Progress At Pelvis Bay

London: John Murray, 1936. First edition, 8vo, pp. vi, 68, [2]; text illustrations throughout; illustrated boards backed in red cloth; boards slightly toned, text clean and sound, near fine. Osbert Lancaster was an English Cartoonist and architecture writer. This is his first book, on the architecture of Pelvis Bay.

London: John Murray, 1950. Fifth printing. Hardcover. Very good+/good. Red cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 68pp., illustrated in b&w. Book has mild wear to spine ends and corners, binding tight, text clean and unmarked but gently toned throughout. DJ has chip to spine head, small hole in middle of spine, rubbing and toning, spine joints and flap… Read more about this item

A beautiful copy of Lancaster's satire from 1936. The book is in mint condition with illustrated black and white boards with a red spine and gilt lettering - just one small bump to the base of the spine. No inscriptions or markings. Beautifully illustrated throughout. The unclipped dust-jacket (price 3/6d) appears to have slightly darkened around the edges and the… Read more about this item

John Murray 1936 (1st.).. 8.0 x 5.75 inches. In illustrated hard card covers with gilt to red cloth spine. With pictorial dustwrapper. Illustrated endpapers. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Spine slightly darkened. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Spine slightly faded. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 68 pp. With… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1936. First edition. Hardback. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8" by 6". Osbert Lancaster. A first edition of cartoonist Osbert Lancaster's fictionalised account of the gentrification of a seaside resort. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. By Osbert Lancaster, English cartoonist and journalist who was a contributor to the Architectural Review during the time of publication.A first… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1936. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 6". None. The first edition of cartoonist Osbert Lancaster's fictionalised account of the gentrification of a seaside resort The first edition. Illustrated by Lancaster with monochrome line drawings. In the publisher's original quarter cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work was written by Osbert Lancaster, an English… Read more about this item

John Murray, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1950. Reprinted. 68 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing… Read more about this item

London : John Murray , 1936. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Osbert Lancaster. A lovely first edition copy of Osbert Lancaster's Progress at Pelvis Bay, illustrated beautifully by the author. A first edition copy of Osbert Lancaster's of the fictional Seaside town Pelvis Bay. The volume traces the development of a flourishing seaside… Read more about this item

John Murray, 1950. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1950. Reprinted. 68 pages. Illustrative jacket over yellow cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Minor marks to boards. Unclipped… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1936. First Edition. Hardback in its original illustrated dust jacket. The detailed account of the metamorphosis of a fictitious seaside town from poverty stricken fishing village to flourishing resort. Osbert Lancaster uses his words and illustrations to enable the reader to follow the architectural changes. Dust jacket is age toned, particularly to spine. A small… Read more about this item

London: John Murray. VG : in very good condition with marked and lightly chipped dust jacket. Spine darkened. Area of abrasion to base of spine. Some creasing to fep. vi, 1936. First Edition. Red cloth spine with illustrated hardback board cover. 200mm x 150mm (8" x 6"). 68pp. .

John Murray, 1947. Hardcover. NEAR FINE/Very Good. iv, 68 pp. Black and white drawings throughout. Extremities lightly rubbed, toned, sharp and clean otherwise. DJ toned, a few small chips.

John Murray, 1936,. /Dust Jacket Included. 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 68pp, illustrated, pictorial endpapers, slight browning, no inscriptions, pictorial boards, corners slightly bumped, Good / Good dustwrapper, wrapper slightly foxed, slightly frayed at spine ends, price-clipped .

John Murray. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Bowed and toned. In protective mylar cover.(Architecture, Pelvis Bay)

John Murray, London., 1936. First edition. Octavo. pp vi, 68. Endpapers, covers and numerous black and white drawings, some full-page, by the author. Cloth-backed pictorial boards. The author's first book, a satire. Fine in very good marked dustwrapper a little defective at head of spine.

As cover std: Murray, 1936. Hardcover. Used: Acceptable. Condition good with dust jacket. ref ZKVQ

John Murray, 1936-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. 1st HB 1936 John Murray; no dust jacket; inside pages in good clean condition