Search Results: Authors starting with B from Peakirk Books

UK: Kaye & Ward,. Very Good- in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0718207335 . Hbk in d/w; ex-lib ; fep removed; a couple of stamps; otherwise Vg-/Vg+; a nice copy that has been little read; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Raphael Tuck, 1934: 2nd edition rev.. 1934. Hardcover. Hbk; 8vo; pp88; index; Blue cloth/gilt with picture - line drawing, stuck to cover; pp nice, clean & bright; a little wear to cover; Vg-; .

London: Crime Club/Collins. Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1971. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0002311240 . 1st edition; 8vo hbk in d/w; unfaded red cloth hardback with gold gilt lettering to spine; fep damaged from attempted removal of stickers, and still contains some remnants and glue marks library stamp on rear of title page; a couple of marks on pages, but majority of pages sounbd & clean. D/W not price clipped (1.40) ; rubbing to edges; g+/vg-; ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

UK: Collins Crime Club. Good+. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0002314746 . Ex-library copy of 1st edition, which is quite scarce; library have sealed the d/w to the boards of cover; they have added their own endpapers; a couple of rubber stamps; contents are pretty clean for an ex library book; sticker inside rear cover; G++; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Turnstone Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1973. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Square 8vo hbk in d/w; an attractive early (4th) printing of the UK edition of this classic spiritual book; bright blue covers with silver lettering to spine; seagulls illustrated on eps; no names or similar handwriting inside; a very clean copy; d/w not price clipped (1.50) ; just light cockling; ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: London: Collins, n.d.. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Scarcer Small 'Pixie' book ; vg-/vg; ; Pixie Books; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .

London: Dennis Dobson;. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0234771313 . H/b; d/w; vg/vg-; 8vo; 128pp; author signed (with best wishes from Margaret Bacon) ; other names also on fep; otherwise contents nice and clean; d/w price clipped and a little worn along top edge; 1st ed; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

London; MacMillan;. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0333781694 . H/b; d/w; vg+/vg+; 8vo; 341pp; 1st ed; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Warne;. Very Good. 1979. Standard Observer; vg+; 184pp; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

London: Warne, 1974 rep. 1974. 072321509X . Hbk with d. /w , Vg/Vg ; Style 3 cover, D/w slightly browned, red writing on spine very faded.; Observer's Pocket Series .

Loughborough; Ladybird. 0721414869 . Standard Ladybird format; vg; glossy cover; in text illus; name inside; op 1.99 .

Auckland: Collins. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. This copy was a complimentary copy despatched by Collins publicity department, and stored - thus its excellent condition. D/w has aa small closed tear at top edge; (It was purchased at an auction of items from the Collins family) . The Compliments slip is still inside. It is a 'very nearly true story' of a days fishing in the old style - told in words and pictures, with a parallel text on the same page in the Maori language. It was aimed at children 4 - 7. Alternate pages are full page colour illustrations. A really lovely book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

London: Heinemann. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0434043036 . 1st edition hbk in d/w; nice clean copy of book; d/w not price clipped; some chipping to top of spine; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London : William Heinemann. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1946. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Large 8vo; Hbk in d/w ; cream boards with red boat and fish on spine, and decoration on front; d/w has slight loss to top right front corner and has been price clipped; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: William Heinemann. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1st edition hbk in d/w; black cloth hbk with gold gilt lettering to spine; previous owner's ex libris sticker on fep with their name (not author) ; contents nice and clean; d/w not price clipped (10s 6d) ; a few tiny nicks to edge of spine of d/w; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

UK: Faber 1991. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0571162436 . 1st edition; 8vo hbk in d/w; ex-lib copy; usual library markings & light browning to pages; fep removed; vg-/vg'Caroline is 18 .. And wants to leave her home in England to work in a Kibuttz in Israel' - from here things develop! ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Faber & faber, 1990. Very Good- in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 057115283X . First edition. Hbk in d/w; ex-library copy; pp browning; Vg-/Vg+; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Good+. 1921. Hardcover. Hardback; 8vo; cloth is splitting down spine edge at top - approx 2 inches; internally clean sound copy- light - faded inscription on half title page - undated; It has boards covered with greencloth with red titles on the spine and on the front along with some drawings of animals in circles; It has lovely pictorial inside covers/ end papers to front & rear; also plates throughout; there are no reprint lines, I have no way of knowing if it is a reprint or not! Book is definitely not modern; ; Sleepy-Time-Tales; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Frederick Muller;. Very Good-. 1950. Hardcover. H/b; vg; 8vo; 117pp; red cloth hardback cover; faded gold gilt lettering to spine; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0715628313 . 1st editions; F/F-; a very nice copy indeed; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 190 pages .