Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1962
Seller: Harris & Harris Books, Clare, Suffolk, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author to ffep.(see pics). Quarter cloth bound over illustrated paper over boards. Rough cut to fore edge. Foxing to page edges. Internally clean and firmly bound. B&W line drawings. Dust wrapper not price clipped, but showing wear and tear with sunning to spine. Wrapper now protected with a clear removable cover. Signed by Author(s).
Published by MIchael Joseph, London, 1987
Seller: Nightingale Books, Stoughton, MA, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Ed. Continuation of Cotswold village series in which regret & speculation run rife in the school at Thrush Green when a teacher & custodian of infants' class decide to retire. Illustrated with B&W line drawings by John S. Goodall. SIGNED by the Author "Dora Saint (Miss Read)" on title page. Juvenile, Signed. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Michael Joseph, London, 1988
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: AN. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 208 pages; Signed by Author. As New in Fine+ dust jacket. A comprehensive look at Miss Read's famous Thrush Green novels. It explores the background of the novels, the real life setting and the famous characters. Beautifully illustrated by John Goodall. A beautiful book in mint condition. Signed by the author on the title page as Miss Read and Dora Saint. ScarceTo find signed. An equally beautiful mint jacket, unclipped and with a protective mylar cover. An exceptional collectable book. Miss Read (or Dora Jessie Saint) was an English novelist and a schoolmistress by profession. Best known for her Fairacre and Thursh Green novels set in the British countryside. In 1998 she was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for her services to literature. Our collection of Miss Read books come from a single collector, all of them signed.
Published by Michael Joseph, 1992
ISBN 10: 0718135482 ISBN 13: 9780718135485
Seller: BooksandRecords, IOBA, Tilshead, WILTS, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing. Book has light bumping to the bottom corner of the front board, light age tanning and foxing to the front page edges. Unclipped DJ has no significant wear. Signed by Dora Saint (Miss Read) on the title page. With this delightful story of the Cotswold village and its much-loved residents, Miss Read's warm and humorous observation of the drama of country life will captivate her many readers once again. ***** Free shipping available to UK buyers. For customers located outside the UK, if the actual cost of shipping your order is lower than the price paid, then a refund of the difference will be issued. Signed by Author(s).
Published by London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1983
ISBN 10: 0718123115 ISBN 13: 9780718123116
Seller: David Ford Books PBFA, Cley-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Signed
Fine. Condition: Good. John S. Goodall (illustrator). Illustrated by J. S. Goodall. Hardcover book, first editon, Signed Dora Saint ( Miss Read) 256pp, with b/w line drawings throughout. A lovely copy . No inscriptions and not price clipped Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Tiny bit of edge foxing. Pictures available.
Published by Michael Joseph, London, 1987
Seller: Saffron Books, Ely, Cambridgeshire., United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine, Not Price Clipped. John S. Goodall (illustrator). First Edition/First Printing. Back of jacket slightly grubby, signed ''Dora Saint (Miss Read)' to the half title page. Besides retiring teachers' and stray cats, Thrush Green and Lulling have other topics of concern. Will the Misses Lovelock keep their latest domestic help? Is the young man outside The Fuchsia Bush really an architectural student, as Agnes thinks? More important still, will the two teachers ever find a suitable retirement home at Barton-on-Sea? All these matters are discussed and finally resloved and old and new friends settle down together very happily. Signed Without Inscription. Book.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, U.S.A., 1996
ISBN 10: 0395795702 ISBN 13: 9780395795705
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Goodall, John S. (illustrator). 1st Edition. American edition, first printing (stated), 1996 with the print line including '1'. With original unclipped jacket ($21.95). Illustrated by John S. Goodall. Signed and dedicated (To Jim with best wishes) in black ink directly to title page. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, a couple of very small (approx. 3mms) tears, the odd small mark, odd small crease/rub to edges, minor patchy fading (including to spine), odd very small mark/spot of foxing to reverse (white side) and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages slightly tanned. Top edge of pages tanned with a few marks/mild foxing/little grubbiness. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges and bottoms. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).