Cornwall Guide by Betjeman John (11 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. The book is in good condition with some light tanning to page edges and the cover has some wear and rubbing to the edges; priceclipped wrapper is quite worn, particularly along the edges, with some short tears. John Piper, et al (illustrator).

Hardback, 9 x 7 inches. In red cloth covers with green lettering to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. Pictorial endpapers. In good condition with a good dustwrapper (dw; Minor rubbing to edges,Creasing to front cover, Slight Markings to the cover, some chipping and rubbing,Not price clipped). Slight shelf wear to the edges. Inside bright and a clean and tight copy. 143pp. 4 colour maps.and numerous B&W photographs. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Edition not stated, possibly the third edition, Nd. c. 1939. Profusely illustrated throughout and with coloured maps. Spiral bound underneath white cloth which is slightly yellowed along the edges and down the spine. The dustwrapper is very slightly rubbed and slightly darkened. The dustwrapper is not chipped or price clipped. Generally a very good plus copy. Difficult to find in this condition. One of the iconic pre-war shell guides. Photographs and coloured maps throughout. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition hardback lacks dustjacket, cream boards with red title to spine. Some darkening to cloth at spine and a mark to front. Metal spiral binding is a little rusted. Previous owners inscription otherwise internally clean. Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 63pp, numerous illustrations, spiral bound, cream cloth covers, dustwrapper. The book is in near fine condition, with a little rusting to the spiral binding. The dustwrapper is not price clipped, and is in very good condition, with a little nibbling to the top & bottom of the spine and some edge wear. Just before the war Faber took over the series from Batsford and a whole host of titles were published in 1939 (5 were re-issues of the Batsford titles and 8 were new titles). Faber examples in dustwrappers are uncommon.…

Binding sound, text unmarked. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dustwrapper has minor wear, including slight fraying at head spine, but unfaded, unclipped and protected in removable clear plastic sleeve. Many illus. Robust packaging. Tracking can be added to overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edition. No ownership marks. Size: 144pp; 23 x 18cm. No ownership marks.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition paperback with metal spiral binding. Pictorial cover is creased with name to front. Internally clean. Fair condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Faber edition. Small 4to. 62pp including colour map at front. 8 plates on pale paper + numerous bw photos. Publisher's white cloth covers, red shadow lettering on spine. White dw, black lettering, bw photo man sitting in chair smoking pipe on front, not price clipped 3s6d net. Internal metal spiral hinge. Original bw decorated eps. Covers : very slight shelf knock bottom of spine else very clean & bright. Dw : faint rubs top corners else very clean. Contents : very outside edge of fep offset onto inside front cover at top corner, faint foxing to leading outside edges of pages else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. F-/F-.…

8vo. 142, (4) pp. Publisher's terracotta cloth, green lettering to the spine, early owner's signature to the verso of the front free endpaper, photographically illustrated dust jacket. Colour frontispiece, colour map over 3 leaves plus numerous black and white photographic illustrations. A little edge wear to the jacket with a short closed tear to the foot of the rear panel, else very good.…

8vo. First edition. Original ring binding with card covers. Four coloured maps and numerous black and white photographs throughout. Advertisement for Shell on the Road at the rear by Edward Bawden. Ring binding twisted. Front cover partially detached, very worn and wrinkled. Back cover missing. Rear endpaper a bit creased. Ink scribbling to verso of front cover. Slight foxing to the verso of each map and the text block edges. Poor. A sorry example but the first edition of the first Shell Guide is very scarce. 'IF you only try to like wasps they will like you BUT IF you are foolish enough to get stung, it is a good thing to have a blue bag handy.'.…

8vo. First edition. Original ring binding with card covers. Four coloured maps and numerous black and white photographs throughout. Advertisement for Shell on the Road at the rear by Edward Bawden. Both covers creased and rubbed and very partially detached from the spiral binding. There is a short tear to the top edge of the front cover. The map section is slightly foxed with a very short closed tear to the leading edge of one page. There are scattered marks throughout as if someone with grubby fingers has turned the pages. Good. 'IF you only try to like wasps they will like you BUT IF you are foolish enough to get stung, it is a good thing to have a blue bag handy.' The first Shell Guide in first edition.…