Search Results: Authors starting with M from Peakirk Books

UK: Hodder Children's Books. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0340945303 . A square 4to hbk in d/w; more modern illustrated copy of this children's favourite; book in excellent condition; no handwriting inside such as names; d/w has a small closed tear; not clipped; ; 9.1 X 8.6 X 0.9 inches; 144 pages .

London: Collins,. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1948. Hardcover. Hbk with d/w; Vg/Vg-; book - blue cloth/gilt decor. Boards; rubbing inside cover; colour frontis; pp very clean/bright, with just small traces of foxing to pp tips; d/w small amount of loss at spine ends and corner; nicks and small tears/small creases around edges; still bright and clean; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Sparrow, 1984. 0099328704 . Pbk; vg; .

UK: Jonathan Cape Ltd. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0224024361 . 1st edition; hbk in d/w; vg/vg+; nice clean copy; no handwriting inside such as names; light page tanning; d/w not clipped and in excellent condition; vg/vg++; 8.5 X 5.6 X 0.9 inches; 192 pages .

London: Reprint Society. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. Reprint hardback in d/w; vg/vg; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback no d/w; green cloth cover; gift inscription on fep (not author's) dated 1945 ; b/w photographic plates; cover & page edges a little grubby; ; Pets for Young People; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

UK: J. M. Dent. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. CIC. Hardcover. 0460050362 . 1973 reprint of the CIC edition; 8vo; although an ex school copy, the only evidence is a light strip of damage inside cover - possibly a strip of tape pulled off. A glue mark on fep and a rubber stamp on title page. Otherwise the book looks virtually unread. Maybe not a popular choice at the time, or hidden from view of the children. The dustwrapper is vg too. Not price clipped, but the spine has faded. Vg/vg. ; Children's Illustrated Classics Series; CIC Series; Vol. 36; 7.9 X 5.5 X 1.1 inches; 333 pages .

London: Collins. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1934. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 12mo hardback; black lettering to spine; page tips a little grubby; hint of foxing in places eg prelims; vg-; ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

UK: Hodder & Stoughton1990. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0340543876 . 1st edition hbk in d/w; ex lib with a couple of rubber stamps, otherwise Vg/Vg+; Ex-Library .

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1st edition hardback in d/w; no handwriting inside eg names/inscriptions; d/w not price clipped (10/6) ; 50% loss d/w spine & browning to top; minor loss to top of d/w spine; a couple of nicks to d/w ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Childrens Book Club. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Hardcover. Hbk in d/w; Vg/vg-; closed tear to d/w; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

UK: cbc, n.d.. Very Good-. N.D.. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Hbk no d/w; Vg-; neat name on fep; browning to pp edges; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Doubleday & Co. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. 1st US Ed; First Printing. Hardcover. 1st (US) edition; vg/vg; no handwriting inside eg names; d/w is clipped; this book is both a preceptive account of how to co-exist with 2 amazingly long living cats, whilst also being a portion of informal autobiography of a successfull fiction author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Collins' Clear-Type Press. Good. 1930s. Hardcover. Large thick 4to; a less common compilation of boys stories, undated but looks 1930s; 1st story is Sam's Diving Invention; excess P&P outside UK; amazon customers outside UK, this will be sent surface mail (slow method due to weight) ; reading copy only; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

US: Bantam. Very Good. 1988. Seal. Softback. 0770422586 . 8.4 X 6.7 X 0.2 inches .

London: Collins Crime Club;. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0002318482 . 1st edition; 8vo hbk in d/w; scarlet cloth boards; gold gilt lettering to spine; no names or other handwriting inside; tiny amount of foxing to blocked page foredges; d/w not price clipped (1.50) a few tiny nicks to d/w edges, scarcely noticeable; vg+/Vg; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Andre Deutsch Ltd. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0233968652 . Although ex-library, this book looks hardly read, so only real defects are a couple of rubber stamps & numbers & a library sticker inside the cover at rear of book; the story of a child being brought up in the 1920s , with Gran the powerful ruler of the house. The story is based on a true life. ; Ex-Library; 7.9 X 5.2 X 1.2 inches; 224 pages .

London: Blackie, Nd (Pre 1933). Good+. Hardcover. 8vo Hbk; maroon cloth boards with self embossed illustration on front cover; gold gilt lettering; small gift inscription on fep dated 1933; illustrated throughout with small b/w line drawings/engravings; G++; occasional foxing; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

UK: Blackie, n.d.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. Hbk no d/w; Vg-; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Middx: Penguin. Good+. 1955. 1st Penguin ed. Paperback. 1st Penguin edition; G++; cover darkening with age; no handwriting inside such as names; ; Green Penguin Penguin Crime; Vol. 1107; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .