Bent Twig: First Edition (33 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine/Very Fine. First Edition. First edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Maroon cloth cover with black and gold stamp has worn spine with minor crushing to top and bottom, lightly bumped tips to the boards, and very light shelf wear to the bottom board. Pages show signs of discoloration due to age, clean, unmarked and firmly bound to the spine. This book is in fine to very fine condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Pages Clean, Binding Firm. Dust Jacket Condition: Edge & Shelfworn Dust Jacket. First Edition. Tears & tattering along upper edge of DJ. Lyman, Julie Ann (Photog.) (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Printing. 118pp Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. B&w photographs (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Binding a little shaken but hinges strong. Previous ownership markings in front else clean unmarked interior. Gilt designs and lettering fairly bright over green cloth. Covers with edge wear, (Shelf 911).

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A 72 page chapbook with light blue binding illustrated with black-and-white photographs. The book is signed " Best wishes Ted Robertson" . "The Colonel"." (W. W. Robertson) took over the Republic, a North Yakima weekly newspaper with seven employees in a community of some 3,000 persons. From that day in 1899 until his death in 1938 the Col. devoted every ounce of his tremendous energy and talent to the development and betterment of Yakima and the Yakima Valley" This chapbook is written as a memoir by his son. Signed by Author(s).…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. First Thus. General inscription from author on title page, bumping to corners, light wear to pages. Used Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First edition. ISBN Trade Paperback. Staple-bound, 5-1/2x8-1/2 inches, 76 pages. Very Good Condition, with minor rubs to edges and corners of covers, some spine fade. Tight, sound, unmarked copy except for ballpoint squiggle on upper right corner of front endpaper, author's inscription "Best wishes from one old-timer to another--Ted Robertson" opposite title page. No statement of later printing on copyright page. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 5th printing. 203 pages. Illustrated, previous owner's name and label pasted.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A 72 page chapbook with light blue binding illustrated with black-and-white photographs. This copy has a bookplate of Spencer D. Short attached the back of the front cover, a memo from Ted Robertson as follows: " Appreciate your request. Hope you enjoy these reminiscences. The younger generation doesn't think this way. But it should! Best holiday wishes, Ted R." The book is also signed " Best wishes Ted Robertson" There is a newspaper clipping from the Yakima Herald Republic dated 12370 promoting this book. "The Colonel"." (W. W. Robertson) took over the Republic, a North Yakima weekly newspaper with seven employees in a community of some 3,000 persons. From that day in 1899 until his death in 1938 the Col. devoted every ounce of his tremendous energy and talent to the development and betterment of Yakima and the Yakima Valley" this chapbook is written as a memoir by his son. There is light sun fading to the spine. Else fine. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. .STATED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING.hardcover edition with d.j. .NOT EX-LIBRARY COPY. HARDCOVER EDITION WITH DUSTJACKET .binding is solid.text unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Brown spine / green cloth. DJ Not Price Clipped (9.95). First Printing of the First US Edition. New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1978. Bookplate with owner's name blacked-out, else Near Fine condition in Very Good Dust Jacket. Basis for the TV film, ABIDE WITH ME, starring Cathleen Nesbitt. Originally published in England as A CHILD IN THE FOREST. . First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. Brown spine / green cloth/DJ Not Price Clipped (9.95). Illus. by Anderson, Rus (jacket design). 8vo. 254pp. . Anderson, Rus (jacket design) (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Signed by Author opposite title page. In blue stapled wraps, 8vo, 74pp. A scarce history of the northwest and Yakima area. (some soiling and browning to wraps at extremites0 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". b/w Illustration (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Text is clean. Included personal note from author to potential owner on loose cardstock. Cover shows minimal wear. Green boards with black lettering. Ends bumped. Dust jacket shows wear, with chipping along top edge. ; 166 pages. …

Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. A coming-of-age story reflects a Canadian shift from a rural, agricultural society to urban society by the Anglican minister and author of The Briefcase Boys: Reflections of a Church Activist. White pictorial card covers. 176pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. slight wear to covers and cover edges, owners name front endpaper, otherwise book clean and tight Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good or better in a Very good plus dust jacket. Book and dust jacket lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, book foredges lightly soiled, bookplate, dust jacket worn.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Unmarked book with slightly darkened outer edges; in dj with edgewear including small sliver missing from top edge of rear panel. 236 pp; Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. pp.x+203. 21cm. 16 black and white photographic portraits. Soft covers with slight creasing. Good copy. (Kath Walker, Bob Hawke, Thomas Keneally, Clifton Pugh, etc).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Book is in As New condition. Dust Jacket has shelfwear on edges; now in a new Brodart cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Full Title: As the Twig Is Bent : the Childhood Recollections of Sixteen Prominent Australians. Terry Lane (presented by). Melbourne, Dove Communications, 1979 [1st edition]; 155 x 220 mm, ix, 203 pp. Hard Cover in dustwrapper protected in an archival mylar sleeve - a very nice copy with some foxing mainly to the edges otherwise Fine. Terry Lane, one of Australia's top interviewers and a former cause celebre as a talkback compere, spoke with these sixteen accomplished and creative Australians. The results provide us with an insight into what makes these people great, as well as some important reflections on childhood. The Australians are: Robert Helpmann, Manning Clark, Kath Walker, Jim Killen, Pat Lovell, Bob Hawke, Bob Ansett, Anne Deveson, Charles Mackerras, Phillip Adams, Thomas Keneally, Fred Schepisi, Kerry Packer, Gus Nossal, Clifton Pugh, George Dreyfus.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated with black and white photographs by Julie Ann Lyman throughout. Stated first printing. Near fine in a very good or better dust jacket.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A firm book, internally spotless. 203 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A very clean copy which is signed by the author. Roger Murdoch's As the Twig Is Bent is a reflective New Zealand memoir in which the author looks back on the people, places, and early experiences that shaped his character. Written in a straightforward, conversational style, the book moves through childhood, schooling, family life, and the social world of mid‑century New Zealand, drawing out the lessons and values that stayed with him into adulthood. Murdoch writes with warmth and clarity, offering a personal but recognisable portrait of growing up in a small community at a time of rapid social change. It is the kind of locally published life story that preserves the texture of everyday New Zealand life — modest in scale, but rich in detail and memory. Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards are undamaged with only light wear along the edges and at corners, spine is solid with light bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout, both hinges strong. Pages & Markings: a strip of light tanning back endpaper otherwise unstained, no markings, clean throughout. Dust Jacket: scuffing on surface and some tattiness & chipping along edges, a couple of small (1-2cms) missing sections at top, a strip of adhesive tape staining inside at top (previous owner must have attempted a repair at some point), has been price-clipped. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be less than what is shown here. Please email me if you would like a quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Like-new hardcover copy showing only slight evidence of reading/handling. SIGNED by the author with a brief inscription. Nice. Signed by Author(s).

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. 1� Edición. Bobbs-Merrill Company, USA, 1965. Texto en inglés. Libro de fotografías. Arte. Fotografía. 118 pp. 26 x 18. Tela editorial tapa dura con dorados en lomo y sobrecubierta de editorial ilustrada. Sin subrayados ni anotaciones. SOBRECUBIERTA FATIGADA, volumen en buen estado de conservación.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Probable first edition. 8vo. [20]23-321[1]p. B/w photograph of Evans and b/w photograph of a psycho-galvanometer. Blue cloth with gilt letters and decoration on front cover and spine. Dust jacket bears the title "Emotional Development from Birth to Adulthood". A touch of wear to extremities, gilt only very slightly dulled, transfer from dust jacket to endpapers, else near fine/ Jacket slightly worn and chipped at top and bottom of spine.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges somewhat dust-dulled and (uniformly) sun-toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 205 pages; Designed by William Dana Orcutt and printed . Under his personal supervision. Subjects: Physicians--Correspondence. Medicine--Anecdotes. Author's presentation copy - signed, inscribed and dated. , limited to 350 copies. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 206 pp. First Edition, scarce. Includes dust jacket which is torn and rubbed and missing pieces but is protected in Gaylord film. Cover is burgundy with gilt lettering on spine; fading at top of spine; minimal edge wear (see photos provided). Clean and intact. No highlighting, underlining or notations. Prompt shipping which includes tracking.…