ISBN: 9780907961017 - Rare Books and Rarer People (14 results)

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 256 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Subjects; Snelling, O. F. (Oswald Frederick) 19162001 Career in bookselling. Antiquarian booksellers England London Biography. Rare books England London Bibliography. Book collecting England London. Hodgson and Co. History. Sotheby's (Firm) History. 1 Kg. Yes Illustrated (illustrator). …

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 256p,[16]p of plates: ill, 1facsim,ports; 24cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Introduction -- The Hodgsons -- The Job -- Old Jim -- Fred Karno's Army -- Millward, Hatry, and Wise -- Knock and Ring -- Potty -- The Grey Man -- Alice in Plunderland -- The Little Doctor -- A Salutary Story -- The Worst Bidder in the World -- Mr. Poonawallah -- 'Pornography and So On' -- A Note on Bad Taste -- Some Sale Room Eccentrics -- Death of a Bookshop -- The Book Runners -- Bookmen I've Liked -- Book Thieves -- Sotheby's -- My Three Spies -- L'Envoi -- Index. Subjects: Snelling, O. F. (Oswald Frederick) 1916-. Hodgson and Co. Sotheby's (Firm) History. Hodgson and Co. History. Antiquarian booksellers England London. Antiquarian booksellers England London; Biography. Rare books Collectors and collecting England London. Genre: Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. Memoirs. 1 Kg. Yes Illustrated (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. There is minor foxing around the block of the book. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The text within the book is clear. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Yes Illustrated (illustrator).…

Binding sound, text unmarked. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Dustwrapper price clipped. Top edges slightly toned. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edition. No ownership marks. Size: x, 256pp., illustrated. Yes Illustrated (illustrator). No ownership marks.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 256 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Subjects; Snelling, O. F. (Oswald Frederick) 19162001 Career in bookselling. Antiquarian booksellers England London Biography. Rare books England London Bibliography. Book collecting England London. Hodgson and Co. History. Sotheby's (Firm) History. 1 Kg. Yes Illustrated (illustrator). …

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 256p,[16]p of plates: ill, 1facsim,ports; 24cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Introduction -- The Hodgsons -- The Job -- Old Jim -- Fred Karno's Army -- Millward, Hatry, and Wise -- Knock and Ring -- Potty -- The Grey Man -- Alice in Plunderland -- The Little Doctor -- A Salutary Story -- The Worst Bidder in the World -- Mr. Poonawallah -- 'Pornography and So On' -- A Note on Bad Taste -- Some Sale Room Eccentrics -- Death of a Bookshop -- The Book Runners -- Bookmen I've Liked -- Book Thieves -- Sotheby's -- My Three Spies -- L'Envoi -- Index. Subjects: Snelling, O. F. (Oswald Frederick) 1916-. Hodgson and Co. Sotheby's (Firm) History. Hodgson and Co. History. Antiquarian booksellers England London. Antiquarian booksellers England London; Biography. Rare books Collectors and collecting England London. Genre: Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. Memoirs. 1 Kg. Yes Illustrated (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First, hardback, no dust jacket, signed by the author. Book sale stamped inside front cover. Prev. owners book plate pulled out. VG+ 7583. Yes Illustrated (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A clean, unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket. 256 pages. Yes Illustrated (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Yes Illustrated (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Yes Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards are undamaged with only light wear along the edges and at corners, spine is solid with slight bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout, both hinges strong. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. Dust Jacket: intact with only light scuffing on surface and wear along edges, no significant tears or tape repairs. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks. Yes Illustrated (illustrator). …

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket: Paper browned. Tear to top edge of rear cover. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Black cloth binding with slight bumping to corners. Light foxing to top page edge. Very clean text throughout. An account of the quite extraordinary characters encountered by the author during his years as an auctioneer with both Hodgson's and Sotheby's. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches (16.5 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: x, 256. Yes Illustrated (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Cloth. 256pp. Signed (signed only) by Snelling on the half-title. An engaging and vivid read from one corner of the rare book world. Bookplate of collector Alfred B. Perlman on the front paste down. Small, elegant bookseller's lable lower binding corner of rear paste down. Lower corner of front board bumped; else fine as they say, in fine dust jacket. Yes Illustrated (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s). …

Condition: Very Good. Very Good Condition. Has some wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence. Yes Illustrated (illustrator).