Morton J B Beachcomber (44 results)
- Softcover
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United KingdomRarewaves.com USA
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Language: English
Published by Sheed & Ward, 1931
- Hardcover
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.Redux Books
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Published by Book & Magazine Collector, London, 1992
- Softcover
- Magazine / Periodical
Seller: Cosmo Books, Shropshire., United KingdomCosmo Books
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. 8 pages, with UK list of books. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. S…ize: 14 x 21 cms. Category: Book & Magazine Collector; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).
Language: English
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1935
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United KingdomAlexander's Books
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. octavo hardback 432 pp. Illustrated Covers a bit foxed otherwise Good condition. Yellow cloth. No inscriptions.
Language: English
Published by Hollis and Carter, London, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Marion Pitman Books, Reading, United KingdomMarion Pitman Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Cloth a little worn, flyleaf torn out weakening hinge. Only the back half and spine of the dustwrapper are present, and those rather ragged. B/w illustrations by Nicolas Bentley. Pieces from the Daily Express. Blue cloth, gilt spine lettering. 206 pages. Nic…olas Bentley (illustrator).
Published by Jonathan Cape/ Florin, London, 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Rokewood Books, Rokewood, VIC, AustraliaRokewood Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. London: Jonathan Cape. Florin Books re-issue 1934. Hard cover; dust jacket. 256 p; b & w ill. on frontispiece. Very Good: spine a little browned; edges slightly browned and spotted; owner's bookplate on flyleaf; else a very clean, bright and sound copy. D/J: Very… Good: spine browned; small chips on edges, cover slightly worn and rubbed; price clipped. Florin Book No. 59. Before there were the Goons and Monty Python, there was Beachcomber. His upper-class twit, Oswald Thake, travels abroad from disaster to disaster; it's very entertaining.
Published by Hollis & Carter, 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United KingdomThe Guru Bookshop
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Good. 1947 hollis & Cater edition on blue cloth.
Published by PENGUIN, U.K., 1940
- Softcover
Seller: Leaf Ends, Stocksfield, United KingdomLeaf Ends
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st reprint, pages slightly toned, spine slightly darkened, bright front and back covers, owner name and date to first page, clean, tight bright copy, rare title.
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Published by Jonathan Cape, United Kingdom, 1935
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills, Llanwrda, United KingdomPendleburys - the bookshop in the hills
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Add to baskethardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, lightly soiled yellow cloth lettered black, spine darkened, no dust jacket, minor spotting. A tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley, 432pp.
- Softcover
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germanymoluna
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Published by Cecil Palmer, 1924
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United KingdomHunter Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression of this early Morton title. VG with some offset browning, in Good jacket with some notches of loss to top edge, and a tear to head of spine, but OK for nearly 100 years old.
Published by Heinemann, 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United KingdomHunter Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression. Ex-circulation library with minimal signs in original binding. Jacket panels present minus spine.
More imagesPublished by Hollis and Carter, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Lavender Fields Books PBFA, Gloucestershire, United KingdomLavender Fields Books PBFA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. All books outside UK sent airmail. All books tracked. Paypal accepted. All dustwrappers are film protected. Original blue cloth. Some edge wear and marking. Dustwrapper is creased head of spine, edge worn and soiled on rear panel. Complete with original price. Illust…rated By Nicolas Bentley ( He Drew the pictures) (illustrator).
Published by Cecil Palmer, 1924
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Aucott & Thomas, Ibstock, United KingdomAucott & Thomas
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Hardback in light blue quarter cloth with black titles on a white spine label, over grey paper covered boards, endpapers are tanned, occasional light fox-spotting, but is tightly bound and an above average copy of one of the scarcer books by this author -… a collection of sarcastic poetry in the style of various authors. x + 54 pages.
More imagesPublished by Cape, 1935
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United KingdomWeBuyBooks
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Add to basketCondition: 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. First Edition, 1935. No dust j…acket. Yellow cloth boards foxed and spine darkened. A tan to the page edges. Ex-libris plate on the front pastedown. Contents clear and bright within, with firm binding. A good copy overall.
- Softcover
Seller: Rarewaves.com UK, London, United KingdomRarewaves.com UK
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Paperback. Condition: New.
More imagesPublished by Penguin, 1939, main series no.246, first printing, ,, 1939
- Softcover
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United KingdomBRIMSTONES
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Add to basketpaperback, page edges browning, otherwise clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good condition in slightly browned and edge-worn outer wrapper.
Published by Cecil Palmer, 1924
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ramblingsid's Books, West Sussex, United KingdomRamblingsid's Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hb no d/w, 1st edition, gray paper boards with a blue cloth spine with the black titles printed on a small white label to the spine, the head and foot of the spine are rubbed, the pages are tanned with age with some foxing/spotting throughout, the endpapers are more heavily tan…ned, a good secure binding, a good copy of a scarce title [Box 1].
Published by Sheed & Ward, 1931
- Hardcover
Seller: OPEN DOOR BOOKSHOP, Roma, RM, ItalyOPEN DOOR BOOKSHOP
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Add to basketRilegato. Condition: buono. Sheed & Ward, London, 1931. Hard cover in green cloth. No d/j. Good condition With illustrations by Nicholas Bentley.
Language: English
Published by Macmillan, London, 1944
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Marion Pitman Books, Reading, United KingdomMarion Pitman Books
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Slight fading of cloth lower edge of front and spine; Nicolas Bentley illus. dustwrapper is price clipped and worn & slightly frayed on edges, with small tears at top of spine.
Language: English
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1936
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Marion Pitman Books, Reading, United KingdomMarion Pitman Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Illustrated with engravings. Some light foxing; spine dull, edges of cloth slightly darkened. 3B5.
Published by Hollis & Carter, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB, Petersfield, Hampshire, United KingdomThe Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Size: Small Octavo. Dust Jacket has large closed tears and associated wear. Illustrator: Nicolas Bentlry. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; Inventory No: 46820. For further information on this title, click on the "As…k Bookseller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We will try to reply within two working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying. Nicolas Bentlry (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Jonathan Cape, 1935
- Hardcover
Seller: Neo Books, Sidcup, KENT, United KingdomNeo Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Wear to covers and spine, corners bumped and worn, boards showing, top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, surface of covers grubby, spine more so, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear. Nicolas Bentley (illustrator).
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1939
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wild & Homeless Books PBFA, Bridport, United KingdomWild & Homeless Books PBFA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Humorous writer J.B Morton, better know as 'Beachcomber' wrote a long running column in the Daily Express entitled 'By the Way' from 1924 to 1975. A Bonfire of Weeds comprises a selection of these. 255pp, yellow cloth boards with black lettering to front and spine, no jack…et. V.slight staining/spotting to spine, rear cover and page block, internally also some foxing and toning commensurate with age. Former owner's name on ffep, else tight and clear. A v.good copy.
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Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1937
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wild & Homeless Books PBFA, Bridport, United KingdomWild & Homeless Books PBFA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Humorous writer J.B Morton, better know as 'Beachcomber' wrote a long running column in the Daily Express entitled 'By the Way' from 1924 to 1975. This title presents a comical and satirical take on travel writing. 287 pp, yellow cloth boards with black lettering to front…and spine, no jacket. V.slight staining/spotting to spine and page block, internally also some foxing and toning commensurate with age. Former owner's name on ffep, else tight and clear. A v.good copy.
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Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wild & Homeless Books PBFA, Bridport, United KingdomWild & Homeless Books PBFA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Humorous writer J.B Morton, better know as 'Beachcomber' wrote a long running column in the Daily Express entitled 'By the Way' from 1924 to 1975. A Diet of Thistles comprises a selection of these. 263pp, yellow cloth boards with black lettering to front and spine, no jack…et. V.slight staining/spotting to spine and page block, internally also some foxing and toning commensurate with age. Former owner's name on ffep, else tight and clear. A v.good copy.
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Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1935
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wild & Homeless Books PBFA, Bridport, United KingdomWild & Homeless Books PBFA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. J.B Morton writing under his famous Daily Express pseudonym 'Beachcomber' this volume comprises a third collection of writings from his long running column 'By the Way' (1924-1975). Illustrated throughout with pen and ink drawings by Nicholas Bentley, who also illustrated T.S E…liot's Old Possum's book of Practical Cats. 432pp, yellow cloth boards with black lettering to front cover and spine, some grubbiness and fading to spine. Internally, former owner's name in blue ink on ffep, foxing to front and rear endpapers and edge of page block and age toned. No jacket. A good to v.good copy.
Published by Constable, London, 1956
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Camilla's Bookshop, Eastbourne, SX, United KingdomCamilla's Bookshop
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Bound in blue cloth with bright, silver titles to spine, this 1956 hardcover First Edition is VG. V111/226pp with 15 Chapters. FFEP is clipped at top corner, otherwise VG.
Published by Macmillan & Co.Ltd
- Hardcover
Seller: Chapter Two Books, Ammanford, United KingdomChapter Two Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Captain Foulenough & Company is a classic adventure tale featuring colorful characters, lively storytelling, and the challenges of leadership, loyalty, and enterprise. Centered on the experiences of Captain Foulenough and his associates, the story blends humor, action, and period charm as the characte…rs navigate a series of engaging situations and unexpected obstacles. Written in the style of traditional adventure fiction, the book offers an entertaining glimpse into a bygone era. An appealing addition for collectors of vintage literature and readers who enjoy classic tales of adventure and camaraderie.
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Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1936
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wild & Homeless Books PBFA, Bridport, United KingdomWild & Homeless Books PBFA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Humorous writer J.B Morton, better know as 'Beachcomber' wrote a long running column in the Daily Express entitled 'By the Way' from 1924 to 1975. This title, aptly named Gallimaufry, is a hodgepodge collection of verse, prose, politics, literature, travel, sport and music. 256…pp, yellow boards with black lettering to front and spine, some fading to spine, no jacket. Internally some foxing and toning commensurate with age, else tight. A good to v.good copy.
