Baillie Eileen (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Sorry, No international shipping on this item.Ex-Library hardcover no dj (orange boards) with all the usual markings, possible attachments, and library wear. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. decor. by Dick Hart. British Book Cntre. 1959 turn of the century East-End vicarage childhood. 8vo. cloth, 223pp. VG in edgechipped dj, $.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A clean and pristine copy, with age-toning of the pages, but no signs of prior use. The jacket is a bit worn, but it is now protected by a mylar Brodart cover. Fast shipping, careful packing. Illustrated by Dick Hart (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 192pp, illustrated with occasional line drawings. Grey cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Top edge sprayed red. 12mo. Some minor indentations on edges of boards, with cloth a tad bruised at spine ends, else volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original worn and cracked dust wrapper, sunned over spine and crumbling at spine ends, a little toning on verso. Eileen Baillie's charming memoir of growing up around London's docks in the early part of the 20th century. Hart, Dick (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. "The Autobiography of a Decade." Grey cloth boards, silver title and attributions to spine. Hint of light bumps to upper corners, good edges, firm binding. Upper text block dyed red. (vii)191pp. Black and white chapter head illustrations. Complete jacket is a bit roughed up at crown, has a short closed tear on lower edge of rear panel and mild soiling/wrinkles on rear panel.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Repr. dj slightly worn on edges, red cloth with blue title panel and blue/black vignette, lower corners lightly bumped, foredge foxing, vg. 8vo, 223pp. (An endearing picture of family and parish life in the East End of London in the early 1900s.). Dick Hart (illustrator).…

Hardback. Eileen Baillie, Readers Union Hutchinson. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThe memoir The Shabby Paradise: The Autobiography Of A Decade chronicles Eileen Baillie's deeply personal experiences during a transformative post-war era. This poignant narrative presents a vivid portrait of daily life, illustrating the resilience and quiet struggles of a society in flux. Baillie's account uncovers the intimate details of her surroundings, capturing the spirit of a bygone decade with reflective prose. The book details the social landscape and personal fortitude, offering a compelling look at a period marked by both hardship and unexpected beauty. Hardback.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1958 second impression on red cloth.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Near Fine octavo. 222pp., DJ slightly chipped o/w VG.