Down Bright Stream: First Edition (17 results)
Language: English
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United KingdomAlexander's Books
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Believed First edition first printing.Undated {1948} Gift inscription on front end paper dated Christmas 1948 Large octavo hardback. Green cloth gilt 200pp. 16 colour plates and many black & white text illustrations by Denys Watkins-Pitchford.Very Good con…dition in Poor unclipped dust jacket - only the front panel and the spine remain and these rather scruffy and folded loose at the front Also loosely enclosed is a 1990 Obituary of BB from the Daily Telegraph. Watkins-Pitchford, Denys (illustrator).

- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, U.S.A.Black Cat Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Hard bound in canvas. No dust jacket as issued. Limited edition of 2,000 copies.

- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: ISD LLC, Bristol, U.S.A.ISD LLC
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paperback. Condition: New. 1st.

Published by Eyre and Spottiswoode 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: River Reads, Torrington, United KingdomRiver Reads
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. One of BB's classic children's books following from "Little Grey Men". D J Watkins-Pitchford (illustrator).

Published by London Eyre and Spottiswoode 1948 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Reader's Books, Petworth, United KingdomReader's Books
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Add to basketCondition: Fair. In green cloth boards and no dust jacket. First edition (undated). Illustrated bythe author with 16 colour plates and numerous line drawings. 4to. Illustrated by D.J.Watkins-Pitchford 16 colour plates Fair to good condition- previous owner's prize presentation plate/owner's name dated 1950. Some light foxing and… ink-stain on front cover. Front hinge is splitting. 4to.

Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Aucott & Thomas, Ibstock, United KingdomAucott & Thomas
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Clean hardback tightly bound in green cloth with faded gilt titles, cloth worn and rubbed at edges, no inscriptions. 200 pages, 16 colour plates plus illustrations in the text by the author. No date so assume 1948 first edition.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Methuen, UK 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, United KingdomLasting Words Ltd
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Add to basketThree-Quarter Leather. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st Edition 1948. Tipped in signed slip by the author. Beautifully bound in three quarter leather and cloth. Hand marbled endpapers. Illustrated with 16 full page coloured illustrations. Book is fine and very bright. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18875/18631. D J… Watkins Pitchford (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Eyre and Spottiswoode, UK 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, United KingdomLasting Words Ltd
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good++. First Edition. 1st Edition 1948. Signed by the author to inner page. Illustrated with 16 full page coloured illustrations. A difficult title to find in nice condition. Book is very good++ with very bright boards. The wrapper is bright and very good++. Edges…lightly rubbed and nicked. Price clipped. More images can be taken upon request. Ref. D J Watkins Pitchford (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: C P Books Limited, Oxted, United KingdomC P Books Limited
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Heavy wear to DJ with large chips and areas of loss, mild rubbing to spine top and tail, faint discolouration to board edges, child's bookplate on fpd ; DJ now protected with archival quality detachable Melinex. ; Colour and B&W; 1 x 8.5 x 6.6 inches; 200 p…ages; Sequel to the Little Grey Men featuring Dodder, Baldmoney, Sneezewort and Cloudberry. Turquoise cloth with gold spine titles. Illustrated by Watkins-Pitchford, D. J. (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Eyre & Spottiswoode undated, London
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Really Good Books, Stockport, United KingdomReally Good Books
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very good. 1st UK, 1st impression. Attractive story book for younger children based on animal characters developed by the renowned naturalist author. The unjacketed book is fine with many superb illustrations including colour frontispiece and 16 further coloured plates. There is some spotting to the text blo…ck edges and there is an owner's inscription to the front paste down.
More imagesPublished by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United KingdomOld Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA
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Add to basketJade Green Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. [1948], 200pp, first edition, 16 colour plates and wood engravings heading each chapter, original jade green cloth with gilt spine lettering, corners bumnped with a little wear, some foxing to endpapers, Denys Watkins-Pitchford used the psuedonym BB for his writin…g but his real name for his famous wood engravings. His books on the English countryside and particularly his two children's books, The Little Grey Men and Down the Bright Stream, were always popular and are, if anything, now even more so. Copies of the first edition of these two books are difficult to find as they must be the core to any collection of BB firsts. Size: 8vo. D J Watkins-Pitchford (illustrator). Fiction.
More imagesPublished by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United KingdomJames M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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Add to basketHard Cover. First Edition. First UK Edition. Turquoise cloth with gilt spine lettering. A neat gift inscription on the front free end-paper otherwise a fine copy (without a D/W). A lovely copy.
More imagesPublished by Eyre & Spottiswoode 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, United KingdomStella & Rose's Books, PBFA
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Continuing the the story of the Little Grey Men who find themselves as refugees when they receive the appalling news that their beloved Folly is drying up and they must move at once. Fully illustrated…with exquisite water-colours and fascinating little b/w sketches. 16 colour plates. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 200 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A couple of tiny, light spots to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing to endpapers. Top edge of textblock is dusty and foxed. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with 1" loss to top of spine (and spine edge of front panel), minimal loss to base of spine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. BB, (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United KingdomOld Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA
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Add to basketJade Green Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Fair/Good. First Edition. [1948], 200pp, first edition, 16 colour plates and wood engravings heading each chapter, original jade green cloth with gilt spine lettering, two spots to top edge which appear in the top margins of pp17-26 (including plate 2) and pp57-71, otherwise pages clean, d…ust jacket rather edgeworn with some small loss to top and bottom of spine and front cover, unclipped with original price 12/6. Denys Watkins-Pitchford used the psuedonym BB for his writing but his real name for his famous wood engravings. His books on the English countryside and particularly his two children's books, The Little Grey Men and Down the Bright Stream, were always popular and are, if anything, now even more so. Copies of the first edition of these two books are difficult to find as they must be the core to any collection of BB firsts. Size: 8vo. D J Watkins-Pitchford (illustrator). Fiction.
More imagesPublished by EYRE & SPOTTISWOODE, LONDON 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United KingdomElder Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. SIGNED FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. BOUND IN A RECENT FULL LEATHER BINDING WITH A CUSTOM MADE MODERN SLIPCASE & MODERN ENDPAPERS, SIGNED BY WATKINS PITCHFORD TO HALF TITLE, COMPLETE WITH 16 x FULL PAGE COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS & NUMEROUS BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS AMONG T…EXT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8.5 X 7 INCHES. VERY OCCASIONAL MINOR MARK TO PAGES WITH LIGHT FOXING TO PAGE FORE-EDGES OTHERWISE AN EXCELLENT NEAR FINE COPY. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United KingdomJames M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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Add to basketHard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. Turquoise cloth with gilt spine lettering. An attractive BB-designed book-plate on the front paste-down (which has ghosted onto the front free end-paper) otherwise VG indeed in a VG+ D/W with a touch of fraying at the spine tips and with minor soiling to the white portion…s of the D/W and a short closed tear with associated creasing to the bottom edge of the back panel. Signed by the Author in his full name and as BB on the half-title. Quite an uncommon book, even more so signed by the Author. £575. Signed by Author.
More imagesPublished by Eyre And Spottiswoode, London 1948
- First Edition
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United KingdomSt Marys Books And Prints
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Add to basketDust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Hardback A good copy of Denis WatkinsPitchford classic story the sequel to The Little Grey Men This copy is complete with the original unclipped dust jacket Underneath lie green cloth boards with light bumping to the corners otherwise showing very little wear The dust jacket is discolo…ured with pieces missing to the extremities The pages within are clean despite the odd spot of foxing to the margins of the text pp 200 Beautifully illustrated with several colour plates and numerous line drawings within the text Overall a good copynbsp. "BB" D. J. Watkins-Pitchford (illustrator). book.