First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. Wood Engravings By Thomas Bewick (illustrator). First Edition. Previous owner's name in small font otherwise very good, unmarked. DJ is clipped and has many closed tears, chips at spine.
Language: English
Published by W. W. Norton & Company Inc., New York, 1962
Seller: Old Bookie, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Bewick, Thomas (illustrator). 75 pages : illustrations, 20 cm. ; brown cloth; price-clipped dj. Tape stains on dj and eps.
Language: English
Published by Norton, NY, 1962
Seller: Elaine Woodford, Bookseller, Durham, NC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Bewick, Thomas (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1ST PRT.Stated 1st ed. Book is near fine (brown cloth) in near fine (COLOR FACSIMILE) DJ. An allegorial tale (by the author of Mary Poppins) based on the old tradition that on Christmas night the animals in the stable- donkey, cow, sheep, dove- have the power of human speech & are able to tell one another of the gifts they have given to the Baby Jesus child. Poignant holiday tale for all ages. Lovely brown-tone illus by engraver Thomas Bewick. 75pp.
Published by W W Norton & Co., 1962
Seller: Schindler-Graf Booksellers, Westlake, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover in price-clipped dust jacket. No marks or writing in book. Binding is tight and square. Jacket is sunned at edges and spine. Short closed tear to top edge. Jacket now protected under a clear Brodart sleeve.
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1962
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrations by Thomas Bewick (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. First American Edition. Original publisher's brown cloth, lettered black on spine and front cover; Printed on grey and brown paper. 12mo; 7.5 inches tall; Illustrated with wood-cuts by Thomas Bewick. . Bindings tight and square. Text clean, Moderate handling wear. This illustrated Christmas book by the noted creator of Mary Poppins, written in answer to the child's question, "But why weren't there any WILD creatures at the crib?".
hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good +. Bewick, Thomas (illustrator). Wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. Octavo (approx. 5 1/4 by 7 3/4"), brown cloth covers, 75 pages.Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket price clipped, spine slightly sunned, Good +.".an allegorical tale based on the old tradition that on Christmas night the animals in the stable -- the ass, the cow, the sheep and the dove --have the power of human speech and thus are able to tell one another of the gifts they have given to the Child." Studio.
Published by Collins, 1963
Seller: Lion Books PBFA, Kidderminster, WORCS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
US$ 13.15
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Thomas Bewick (illustrator). First Edition. Dw has fading to spine,1/2 of upper cover and edges of lower cover, wear to spine ends and corners of cover, 30mm tear to one corner of dw, price-clipped. ; 195x135mm; 75 pages.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. VG plus brown cloth small octavo hardcover in a good dj with sunned spine and top edge, short edge tares. Stated first edition with no names or markings to text. 74p. Illustrated children's.
Published by W. W. NORTON & COMPANY, NEW YORK, 1962
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
HARDBACK BROWN. Condition: Good. JACKET: WORN DJ. THOMAS BEWICK (illustrator). FIRST. by the author of "Mary Poppins", printed on grey paper, black and white illustrations, edges of dj torn DATE PUBLISHED: 1962 EDITION: FIRST 75.
Language: English
Published by Collins, London, United Kingdom, 1963
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 20.69
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Bewick, Thomas (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (10s 6d). Wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. By the author of Mary Poppins. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, severe fading to/near spine, a little other minor patchy fading, a few tiny (approx. 3mms) tears, the odd small mark, odd minor crease/rub to edges, minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners, the odd spot of foxing/patchy browning to reverse (white side) and the occasional small scratch. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with a hint of pushing to corners and very minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Odd small mark/spots of foxing to top edge of pages. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.
Language: English
Published by Collins, London, United Kingdom, 1963
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 20.69
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Bewick, Thomas (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (10s 6d). Wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. Jacket has edge/shelf wear, fading to/near spine, a few marks, minor loss (mainly to one corner/back top edge), the odd small scratch, foxing, patchy browning, couple of small (approx. 1cm) tears and a little bumping to corners. Boards are very good with minor pushing to a couple of corners and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Top of pages slightly dusty with mild foxing. Previous owner's name in pen to front end-paper. Minor foxing to first/last couple of pages. Page edges little tanned. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.
Published by Collins 1963, 1963
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
FIRST EDITION. Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
Language: English
Published by W. W. NORTON, NEW YORK, USA, 1962
Seller: Happyfish Books, Meopham, KENT, United Kingdom
US$ 27.66
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. THOMAS BEWICK (illustrator). * PUBLISHER : W. W. NORTON * YEAR : 1962 * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 75 * CONDITION : USED - GOOD * OTHER: THE DUSTWRAPPER IS HEAVILY WORN WITH CREASING AND TEARS ALONG THE EDGES AND CORNERS WITH LIGHT FOXING TO THE FRONT, IT IS ALSO PRICE CLIPPED. THE BROWN COVER BOARDS ARE CLEAN WITH MILD BUMPING AND FADING ALONG THE EDGES AND SPINE. THE BINDING IS FIRM. THERE IS FOXING TO THE TOP FOR-EDGE. THE PAGES AND ILLUSTRATIONS ARE CLEAR AND CRISP. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1962
Seller: Stephen Dadd, Ashford, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 20.69
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Thomas Bewick (illustrator). 1st Edition. 75pp. HARDCOVER Very clean copy internally. No inscriptions. This volume has a very unusual d/w. I do not know if it was a special edition, or if the d/w is home-made? Features a cut-out of a fox on the front. Photo available on request. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.
Language: English
Published by Collins, 1963
Seller: BADGERS BOOKS ONLINE, Littlehampton, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 13.84
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Thomas Bewick (illustrator). First Edition. Near FINE hardback in VG price clipped dustwrapper. 1963 Collins, First Edition. Illustrated with wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. NO inscriptions. Light sunnignt o spine of boards. Wrapper has sunning to spine & top edge. NB. REGRETTABLY NOT AVAILABLE TO SEND TO EU COUNTRIES.
Published by Collins, London, 1963
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: very good(+). Dust Jacket Condition: very good. BEWICK, Thomas (illustrator). First. Wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. 75pp., 12mo, blue cloth, d.w. (spine slightly faded, minor rubbing to the head and tail, price-clipped). London: Collins, 1963. First British edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. A magical fable based on the legend that on Christmas Eve, the animals of the stable can speak.
Published by W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 1962
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Association Member: MWABA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Thomas Bewick (illustrator). First Edition. Stated first edition of a later work by the author of Mary Poppins, illustrated with the wood-engravings of Thomas Bewick. A fine, clean and unmarked copy but for price clipping. Protected by a Mylar jacket cover.
Language: Italian
Published by Sellerio Editore Palermo, 2016
ISBN 10: 8838935785 ISBN 13: 9788838935787
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: New.
Published by W W Norton, New York, 1962
Seller: Cornelius Muhilly Rare Books, Kilmarnock, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Bewick, Thomas (illustrator). First Edition. Stated First Edition; dj not price clipped ($3.00); dj with a shallow 1" chip to top front cover, small closed tears and chips to edges and top/bottom spine; light creasing to first few pages of text Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Collins, UK, 1963
Seller: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Thomas Bewick (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover. 75 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins, UK, 1963. First Edition. This is the first UK edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Spine has mild fading. Dust jacket has superficial rubbing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate wear and moderate chips and/or tears. The dust jacket has been price-clipped. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for light foxing to top edge of pages. *** Illustrator: Thomas Bewick. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Teenage Fiction; Inventory No: 24080049.
Published by Pembridge Design Studio, London, 1991
Seller: Nick of All Trades, Penn Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good +. Thomas Bewick (illustrator). VG, in G+ DJ. Wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. Light signs of wear to exterior, binding solid and straight, former owner name on ffep, else interior clean and unmarked. Jacket has three inch closed cut in front cover and signs of general wear, else intact and in good shape. Lightly read, but a very nice copy in a nice jacket.
Published by Pembridge Design Studio, London, 1991
Seller: David Bunnett Books, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 103.78
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHARDCOVER. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition Thus. Story from the author of Mary Poppins, illustrated with 19th centure engravings by Bewick, specially printed in a small edition by Pembridge Design Studio. 4to in brown buckram covered boards, tan marbled paper end-papers (matching the paper used for the dust jacket), 48pp printed in brown ink on very pale tan rag-paper leaves. Pembridge Design Studio was a small private press in London (c. 1980 - 1992) who typically made books in very small editions. No limitation is stated but probably fewer than 100 copies of this book were made . [CONDITION: An extremely well preserved AS NEW unmarked copy (merest hint of tanning to page-block edges) in an AS NEW complete Dust Jacket. An excellent copy ] . . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.
Language: Italian
Published by Sellerio Editore Palermo, 2016
ISBN 10: 8838935785 ISBN 13: 9788838935787
Seller: Rarewaves.com UK, London, United Kingdom
US$ 37.17
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. Condition: New.