Animal Stories by De La Mare Walter (31 results)

Condition: Fair. 1959. Fourth Impression. 420 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages throughout. Noticeable water staining to top text block edge; text remains legible. Previous owner's inscription in pencil to front free endpaper. Sticker to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has light sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate tanning and scuffing overall. Moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Animals Folklore Juvenile Fiction).

Condition: Good. 1965. 5th Impression. 420 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Stamp to front flap. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Ex-library - has sticker on spine of dust jacket, stamps on inner covers and first page, back of last page has rips from library folder removal, dust jacket is laminated with plastic and glued to cover. Binding tight, pages clean other than library markings. Pages are age toned. Dust jacket shows heavier wear to corners and edges. Pictures available upon request.

hardback. Condition: Good. chosen, arranged, and in some part rewritten by WdelaM. 1st ed. L.(Faber) 1939. Tip of spine a bit worn else a very good copy.

Condition: Good. Clean boards with little wear. DJ has tears and scuffs - spine toned and some surface marks. A few inscriptions to prelims. Good binding but front board feels a little losose.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition. Hardback. With dust jacket. Photograph available on request.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: lvi, 420 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Subjects: Fairy tales for children; Juvenile fiction; Anecdotes; Animals Folklore; Fairy tales; Ballads; Children's stories. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A clean, tight copy. Jacket missing. Light wear to the edges. Includes black and white illustrations throughout. First edition. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Red cloth with dulled gilt titles to spine. Ownership stamps to 3 pages (see photo), boards a little stained & corners bumped. Textblock slightly darkened at edges but otherwise tight & clean.45 b/w illustrations.

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: dw. Reprint. Ex-library. Red cloth-covered boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Dustwrapper worn and chipped. Front inner hinge reinforced with clear tape. A little soiling to edges of page block.

Condition: Very Good. Used, some outer edges and corners have scuffs, cover has light scratches, outer pages have shelf wear, book content is in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A clean, tight copy. Light wear to the edges. No dust jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Red and Black Marbled cloth boards with gilt blocked titles and illustration to spine. 210 x 140 mm approx. lvi + 420 pp. Illustrated title + numerous reproductions of animal and mythical beast wood cut illustrations. First Edition1st printing 1939.Collection of stories chosen, arranged and in some part rewritten by Walter de la Mare. Extensive introduction by the author in which he recites the origin and gives a history of the fables folk tales rhymes and tales therein. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.Good no d/j (Book- moderate general shelf wear no notable soiling. Foxing spots to end papers. No previous owner name or insc.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: lvi, 420 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Animals ; Anecdotes; Children's stories; Animals ; Juvenile poetry; Animals ; Folklore. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: lvi, 420 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Subjects: Fairy tales for children; Juvenile fiction; Anecdotes; Animals Folklore; Fairy tales; Ballads; Children's stories. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair - Slight Tears, Crease. First Edition. Size: Approx 5" Wide and 8" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, fourth impression. lvi, 420pp. Red cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Sun-faded spine and board edges; lettering on titles faded. Bumped extremities; cloth worn at edges and corners. Cocked. Dusty top text block edge, remaining edges just starting to fox and tan. Front free endpaper missing. Endpapers starting to fox and tan. Hinges cracked at endpapers. Ex-lender's copy with usual stamps and markings on pastedown and endpapers, title page and copyright page. Internally neat, clean and bright. Dust jacket has general wear; multiple closed tears; minor loss, sun-faded spine; shelf label; chipping to edges; mirrors book damage; not price clipped. Black and white chapter headpieces and vignette.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Repr. Hardback: b/w illustrations taken from a seventeenth-century book, dj is chipped on the spine tips and corners, a few tears, spine is a little faded, some foxing, price unclipped,lower corner of the back flap is creased, book is bound in cloth (which is a little faded), some foxing on the foredges and the first and last pages, else g. 8vo, 420pp. Old fables, traditional tales, some new stories, and a hose of scarcely-known old rhymes and jingles.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: lvi, 420 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Animals ; Anecdotes; Children's stories; Animals ; Juvenile poetry; Animals ; Folklore. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good condition, rubbed and a little bumped. A good reading copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. pp. 420 / 1e druk / edition / édition / Ausgabe, Geïllustreerd / Illustrated / Illustré / Illustriert English.

, lvi, 450 pages, with illustrations throughout First Edition , slightly faded at head of spine, faint owner's name on front pastedown, internally clean and tight, the book is in very good condition , dust wrapper torn at edges, spine tanned and chipped at head, protected in plastic sleeve, in fair condition , red & black marbled cloth, gilt titles on spine Octavo Hardback ISBN:

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo lvi + 420pp., text ills., Stamped 'Colonial Edition' on the title-page. illustrations from woodcuts from Topsell's "Historie of Four-footed Beastes" published 1658. Ownership inscription dated 1940 o/w a nice copy in red & black patterned boards with a slightly worn dust jacket.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1939. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. A selection of stories and rhymes chosen, arranged and in some part rewritten by Mare. Red decorated cloth with gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w text illustrations. 420 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby, browned to spine and has a name in red ink to front panel of wrapper. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. A selection of stories and rhymes chosen, arranged and in some part rewritten by Mare. Red decorated cloth with gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w text illustrations. 420 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby, browned to spine with some loss at top of spine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated Edition. 1954 Faber Hardback 1st Edition 3rd Impression. Near fine clean tight binding in very good unclipped dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Text illustrations throughout. (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition 1939. Text illustrations throughout. Endpapers very lightly foxed. Publishers marbled cloth, lovely bright crisp copy. The dustwrapper spine is browned and the top and bottom is very slightly chipped, some light marking and discolouring to the edges. Still generally a very good copy. An attractive book. 420 p. Book.