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Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 19 November 1998
1st 1950. Good condition in a dustwrapper in fair condition. Blue cloth with black titles. 4 b/w plates plus text illustrations. Spine bumped. Damp(?) spots to covers. Section of front free-endpaper removed from top 2". Light stain affects edge of last page and rear free-endpaper. Contents genearlly clean. Dustwrapper is well worn and creased, slight loss to edges. Rear panel of wrapper is very grubby. Tape repair to base of spine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Seller Inventory # 1326621
Title: GIMLET BORES IN
Publisher: Brockhampton Press
Publication Date: 1950
Binding: Hardback
Illustrator: Stead, Leslie
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
Edition: First edition.
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
first edition, grey cloth, 192pp, illus, VG (lacks d/w). Seller Inventory # 6505wj15
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United Kingdom
Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Leslie Stead (illustrator). First Edition. A King of the Commandos Adventure 192pp, illustrated with 4 captioned black & white plates, further black & white drawings in text, light spotting to edges and free endpapers, pages seem to be clean, blue cloth with black lettering to spine and upper board, no dust jacket but the boards are not faded. Size: 7.5 x 5 Inches. Children Fiction. Seller Inventory # 018901
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: Good. Photograph available on request. Seller Inventory # mon0001525899
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Stead, Leslie (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a dustwrapper in fair condition. Blue cloth with black titles. 4 b/w plates plus text illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is worn and creased with some loss, a large tear to front fold and is grubby to rear panel. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Seller Inventory # 1326132
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stead, Leslie (illustrator). First Edition. Boards have a curve to the front panel and some slight bumping to spine. Page edges are browned with a few light spots. Front free endpaper and half title page have been cut out. Pages are otherwise unmarked. The jacket has been price-clipped and re-priced by the publisher. There is a one inch closed tears to the top left corner of the front panel with some associated creasing there and at the top of the spine. Another one inch closed tear to the bottom of the spine with a smaller closed tear at the bottom edge of the front panel and some creasing in between. There is an inch long closed tear to the top left corner of the rear panel and a little chipping to the other corners. There is some discolouration to the rear panel and prices on the rear flap have also been adjusted by the publisher with the original price of 6/- overprinted in black. Illustrated by Leslie Stead. First printing. Seller Inventory # 021784
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Book Cupboard, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, United Kingdom
1950 1ST WEAR EDGES O/W VG NO D/W INSCRIPT 1950. Seller Inventory # 111653
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: Very Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Beige blind-stamped boards titled in black on spine, b&w frontis and illstns by Stead. Foxing to boards and edges and early pages, tape stains to pastedowns, ffep removed. Seller Inventory # 036027
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Abbey Books, Lifton, Devon, United Kingdom
Pale Green Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Leslie Stead (illustrator). 1st Edition. 192pp. black lettering to spine (Scottie dog at base of spine) and front board. Frontis + three other full page illustrations in balck/white. Some discolouration (fading) to part of front and rear boards probably due to damp atmosphere. Dust jacket (in removable protective cover) has some creasing to top and tail of spine panel which also shows some scuffing. The edges of the front panel have some chipping and rubbing whilst the rear panelis is a bit grubby. Feel free to request images of this item. Seller Inventory # 130073
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Mammy Bears Books, Cedar Creek, QLD, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. STEAD, LESLIE (illustrator). First Edition. 190x125x25mm+287g . . Brockhampton Press Ltd. Leicester. 1950. First Edition. 1st Printing. . Pp192. Blue cloth boards with black lettering. Illustrated by LESLIE STEAD. Cover has some marks and edge damage. Top front of book block scuffed. Name and address on front free endpaper. Minor foxing; binding tight: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted. . . . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$12.40. Seller Inventory # mbb001211
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: D & M Books, PBFA, Mirfield, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 'Gimlet Bores In' by Captain W. E. Johns. Brockhampton Press 1950 first edition. A little light foxing. VG in slightly edge rubbed dust jacket with original promotional leaflet. Seller Inventory # 012864
Quantity: 1 available