John Brophy Eric Kennington (15 results)
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Published by George G Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Provan Books, Glasgow, United KingdomProvan Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 48 pages, 19 colour plates by Eric Kennington, book in near fine condition (ink ownership inscription on front free end-paper, strip of fading at foot of spine, text and plates in fine, clean condition) with very good dust-wrapper (not price clipped,… edges creased and slightly chipped, now protected in a removable, plastic cover). Eric Kennington (illustrator).

Language: English
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: The Private Library, London, United KingdomThe Private Library
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. From the Library of John Russell Taylor. Eric Kennington (illustrator).
Published by George G. Harrap & Company Ltd., 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.Riverby Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Bound in red cloth over boards with gold lettering down the spine. Cloth has general fading and wear along the edges, but remains otherwise neat and tidy. Corners are bumped. Binding is tight and secure. Previous owner inscription on the FFEP. Pages are evenly toned throughout, but otherwis…e crisp and clean. 19, full color plates illustrated by Eric Kennington all in excellent condition. 47 pages. George G. Harrap & Company. No publication date on the title page. Copyright page is dated 1945. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it is a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book.
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London, 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Henschel Books, Bull Mountain, OR, U.S.A.Henschel Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The Mylar-protected dust-jacket has some small tears, and some foxing. The dark blue binding with gold markings is excellent. The interior is clean and tight, with just a bookseller's name on the front pastedown and a neat ink inscription on the front…free endpapers. 272 pgs. Eric Kennington (illustrator).
Published by Harrap, London, 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, AustraliaMuir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]
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2nd impr., pp. 48, col. Plates from paintings by Eric KENNINGTON, very good in frayed d.j. Eric Kennington (illustrator).
Published by G.G. Harrap & Company Ltd [1945], London, 1945
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
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Condition: fair. 22 cm, 47, color illus., some foxing to text, boards faded and soiled, some weakening near the binding. Color portraits by Eric Kennington, who was the primary artist selected by Lawrence for Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Eric Kennington (illustrator).

Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Paul Meekins Military & History Books, Stratford upon Avon, United KingdomPaul Meekins Military & History Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Hardback without dustjacket; light foxing to edge of yellowed pages, otherwise good in red cloth boards. Reprint.; Text by John Brophy. Illustrated with 19 colour portraits of members of the Home Guard by Eric Kennington.; 48 pages.
Published by George Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: The Last Post Bookshop, Holbrook, NSW, AustraliaThe Last Post Bookshop
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H/c. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. pages 48, 19 full page colour illustrations of various Home Guard soldiers, eqach illustration has name of home guard or description. Foreword by Sir James Grigg. Red boards with gilt lettering to spine, boards have faded along spine edge and 1/2" of left side of front cover. Lower corne…r and side of front board has been affected by damp and cloth has bubbled and faded, Colour has run into the inside of the cover, but not on the front free end paper. 16 of the pages have been affected by insects, but none of the colour illustrations. Name inside front cover. Eric Kennington (illustrator).
Published by London George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Stephen Wilkinson Fine Books, Near Ventnor, Isle of Wight, IOW, United KingdomStephen Wilkinson Fine Books
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First Edition: Hardback, red bds., gold titles, 150 x 220 mm., 200g., 48 pp., Foreword by Sir James Grigg, colour illustrations throughout by John Brophy, inscription on ffep. reads 'From one Home Guard to another' and signed Ralph Allen 1945 Thank You "Jim" ' original, pictorial, unclipped dw., with light edge wear, VG/VG+ copy….
Published by Harrap London 1945, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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1st edition chipped dust jacket Near Fine octavo 48pp., col. frontis., col. pls., Superb colour illustrations by Eric Kennington. Front hinge tender o/w nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket with minimal chips.
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Published by Harrap, London, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Piccadilly Books & Pigalle livres, Randers NV, DenmarkPiccadilly Books & Pigalle livres
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. comes with 19 portraits in full colour 1.Published 1945.
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Published by Harrap, London, 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Piccadilly Books & Pigalle livres, Randers NV, DenmarkPiccadilly Books & Pigalle livres
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. comes with 19 portraits in full colour 1.Published 1945. Eric Kennington (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Harrap, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Piccadilly Books & Pigalle livres, Randers NV, DenmarkPiccadilly Books & Pigalle livres
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine unread copy illustrated with color paintings. 48 pp. Height 22 cm. slight rubbing to spine tips and the fore-edge otherwise as new. Priced at 6s. on the inner flap.
Published by George Harrap, London
Seller: M H Harrington, Boston, MA, U.S.A.M H Harrington
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover book, 6" x 9", dust wrapper in clear plastic sleeve is good+ (overall wear, mainly to margins with 2 small losses at spine top, back and front); text is near fine (front endpaper has inscription, "From Doris, 1/3/45); 48 pp with 19 color illustrations, foreward by Sir James Grigg f. Book.
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Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United KingdomClearwater Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). This copy signed by both the author and illustrator on the front free endpaper (both Brophy and Kennington were themselves Local Defence Volunteers). A review copy, with the publisher's review slip laid-in (this copy having… been sent to true crime specialist J. H. H. Gaute, with his type-written name to the comp. slip). Slim 8vo. 48pp. Red cloth lettered in ruled in gold at the spine. With nineteen full-colour and predominantly full-page character studies by Eric Kennington (whose subjects include Sir James Griss, Viscount Bridgeman, and various sergeants, privates and other Home Guard regulars). A narrow sliver of fading to the lower edges of the boards. A very good copy in somewhat tatty dust wrapper, non-price-clipped but with some soiling, chipping, tearing, and several quite small areas of edge-loss. Signed by Author(s).