The Hamish Hamilton Book of KINGS

FARJEON, Eleanor and MAYNE, William (Editors)

Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London, 1964
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First Edition, x + 241pp, illustrated by Victor Ambrus, hardcover, blue and purple cloth, silver lettered, dust wrapper unclipped but torn in places, very good condition inside except for foxing on endpapers, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London, 1964. * an anthology of stories and poems about kings including from The Brothers Grimm, Hans Andersen, Lord Tennyson, Walter de la Mare, Rudyard Kipling, Shakespeare, T. H. White and G. K. Chesterton. Seller Inventory # LIT/441

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Title: The Hamish Hamilton Book of KINGS
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London
Publication Date: 1964
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
Edition: 1st Edition

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Published by Hamish Hamilton, 1976
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Hardcover. Condition: Good Reading Hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Jacket in Plastic Cover. Victor Ambrus (illustrator). 241 pages - x library with usual stamps and clipped jacket. Seller Inventory # 000635

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Eleanor Farjeon & William Mayne
Published by Hamish Hamilton, 1964
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom

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Condition: Good. 1964. First Edition. 241 pages. This is an ex-Library book. White & pictorial dust jacket with blue lettering over green cloth. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Ex-library with usual stamps and markings. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and soiling to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear and tear to edges and corners. Moderate foxing, tanning and soiling to DJ. Seller Inventory # 1714636588IEV

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Farjeon, Eleanor; Mayne, William ed
Published by Hamish Hamilton, London, 1964
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Seller: Broadwater Books, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Ambrus, Victor (illustrator). 1st Edition. D/W dirty. small snags and tears to edges but complete, internally browned. Blue boards turned at spine ends. Large 'This book belongs to@ in red on fep, no name. Contents clean, firm and vg apart from one small black spot, very light shading towards page edges. Take two well known children's authors, ask them to select their favourite stories about kings, then let Victor do the illustrations. This is the result, educational and entertaining. Seller Inventory # 004009

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Farjeon, Eleanor ; Mayne, William (Editors)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ambrus, Victor (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (25s). Collected and edited by Eleanor Farjeon and William Mayne. Illustrated by Victor Ambrus. Large format. Jacket has faults- namely edge/shelf wear, numerous small (approx. 1cm) tears, a little patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), creasing/rubbing to edges, numerous marks, little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, the odd spot of foxing, a little patchy browning (including to spine), few small marks/browning/minor foxing to reverse (white side), little pushing/bumping to corners, is a little grubby and is in only good condition. Boards are very good (having been well protected by the jacket) with minor pushing/bumping to corners, a little patchy fading and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Top of pages tanned with the odd small mark/mild foxing. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges and bottoms. Crease to front end-paper. Pages little tanned. Occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Seller Inventory # 008016

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Eleanor Farjeon, William Mayne Eds.
Published by Hamish Hamilton, 1964
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom

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Condition: Good. 1964. First Edition. 241 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over purple cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by Victor Ambrus. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Cracking to rear hinge with netting exposed. Binding slightly loose. Dedication to front free endpaper. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking. Seller Inventory # 1753082960ADA

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Farjeon, Eleanor & Mayne, William
Published by Hamish Hamilton London 1971-72, 1971
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reprints hardbacks with dust jacket Nice copies tall octavo xii + 243, x + 241pp., illusts., Seller Inventory # 148548

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farjeon, eleanor & mayne, william ( editors)
Published by Hamish Hamilton, 1968
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Good, no dust jacket. Evident wear. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding. Seller Inventory # UT1540222A

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