Jack Ian Intro (5 results)

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9781862071933. …

Paperback. pp. xxxi, 341. 8vo. Tear to top of spine, creasing to spine, covers, and numerous pages, ink to first page; very good-.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. 9" X 6". xv, 139pp. Bound in white cloth over boards with spine and front cover stamped in decorative blue and orange. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. Complete with slipcase, this is a very presentable Folio Society edition, illustrated by Alice Tait. ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'Home looks nice. Allus does though, don't it? Perfick' And so the Larkins - Pop, Ma, Mariette, Zinnia, Petunia, Primrose, Victoria and Montgomery - return from an outing for fish and chips and ice cream one May evening. There, amid the rustic charms of home, they discover a visitor: one Cedric Charlton, Her Majesty's inspector of taxes. Mr Charlton is visiting to find out why junk-dealer Pop hasn't paid his tax - but nothing's that simple at the Larkins. Mariette takes a shine to 'Charley' - as Pop calls him - and before long the family have introduced the uncomplaining inspector to the delights of country living: the lusty scents of wild flowers, the pleasures of a bottle of Dragon's Blood, cold cream dribbled over a bowl of strawberries and hot, hot summer nights. In fact, soon Charley can't see any reason to return to the office at all . . .(Publisher). …

Octavo hardcover (nr fine) in slipcase (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

SOFTCOVER. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Large landscape 4to. in colour printed stiff glossy card covers, 48pp on thick art paper, colour plates, etc . [CONDITION: NEW copy ] . . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.