Cornwall Guide by John Betjeman (10 results)
Language: English
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd., London.
- Hardcover
Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United KingdomJames Hine
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Condition: Used - Very good
£ 180.00
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Add to basketHardcover. 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).
Published by Faber and Faber, 1964
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 69.50
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Dust jacket unclipped with light edgewear. Complete with numerous illustrations. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, 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.
Published by Faber and Faber, 1939
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Buckle's Books, Cambridge, United KingdomBuckle's Books
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Good
£ 90.00
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Add to basketHardcover. 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.
More imagesPublished by Faber & Faber London, 1939
- Hardcover
Seller: Gerald Baker, Bristol, United KingdomGerald Baker
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Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 95.00
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Add to basketHardcover. 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.
Published by The Architectural Press, 1934
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Buckle's Books, Cambridge, United KingdomBuckle's Books
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Fair
£ 120.00
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition paperback with metal spiral binding. Pictorial cover is creased with name to front. Internally clean. Fair condition.
More imagesPublished by Faber and Faber, 1964
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: St Philip's Books, P.B.F.A., B.A., Oxford, United KingdomSt Philip's Books, P.B.F.A., B.A.
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Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 145.00
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Add to basketBinding 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. Binding sound, text unmarked. Size: 144pp; 23 x 18cm. No ownership marks.
More imagesPublished by London: Faber and Faber, 1964
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Benedict Wilson Books, Folkestone, KENT, United KingdomBenedict Wilson Books
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Original price: £ 375.0025% offCurrent price: £ 281.25
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 19cm), pp.142; [10]. Publisher's orange cloth, titles in blue to spine, photographic endpapers. Dust-jacket with printed price of 15s net to front flap. Inscribed with a doodle by the author to Jonathan Stedall to the h…alf title page. Internally clean, one final leaf creased, dust-jacket a little rubbed and chipped to extremities. An attractive copy with an excellent association. Very good. The recipient Jonathan Stedall was a documentary filmmaker who had a long professional relationship with Betjeman and made a number of his best loved programmes. Signed by Author.
More imagesPublished by Faber & Faber London [ 1939 ], 1939
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Deightons, Bournemouth, United KingdomDeightons
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£ 950.00
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Add to basketHardcover. 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 fro…nt, 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-.
More imagesPublished by The Architectural Press London, 1934
- First Edition
Seller: Anthony Smith Books, London, LND, United KingdomAnthony Smith Books
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Condition: Used
£ 100.00
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Add to basket8vo. 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 s…cribbling 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.'.
More imagesPublished by The Architectural Press London, 1934
- First Edition
Seller: Anthony Smith Books, London, LND, United KingdomAnthony Smith Books
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Condition: Used
£ 125.00
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Add to basket8vo. 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 fro…nt 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.
