Press by Wickham Steed (36 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Penguin Special No S20; first paperback edition; some edgewear to wraps; binding tight, pages clean but lightly tanned by age, no markings.

Condition: Good. 1938. First Edition. 250 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.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A Penguin Special. Owner's name, dated 1939, on the first page. A little staining to the white background of the cover. Yellowing to the sides of the pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good- Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with small chunks missing on the top and bottom oof the spine, some soiling on the spine and the covers show light wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 1937 Penguin Special First Edition number S20.Interior has an ex pencil price mark otherwise clean interior with no , marks, tears or folds and all pages tight in binding, normal tanning to page edges. Covers generally clean with no major blemishes.Dustwrapper has small chink missing to spine and top edge, but at least has kept the book in very clean state beneath.…

Condition: Good. 1938. 1st. Paperback. 8vo. Clean copy in good with some minor shelfwear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Good. 1938. 1st. Paperback. 8vo. Clean copy in good with some minor shelfwear. . . . .

Condition: Very Good. 1938. Later printing. Paperback. PENGUIN SPECIALS. This series was for topical interest on contemporary political and social issues. S1 'Germany Puts the Clock Back' by Edgar Mowrer was issued in November 1937. The initial print run of 50,000 books sold out in 4 days. This series achieved very large sales figures, and since Penguin's war-time paper rationing was based on pre-war usage, this greatly helped to sustain Penguin Books during the period of the Second World War. A total of 145 Specials were produced during the war until the end of 1945. A new series of 'Specials' returned to the shelves with the publication of S156The Case for Communism in February 1949. A few of the earlier books were designated 'Pelican Specials' with a blue and white cover, and some found their way into the PELICAN series marked with an 'A'. A number of others were also designated Penguin Handbooks with green covers, and then re-appeared in the newly created series of PENGUIN HANDBOOKS marked with 'PH'-from the Penguin collectors website. Vintage paperback.World War 2. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Condition: Very Good. 1938. Later printing. Paperback. PENGUIN SPECIALS. This series was for topical interest on contemporary political and social issues. S1 'Germany Puts the Clock Back' by Edgar Mowrer was issued in November 1937. The initial print run of 50,000 books sold out in 4 days. This series achieved very large sales figures, and since Penguin's war-time paper rationing was based on pre-war usage, this greatly helped to sustain Penguin Books during the period of the Second World War. A total of 145 Specials were produced during the war until the end of 1945. A new series of 'Specials' returned to the shelves with the publication of S156The Case for Communism in February 1949. A few of the earlier books were designated 'Pelican Specials' with a blue and white cover, and some found their way into the PELICAN series marked with an 'A'. A number of others were also designated Penguin Handbooks with green covers, and then re-appeared in the newly created series of PENGUIN HANDBOOKS marked with 'PH'-from the Penguin collectors website. Vintage paperback.World War 2. . . . .…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. First edition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN. …

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: GOOD (BELOW AVERAGE). No Jacket. First Edition. Grubby cover , browned pages. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY. Please email for further details Size: Mass Market Paperback. Not Illustrated (illustrator). Bookseller Stamps.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. A good 1938 paperback in a fair unclipped dustwrapper. The book is in clean light card covers slightly bumped to the wrinkled spine, internally a previous owners name inked on the front endpaper, tanned pages quite tanned to the text-block edges. The aged slightly soiled dustwrapper is tanned to the spine, creased to the edges with several small closed tears/chips to the spine ends/tips, the flap folds are very rubbed with separations - supplied in a new removable archival sleeve. Wickham Steed, former editor of The Times, surveys the press of his day and its freedom. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 48x75.…

Condition: Very Good. 1938. paperback. Good clean copy with minor age and shelfwear, tanned pages, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

First Edition S20. Condition: good/acceptable. good 1st Penguin Books (Special) S20 1938 edition paperback with acceptable dw In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

S20. Condition: vg++. vg++ 1st Penguin paperback. S20 1938 vg++. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

S20. Condition: vg+. vg+ 1st Penguin Special S20 1938 edition 1st printing paperback, vg+ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

S20. Condition: vg. 1st Penguin Special S20 1938 edition 1st printing paperback, vg In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Penguin Special edition book, good condition, owners signature, tanning to pages, soiling to covers, some wear.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 250 pages ; 18 cm. Subjects; Press Great Britain. Journalism Great Britain.English newspapers. 1 Kg.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A Penguin Special. 250pp, orange and white covers. Only the turnover flaps of the dustjacket present. Internally clean and tight. How news is collected, editorial policy etc.

Condition: Very Good. 1938. S20. Hardback. 249pp. Previous owner's signature on ffep. First edition copy. . . .

Condition: Very Good. 1938. paperback. Good clean copy with minor age and shelfwear, tanned pages, remains very good. . . . .

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 250 pages ; 18 cm. Subjects; Press Great Britain. Journalism Great Britain.English newspapers. 1 Kg.

Printed Wrappers. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + DJ. First Penguin Edition, 1st Printing. First Penguin edition, first printing, a Penguin original,1938, #S20. Variant with no price on covers of book or DJ, 6d price on front flap, not price clipped. From the collection of Ian Ballantine, who was the American representative of Penguin Books prior to his founding of Ballantine Books in 1952. Each book from the Ballantine collection comes with a loose card indicating it is from the library of Ian and Betty Ballantine. Book is near fine, slight wear at top and bottom of spine, trace of wear at tips. DJ with browned and faded spine, minute loss along bottom edge of spine, slight wear along flap folds with short splits at top and bottom of front flap.…

Condition: Very Good. 1938. S20. Hardback. 249pp. Previous owner's signature on ffep. First edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Paperback 1938. 1st penguin printing. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 512.3.

Paperback. Condition: VG-. No DW. 1st Edition. Edges browned. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Paperback. Condition: VG. No DW. 1st Edition. Edges bit browned. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.

Paperback. Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age.