Day Tortoise by Bates H E (53 results)

Language: English
Published by Michael Joseph 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, United KingdomM Godding Books Ltd
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated by Peter Farmer. Please note some stock images show a jacket, this copy does NOT include a jacket. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Language: English
Published by Michael Joseph 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, United KingdomM Godding Books Ltd
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Good. Good Jacket. First Edition. First Edition. Price clipped jacket. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Published by Michael Joseph 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1961. First Edition. 94 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white 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. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable tanning, rubbing and marking.

Published by Michael Joseph 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1961. Third Impression. 94 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Light cracking and creas…ing to gutters but binding remains firm. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning with subtle sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.

Published by Michael Joseph 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: MyLibraryMarket, Waynesville, U.S.A.MyLibraryMarket
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. ***please read*** Minimal shelf wear with foxing - pencil note on flyleaf - no marks on text - DJ is in very good condition but with foxing (now in a mylar wrap) - 96 pages - my shelf location - 28-f-24*.
Published by Michael Joseph, Ltd, London 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, U.S.A.The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Cover. First Edition. Very Good Hardcover 1961 illustrated. Peter Farmer (illustrator).

Published by Michael Joseph, London 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Black Box Books, ASHFORD, United KingdomBlack Box Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nice little first edition in its dust- wrapper (drawing by Peter farmer, who did the other drawings in the book) More of a short story - 94 pages in all. Tiny marks to first front and last page of text. Green binding fine. Very nice little copy with very…small mark to front of dust wrapper. 7 1/4" X 5".
Published by Michael Joseph 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: The Oregon Room - Well described books!, Phoenix, U.S.A.The Oregon Room - Well described books!
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Near Fine/VeryGood DJ, Two small closed tears on dj. Small name stamp on title page. Lightly chipped at head and heel of spine on dj. (Edition:First Edition) 1961 UK 1st Edition, Near Fine/Very Good DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has tiny nicks at head & heel of spine, price intact, in Mylar, square cor…ners, well bound, name/address stamp on title page, clean unmarked text, a nice copy.
Language: English
Published by Michael Joseph, London. 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New ZealandThe Secret Bookshop
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Some light foxing. The jacket has a couple of small chips and closed tears. Peter Farmer (illustrator).
Published by Michael Joseph Ltd, London, United Kingdom 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: RIVERLEE BOOKS, Waltham Cross, United KingdomRIVERLEE BOOKS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Good for year, hardcover. Generally clean, bright and tight. Some marks and age tanning but otherwise in good condition. Ex-library copy with usual markings . Dustjacket fair.

Language: English
Published by MICHAEL JOSEPH, LONDON 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: Happyfish Books, Meopham, United KingdomHappyfish Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. THE DUST JACKET IS RUBBED AND FADED. THERE IS A SMALL TEAR TO THE TOP OF THE FRONT AND REAR JACKET. THE CORNERS ARE BUMPED. THE SPINE IS RUBBED AND BOTH ENDS ARE BUMPED. THE PRICE IS UNCLIPPED. THERE IS A SMALL PENNED MARK TO THE FFEP. THE BINDING IS TIGHT. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR… CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK. PETER FARMER (illustrator).
Published by Michael Joseph
- Hardcover
Seller: Ystwyth Books, Aberystwyth, United KingdomYstwyth Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Some fox spots to endpapers. Binding tight. Dustwrapper price-clopped but smart in new Brodart plastic overwrapper. Peter Farmer (illustrator).

Published by London : Michael Joseph 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Previous owner's inscription. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 93p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: English fiction. 3 Kg.

Published by Michael Joseph, London 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Godley Books, Hyde, United KingdomGodley Books
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight foxing to end papers and page edges and no bumping to corners. 94pp. A story about a man in his late 50s nd a brief joyful interlude in his life… with a vivacious woman named Kitty. Tucked in is a copy of an obituary from The Times 1974 of the author. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 7.5 x 5 inches. Peter Farmer (illustrator).

Published by London : Michael Joseph 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 93p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: English fiction. 3 Kg.

The day of the tortoise / by H.E. Bates ; illustrated by Peter Farmer
Bates, H. E. (Herbert Ernest) (1905-1974). Farmer, Peter (Illus.)
Published by Michael Joseph : London 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: MW Books, New York, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerThird Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his personalized bookplate to front pastedow…n. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 93 pages; Physical description.: 93 p : ill ; 20 cm. Subject: Fiction -- Fictional Characters -- Texts. 3 Kg.
Published by Michael Joseph, London 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller4-star sellerOctavo, small illustrations in the text by Peter Farmer, original green boards, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First edition. A poignant novella about a middle-aged bachelor who lives with his three elderly and crazy sisters and a horde of pets in a shabby Edwardian house, and a young girl from the local dairy who surre…ptitiously sleeps in the attic. The author's stories appeared frequently in Edward J. O'Brien's annual anthology series, BEST BRITISH SHORT STORIES. The prolific Bates was primarily a writer of short stories and in this field he was highly regarded by David Garnett and Graham Greene, among others. His style has been traced to the influence of Conrad (and thus of Henry James) and Stephen Crane, but his subject matter is definitely British, concentrating on the lives and tragedies of rural workers, occasionally touching on the theme of madness. See Kunitz and Haycraft, Twentieth Century Authors, pp. 85-6. NCBEL IV 521. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#128180).

Published by Michael Joseph 1961
- First Edition
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United KingdomCotswold Internet Books
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Add to basketFirst Edition. 1961 1st edition with B&W illustrations by Peter Farmer; attractive binding; dust jacket not price-clipped with discolouration to spine and edges and light wear and tear to top edge; page fore-edge lightly foxed; short gift inscription on front free endpaper; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG har…dback in Good dust jacket.

Published by Michael Joseph Ltd 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, South AfricaChapter 1
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A small publication of 96 pages. There is gilt on the spine and the front of the book. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are immaculately clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are… shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Michael Joseph, London, United Kingdom 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: PW Books, Andover, United KingdomPW Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. True first British printing. With original unclipped jacket (7s 6d). Illustrated by Peter Farmer. Jacket has patchy edge/shelf wear, a little patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), few small (approx. 5mms) tears, little browning to spi…ne, the odd small mark, little creasing/rubbing to edges and is in only fair condition. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Little spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a bit tanned. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Farmer, Peter (illustrator).

Published by London : Michael Joseph 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Previous owner's inscription. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 93p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: English fiction. 1 Kg.

Published by Michael Joseph 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, South AfricaChapter 1
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. the jacket is torn and worn. chipped on the spine. sunned. marked. foxing. tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by London, Michael Joseph 1961. 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, AustraliaGrant's Bookshop
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Add to basket98 pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper, B/w illustrations. a very good copy. Second impression.

Published by Michael Joseph, London 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: Laura Books, Georgetown, AustraliaLaura Books
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Impression. book clean and tight. DJ: some edge wear Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Farmer (illustrator).
Published by Joseph 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, South AfricaChapter 1
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. The jacket is rubbed, edgeworn and a bit soiled but has not suffered much paper loss. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by London: Michael Joseph (1961). 1961
- First Edition
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, U.S.A.Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerFirst edition. 93 pp. Fine in near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. Illustrated by Peter Farmer.

Published by London : Michael Joseph 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 93p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: English fiction. 1 Kg.

Published by Michael Joseph 1961
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United KingdomCotswold Internet Books
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Add to basket1st edition. Light foxing on page edges and endpapers. Binding tight. Dust jacket price-clipped; spine a bit yellowed; small, faint stains near spine; protected in removable clear film. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

The day of the tortoise / by H.E. Bates ; illustrated by Peter Farmer
Bates, H. E. (Herbert Ernest) (1905-1974). Farmer, Peter (Illus.)
Published by Michael Joseph : London 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketThird Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his personalized bookplate to front pastedow…n. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 93 pages; Physical description.: 93 p : ill ; 20 cm. Subject: Fiction -- Fictional Characters -- Texts. 1 Kg.
More imagesPublished by Michael Joseph, London 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Broadwater Books, Southampton, United KingdomBroadwater Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. D/W slight wear and snags to edges, spine browned and ends worn, slight ageing to edges and a few handling marks. Front design repeated on rear. Green boards with title/author on front in gold, rubbed spine ends, slightly warped and a small dirt mark at f…ront base . Internally vg, with no insc. 96pps, inc 24 b/w illus, many full page. . Please read notes on shipping. Farmer, Peter (illustrator).