Kit Higson (65 results)

Condition: Good. 1944. First Edition. 222 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

Condition: Fair. 1939. 317 pages. No dust jacket. Green pictorial cloth. Inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Ink marks to page edges and corners. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Condition: Good. 1947. First Edition. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing octavo Hardback. 220 pp. Very Good condition in Near Very Good unclipped dust jacket (tiny closed edge tears) No inscriptions.

Condition: Good. 1946. Reprinted. 222 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth covered boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Condition: Fair. No edition remarks. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Rebound brown cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are mildly tanned with heavy foxing. Moderate cracking to gutters. Mildly loose frontispiece. Notable tear to title page. Some detached but present pages. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Mild tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Mild cocking to spine.

Condition: Fair. 1952. First Edition. 218 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Grey and yellow patterned cloth board. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Minor tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.

Condition: Fair. 1949. First Edition. 256 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth board. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.

Green Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dj. Dorothy Fitch (illustrator). First Edition. 1939 Oxford first edition, green boards very dulled and shelf rubbed, insides decent, free of marks with neat owner bookplate. - Sent from Scotland by Royal Mail, all international orders by PRIORITY AIR-MAIL. all books carefully packed. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book is green with silver lettering. Prev owner's name, address and phone number inside front cover ow vg. D.J. has a bit of edgewear ow good.

Condition: Good. 1950. First Edition. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and notable foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and light marking to boards. Notable tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Boards are notably warped.

Yellow hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 223pp.

Condition: Good. 1958. First Edition Thus. 288 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards with silver lettering. Illustrated by Dorothy Fitch. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. End-papers are more notably foxed. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge wear with rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Silver lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate tanning to spine with damp staining. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with tears and creasing. Damp staining to spine.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Good condition book. First edition. Loss to the spine of the dust jacket. A good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 224pp. Book produced to War Economy Standards. Orange cloth boards (rubbed and worn at edges, rounded at corners and spine ends). Lending sheet on front free endpaper, no other library markings, else internally neat and clean barring very occasional spotting. In its original worn and edge-torn dust jacket (art work by J F Campbell). Dust jacket now in archival-quality mylar wrapper to protect & prolong the life of the jacket. It is not adhered to the book or to the dust jacket.

Condition: Good. 1943. 242 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 222pp. Book produced to War Economy Standards. Emerald cloth boards (rubbed and worn at edges, rounded at corners and spine ends, a few marks, slightly cocked) . Lending sheet on front free endpaper, no other library markings, else internally neat and clean barring very occasional spotting. In its original worn and edge-torn dust jacket (faded and scuffed, spine creases, spine scuffed all over, short cracks on rear joint, minor loss at head of spine). Dust jacket now in archival-quality mylar wrapper to protect & prolong the life of the jacket. It is not adhered to the book or to the dust jacket. A hard to find title from this once popular and prolific author of romances.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Reading Copy. No Jacket. Dorothy Fitch (illustrator). No date. title page is ffp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Reading Hardback. Dorothy Fitch (illustrator). Reprinted. 317 pages - owners stamp inside front and back end pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. 223pp, blue cloth covered boards. A few small light spots of foxing to the edges, otherwise clean. A romantic story set in Yorkshire.

First ed. 1st edition, 1947. Page fore-edge lightly foxed; binding tight; dust jacket a little soiled & worn. Used - Good. VG hardback in Good price-clipped dust jacket Used - Good. VG hardback in Good price-clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Foxing to fore edges and prelims and lightly rolled leading corners. First impression.Jacket has chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Rubbing, tiny amounts of other chipping and short closed tears. Scarce First. 219pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dorothy Fitch (illustrator). 1st Edition. In green publisher's pictorial boards which are a little rubbed and bumped at the corners, with some edge staining and fading to the spine. Illustrated end papers are foxed and spine edge is a little loose at the front. Previous owner's name neatly written on ffep. Sunday School presentation bookplate on fly title page dated 1942. Toning to fore edge.

Hard cover, torn dust jacket, name of owner on front endpaoper, 223 pages.

Condition: Good. Title: Broken BreedAuthor: Kit HigsonPublisher: Ward, Lock & CoPublication date/edition: 1943 1st editionBinding: HardbackIllustrated: NoPages: 222 Description / Condition: Wear, discolouration, grub and scuff marks to jacket, creases and tears to edges and spine. Foxing to fore-edge, price-clipped with name inscribed inside, spotting to endpapers and page edges, shipped from the UK Please see pictures for further information.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition dust jacket is covered in clear protective plastic. Presentation plate on front end paper. Light tanning/foxing to page edges. Photograph available on request.

1st edition good green cloth hardcover with edge worn dustjacket. 252p. Julian, a young doctor marries Judith for her money. matters go from bad to worse.

Hardback. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG Pc DW. Reprint.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: F-. Dorothy Fitch (illustrator). Reprint. VG+/F- 8vo. original green boards (slightly rubbed & bumped, large prev. owner's details/inscrip. to front endpapers) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a trifle rubbed & nicked); pp. 288, with illustrations. A very good copy.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 223 printed pages of text. Spine sun faded, without any ownership markings and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1926-1945.