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.

Three volumes within a single book. Paged as [8], 1-181, [1], i-v, [1], [8], 1-201, [1], i-x, [10], 1-164, [4], i-ix. Hardcover: H 21.25cm x L 15.5cm. White dust jacket toned and soiled with several small stains; chipping, tears, and creases at edges. Blue cloth. Foxing/toning to text block edges. Toning to endpapers; past owner's ink signature at top of front free endpaper; interior leaves remain mostly clean. Binding is firm. Numerous printings of this book were published in Hong Kong but this copy, by its printing and paper, reflects qualities often seen with Taiwan pirate editions.

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.