the first edition of 'Fowlers Moon', originally published in 1955, and was the book which established Nigel as an icon of English coastal wildfowlers. . …

Zustand: Good. 1955. First Edition. 191 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards have slight shelf with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed with light tanning. Slight forward lean to text block.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). 1955 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 200mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations by Corona. Red cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt flying geese motif to upper board. End-paper bookplate & names, some tanning but good-plus in slightly torn & rubbed complete dust-wrapper. 'Fowler's Moon' is a delightful and nostalgic book on wildfowling written (and smuggled out) by Nigel Thornycroft while in a P.O.W. camp, using an illegal pencil and scraps of toilet paper. This is the first edition of 'Fowlers Moon', originally published in 1955, and was the book which established Nigel as an icon of English coastal wildfowlers. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). 1955 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 200mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations by Corona. Light blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt flying geese motif to upper board. End-paper bookplate but a good copy in frayed dust-wrapper. 'Fowler's Moon' is a delightful and nostalgic book on wildfowling written (and smuggled out) by Nigel Thornycroft while in a P.O.W. camp, using an illegal pencil and scraps of toilet paper. This is the first edition of 'Fowlers Moon', originally published in 1955, and was the book which established Nigel as an icon of English coastal wildfowlers. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). 1955 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 200mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations by Corona. Light blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt flying geese motif to upper board. Cloth stained, spotting to end-papers, end-paper name. A good copy in frayed price-clipped dust-wrapper. 'Fowler's Moon' is a delightful and nostalgic book on wildfowling written (and smuggled out) by Nigel Thornycroft while in a P.O.W. camp, using an illegal pencil and scraps of toilet paper. This is the first edition of 'Fowlers Moon', originally published in 1955, and was the book which established Nigel as an icon of English coastal wildfowlers. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). 1955 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 200mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations by Corona. Royal blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt flying geese motif to upper board. Quite foxed but a good-plus copy in slightly frayed price-clipped dust-wrapper. 'Fowler's Moon' is a delightful and nostalgic book on wildfowling written (and smuggled out) by Nigel Thornycroft while in a P.O.W. camp, using an illegal pencil and scraps of toilet paper. This is the first edition of 'Fowlers Moon', originally published in 1955, and was the book which established Nigel as an icon of English coastal wildfowlers. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). 1955 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 200mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations by Corona. Light blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt flying geese motif to upper board. Slight browning to end-papers but a very good copy in slightly used dust-wrapper. 'Fowler's Moon' is a delightful and nostalgic book on wildfowling written (and smuggled out) by Nigel Thornycroft while in a P.O.W. camp, using an illegal pencil and scraps of toilet paper. This is the first edition of 'Fowlers Moon', originally published in 1955, and was the book which established Nigel as an icon of English coastal wildfowlers. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). 1955 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 200mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations by Corona. Red cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt flying geese motif to upper board. Slight browning else good-plus in slightly frayed insensitively price-clipped dust-wrapper. 'Fowler's Moon' is a delightful and nostalgic book on wildfowling written (and smuggled out) by Nigel Thornycroft while in a P.O.W. camp, using an illegal pencil and scraps of toilet paper. This is the first edition of 'Fowlers Moon', originally published in 1955, and was the book which established Nigel as an icon of English coastal wildfowlers. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). 1955 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 200mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations by Corona. Royal blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt flying geese motif to upper board. Owner's name, slight spotting to end-papers and edges else clean, good-plus copy in slightly frayed but unclipped dust-wrapper. 'Fowler's Moon' is a delightful and nostalgic book on wildfowling written (and smuggled out) by Nigel Thornycroft while in a P.O.W. camp, using an illegal pencil and scraps of toilet paper. This is the first edition of 'Fowlers Moon', originally published in 1955, and was the book which established Nigel as an icon of English coastal wildfowlers. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1955). 1955 1st edition. Small 8vo (135 x 200mm). Pp192. B/w illustrations by Corona. Red cloth, flying geese motif in gilt to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in slightly frayed dust-wrapper with tape marks to top and bottom edges. 'Fowler's Moon' is a delightful and nostalgic book on wildfowling written (and smuggled out) by Nigel Thornycroft while in a P.O.W. camp, using an illegal pencil and scraps of toilet paper. This is the first edition of 'Fowlers Moon', originally published in 1955, and was the book which established Nigel as an icon of English coastal wildfowlers. .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Small 8vo, 192 pp, drawings by "Corona". Previous owner's neat book plate on the front free end paper but a very good copy in a bright non - price clipped dust wrapper.

Hardback. Printed pages: 191. Zustand: Very Good Plus. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket: Wear and slight loss to corners of front cover. Slight wear to ends of spine. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: First printing. Red cloth binding with gilt illustration to front board. Slight crease in cloth to lower corner of front board. Light foxing to page edges. Offsetting and light foxing to endpapers, very clean text throughout. A very nice example of the rare first edition, complete with the attractive jacket. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.5 x 8 inches (14 x 20 cm). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Dustwrapper is slightly torn at top and bottom of spine and along edges but does not ruin any text. Blue cloth binding with gold lettering of title down spine and golden picture on front of cover, clean. Inscription on fep. Rest of pages are clean and clear with light foxing along edges of pages, only noticeable when book is closed. 203mm x 139mm.…

1st Edn.. 191 pages, Illustrated with text drawings by Corona, publishers blue cloth, gilt flying ducks vignette to the upper cover, in DJ single closed tar to upper spine edge in protective cover. Much on wildfowling on the Wash.