String Lug Fox by Stephen David (10 results)

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good+/ Very Good A few minor scratches on the tan cloth boards. PO inscription of the ffep, otherwise interior is clean and the binding is tight. First edition stated. Dj has some chipping at head and foot of spine but is now protected in mylar. "Children's Spring Book Fair Honor Book" sticker on front panel of dj. Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. 1950. First edition. 224pp., a black and white frontispiece and eleven other full-page black and white illustrations by Nina Scott Langley. David Stephen (1911-1989) was a Scottish naturalist, author and journalist. In 1947 he became nature writer with the Daily Record, then nine years later moved to The Scotsman. In this book he traces the life of String Lug, a Scottish fox, from its birth in Lanarkshire. A vixen's litter is killed by a farmer, but String Lug survives, although his mother is shot and his father deserts him. Slowly he learns the forest lore: what to avoid; how to trick and kill; the smell of steel. He mates and has cubs; he lives through a moor-fire and a hard winter; he fights dogs, weasels and otters; his mate is killed; and the book has an unusual, yet satisfying, ending. The book is bound in the original oatmeal cloth covered boards with black titling and a red illustration of a fox's head on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with slight fading to the spine and top 1" of the boards. There is a faint water stain on the bottom 1 1/2" of the spine and part of the bottom edge of both boards. The contents are tight and clean with some light foxing to the free endpapers. There is no inscription. The clipped dustwrapper is in good condition with shelf wear, soiling and some staining. About 1" is missing from the bottom of the spine and near the spine corner of the top front edge and about 1/" is missing from the top of the spine. There are several small tears on the edges and a large tear of about 5" that runs up the bottom of the front spine edge and across the spine. Most of the tears have been repaired on the reverse with document repair tape. Nina Scott Langley (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good+ condition in good dustwrapper with some small tears to edges. Tight binding. Clean interior. No inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hard cover stone cloth bds, red title bloc to spine and lib. no. block to base of spine, corners a little scuffed, bk leans otherwise Good, no dust jacket, lib. label to front pastedown, also some label residue, ffep missing, lib. no.s written to title pge verso, contents sound, lib. stamp to rear pge, pp224, some light age-marking through text, a sound reading copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Jacket Heavily Frayed/Ripped Over Spine Ends., Board Corners And Edges' Edges Also Show Creasing And A Few Small Tears. Boards Clean, Board Corners Dented. Binding Tight With All Pages Clean. Nina Scott Langley (illustrator).

Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. Good Minus. First Edition. DJ sunned, foxed and chipped, cloth to spine sunned, closed edges foxed, else tidy. Size: 12mo 0.0. Nina Scott Langley (illustrator).