Burkhardt Valentine Rodolphe (3 results)

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1956 (1953) 10th impression. 187pp. VG/G. Decorative green cloth boards with minor fading to edges. Contents clean and tight, but ffep missing. Nice DW with minor rubbing/chipping to edges, minor loss to spine, minor soiling. 3 lovely colour plates and B&W illustrations by the author throughout. A fascinating and insightful book by a man who spent many years in China whilst in the army. Burkhardt, V R (illustrator).…

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Good. Condition Notes: A pleasant enough reading copy. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding with a little fading to the spine and light soiling to the boards. Previous owners' inscription to the first blank. Pages lightly age-tanned; Hardback. Yellow boards with black titles to the spine & upper board; Measures 9¾" x 6¼" (0.7 kg); pp 181; 10th Impression. [First Published: 1953] || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #169219 ||. The Author (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. These three volumes are in fairly good condition. Written and illustrated by the author, there are black and white illustrations throughout and 12 colour plates, plus the dust jackets. Volume 1 is missing its dust jacket. 3rd Impression, 1953. Former owner's signature on the ffep. Tanning to the endpapers. pp180, + i-vVolume II dust jacket complete, but shows handling wear. Volume covers in fair condition. First Edition 1955, pp201, + i-ix Volume III Dust jacket complete, but shows handling wear. Volume covers in fair condition. First Edition 1958, pp164, + i-vii Copyright A© South China Morning Post, Ltd.…