Nicolas Bentley Illustrator (20 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: USED Fair.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 64 pages, a very good paperback [0571105580]. Has a gift inscription on the first page, otherwise completely clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Kennikat Press, Published 1970. Hardcover, xi, 243 pp.; 22 cm; no dust jacket; illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. Reprint of the 1936 edition.In Very Good condition, no dust jacket. Brown cloth-covered boards with black lettering on spine; mild edge and shelfwear. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked.A collection of fourteen literary parodies by prominent British writers, each set around the theme of the English weekend. Edited by Leonard Russell with illustrations by Nicolas Bentley. Contributors include Rebecca West (parodying Charles Morgan), Rose Macaulay, Francis Iles (parodying Anthony Trollope's Barchester), E.C. Bentley (parodying Dorothy L. Sayers), Cyril Connolly, John Betjeman, D.B. Wyndham Lewis, G.B. Stern, Douglas Woodruff, J.B. Morton, A.G. Macdonell, Edward Shanks, Ivor Brown, and L.A. Pavey.

Paperback. Condition: Good. . Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Slight scuffs to cover. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Wear to dust jacket. Pages clean; no inscriptions. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Bentley, Nicolas (Illustrator) (illustrator). Reprint. xxii + 312 pages. No dustjakcet. Clean blue hardback binding with illustrations of two people on front board. Spine colour-faded with some wear to spine-ends and boards' corners. Page-edges yellowed, occasional foxing o/w pages clean and tidy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. First American edition, stated, with alpha code BCDE. Tight, square binding with blunting to ends of spine and light soiling to cloth. Half-title page and FFEP are glued together along top end at gutter. Text and images unmarked. A few small stains to fore edge. The dust jacket shows light general wear, a small tear to front panel backed with tape, mild toning to flaps, spine sunned, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 109pp.

hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition on blue cloth.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Published In 1984 : Reprinted Edition : faber & faber Publishing : Very Small Top Corner Crease To The Back Cover : Otherwise, As New Throughout : This Is A Lovely Crisp & Clean Copy , With No Inscriptions : Good Solid Binding With Bright Clear Text & Illustrations : Overall, A Very Nice Book :

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. Bentley, Nicolas (illustrator). reprint edition. 376 pages. 9.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Published In 1978 : 1st. Edition : Batsford Books : Overall , A Very Nice Book :

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Discolouration. Markings and notes. English Classic humorous guide to English life and British behaviour written by George Mikes from the perspective of a Central European outsider. Through witty observations, irony and satire, the book explores English customs, social etiquette, class differences, tea culture, weather obsessions, language habits and everyday misunderstandings between foreigners and the British. Enhanced by the characteristic illustrations of Nicolas Bentley, the work became one of the best-known humorous portraits of post-war England and British identity.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. 1st Edition. Hardcover book in very good condition. Dust jacket fair, shows wear and small tears, as well as a light coffee stain to front. Inscribed by author at ffep. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience. Signed by Author(s).

One page, very good. Postcard illustration of Marie Taglioni. In Bentley's distinctive neat hand. 'If & when Angus & Robertson's traveller shows you a book called Dead Funny, illus. by Bill Tidy, pubs. Ask & Grant, I hope you'll feel compelled to place a huge order: The Grant is Arabella's husband, just breaking into publishing (mad!) How are you & Billie? We should love to see you both, but I doubt that you ever come this way. If you do, you can count on a warm bed & reception. Try & make it sometimes.' Signed 'Nick'.

See his entry by Ruari Maclean in the Oxford DNB. The recipient Vere Henry Collins (1872-1966), was an author and grammatical stickler. 1p, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. With Bentley's distinctive stylized signature 'Nicolas Bentley'. After thanking him for his letter he writes (apparently with reference to a newspaper article): 'I am sorry if in using the phrase "I am afraid" I ruffled your grammatical sensibilities. I used it because I meant it. I am always afraid of hurting people's feelings, and I know that sometimes the return of a manuscript must give pain to an author.' He agrees that the phrase is used to often, as a substitute for 'I am sorry'.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Faber and Faber, London, 1966. First edition. First printing. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean, unmarked copy, with price sticker intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. A beautifully preserved copy, with illustrations by Nicolas Bentley. Lit-D.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Limited Edition. Front free endpaper missing. ; Limited edition signed by the author of which this is number #44 of 110 copies. Humorous verse. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 79 pages; Signed by Author.

4to, 1 p. 19 lines. Text clear and complete. On aged and lightly creased paper, with strip of sunning to left-hand margin. Neat signature: 'Nicolas Bentley'. The film and television rights to the book were all 'bought some years ago by Herbert Wilcox, who, as I understand it, still owns them'. Bentley has reports the opinion of 'Messrs A. P. Watt, my late father's agent', on the question of the radio rights. 'I control the stage rights', Bentley states, giving the conditions on which he would agree to a stage adaptation.