W H Charnock (25 results)

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (automobiles, poetry ) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.…

Condition: Good. 1959. No Edition Remarks. 103 pages. Illustrated yellow dust jacket over red cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Moderate sunning to spine. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Second Printing. Spine is faded. Rear cover has uneven fading. Endpapers are lightly foxed. ; Approx. 4 7/8" wide by 7 1/2". ; 40 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Spine is faded. Covers have uneven fading to the edges. ; Approx. 4 7/8" wide by 7 1/2". ; 40 pages.

Condition: Good. 1950. No Edition Remarks. 47 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo, pp,39, pictorial beige green titled cloth which is a little toned, uncommon. Charming collection of amusing poetry from motoring humourist Charnock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 47 pages; 1950 Southern Publishing Co. Slim 12mo HC in original sea green cloth with title in gilt to cover and spine. The uncommon 1st book collection of verse by Charnock, who went on to publish additional volumes of motoring related poetry. Soundly bound and clean; no marks. Faint small sticker shadow bottom spine edge corner of the cover board. Mild shelf tapping to boards at corner tips and trace soiling to board surfaces. Unlike his later collections, the poetry in this volume largely eschews motoring themes. VG-. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very collectable book of motoring prose. Size approx 5 x 7.5". 40 pages. A few illustration by drawings.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo ix + 116pp., b/w pls., Personal reminiscences of 40 years of cars & driving. Fascinating & amusing. Nice copy in slightly worn dust jacket.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. No dust jacket. The Hardcover/Hardbacks are well worn, (smudged and the writing on the spine is faded) but not edgeworn at all. Inside, the pages are a little tanned and dampspotted. Endpapers are a little foxed.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good(2). This is a book of personal reminiscences and stories written in a truly British style of humour which will appeal to all readers who can appreciate it whether keen motorists or not. Illustrated by: .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Poetic humour by a motoring enthusiast. Size approx 5 x 7.5". Forty pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. 103pp. Red cloth boards w gilt title to spine in an dust-jacket cover design by Red Daniells. Very lightly soiled around the edges and back panel and some minor foxing to edges, prelims and reps but otherwise a near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 103pp. Red cloth boards w gilt title to spine in a dust-jacket. Hint of grubbiness to d-j, some foxing/tanning to first and last few pages and page edges o/w contents fine. D-j now in protective cellophane wrapper. A nice tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 103pp. Red cloth boards w gilt title to spine in a yellow dust-jacket. Some minor foxing to page edges and half-title page. Complete w associated press clippings. A hint of grubbiness to d-j o/w clean, tight and bright, a lovely copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Second Impression. Worthing UK: W H Charnock, 1953. A book of verse regarding motoring and motor cars. Published by the author this is the second impression 39 pages with several amusing illustrations. Book is overall clean inside, just a little browning to endpapers, previous owners name and date september 1953 in ink on front endpaper. Outer covers light marks and little fading especially on spine, dark stain top right corner of front board which comes through to inside lightly affecting the first three pages. A pleasing copy of a rare book by this collectable author SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Second Impression. Illustrated Cloth Boards. Good/No Jacket. 19 x 12.5 Cms. Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardbound. Condition: Fine(1). Humourous automotive poetry. One of Charnock s best volumes. Rare in this format. No d/j Illustrated by: .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Size approx 5 x 7.5". 40 pages.Even the most rabid Automobilist sometime thinks of other things, and I am no exception. (author).

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Red cloth with gold titles. This copy shows water and smoke damage on both the dustwrapper and the binding (and smoke on the edges of the pages) from a long-ago fire. Previous owner's name discreetly on front free endpaper. An uncommon book -- I wish this were a better copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 103 pp. Light foxing on half-title. White endpapers with very light foxing, with previous owner's name on ffep. Red cloth with gilt titles. Light wear along the edges. Yellow DJ. Light wear along the edges. VG/VG Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: V. Good. 47 pp. Blue-grey cloth boards w. gilt title. Spine slightly faded. Some age-toning to endpapers. Inscribed, "For Jack. 'A poor thing, but mine own'. All the best, Harry 2/viii/50". Poetry. Nice, neat copy.

No Jacket. first edition 47pp VG+ (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) lacks d/w.