Edited Iona (51 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Iona Sinclair (illustrator). In DJ; Green cloth hardback. Xiv + 161 pp. B&W illustrations. Appendices; 8vo; xiv + 161 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. reprint. 467 pages; 5 1/2 x 8 3/4" Library stamping and stickers on front endpapers, page edges, title page, and rear pastedown; sticker removed from title page with light surface tearing; sticker on one of the last few pages; sticker neatly removed from jacket spine; light sun-fading to jacket spine; front jacket flap bottom corner is clipped and top corner is creased; jacket in mylar sleeve. Shipping will be extra for this heavier book, please inquire.

Rosemary Wells (illustrator). 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Large 4to. 107pp. Tight. No names or other markings. Nice D/j with very tiny touch of wear, else Fine in Near Fine, unclipped D/j.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is NEAR FINE ; like near new on all points. DJ is NEAR FINE ; also like near new. In a wrapper. Poet. Stax.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1ST PRINTING STATED large coffee table size hardcover book VERY GOOD clean copy no writing in or on book, binding is solid, cover has minor corner bumps/wear.

Hardcover. Monica Walker (illustrator). First Edition. Blue cloth: (slight, tiny bump to foredge of front & rear covers, titles dull), 16mo, ( 7 1/2 X 5' ), 79pp. No names or other markings. V.Good+.

Stated 1st US edition with a 1 present in the number line; 12mo.; paper covered boards with gilt lettering on spine, hardcover; black and white and color illustrations; 160 pages; very good in a very good unclipped dust jacket.

Condition: Good. Wells, Rosemary (illustrator). Original glazed pictorial boards in matching dust jacket, illustrated with numerous colour drawings, 4to.; Partly discoloured; small tears dust jacket; dust jacket price clipped.

Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. A very fine copy. As New and unread. No bumped corners to book. Spine tips are smooth and round. Jacket is brodart covered. No tears, no chips to jacket. No signatures. As New.

Condition: Good. Location:426 467 pages 426.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Reprint. Very good-plus clean firm interior, contains a frontispiece plus numerous black and white illustrations, no inscriptions or usage marks, tiny age spot to front e/paper, very good-plus boards showing only very slight usage, all tight and firm; d/jacket of also of very good-plus appearance, no nicks or tears, just very light usage signs, price-clipped neatly to inner flap, covered with a new removable sleeve-protector.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo, xxvii, 467pp, Hardback with Dust Jacket both in Very Good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. This book provides a fascinating insight into the wide range of folk beliefs that have survived into our own age. It tells, for example, of the traditional significance of animals, colours, days, and the elements; rituals to be observed at certain seasons or when faced with various natural and unnatural occurrences; and cures, taboos, and the uses to which people have put everyday objects in pursuit of good fortune or knowledge of the future. The superstitions are arranged alphabetically according to their key word and are illustrated by quotations that trace their development through the centuries. Covering every aspect of life, the dictionary: Examines both familiar superstitions and other curious less well-known ones. Explores spells, cures, rituals, taboos, charms and omens. Illustrates the history of these beliefs by means of quotations drawn from a wide range of sources. Includes a thematic index linking the entries and illustrating patterns within folk belief. 494 pages. very light wear and foxingto endpapers.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. This book provides a fascinating insight into the wide range of folk beliefs that have survived into our own age. It tells, for example, of the traditional significance of animals, colours, days, and the elements; rituals to be observed at certain seasons or when faced with various natural and unnatural occurrences; and cures, taboos, and the uses to which people have put everyday objects in pursuit of good fortune or knowledge of the future. The superstitions are arranged alphabetically according to their key word and are illustrated by quotations that trace their development through the centuries. Covering every aspect of life, the dictionary: Examines both familiar superstitions and other curious less well-known ones. Explores spells, cures, rituals, taboos, charms and omens. Illustrates the history of these beliefs by means of quotations drawn from a wide range of sources. Includes a thematic index linking the entries and illustrating patterns within folk belief. 494 pages. very light wear and foxingto endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Rosemary Wells (illustrator). Copyright (repr). Hardback: colour illustrations by ROSEMARY WELLS, spine tips are worn on the front edges, a few small indentations, corners lightly bumped, internally vg. sq folio, 107pp. A collection of more than sixty nursery rhymes.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). 1st Walker Books Edition. Hardcover. I Saw Esau. The Schoolchild's Pocket Book. Old school stamp to inside cover. Tiny piece of inside back cover paper torn. Green cloth with gilt lettering. The best antidote to the anxieties and disasters of life is laughter; and this children seem to understand almost as soon as they are born. If laughter is lacking, they create it; if it is offered to them, they relish it. Here in this book is a feast of laughter. Illustrations. 160 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Rosemary Wells (illustrator). NEW Hardcovers (2) in NEW Dust Jackets in a NEAR FINE Slipcase. 1996/1999 Best Loved Nursery Rhymes. Many Great Illustrations. Additional Postage applies.

Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. This book provides a fascinating insight into the wide range of folk beliefs that have survived into our own age. It tells, for example, of the traditional significance of animals, colours, days, and the elements; rituals to be observed at certain seasons or when faced with various natural and unnatural occurrences; and cures, taboos, and the uses to which people have put everyday objects in pursuit of good fortune or knowledge of the future. The superstitions are arranged alphabetically according to their key word and are illustrated by quotations that trace their development through the centuries. Covering every aspect of life, the dictionary: Examines both familiar superstitions and other curious less well-known ones. Explores spells, cures, rituals, taboos, charms and omens. Illustrates the history of these beliefs by means of quotations drawn from a wide range of sources. Includes a thematic index linking the entries and illustrating patterns within folk belief. 494 pages. Some marks to top edges.

Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. This book provides a fascinating insight into the wide range of folk beliefs that have survived into our own age. It tells, for example, of the traditional significance of animals, colours, days, and the elements; rituals to be observed at certain seasons or when faced with various natural and unnatural occurrences; and cures, taboos, and the uses to which people have put everyday objects in pursuit of good fortune or knowledge of the future. The superstitions are arranged alphabetically according to their key word and are illustrated by quotations that trace their development through the centuries. Covering every aspect of life, the dictionary: Examines both familiar superstitions and other curious less well-known ones. Explores spells, cures, rituals, taboos, charms and omens. Illustrates the history of these beliefs by means of quotations drawn from a wide range of sources. Includes a thematic index linking the entries and illustrating patterns within folk belief. 494 pages. Some marks to top edges.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Reprint with Corrections. xxvii + 467pp; Spine has a crease about 5cm from head else a bright copy with previous owner's signature to half-title; D/w creased and sunned with some loss along the edges; Size: 12mo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprinted with Corrections. Reprinted with corrections 1977 very good hardback, foxing and browning to page edges, rear outer corners bumped, in a very good dust wrapper, covers creased. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Not price clipped. 467 pages with index. Illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. hardback reprint, small 8vo, 80pp, illustrated by Monica Walker, clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / no dustwrapper.

19x14cm. Originally published 1947, this a reprint of the 1992 new edition illustrated by Sendak. Collection of more than 170 traditional English rhymes, many concerned with the exigencies of school life. 160pp with introduction, numerous colour & other illustrations, and notes. Hardback / hard cover: green boards, backstrip titled in gilt. VERY GOOD copy in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket slightly rubbed at corner tips.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good/Price Clipped. Reprint . D/J is price clipped. darkening to D/J with some light rubbing and marks. Some spotting to page edges. Closed tear to bottom edge of front D/J.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). Condition Notes: A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper with a light crease to the foot of the upper panel; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over green boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 7¾" x 5½" (0.7 kg); pp 174; Includes: Colour plates; Colour drawings; Colour frontispiece; || 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 #204493 ||.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Condition Notes: Plain paper dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with a little fraying to the spine ends, and the price clipped. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Text complete, clean and tight; Hardback. Dust wrapper over blue boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9" x 5¾" (1.2 kg); pp (xxvii) 467; Index; 5th (revised) printing, first published 1951. Contains: Black & white plates; Black & white drawings; Frontispiece; || 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 #187640 ||.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). Condition Notes: A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper, a decent copy otherwise; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over green boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 7¾" x 5½" (0.7 kg); pp 174; Includes: Colour plates; Colour drawings; Colour frontispiece; || 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 #187646 ||.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket ONLY Very Good. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with a few tears, wrinkles and chips. Colors still bright. Some stains and/or rubbing. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/W Illustrations (illustrator). Reprint. Very good to inside with no marks or inscriptions. Top outer edge block slightly tanned and slight foxing to right edge of same. Dust jacket not price clipped with very slight creasing to top of spine and minor wear to front right corners. POSTAGE OVERSEAS is by AIR and should extra be needed this will be requested. Broadleaf Books is a second hand independent bookshop in Abergavenny, South Wales. Enquiries and visits are very welcome. ch.

Condition: Very good.