Sold for a Farthing by Clare Kipps (40 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Gamm, Kenneth (illustrator). Cover is in goodcondition, save for minimal corner bumping and rubbing/shadowing. DJ is clipped and presents with edge/corner wear, rubbing/discoloration with age, and some spotting. Light foxing. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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.

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.

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.

Condition: Good. 1953. 3rd Impression. 72 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. 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.

Condition: Good. 1963. Reprinted. 72 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. 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 heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Wear marks overall.

Condition: Good. 1954. 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 unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Condition: Fair. 1958. 13th Impression. 72 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Illustrations by Kenneth Gamm. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Previous owner's inscription to half-title page. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to rear panel.

Condition: Good. 1954. 8th Impression. 72 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. 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.

Condition: Good. 1953. Fourth Impression. 72 pages. Dust jacket over paper covered boards. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with mild tanning and notable foxing throughout, heavy to endpapers. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Heavy rubbing and marking all over.

Condition: Good. 1960. Fifteenth Impression. 72 pages. Dust jacket over paper covered boards. 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. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Condition: Good. 1968. Eighteenth Impression. 72 pages. Dust jacket over paper covered boards. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Moderate clipping to front endpapers. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Droplet to spine. Notable rubbing and marking all over.

Condition: Good. 1953. 3rd impression. 72 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white photos and illustrations. 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.

Condition: Good. 1954. 7th Impression. 72 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Foxing overall.

Condition: Good. 1954. 7th Impression. 72 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white photo. and illustrations by Kenneth Gamm. 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.Slight forward lean to text block.

Condition: Good. 1953. 72 pages. No dust jacket. 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.

Condition: Good. 1954. Eighth impression. 72 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardback. With dust jacket. Photograph available on request.

Condition: Good. 1954. Eighth Impression. 72 pages. Dust jacket over paper covered boards. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate to endpapers. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine and board edges. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Moderate foxing. Mild rubbing and marking all over.

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. 1953. 3rd impression. 72 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Frontis is very loose. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

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.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Book Good. No dust jacket. (Bird, Sparrow) 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.

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. 1953. 72 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. 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. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, with tears, chips and areas of loss. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.

Condition: Good. 1953. Second Impression. 72 pages. Dust jacket over paper covered boards. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Heavy tanning to endpapers. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Mild foxing. Moderate tanning to spine. Heavy rubbing and marking all over.

Condition: Good. 1953. Fifth Impression. 72 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Plates are bright and clear. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing.

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. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges.