Clever Bill

by Nicholson, William

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On Jan 10, 2011, amacadam said
William Nicholson is a superb illustrator of children's books--The Pirate Twins and Velveteen Rabbit are perhaps his most famous efforts. Clever Bill, a story he wrote, is a wonderful evocation of a child's relationship with a special toy.

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CLEVER BILL

by Nicholson, William

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Used - Good
Edition
First American Edition
Published
1926
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co.. Good. 1926. First American Edition. Hardcover. 46 pages; Original owner's name inside front cover, otherwise contents clean and unmarked, illustrations brightly coloured. 23 leaves printed on rectos only with colour illustrations on each recto. Original pictorial boards rubbed along edges, especially corners, paper covering spine is lacking; dust soiled.… Read more about this item
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CLEVER BILL. [illus by William Nicholson.]

by NICHOLSON, WILLIAM:

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Used - FINE+.
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FINE+.
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UK.slim,landscape 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
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9781405283328
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UK.slim,landscape 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus. [US, HB+dw/dj,1st edn published by Doubleday,Page & Co, New York,1926 and by William Heinemann Ltd., London,1926. This listed (UK) issue/edn by EGMONT, 2016,so a 1st edn thus.] FINE+/FINE+.Virtually as new. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright, crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around yellow background with 4-colour pictorial illustration to front panel (b/w,grey and red) front panel of… Read more about this item
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Clever Bill.

by Nicholson, William

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Used
Published
1958
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London: Faber and Faber, 1958. FIRST EDITION THUS, 4to, pp. [iv], 22. Original yellow boards printed in colour, yellow dustjacket with same design. Foot of spine gently bumped.
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Clever Bill

Clever Bill

by William Nicholson

Condition
Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Published
1926
Binding
Pictorial boards
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1926. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good. William Nicholson. An impressive copy of the 1926 correct 1st American edition, published by Doubleday, Page and including the 23 chromolithographs by the great British painter and illustrator William Nicholson (1872-1949) along the rectos. This copy also comes with a bright, presentable example of its… Read more about this item
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CLEVER BILL

CLEVER BILL

by Nicholson, William

Condition
Used - Near fine in like dust jacket.
Edition
First Edition. thus
Published
1977
ISBN
9780374313630
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(New York): Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1977. First Edition. thus. Near fine in like dust jacket.. First edition thus of this story of a brave soldier doll who finds his owner after being accidentally left behind. 7.25'' x 9.75''. Original red cloth binding. Original unclipped ($5.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated in red, yellow, and blue.… Read more about this item
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Clever Bill

by Nicholson, William

Condition
Used - Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1977
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780374313630
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Farrar Straus Giroux, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket missing. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with… Read more about this item
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Clever Bill

by NICHOLSON, William

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Used
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[1926].
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[London]: William Heinemann, [1926].. First edition, oblong 8vo. Fly leaf and 23 leaves with colour illustrations on rectos only. Original pictorial boards, recently recased with some loss and subsequent repair to the foot of the upper joint.
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Clever Bill.

by NICHOLSON, William.

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Used
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[1926]
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London, GBR
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[London:] William Heinemann Ltd,, [1926]. A superb association copy of one of "the few perfect picture books ever created" First edition, first printing, presentation copy, inscribed by the artist on the front pastedown "For Mrs Howard, From Mabel Low and From William Nicholson" (in which "For" and "From" are printed). The inscription dates from around the time that Nicholson… Read more about this item
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Clever Bill

Clever Bill

by Nicholson, William

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, pages well-thumbed.
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N.D.
Binding
Hardcover
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, pages well-thumbed.. N.D.. Hardcover. Bound in brown patterned library reinforced cloth binding, but not an ex-library copy. Charming young children's picture book about a little girl named Mary and her train trip to meet her aunt in Dover, England. She forgets to pack her… Read more about this item
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Clever Bill

Clever Bill

by Nicholson, William

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Used - G : in good condition without dust jacket. Rebacked
Edition
First Edition
Published
[1926]
Binding
Illustrated hardback board cover
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London: William Heinemann Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Rebacked. [1926]. First Edition. Illustrated hardback board cover. 170mm x 250mm (7" x 10"). 23pp. .
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Clever Bill

Clever Bill

by William Nicholson

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Used - Very Good
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780434804399
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Heinemann Young Books, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Clever Bill

by William Nicholson

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New
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9781405283328
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Egmont. New. Fine. Cloth, D-j. 2016.
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Clever Bill

by William Nicholson

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Used - Very Good
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9781405283328
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Egmont Books (UK) 2016 Hardback. Very Good.
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Clever Bill

by William Nicholson

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Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Published
1958
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Faber and Faber, 1958. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Oblong. The first printing thus, from Faber. Hardcover, in price-clipped dust jacket. Slight handling and shelf-wear. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Illustrated throughout in colour..
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Clever Bill

by William Nicholson

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Used - Like New
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9781405283328
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Egmont. Used - Like New. Fine. Cloth, D-j. 2016.
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Clever Bill

by Nicholson, William

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Thus
Published
1977
Binding
Hardcover
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Orange cloth, lettered/illus. in black, oblong format. 1st edition thus (stated): 1977. 22 pp., illus. As issued. Color illus. dust jacket slightly tanned along flap edges, with tiny chip along top rear edge, now in mylar. Nicholson was more… Read more about this item
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Clever Bill

by Nicholson, William

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Used - Like New
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9781405283328
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Farshore. Used - Like New. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition.
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Clever Bill

by Nicholson, William

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Used - Very Good/Good
Edition
Clean & Tight Contents
Published
1977
Binding
Hard Cover
ISBN
9780374313630
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Very Good/Good. 1977. Clean & Tight Contents. Hard Cover. 0374313636 (OSA12) very good hard cover with a good dust jacket now in mylar .
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Clever Bill

by Nicholson, William

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Used - Good
Published
2016
Binding
Hardcover
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9781405283328
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Farshore, 2016. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Clever Bill

by Nicholson, William

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Used - Very Good
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9781405283328
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Farshore. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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