The Water Beetle

Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Previous ownership inscriptions. Publication of 144 pages. Externally the book shows signs of previous ownership. The jacket is shelf rubbed and edge worn. There is sporadic foxing through the book. Despite this the text remains clear. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Osbert Lancaster:. Gilt cloth. Frontis, plates, and jacket design by Osbert Lancaster. First edition of this collection of essays on subjects both domestic and foreign, and, indeed, presented under the headings: "English," and "Foreign." Some foxing to edges and to the concluding leaves, else very good in a… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton. 1962. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Original red textured cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with full page line drawings by Osbert Lancaster. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents, spotted to the closed text block edge are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Row, 1962. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. 8vo. Quarter green cloth and tan boards, with gilt spine lettering. 150 pages, Illustrated with line drawings by Osbert Lancaster. Name on Front Free End Paper. No marks to text. Illustrated dust-jacket (with price clipped) is edge worn, with a slightly darkened spine.

Harper & Row, Publishers, 1962. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Osbert Lancaster. Usual library markings. Dj is in a wrap, but spine looks slightly sun faded. Light soiling. Library flap & envelope have been removed from last endpage.

London 1962 first edition. Hamish Hamilton. Hardcover. Fine in VG dj (minor wear on dj) .

DW. Price clipped. Small book sellers sticker on botom of front paste down. Name and date on fep. Slightly dirty top edge, otherwise clean and tight.

Hamish Hamilton, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1962. First Edition. 144 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Ex-libris label. 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 to surfaces and bumping… Read more about this item

Hamish Hamilton, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1962. First Edition Thus. 144 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red covered boards with silver lettering. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Silver lettering is bright and clear.… Read more about this item

Hamish Hamilton, 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 144pp, including illustratios, 8vo, previous owner's name on front free end-paper, cloth, spotting on edges, normal shelf wear, dust jacket with a small tear on front board, shelf wear at rear, price clipped, in protective cover, a nice copy for year published. Size: Octavo (standard book… Read more about this item

DW. Not price clipped. Small chips to head and tail of DW spine. Small owners name on fep.

1962. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. Illustrated by Osbert Lancaster. d.w. London, (1962). First Edition.<br/> <br/> Second impression.<br/> <br/>

Penguin, 1965. Slightly cocked and heavily browned but good clear tight text throughout.. 1st Thus. Paperback. G++.

Harper & Row, 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 0x0x0. Osbert Lancaster. US edition published by Harper & Row. "No. 5190" at bottom of Evelyn Waugh blurb on rear jacket. "463" at bottom of front jacket flap, which has been price clipped. 150p. Pages clean but for an erased pencil note on FFEP; boards are mildly worn and… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1962. 1st edition. Nice copy. small octavo. hardback with dust jacket 144pp., frontis., b/w plates, With six illustrations by Osbert Lancaster on heavy paper stock. Neat ownership signature o/w a lovely copy in like price-clipped superb Osbert Lancaster dust jacket

Harper & Row, 1962. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Good. Lancaster, Osbert. (1st) Illustrated by Osbert Lancaster. Slightly smaller book, dark green cloth spine, light yellow boards, gilt just good on spine, 150 lightly browned pages, illustrations throughout. Essays on August Hare, visit to Russia in 1954, Greece, Louis XV and much more. DJ heavy paper, brown background with… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings.

New York: Harper & Row, 1963. First U.S. edition. Boards. Near Very Good in Poor Dust Jacket. Osbert Lancaster. 8vo, 150 pp. Essays. Spine bumped and worn at head and heel, corners of boards lightly bumped, page edges tanned. Jacket stained, worn, chipped and torn.

Simon & Schuster, 1986. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hamish Hamilton, London., 1962. First edition. Variant binding of black cloth lettered in silver. Octavo. 144 pages. Essays. The illustrations by Osbert Lancaster are printed on brown card. In her essay on Ireland, The Other Island, the author gives rein to her subversive tendencies by quoting a verse from an IRA song which includes the word ''fucking''.Very good in… Read more about this item