Tim to the Lighthouse [Jun 01, 1968] Ardizzone, Edward
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The combination of exciting action, vivid characters and fabulously detailed illustrations still make the Little Tim series enthralling. (The Ultimate First Book Guide)
Edward Ardizzone was the eldest of five children. In 1905 his family moved to Ipswich, where he learnt to know and love the little coastal steamers that he was to draw so often in the Little Tim books. Illustrator of more than 170 much-loved children's books, Edward Ardizzone was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1956 and the CBE in 1971. He died in 1979.
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Seller: Courtney McElvogue Crafts& Vintage Finds, Bishop, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Good hardcover with tight binding and clean pages, except "from Benjamin" is written on the inside of the front cover. No dust jacket. Minor wear to edges of covers and spine. Corners of board covers are slightly bumped. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 48 pages. Seller Inventory # 1294
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Pictorial Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ardizzone, Edward (illustrator). First Edition. Unpaginated. Publisher's quarter green cloth over colour pictorial boards. In pictorial dust wrapper. Dj slightly chipped at spine ends. Ink owner's inscription to front endpaper. Internally clean. Colour and b&w illustrations throughout by Edward Ardizzone. 0192796429 4to. Seller Inventory # 56775
Seller: RightWayUp Books, Woodbridge, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ardizzone, Edward. Tim to the lighthouse. First edition. London: Oxford University Press, 1968. Hardback, VG, in Good, unclipped dustjacket, bumped to top corners with shelfwear along the top edge. Protective transparent wrapper with a patch of loss at the front base. Pictorial boards replicating the dustjacket design, bumped to corners with a few small marks. Green cloth spine with some brown spots. Binding strong. Unpaginated story book with colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Contents clean and bright. Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, CBE RA (16 October 1900 8 November 1979) was a British painter, printmaker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of books, many of them for children. Tim and his friends help Captain McFee save the lighthouse from rough and dangerous men who want the light out so they can prey on unsuspecting ships. Tim and Charlotte guard the lighthouse as Ginger rows for the Coast Guard. Will he make it in time? RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1750494886909
Seller: SN Books Ltd, Thetford, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Orders shipped daily from the UK. Professional seller. Seller Inventory # mon0000490245
Seller: The Paper Hound Bookshop, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. [46pp]. Quarter bound in green cloth with pictorial paper-covered boards, in unclipped dust-jacket. Inscribed by Edward Ardizzone to his daughter Christianna Clemence, her husband John and their children, signed "from Papa and Grandpapa, Edward Ardizzone / June 1968". Pages have been gently thumbed, presumably by said grandchildren, and a small faint stain is noted at lower edge of title page; otherwise a very fine copy with a unique association. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 239822