Back to the Local by Maurice Gorham (50 results)

Condition: Like New. Ardizzone, Edward (illustrator). Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Condition: Good. 1949. First Edition. 126 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are mildly tanned. Notable cracking to gutters and rear hinge. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped. Mild stain to rear board.

Condition: Fair. 1949. First Edition. 126 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing 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 heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Foxing overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Edward Ardizzone (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition hardback with dustjacket. Illustrated orange paper dustjacketr is chipped to corners and faded to spine, also 1cm tear to base of spine. Light blue boards. Slight foxing to endpapers and previous owners initials otherwise internally clean Very good / good condition.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edward Ardizzone (illustrator). 1st Edition. VG First Edition, first impression in a VG unclipped DJ.light wear to boards, DJ faded to spine.signed by Ardizzone to the fep. Signed by Illustrator(s).

FIRST EDITION 8vo. (approx. 22 x 14cm) red cloth hardback, gilt. No dust jacket. vii, 126pp., illustrated with 18 full-page, one double page and one vignette to title page b/w drawings by Ardizzone. Small ink signature to ffep. A few light spots of foxing to edges, endpapers and prelims. Very slight rubbing to spine edges with gilt title a little dulled, otherwise a VG copy. (Shelf 2) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Original red cloth with a few faded marks, spine titles slightly rubbed, otherwise very good. No jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Edward Ardizzone (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. 1st edition. Dust jacket shows tears & chips to edges. Offsetting to end pages, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Illustrated by Ardizzone, Edward (illustrator). First Edition. Crisp, clean pages, if gently toned throughout; no owners' marks; the full red cloth cover shows modest shelfwear at spine ends and a patch of fading at the top front, otherwise sound and attractive. The jacket is heavily worn, reassembled within a clear archival sleeve to preserve as much as possible; there are open tears at the backstrip and edges, fading and toning to all panels, and a small scratch at the lower front, as well as chipping at the free corners and some small interior tape repairs, yet the illustration and cinematic titling remain charming. vii, 126pp. A storied book, as the first edition of its predecessor ("The Local") was destroyed by shelling, and this sequel required much updating for postwar circumstances.

FIRST EDITION 8vo. (approx. 22 x 14cm) red cloth hardback, gilt, in original, unclipped dust jacket. vii, 126pp., illustrated with 18 full-page, one double page and one vignette to title page b/w drawings by Ardizzone. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. A loose Review Copy slip enclosed. Very slight fading to cloth spine and board edges. Gilt title a little dulled. Dust jacket with a few small areas of loss to top edge (please see photos), some soiling to covers and tanning to spine. A couple of small closed tears to base of spine. A VERY GOOD COPY in Good Dust Jacket. (Shelf 2) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 1st edition signed by Maurice Gorham and illustrator Edward Ardizzone. Tear to back of dustjacket (see photo) and small tears at top and bottom of dustjacket cover.

Fist edition, first printing. Original red cloth with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings by Edward Ardizzone. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the near fine lightly rubbed and nicked, price-clipped dustwrapper that is a touch faded to the spine. A beautifully illustrated observation of London Pubs by the Irish journalist Maurice Gorham. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Edward Ardizzone (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this illustrated commentary on London pubs, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated with eighteen plates and one double-page image. Collated complete. A follow-up to his pre-war book The Local, this volume continues Gorham's observations on London pubs. A unique work of reference describing London pubs as they are today, from the point of view not of the sociologist or antiquary, but the man looking to have a drink. Written by Maurice Anthony Coneys Gorham, an Irish journalist and broadcasting executive. Illustrated by Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, a British painter, printmaker and war artist, and the author and illustrator of books, many of them for children. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and panel edges with the odd small spot. Light loss to the front panel with the odd small closed tear sympathetically repaired with tape to the internal side of the wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. 1949 Percival Marshall London hardback 1st edition 1st impression. Very good+ clean tight binding in very good unclipped dustjacket. Dj has had some minor repairs. With illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, A beautifully illustrated observation of London Pubs by the Irish journalist Maurice Gorham.

Condition: Very good. The sequel to "The Local". Black and white plates by Edward Ardizzone. A look at the pubs of London post WWII. 126 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Very good. Some sunning to the spine with a small amount of loss at the head of the spine and top edge of front panel. Binding: Hardcover. Red cloth boards with mild edge-wear. Dimensions: 14.5cm x 22cm.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. A beautifully illustrated observation of London Public Houses by the Irish journalist Maurice Gorham. Contains (vii), 126 pp with lovely full-page monochrome illustrations throughout. Very Good condition book in Poor condition dust wrapper with the majority of the paper down the spine absent, chips to the top corners. Dust wrapper protected. From the private library and estate of Edward Ardizzone and SIGNED by him to the front free end paper 'Edward Ardizzone.' Member of the P.B.F.A. ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-1979).