Walter Mare John Piper (25 results)
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Published by Faber & Faber, London
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Seller: Diplomatist Books, Norwich, , United KingdomDiplomatist Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. hb, no d/w, 35pp, illus. Piper, John (illustrator).
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Published by Faber, London 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Clearwater Books, London, , United KingdomClearwater Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). Slim 8vo. 35pp. Grey cloth lettered and bordered in gold at the spine. Free endpapers lightly toned and spotted. A very good copy in nicked and chipped dust wrapper, non-price-clipped but with an 'S' inkstamped over the ori…ginal price printed to the base of the front flap. A lengthy poem, splendidly enhanced by Piper's colour lithographs. John Piper (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by London: Faber and Faber 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Plurabelle Books Ltd, Cambridge, , United KingdomPlurabelle Books Ltd
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 35p hardback in grey cloth, gilt lettering to spine, minimal wear, light marks and sunning to covers, name to endpaper, pages clean and neat, vivid lithographed artwork, very good copy of the first edition Language: English.
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Published by Faber and Faber, London 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Lazarus Books Limited, Blackpool, LANCS, United KingdomLazarus Books Limited
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Light blue hardcover. Spine and cover slightly darkened. Endpapers darkened. All illustrations are in fine condition. Dust jacket condition: Spine missing, front flap loose, and chipped with loss. John Piper (illustrator).
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Published by Faber and Faber, London 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Lazarus Books Limited, Blackpool, LANCS, United KingdomLazarus Books Limited
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Light blue hardcover. Spine and cover slightly darkened. Endpapers darkened. All illustrations are in fine condition. Dust jacket condition: Part of the is Spine missing. Edge wear and chipped with loss. John Piper (illustrator).
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Published by Faber and Faber Limited, London, United Kingdom 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United KingdomPW Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. With the four colour lithographs by John Piper - which are all in very good condition. Grey boards with gold lettering to spine are near fine with minor pushing/bumping to corners, the odd very small mark, a little patchy fading (inc…luding to spine), the odd minor bump/rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Rough cut page bottoms. Inside boards/end-papers bit tanned. Pages little tanned. Bookseller's small sticker inside back board. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Piper, John (illustrator).
Published by Faber and Faber [n. d.]
- Hardcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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No Jacket. Octavo hardcover (VG) lacks d/w; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Published by Faber and Faber, 1946, 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United KingdomBRIMSTONES
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1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 35pp, 4 colour plates by John Piper, owner's name on endpaper, otherwise clean and sound, grey cloth gilt, Very Good condition / no dustwrapper.
Published by London : Faber and Faber Limited 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, , IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 34, [2] pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; Four drawings by John Piper, lithographed at the Baynard Pr…ess. Subjects; 1900-1999. English poetry 20th century. English poetry. Seashore. Voyages and travels. Illustrated books. 1 Kg.
Published by Faber & Faber, London 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Clarendon Books P.B.F.A., Leicester, United KingdomClarendon Books P.B.F.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Original cloth in tidy condition, spine and edges a little sunned, previous owners name, 4 lithographic plates after John Piper, contents bright Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Piper, John (illustrator).

Published by Faber and Faber, London 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, original gray paper over boards, stamped in gilt and red on spine, stained top edge, red and gray dust jacket, four lithographs. "A long philosophical poem;" illustrated by John Piper. Very Good, light shelf wear, in Very Goo…d dust jacket, wear at spine, a few small chips and closed tears, slight darkening to spine. John Piper (illustrator).
Published by Faber and Faber, London 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Black Box Books, ASHFORD, , United KingdomBlack Box Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition.1st printing. Pale grey binding, neat and clean, with a dust jacket. This dust jacket is lightly scuffed and has two very small pieces missing from the back top and bottom edges. Interior neat , clean and well kept. Four in-text coloured lithographs by John Piper. J…ohn Piper (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Faber and Faber 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Buckle's Books, Cambridge, , United KingdomBuckle's Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition hardback with dustjacket Missing 1cm to top and bottom of DJ spine with additional tears, also rear back corner missing and a couple of ships to top edge. Previous owners inscription on ffep and a bookplate inside front board. Internally cle…an, no damage. Grey cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Four full page, full colour illustrations by John Piper. John Piper (illustrator).
Published by Faber 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Steve Liddle, ABA PBFA ILAB, Bristol, , United KingdomSteve Liddle, ABA PBFA ILAB
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Book is a clean, tight and sound copy. Jacket is rubbed, worn and chipped, mainly around the spine area. No inscriptions. Four full page colour lithographs by Piper. 35 pages. Approx. size 9" by 6". Illustrator: John Piper. Quantity Available: 1. Categ…ory: Poetry; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 26436. John Piper (illustrator).
Published by Faber and Faber, London 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, , United KingdomBookcase
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. DJ chipped with a few tears and minor loss to spine ends. Light edgewear, a few spots to closed edges and endpapers, else clean and tidy. Size: 8vo. Piper, John (illustrator).
Published by Faber & Faber, London 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, CanadaJ. Wyatt Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover; 8vo; 35 pages. First U.K. edition. Grey cloth hardcovers with gilt titles on spine. Sunned/spotted edges, gently bumped corners. Small inscription on ffep. Bright and clean pages, with illustrations. In a grey jacket with a mylar wrap.… NPC. Quite faded, bumped edges. Tears in edges, some chips missing from edges. VG-/G-. Piper, John (illustrator). Book.
More imagesPublished by Faber & Faber Limited, London 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United KingdomKerr & Sons Booksellers ABA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Small thin Quarto. 35pp. With 4 John Piper lithographs. Publisher's grey cloth, gilt titles to spine. In the grey and red dust wrapper, large tear running the length of the rear of the wrapper, repaired on reverse. A few small ink spots to lower corner of… front. A few minor nicks/chips. Contents clean and bright. Overall a 'Very Good' book in a 'Fair' dust wrapper. Piper, John (illustrator).
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Published by Faber, UK 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United KingdomLasting Words Ltd
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Good++. First Edition. 1st Edition 1946. Signed poetic inscriptions from John Piper and Walter De La Mare. With 4 Drawings by John Piper lithographed at the Baynard Press. .Book is very good++ and very bright. Contents good. The wrapper is good++ and bright with heavy rubbin…g and nicks to edges/spine. Spine with chips and loss replaced with matching paper. A few closed tears to edges. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 12041###014591. John Piper (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Faber and Faber Limited, London 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A smart first edition of this philosophical poem from Walter de la Mare, with colour plates of drawings from John Piper. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with four colour plates of drawings by John Piper, an English painter, printmaker a…nd designer of stained-glass windows and both opera and theatre sets. Collated complete.A smart copy of this philosophical poem from Walter de la Mare, an English poet, short story writer and novelist. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, with bumping to the extremities and a couple spots to the boards. Dust wrapper is chipped to the head of spine. Slight sunning and marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with light offsetting to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Very Good. John Piper (illustrator). book.
Published by Faber and Faber Limited 1947
- Hardcover
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.Tacoma Book Center
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN Hardback. Second printing. Printed on blue paper with illustrations in color. Very Good condition book, with slight browning to edges of interior pages, in a Very Good condition dustjacket with minor rubs and creases around its edges, 1/2-inch jagged closed tear and some creas…ing to upper back jacket near spine edge, some browning to jacket edges. We have placed dustjacket in a brodart protective cover and it looks much better than described. Tight, sound, unmarked copy, except for old, postage stamp sized bookstore sticker on lower right corner of inside front cover. 7s. 6d. net (English currency) original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket.
More imagesPublished by Faber and Faber 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.Frey Fine Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2nd impression. A Good copy. INSCRIBED by the author. 12mo. Cloth. Four lithographed plates by John Piper. SIGNED and inscribed by de la Mare in 1948. Good +, contents Fine, the edges of the covers have some sunning and soiling. John Piper (illustrator…).
More imagesPublished by Faber and Faber, London 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Only. First edition. A smart first edition of this philosophical poem from Walter de la Mare, with colour images from John Piper. First edition. Illustrated with four colour plates. Collated complete. A long philosophical poem, full of verbal beauty and the sense of… mystery expected from the author, with a depth of meaning. Written by Walter John de la Mare, an English poet, short story writer and novelist. Illustrated by John Egerton Christmas Piper, an English painter, printmaker and designer of stained-glass windows, as well as opera and theatre sets. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear and fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is worn with chipping and light loss to the extremities. Loss to the spine and with closed tears to the extremities. A 5" closed tear to the front panel. Rear panel detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed. John Piper (illustrator). book.

Published by Faber and Faber Limited, London
- First Edition
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm); light gray cloth-covered boards, with titling and blocking stamped in gilt and red on spine; blue topstain; dustjacket; [6],7-34,[2]pp; lithographic plates. Light tanning to spine and board edges, with trace fading to topstain; Very Good. Dustwrapper, unclipped (priced 7s.6d. net), with modest… shelf-wear and -soil, trace foxing and tanning, nick to front panel, and rubbing with tiny tears to spine panel and extremities; Very Good. Mare's long poem includes 4 full-page colorful illustrations by Piper. [86217].
Published by Faber And Faber,, London, 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, , United KingdomBurwood Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 34. Original publisher's pale grey cloth, lettered gilt on spine. Signed presentation and hand-written stanza (page 33, 'A self there is that listens. and yet out of reach) from the author on the front endpaper to the writer, Denys Kilham Roberts (1903-197…6), "To Denys, with love from, Walter, Christmas 1946." Very good+ in chipped and worn, good only dust jacket, with three inches missing from spine strap and reinforced at corners. Signedes.
More imagesPublished by London: Faber and Faber, 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Ogawa Tosho,Ltd. ABAJ, ILAB, Chiyoda-ku, TOKYO, JapanOgawa Tosho,Ltd. ABAJ, ILAB
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hard cover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: fair. First edition. First published. d.w. Gray cloth. Blue top edge. Signed by John Piper on title page. 34,(1)pp. With 4 coloured drawings by John Piper, Lithographed at the Baynard Press. d.w.chipped and torn. Boards and spine sl.foxing. Top edge sl.damp stained. E.ps.s…l.foxing. [f1302-171410]. signed.