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Skyline Books, Forest Knolls, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since November 22, 1997
4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated in color (including the dust jacket) by Ralph Steadman. Fine in very slightly rubbed, price-clipped dust jacket with a tiny scuff to spine. Seller Inventory # SKB-5225
Title: The Tale of Driver Grope.
Publisher: London: Dennis Dobson, [1969].
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: Mad Hatter Books, Auckland, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ralph Steadman (illustrator). First Edition. Illustrated in colour by RALPH STEADMAN. Hardback: dj (price clipped), some wear on edges and spine, lightly foxed, blue boards with red spine lettering, top corners and top of spine chewed, internally vg. 4to, unpaginated. Seller Inventory # 13J39
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
first edition, Quarto hardcover (VG-) in d/w (good) illus; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs. Seller Inventory # xxhtc63852
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Setanta Books, Richmond, SURRE, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first impression from 1969 in fine condition, no internal markings, pages clean, binding firm, the jacket has some very minor wear to extremities, now in removable protective sleeve, please see pics, PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch. Seller Inventory # ABE-1486410164164
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: High Street Books, New Mills, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ralph Steadman (illustrator). First Edition. Price clipped, chipped, marked and worn dust jacket is in a protective sleeve, board edges a little bumped andworn. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday. Seller Inventory # pb311-419557
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Boojum and Snark Books, Kanab, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. An exceptional copy of the first edition, book fine, dustcover near fine (not price-clipped). Blue cloth-covered boards, red spine lettering, 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, unpaginated, profusely illustrated by Ralph Steadman. Great, early Steadman illustrations. (1722RO120). Seller Inventory # 4013
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Copperfield's Used and Rare Books, Petaluma, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Dobson Books, 1951. First edition. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman. Light soiling to jacket. Price clipped. Solid binding, pages clean and free of marks. Seller Inventory # 6273310
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Attic Books, Cheltenham, GLOS, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Steadman, Ralph (illustrator). First Edition. [*ATTIC BOOKS CHELTENHAM*] 1969 1st Edition. 4to. Illus. Pp. unnumbered. Very good in Good+ DJ. Usual offset marks to white areas on DJ. Tiny tear to DJ at crown and base of spine. Top corners of spine are exhibiting minor scuffs. Top edge of DJ a little edge-worn. Bottom edge sharp and crisp. All four corners square. Inside front corner clipped. Rear DJ flap has black marker line (~ 2cm in length) obscuring original price of 18s net. *** Our policy is to despatch book within 24 hours of receiving order: 1st Class, 6 days a week. All orders are securely and protectively packaged. ***. Seller Inventory # 000220
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Steadman, Ralph (illustrator). First Edition. First edition hard cover in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. The author, Richard Ingrams, has signed a Private Eye postcard; he was the co-founder of PE in 1962, taking over the editorship in 1963. Post card laid in. General shelf and handling wear to DJ, including tanning and age-related discolouration to cover, notable to edges, and light creasing to edges, corners and folds. Light wear to board edges, otherwise in fine condition. Within, pages are tightly bound and content unmarked. Full colour illustrations are vivid. CN. Signed by Author. Used. Seller Inventory # 608518
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Shepardson Bookstall, Brookline, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Basically it's a story anyone living in a major city can related to: They took paradise and put up a parking lot. RARE (DIFFICULT TO FIND) EARLY STEADMAN. A MORE RESTRAINED STEADMAN, but very wonderful with many full-page illustrations on heavy paper stock. DJ has an INTENTIONALLY SOILED LOOK TO IT to represent the smoke coming out of the train smoke stack; tiny patch of edgewear on bottom spine; clipped but has Dobson price sticker of 1.95 pounds. Seller Inventory # 8046
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Steadman, Ralph (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. A Doomful Tale of Hope or A Hopeful Tale of Doom. Large format. Blue covers with red title to spine. Colour illustrations. SIGNED by author to title page. Some foxing to a few pages. Wrapper is grubby with some damp staining to edges. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! SIGNED - please see description for details. Seller Inventory # 2107904
Quantity: 1 available