Sons of Skewbald, or Castor and Pollux
Seaby, Allen W.
Published by A & C Black, London, 1942
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A child has written her name in crayon on front cover. Seller Inventory # 004791
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Title: Sons of Skewbald, or Castor and Pollux
Publisher: A & C Black, London
Publication Date: 1942
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good +
Edition: Second Edition
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Sons of Skewbald or Castor and Pollux
Seller: Biblioteca di Babele, Tarquinia, VT, Italy
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Condition: BUONO USATO. INGLESE Volume rilegato in cartoncino rigido telato, dalla copertina leggermente annerita. Buonissimo lo stato di conservazione, pagine perfettamente tenute, ossidate da tonalità seppia, come i tagli, ricche di disegni in nero, fuori testo, a cura dell' Autore. Numero pagine 207. Seller Inventory # NCE5684
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Sons of Skewbald, or Castor and Pollux
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A & C Black, 1942
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Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. 1942. No Edition Stated. 207 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over beige cloth. 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 tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking. Seller Inventory # 1744701632IEV
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Sons of Skewbald, or, Castor and Pollux
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London: Adam & Charles Black, 1937
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: RightWayUp Books, Woodbridge, SUFFO, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Seaby, Allen W. Sons of Skewbald, or, Castor and Pollux. With eight full-page drawings and 27 smaller illustrations by the author. First edition. London: Adam & Charles Black, September 1937. Hardback, Good, no dustjacket. Oatmeal cloth, tanned to spine and edges, slightly bumped to corners with a few marks. Binding strong. 1937 gift inscription to front pastedown. Frontispiece b/w illustration. 207pp., b/w illustrations. A few foxing spots to edges of the page block. Contents clean and bright. Allen William Seaby (25 May 1867 28 July 1953) is now best known as an ornithological painter and printmaker, but he also wrote and illustrated books for children. Seaby was an early exponent of the pony story for children. 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-1733264902145
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Sons Of Skewbald, Or, Castor And Pollux
Published by
Adam & Charles Black, 1942
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Hardcover
Seller: Hall of Books, Oswestry, SHROP, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Second edition hardback, 1942, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - beige cloth boards tanned to spine and edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read - front endpaper missing; no annotation or inscriptions; toning and foxing to page-ends with scattered foxing to prelims but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Seller Inventory # 190910
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Sons of Skewbald or, Castor and Pollux
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Published by Adam & Charles Black, Ltd., 4-6 Soho Square, London First Edition . 1937., 1937
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Purbeck grey cloth covers, russet title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Contains (xvi), 207 printed pages of text with 8 full-page single-sided plates and 27 smaller monochrome illustrations by the author throughout. Ink name dated 1937 to the front free end paper, corners squashed. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with light age tanning down the spine and to the edges, small nicks to the spine ends, not price clipped, 5s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. EQUINE & EQUESTRIANISM. Seller Inventory # 100208
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Sons of Skewbald Or, Castor and Pollux
Published by
Adam & Cjharles Black, London, 1937
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: The Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB, Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Hardcover (Quarter Cloth). Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Newly rebound with red cloth and marbled ends. With eight full page drawings and 27 smaller illustrations by the author. Slight foxing to ends and edges. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Children; 1930s; Seller Inventory # 45319
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SONS OF SKEWBALD OR CASTOR AND POLLUX
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ADAM & CHARLES BLACK, London, 1937
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
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Hard Back. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Good , AUTHOR (illustrator). 1st Edition. Pale gray cloth with burgundy titles to spine, 230 x 165 mm approx. xvi + 208 pp. Frontis + 7 other full page pencil drawings by the author + others in text all as called for. First Edition 1937. The followers of the beloved Skewbald who met a tragic end can now eagerly follow the adventures of his two sons, Cator & Pollux. A book for horse lovers everywhere. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.] Very Good/ Good (Book- shelf rubbing to cloth at bottom edges, no notable soiling, Book block clean with no previous opwner name or insc. Binding sound. Dust Jacket- moderate shelf rubbing with chip of 10 x 8 mm at head/ fold to rear panel , 20 mm approx tear to top front, two small punctures to spine - 1 mm approx, mild general shelf soiling, non price clipped - cover 5s.Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve to which pieces of coloured paper have been inserted to mask the stark white of the backing paper so as not to offend the eye on the bookshelf. No other notable defects to book or jacket). Remains very respectable for a pre- WWII children's book. Seller Inventory # 133353
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SONS OF SKEWBALD - OR, CASTOR AND POLLUX
Published by
ADAM & CHARLES BLACK, London, UK, 1937
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Modern_First_Printings, EAST SUSSEX, United Kingdom
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Original Dustjacket. ALLEN W. SEABY (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. Allen William Seaby (1867 - 28 July 1953) was the author of several art ADAM & CHARLES BLACK, London, UK, 1937. Cloth. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Original Dustjacket. with eight full page drawings and 27 smaller illustrations by the author (illustrator). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Allen William Seaby (1867 - 28 July 1953) was the author of several art books for students, and also wrote and illustrated books for children. Seaby taught fine art at the University of Reading for many years, eventually becoming a professor and head of department. Among his students were Kathleen Hale, the creator of Orlando The Cat: A Camping Holiday (1938) and its sequels, and C.H. Chapman, who went on to take over the drawing of Billy Bunter. Allen W. Seaby was the grandfather of noted wildlife illustrator and printmaker, Robert Gillmor.[The Book Described:] The original dustjacket houses this book. 6/- NET sticker to inner front prelim. Light creasing to the spine and prelim folds with slight darkening to those areas also. Few very small closed edge tears. It really is a nice condition overall for an old dustjacket. It really has been looked after well. Now housed in a plastic [removable] protective sleeve. Light beige cloth boards with wine lettering to the spine. Bumped corners, slight colour darkening to the spine. Firmly bound to inner page block. 207 pages are clean and tightly bound throughout. - END - [Shipping] - All our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. Seller Inventory # 000818
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