Burkhardt Valentine Rodolphe (4 results)

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Burkhardt, V R (illustrator). 1956 (1953) 10th impression. 187pp. VG/G. Decorative green cloth boards with minor fading to edges. Contents clean and tight, but ffep missing. Nice DW with minor rubbing/chipping to edges, minor loss to spine, minor soiling. 3 lovely colour plates and B&W illustrations by the author throughout. A fascinating and insightful book by a man who spent many years in China whilst in the army.

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Good. The Author (illustrator). Condition Notes: A pleasant enough reading copy. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding with a little fading to the spine and light soiling to the boards. Previous owners' inscription to the first blank. Pages lightly age-tanned; Hardback. Yellow boards with black titles to the spine & upper board; Measures 9¾" x 6¼" (0.7 kg); pp 181; 10th Impression. [First Published: 1953] || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #169219 ||.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. Signed by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. These three volumes are in fairly good condition. Written and illustrated by the author, there are black and white illustrations throughout and 12 colour plates, plus the dust jackets. Volume 1 is missing its dust jacket. 3rd Impression, 1953. Former owner's signature on the ffep. Tanning to the endpapers. pp180, + i-vVolume II dust jacket complete, but shows handling wear. Volume covers in fair condition. First Edition 1955, pp201, + i-ix Volume III Dust jacket complete, but shows handling wear. Volume covers in fair condition. First Edition 1958, pp164, + i-vii Copyright © South China Morning Post, Ltd.