Ever Interesting Topic by William Cooper (27 results)

Published by Penguin Books, 1962
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1962. First Edition Thus. 252 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light… marking and tanning.
Published by Penguin, Middlesex, 1962
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Good. First Penguin printing, Light creases to the spine. Old price sticker on the cover. A few dog-eared pages.

Published by Penguin Books, 1962
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1962. First edition thus. 252 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light… marking and tanning.
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Published by Penguin, 1962
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. Some shelfwear to exterior, but contents are otherwise tight and clean, with no inscriptions and no foxing to text. Tanned pages. 253pp. (11x18cm). Please contact us for any more information.
More imagesPublished by Penguin, 1962
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Used; Good. Elevate your library with this highly sought-after vertical striped orange Penguin! This delightfully collectable title will add a touch of retro charm to any library. A brilliant find for real bookworms, this lovely old book looks amazing and showcases the second wave of the varied authors and…classic stories that made this series so popular and famous. Don't miss out on the opportunity to embrace your nostalgia and make a statement in your reading space with this fantastic title. Get your hands on this vintage gem and embrace the allure of a bygone era. Title: The Ever-Interesting Topic Author: William Cooper Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: 1962 Format: Softcover Condition: This book is in good condition for its age. May have some wear to the covers and spine, tanned pages or a small inscription.

Language: English
Published by Penguin Books, London, 1962
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Penguin edition, 1962. Orange penguin No 1687. Cover design by Quentin Blake. Page edges tanned but no inscriptions. Quentin Blake (illustrator).

Published by Jonathan Cape, 1953
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1953. First Edition. 252 pages. Green dust jacket over blue cloth. 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 mar…king and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1953
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Edgeworn. First Edition. Inscritpion dated 1953 on FEP. Some foxing.
Published by Penguin Books 1962, 1962
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Add to basketPaperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Language: English
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1953
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A superb copy, unmarked and unclipped.
Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, 1953
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Good+ Hardback without dust jacket. Sunned on spine. Some brown speckling on inner boards, end papers & prelims. Clean text. 252p. Used.
Published by jonathan cape london 1953, 1953
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Add to basketfirst edition 252pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.shelf wear,owner's inscr.and bookplate to ffep,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.browned,sl.chipping to extrems.).

Published by Penguin, 1962, first printing,, 1962
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. paperback, slight browning, otherwise clean and tight, no inscriptions, slingle slight crease on spine, Very Good condition.

Published by Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1962
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Add to basket1st Penguin Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 252, [1] p. ; 18 cm. Subjects: English fiction 20th century.English Literature Fiction 20th Century. Cooper, William. 1 Kg.

Published by Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1962
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Contact seller5-star seller1st Penguin Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 252, [1] p. ; 18 cm. Subjects: English fiction 20th century.English Literature Fiction 20th Century. Cooper, William. 1 Kg.

Published by Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1962
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Notes; "Penguin book 1687." 1 Kg.

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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Good. Paperback.

Published by Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1962
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Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Notes; "Penguin book 1687." 1 Kg.
Published by Penguin, GB, 1962
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: VG. 1st Thus. ( anr 2 copies, VG ) ( anr copy, VG- £3.50 ).

Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1953
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Owner name on front fly, slight foxing on endpapers and topedge, bumping on the front board, very good in a very good dust jacket with toning on the spine and rear panel, and interior offsetting.
Published by Cape, London, 1953
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good copy of the first edition. No dw.

Published by Penguin Books, 1962
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1962 Penguin Paperback 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very good+ clean tight binding with wonderful cover design by Quentin Blake as shown.
More imagesPublished by Jonathan Cape, London, UK, 1953
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. 256pp. In royal blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. 12mo. Strong and clean boards, small indentation on lower edge, a little rounded at spine ends. Upper text block edge a little dust dulled. Internally ne…at, clean, bright and tight. In its original bright and clean dust jacket, very slightly bruised at spine ends, shelf wear visible on verso. Dust jacket now protected in a Brodart-style sleeve, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. A book about the masters at a public school, this is a problem novel. Full of Humour, zestful and dramatic, it challenges the reader to ask if they could have done better if they'd been there.

The Ever-Interesting Topic
Cooper, William [Harry Summerfield Hoff (4 August 1910 - 5 September 2002) was an English novelist, writing under the name William Cooper].
Published by Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Edition . 1953., 1953
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketCondition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 252 pp. Fine in Nr. Fine dust wrapper with slight age darkening to spine, not price clipped 12s 6d, without any tears of chips. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of th…e P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.
More imagesScenes from Provincial Life; Nurse is a Neighbour; After the Rain; A High-Pitched Buzz; A Rose by Any Other Name; An Ever-Interesting Topic
William Cooper; Joanna Jones; John Bowen; Roger Longrigg; Anthony Carson
Published by Penguin Books 1961-1962, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1961
- Softcover
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. A smart selection of Penguin Book paperbacks, including works from Anthony Carson, Joanna Jones and William Cooper. A charming selection of Penguin Books paperback titles, comprising works first published from 1950-1960.Including Roger Longrigg's first novel, John Bowen's novel about a 200-year f…lood (adapted into a play in 1966) and an anecdotal story following the life of a Victorian district nurse by Joanna Jones.In the the original classic orange Penguin covers, with illustrations to the fronts.The entirety of this set includes the following titles:No. 1527 'Scenes from Provincial Life' by William Cooper (1961, orig. published 1950)No. 1592 'Nurse is a Neighbour' by Joanna Jones (1961), orig. published 1958)No. 1634 'After the Rain' by John Bowen (1961, orig. published 1958)No. 1676 'A High-Pitched Buzz' by Roger Longrigg (1962, orig. published 1956)No. 1847 'A Rose by Any Other Name' by Anthony Carson (1962, orig. published 1960)No. 1687 'The Ever-Interesting Topic' by William Cooper (1962, orig. published 1953) In the publisher's original paperback. Externally, smart. With rubbing and marks to the extremities. Sunning to the spines, with paper coming away to the spine tails of 'Nurse' and 'After the Rain'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned (as is common with these editions), however generally clean throughout. With damp slightly affecting the pages of 'After the Rain'. With a contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper of 'High-Pitched Buzz'. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by London Jonathan Cape, 1953
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- First Edition
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Add to basketFirst edition, first impression; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped dust-jacket, spine and rear panel slightly tanned, else very good. First edition of this satirical novel set in a boys school.