Michael John Tree (47 results)

Softcover exhibition catalog, 8 pages, very good condition, no internal marks, clean and crisp, with color reproductions.

dvd. Condition: Used - Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN 0801494567. Trade Paperback. Later Printing. Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with minor rubs and creases to edges and corners of covers, slight bumps to upper spine edge and upper right corner of book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. (viii) + 111pp, illus, sm 4to format, Readers Union Edition. *Same format as the 1st edition of 1960. * "His poetry takes in uproarious comedy, delicate pathos, & brutal honesty with an equally sure touch" (Larkin. Michael Tree (illustrator).

Hardcover. [7], 111 p.; 23.5 cm. [First printed in 1960] Author's early reminiscences in blank verse and other metres. VG orig. green cloth, with bell designs on covers and endpapers. Michael Tree (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, 1st Impression, Corner unclipped, some light wear to edges and corners of dustjacket, edges a little creased, top and bottom of spine a little creased and worn, edges of back cover a little grubby, some light wear to covers and spine, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear, previous owners name on rear of front end paper. Michael Tree (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A charming 1960 collection of autobiographical essays in which poet and architectural advocate John Betjeman revisits his childhood, schooldays, Anglican church life, and the emotional resonance of bells, ritual, and English places. Warm, nostalgic, humorous, and quintessentially Betjeman - a delightful mid-century memoir of English cultural life. Dust jacket soiled and showing light wear, with a small loss at top of spine and split. Vibrant green hard cover with gilt text to spine under dust jacket. Heavy tanning to front end page, pages remain tight and clean. Tree, Michael (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Summoned by Bells, by John Betjeman. Drawings by Michael Tree. Published by John Murray, London. 1960 First edition. A very good green cloth hardback with blind stamped bell design to covers and gilt title to spine. In fair original dustjacket with tape repairs to rear and wear and nicks to extremities. With pictorial bell design endpapers. The jacket is now protected by removable, clear plastic sleeve. Text is bright and clean throughout, with some scattered light spotting to endpapers and some speckled spotting to edge of text block. Some offset spotting also on the Chapter II spread. Soundly bound. Language: English. Prelims + 111pp. Dimensions: approximately 233mm high x172mm wide x 20mm deep. Unpacked weight approximately 382g (unpacked).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 111pp. First British Edition, Stated: "First Edition 1960". NAP. Shiny green boards with brilliant gilt lettering on spine (dustwrapper did its job); repeating pattern of bells blind-stamped on both covers, identical with repeating pattern of bells on rear dustwrapper cover; endpapers illustrated with pattern of repeating bells, but in a different configuration from that on covers. Only flaw to book is foxing spotting to ffep, ffep-verso, and half-title page, to rear flyleaf and to pp. 110, p. 111, second flyleaf, and to rear flyleaf (also on book edges). Tan dustwrapper not price-clipped ('16s net') with title lettering in red across top front cover, above images of three bells in black across middle front cover; author name lettering in black across lower middle front cover; repeating bell pattern of bells blind-stamped on covers is reproduced in red on rear dw cover. Only flaws to dw are foxing spots around perimeter of front cover, tanning and spots down dw cover edges; dw spine tanned (all lettering eminently readable); 1/2" tear down rear cover gutter at top and a tiny chip at top right spine corner (Now backed with Archival tape); tiny wear at over corners: NOW in Brodart mylar which forgives all sins mightily. Solid copy excellent condition for a book 60 years old: the way to read this humorous, blank verse, autobiographical Classic. Michael Tree (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Thus. First thus (Ford-Smith Folio 76 #423). Includes publisher's slipcase. An exceptional copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1977 Hard Cover. 245 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare by Peter Reddick, color illustrations of costume designs by various artists. Introductions to thirty-five Shakespearean plays.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Jacket is heavily tanned, chipped and has two small tears. Page edges are tanned. Tree, Michael (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Very Good +. 1st Edition. 8vo. (6) 111 (1) pp. First Edition, 1960. Price clipped. 1 1/2" long chip across bottom spine, else, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6.75" x 9.25". Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and decorative endpapers. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "Sir 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. Michael Tree (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Green cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine with blind impressed bells to both boards, 235 x 170 mm approx. [vi] + 112 pp. Chapter head drawings by Michael Tree. Printed on Antique laid paper stock. First Edition 1960. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book negligible shelf wear, no previous owner name or insc, paper of book block fresh and clean. Dust Jacket- 7 mm approx tear to head at fold to rear panel - barely noticeable, negligible shelf soiling, slight fading to red title on spine, non price clipped- cover 16s. In a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other defects to book or jacket). Wouls make an ideal gift for an admirer of Betjeman's prose /poetry. MICHAEL TREE (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Large format. Green boards are very good with just some patchy fading (including to spine) and a little pushing to a couple of corners. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Previous owners name and date in pen to front end-paper. Odd small mark to a couple of pages. No other faults. A nice copy - sadly lacking jacket. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Tree, Michael (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (16s). Large format. Drawings by Michael Tree. Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, a little patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), a few marks, mild foxing, patchy browning (including to spine), a few small (approx. 5mms) tears, pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, pushing/bumping to corners and is in only good condition. Boards are very good with minor pushing/bumping to corners, the odd very small mark, odd minor bump/rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages bit tanned. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Tree, Michael (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. Sq. 8vo., stapled wraps. [8] pp. Eng. Ill. 9 small color & black & white plates. NF.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. 115pp, b/w photographic illustrations. Michael Tree (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Readers Union edition from 1962. Some creasing and small tears to the edges of the dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of green cloth-covered boards, some foxing to outer pages, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Betjaman's account in blank verse of his early life from his childhood up to his leaving Magdalen college. 111pp Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tree, Michael (illustrator). …

Audio CD. Condition: New. 1990. 3 discs. Excellent condition. Still in shrinkwrap. CD38.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Large octavo. Gilt green cloth, bell motif stamped in blind. First edition, trade issue. Decorated endpapers. Chapter head drawings by Michael Tree. Top edge has small dust spot, else bright and glorious in a near fine dust jacket with a small nick near crown of spine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tree, Michael: (illustrator).…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 111 p : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes: Drawings by Michael Tree. Illustrations on endpapers. Subjects: Betjeman, John (1906-1984) ; Poetry. Authors, English, 20th century ; Biography. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 111 p : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes: Drawings by Michael Tree. Illustrations on endpapers. Subjects: Betjeman, John (1906-1984) ; Poetry. Authors, English, 20th century ; Biography. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The author's autobiographical verses, a very successful work and an elegant production. Clean, tight and sound, a very presentable copy in the publisher's green cloth gilt and an unclipped dust jacket. Ink inscription on front free endpaper 'To Ken from Ursula and John, Christmas 1960'. Ken is Ken Savidge, the Bristol based producer of several of Betjeman's TV programmes. The book was purchased from his estate. viii + 111 pages. Approx. size 9" by 6". Illustrator: Michael Tree. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Poetry; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 27344. Michael Tree (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. [8] 111, chapter vignettes by Tree, printed green paper wrappers marked "Book Proof", dj not clipped and for the limited edition of 125 copies to be signed by Betjeman (not is this case however). Crease to covers and feps but not too prominent. Newspaper clipping from the Sunday Times of October 30 1960 with photograph of the author staining inner blank of cover, edges slightly grubby. suamme 7 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Michael Tree (illustrator).…

Unknown Binding. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Blue cloth library rebind hardback. Well read copy with some spine wear. Colouring of page edges due to age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. First trade edition of John Betjeman's celebrated autobiographical poetry collection, adorned with drawings by Michael Tree. First trade edition of this work, published with a limited edition autographed by the author. A touching autobiographical collection of poetry by Poet Laureate John Betjeman, in which he explores his life from early memories of a middle-class home in Edwardian Hampstead to his premature departure from Magdalen College in Oxford. Written in blank verse. Illustrated with drawings by Michael Tree. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is sound and unclipped, with slight shelf wear and spotting to front wrap. Loosely inserted, an undated note inscribed 'A Souvenir of a Memorable Day! Grateful thanks MOB'.Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Illustrated in text by Michael Tree. Fine. Michael Tree (illustrator). book.…

Green cloth boards, unclipped dust-wrapper. Near Fine (owner's name to flyleaf; a slightly dusty top edge) in Near Fine wrapper [the wrapper is showing some minor marks - it is a matt. Text and wrapper are otherwise fine. Overall, a superb example.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A first edition copy of John Betjeman's autobiography in blank verse, with the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. A collection of personal and intimate autobiographical blank verse poems by noted Poet Laureate John Betjeman. These poems relay his life from his early memories of a middle-class home in Edwardian Hampstead, London, to his premature departure from Magdalen College, Oxford. The work was read chapter by chapter in a series of radio broadcasts on BBC radio by the author. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in lovely bright condition. Gilt remains bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean, except for remnants of tape to the front free end paper. Dust wrapper is generally smart, with light chipping to the head and tail of the spine, and a couple of small marks to the front of the wrap. Fine. Michael Tree (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A first edition copy of John Betjeman's autobiography in blank verse, with the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. A collection of personal and intimate autobiographical blank verse poems by noted Poet Laureate John Betjeman. These poems relay his life from his early memories of a middle-class home in Edwardian Hampstead, London, to his premature departure from Magdalen College, Oxford. The work was read chapter by chapter in a series of radio broadcasts on BBC radio by the author. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in lovely bright condition. Gilt to spine remains bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is generally smart with small marks to the spine and front of the wrap. Two small closed tears to the rear of the wrap, and chipping to the tail of the spine, repaired with tape to the reverse of the wrap. Fine. Michael Tree (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. [Verse Autobiography] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (23 x 18cm), pp.[8] 111 [1]. With engraved head-pieces by Tree. Publisher's blind stamped green cloth with gilt titles to spine and decorative endpapers. With the typographic dust-jacket printed in red and black, priced at 16s. Near fine in like wrapper.…