Seller: Lost and Found Books, Healesville, VIC, Australia
First Edition
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Add to basketpictorial hard cover. No Jacket. Cecil Elgee (illustrator). First edition. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Cecil Elgee. 22 cm. 63 pages VG. Light soiling and shelf wear to covers, lower corners bumped, overall very good condition.
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Published by Brigham Young University, 1993
Seller: Blindpig Books, Salt lake city, UT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. B0013TNV7Q Some wear. Unmarked.
Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Owner's name on inside. Bookplate inside. (south sea tales).
Published by Brigham Young University, 1993
Seller: Lexington Books Inc, Idaho Falls, ID, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good; Contents are tight and clean; Soft Cover; Brigham Young University; 1993; 0.
Published by Faber & Faber, 1956
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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Add to basketCondition: Fair. 1956. Second Impression. 50 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Jacket is in plastic cover and taped to boards. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are presumed clean as jacket is taped down. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Jacket is in plastic cover. Some dark rubbed marking overall.
Published by FABER and FABER, 1965
Language: English
Seller: Happyfish Books, Meopham, KENT, United Kingdom
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. PUBLISHER: FABER and FABER * YEAR: 1965 * ISBN/SBN: N/A * No OF PAGES: 55 * CONDITION: USED - GOOD * OTHER: EX-LIBRARY BOOK WITH USUAL STAMPS AND MARKINGS AND PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVER. THE D/W IS RUBBED AND WORN TO THE EDGES AND CORNERS WITH SOME CREASING TO THE EDGES AND SOME SMALL TEARS TO THE FRONT. SOME YELLOWING OR DISCOLOURATION APPARENT TO THE PAGE EDGES AND THE SPINE IS VERY SLIGHTLY COCKED BUT THE BINDING'S STILL NICE AND TIGHT. IT'S A CLEAN EXAMPLE OF THIS HARD TO FIND EDITION.
Published by Faber and Faber, 1961
Seller: April House Books, Chipping Norton, United Kingdom
First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No dustjacket; otherwise a very good unmarked copy.
Seller: Karl Eynon Books Ltd, Tywyn, United Kingdom
First Edition
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Good. Shirley Hughes (illustrator). First Edition. 48 pages illustrated HB . Red cloth lacks a dust jacket. Previous owners name inside.
Published by Faber & Faber, 1965
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1965. Second Impression. 55 pages. Pictorial dust jacket with black lettering over green cloth. Illustrated by Cecil Elgee. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Plate to front endpaper. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Clipped dust jacket in protective plastic cover. Mild wear and tear to edges and corners. Minor soiling to DJ.
Published by London: Faber and Faber,
Seller: BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA, Sun City, AZ, U.S.A.
(1971). Reprint. A trace of wear at the shelf edges, else fine, as-new, in pictorial boards; in a nearly fine illustrated dust jacket, clipped to the lower front flap, presumably by the publisher. Illustrated by Cecil Elgee. Five magical tales from across the world and a sixth based on the author's own experience.an ideal book for reading to small groups."--Janet Bruce. "Rust has no superior in the art of writing for the very young."--Birmingham Post.
Published by Faber
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Acceptable. Hardback. With dust jacket. Ex-library. Ex-Library Book. Has usual library markings Photograph available on request.
Published by FABER & FABER, LONDON, 1954
Language: English
Seller: Happyfish Books, Meopham, KENT, United Kingdom
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. THIS IS AN EX LIBRARY BOOK. THE DUST JACKET IS HEAVILY RUBBED AND SLIGHTLY FADED. THE CORNERS AND EDGES ARE BUMPED. THERE IS TAPE ALONG THE BASE EDGE OF THE FRONT JACKET. THE SPINE IS RUBBED AND BOTH ENDS ARE BUMPED. THERE IS TAPE ACROSS THE TOP AND BASE EDGE OF THE REAR JACKET. THE PAGE EDGES HAVE FOXING. THE PRICE IS UNCLIPPED. THE FFEP HAS A LIBRARY STAMP AND PENNED MARKS TO THE BASE. SOME PAGES HAVE SOME GRUBBY MARKS. THE BINDING IS TIGHT. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.
Published by London: Faber and Faber,
Seller: BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA, Sun City, AZ, U.S.A.
First Edition
(1968). First edition, first printing. Fine, as-new, in pictorial boards; in a price-clipped, else fine, illustrated dust jacket. Eight animal tales based on the legends of the Australian Aborigines: including the story of how a crane and a kangaroo-rat first discovered fire; how an enormous frog caused a drought by drinking all the water, six more! Illustrated by Cecil Elgee.
Published by Faber, UK, 1965
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. cecil elgee (illustrator). 63 pages. d/j price clipped.
Published by Faber & Faber, London, 1956
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
First Edition
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shirley Hughes (Illustrator) (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition first printing. Octavo hardback Yellow pictorial illustrated cloth 64 pp. Good condition. No inscriptions.
Published by Faber & Faber, London, United Kingdom, 1953
Seller: Beach Hut Books, Lingfield, United Kingdom
First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Shirley Hughes (illustrator). 1st Edition. Owner's name.
Published by Faber and Faber Limited, 1968
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. From the collection of an Ex-School Library with their library pocket, small stamp marks on the end papers and a small code on the spine of the book. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards are in good condition. There are old tape residue marks on the endpapers and on the flaps. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Faber and Faber Limited, 1969
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Publication of 63 pages. The Pictorial boards are a little shelf rubbed and there are scuffed marks along the edges. There are minor marks within the body of the book. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Cecil Elgee (illustrator). 1st. SIGNED first edition hardback, 1972, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine used condition. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread, no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Signed by the author with brief inscription to ffep: 'Richard, with the author's love and best wishes, Doris Rust.' Not an old library book. Photograph available. Signed.
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd., 1955
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hughes, Shirley (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1955. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Six stories for the very young. Red boards with blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Uneven fading to covers, with damp marks. White correction fluid to front pastedown, with new inscription in ink over the top. Some foxing. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!
Published by Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1965
Seller: Books@Ruawai, Kaipara District, New Zealand
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Worn (very edgeworn). No Jacket. Cecil Elgee (illustrator). Includes: 'The Sweet Potato'; 'The Vain and Foolish Heron'; 'The Princess and the Flute Player'; 'The Magic Turtles'; 'The Giant Who Stole a River'; 'The Whale and the Big Tree'; 'Tuna's Gift'.
Published by Faber and Faber, London. 1954., 1954
Seller: Sainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd., Camberwell, VIC, Australia
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Add to basket8vo, 50pp. A very good hardback copy in like, price-clipped, dust jacket.
Published by Faber and Faber, 1965
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
First Edition
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cecile Elgee (illustrator). 1st. SIGNED first edition hardback, 1965, with unclipped jacket. In overall near fine used condition with only slight signs of handling and storage - a little very faint spotting to dj. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread, no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Signed by the author to ffep with brief inscription: 'For Richard, With the author's love and best wishes, Doris Rust. Not an old library book. Photograph available.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-Library Book. Has usual library markings Photograph available on request.
Published by Faber and Faber, 1953
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
First Edition
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Shirley Hughes (illustrator). 1st. SIGNED first edition hardback, 1953, with unclipped jacket. In overall very goo used condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj has a little light scattered foxing and chip at spine tail; green cloth boards crisp and clean. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread, no annotations or inscriptions; light foxing to prelims but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Signed by the author to ffep with brief inscription: 'Richard, With the author's love, Doris Rust.' Not an old library book. Photograph available.
Published by Faber and Faber, 1954
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
First Edition
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Shirley Hughes (illustrator). 1st. SIGNED first edition hardback, 1954, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of handling and stoarge - scattered light foxing to the reverse of the dj which shows through on the dj flaps and white rear cover, boards crisp and clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread, no annotations or inscriptions; scattered light foxing to endpapers but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Signed by the author with brief inscription to ffep: 'To Richard, from the author with love, Doris Rust.' Not an old library book. Photograph available. Signed.
Published by Faber and Faber, 1961
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
First Edition
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Cecil Elgee (illustrator). 1st. SIGNED first edition hardback, 1961, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine used condition. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread, no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Signed by the author with brief inscription to ffep: 'To Richard, with the author's love, Doris Rust.' Not an old library book. Photograph available. Signed.
Published by Faber and Faber, 1965
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Cecil Elgee (illustrator). SIGNED First edition second impression hardback, 1965, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine condition. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Signed by the author to ffep with brief perosnal inscription: "For Richard, with the author's love and good wishes, Doris Rust." Not an old library book. Photograph available.
Published by Faber & Faber Limited, 1960
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Elgee, Cecil (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Green boards, dark red title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 6 tales. Damp mark to bottom edge and spine. Splash mark to top edge of outer page edges, going to page margins. Wrapper is price-cut with heavy browning/foxing, especially to rear panel; a few closed tears and nicks. White marks to front panel. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!
Published by Faber & Faber, London, United Kingdom, 1953
Seller: Books at yeomanthefirst, Folkestone, United Kingdom
First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Shirley Hughes (illustrator). 1st Edition. Faber & Faber, London, United Kingdom, 1953. Hardcover. Book Condition: Almost Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Shirley Hughes (illustrator). 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book Condition: Almost Near Fine. Square, sharp boards, a hint of spotting to inside boards and fep, otherwise clean, bright and fresh interior with no previous owner¿s names or marking. Dustwrapper Condition: Good. Some wear and chipping to edges with a tiny loss on front bottom corner, some invisible interior repairs, not price clipped and overall a decent, intact wrapper. A very, very nice condition, uncommon book in a scarce dustwrapper.