A Poachers Tale by Speakman (6 results)

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:

Condition: Fair. 1961. No Edition Stated. 187 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Binding has remained firm. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards have slight shelf with bumping to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Slight forward lean to text block. The clipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Large water marks to edges and corners.

Condition: Good. 1960. No edition remarks. 189 pages. Dust jacket over paper covered boards. Clean pages with mild tanning and moderate foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Heavy foxing to text block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Book has forward lean. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Mild water staining to panels. Moderate tanning to spine. Mild rubbing and marking all over. Plate stuck to front panel.

1st edition. "The life-story of an Essex poacher as told by himself to Fred J.Speakman. Alfred Thomas Curtis was born of a line of poachers into a poaching family.The book is full of exploits and the wisdom they brought." Pp.x/189, owner's details to front free endpaper, spotting to closed page edges occaionally encroaching onto margins, minor water staining to lower edge of endpapers. Green cloth, dustwrapper worn with edge tearss and loss to top rear. G+/G.

Hard back binding in publisher's original forest green paper covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back with rifle. 8vo. 8½'' x 6¼''. Contains 189 pp with monochrome illustrated frontispiece. Lower spine end creased, ghosting to free end papers. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with foxing to rear panel, nicks and rubs to spine ends and corners, not price clipped 18s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. RURAL VILLAGE LIFE.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1960 G Bell & Sons hardback 1st edition 1st impression. Very good clean tight binding in very good unclipped dustjacket.