Bastables by Nesbit: First Edition (5 results)
Published by Franklin Watts, New York, 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Russ States, Oil City, PA, U.S.A.Russ States
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US$ 25.00
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American. (1965), 368pp, illus., blue cloth, 'A Nonesuch Cygnet', binding lightly cocked, price-clipped dj, several tears & creases to dj, some edgewear to dj, contents clean & unmarked. Susan Einzig (illustrator).
Published by The Nonesuch Press, 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: old aberdeen bookshop, Aberdeen, United Kingdomold aberdeen bookshop
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st thus, Nonesuch Cygnet. Blue cloth boards with title in gilt and oval 'swan' decoration on mauve background; very slight fading to extremities, contents very clean, not inscribed. May incur a little extra postage (at cost) outside the UK. Susan Einzig (illustrator).
Published by Franklin Watts, Inc./The Nonesuch Press, New York, 1966
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Near fine condition. Good condition (DJ). First American edition. 368 pages of text. Hardcover cloth binding with gilt spine and front cover lettering and decoration; minimal shelfwear. Front cover decorated with a maroon medallion, picturing two swans and a castle. Dustjacket is slightly rubbed at the extr…emities, with two large tears on front panel, with minimal loss; the thin mylar coating on the dustjacket is peeling away in several places. Unclipped dustjacket, but there is a few markings in red ink near the original price; protected in archival mylar. A Nonesuch Cygnet publication, printed on English sheets. Illustrated by Susan Einzig, with an introduction by Noel Streatfeild. "The Story of the Treasureseekers" was first published in 1899; "The Wouldbegoods" in 1901. Size: Octavo (8vo). Book.
More imagesPublished by The Nonesuch Press, London, 1965
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Brian P. Martin Antiquarian and Collectors' Books, Midhurst, SUSSE, United KingdomBrian P. Martin Antiquarian and Collectors' Books
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Cloth Bound. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition thus. 1965 first edition in this form, with an introduction by Noel Streatfield. Illustrated by Susan Einzig. Binding in fine, bright condition. 368-page text in fine, tight, clean condition. Pictorial end papers. Small ownership inscription on corner of… front end paper. Dust jacket clipped on one inner flap, retaining price, with slight, neatly restored edge wear and overall very good condition. Weight 888g. See photographs attached. (H-40). Susan Einzig (illustrator).
The Nonesuch Cygnets 1. Alice's adventures in wonderland & Through the looking-glass & The hunting of the snark; 2. Treasure Island; 3. At the back of the north wind; 4. Fifty favourite fairy tales chosen from the colour fairy books; 5. Tales from Shakespeare; 6. Tarka the otter; 7. The Bastables; 8. By heart - a choice of memorable poems; 9. More favourite fairy tales chosen from the colour fairy books; 10. Robinson Crusoe; 11. Idylls of the king and other Arthurian poems.
Various (Carroll, Lewis [Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge]; Robert Louis Stevenson; George MacDonald; Andrew Lang; Charles & Mary Lamb; Henry Williamson; E. Nesbit; Daniel Defoe; Alfred Lord Tennyson)
Published by The Nonesuch Press London 1963-8, 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Anthony Smith Books, London, LND, United KingdomAnthony Smith Books
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Condition: Used
US$ 343.67
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8vo. 11 volumes, set. First editions thus. Original various-coloured cloth, gilt. All but two in acetate or printed jackets. Top edges stained to match the cloth and/or the jacket. Illustrated by John Tenniel, Robert Micklewright, Charles Mozley, Margery Gill, Barry Driscoll, Susan Einzig, Edward Ardizzone & Aubrey Beardsley. Vo…lumes 1 and 4 are without their acetate jackets. The jackets of volumes 7 & 8 are price-clipped. The last three volumes are a little faded on the spines and the laminate is lifting in places along the bottom edge of volume 10. Volume 8 is rubbed at the head of the spine where there is also a creased tear extending to the back panel but repaired with tape on the verso. With these exceptions noted, the books are mostly fine/near fine in near fine d/ws. A complete set of the Nonesuch Press Cygnets. Some of the last books to be published by the press and setting new standards for children's book design. Uncommon.
