Exploits West Poley by Hardy Thomas Lamb Lynton (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st trade edition. B&W illustrations. 110 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Lamb, Lynton (illustrator). First Thus. A very good clean copy in d/w that has some minor loss to bottom edge and closed tear. 109pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Lynton Lamb (illustrator). Small 8vo, 12 pp, 98 pages, illustrated with wood engravings by Lynton Lamb, book in fine condition with good dust-wrapper (not price clipped, rear panel dust marked, edges of wrapper creased with some edge tears, top and bottom edges of spine rubbed and chipped). Published in an edition of 1050, this copy not numbered.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lamb, Lynton (illustrator). First Trade Edition. The author's first & "only serious attempt to capture a youthful audience." Originally written in 1883 & designed to be published in the American magazine, "Youth's Companion,'' but rejected, it was later published in installments in the "Household,'' after which time it was largely forgotten for 60 years. Then, it was released in book form in a limited edition in Sept. 1952. Our copy is the First Trade Edition, first printing, from Oct. of that same year. It tells a story of rural English boyhood & their adventures exploring a cave in Somersetshire. Hardcover small 8vo has burgundy cloth over boards with silver lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: just lacks that brand new crispness! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with mild tanning to edges. Very mild rubbing to extremities & light corner bumping. The unclipped DJ is VG, with modest edgewear to both ends of spine & flap edges; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket, as Issued. Lynton Lamb (illustrator). First Thus. 1st Printing. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. This is the first printing after the Limited First Edition, in beautiful green leather, with gilt lettering of title, author, and Library imprint. Hardy's only writing for a youthful audience, written in 1883, designed for the "Youth's Companion" magazine, it went unpublished until 1892-93, when it was serialized in the "Household". Finally published 60 years later in book form. Introduction by Richard L. Purdy; numerous illustrated ink drawings. 110 pages. Withdrawn from library, with typical markings on fly leaf front and back. Book is in very good condition, slight shelf wear on edges, spine, pages 5-9 have had folded corner, pages are yellowing; top edge patterning is more faded than side and bottom, but still visible. A great find.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lamb, Lynton (illustrator). A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Limited edition # 614/1050. Wood engravings by Lynton Lamb. Full light blue cloth boards a bit faded at edge. Small tears to lightly worn dust jacket. 4 7/8"w x 7 1/2"h. 100 pages. Keywords: Serial Story, Youth's Companion, Cave adventures, Mendip hills, Boys Adventure, Limited Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lynton Lamb (illustrator). First Trade Edition. 1st Trade Edition. Published October 1952. Hardback in jacket. Neat name on the front end paper. No other inscriptions. Clean & tight book. Flat pages. Jacket has some edge wear. Front flap is not price-clipped: 9s 6d. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref DSP2. Our Exploits at West Poley by Thomas Hardy. Introduction by Richard L. Purdy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. In great condition. PO label from the Printer Library, OUP, on endpaper. DJ - not price clipped - protected by mylar jacket. No inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good ++. Lynton Lamb (illustrator). 1st Edition. Publisher's original pale blue cloth boards, gilt titles to spine. Illustrated endpapers. Unclipped DJ. Wood engravings by Lynton Lamb. One of 1,050 copies of which this is number 130.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lynton Lamb. (illustrator). First Trade Edition. Dustwrapper has loss at top of spine, causing small faded ares on cloth. Cloth is otherwise bright, and dustwrapper is unclipped. Name on fixed front endpaper - no other markings. Endpapers are foxed, contents very good and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Lamb, Lynton (illustrator). Limited Edition. 8vo. 97pp. Introduction by Richard L. Purdy. Illustrated with wood engravings by Lynton Lamb. Limited edition No. 415. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. In blue and white decorative dust wrapper, price clipped with some edge wear and minor markings. Decorative blue end papers. A Very Good copy.

First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original ruby cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 110 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Small rubs along the lower edges, a little foxing to the end papers and closed edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with nicks to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped 9s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lynton Lamb (illustrator). First Edition. First edition of this novella. limited edition, this being 543 of 1000 numbered copies for sale. An attractive copy in unclipped dw which has edge rubbing but no loss and a vaguely grubby rear panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Lamb, Lynton (illustrator). 109pp; d/j repaired in few places, edgeworn and rubbed, black spine, white title. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Pictorial Dustwrapper. Illustrated By Lynton Lamb (illustrator). First trade Edition. All books outside UK sent airmail. All dustwrappers are film protected. PayPal accepted. A childrens story set in the Caves of the Mendip Hills in Somerset. Original purple cloth, silver titling to spine, slightly edge worn, slight spotting to end papers and pastedowns. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and marked but complete with original price.