Uncle
by Martin, J P
J. P. Martin (1880-1966) was born in Scarborough in 1880. He was the son and grandson of Methodist ministers, and entered the ministry in 1902. He served as an Army chaplain in the First World War in Palestine. His published his Uncle stories at the urging of his children, for whom he created. After the last war, he moved to the village of Timberscombe in Somerset, where he served in the small chapel. Six Uncle books were published in the series, the last in 1973, seven years after his death.Quentin Blake (1932-- ) is one of Britain's best-loved and most successful illustrators and children's authors. He has illustrated nearly 300 books. He has also illustrated classic books for adults, and created his own characters such as Mister Magnolia and Mrs Armitage. He taught at the Royal College of Art, where he was head of the Illustration Department from 1978 to 1986. He has won many awards and prizes, and was made an CBE in 2005. He as appointed the first Children's Laureate in 1999.
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Uncle
by Martin, J.P.
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(London: Cape: 1964) First Edition. Boards (that is, hard covers) pp. 160. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. First Edition. An owner's name on front free endpaper. A near fine copy in like price-clipped dust-jacket. Item Price
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by MARTIN, J.P. (1879-1966), [BLAKE, Quentin, illustrator (born 1932)]
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[2]; 160; [2]. With in-text line drawings by Blake throughout. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to half-title. Recently re-bound in red half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine and matching cloth over boards. All edges lightly trimmed. A crisp, clean copy in… Read more about this item Item Price
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UNCLE
by MARTIN, J. P., illustrated by BLAKE, Quentin:
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London: Jonathan Cape 1965. Second impression. Publisher's original pink cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Quentin Blake illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated with line drawings throughout. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean and bright throughout. Complete with the near fine lightly rubbed dustwrapper. Not price-clipped (16s. net). The… Read more about this item Item Price
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UNCLE
by MARTIN, J. P; illustrated by BLAKE, Quentin:
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London: Jonathan Cape. 1964. First edition. First edition. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A near fine clean and bright copy with no inscriptions or stamps. Light pushing to the spine tips. Complete with the very good original rubbed and nicked dustwrapper which has a couple of short closed tears to the extremities and some creasing to the front flap. Not… Read more about this item Item Price
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Uncle: Stories
by J.P. Martin
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- 1966
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Lexington, Missouri, USA
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Coward McCann, 1966. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Blake, Quentin. Ex-library with typical marks, shelf wear, discoloring; a good solid book. The jacket has some soiling and wear, wrapped; glued inside the covers. Illustrator: Blake, Quentin. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Juvenile; Inventory No: 204447. . Item Price
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by Martin, J.P.
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. First edition, first printing. Published by Jonathan Cape in London, 1964. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, finely illustrated by one Quentin Blake, has some bumping at the spine tips and corners. The top and bottom edges are slightly toned and curled and it has been price clipped, but retains the original… Read more about this item Item Price
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Uncle
by Martin, J. P.
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- 2007
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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New York Review of Books, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Uncle
by Martin, J. P. (illus Quentin Blake)
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- 1964
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. 1st. h/b. Near Fine, 1st edition, 1st printing, unclipped d/j (some wear, in protective sleeve). 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). The wonderfully eccentric adventures of a kind-hearted elephant, hugely enjoyed by children and adults alike, by J. P. Martin and illustrated by Quentin Blake. A classic in the great English nonsense… Read more about this item Item Price
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Uncle
by J. P. Martin
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Rugby, Warwickshire, GBR
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USA hardback reprint, 2009 The New York Review Children's Collection.
The book is in fine condition, the boards are clean and bright with no fading. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Item Price
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Uncle
by Martin, J.P.
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- 1st Edition
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Sastamala, FIN
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing. Original salmon-pink coloured cloth, pp. 160, illustrated (by Quentin Blake). The author's first novel. Bumped at the crown and the corners of the lower cover, top and fore-edge dust-marked and there is the most minor of spotting to the latter. Otherwise VG - free from… Read more about this item Item Price
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Uncle
by Martin, J. P. (Author) & Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
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- 1st Edition Thus
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- 2007
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New York: New York Review Children's Collection. Very Good+. 2007. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. 1590172396 . Hardcover, issued without a dustjacket, first printing of this new edition (was originally published in 1964) as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on the copyright page, red cloth spine and color-illustrated covers, the book has moderate bumps… Read more about this item Item Price
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Uncle
by Martin, J. P.
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- 2007
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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New York Review of Books, 2007. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Uncle
by MARTIN, J.P.
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- First Thus
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- 1975
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- Hardcover
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Auckland, NZL
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London: Heinemann Educational Books (New Windmill series), 1975. Book. Illus. by Quentin Blake. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Hardback: illustrated by QUENTIN BLAKE, no dj, covers are slightly marked, spine tips and corners a little bumped and rubbed, slight foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 146pp. This is the first of 6 'Uncle' titles. Uncle is an extremely wealthy Elephant… Read more about this item Item Price
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Uncle (New York Review Children's Collection)
by Martin, J.P.
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- 2007
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Workington, Cumbria, GBR
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NYR Children's Collection, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Clean edition. Not an ex-library edition. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Cover shows mild surface and edge wear. No annotations.. Item Price
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Uncle
by Martin, J.P.
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Uncle
by J.P. Martin
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- 9780141379227
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Uxbridge, Greater London, GBR
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Uncle (New Windmills)
by Martin, J. P.
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- 08/09/1975 00:00:01
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- Hardcover
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- 9780435121914
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Thetford, Norfolk, GBR
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NZ$84.24
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Heinemann Educational Publishers, 08/09/1975 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Item Price
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UNCLE
by Martin, J. P.
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Thus.
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- 1982
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- Paperback
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- 9780099292401
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Ashford, Kent., GBR
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NZ$15.98
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London: Sparrow Books, 1982. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Thus.. 174pp. Clean copy inside & out. No inscriptions. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket.. Item Price
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Uncle
by Martin, J. P.
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- Used - Very Good
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- 2017
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- Paperback
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- 9781681371856
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Nyrb Kids, 2017. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Uncle (A Puffin Book)
by J.P. Martin
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- Paperback
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- 9780141379227
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New Delhi, Delhi, IND
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