Breary Nancy (127 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content has toning to page ends. DJ with some edge wear, tears and clipped.

Paperback. Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. No dust jacket. Spine sunned. Foxing to the page edges, and a neat dedication on the flyleaf. Minor cracking to hinges. Textblock remains firm. Contents clear within. A good copy overall.…

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Impossible Prefect. Book.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First thus (1964), published by Blackie, London and Glasgow. Hardback in blue cloth with pictorial dustwrapper in the iconic designs by Drake Brookshaw. Dustwrapper is not price-clipped. Some light shelf-wear but otherwise in excellent condition. The book itself has shadow foxing on endpapers, some very faint signs of tiny spotting on page edges but is otherwise in fine condition. From the front flap: Nick Ferguson, the new Junior Captain, had her hands full trying to quell an outbreak of ragging among the juniors; for her adored sister, Gay, a new girl at Allerton Manor, and Monica, her rival, hindered her in every possible way, so that finally she felt compelled to resign her position. Then things started to disappear. Brookshaw, Drake (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. 1943. First Edition. 200 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Lettering is clear.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Good for year. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine/ front cover. Generally clean, bright and well-bound. Dustjacket badly torn. Prize certificate on flyleaf.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First thus (1964), published by Blackie, London and Glasgow. Hardback in blue cloth with pictorial dustwrapper in the iconic designs by Drake Brookshaw. Dustwrapper is price-clipped but otherwise in excellent condition. The book itself has some very faint signs of tiny spotting on page edges but is otherwise in fine condition. From the front flap: 'A new girl's coming! She's a heroine - she got a medal for bravery!' This gave rise to Bridget Ross' enthusiastic reception when she arrived at Highstanding - though she was far from brave and couldn't even swim. Then Tiffany Hamilton came and the Lower Fourth realized their mistake - poor Bridget. But that wasn't quite the end of the story. Brookshaw, Drake (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 248 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.…

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First thus (1964), published by Blackie, London and Glasgow. Hardback in blue cloth with pictorial dustwrapper in the iconic designs by Drake Brookshaw. Dustwrapper is price-clipped. Some light shelf-wear; back flap has a single crease where it had folded; otherwise in excellent condition. The book itself has some very faint signs of tiny spotting on page edges but is otherwise in fine condition. From the front flap: 'Lindsay Dysart a prefect - incredible!' thought the prefects, 'gorgeous!' thought the juniors, one and all Lindsay's slaves. Lindsay did her best - 'helped' by the juniors and red-headed Jennifer - but she was fired with the ambition to write and, encouraged by Lois Turner, who shared her enthusiasm, started to neglect her duties. Brookshaw, Drake (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. 1956. No edition remarks. 224 pages. Dust jacket over red cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and visible foxing throughout. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild sunning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Mild mottling to boards. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Notable foxing. Notable rubbing and marking all over.…

Condition: Good. 1945. First Edition. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout, heavy to endpapers. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Pen to rear endpaper. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing. Notable sunning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are heavily warped. …

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. Printing unknown but prize inscription on front end paper is dated 1951 Octavo hardback Red cloth gilt 216 pp. Illustrated in black and white Near Fine condition in Near Very Good unclipped dust jacket (top edge of spine of jacket nibbled) Nice copy on the whole. Joan Martin Day (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No Date (repr). Hardback: dj is slightly worn on the edges, spine is a little discoloured and ceased, price clipped, covers are slightly bumped on the spine tips, flyleaves discoloured, foredge foxing, name and address (and a name stamp) on front flyleaf, else vg. 8vo, 288pp. Probably a 1960s reprint - first published 1951. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No Date (repr). Hardback: dj is slightly worn on the edges, spine is a little discoloured, price clipped, covers are slightly bumped on the spine tips, flyleaves discoloured, some foredge foxing, name and address on half title, else vg. 8vo, 256pp. Probably a 1960s reprint - first published 1945.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good-. Good+:VG-. Published circa 1960. Front endpaper removed , name to half title. Jacket has small nicks & tears. Blue boards with signature embossed in gold (As published) to front board. Somewhat scarce title. Jacket lamination (Published laminated) lifting near spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good fresh copy, light wear, minor marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 209pp. Bound in the Publisher's Cambridge blue cloth with black lettering. Within a now protected colour illustrated dust-wrapper with some wear and minor loss to the rear. Previous owner's inscriptions but overall a good plus copy. Joan Martin May (Black & White) (illustrator). …

Condition: Good. Boards have little wear and faded spine/edges. Content is clean with slight toning. DJ has tears and some loss to edges.

edition not shown hardback no dustwrapper good copy illustrated by Joan Martin May; blue boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 'The Impossible Prefect' by Nancy Breary. Blackie hardback circa 1950s. VG in VG dustwrapper. 0.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Corners bumped. A tidy copy of a scarce title. Where possible small books will have postage reduced.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A few small marks to endpapers but all else clean and firm inside and out. The boards have slightly faded edges and spine.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Blue cloth titled in dark blue on spine and upper front board, b&w frontis and illstns by Joan Martin May. Undated, gift inscription in front dated 1954. Tight and square, light foxing. Dust jacket is price clipped, tiny edge tears, 2 tiny holes in rear panel and board, unfaded, protected in a fitted clear film sleeve. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Standard Edition. Unclipped jacket. A clean copy apart from a school prize label dated 1962, to the FFEP. Jacket is complete and undamaged. A bright and well-preserved copy of this boarding school tale. Please note that if ordering from abroad, any customs charge will be the responsibility of the buyer. All proceeds of sale go to LOROS, a Hospice Charity serving Leicestershire and Rutland.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. price clipped, gift sticker to front end page dated 1957, scuffed and faded spine and edges of jacketseveral small splits to 2cm 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Joan Martin May (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good-. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Scarce. Comes with a colour copy dustjacket with partial flaps in a protective sleeve, front free endpaper removed. Neat name/date to title page. Victor Bertoglio (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4 black & white plates. A few small marks to endpapers otherwise clean inside. Firm boards with faded spine and bumped lower fore corner. A price clipped but otherwise complete dustjacket with minor edge wear, light creases and a couple of tiny closed tears. Mays, D.L. (illustrator).…