Beverley Brock (80 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. London, 1934; brown cloth covered boards' edge and corner wear with board exposed at corners; spine edges frayed; covers faded in spots; no jacket; 4to,9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior in better condition than exterior; Interior is clean and unmarked; 277 pages.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. No 65, pp. 1-29+ 4 Photo Plts, Extracted from orig vol, then Recased in Orig J Covers (Pamphlet), VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. H M Brock (illustrator). 280 pages with verse / lyrics of old English ballads. In clean and sound condition, rough cut page edges (deckled) which show some tanning and foxing to the extreme edges. All orders processed promptly and shipped from the UK. Please email with any queries. 8.5"x11.5".

Cloth. Condition: Good. H. M. Brock (illustrator). Maroon cloth cover very worn with fraying and bare spots to edges. Minimal library markings. Pages light and tight with no foxing. 16 color plates. No date. 280p. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No d/w. BROCK, H.M. (illustrator). First Edition. xxxix + 280pp; With 16 full-page colour illustrations and numerous b/w textual illustrations; Dec. edged; Gilt lettering to cover and spine; Slight shelf-wear to edges else a bright and sound copy; Includes Oscar Wilde's 'The Ballad Of Reading Gaol'; Size: 4to. Book.

Cloth. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Brock, H. M. (illustrator). First Edition. Gilt titles. Edges of boards just a tad worn, clean internally (no PONs). Decorated endpapers.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Good; Covers soiled, edges worn and corners bumped,; Brown cloth over boards with gold type, 15 beautiful color plates, ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 280 pages b000o7dtio with no dust jacket some soiled pages especially at the front and back - I think this more foxing and age than dirt,

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Brock, H. M. (illustrator). 'A Book of Old Ballads' by Beverley Nichols. Illustrated by H. M. Brock. Hutchinson and Co 1934. Professionally rebound with the original covers laid over. A good, solid copy. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. H. M. Brock. (illustrator). First Edition. xxxix, 280pp, with illustrations & 16 full page colour plates by H. M. Brock. Original brown cloth. Solid & tight binding, with light marks, & spine gilt title is dulled. Internally, pages & plates are clean & bright. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: NF. First Edition. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering. Sixteen very nice colour plates by Brock. Very light wear, a bright and attractive copy. Near Fine 279 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. H M BROCK (illustrator). First edition. 16 fabulous colour plates from H M Brock accompany these wonderful stories. Charming b/w head pieces to each one too. Gilt lettering and decoration to brown cloth. Pages rough cut. A delightful book., with such beautiful illustrations. A talented family of brothers indeed!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. H. M. BROCK (illustrator). * CONDITION : Used - Good * OTHER: The boards are reasonably clean with some bumping and wear to the edges and corners, the spine is bumped top and bottom. The binding is firm. The tanned pages are clean with some heavy foxing and the edges are unfinished. the illustrations are nice and bright. This book has 280 pages. No dustwrapper but included are the 2 folds as in the attached photo. All in all a nice example of this book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket is in a removable clear plastic (Brodart) protector, shows minor wear, tear, chipping, and rubbing, fading on the spine. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Hardback copy in maroon cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 127pp. B\/w photographic portrait frontispiece, illustrations throughout, colour pictorial endpapers. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (43/7).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Hardback copy in maroon cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 124pp. B/w photographic portrait frontispiece, illustrations throughout, colour pictorial endpapers. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (24/7).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H. M. Brock R. I. (illustrator). First Trade Edition. First impression of the first trade edition, preceded only by the limited edition of 250 numbered copies signed by the author. With 16 full-page coloured plates by H. M. Brock, including frontispiece showing 'Hynd Horn', and pictorial endpapers. ***Very good in olive-green woven cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles and publisher's decorative device to the spine and front board. The gilt has faded over the years. The boards are clean - just slightly marked. Edges of boards very slightly rubbed. Corners and head and tail of spine also slightly rubbed. Top edge of page block stained olive-green to match the cloth by the publisher. Fore-edge of page block rough-cut (untrimmed). No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also very good with no inscriptions. Pages clean - just some sporadic foxing to a few pages, otherwise contents clean. ***290mm x 220mm. 280 pages plus a two page index, detailing the varied sources of the ballads. ***Nichols selected ballads from a wide range of sources and this collection includes The Gaberlunzie Man, Sir Lancelot du Lake, Thomas the Rhymer, and The Earl of Mar's Daughter. The illustrations are superb. Colour Plates: Hynd Horn, King Estmere, Barbara Allen's Cruelty, Fair Rosamond, The Boy and the Mantle, King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid, May Collin, Thomas the Rhymer, Young Beichan, Clerk Colvill, Gil Morrice, Child Waters, The Earl of Mar's Daughter, The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington, The Three Ravens and The Wife of Usher's Well. ***A very copy of the first trade edition of "A Book of Old Ballads", with quality illustrations and printed on quality thick paper. Large format quarto size. Of interest to collectors of the work of Beverley Nichols and the illustrator H. M. Brock, as well as those interested in traditional ballads. ***First impression of the first trade edition - would make an attractive gift book. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. - this is a heavy book - please contact us for postal rates if you live outside the UK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H. M. Brock R. I. (illustrator). First Edition. First impression of the first trade edition, preceded only by the limited edition of 250 numbered copies signed by the author. With 16 full-page coloured plates by H. M. Brock, including frontispiece showing 'Hynd Horn', and pictorial endpapers. ***Very good in brown cloth-covered boards, with a velvet-like feel, with gilt titles and publisher's decorative device to the spine and front board. The gilt is somewhat faded to the spine, but bright to the front board. The boards are clean - just slightly marked. Edges of boards very slightly rubbed. Corners and head and tail of spine also slightly rubbed. Top edge of page block stained brown to match the cloth by the publisher. Fore-edge of page block rough-cut (untrimmed). No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also very good with no inscriptions. Pages clean - just some sporadic foxing to a few pages, otherwise contents clean. ***290mm x 220mm. 280 pages plus a two page index, detailing the varied sources of the ballads. ***Nichols selected ballads from a wide range of sources and this collection includes The Gaberlunzie Man, Sir Lancelot du Lake, Thomas the Rhymer, and The Earl of Mar's Daughter. The illustrations are superb. Colour Plates: Hynd Horn, King Estmere, Barbara Allen's Cruelty, Fair Rosamond, The Boy and the Mantle, King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid, May Collin, Thomas the Rhymer, Young Beichan, Clerk Colvill, Gil Morrice, Child Waters, The Earl of Mar's Daughter, The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington, The Three Ravens and The Wife of Usher's Well. ***A very copy of the first trade edition of "A Book of Old Ballads", with quality illustrations and printed on quality thick paper. Large format quarto size. Of interest to collectors of the work of Beverley Nichols and the illustrator H. M. Brock, as well as those interested in traditional ballads. ***First impression of the first trade edition - would make an attractive gift book. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. - this is a heavy book - please contact us for postal rates if you live outside the UK.

Brown cloth, gilt. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. H.M.Brock (illustrator). 10th Reprint. 280 pp. 16 full-page colour plates. A very fine copy with no fading or wear.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 124 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Cloth, F. xl+280pp, colour frontis, 15 colour plates, b/w vignettes all by H M Brock, a nice fine copy, cloth slightly rubbed along the edges. A collection of 41 old English ballads & folk songs with the text slightly modernized. 1250 grams.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Minor foxing scattered internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright and strong. Physical description; xxxix, 279, [1] pages including color frontispiece, illustrations, color plates ; 29 cm. Notes; Illustrated endpapers. Selected chiefly from Percy's Reliques, v. 1 and 2. cf. Acknowledgments. Subjects; Ballads, English Texts. Line blocks. English ballads and songs. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Minor foxing scattered internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright and strong. Physical description; xxxix, 279, [1] pages including color frontispiece, illustrations, color plates ; 29 cm. Notes; Illustrated endpapers. Selected chiefly from Percy's Reliques, v. 1 and 2. cf. Acknowledgments. Subjects; Ballads, English Texts. Line blocks. English ballads and songs. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good plus copy in the original gilt-blocked felt/suede cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 279 pages; Excellent full color illustrations. Description: xxxix, 279, [1] p. Incl. Col. Front. , illus. Col. Plates. 29 cm. Subjects: Ballads, English --Texts. 4 Kg.

Brown cloth, gilt. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. H.M.Brock (illustrator). First Edition. 280 pp. 16 full-page colour plates. A very fine copy with no fading or wear. The plates are crisp and sharp as you would expect on the first edition. Occasional fox mark to edges which is un-cut.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H. M. Brock (illustrator). First Edition. First printing (no additional printings listed). 280 pp. plus 16 beautiful full-page color illustrations. Fore edge is untrimmed. Moderate wear to the extremities. The boards and a few leaves have some stains. Previous owner's name and addresses are written on the front pastedown. In a sound binding with hinges intact. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Cloth. Condition: FR/NO DUSTJACKET. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). London, UK: Hutchinson & Company. FR/NO DUSTJACKET. 1934. . Cloth. 4to., 280 pp., cover rubbed, bumped, frayed, spine rebacked, page toning .

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. H.M.Brock (illustrator). First Edition. Good/No Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Book of Old Ballads Selected and with an Introduction by Beverley Nichols & Illustrated by H.M.Brock. 280 pages. Superb illustrations; illustrated endpapers. Cloth covers rubbed, mildly warped and corners knocked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. H. M. Brock (illustrator). A charming book with wonderful illustrations. Some wear to boards otherwise a clean and tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. H. M. Brock (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1934, 1st edition. Quarto. 280pp. With 16 attractive colour plates by H. M. Brock. Original cloth, gilt titles. Spine a little dulled with some minor shelf-wear and dust-soiling to extremities. Binding square and firm. Generally clean within. A 'Very Good' copy.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. H. M. Brock (illustrator). First Edition. This copy is bound in tan cloth covered boards with gilt titling and decoration to the spine and the upper board. There is a small split to the spine where it joins the upper board There is a neat inscription to the f.e.p. There are illustrated endpapers by the artist. A dust wrapper is not present. The pages are uncut. The beauty of this book are the sixteen full page, full colour plates by H. M. Brock and the black and white vignettes to the Beverley Nichols reworking of ballads and poetry from, among others, Kipling, Wilde and may others. Ref MM1.