Tails Twist (13 results)

Hardback. 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.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. UK1ST.EDIITON.1ST.IMPRESSION.A SOFTWRAPS ORIGINAL.THIS COPY IS NEAR FINE.IT IS INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE HALF TITLE PAGE "WITH LOVE & ALL GOOD WISHES TO MY DEAR FRIENDS BETTY AND TOM,FONDLY PAT.DECEMBER 90".IT ALSO HAS AUTHORS ADDRESS STAMP. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng. Inscribed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: Fine. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 2nd class tracked post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Brian Robb (illustrator). First Edition. pp 64 A bright firm book with very slight browning in a bright (clipped) dj. Pics available Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

paperback. Condition: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hbk, oblong 4to, quarter cloth over decorated paper-covered boards, 72pp, full-page color illustr throughout, covers shelfworn, rubbed at extremities and lightly soiled with a prev owner's name faintly inked at the top front, the boards loosening from text and in need of stabilization but text itself is tight, endpapers are wrinkled and torn, 1 plate ('The Tiger') has a single horizontal tear, but overall this is a good and internally bright and clean copy and a very good candidate for restoration.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Oblong quarto. Verses by "Belgian Hare." Illustrated by E.T. Reed. Owner bookplates of Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook and Willis Vickery on front pastedown. One plate in the rear loose and laid in, front hinge starting with light foxing on endpapers, boards edgeworn and soiled with stains on the cover, good only. A book of amusing animal nonsense rhymes which Douglas accused Hilarie Belloc of plagiarizing in his book *Bad Child's Book of Beasts.* In 1999, The University of Oxford established the Lord Alfred Douglas Memorial Prize for ".the best sonnet or other poem written in English and in strict rhyming metre.".

Hardback. Condition: Good Only. E. T. Reed (illustrator). A charmingly illustrated series of poetry depicting the more fearful traits of various animals, written by Lord Alfred Douglas. The first edition.In the publisher's original illustrated boards.With pleasing full-page coloured illustrations throughout by Edward Tennyson Reed, who is primarily known for his political cartoons in Punch.A charming series of verses that propose the more unpleasant qualities of animals in rhymes.Written anonymously by Lord Alfred Douglas, a British poet, journalist who is best known as being a former lover of Oscar Wilde. In the original illustrated boards. Externally, hinges are tender. With dust staining and marks to the extremities. With wear to the board edges. Small contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Internally, generally bound, with the last few leaves detached but present to the work. Front free endpaper is loosening, but remains. Pages are generally bright and clean, with age toning to the endpapers and the odd spot. Good Only. book.

Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Reed, E.T (illustrator). Reading copy. Front board detached but extant. ink inscrip to flyleaf, some light foxing, PP clear and readable Size: 8vo Landcsape.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. the verses by "Belgian Hare", original cloth-backed pictorial boards, spine bumped and a trifle chipped, corners rubbed, pictures by E T Reed, scattered marginal soiling, ownership signature front free endpaper, good. from the library of Sydney John Robinson with his bookplate front pastedown; first edition; 72 pages.

Condition: Acceptable. First edition. Hardback. Oblong quarto. A poor copy with original illustrated boards slightly rubbed and marked, text block separated, pencil and ink marks and doodles on each page. Reference copy. c.1898.

Decorative Hard Back. Condition: Good/Fair. Reed,. E.T. Reed. ( Edward Tennyson Reed ) (illustrator). First Edition. 72 pages. Decorative hard back binding Fair, ageing with edge wear/rubbing. Contents mostly very good and clean, front endpage, with owner signature and miss folded, corner loss, edge wear, Title page to page 64 very good and clean, just the odd minor mark, Page 65/6 & 67/8 detached with edge wear/loss, trimmed at spine edge. Blank endpage trimmed. Undated, but published 1898. Silly amusing verse, with single sided illustrations by Reed. good cloth spine. Unlike many copies this has not been restored. The blank rear of the full page colour illustration and the illustrations are not numbered but are part of the 72 pages. The illustrations are black/white with some colour printing. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas (son of the Marquess of Queensberry) was a British poet, journalist but best known as the lover of Oscar Wilde. Size: 22 x 28cm Apporx.