Queens book red cross (40 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1939. First Printed. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Colour illustrated plates throughout with photographic frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water staining to both boards.…

Zustand: Good. 1939. First Edition. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and notable sunning.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Fair. 1939. First Edition. 255 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate sunning and marking. Lettering is clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to jacket.…

Zustand: Good. 1939. First Printed. 255 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains colour illustrated plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.…

Zustand: Good. 1939. First Edition. 255 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth covered boards. Colour and black and white illustration plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Spine noticeably tanned.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. 1st Edition. Gift inscription written on the front free end paper page by the previous owner. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 255 pages. Large book. Frontispiece. The dust jacket is worn, marks, chipped pieces missing, creases and tears along the edges. The boards are slightly faded along the edges. There are marks around the block of the book and on the first few and last few pages. The remaining pages are neat and complete. All pages are accessible. Presented in cellophane. The binding is secure. R*2026/08/13 GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Title: The Queen's Book of the Red Cross Contributors: With a Message from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and contributions by fifty British authors and artists Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton, London Publication Date: 1939 (First Edition) Binding: Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Tight binding. Boards slightly faded but with clear original red lettering to front cover and spine. Text is clear and sharp throughout. Discolouration marks to cover. Small handwritten note on inside cover. Yellowing to pages in places. Contains numerous black-and-white and colour illustrations and photographs. Light age-related toning to endpapers and edges. Description: Published in 1939 to raise funds for the British Red Cross during the early months of the Second World War, The Queen's Book of the Red Cross features a foreword by Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) and contributions from fifty distinguished British writers and artists, including J. B. Priestley, Daphne du Maurier, Winston Churchill, and T. S. Eliot. Profusely illustrated with both colour and black-and-white plates, this patriotic anthology is an evocative example of wartime publishing and royal-sponsored charity. A solid, attractive copy of a highly collectible title, notable for its fine illustrations and historical significance.…

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Fair. 1939. First Edition. 255 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Lettering is clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edge wear with loss, chips, tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.…

Zustand: Fair. 1939. First Edition. 255 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with decorations. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout with black and white photographic frontispiece. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, rear board slightly loose. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning and foxing overall.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hard. Zustand: Fair+. First printing. Fair+. Lacking dust jacket. Cloth covers with titles to spine. Cloth was very faded. General wear, staining and marking on hard covers. Foxed to extremities. Page browned internally. Page edges have a light tan and there is a little spotting to the pages. 255pp. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. (illustrator). …

1st edition. Back cover probably missing. Gift inscription on front free end paper; clear tape on both hinges, & spine. Internally near VG, but cover worn & a little soiled Used - Acceptable. Fair paperback Used - Acceptable. Fair paperback.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. (London) Hodder & Stoughton, first edition, 1939. Writers include T S Eliot, A A Milne, Georgette Heyer, C Day Lewis, H C Bailey et al. Artists include William Russell Flint, Edmund Dulac, Rex Whistler. Very good condition in somewhat worn and chipped dust jacket.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Decorative Cloth. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. with a message from Her Majesty the Queen now the Queen Mother with contributions by 50 British authors and artists.In aid of the Lord Mayors of Londons fund for the Red Cross and The Order of St John of Jerusalem many plates some wear and tear to D/J.We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc. Various Artists and Photographers (illustrator).…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covers, maroon title lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. Quarto 10'' x 7½''. Contains [vi] 255 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1926-1945.…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covers, maroon title lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. Quarto 10'' x 7½''. Contains [vi] 255 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. Ink message to the front free end paper. In Very Good condition with a little fading to the covers, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1926-1945.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, no markings, wear to edges. Complete with numerous illustrations. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, 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.…

First Edition. Good paperback copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper (price-clipped), now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.Includes previous owner's signature. Physical description; 255 pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates (some colour) : illustrations, frontispiece (portrait), facsimilies (music) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes contributions by T. S. Eliot and John Masefield. Contains the poems 'Billy M'Caw: The remarkable parrot' and 'The marching song of the pollicle dogs' by T.S. Eliot on pages 51 - 54. Dust jacket. "First printed November 1939." -- Back of title page. Prefatory letter of the Queen is facsimile reproduction. Subjects; British Red Cross Society. English literature. Literature, Modern English. Red Cross Great Britain. Red Cross and Red Crescent. Literature, Modern. Civilian war relief. English literature. War work. Red Cross and Red Crescent. Great Britain. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 255 pages. Subjects; Queen's Book of the Red Cross. British Royalty. 1 Kg.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. A first edition copy of this tribute to the work of the British Red Cross, with contributions from fifty authors and artists. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Ink inscription to the front free end paper, dated 1939. This tribute to the work of the British Red Cross includes a message from Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, as well as contributions from fifty authors and artists. This anthology was sponsored by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, to raise money for this humanitarian network during the Second World War.Illustrated with thirteen plates, some of which are in colour, by Cecil Beaton, William Russell Flint, Edmund Dulac, Dame Laura Knight, Rex Whistler, Mabel Lucie Attwell and many others. Collated, complete. With poetry, short stories and essays from John Masefield, T. S. Eliot, A. A. Milne, Daphne du Maurier, Walter de la Mare, Edith Evans, C. Day Lewis and many more. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is generally bright and smart, with a little fading and spotting to the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for offsetting to the end papers. Dust wrapper is generally smart, with a little chipping and darkening to the spine of the wraps, and a couple of small closed tears to the rear of the wraps. Very Good. Various (illustrator). book. …

Couverture rigide. Zustand: bon. RO60064070: 1939. In-8. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos fané, Intérieur frais. 255 pages. Frontispice et quelques planches illustrées en couleurs. Texte en anglais. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne.…

1st edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 255 pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), music, portraits ; 26 cm. Subjects; English literature. Painting. Paintings (visual works). painting (image-making). Literature, Modern 20th century Literary collections. World War, 1939-1945 War work Red Cross. English literature 20th century. Fund raising Great Britain. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. This is a vintage 1939 first edition hardcover copy of The Queen's Book of the Red Cross. The book was published to raise funds for the Red Cross during World War II, featuring a message from Queen Elizabeth.It contains stories, poems, and illustrations from fifty prominent British authors and artists such as Gracie Fields, C Day Lewis, Georgette Heyer, A. A. Milne, T. S. Eliot, Hugh Walpole, John Masefield, Daphne du Maurier, etc. Contains great illustrations throughout including artwork from Edmund Dulac, Mable Lucie Attwell, etc. A number of the written pieces touch on contemporary events such as Jan Struther's "Mrs. Miniver makes a List" and A.A. Milne's "The General Takes Off His Helmet.…