Moreton Capt (3 results)
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by A & C Black, London 1931
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Dodman Books, Morston, , United KingdomDodman Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
US$ 34.01
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good order throughout, a little light tanning, occasional foxing and light marking. Inscription to fep. Light green boards, unevenly faded, with gilt titling to faded spine. Scarce. Capt. J P Moreton (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by A. & C. Black, London 1931
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, CanadaAttic Books (ABAC, ILAB)
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Fair
US$ 400.00
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 96 p. 20 cm. Colour frontispiece. Line drawings at head of each chapter. Green cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Chips and tears to jacket. Much of jacket spine missing, including ends and a section in the centre. Lettering on spine is affected by these gab…s. Some stains and discolouration to jacket rear. Tape repair top front. Cloth discoloured where jacket is lacking. Book has some spine lean, dent in lower edge of back cover. Inscription on front free endpaper. Mark on p. 36. Roderick Langmere Haig-Brown (1908-1976) showed no early writing promise. After being expelled from school for drinking and truancy in his native England, he eventually found his way to British Colombia where he spent time with nature. Upon his return to England, he began a writing career that fictionalized various types of wildlife. This is his scarce first book, even more rare in a dustjacket. Blurb on the jacket's front flap states this story is "for people of every age above ten or twelve" but it's likely meant for children. In simple language, H.-B. tells the story of the anthropomorphic chinook salmon named Silver and his "wife" Grace. But readers of all ages will feel an affinity for their finned friend and even grown-ups may feel teary-eyed when Silver's life ends on a fisherman's hook.
More imagesPublished by A & C Black Ltd, London 1931
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Juniper Books, Petersfield, , United KingdomJuniper Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Good
US$ 510.12
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Green boards mottled and faded but not spine which has gilt lettering. A fair non-price clipped jacket with spotting, browning and a minor loss (see photographs). The author's very scarce first book - virtually unknown in a DJ. Internally the book is very good…. Capt J P Moreton (illustrator).
