James Dyrenforth Max Kester (26 results)

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover edition. 64pp, octavo hardcover in yellow cloth. light wear to boards, minor toning to spine, tight binding, interior clean. Norman Mansbridge (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 60 pp bw illustrations, illustrated front cover, black title to red spine. Some marks and rubs to covers, mark to fore edge otherwise pages clean and firmly held Second edition published December 1939. Norman Mansbridge (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. 4th Edition. 60 pp bw illustrations, illustrated front cover, black title to red spine. Some marks and rubs to edges of covers, nicks to spine ends mark to fore edge otherwise pages clean and firmly held, dust wrapper edge worn with nicks and small tears - rather grimy Revised edition Feb. 1940 10th thousand. Norman Mansbridge (illustrator).…

Condition: Fair. 1940. Fifth Edition. 60 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over identical paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild foxing, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate foxing, tanning and scuffing overall.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good to Very Good. Fourth Edition. 1940. Fourth edition, tenth thousand. 60pp., a frontispiece, 3 other full-page black and white illustrations and other illustration in the text. Written by American actor and songwriter James Dyrenforth in collaboration with British scriptwriter and lyricist Max Kester, this amusing political parody of Lewis Carroll's classic story was originally broadcast on the BBC in October 1939. In this work, a caricature of Adolf Hitler finds himself making many mistakes and fumbling about foolishly, and was intended to present Hitler as a fool who deserved true justice of the law. Revisions and additions have been carried out, and the book is illustrated with cartoons by Norman Mansbridge. The book is bound in the original cream paper covered boards with a red spine, black titling on the spine and red titling with a black illustration on the front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with a small stain near the top spine corner of the front board and bumping with a little damage at the top of the spine. The contents are tight and clean with partial browning and light foxing to the free endpapers. There is no inscription. The unclipped dustwrapper has shelf wear and some soiling and the spine and back of the wrapper are browned. A scrape has caused hole in the back of the wrapper and the top edge is creased with small tears and pieces missing. There are a few small tears on the edges with a larger tear of about 1 1/2" on the top rear edge and a triangular piece measuring about 1 1/2" x 2" is missing from near the spine corner of the top rear edge. Norman Mansbridge (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition. Paper-covered boards and spine, with black and red lettering and front illustration. 188 x 254 x 10mm. 60pp. B/w illustrations throughout, many full-page plus smaller vignettes. Spine rather scuffed, with small amount of loss at head and tail; cover otherwise largely clean, though slightly discoloured; internal pages clean and unmarked. Overall a decent copy of this scarce title. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive. Norman Mansbridge (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition. London: Frederick Muller, 1940. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. 7 x 10 . 60 pp. Fair. No dust jacket. Moderate rubbing and soiling to the covers with splitting and chipping to the spine. Minor soiling to some of the inside pages. Otherwise the interior appears unmarked. The binding is intact.…

The Sally Press. No date. Paperback. Illustrated in black and white. Covers and pages foxed, otherwise a lovely copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. Illustrated paper covered cream boards, red spine, 60pp, b&w illustrations, 3.5 cm loss to bottom of spine wear to top, corners bumped, creases to paper covered boards and a few marks, a few marks to bottom of pages, stamp of previous seller to fepp, and birthday greetings 1940 to front paste-down, overall a clean tight copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition. Hardback with some light shelfwear in Very Good condition, previous owner's name in ink on front endpaper. Dustwrapper price-clipped, some light marking due to age. Fourth edition, pp60, b&w illustrations by British cartoonist Norman Mansbridge. A political parody of Lewis Carroll's famous story This satirical work was intended to present Hitler as a fool who deserved true justice of the law. Written by American actor and songwriter James Dyrenforth in collaboration with British scriptwriter and lyricist Max Kester. Norman Mansbridge (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. A POLITICAL PARODY ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON THE BBC . THIS BOOK AND ITS JACKET IN GREAT CONDITION .

Condition: very good. no dustjacket. 8vo pp.64. Norman Mansbridge (illustrator). book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Presenting this work of humour, a parody of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, instead becoming Adolf in Blunderland. In this work, a caricature of Adolf Hitler finds himself making many mistakes and fumbling about foolishly. This satirical work was intended to present Hitler as a fool who deserved true justice of the law. Written by American actor and songwriter James Dyrenforth in collaboration with British scriptwriter and lyricist Max Kester. Profusely illustrated by British cartoonish Norman Mansbridge. Dust wrapper is badly torn,boards aare rubbed, slight foxing to end papers, internally very good Size: Octavo. Illustrator: Norman Mansbridge. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; Inventory No: 74837. For further information on this title or for further photographs, please click on the "Ask Seller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We aim to reply within three working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying. Norman Mansbridge (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. by Norman Mansbridge, 9.25 x 6", pict boards, 64pp, covers lightly rubbed, extremities lightly bumped and worn, pp toned but still a nice copy in a rubbed and soiled dustjacket with some minor chipping at the spine ends. FIRST CANADIAN EDITION. Hitler and his contemporaries.…

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Third Edition. This was originally broadcast as a radio piece for the BBC, before being published in book form The first, second and third editions of this work were all published in the same month of December, 1939 Frontispiece, plates and illustrations by Norman Mansbridge, original pictorial boards, small mark to upper cover, fractional bumping to corners and spine extremities, dust-jacket, faint spotting to upper panel, fractional creasing to corners and spine extremities, 4to DJ is now in a protective plastic cover 60 pp. Norman Mansbridge (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. tall8vo, 23cm, 64p., with 14 plates and illustrations from drawings, illustrated yellow paper over boards, a fine copy in very good slight dust worn and edge chipped jacket (lgc).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp 64. Illustrations. Original boards. D/w rather soiled & tatty. Recent bookplate and a single oval stamp of the Dawson Free Public Library to the front free endpaper. No other marks of librarianization. Mansbridge, Norman (illustrator). …

[Satire] REVISED EDITION. Slim Quarto (26 x 19cm), pp.60. Publisher's printed paper covered boards, matching pictorial dust-jacket. Illustrated throughout by Mansbridge. Some offsetting to endpapers, discreet contemporary gift inscription to flyleaf. Boards slightly rubbed to spine ends. Price clipped dust-jacket shows very well, rubbed to the ends of the slightly toned spine panel, some light soiling to rear panel. some chipping to the top and bottom edges, small loss to top of rear panel. An excellent fresh copy. Very good.…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Canadian edition. Tall 8vo., orig. yellow pictorial paper boards, 64pp. Bookplate o/w fine in a d/w with tape on the upper edge but certainly very good.

4to (25.5x18.5cm), hardback, 60pp. Good condition in good dustwrapper (publisher's wrap around band and dustwrapper both price clipped, general light wear, foxed, bumped, some light creasing, small closed tear to upper rear, sunned, light fading to spine, tiny chip to right rear edge about 11cm up from lower edge, number stamp at lower rear). Bumped, upper front edge worn through with board showing in two 1cm and 1.5cm spots, some foxing, offsets to endpapers. Pictures available on request.…

Fifth Edition (revised). 25 x 19 cm. 60 Seiten mit Illustrationen von Norman Mansbridge. Illustr. OHlwd. mit OUmschlag. Schug 1860: "Ähnlich wie der "Struwwelpeter" wurde auch "Alice im Wunderland" in die politische Agitation eingespannt. Die 1939 zum ersten Mal erschienene Geschichte von Adolf im Stolperland verwendete die Illustrationen von Tenniel; die Satire hinkt, da Adolf immer der sein muß, der sich wundert und der von anderen geführt wird". - OUmschlag etwas gebraucht, Vorsätze leicht gebräunt, innen sauber.…

Mit 14, davon 4 ganzseitigen Illustrationen von Norman Mansbridge5.Auflage, 25 x 18,5 cm, Illustrierter Originalpappband (leicht bestoßen), 60 SS Die Erstausgabe erschienen ein Jahr vorher. - "Ähnlich wie der Struwwelpeter wurde auch Alice im Wunderland in die politische Agitation eingespannt. Die Satire hinkt, da Adolf im Stolperland immer der sein muß, der sich wundert und der von anderen geführt wird" (Bilderwelt 1860 unter dem Kapitel "Antifaschistische Kinderbücher"). Cotsen 2973. - Sehr gut erhalten.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL DECORATED BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL UNPRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET, SEVERAL FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS + SOME ILLUSTRATIONS AMONG TEXT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 10 x 8 INCHES WITH 60 PAGES. SOME MINOR CHIPPING TO EDGES OF DUST JACKET, SPINE OF JACKET SLIGHTLY FADED, FEW MINOR MARKS TO JACKET, BUMP TO TOP RIGHT CORNER OF FRONT BOARD WITH THE OCCASIONAL CREASE TO TOP RIGHT CORNER PAGE MARGINS, VERY OCCASIONAL MINOR BLEMISH OR MINOR CREASE TO PAGES, ENDPAPERS LIGHTLY BROWNED. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY WITH NO MAJOR FAULTS. PLEASE NOTE: DUST JACKET HAS A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERING THAT MAY SHOW SOME REFLECTIONS OR WRINKLES IN IMAGES. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.…

Frederick Muller. 1939. Third Edition. DW. Slim 4to hardback in DW. PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS to the front free endpaper, "To Murray, hoping he'll always be able to laugh at things like this! Max Kester." and "1940 To Murray, who will probably write something much better than this some day. James Dyrenforth." Slight wear to edges of boards, pages browned otherwise a clean and sound copy in slightly soiled wrapper that is torn to head of spine.…

Frederick Muller. 1940. Fourth Edition. DW. Slim 4to hardback in price-clipped DW. FLAT - SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS AND THE ILLUSTRATOR to the front free endpaper, no other inscriptions or dedications. Slight wear to edges of boards, pages browned otherwise a clean and sound copy in price-clipped wrapper.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. (Carrolliana) ADOLF IN BLUNDERLAND: A POLITICAL PARODY OF LEWIS CARROLL'S FAMOUS STORY by James Dyrenforth and Max Kester; with illustrations by Norman Mansbridge. London: Frederick Muller Ltd., (1939). FIRST EDITION. 4to - 7-7/16" x 10". Red cloth backed black and red pictorial paper covered boards with a minute touch of wear to the head and tail of spine for what is an immaculate copy of the book. Publisher's original price-clipped black and red pictorial dust wrapper with a minute touch of wear to the head and tail of spine for what is an immaculate copy of the wrapper. 60 pp. Illustrated with black and white drawings within text. The condition of the book is FINE. The condition of the dust wrapper is FINE. One of the nicest copies of this title that one is ever likely to encounter. Mansbridge, Norman (illustrator). …