Down River by Bates H E, First Edition (27 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. First Edition. First American Edition. Henry Holt & Co., 1937; no additional printings indicated; [151]pp. Profusely illustrated with 81 wood-engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. VG-/G+ hardcover in poor dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; light wear to edges/corners of navy blue cloth boards, gilt titling on spine rubbed but clearly legible; illustrations and text remain clean and crisp throughout. Heavy wear, dust soiling to unclipped ($3.00) dust jacket; edges rubbed with several chips and small closed tears, most of bottom half of spine panel missing; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Peter Partington (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression of the illustrated edition with the wonderful illustrations of Peter Partington. fine in a Fine d/w.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Partington, Peter (illustrator). 1st Thus. 152pp. 700g. A new edition of the book first published in 1937, this edition beautifully illustrated in colour by Peter Partington. FINE in near FINE d/w.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Partington, Peter (illustrator). 1st Edition. Originally published 1937, this is the reissued illustrated edition. Nice fresh looking, clean copy. Lovely bright cloth boards with crisp gilt title lettering to the spine. No inscriptions, and pages are bright throughout although a little toned at the page block edge. Dust jacket is not price clipped and is bright with no obvious sun fading; edge worn, with the odd small tear here and there. In all a decent, presentable copy.

Paperback. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG DW. Peter Partington (illustrator). Newly Illustrated Edition. Green cloth, gilt. In almost fine conditiion BUT small closed tear to top edge of front cover. Bottom corners lightly bumped. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. Small chip to bottom corner of rear flap.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Parker, Agnes Miller (illustrator). 1st American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 1st American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 151pp: a natural history account of a course over the Nene and Ouse rivers in England by H.E. Bates, with a title-vignette and 83 fine wood-engravings (many full-page) in the text by Agnes Miller Parker.

Condition: Good. FIRST EDITION, 4to., pp.151; full-page and vignette illustrations throughout; a good copy in slightly rubbed original cloth. Wood Engraving NO SIGNATURE OF ANY KIND.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Peter Partington (illustrator). Illustrated Edition. 1987 Gollancz Hardcover 1st Edition 1st Impression. Fine copy with unclipped dustjacket. Wonderful jacket design & illustrations by Peter Partington.

Hardcover. Condition: very good/very good. First edition. Quarto. 10" x 8". 150pp. With 81 wood-engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. Dust jacket shows some wear along spine with some light chipping to edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Agnes Miller Parker (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1979, 2nd re-issue. Quarto. 150pp. Illustrated. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Binding square and firm. In the printed dust jacket, price clipped, a little mild spotting and edge wear. Clean internally. A 'Very Good' copy.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine DW. Peter Partington (illustrator). 1st Thus. Size: 4to.

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine. 4to 10" x 7¾" 152 pp. Illustrated by Peter Partington. Ink message verso to the front free end paper. Barr. Fine in Fine price clipped dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATES, H. E. (1906-1974).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker (illustrator). 1st Edition. 151pp. within the Publisher's black cloth. Gilt title to the spine. Cloth to the head of the spine rubbed. Internally almost immaculate and in very good order for a book of this age Beautiful engravings on quality paper.

First Edition. With 83 engravings on wood by Agnes Miller Parker. Gift inscription & stain from old label on front free end paper; some foxing; dust jacket worn, foxed & browned, with chipping & short tears Used - Very Good. Good hardback in Fair dust jacket.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Agnes Miller Parker (illustrator). First edition. A very smart first edition of this illustrated tale from British writer Herbert Ernest Bates. First edition. Illustrated with eighty-three engravings on wood, including Miller Parker's famous 'otter diving'. Collated complete. Set in the English countryside, this work tells the story of a young boy named Harold who embarks on a journey down the river with his two older brothers. It explores themes of adventure, family dynamics, and growing up. Written by Herbert Ernest Bates, a British writer known for his gritty, realistic short stories and novels set predominantly in early- to mid-twentieth century England. Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker, a Scottish engraver, illustrator and painter in oil and tempera. She is especially known as a twentieth century wood-engraver thanks to her collaboration with H. E. Bates. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear and light fading to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First Edition. Some wear to D/w. 83 wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker.Carefully wrapped on a protective acetate cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 1st. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth with spine stamped in gilt. The dust jacket has chips and wear to the extremities. Includes 83 engravings on wood by Agnes Miller Parker. 7 3/4 x 10 inches. 150 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Agnes Miller Parker (illustrator). 1st Edition. Finely bound in half morocco by Henry Sotheran, with their label to the front pastedown. Gilt titles and embellishments to the spine. Just very minor bruising to the extremities, else lovely. The binding is tight. The leaves are bright, bar light spotting to the prelims. Illustrated with brilliant wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. A beautiful first edition example.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. Agnes Miller Parker (illustrator). First Edition. 1st Edition 1937. Signed by the author to the inner page. 1st state wrapper. Handsomely printed with seventy-three wood engravings by Parker. Book is very good++ with bright boards. Contents good. Foxing to some pages. The wrapper is very good+ with odd nicks/slight rubbing to edges. A few small closed tears to edges. Small loss to spine tip. Light foxing. More images can be taken upon request. Ref19223. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with very faint marginal scattered foxing to title page. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's minor inscription to front free endpaper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 150 pages; Physical description: 150p. : illus. ; 26cm. Subjects: Great Ouse, River, Region (England) - Nene River Region (England) - Midlands (England) - Description and travel. England - Great Ouse River region & Nene River region - history. 3 Kg.

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. With 83 Engravings on Wood By Agnes Miller Parker. 150 pages, some age. 1st edition.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with very faint marginal scattered foxing to title page. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Previous owner's minor inscription to front free endpaper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 150 pages; Physical description: 150p. : illus. ; 26cm. Subjects: Great Ouse, River, Region (England) - Nene River Region (England) - Midlands (England) - Description and travel. England - Great Ouse River region & Nene River region - history. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Agnes Miller Parker (illustrator). First Edition. 4to. Pp. 151. Blue cloth boards, gilt-lettered on spine, in dust jacket. Book near fine; jacket lightly age-toned, with a few faint spots to front and rear panels, but still quite presentable. A very good copy overall. Clean and unmarked, with tight, square binding. Illustrated with 81 wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. First American edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, 4to (265x205x39mm.), 83 engravings by Agnes Miller Parker, several full page, original pictorial dust jacket with slight browning and small circular blank sticker on spine, internally bright and clean. Two ownership inscriptions on front flyleaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Alas, no jacket, but a good clean print of the first edition. Owner blind stamp, and a signature on the front end paper. The jacket illustration has been neatly mounted on the opposite front end paper. Nevertheless, a stunningly beautiful book, one of the wood engraver's classic editions, and her exquisite work is revealed in this first printing. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Agnes Miller Parker (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of H. E. Bates's charming tale, signed by the celebrated illustrator of the work, Agnes Miller Parker. Signed by Scottish engraver, illustrator and painter Agnes Miller Parker to the front free endpaper, dated 1937.The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original unclipped second issue dust wrapper, with the price reduced to 5'-, and a quotation from Eric Bill added to the front wrap.This work includes Miller Parker's famous engraving 'otter diving'. Illustrated throughout by Miller Parker.This work tells the story of a young boy named Harold who embarks on a journey down the river with his two older brothers.With the bookplates of Paul E. Butcher and F. R. Furber to the front pastedown.A lovely example of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding, and unclipped dust wrapper. Bump to back strip tail, otherwise externally fine. Bookplates to front pastedown, with inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip, with minor chipping to back strip head and tail. Light handling marks to wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine. signed by author. book.

First Edition. Eighty-three wood-engravings by Agnes Miller Parker 4to Tiny nick to head of spine, otherwise a very nice copy in somewhat browned, foxed and chipped dust-wrapper; ownership inscription on front free end-paper.