Compiled Lord Birkenhead (13 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book has very slightly bumped spine ends, otherwise excellent. Jacket has a little edgewear and a couple of small chips, slight darkening of the spine, very light rubbing, very nice book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fourth Edition. A 1984 printing of the fourth edition, revised and expanded with additional poems. The first edition was originally published in 1958, with a second edition following in 1962, and a third edition in 1977 - all editions going through multiple printings. ***Very good in scarlet cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and border to the spine, and gilt border to the front board. The gilt is still beautifully bright. No bumps to the cloth. Corners sharp. Covers clean and unmarked. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Interior pages clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Please note that the page block is slightly knocked at the top outer corner which has creased the corner tips of a few pages (please see scans). ***In a very good colour-printed dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £7.95 net. The dustwrapper states '4th Edition Enlarged' at the top of the front flap. Extremities of dustwrapper just slightly rubbed and creased - mainly at the top edge of the front panel near the spine, and bottom edge of the spine. No loss - no chips or tears. A few small marks. The spine of the dustwrapper is only very slightly faded, also slightly affecting the front panel near the spine. Dustwrapper bright. ***190mm x 115mm. 432 pages including an Index of First Lines and an Index of Places and Counties at the back of the book. ***Contents: Introduction by Lord Birkenhead, Mount Zion (1932), Continual Dew (1937), Old Lights for New Chancels (1940), New Bats in Old Belfries (1945), Selected Poems (1948), A Few Late Chrysanthemums (1954), Poems in the Porch (1954), Poems Written Since 1954, High and Low (1966), A Nip in the air (1974). ***'Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 Aug 1906 - 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St Pancras railway station from demolition. He began his career as a journalist and ended it as one of the most popular British Poets Laureate and a much-loved figure on British television.' (Wiki) ***A 1984 printing of the 1979 expanded and enlarged fourth edition of the "Collected Poems of John Betjeman", in very good condition, albeit with the above-mentioned faults. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hard Back. Reprint. Dust jacket a little worn to the extremities otherwise in good condition Presentation label to the front free endpaper Top and fore edge lightly foxed Pages however are clean and bright throughout pp xxvi 279 Overall a good copynbsp. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. An early fourth impression of the true first edition, published in the same month as the first impression. The book was something of a best-seller, and was rapidly reprinted. ***Near fine in cream cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, and blind borders to the front and back boards. The gilt is still beautifully bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. Head and tail of spine very slightly creased, but no bumps and corners sharp. The boards are clean and unmarked. Page block edges also clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with a neat gift inscription in fountain-pen ink on the front free endpaper (please see scans). Interior pages clean. No foxing. No serious creases or tears - just a couple of top corner tips pf preliminary pages XXIV-XXVI creased and a long light crease to the rear free endpaper (please see scans). ***In a near fine plain printed dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, and retains the original publisher's printed price of 15s. net. The dustwrapper correctly states '4th printing' at the top of the front flap. Extremities of dustwrapper just slightly rubbed and creased, mainly at the top and tail of the spine. No creases, chips or tears. The spine of the dustwrapper is also completely unfaded. Dustwrapper bright. ***190mm x 115mm. XXVI preliminary pages + 279 pages. ***Contents: Introduction by Lord Birkenhead, Mount Zion (1932), Continual Dew (1937), Old Lights for New Chancels (1940), New Bats in Old Belfries (1945), Selected Poems (1948), A Few Late Chrysanthemums (1954), Poems in the Porch (1954), Poems Written Since 1954. ***'Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 Aug 1906 - 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St Pancras railway station from demolition. He began his career as a journalist and ended it as one of the most popular British Poets Laureate and a much-loved figure on British television.' (Wiki) ***A nice example of an early fourth impression of the true first edition of the "Collected Poems of John Betjeman", in very nice condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Book in Fine Condition, Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Cream cloth with gilt on spine. No soiling, no bumps to edges or corners. Pages are clean and bright, binding is tight. Jacket has some chips and edge wear at top and bottom ends of jacket spine. splitting at upper and lower crease at inside flaps.…

Hard covers, dust jacket. Condition: V.g. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint edition. Slight corner wear to jacket. No inscriptions. Weight: 1 Language: English.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. A second edition, revised with additional poems - second impression. The first edition was originally published in 1958, and the second edition in 1962. ***Near fine in cream cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, and blind borders to the front and back boards. The gilt is still beautifully bright. No bumps. Corners sharp. Covers clean and unmarked. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Interior pages clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. ***In a very good colour-printed dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, and retains the original publisher's printed price of 15s. net. The dustwrapper states '11th printing' at the top of the front flap. Extremities of dustwrapper slightly rubbed and creased. Small nicks to the top of the spine of the dustwrapper. There is a closed tear and associated creasing to the top edge of the back panel near the spine. The spine of the dustwrapper is only very slightly faded. No chips. Dustwrapper bright. ***190mm x 115mm. 292 pages. ***Contents: Introduction by Lord Birkenhead, Mount Zion (1932), Continual Dew (1937), Old Lights for New Chancels (1940), New Bats in Old Belfries (1945), Selected Poems (1948), A Few Late Chrysanthemums (1954), Poems in the Porch (1954), Poems Written Since 1954. ***'Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 Aug 1906 - 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St Pancras railway station from demolition. He began his career as a journalist and ended it as one of the most popular British Poets Laureate and a much-loved figure on British television.' (Wik) ***A second impression of the second edition of the "Collected Poems of John Betjeman", in very good condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First edition, Fifth Printing. John Betjeman was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1972 until his death. Betjeman's first book of verse, Mount Zion, and his first book on architecture, Ghastly Good Taste, appeared in 1933. (Churches, railway stations, and other elements of a townscape figure largely in both books.) Four more volumes of poetry appeared before the publication of this book of verse-Collected Poems(1958) with its eloquent Introduction by Lord Birkenhead.contents as follows: Introduction by Lord Birkenhead. Poems grouped under the following headings: Mount Zion (1932). Continental Dew (1937). Old Lights for New Chancels (1940). New Bats in Old Belfries (1945). pp xxviii, 279 pp. full white cloth top right corner bent Jacket is price-clipped. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Second Edition. A second edition, revised with additional poems - second impression. The first edition was originally published in 1958, and the second edition in 1962. ***Near fine in cream cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, and blind borders to the front and back boards. The gilt is still beautifully bright. No bumps. Corners sharp. Covers clean and unmarked. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Interior pages clean, although there is some browning / offsetting to the front free endpaper where some newspaper cuttings related to John Betjeman are loosely inserted (see scans). No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. ***In a near fine colour-printed dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, and retains the original publisher's printed price of 15s. net. The dustwrapper states '11th printing' at the top of the front flap. Extremities of dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and creased. Small nicks to the top of the spine of the dustwrapper. The spine of the dustwrapper is also slightly faded. No chips or tears. Dustwrapper bright. ***190mm x 115mm. 292 pages. ***Contents: Introduction by Lord Birkenhead, Mount Zion (1932), Continual Dew (1937), Old Lights for New Chancels (1940), New Bats in Old Belfries (1945), Selected Poems (1948), A Few Late Chrysanthemums (1954), Poems in the Porch (1954), Poems Written Since 1954. ***'Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 Aug 1906 - 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St Pancras railway station from demolition. He began his career as a journalist and ended it as one of the most popular British Poets Laureate and a much-loved figure on British television.' (Wik) ***A second impression of the second edition of the "Collected Poems of John Betjeman", in nice near fine condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Third impression of the Second Edition of 1962. White cloth boards, with silver titling to spine. No previous ownerâÂÂs name or inscription. A clean unmarked copy still tightly bound. Unclipped DJ rubbed corners and edges, a little loss to top of spine and small holes along the top of the front fold-in. Overall a nice copy. All proceeds of sale go to LOROS, a Hospice Charity serving Leicestershire and Rutland.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A first impression of the true first edition. The book was something of a best-seller, and was rapidly reprinted. ***Near fine in cream cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, and blind borders to the front and back boards. The gilt is still beautifully bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. Head and tail of spine uncreased. No bumps - corners sharp. The boards are clean and unmarked. Page block edges also clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no previous ownership marks. Interior pages clean. No foxing. No serious creases or tears - just very light creases to the top corners of the last few pages - hardly noticeable (please see scans). ***In a very good plain printed dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of 15s. net. The dustwrapper is correct for the first impression, with no further printings mentioned at the top of the front flap. The dustwrapper is virtually complete, with just a sliver of loss at the top of the spine. There is also a scuff and surface loss at the top of the front panel near the spine, and a 2cm closed tear to the top edge of the back panel, also near the spine. Some light marks to the back panel, and some light rubbing to the edges. The spine of the dustwrapper is only very slightly faded. ***190mm x 115mm. XXVI preliminary pages + 279 pages. ***Contents: Introduction by Lord Birkenhead, Mount Zion (1932), Continual Dew (1937), Old Lights for New Chancels (1940), New Bats in Old Belfries (1945), Selected Poems (1948), A Few Late Chrysanthemums (1954), Poems in the Porch (1954), Poems Written Since 1954. ***'Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 Aug 1906 - 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St Pancras railway station from demolition. He began his career as a journalist and ended it as one of the most popular British Poets Laureate and a much-loved figure on British television.' (Wiki) ***A nice example of a first impression of the true first edition of the "Collected Poems of John Betjeman", in very good condition. First impressions are quite uncommon now, as the book was something of a best-seller, and was rapidly reprinted. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hardback. Condition: nrFine. VG- Pc DW. Second Edition Second Impression. Name of owner at front of book. Cream cloth, gilt. Blind stamped borders front and rear covers. Top edge pink (Possibly fadeds from red). Corners and spine ends lightly bumped, otherwise Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is price clipped and marked / ruched on the inside. Spine is faded with closed tear to the top of spine and chips to top of folds.…