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Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since April 16, 1999
Hardback. First Edition. Condition : Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine. Some browning to the pages but otherwise clean and sound with no markings or inscriptions. Dust Jacket is intact and in near fine condition. Seller Inventory # 15824
Title: THE WORLD IN RIPENESS : AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Publisher: London : Michael Joseph
Publication Date: 1972
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition
Book Type: Book
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
first edition, ex-library, hardcover octavo (VG) d/w (VG); 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 # xxcfaa55620
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
FIRST EDITION octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); 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 cost. Seller Inventory # xxcfaa155179
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Green cloth titled in gilt on spine, illstns by John Ward. Very tidy. Dust jacket is unclipped, wear to spine and corners. Seller Inventory # 019884
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Seller: Book Cupboard, PLYMOUTH, DEVON, United Kingdom
1972 1ST VG/VG. Seller Inventory # 117289
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Seller: Mike Park Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Slightly worn. John Ward (illustrator). First Edition. First editions - 1969, 1971, 1972. Illustrated by John Ward, octavo, pp 189; 182; 152, the second volume has a small stamp on the front endpaper (St John and Red Cross library), otherwise all are very clean internally, cloth bound with only slight signs of use, the dustwrappers are not price-clipped but with just slight signs of use (again, the second volume just slightly more worn). Extra postage may be needed. Seller Inventory # 021480
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Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
1st edition. Illustrations by John Ward. Small mark on page fore-edge, otherwise a bright, clean copy; dust jacket not price-clipped, & protected in removable clear film Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. Seller Inventory # BOOKS277428I
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
First Edition. 1972 1st edition with B&W illustrations by John Ward; tightly bound in green cloth with gilt lettering to spine; light shelf wear to bottom edge. Dust jacket not price-clipped and protected by removable clear sleeve. Top page fore-edge yellowed with a hint of pale foxing; otherwise, a very good clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. Seller Inventory # BOOKS316097I
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Seller: Reader's Books, Petworth, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. First impression of the first edition. The final volume of Bates' autobiography. Dust jacket has a tear to top of spine, otherwise in good condtion and in a clear prtoective plastic sleeve. Price clipped. Pages are age tanned but clean. Mild dust staining to top textblock edge. Charming endpapers and line drawings throughout by John Ward. 8vo. Seller Inventory # 6033
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United Kingdom
Hard Back. John Ward (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition Beautifully illustrated dust jacket in a good clean condition and with minimal wear just small closed tears to the base of the spine Illustrated endpapers Previous owners signature to the top of the title page otherwise pages are beautifully clean throughout Illustrated by John Ward pp 152 Overall a very good copy. book. Seller Inventory # 114099
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Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. John Ward (illustrator). 6 x 9 1/8" This is a three-volume set. Volume One (The Vanished World): 188 pages; ISBN 0826200966; published 1969. Volume Two (The Blossoming World): 181 pages; ISBN 0826201067; published 1971. Volume Three (The World in Ripeness): 152 pages; ISBN 0826201261; published 1972. Old tape marks on endpapers and jacket flaps; pocket glued to last page; stamping on title page and top page edge; call number/sticker removed from jacket spine with light surface tearing; some wear to jacket spine of volume three. Jackets in mylar sleeves. Shipping will be extra for this heavy set, please inquire. Seller Inventory # 127389
Quantity: 1 available