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Postmark Murder

EBERHART M G · 1956

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,376)

Collins would have VG DW but has been insect nibbled along the flap folds, they are both still attached though, and the damage does not show to the panels at all, spine is sunned so the title is barely legible but the other titling which is black shows clearly, a little edge ...

Orders, Medals and Decorations of Britain and Europe in Colour

HEIRONYMUSSEN Paul · 1967

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Blandford DW price clipped, 256pp including 80pp full colour photography. full history of the various civil and military decorations and awards of Europe and Great Britain. H First Edition Very Good London Very Good Aage Struwing 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

Bouncing Ball

COCKETT Mary · 1973

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Hamilton price clipped DW lightly soiled to the lamination, small ghost of a label to spine, 93pp + adverts very tidy copy, email direct for cheaper shipping, an Antelope Book H reprint Very Good London Very Good Peggy Beetles 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall

Farmer Giles Of Ham

TOLKIEN J R R · 1966

$145.00 (€131.56 | £109.75 | ¥23,147)

George Allen Unwin first edition fifth impression, hard to fault copy, dust jacket is price clipped with lightly browned spine, rear panel slightly discoloured, tiny split to extreme edge at top of rear panel, 80pp wonderful Baynes illustrations and frontis H First Edition Ve...

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book

TOLKIEN J R R · 1968

$325.00 (€294.87 | £246.00 | ¥51,882)

George Allen Unwin first edition third impression, pictorial hard covers, lightly rubbed to spine ends and corners, dust jacket rubbed to head of spine with short split at the lower joint and associated creasing, price clipped, 64pp very clean internals H First Edition Very G...

Master Humphrey's clock / Old Curiosity Shop

DICKENS Charles · 1840

$165.00 (€149.70 | £124.89 | ¥26,340)

Chapman and Hall Two volumes bound in one being,; Master Humphrey's clock parts 1 & 2, second part being The Old Curiosity Shop. Internals excellent and clean, spine rubbed along joint with chip from the head losing 20mm, corners are rubbed also, spine has five raised bands, g...

Combat Aircraft of the World

SWANBOROUGH F G · 1962

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Temple Press Books very tidy . DW unclipped small scuff to lamination on cover, light rub to corners, 122pp alphabetical lisiting of the foremost jet and propellor fighters and bombers of the era with B&W photos to accompany, full technical specifications are given. H First Ed...

The Green Flag and Other Stories of War and Sport

DOYLE Arthur Conan · 1900

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

George Bell 348 +2 +16pp adverts, one set for Bells Colonial Editions and one for Bells Colonial Library dated 1900. assumed first, cloth a bit faded or generally soiled from handling, ink number 152 to spine, corners just starting to fray, lacks fep, but the frontis and guar...

Raphaels Almanac And Year Book 1956 1957

RAPHAEL · 1955

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Foulsham two issues,1956 year has bookseller labels to cover, 1957 has label lift to cover, 144 + 49pp S First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall

Raphaels Almanac Prophetic Messenger and Weather Guide 1945 and 1946

RAPHAEL · 1944

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Foulsham two copies, for the year 1945 (published Sept 1944) worn along joint with splitting, stapled sheets, 96 +48 pp For the year 1946 (published Sept 1945) rubbed to spine, minor chipping to ends, bookseller label to cover, stapled sheets, 96 +48 pp pencil annotation ...

Orange and District Illustrated 1928 Historical Statistical and Descriptive

SULLIVAN Tim · 1989

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Orange City Council facsimile of 1928 first edition, gift inscr to fep otherwise VG+ small area of label adhesive residue to rear cover 254pp with photos etc throughout, Australian town and area of Orange New South Wales S Facsimile No Jacket Orange Very Good 8vo - over 7? -...

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

HEINLEIN Robert A · 1967

$2,000.00 (€1,814.55 | £1,513.84 | ¥319,273)

Dobson Papered boards with minor bumping and rubbing to spine ends and corners, faint age browning to closed edges, DW under a plastic and paper sleeve, unclipped with rubbing to the ends, light age yellowing to the surface, small split lower part of the lower joint, no loss b...

Fred

CRUMP Barry · 1972

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Crump Productions excellent copy in same dust jacket, minimal wear to spine ends, one short tiny edge tear, one hairline scratch to rear dust jacket panel. 109pp Classic Kiwi humour H First Edition Very Good Auckland Very Good Howard Baker 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

A Good Keen Girl

CRUMP Barry · 1970

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Reed VG first edition, minor rubbing / chipping spine corners, small splits. Classic Kiwi humour. H First Edition Very Good Wellington Very Good Tony Stones 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Hang on a Minute Mate

CRUMP Barry · 1961

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Reed dust jacket clipped and lightly rubbed to corners, lightly sunned spine, Second impression completing 20,000 copies, Classic Kiwi humour. H First Edition Very Good Wellington Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

One of Us

CRUMP Barry · 1962

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Reed dust jacket clipped otherwise VG copy of the first edition. Classic Kiwi humour. Bookseller stamp (small) to paste down H First Edition Very Good Wellington Very Good Dennis Turner 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

There and Back

CRUMP Barry · 1963

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Reed DW price clipped otherwise just minor corner rubbing, small (tiny) pen mark to fep corner. First edition. Classic Kiwi humour. H First Edition Very Good Wellington Very Good Dennis Turner 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Scrapwaggon

CRUMP Barry · 1965

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Reed DW unclipped but rubbed to corners, small splits to edges, lightly soiled. 158pp humour about some refuse workers money making plans. First edition H First Edition Good Wellington Very Good Roger Hart 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The Daffodil and Tulip Year Book 1949

SYNGE P M · 1949

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Royal Horticultural Society minor traces of silverfish surface damage, corners starting to fray, browned closed edges, 216pp H First Edition No Jacket London Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The Chinese Goose

ROBERTSON Helen · 1960

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

MacDonald ex-library, black cloth, slight lean to spine, paper scars to paste downs, book club rubber stamp to fep, title and first text page, as well as at blank foot of final page, remains of paper label to fep, closed edges lightly soiled, minor soiling from reading use. D...