Sold for a Farthing by Clare Kipps (22 results)

Condition: Fair. 1954. Sixth Impression. 72 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable tanning, rubbing and marking.

Condition: Good. 1955. First Edition. 32 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. 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 tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Photographic illustrations by Kenneth Gamm with a foreward by Julian Huxley. Jacket has some loss with bumping to edges. Photos sent on request.

Hardcover. Condition: good. A captivating exploration of life and experiences, enriched with photographic illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fifth Impression. Dust jacket is price clipped and protected by a layer of clear, non adhesive plastic.

Condition: Good. 1956. Eleventh edition. 72 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographs. 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 moderate sunning and tanning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.

Condition: Good. 1963. Reprinted. 72 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographs. 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 light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some mild rubbing and marking to surfaces.

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.

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.

Condition: Good. 1963. 1963 Reprint. 72 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear, with bumping to corners. The clipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges.

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.

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.

Condition: Good. 1961. 16th Impression. 72 pages. Green dust jacket with black lettering over green cloth. Photographs by Kenneth Gamm. B&W photograph plates throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear and tear to edges and corners. Moderate foxing, tanning and soiling to DJ.

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.

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.

Condition: Good. 1963. Reprinted. 72 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over green paper covered boards. Flat signed by author to title page. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Tape marking to endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Spine is in good condition. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Sticker to rear panel. Light foxing overall.

Hardback. Condition: Used: Acceptable. Condition fair, no dust jacket. The life of a sparrow.

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.

Condition: Good. 1954. 6th Impression. 72 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions and sticker to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Water staining to front panel. Wear marks overall.

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.

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.

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.