Seller: Lost and Found Books, Healesville, VIC, Australia
First Edition
pictorial hard cover. No Jacket. Cecil Elgee (illustrator). First edition. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Cecil Elgee. 22 cm. 63 pages VG. Light soiling and shelf wear to covers, lower corners bumped, overall very good condition.
Seller: Hall of Books, Oswestry, SHROP, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Cecil Elgee (illustrator). 1st. SIGNED first edition hardback, 1969, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine used condition in a near fine dj with only slight signs of handling and storage - slight crease to dj front lower rh corner. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread, no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Signed by the author to ffep with brief inscription: 'Richard, With the author's love, Doris Rust.' Not an old library book. Photograph available.
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Cecil Elgee (illustrator). 1st. SIGNED first edition hardback, 1972, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine used condition. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread, no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Signed by the author with brief inscription to ffep: 'Richard, with the author's love and best wishes, Doris Rust.' Not an old library book. Photograph available. Signed.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. cecil elgee (illustrator). 63 pages. d/j price clipped.
Published by Faber and Faber, 1961
Seller: Hall of Books, Oswestry, SHROP, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Cecil Elgee (illustrator). 1st. SIGNED first edition hardback, 1961, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine used condition. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread, no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Signed by the author with brief inscription to ffep: 'To Richard, with the author's love, Doris Rust.' Not an old library book. Photograph available. Signed.
Published by Faber and Faber, 1965
Seller: Hall of Books, Oswestry, SHROP, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Cecil Elgee (illustrator). SIGNED First edition second impression hardback, 1965, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine condition. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Signed by the author to ffep with brief perosnal inscription: "For Richard, with the author's love and good wishes, Doris Rust." Not an old library book. Photograph available.
Published by Faber & Faber Limited, 1960
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Elgee, Cecil (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Green boards, dark red title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 6 tales. Damp mark to bottom edge and spine. Splash mark to top edge of outer page edges, going to page margins. Wrapper is price-cut with heavy browning/foxing, especially to rear panel; a few closed tears and nicks. White marks to front panel. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!
Published by Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1965
Seller: Books@Ruawai, Kaipara District, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: Worn (very edgeworn). No Jacket. Cecil Elgee (illustrator). Includes: 'The Sweet Potato'; 'The Vain and Foolish Heron'; 'The Princess and the Flute Player'; 'The Magic Turtles'; 'The Giant Who Stole a River'; 'The Whale and the Big Tree'; 'Tuna's Gift'.