Jeff Spain (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Ken Harris (illustrator).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This Dover Edition 1st Published in 2003. 125 + pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear. Clean text on bright and crisp pages. Very minimally worn corners. Jeff A. Menges (Cover) (illustrator).

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. Penguin Books D-107. Second printing of the true first edition, published in 1969. The first printing was published in 1968. A paperback original. Cover design by Alan Spain. ***Very good in colour-illustrated card covers. Covers clean. Edges of covers slightly rubbed and creased, mainly to the edges of the spine and corner tips. There are no reading creases to the spine. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Edges of page block clean - just lightly tanned. Internally also very good, with no previous ownership inscriptions. Inner covers slightly browned. Paper stock lightly tanned as usual. Pages clean with no foxing. ***111 pages. 180mm x 110mm. ***'Penguin Modern Poets is a series designed to introduce contemporary poetry to the general reader by publishing representative work by each of three modern poets in a single volume. In each case the selection has been made to illustrated the poet's characteristics in style and form.' (Quote taken from the back cover). The series eventually ran to 27 volumes, published between 1962 and 1979. ***Second printing of the true first edition, in its original card covers. A very good copy. ***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. Alan Spain (Cover design) (illustrator). …

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. Penguin Books D-107. First printing of the true first edition. A paperback original. Cover design by Alan Spain. ***Very good in colour-illustrated card covers. The covers have some light wear commensurate with age and handling but are generally very clean - very slight surface loss to the spine in places. No bumps or tears - just some light rubbing to the extremities. The spine is still quite flat with no vertical reading creases. Spine tight. Edges of page block tanned as usual. Fore-edge of page block lightly foxed. Internally also very good, with a neat ownership name and date to the top of the first page. Inner covers browned but the inner pages are clean. Paper stock lightly tanned. ***111 pages. 180mm x 110mm. ***'Penguin Modern Poets is a series designed to introduce contemporary poetry to the general reader by publishing representative work by each of three modern poets in a single volume. In each case the selection has been made to illustrated the poet's characteristics in style and form.' (Quote taken from the back cover) The series eventually ran to 27 volumes, published between 1962 and 1979. ***First printing of the true first edition, in its original card covers. ***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. Alan Spain (Cover design) (illustrator).…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 80pp. Colour illustrations. Laminated card covers (very slightly rubbed on corners). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A charming and very personal account of a journey from the UK to China, undertaken by four aging friends in two transit vans, in 2007. Not so much a guide book, but an inspiration to others to undertake challenges with friends and hopefulness.…

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. Penguin Books D-107. First printing of the true first edition. A paperback original. Cover design by Alan Spain. ***Very good in colour-illustrated card covers. The covers have some light wear commensurate with age and handling but are generally very clean - very slight surface loss to the top and tail of the spine and tiny loss to the top corner of the front cover. No bumps or tears - just some light rubbing to the extremities. The spine is still flat with no vertical reading creases. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Edges of page block lightly tanned as usual, but clean. Internally also very good, with no previous ownership marks. Inner covers browned but the inner pages are clean. Paper stock lightly tanned. ***111 pages. 180mm x 110mm. ***'Penguin Modern Poets is a series designed to introduce contemporary poetry to the general reader by publishing representative work by each of three modern poets in a single volume. In each case the selection has been made to illustrated the poet's characteristics in style and form.' (Quote taken from the back cover) The series eventually ran to 27 volumes, published between 1962 and 1979. ***First printing of the true first edition, in its original card covers. ***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. Alan Spain (Cover design) (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Comic Book. Magazine Format and Size. First Printing. Color illustrated cover and black/white interior art. 48 pages. Cover price $$3.50. VERYFINE. All corners sharp and binding tight, without stress marks and square. No tears, creases, bumps or chips. Unmarked in any way and very clean, bright and glossy. Photo available upon request. All items carefully packaged and sent boxed.…