abelard schuman limited (152 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good condition book and DJ price clipped. Ex library. 127 pages good and clean with clear print. Foxing on edge of pages and minor foxing on end papers. Pages tightly bound and good. "The night remained silent. but the cold began to change. Still freezing, it dripped moistly out of the blackness and all who waited knew that it was nearly time.".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Firmly bound blue cloth boards, name of former owner and council library ink stamp inside, some handling marks mostly on the closed page edges and top corners of the end papers. The jacket is not price clipped.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HUGHES, Shirley (illustrator). First UK Edition. Brown cloth boards in picotrial dustwrapper; 118pp; b/w ills. Previous owner gift inscription to front endpaper. Dustwrapper lightly rubbed to edges with small nick to fore-edge of front cover. When Timothy moves to the country he feels isolated and bullied but finds an ally in another outcast, the snailman.

Hardback. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Pictorial Laminate hardback. Lovely illustations. Children's story about ' Travelling Folk'. Book.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Orange Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 63pp. Spine of protected dust jacket slightly sunned; lettering unaffected. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Good copy in fair+ dustwrapper (one tear, and a bit ragged on top edge). Tight binding. Clean interior with no inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Keeping, Charles (illustrator). Hardcover. Jacket not price-clipped, though a little faded and worn, with a few minor nicks, and two one-to-two-inch tears on lower edge. Page block is marked. Pages are clean and content is clear. (Second impression of 1973.) TS. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ivan Hissey (illustrator). First Edition. G+/G. Unclipped dustwrapper. A Grasshopper Book. Children's novel. Some small animals have broken out of their cages at the pet shop.The Muffin children and friends attempt a rescue with a Trojan horse. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good. An ex-library copy, with unclipped dust jacket. Some wear and grubbiness to the jacket and board edges, however this is in a plastic protective covering. Foxing to page edges, however page content is very clean, beyond the usual library stamps and markings to early pages. 1974, 220pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Corner unclipped, dustjacket well worn, edges and corners a little creased and worn, bottom right corner of cover missing, bottom 7cm of spine missing, some small rips and nicks, surface a little grubby, some light wear to covers and spine, edges of covers a little grubby, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear but yellowing, previous owners name on front end paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Jacket not price clipped with a little wear on the corners and at the top and base of the slightly faded spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition. English language edition translated by Heather Maisner. Hard cover with dust jacket. Rubbing/peeling on DJ edges. Surface damage and a small piece missing on the bottom edge of the DJ spine. Not price clipped. Light blue boards. Red titles on board spine. Tanned pages. Slught soiling and wear marks/scarring on page edges(text is not affected). Overall clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Location: SG9/P.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ken Stott (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in light green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Price clipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 93pp. B/w illustrations. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (19/3).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / Second Edition (first print 1973). Hardback copy in light blue boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 154pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions. Pen mark through price on dustjacket flap. (3/2).

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 127 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Black and white photographic plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped dust jacket with with heavy rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall with visible loss and creasing to panels.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition UK. First UK edition hardcover in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is marked and sunned throughout, and edges are creased and nicked. Board corners and spine ends are bumped, spine is slightly cocked, and page block is tanned. Pages are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gripe, Harald (illustrator). First Edition UK. First UK edition hardcover in very good condition, with clipped dust jacket in good condition. Illustrated by Harald Gripe. Jacket is scuffed and marked. Edges are creased and nicked. Board corners and spine ends are bumped. Page block is lightly blemished. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover. Signed and dedicated by author on FEP. Jacket is lightly marked and scored. Jacket leading corners, edges and spine ends are lightly worn, bumped, creased and nicked. Front board and page block head are lightly marked. Lower edges are sunned. Spine foot is bumped. Early and closing pages are slightly tanned. Text is clear throughout. Binding is sound. HCW. By Author. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 47 pages, book in very good condition (top edge of boards and pages spotted, top and bottom of spine bumped) with very good dust-wrapper (not price clipped, edges creased and rubbed on and around the corners and top and bottom of spine, spine slightly faded, now protected in a removable plastic cover). From the collection of the academic and poet FT Prince with author's presentation inscription. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: Fair. 1961. No Edition Stated. 62 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Grey cloth. Ex-library with usual stamps, inserts and markings. 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 noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking.

Condition: Good. 1957. First Edition Thus. 195 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Type: Book N.B. EX LIBRARY. No dust jacket. 5 library stamps, library code to spine. Slight fading to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. David McKee (illustrator). 1st Edition. This copy is in near fine condition bound in red cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square, there is some evidence of a repair The unclipped dust wrapper has some mild edge wear so best described as near fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Another adventure featuring Melric the Magician and introducing Sondrak the Sorcerer. Ref UUU T.

Glossy Pictorial Board. Condition: Very Good + (ABOVE AVERAGE). No Jacket. Pictures By Lisbeth Holmberg-Thor. (illustrator). This is the first English edition. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. OFFERED FOR SALE BY A FULL-TIME STOCKHOLDING CAREER BOOKSELLER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY). FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾". Not Signed or Inscribed. HARDBACK.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First US edition. Originally published in the UK by Robert Hale in 1962. The boards have a light edge wear and a small bump to the bottom rear corner. Page edges slightly browned and there is a light odour to the book - probably from a smoker's home - but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has a small stain at the top edge of the front panel where there is also a one inch closed tear which has been repaired to the reverse with tape. Another small closed tear to the top right corner of the rear panel and some edge rubbing. First printing.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Soper, Vernon L. (illustrator). Second Edition. Second edition. Originally published as part II of The Dragon Green by Robert Hale in 1936. Rubbing and whitening to the edges of the boards. Light spotting to the top edges of the pages and a little browning to the pages which are otherwise unmarked. Front endpapers are very white so may have been renewed. Light edge creasing to the jacket with rubbing along the edge of the spine, a half inch closed tear to the bottom edge of the front panel and a small nick to the top edge of the rear panel. Illustrated by Vernon L. Soper. First printing of this edition.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Rodgers, Frank (illustrator). First Edition. Signed on the front free endpaper by the author with a dedication and dated 1988. Boards are clean and bright and the pages are unmarked. Slight surface and edge wear to the jacket. First printing. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Good. 1962. First Edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated dust jacket over black illustrated cloth boards and lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. 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 light marking and sunning. Lettering is clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.