Clare Kipps (47 results)

Condition: Good. 1955. First Edition. 32 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Colour illustrations throughout. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. L.R. Brightwell (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first printing octavo. Hardback. 64 pages Illustrated Endpapers a bit foxed otherwise Very Good condition in Very good unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. L. R. Brightwell (illustrator). Third Impression. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** Yellow dustjacket is lightly soiled, tape reinforcement inside dj, price clipped, text has gift inscription on front endpage, endpages tanned, otherwise clean and well bound. 5 X 7.5" 68 pages. This is the story of an Arabian Mongoose, "sold for a song" because he was "untameable" The author bought him out of pity and in three years he became one of the most interesting animals whose tale has ever been told.

11th Impression. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 72p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: Sparrows; Sparrows Anecdotes; Sparrows Children's non-fiction. 3 Kg.

Ninth Impression. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 72p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: Sparrows; Sparrows Anecdotes; Sparrows Children's non-fiction. 3 Kg.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Ninth Impression. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 72p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: Sparrows; Sparrows Anecdotes; Sparrows Children's non-fiction. 1 Kg.

11th Impression. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 72p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: Sparrows; Sparrows Anecdotes; Sparrows Children's non-fiction. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 32 pages. Subjects; Juvenile audiences. Children's fiction. Adventure stories. Children's fiction; 20th century. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Brightwell, L. R. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Blue boards show minor shelf wear. Endpapers show discolouring but otherwise contents clean and tight. Dustjacket clipped and shows shelf wear with some small tears and small sticker on back. The study of an Arabian mongoose.

Condition: Good. 1956. 3rd Impression. 57 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper and pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Spine is in good condition. Tape marking to both boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Sticker to front flap. Tape to inside panels.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dj. L. R. Brightwell (illustrator). 2nd Impression. 58 pages.

Condition: Good. 1953. Third impression. 72 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. the boards are a bit shelf worn an sunned. foxing and marks. ownership inscription. 32 pages. fairly good condition. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 32 pages. Subjects; Juvenile audiences. Children's fiction. Adventure stories. Children's fiction; 20th century. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gamm, Kenneth (illustrator). 1st Edition. Sturdy burnt orange boards, minute bumps on leading edges and top and bottom of spine. Title, author and publisher stamped in yellow on spine. Photo, title and author on front of bright red dust jacket. Jacket bumped along all edges; shelf scuffed on back. One half inch tear at the bottom of front of jacket. Wrapped in removable mylar. Interior tight and unmarked. Photos by Kenneth Gamm printed on lightweight smooth matte paper. Stated: First American Edition, 1954.

Hard cover, dust jacket, 77 pages, black and white photograph frontispiece, good.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition book. An earlier dated seventh impression. Includes an acceptable dust jacket with notable wear. The print is unfaded and the pages are secure.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. 1953. First Edition, 5th Impression. 72 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contents are lightly toned. Binding is sound, previous owner's inscription to ffep, otherwise free from marking throughout. Dust Jacket has closed tear to front panel, some internal repairs, not price clipped and overall, a presentable copy in original jacket.

Hard Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback in jacket 1956. Author inscription on the front end paper: 'To Nancy Price' PLUS: Author signature on the Title-page. Signature on the front flap of the jacket (Frances Tomlinson). Jacket is now under clear and removable protective covers. Dispatched Royal Mail first class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref XTME. Sold for a song. A study of an Arabian Mongoose by Clare Kipps. Published in 1956 by Frederck Muller, London. Author Inscription.

Condition: Good. 1953. 2nd Impression. 72 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Loss to jacket edges and corners.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. German language. 7.24x4.57x0.94 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Kenneth Gamm (Photos) (illustrator). First Edition. Foreword by Julian Huxley. A biography of a sparrow. Book's interior has age toning and very narrow band of sunning at top and bottom edges. Price-clipped DJ has edge/surface wear, interior repair, chipping along front gutter. Bookseller's Inventory # 222105.

Condition: Gut. 1.Auflage. 78 S. Gebunden. Schutzumschlag leicht berieben und etwas gedunkelt, sonst gutes Exemplar. Herausgegeben von Peter Schifferli. Deutsch von Ursula von Wiese. [K 585].

Condition: Good. 1956. Second Impression. 57 pages. Signed by the author. Dedicated on title page. Yellow dust jacket with black lettering over blue cloth. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Notable tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to front paste down. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Minor sunning to spine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners, with sunning to spine. Moderate soiling to DJ.

Reprint, 1955. B&W illustrations. Foreword by Julian Huxley. End papers lightly browned; page fore-edge foxed; green cloth faded at foot of spine. Dust jacket price-clipped, with tiny loss at head & foot of spine Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First American edition, photography by Kenneth Gamm. Dust jacket has sunned spine, creased and worn. Red cloth cover has worn corners. Pages are clean and unmarked, solid binding.

Condition: Poor. 2nd impression. Wear to cover edges. Marks/stains/fading to dustjacket, scuffs/tears to edges & price clipped. Ffep has been cut out. Foxing to textblock edges & front/back page. Tanning/some marks to pages. Text good.