Aka Evoe (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. First edition thus. 154, 8 (publisher's catalogue)pp. Green publisher's cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped lettering on the spine. 16mo. Cloth rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, sunned over spine. Slight lean. Text block edges spotted. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 184pp. Quarter bound in oatmeal cloth over blue paper-covered boards. 16mo. Covers are worn and faded, cloth a little soiled, rubbed all round edges, rounded on corners and spine ends, spine sunned and spine label rubbed and toned. Text block edges and internally some faint and occasional foxing. Slightly loosened.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 144pp, 8pp, with sixteen line drawings. Red publisher's cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped lettering on the spine. 12mo. Cloth is a little worn, gently rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, unevenly faded. Text block edges dust dulled. Internally neat, clean and tight. Fraser, Eric (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. First thus. 142pp, with line drawings in text Red publisher's cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped lettering on the spine. 12mo. Cloth is patchily faded, rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, sunned over spine. Slightly cocked. Previous owner's inscription, dated 1927, inked on front free endpaper else internally neat, clean and bright. A collection of E V Knox's newspaper columns, full of political satire, gently poking fun at the establishment - and others. Morrow, George (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Edition. First edition. viii, 144, 4 (publisher's catalogue)pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering front and spine. 16mo. Cloth gently rounded at corners and spine ends. Volume slightly cocked. Mild spotting on text block edges. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight, barring a hint of toning on free endpapers. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Edition. First edition. viii, 152, 8 (publisher's catalogue)pp. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine, black titles and decoration on the front panel. 16mo. Cloth a little worn, gently rubbed and rounded on corners and spine ends. Upper text block edge dust darkened. Previous owner's name neatly inked on front free endpaper, dated 1923, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A hard to find volume. The second series of parodies and travesties from the Punch contributor known as Evoe.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Edition. First edition. 158pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with red lettering and decoration. 12mo. Cloth is a little worn, gently rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, slightly soiled. Upper text block edge dust dulled. Internally some faint and occasional foxing on first and last few leaves.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Edition. First edition. 128pp. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Top edge gilt. 12mo. Cloth a little rubbed at spine ends. Hint of spotting on endpapers. Publisher's slip (toned) bound in. Loosely laid in is a brief note from Ethel Knox, likely the sister of the author, presenting the book to Canon and Mrs Richardson. The volume is also blind stamped 'presentation copy' on the title page, but no unequivocal evidence of the connection with the author. E V Knox (1881-1971) is perhaps best remembered as a satirist and the long-time editor of Punch Magazine. As a poet he was skilled at producing topical pieces satirising the leading poets of the day - Masefield, Blunden, Bridges etc without resorting to parody.…