Phillippa Pearce (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition second printing . Book and dust wrapper in very good condition . Book has no inscriptions and is not an ex library book . Dust wrapper is not price clipped. Dust wrapper has some minor chippings and page one has a 20 mm tear at top of page . Light foxing to edge of text block and end papers . Please see photographs which are of the actual book . Book is in transparent protective wrapper . All books shipped via Royal mail tracked and packed in bubble wrap and cardboard book sleeves.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1962. First edition, first printing. This is a very near fine copy. The Anthony Matiland dust wrapper has some very light toning at the spine, and one small tear to the front panel. It has not been price clipped (13s 6d net). The boards are clean, with the gilt detailing intact and shining. The text blocks are bright and white. The author's signature is present on the front fly, inscribed to a Betty and Roger with love. Interestingly, Pearce inscribes the dedication in blue ink, but her own first name in black ink. Overall, this is a very near fine copy of a remarkably scarce signed title. About a child's longing for a dog friend. Inscribed by Author(s).