Why Wherefore, First Edition (40 results)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1988). ND (c.1988) 1st edition. 8vo (165 x 240mm). Pp174,i. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used and faded dust-wrapper. George Gawthorn gives us the benefit of his thirty years' experience fishing for salmon in Scotland and the West Country. Lots of practical advice and good ideas. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1988). ND (c.1988) 1st edition. 8vo (165 x 240mm). Pp174,i. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in used dust-wrapper. George Gawthorn gives us the benefit of his thirty years' experience fishing for salmon in Scotland and the West Country. Lots of practical advice and good ideas. .

Paperback. Condition: Very Good to Near Fine. First Edition. CLEAN Very Good to Near Fine 1957 paperback with maps in pocket.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1988). ND (c.1988) 1st edition. 8vo (165 x 240mm). Pp174,i. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. George Gawthorn gives us the benefit of his thirty years' experience fishing for salmon in Scotland and the West Country. Lots of practical advice and good ideas. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 14.95.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. Redd, A. J. (illustrator). First Edition. The 1957 first edition. Brown cover with Indian looking down upon a wagon train. Nice condition; price has been altered from $1.00 to $1.25 at bottom of front cover. Both maps are included.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Limited edition, #2677 (apparently limited to whatever would sell). Dedicated to Jacqueline Kennedy. Book plate inside front cover. Size: Small 8vo 7?" - 8". 40 pages. Full refund if not satisfied.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 40 pp; Very nice clean tight book in duat jacket with edge wear and 1 x 3 inch chip out of the top edge of the front panel.

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy. Slightest suggestion only of dust dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description: 35 pages. Subjects: Farming. Agriculture. 3 Kg.

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 66pp Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1988). ND (c.1988) 1st edition. 8vo (165 x 240mm). Pp174,i. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight spotting to top edge but very good in slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. Signed and dated by the author, "Oykel, 1990". George Gawthorn gives us the benefit of his thirty years' experience fishing for salmon in Scotland and the West Country. Lots of practical advice and good ideas. .

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First New Edition.

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy. Slightest suggestion only of dust dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description: 35 pages. Subjects: Farming. Agriculture. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. No date of publication stated but almost certainly the 1st edition, 1988. Fresh looking bright copy with lovely clean cloth boards which have crisp gilt title lettering on the spine. No inscriptions and, generally, the pages are very clean and bright. The dust jacket is not price clipped and is bright and not sun faded. A little light shop shelf wear. Lovely copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Geo Morrow (illustrator). First Edition. Marked and worn boards have scuffed edges, gift inscription, front hinge cracked. Orders received by 3pm Sent from the UK that weekday.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First edition. Presumed first edition. Blue cloth hardcovers lettered in orange and decorated with a big green question mark. 295 pp. Illustrated with small drawings. A beloved 1920s children's book, sequel to "I Wonder Why", that provides a comprehensive description in narrative form of the origin and development of familiar things found in nature, the household and science. Fine in original dust jacket with a long closed tear to the front panel and a large chip to the foot of the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. private library liquidation reprint.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. private library liquidation 2013 reprint.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 118pp. Green cloth-covered boards, black titles on front and spine. Bumped and rubbed extremities, boards bowing. Text block edges starting to fox. Prelims tanning and foxing. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. 12mo. The author - a fellow of the entomological society of London aimed to place int he "hands of farmers, gardeners and others interested, a few straightforward facts, couched in simple everyday language".

First Edition. Date is approximate. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Boards sun-toned. Light foxing scattered throughout. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 35 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 16 cm. Notes; Date is approximate. Subjects; Contract bridge ; Rules. Contract bridge. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. California: Hill'n Dale Press. 1961. Volume 1- Limited Edition. The book is signed by the author. Book condition: the pages are nice, clean and tight. Dust jacket: fair.shows shelf wear on the edges. Has some tears on the top and bottom of the dj. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Morrow, George (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1921. Good condition with no wrapper. Some New Rhymes For Old Children. Blue cloth spine, red pictorial front board. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Name in ink to front endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to contents, crayon marks to rear endpapers partially erased. Hinges pulled. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Paperback. Condition: VG-. 1st Edition. 20 page stapled booklet in illustrated brown card covers. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Small 4to. 48pp. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards, slightly rubbed. a very good copy. First edition.

Paperback. Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. AN EX LIBRARY BOOK WITH TYPICAL LIBRARY MARKINGS. 20 page stapled booklet in illustrated brown card covers. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age.

Paperback. Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. AN EX LIBRARY BOOK WITH TYPICAL LIBRARY MARKINGS. Signed by Author inside front cover 20 page stapled booklet in illustrated brown card covers. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Signed by Author.

First Edition. Date is approximate. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Boards sun-toned. Light foxing scattered throughout. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 35 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 16 cm. Notes; Date is approximate. Subjects; Contract bridge ; Rules. Contract bridge. 1 Kg.

1st ed. Free end papers browned; binding tight; board corners & edges a little worn. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in paperboards Used - Very Good. VG hardback in paperboards.

1st ed. Illustrated by George Morrow. A few spots of light foxing; binding tight; board edges a little worn; paper on boards slightly soiled. Used - Good. Good hardback in paperboards with cloth spine Used - Good. Good hardback in paperboards with cloth spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition 1921,Heavy spotting to flyleaf and endpapers otherwise pages are generally clean and bright, Binding firm, Light wear to edges, Illustrated by George Morrow. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

8vo. pp 12. Green wraps. Inscribed by the author at inner cover: 'To Lola and Peter Mayer, with kind regards, W. Hesse'. Slight creasing, else clean. Very good.