Romany B B C (67 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing hardback. 176 pp. Illustrated by Reg Gammon with numerous photographs by Eric J. Hosking the author. Very Good condition in Near Good unclipped dust jacket (just over half the spine area of the jacket is missing) Previous owner's name has been inked out on the front end paper. Reg Gammon; Eric J. Hosking and by the author (photographs) (illustrator).…

Condition: Fair. 1946. 9th Impression. 182 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. …

Condition: Very Good. 2nd impression. Cloth, VG. 182pp, b/w frontis, 3 b/w plates, b/w illustrations by G K Evens [ Romany's son ]. cloth a little rubbed, scattered foxing. Another of the popular 'Romany' books which were adapted from the equally popular radio broadcasts made by Evens on all matters to do with the countryside & nature. He took his radio name from his Romany roots - Evens was born in a Gypsy caravan. In this book Evens travels around the countryside in his caravan, telling mainly of birds. George Bramwell Evens [ 1884 - 1943 ]. 400 grams.…

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. 1st edition, 1944. No dust jacket. Page edges tanned. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. Otherwise a good, clear condition book.…

Condition: Fair. 1941. First Edition. 167 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking.…

Condition: Good. 1944. Tenth impression. 184 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards. Black and white photographs and illustrations by author. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning.…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Weak hinge, bumped & worn spine, soiled & worn edges, foxing inside front & back cover, page edges soiled & foxed. Dust jacket soiled, browning spine & edges, small tears on edges. ; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated by Reg Gammon; Photos by Author (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. 13th impression. Little wear to boards. Content is clean with slight toning. DJ has tears and loss to edges with faded spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 182pp, well-illustrated by G. K. Evens, hardcover, 8vo, bound green cloth, black lettered, dust jacket unclipped and good, book in good condition, University of London Press, London, 1947. EVENS, G. K. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Green cloth, with edge wear, some fraying and cover is spotted on front, with loss of dye. Endpapers and page edges are age toned, with front free endpaper neatly removed. Despite flaws, a solid copy. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 223 pages.

Turquoise Cloth. Condition: GOOD (BELOW AVERAGE). No Jacket. Twelfth Impression. faded spine , foxing. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES! AND FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY).Please e-mail for further details. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Black & White & Illustrations + Small Text Illustrations (illustrator). Not Inscribed or Signed. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 176 pages. Tales form the English countryside. Neat evidence of previous owner on the front free end paper, otherwise a clean and sound book. The dust wrapper has some shelf wear and price clipped. Produced to war economy standards. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK. Please email with your questions. Gammon, Reg / Eroc J Hoskings (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. 12th impression. Boards have little wear. Content is clean. DJ has some edge wear and faded spine.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Good Jacket. Illustrated by Reg Gammon. 1949 reprint. Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Condition: Good. 1949. Reprinted. 168 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white photographs by Eric Hosking and line illustrations by Reg Gammon. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate sunning and tanning, particularly to spine. …

Condition: Good. 1944. First printing. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white photographs by Eric Hosking and Romany and line illustrations by Reg Gammon. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. Reprint. Very good-plus clean firm interior for the age, no usage marks, inscription to front e/paper, contains a frontispiece photo, black and white plates plus numerous illustrations, excellent bright cloth boards, all tight and firm; d/jacket of good-plus appearance with bright frontage, just a few foxing specks to spine area, covered with a new removable sleeve-protector, not price-clipped. REG GAMMON (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 4th Edition. Fourth Edition, 184pp, illustrated, hardcover, 8vo, bound in green cloth, black lettered, some foxing to endpapers, the frontis has been signed by the author, previous owner's names within (2), good condition, The Epworth Press, London, 1936. ILLUSTRATED (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition sixth printing hardback. 176 pp. Illustrated by Reg Gammon with numerous photographs by the author. Very Good condition in Near Very Good unclipped dust jacket (corners nibbled) The photograph frontispiece has been flat signed by the author as "Romany". Reg Gammon; The author (photographs) (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Green Cloth. Condition: Very Gd Slighly Faded Edges. No Jacket. This is the reprint of 1949. 184pp E-mail for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Illustrated By Reg Gammon (illustrator). Signed " to Ted Love Aunty Ali.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 8th edition. Wartime edition with gift inscription on front pastedown.

Condition: Good. 1941. Reprinted. 184 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations by Reg Gammon. Black and white photographs by author. Black and white portrait frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate sunning and tanning, particularly to spine. Dent in front. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably tanned. Inscription to inside of rear flap.…

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. A good condition first edition book. SIGNED by the author on the frontispiece, signed as 'G. Bramwell Evens' rather than Romany (Unverified). No dust jacket. Light handling and toning but sound for it's age. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Later Edition. Dark green cloth, no inscriptions. A few very small spots, else good. No jacket. Illustrated. A nice copy. The author (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ninth Impression. 8vo. With pictorial jacket. 182 pp. B/w illustrations and plates. Small inscr. to ffep, otherwise book and jacket very clean and bright. VG / VG.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 1 volume. Subjects: Evens, George Bramwell 1885-1943. Natural history Great Britain ; Popular works. Natural history ; Outdoor books. Animals ; Juvenile literature. Great Britain. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 'Out With Romany Again' by Romany of the B.B.C. University of London Press Ltd 1938 first edition. Half the front endpaper has been cut away, slight foxing to the preliminary pages. VG in unclipped dust jacket with a little light fraying and a few minor nicks.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint of 1940 edition. A very good copy in green cloth with black titles on spine and titles and illustration on front cover Ex lib with a small paper label on front cover and a small hole in ffep where a label was clumsily removed Else in excellent condtion Clipped DJ has minor edge wear and small chips missing at spine ends and is faded on spine From Wikipedia: The Rev George Bramwell Evens (1884-1943) was, under the pseudonym Romany (and sometimes The Tramp), a British radio broadcaster and writer on countryside and natural history matters - quite possibly the first to broadcast on such issues He was also a Minister of the Methodist Church Evens' mother was Romani, born in a vardo (Romany wagon) His father was Salvation Army Lieutenant George Evens, a native of Plymouth He was born at 3 Argyll Street, Anlaby Road, Hull, England and educated at Epworth College, Rhyl, as boarder, then at Queens College, Taunton He married Eunice, the daughter of The Reverend Owen Thomas on 1 August 1911 He is most famous for his Out with the Romany radio programmes (later Out with Romany), which commenced in 1933 on the BBC's Children's Hour, describing travels in his own vardo (purchased in 1921, at Brough Hill Fair, for £75), with Comma the horse, his English Cocker Spaniel Raq, and his young friends Muriel and Doris Although the programmes were all pre-scripted and performed entirely in the studio, the impression given was of Romany and his friends going for a walk in the countryside and spontaneously discussing the plants and animals they came across Raphael Samuel saw the programme as instrumental in making the countryside desirable for a generation of listeners Simon Barnes has paid tribute to how his father (radio) and himself (books) were drawn to natural history by Romany: "I longed to walk through the country with the all-knowing, all-seeing Romany" 168 pp.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 168 pages with b/w plates and line illustrations throughout. Spine and edges sunned. Library plate to front end paper. Reg Gammon (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The dustwrapper is rubbed with tape marks to both flaps and top back and front, rectangle cut out to front bottom flap, has some wear to the edges and corners, with some small rips and chips to the edges. The green boards are lightly marked to back otherwise clean, with some bumping to the edges, with blue spine. Lightly tanned with foxing to page edges, foxing to inside covers, massage and name to ffep dated 1941. The binding is firm. The pages appear clean and crease free. This book has 182 pages. All in all a nice example of this book. G. K. Evens (illustrator).…