Compass points north von atkinson (8 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. 1st edition, 1938. Light scattered foxing. Binding tight. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on spine; some wear to spine. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1938. Very good condition with no wrapper. The story begins with the Locketts encountering another family, the Cousins, on the Scottish border. Initially, a rivalry or "battle" ensues between the two groups of children. However, they soon put aside their differences and join forces to help a local English woman, Mrs. Hardy, and her daughter Elspeth. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some light marks to covers. Foxing to textblock. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Jones, Harold (illustrator).…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. The story begins with the Locketts encountering another family, the Cousins, on the Scottish border. Initially, a rivalry or "battle" ensues between the two groups of children. However, they soon put aside their differences and join forces to help a local English woman, Mrs. Hardy, and her daughter Elspeth. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations. Scuffing and marks to covers. Bumping and wear to corners. Inscriptions in ink to prelims. Foxing. A couple of hinges are a bit pulled. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Jones, Harold (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Second Printing. HBk no d/w; 8vo; red cloth covers; decorated endpapers; blank endpaper has previous owners 'This book belongs to' rubber stamp and her name; rest of the book very clean; ; 9.29 X 6.22 X 1.57 inches. Illustrated by Harold Jones (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dustjacket. 8vo. pp 327. Illustrated by Harold Jones. Juvenile adventure story. Bookplate and gift inscription on first blank, spine slightly faded, edges slightly rubbed; VG.

Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 328. Illustrated by Harold Jones including title page and 13 full page line drawings. Publishers' maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine and pictorial endpapers, top edge red, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Cover cloth rubbed at spine tips; textblock edge a little foxed. No annotation or inscriptions. Jacket toned to spine and lightly surface soiled, with minute loss to bottom edge, and rear flap corner creased. A very good copy in like jacket. Third title in the series featuring the Lockett children, attractively illustrated by Harold Jones.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First edition. A first edition copy of M.E. Atkinson's wonderfully illustrated children's book, which follows the adventures of the Lockett children, in the unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition, Uncommon.Presented in the very scarce dust wrapper.Illustrations include a range of full-page and in-text illustrations by Harold Jones.This is a children's novel by M. E. Atkinson, in which the Lockett children go north to the Scottish border for the holidays and end up having a grand adventure. This book follows previous novels following the Lockett family, such as 'Mystery Manor' and 'August Adventure'.M. E. Atkinson (1899-1974) was an English children's' writer. Her most popular series was the Lockett series, for which she wrote a total of fourteen books. She also wrote a few one-act plays and the Fricka series.Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Some marks to boards with some fading and discolouration particularly to the top edge of the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper is generally smart, with age-toning to the fly-leaves and the reverse. Minimal edgewear, but a bit of chipping to the spine region of text. Loss to the bottom edge of the spine region, with some age-discolouration to spine region, including on the reverse. Internally, firmly bound, with binding loosening towards the middle of text. Pages are bright and clean throughout, with age-toning to margins and the odd spot throughout. Prior owner's ink inscriptions to the first few front endpapers. Very Good. Harold Jones (illustrator). book.…

1st ed. 1st edition, illustrated by Harold Jones. Owner's bookplate on blank page; page fore-edge lightly foxed; binding tight; dust jacket not price-clipped, but very slightly worn at edges; dj spine a little browned. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.…