Translated by Brian Rhys (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st English. green hardcover cloth binding square and tight, slight sun-faded along edges, lightly bumped corners. Clean and tight interior. Only mark is the designation 'F.22' in ink on ffep and a small bookshop sticker on fep. 222 pages, a bit soiled text block edges when boo is closed. DJ not price-clipped, soiiled back of jacket, shelfwear along edges some wrinkles - protected from further damage in clean Brodart jacket. Youg Frances travels to French White Africa to spend two years there with her father. She becomes friends with the native girl, Yagbo, who brings Africa to life for her. Story is a vivid insight to the way of life of a jungle community and is a memorable account of the friendship between two girls of different races and colors. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 1st Printing. Jaques, Faith (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First American Edition, first printing. Brown illustrated dust-jacket, some chipping along the top edge but tidy and clean inside a clear removable cover. Attractively bound grey leather boards, and cream cloth over the spine, patterned, clean bright and square. Internally pages smooth and clean, no inscriptions, hinge firm. A very well preserved and tidy copy.…

Condition: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original ivory cloth covers, black lettering to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 192 pp. Monochrome illustrations. Near Fine in Very Good dust wrapper with shallow rubs across spine tips and corners, spine not faded, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.…

Condition: Very Good. First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 294 printed pages of text. Light foxing to the closed upper edges and to the top of the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. NINETEENTH CENTURY.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardback. This is the second printing from 1929. No dust jacket. Cover is worn and lightly stained. Spine is tight. Pages are clean, no markings, notes or stains. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library.

hard cover. Condition: Very Good. No jacket. First Edition Thus. (Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire):The Golden Cockerel Press. 1928. 34pp.+colophon page. Illustrated with wood engravings by Paul Nash.  Hardcover. Limited numbered edition, No. 264 of 400 copies. Blue cloth spine with marbled boards. Spine slightly sun-faded with light shelf-wear to edges and edge points. Internally, 2 previous owners small bookplates to inside front board, otherwise pages clean and bright. A very good copy. …