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Published by Frederick Muller, 1960
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1960. 72 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges.
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd, 1953
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1953. Second Impression. 72 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd, 1955
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1955. First Published. 32 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over light blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black & white, colour illustrations and plates. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels have moderate edge wear with chips, tears, and creasing.
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd, 1954
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1954. Sixth Impression. 72 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped dust jacket is in two halves with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd, 1955
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1955. Ninth Impression. 72 pages. Dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy foxing. Notable rubbing and marking all over.
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd, 1953
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1953. 72 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green 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. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Light tanning to spine and edges.
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd, 1953
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1953. Fifth Impression. 72 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Ex Libris plate of composer Eva Ruth Spalding to front free endpaper. Black and white photographic plates. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book and on text block edges. Occasional pronounced brown stains to pages, but text remains legible. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Slight stains and slight red mark to front.
Published by London : Muller, 1956
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
11th Impression. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 72p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: Sparrows; Sparrows Anecdotes; Sparrows Children's non-fiction. 1 Kg.
Published by London : Muller, 1955
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Ninth Impression. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 72p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: Sparrows; Sparrows Anecdotes; Sparrows Children's non-fiction. 1 Kg.
Published by Frederick Muller, London, 1954
Seller: Real Gone Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Kenneth Gamm (illustrator). A biography of a common sparrow, which became an unexpected bestseller in the 1950s. Foreword by Julian Huxley. Eighth impression. Dust jacket has 3 small chips and wear, and is price clipped.
Published by London : Muller, 1955
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Ninth Impression. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 72p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: Sparrows; Sparrows Anecdotes; Sparrows Children's non-fiction. 1 Kg.
Published by London : Muller, 1956
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
11th Impression. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 72p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects: Sparrows; Sparrows Anecdotes; Sparrows Children's non-fiction. 1 Kg.
Published by Frederick Muller, 1954
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1954. Seventh impression. 72 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographs by Kenneth Gamm. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd, 1953
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1953. 72 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.
Published by London : Frederick Muller, 1955
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 32 pages. Subjects; Juvenile audiences. Children's fiction. Adventure stories. Children's fiction; 20th century. 1 Kg.
Published by London : Frederick Muller, 1955
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 32 pages. Subjects; Juvenile audiences. Children's fiction. Adventure stories. Children's fiction; 20th century. 1 Kg.
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd, 1955
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Condition: Good. 1955. First Edition. 32 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Colour illustrated plates throughout. Signed by the author with dedication to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Tape to top edge. Light tanning to spine and edges. Foxing overall.
Published by Muller, 1954
Seller: Lady Lisa's Bookshop, Chester, United Kingdom
Book
Hardback. Condition: Used: Acceptable. Condition fair, no dust jacket. The life of a sparrow.
Published by Frederick Muller, 1954
Seller: The Mill Bookshop, Gatehouse of Fleet, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Publisher - Frederick Muller, London, 1954. 7th impr. Photographic illustrations by Kenneth Gamm. Good condition, green boards, front hinge partially cracked but solid, offsetting to endpapers, two previous owners' names to ffep. Many b/w photos. Clipped jacket good condition with chips and tears, corners and spine tips rubbed.
Published by Frederick Muller Limited, LONDRA, 1953
Seller: Biblioteca di Babele, Tarquinia, VT, Italy
Condition: BUONO USATO. II ED. INGLESE Prefazione di Julian Huxley. Legatura tutta tela verde, con titoli in oro solo al dorso, ben preservata da sovraccoperta con alette, leggermente brunita e con piccole abrasioni. Pagine ingiallite, come pure i tagli, salde, con ampio margine ed arricchite da fotografie fuori testo, in bianco e nero, di Kenneth Gamm. Numero pagine 72.
Published by Muller, 1956
Seller: Richard Booth's Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
HardBack. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 72pp. Unmarked text in good green cloth. The dustjacket has warn edges with some tears. Not priceclipped 6.
Published by Exeter: Frederick Muller, 1953
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition Signed
1st Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.Signed 'George'. From George Seaver s own library through the Zozimus (Wyse Jackson) sale 2021. Geroge Seaver was an English biographer and polar enthusiast. In 1946, Seaver was appointed bishop's vicar of Kilkenny Cathedral in Ireland, but even after his retirement his interest in polar affairs and writing biographies remained until his death in 1976. Date is suggested. Physical description: 72 pages, [6] p. of plates: ill., ports. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Sparrows Children's non-fiction. Bible. -- Matthew, X,29 -- Meditations. 1 Kg.
Published by Exeter: Frederick Muller, 1953
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
1st Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.Signed 'George'. From George Seaver s own library through the Zozimus (Wyse Jackson) sale 2021. Geroge Seaver was an English biographer and polar enthusiast. In 1946, Seaver was appointed bishop's vicar of Kilkenny Cathedral in Ireland, but even after his retirement his interest in polar affairs and writing biographies remained until his death in 1976. Date is suggested. Physical description: 72 pages, [6] p. of plates: ill., ports. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Sparrows Children's non-fiction. Bible. -- Matthew, X,29 -- Meditations. 1 Kg.
Published by Frederick Muller Limited, London, 1953
Seller: Lower Beverley Better Books, Lyndhurst, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Kenneth Gamm (Photos) (illustrator). First Edition. Foreword by Julian Huxley. A biography of a sparrow. Book's interior has age toning and very narrow band of sunning at top and bottom edges. Price-clipped DJ has edge/surface wear, interior repair, chipping along front gutter. Bookseller's Inventory # 222105.
Published by Muller 1954-1956, London, 1954
First Edition Signed
Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. Two signed editions of Sold for a Farthing and Song by Clare Kipps. The first edition. Signed. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Sold for a Farthing is a carefully recorded biography of the common sparrow. This charming book tells the story of the life of the sparrow from birth to death. Including twelve photos of how the sparrow enriches the life of Clare Kipps. Sold for a Song is a companion book to Sold for a Farthing. It tells the story of the Arabian Mongoose. The book is a psychological and biographical study of this 'little outcast'. The book is accompanied by a set of charming vignettes showing why this animal is considered to be an outcast within the animal kingdom. In the original publisher's cloth in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. Marginal age toning to the dust wrapper. The boards are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. Offsetting to the front and rear free pastedown. Signed on the front free endpaper and title page. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. signed by author. book.