Sometime Never by Wilfred Pickles (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition first printing. Hardback. 194 pp., illustrated. Near Very Good condition (spine faded slightly). No dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR (flat signature on title page). Signature is in blue ink beneath the black facsimile signature on the title page. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Good. 1951. No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. Illustrated jacket over 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 sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Hardback. Condition: Good. 1st. Signed first edition hardback, 1951, with no jacket. In overall good -to-very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handlig and storage - green cloth boards faded to spine. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations crisp and clear throughout. Signed by the author to title page beneath the facsimile printed signature. Photographs available. Not an old library book. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Boards irregularly sunned. Publishers green cloth, titled gilt. Inner flaps of dustwrapper remain ONLY.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post.

Tells the story of Wilfred & his wife Mabel's 12 day holiday in 1951, with a multitude of memories & visits, his views on actors, recollections of early days in Halifax & friends he has made. B&w photo throughout. VG+ in G+ d/w.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Hardback. First Edition. Slight foxing to end inside cover. Slightly sunned top and bottom edge of spine of cloth. Wear and tear to D/J. Tiny piece of D/J. missing from top edge of spine. Being one of the most popular and beloved figures in Great Britain, Wilfred Pickles is always in great demand. Apart from his broadcasting, writing and stage work, he gives unstintingly of his off-duty hours to personal appearances in aid of charity. For a long time he and Mabel, his devoted wife, had promised themselves a real holiday, but as invitations and work poured in it was always a case of 'This year, next year.' However, in the Spring of 1951, Wilfred and Mabel manafed to tear themselves away and take a well-earned twelve days rest. This book is the result, and thousands of his fans will welcome this warm-hearted book. It is the story of that holiday, of how Wilfred and Mabel, away from the bright spotlight of fame, could enjoy a brief spell of privacy. Ranging over a multitude of memories and visits, Wilfred buttholes the reader with a trip to Stratford-on-Avon, his views on actors, recollectons of early days in Halifax, correspondents, and friends he has made from dukes to dustmen. The blunt Yorkshireman with the twinkling eye is at his lovable best in this racy yet sympathetic book. Illustrated. 192 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. Dust jacket in a clear protective sleeve, chipped to edges, unclippped. Green cloth with gilt titling. No ownership marks. 192 pages clean and tight. Printed signature of Wilfred Pickles on title page. Being one of the most popular and beloved figures in Great Britain, Wilfred Pickles is always in great demand. Apart from his broadcasting, writing and stage work, he gives unstintingly of his off-duty hours to personal appearances in aid of charity. For a long time he and Mabel, his devoted wife, had promised themselves a real holiday, but as invitations and work poured in it was always a case of " This year, next year. . . " However, in the Suring of 1951, Wilfred and Mabel managed to tear themselves away and take a well-earned twelve days' rest. SOMETIME NEVER is the result, and thousands of his fans will welcome this warm-hearted book. It is the story of that holiday, of how Wilfred and Mabel, away from the bright spotlight of fame, could enjoy a brief spell of privacy. Ranging over a multitude of memories and visits, Wilfred buttonholes the reader with a trip to Stratford-onAvon, his views on actors, recollections of early days in Halifax, correspondents, and friends he has made from dukes to dustmen: The blunt Yorkshireman with the twinkling eye is at his lovable best in this racy yet sympathetic book. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. First Edition. A hardback First Edition in Good condition, some colour fading to spine, light general handling wear to boards, interior clean. No dustjacket. SIGNED in blue ink by the author. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A hardback book with book and jacket in very good condition, dated 1951, a memoir of a twelve day holiday. Jacket is protected by a loose-fitting, clear sellophane wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Price clipped. Illustrated with Photographs (illustrator). First Edition/First Printing. Some chipping and edge wear to jacket, signed 'Wilfred Pickles' to the title page. Being one of the most popular and beloved figures in Great Britain, Wilfred Pickles is always in great demand. Apart from his broadcasting, writing and stage work, he gives unstintingly of his off-duty hours to personal appearances in aid of charity. For a long time he and Mabel, his devoted wife, had promised themselves a real holiday, but as invitations and work poured in it was always a case of 'This year, next year'. However, in the Spring of 1951, Wilfred and Mabel managed to tear themselves away and take a well-earned twelve days' rest. Sometime Never is the result, and thousands of his fans will welcome this warm-hearted book. It is the story of that holiday, of how Wilfred and Mabel, away from the bright spotlight of fame, could enjoy a brief spell of privacy. Ranging over a multitude of memories and visits, Wilfred buttonholes the reader with a trip to Stratford-on-Avon, his views on actors, recollections of early days in Halifax, correspondents, and friends he has made from dukes to dustmen. The blunt Yorkshireman with the twinkling eye is at his lovable best in this racy yet sympathetic book. Signed Without Inscription. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 192 pages. Signed by the author in blue on the title page (beneath a facsimile signature). Illustrated with 8 pages of b/w photographs and a frontispiece. Green cloth boards in jacket. Condition: The jacket has been price-clipped and is very worn, with a little loss at the foot of the spine. It is enclosed in a removable transparent glassine wrapper. The book has some foxing to the text-block edges. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 22 cm x 14.5 Cm. Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. green bds with gilt title to spine. spine ends and corners bumped. edges faded. owners inscription to ffep. signed by Wilfred and Mabel Pickles and Barney Colehan to title page. b/w photo plates. interior clean. foxing to outer edge of text block. unclipped d.j. with rubbing and tearing to top and front edges, partial losses at corners, losses to top spine end and 55mm depth of bottom spine end missing. some foxing and browning to jacket,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Signed by Author. Deluxe limited edition - no. 31 of 100. Signed by author. Original tan leather and gilt binding, top edge gilt. NB With the original glassine dust jacket and card slipcase. An exceptionally presentable copy. No inscriptions. 192 pages, plates, indexed. Approx. size 9" by 6". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 28542.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Acceptable. NOT an ex-library book. Well read with some wear but still very useable. With Dust Cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller.