Published by Penguin Books, 1962
ISBN 10: 0140017941 ISBN 13: 9780140017946
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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.
Published by Penguin Classic, 1989
ISBN 10: 0140182500 ISBN 13: 9780140182507
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Published by Penguin Books, 1962
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1962. First Edition Thus. 223 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Paperback book with pictorial cover. The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold. Tactical Exercise. Love Among the Ruins. Ex-library copy, with one stamp to fep, and sticker on spine. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.
Published by Penguin Books, 1962
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1962. First Edition Thus. 223 pages. Paperback with orange striped paper cover 1794. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
Published by Penguin, 1962
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 223 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. 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. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
Published by Penguin, 1967
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1967. Reprinted. 223 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. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
Published by Penguin Books, 1962
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1962. No edition remarks. 223 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. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
Published by London: Penguin 1962. (Penguin Books.), 1962
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. 3 stories in 1 Volume (Literature, Fiction, Short Stories) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Published by Penguin, 1962
Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom
First Edition
paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Title - The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold. Tactical Exercise. Love Among the Ruins (Penguin Books No.1794). First Edition, 1962. 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 Penguin Books + Ballantine Books Inc. + London New York, 1972
Seller: Norbert Kretschmann, Bad Aibling, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Sehr gut. 1972, 1968, 1972. 221,154,187 Seiten. Taschenbuecher Taschenbuch 3 Taschenbuecher in englischer Sprache. Alle 3 neuwertig. Versand aus Muenchen. h165 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.
Published by Chapman & Hall, London, 1962
Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD. 49 pages in an unmarked hardcover in unclipped jacket. Top page edges are tinted to match the bright pink cloth cover. Previous owner's price stamp at top front flyleaf is the only flaw. Original paper wrapper has a soft horizontal crease at top front edge. Very small book 8 x 5 1/4 inches.
Published by Chapman & Hall, London, 1953
Seller: Crane's Bill Books, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 51 pp. Edges of boards and page edges sunned, lower corners of boards lightly bumped, foxing to page edges and endpapers. Interior otherwise unmarked. Lacks dust jacket. First edition.
Published by Chapman & Hall, 1953
Seller: Losaw Service, Lenox Dale, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust jacket has several tears, tanned. Red cloth cover has worn corners, some water stains. Pencil mark on endpaper. Pages are bright and unmarked, good binding.
Published by Penguin, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1977
ISBN 10: 0140017984 ISBN 13: 9780140017984
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. reprint. scuffing to the rear panel, and a couple of grubby marks to the front panel, page edges browned with traces of spotting. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 223 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0140017984. ISBN/EAN: 9780140017984. Inventory No: 0285668.
Published by Chapman & Hall, 1953
ISBN 10: 3716013927 ISBN 13: 9783716013922
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. London, 1953; red cloth covered boards; mild corner and spine edge wear; text block edges foxed; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; From the collection of John Shy, Professor at University of Michigan.; 51 pages.
Penguin 1984. 223 pages. Pocket.[#219740].
Published by Chapman and Hall, 1953
Seller: Snowden's Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Original hardcover in jacket, 1st edition, contains some b + w illustrations. Jacket has small chips and tears along spine and at corners; few chips missing, but looks nice overall in protective mylar sleeve. Light fading, soiling to the jacket. Some fading, soiling to the boards, age-toning to the pages with light ordinary reference wear. Overall, nice copy in protective mylar sleeve.
Published by Lilliput, 1953
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illus., 7.5 x 5.5", pict wraps, 112pp, very good condition. Contents include illus. by Mervyn Peake and Ronald Searle, a poem by Ogden Nash "The Wendigo" and scattered references to Queen Elizabeth's coronation (June 2, 1953).
Published by Hulton Press Ltd., 1953
Seller: Robert F Butterworth, Lytham St.Annes, LANCS, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. New complete story in the May-June issue of "Lilliput". Illus Mervyn Peake. A few minor blemishes to this popular magazine at the time but overall a nice copy. As well as the Waugh story there are a variety of stories, cartoons etc including a poem by Ogden Nash illustrated by Hoffnung.
Published by Chapman & Hall, 1953
Seller: tim hildebrand books, Janesville, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket is chipped at corners and spine. Book has slight wear.
Seller: Antikvariat Atlantis Malmö AB, Malmö, Sweden
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. London : Chapman & Hall, 1953. 51 p. Publisher's cloth binding with dust-jacket. Jacket somewhat worn and with a small paper-loss.
Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1953
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. Thin Octavo, 51 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine dark beige with black lettering. Dust jacket has some age toning, slight smudges and few of chips to the head/tail edges. Boards have faint sunning and mild exterior wear. Text block has head edge colored red and slight age toning to the fore/tail edges. Frontispiece. Illustrated. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column K, ND-K. 1381194. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by Chapman and Hall, 1953
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Publication of 51 pages. Frontispiece. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards are in good condition. There is foxing on the inner part of the jacket, also on the block of the book and within the body of the book. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by 1st edit., Chapman & Hall, 1953. In d.w. (a little fraying, some small pieces missing), 1953
Seller: R.G. Watkins Books and Prints, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Illus.; 52pp. orig. cloth,
Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1953
Seller: Knights Rare Books (Est. 1994), Glastonbury, SOMER, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original red cloth, 52 printed pages complete with illustrations. Occasional slight foxing. The dust jacket has slight wear to the corners and spine ends and is slightly dusty.
Published by London. Chapman & Hall. 1953, 1953
Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, Canada
12mo, 19.6cm, 51p., illustrated, red cloth, gilt spine titles & vignette on the cover, top edge stained publishers red, fine in good to very good complete jacket, jacket slight dust worn and chipped on the top and bottom spine panel edges, with the remainder prince in pencil on the free fly (Lt).
Publication Date: 1953
Seller: Cameron House Books, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Near very good copy. Mervyn Peake (illustrator). Original periodical issue. Vol.32 no.6, issue 192, May-June 1953. 194 x 143, pictorial wrappers with cover design by Eastman, pp.112. Peake's illustrations comprise one full-page brush drawing in two colours & 5 line drawings. Lower wrapper foxed. The first publication of Waugh's satirical tale. I specialise in Mervyn Peake. Enquiries welcome.
Published by Hulton Press, 1953
Seller: Lavender Fields Books PBFA, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Condition: Very Good. Illustrated By Mervyn Peake (illustrator). All books outside UK sent airmail. All books outside UK over £40 sent tracked and inside UK sent signed for. PayPal accepted. New complete story in Lilliput May - June 1953 illustrated by Mervyn Peake. Also included short story by Gerard Kersh " The Crewel Needle" illustrustrated by Leonard Rosoman and cartoons by Ronald Searle. Original pictorial wrappers with corner piece missing at front. Slightly edge worn and page edges a little browned.
Published by Chapman and Hall, 1953
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book has some very faint wear at top/bottom of spine, previous owner name on endpaper. book is otherwise excellent, very clean and sharp and bright, with a solid binding and clean pages. Dust jacket has tiny tears and modest wear to corners, small chip at lower left of back. otherwise quite clean, free of rubbing. Jacket now protected in a clear cover.
Published by Chapman & Hall, 1953
Seller: Great Books&Cafe @ The Williamsford Mill, Williamsford, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very light stain to front board; Pictorial dust jacket shows edge wear, chipping and is missing a section at spine and a few smaller sections at edges.