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Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

1942. Second Impression. 287 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. 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. Lettering is darkened.

First edition in this form. The true first was published in 1941

1943. 3rd Impression. 251 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Severe cracking to front hinges causing front board to be loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Sticker to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Light wear marks overall.

1947. Fourth Impression. 251 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Some creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Light marks to boards.

1942. 2nd impression. 287 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with white lettering. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.

2nd Imp of 1st edition, 286pp, illustrated, bound in sl marked original brown cloth rubbed and marked ; Large Octavo

3rd Imp of 1st edition, 286pp, illustrated, bound in original red cloth covers, no d/w; Large Octavo

1943. Third Impression. 251 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations 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. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

254pp, b&w drawings. Sound, wartime paper browned at edges, in deficient dj. Size: 8vo

Second impression. Bumping. Light wear to boards. Content has toning to page ends. DJ with some edge wear, tears, fading and minr loss.

Clean hardback tightly bound in red cloth with white titles, spine sunned, cloth bumped at corners, no inscriptions. 288 pages, illustrations in the text by the author

286pp. b/w illus. Illustrated end papers. Foxing to top text block o/w as new. OVERSEAS ORDERS MAY INCUR EXTRA SHIPPING.

Second impression, January 1942. 287 pages. 14 full page illustrations, + other illustrations in text. No jacket. Some browning to page edges, else all pages are clean and tight. Brown boards are with minor staining.

This book does NOT include a jacket. The woodcut from the jacket has been glued down to the paste-down. A picture of a butterfly is glued to the fly-leaf. Previous owner's ink inscription. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

3rd printing 1943. Vg hardback copy, no jacket. Red hardcovers. Illustrated by 'B.B.'. 'This Book Belongs To,' plate on front endpaper, covered by an affixed square of white-paper.

1st edition, published in 1941. No dust jacket present. Hardback book in good condition, covers are a bit grubby and showing signs of wear and tear and corners are bumped. No inscriptions, stamps or pen markings inside. Pages are lightly tanned with age. Pages remain firmly bound.

Lovely copy of this title. Book is mint with no marks or inscriptions. Dust jacket is price clipped otherwise is mint and now in a clear removable protective sleeve.

Some rubbing and small tears to edges of wrapper, some soiling to rear and a disclouored strip to upper rear edge where it has been reinforced with sellotape, which has now been removed.spine is slightly darkened. Wrapper now in clear removable protective sleeve. No inscriptions, price clipped, illustrated. Bright and clean internally with very little reading wear. Some slight spotting to edge of text block. Heavy book which will require additional postage outside the UK.

4th impression, light rubbing to spine edges, portions of fading to boards & spine & light age spotting internally otherwise a good tight copy.

1943 reprint, 8vo., 252pp., full page & other illustrations by D J Watkins-Pitchford, small address label on front endpaper, slight tear on top edge of half-title, foxing on top & fore-edge, good, unclipped dust jacket, chipped at head & tail of spine, foxed.

1942 Eyre & Spottiswoode second impression hardback; good copy, just name on fep, lightly aged, faded spine, no dj; UK bookseller, immediate dispatch

Reprint. Hardback. Book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. Illustrated by the author, Denys Watkins-Pitchford. 286pp. Jacket fitted with a new removable clear cover. Securely packaged.

2006 edition. Fine hardback copy in Fine price-clipped jacket. LISTING PHOTO DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATCH THIS COPY.

2007 RPT FINE GREEN BOARDS GILT TILES NO D/W

1941. First Edition. 286 pages. Orange pictorial dust jacket over orange and beige pictorial cloth. Illustrated by Denys J. Watkins-Pitchford. 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. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges.

British (new) edition, second printing, 2007 (first printing of this edition was 2006). Book was originally published in 1941. With original clipped jacket. Profusely illustrated by the author. jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd very small mark and minor pushing to head/tail of spine and to corners. Boards are near fine with very minor pushing to corners, the odd rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Odd small mark to page edges and tops. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.