John Betjeman Selected (27 results)

Paper Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Penguin Twentieth Century classics.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First printing. A clean copy in standard used condition, free of damage with minimal handling and shelf wear. No writing, highlighting, or remainder marks. Price clipped dj lightly worn & toned in a mylar cover.

Condition: New. 2009. 80th anniversary edition. Hardcover. Sir John Betjeman (1906-84) was born in Highgate, the son of a manufacturer of Dutch descent. His poetry enjoyed immense popularity, as did his personality, and his knighthood in 1969 and appointment as Poet Laureate in 1972 were universally welcomed. Editor(s): Williams, Hugo. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184. . . . . .…

Condition: New. 2009. 80th anniversary edition. Hardcover. Sir John Betjeman (1906-84) was born in Highgate, the son of a manufacturer of Dutch descent. His poetry enjoyed immense popularity, as did his personality, and his knighthood in 1969 and appointment as Poet Laureate in 1972 were universally welcomed. Editor(s): Williams, Hugo. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good.

Wraps. Condition: Good. No d/w. Reprint. 236pp; Yellowing to prelims. and to edges else a good copy; Size: 12mo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. In color pictorial jacket over green cloth, 8vo, 129pp. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Introduced and selected for the young by Irene Slade. (minor light toning and shelfwear to price-clipped jacket at extremities, Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Ardizzone, Edward (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. In color pictorial jacket over green cloth, 8vo, 129pp. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Introduced and selected for the young by Irene Slade. (minor light toning and shelfwear to price-clipped jacket at extremities, Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Ardizzone, Edward (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. (UK) First Edition No markings, Fine in pirce-clipped VG Dj with tiny chip to base of spine and 1/4" tear to top edge of front panel; Dj is in mylar sleeve. White bds, 135pp, index of lines. Frontis portrait and one other plate. Charles Tennyson was bon in 1808 and died in 1879. He was the elder brother of Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Laureate, and he contributed to Poems of Two Brothers (1827) in which his great brother's poems were first printed. In 1837 he inherited a property and assumed the additional name of Turner. This is a collection of 100 sonnets culled from his Collected Sonnets (1880). (1.2 JM HOQ 100/a1 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A first impression of the true first edition.***Near fine in salmon-pink cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine and gilt decoration to the front board. The gilt is still beautifully bright. No bumps. Corners sharp. Covers clean and unmarked. Page block edges clean, with just very light foxing on the top edge. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Interior pages clean with no marks or foxing. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £5 net. The dustwrapper is complete with no discernible faults. No creases, chips or tears. No fading, even to the spine. Dustwrapper bright. ***223mm x 148mm. 236 pages. ***Contents: Editor's Note, Sources and Acknowledgements, Part One - Poems: From "Mount Zion" (1932), from "Continual Dew" (1937), from "Old Lights in New Chancels" (1940), from "New Bats in Old Belfries" (1945), from "Selected Poems" (1948), from "A Few Late Chrysanthemums" (1954), from "Collected Poems" (1958), from "High and Low" (1966), from "A Nip in the Air" (1974). Part Two - Prose: various pieces. Part Three - "Metro-land - a script for television" (1973). ***'Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 Aug 1906 - 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St Pancras railway station from demolition. He began his career as a journalist and ended it as one of the most popular British Poets Laureate and a much-loved figure on British television.' (Wiki) ***A first impression of the true first edition of this selection from the work of John Betjeman, in near fine condition. A nice introduction to the author's work. ***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. …

Octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Large octavo, 537 pages, index.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. us1st.edition.1st.printing/vg hardback in a good only-worn and tears but not priceclipped ($3.00 publishers price).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in illustrated buckram covered boards. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The price clipped dust wrapper is in as new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This scarce book is notable for its charming Ardizzone drawings and its role in presenting Betjeman's verse in an accessible, lightly whimsical format for children. It is a curated anthology designed to introduce younger readers to Betjeman's distinctive blend of humour, nostalgia, and rhythmic storytelling. The selection was made by Irene Slade, who also provides an introductory note contextualising Betjeman's appeal for children. Re LL 2. Edward Ardizzone (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. In Slipcase. Lovely copy of this 1st Folio edition, 1st printing. Book is mint with no marks or inscriptions. Slipcase has tiny bumps to front edges otherwise is fine. No splits. Gift quality. No extra postage in UK for heavy book. Overseas will incur extra postage.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Type: Book pp xx, 537.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. PAPERBACK 1962. 129 pages. 21.5x14cm. Clean & tight. Flat covers. Flat pages. No inscriptions. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref Dsp6. Edward Ardizzone (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A wonderful hardback book, virtually unused, comes with nice maroon coloured box, slipcase. The book is in excellent clean, condition. Normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. First published by The Folio Society in 2004. 222 pages all intact, all pages, text and lovely illustrations are in excellent, clean, readable order. Typeset in Walbaum at The Folio Society, printed in Great Britain by Cambridge University press on Blackfriars Wove Paper and Bound by them in Cloth printed with a design by Peter Bailey. Introduction: "John Betjeman was probably the most popular poet in Britain in the Twentieth century, but this does not mean that his work is simple or easy to explain. To write verse that rhymed and scanned was an achievement in its self in the age of vers libre; to make it sensitive, intelligent, frequently funny, but more often very sad, was the last thing one could have expected. The received view of Betjeman's poetry would enumerate suburbs, Amazonian tennis girls, the Church of England and Cornish seascapes among the subject matter, but although these are present there is much else besides." Another stunning book from The Folio Society.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. True first British printing (of this edition), 1962. First thus. With original unclipped jacket (15s). Illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. All illustrations are present and in very good condition. Introduced and selected for the young by Irene Slade. Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, a few small (largest approx. 1cm) tears to edges, one small (approx. 1cm) tear/scrape to middle of spine, a few small marks, patchy browning, little patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), creasing/rubbing to edges, the odd spot of foxing, a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, little pushing/bumping to corners, a few small patches of loss to top (picture) surface, minor patchy browning/odd small marks/spots of foxing to reverse (white side), a little browning/creasing/rubbing to front/back inner flaps and is in only good condition. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with a hint of pushing to corners, the odd small bump/rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages little tanned. Old price in pen to front end-paper. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Ardizzone, Edward (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First American Edition. 8vo. v (i), 129 (1) pp, illus. First American Edition, 1963. Price clipped. Two tiny chips to top edge spine dj with only the slightest additional edge wear to same, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 5.75" x 8.75". Green cloth with brown lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "John Betjeman (1906-1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of the Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St. Pancras railway station from demolition. He began his career as a journalist and ended it as one of the most popular British Poets Laureate and a much-loved figure on British television." Size: Octavo. Edward Ardizzone (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Burgundy cloth hardback book, with gilt title running along the spine and five super images on front board. This wonderful book is in fabulous condition, hardly used or read. Comes with nice burgundy coloured box slipcase. Normal wear and marks apply consistent with use and age. 318 pages, all intact, nice tight binding, all pages, text, maps and illustrations are in really good, clean, readable order. Typeset in Monotype Walbaum at The Folio Society. Printed on Fineblade Smooth at The Bath Press, Bath and bound by them in printed buckram. Second printing 2000. Another superb book from The Folio Society.…

Condition: Near Fine. Substantial near fine Hard cover book in near fine slip case. Bright, fresh, tightly bound copy of this beautiful book. Photographs by John Piper, , Edwin Smith, Bill Brandt and others (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Fine. An attractive hardback volume, 2000, in Fine condition, appears unusde, in a Very Good slipcase. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.…

Condition: Near Fine. First Folio Society edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy buckram covered boards, printed photographic collage to the front side, gilt back, photographic end sheets. 4to. 10½'' x 8¼''. Contains 318 pp illustrated with photographs by John Piper, Edwin Smith, Bill Brandt and others throughout. Fine condition book in near Fine condition open fronted slip case with minor rubs to the open corners. Unused and unopened new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. FOLIO SOCIETY. …

First Edition. Fine copy in dust-wrapper with large price label on upper panel.