[publisher: Methuen & Co] Hardcover First Edition 1951. First Edition. 184 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over beige cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.
[Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1951]
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ISBN10: 0749745800, ISBN13: 9780749745806, [publisher: Egmont Books] Softcover New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
[Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]

Hassell Street Press 2021 paperback New

[publisher: Putnam, , 1st printing Am (nap); pictorial map eps; 181 pp.] Hardcover First Edition CONDITION: Very Good Plus with Very Good jacket; in jacket with spine ends lightly bumped, very light edgewear all around; unclipped 2.50. Juvenile hardback. Nicholas, a Cotswold wool producer's son, together with his fiancee and his best friend, foils the plotting of two visiting Lombards and saves his father's business. Many detailed illustrations of the trade. ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. /CH, illustrator.
[Monmouth, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1953]
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ISBN10: 0749745800, ISBN13: 9780749745806, [publisher: Egmont Childrens Books] Softcover
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]

ISBN10: 0749745800, ISBN13: 9780749745806, [publisher: Egmont Books] Softcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.79
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]

[publisher: Methuen & Co, London] Hardcover First Edition First edition, with dust wrapper. Bone colored boards with red lettering on the spine. Edges of boards are lightly rubbed. Page edges are evenly and moderately foxed and discoloured, with some light scuffs at the edges--moreso at head edge. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped. Free endpapers, pastedowns and the odd page throughout bear very light foxing. Book leans slightly to the right. Binding is neat and tidy. Previous bookseller, Anthony Hordern's Sydney, stamp on tail of front pastedown. Handled, this book is in fair condition. Dust wrapper bears scuff marks and moderate discolouration. Edges bear the odd crease, front and back, and at spine. Wear and creases at the head and tail of spine. Price clipped. Small chip at tail of spine, otherwise this dust wrapper is in fair condition. *We try to describe the faults of our books meticulously - they often present better than they sound.
[Clunes, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 1951]
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ISBN10: 0140301534, ISBN13: 9780140301533, [publisher: Viking Pr] Softcover New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1961]

[publisher: London Methuen & Co Ltd] Hardcover First Edition 1st Edition, 1st Printing. 14.5 x 22 cm fawn cloth with red stamped vignette of a pack horse to the front cover. Blue map endpapers, (viii) 184pp with black line illustrations by the author. In original unclipped dust jacket priced at 11s 6d net. A square binding with firm corners and a little light spotting to the boards along the top edge. Internally, the book is very clean with a small neat ownership name to the top corner of the front free endpaper and a hint of spotting to the top edge. The dust jacket is generally quite clean with toning to the spine, a little dust staining and some marking (possibly from tape burn) to back panel. There is some rubbing to the spine tips and corners with minor loss and old paper reinforcement on the verso of the jacket on the spine tips and front fore edge corners to prevent further damage (image available). It presents very well in its removable, protective, clear cover (not shown). All in all a very nice 1st Edition copy of this Carnegie Medal winning book for Excellence in children's fiction. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
[Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: ...
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