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Published by Nonesuch Press, 1932
Seller: Booksavers of Virginia, Harrisonburg, VA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Cracked in several places, webbing exposed, pages secure. No markings found other than price on front endpaper. Cover scuffed, bumped corners, exposed boards, some soil. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
Published by The Nonesuch Press, 1932
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good.
Published by Collins, London, 1948
Seller: PEND BOOKS, Newton Stewart, United Kingdom
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Elinor Darwin (illustrator). First Edition. Yellow cloth, with some freckling to boards, lightly.
Published by Collins, London, 1948
Seller: Lazy Letters Books, Market Rasen, United Kingdom
Book
Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Elinor Darwin (illustrator). Lightly foxed. Chipped and torn jacket.
Published by The Nonesuch Press, London, 1932
Seller: Montclair Book Center, Montclair, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: USED Poor. No Jacket. Spine almost totally gone. Binding shaken and extremely loose. Foxing to pages. Previous owner's gift inscription ('To Mildred from Daddy Dec. 25, 1938'). Pages foxed. Soiling and staining to boards.
Published by Collins, 1948
Seller: Simply Read Books, Boat Of Garten, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Darwin, Elinor (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1948 Collins first edition hardback; good reading copy, weakened front hinge internally, no dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.
Published by Collins, London, 1948
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Elinor Darwin (illustrator). First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's light tan coloured cloth with green title lettering to spine,in a Good Dust-Jacket with a few small nicks and tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Illustrations by Elinor Darwin.Not price clipped and with one previous inscription to the front endpaper.8vo 255pp First Edition 1st Impression.
Published by Collins., 1948
Seller: Eurobooks Ltd, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Elinor Darwin (illustrator). first. 1948 First edition hardback with Dust Jacket. Book is in good condition, with shelf wear, tanned edge paper. Dust Jacket poor with a big tear to the spine, a little lost to the spine, unclipped. Published by Collins. Inv. AA2.
Published by Country Life, London, 1942
Seller: Johnston's Arran Bookroom, Isle of Arran, United Kingdom
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Elinor Darwin (illustrator). Reprint. Fantasy stories by Bernard Darwin illustrated by his wife, Irish artist Elinor Darwin. Large format with card covers. First thus. 80pp. Five colour plates plus line drawings in text. Rubbed at spine. Neat inscription on first page and occasional foxing but generally in very good bright condition.
Published by Collins, London, UK, 1948
Seller: Antiquarian Golf, Pepperell, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus Not Clipped. Darwin, Elinor (illustrator). First Edition. Illustrated by Elinor Darwin. 254 pages. Long essays on diverse topics from the golf writer for the The Times. Slight fading to spine and upper cover edge, contents clean. No former owner name or bookplate, no internal marks. Unclipped dust jacket chipped at edges, rear panel sunned, protected in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Collins, London, 1948
Seller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books, CARMARTHEN, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Darwin, Elinor (illustrator). First Edition. Pale brown boards, slightly dusty, corners and head/tail of spine bumped. NO INSCRIPTIONS. Illustrated with black/white line drawings. Internally CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. Includes "Watching cricket" (pp60-67); "Some writers on sport" (pp97-106); and "The boyhood of a hero" In long essays the author covers a diversity of topics in life and literature. The topics ranging from collecting toys in childhood, titanic matches in sport, sporting prints, Sherlockiana etc.; 004407; 8vo.
Published by Collins, London, UK, 1948
Seller: Antiquarian Golf, Pepperell, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Not Clipped. Darwin, Elinor (illustrator). First Edition. Illustrated by Elinor Darwin. 254 pages. Long essays on diverse topics from the golf writer for the The Times. Nice copy, minor foxing to pastedowns, no internal marks, in unclipped dust jacket protected in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Country Life Ltd., 1942
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Darwin, Elinor (illustrator). 1942. Good condition. Five short stories. Red pictorial card wraps. Black titles to spine. Five full page colour illustrations plus b /w text illustrations. 79 pages. Spine is split at top and bottom with slight loss of backstrip. Covers a bit grubby. Some joints are broken where backstrip is missing but binding generally firm. Bookplate to front endpaper. 5cm x 1.5cm piece missing from bottom of one page. Large crease to top of a page. Pages a little browned. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Previous owner's inscription on front free end page. The binding suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.01.
Published by Country Life Limited, London, 1938
Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Price clipped jacket.
Published by Country Life, 1938
Seller: Karl Eynon Books Ltd, Tywyn, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 76 page large format hardback. Lacks a dust jacket. Beige cloth with white titles. A good copy with no previous ownership markings. Light sporadic foxing.
Published by Collins, London, 1948
Seller: St Paul's Bookshop P.B.F.A., Peterborough, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Elinor Darwin (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st edition. Vg hardback copy. The jacket has two long closed tears to the back cover, appearance improved by a protective mylar cover. 8vo-sized book.
Published by Harper and Brothers, New York & London, 1936
Seller: funyettabooks, Bloomington, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Fair. Clean, toned, crisp and shaken. Lower strip of one page missing, does not affect text. Part of the binding cover is missing. Color loss to both boards Creasing to front board. Much edgewear. Some pencil marks to front board. Children's.
Published by Country Life Limited, 1938
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1938. First Edition. 79 pages. Dust jacket over grey cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with mild tanning and heavy foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy foxing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine. Light rubbing and marking all over.
Published by Collins, London, 1948
Seller: Uncle Peter's Books, Clunes, NSW, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. DARWIN, ELINOR (illustrator). 1st Edition. Head and tail of spine bumped. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper. Pastedowns, free endpapers, title pages and the occasional page are foxed. Edges are discoloured and also foxed. Previous book seller's stamp on front pastedown. Tail edge deckled. Binding is tidy and firm. This book is in good condition. Dust wrapper is foxed. Edges and corners are showing general wear and tear. Cover is quite faded and discoloured, more so at the spine. Price clipped, else in good condition.
Published by Country Life, London, 1938
Seller: Antiquarian Golf, Pepperell, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. Darwin, Elinor (illustrator). First Edition. Illustrated. 79 pages. Christmas gift inscription on ffep; recipient child's bookplate on pastedown, else a clean copy without marks or tears, etc. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Published by Harper and Brothers/The Nonesuch Press, 1927
Seller: Dave's Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. US orders ship with signature confirmation. Oversize oblong first edition hardcover (no additional printings listed) with no dj and no title on spine. Spine tilted, soil on cover, front board curved outwards a bit, corners bumped, staining/foxing/tanning on every page and the endpapers, illustrations sharp, text clean, binding tight.
Published by Collins, London, 1948
Seller: Makovski Books, Southampton, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Darwin, Elinor (illustrator). First Edition. Grey cloth hardback - wearing/bumped. Old "Boots" library sticker at bottom of front cover. 255pp., including b/w illustrations. Uncut bottom page edges. Small blemish on bottom page edges. Strain on hinge. Good content. Overall, Fair.
Published by Country Life Ltd, London, 1946
Seller: steve porter books, Salisbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Elinor Darwin (illustrator). This is a very clean and tight copy presented in a worn (though unclipped) wrapper that has many creases and tears and some loss. The contents, by contrast are beautifully preserved with charming illustrations.
Hardback. Printed pages: 94. Condition: Good Plus. 1st Edition. Paper covered boards with colour illustrated panel to front board. Wear to corners of boards, wear and slight loss to ends of spine. Light foxing to text. 12 colour plates. An uncommon vintage children's title. Overall condition is Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 6.75 x 8.5 inches (17 x 22 cm).
Published by Collins, London, 1948
Seller: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Elinor Darwin (illustrator). NO JACKET. Hardback 1948. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 5859.3.
Published by London: Country Life, 1938
Seller: David Ford Books PBFA, Cley-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Condition: fair. First edition. HB. Cloth, and pictorial dustjacket. 79pp, h: 25cms. Five stories for children by Bernard Darwin illustrated by Elinor Darwin with 5 full page colour lithographs and many line drawings. Attractive illustrations; the title story is about elephants. Good+ in Good protected jacket. Covers have light handling marks; light foxing throughout, sometimes heavy, but plates are bright and unfoxed on image side. . Jacket front fairly bright, tanned along top 4/5 cms, large closed tears to top; losses to corners, larger to top spine, some makrs to rear.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1927
Seller: funyettabooks, Bloomington, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Poor. Clean, toned,.The front page is loose and someone has done a tape repair resulting in brown tape marks to several pages. Part of the binding cover is missing.Points all worn through. Some spliting between signatures. Pages unevenly cut and unevenly bound. Small page turning tears. The Nonesuch Press, London is also listed on the title page. Children's Picture.
Published by Country Life, London, 1946
Seller: John R. Sanderson, Bookseller , Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Association Member: SNEAB
Book First Edition
Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A children's book by the prolific golf writer. Some illustrations are in color.
Published by The Nonesuch Press, London, 1937
Seller: Moonstruck Books, Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Mildly bumped boards, some sunning to pages.very clean text. First ed. and O.P.