Wisdom Wise by Herbert (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG -. Hardcover / No jacket Being "Tinker, Tailor " & "The Wherefore and the Why".

Condition: Fair. 1930. 1st thus. 99 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking.

Condition: Fair. 1930. First Edition Thus. 99 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Methuen & Co 1st F. Book.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Methuen, London, 1930. Condition: Very Good. x 100p navy cloth with gilt lettering, bright copy, pages clean and unmarked, binding firm, many b&w illustrations, very good condition.

Hard Back Dust Cover. George Morrow (illustrator). First. Hardback in orange pictorial dust jacket with some small closed tears and light foxing Contents clean and bright with illustrations throughout pp 99. book.

Illustrated by George Morrow. 99 pages. While this book has some age as shown, it is a rather handsome edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Methuen & Co 1930, first edition. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. 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.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. George Morrow (illustrator). First edition. A first edition satirical collection of verses that first appeared in Punch, by A. P Herbert, with illustrations throughout. Alan Patrick Herbert was an English humourist, novelist, playwright and law reformist and worked for the magazine Punch.Within this volume Herbert uses his gifts of sense and nonsense within the verses that first appeared in Punch. The verses are illustrated by George Morrow and illuminate the humour and wit of Herbert's words.In the unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light bumping to the spine. There is a previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the unclipped dustwrapper which is faded to the spine and worn to the extremities and there are a few marks to the boards. Very Good Indeed. book.

First Edition. George Morrow dustjacket art and illustrations. Humorous collection of nonsense poems including such titles as: The Actress, The Banker, The Editor, The Farmer, The Racing-Man, The Sailor, etc. Near Fine bright copy in Near Fine dustjacket with only a few nicks at top spine end and flap corners.