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Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. First appearance in Rieu's renowned 'Penguin Classics' series, and first publication of Tancock's translation. The cover roundel is by Dennis Hall. Penguin Classics, L45.
A clean, unmarked book Fragile binding. Age-toned paper. 310 pages. Previous owner's name inside. Translated by Rex Warner.
216 p. Margins dampstained. 180mm. Softbound. Covers worn and stained. Loss at head and tail of spine. First Penguin edition. LIT BX 7
8vo., First Edition thus, page-edges faintly browning; original orange printed wrappers, covers lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. Penguin 896. The second English edition overall. Kirkpatrick A26d.
208 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Guerrilla fighter, undercover agent, diplomat, Director of Chatham House, chief editor of of Penguin Books, MP for Oxford, industrialist and author, Mr. Woodhouse ventured much.... he spent the war years with the Greek Resistance and describes the hazards of working with rival guerilla groups as well as the rigours of partisan warfare in the mountains... A witty, stylish and above all thought-provoking account of a colorful and distinguished career." - dust jacket. Light wear to clean and unmarked book. Prior owner's blindstamp upon front free endpaper. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A nice bright copy. Book
Book in mint unread condition. 49pp. A history of Penguin Books.
Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus, small mark on half-title; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. First appearance in Rieu's renowned 'Penguin Classics' series, with cover roundel by Diana Bloomfield. Penguin Classics, L108.
8vo., First Edition thus, page edges tanning faintly; original orange wrappers printed in black, backstrip minutely chafed at head and tail, a very good, bright, clean copy. Penguin 1599.
8vo., First Edition thus; original orange printed wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. Penguin 1601. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition thus, page edges tanning slightly; original orange wrappers printed in black, a very good, bright, clean copy. Penguin 1601.
30p.,+illus. King Penguin Books 8 Hardcover Very good condition, long gift inscription on endpaper
8vo., First Edition, with 8pp of coloured maps; original pictorial wrappers, sewed as issued, a very good, bright, clean copy. No. 10 of the Penguin Guides, edited by L. Russell Muirhead.
8vo., First Edition thus; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy. Penguin 768. Technically a new edition of the fifth text. Includes publisher's note and a new dedication to 'Andrew Dakers', but the letter to him and the date at the end of the text are omitted. SCARCE THUS. Matthews A3.1950.
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates; original printed wrappers, a bright, clean copy. Includes stills from Elia Kazan's feature film (1956) starring Karl Malden and Carroll Baker. Penguin I233.
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with 54 plates toned in sepia, free endpapers lightly spotted; original series binding of pictorial boards, a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at upper edge of rear panel. King Penguin 54.
8vo., First Edition thus, small signature on half-title, page edges tanning lightly as usual; pictorial wrappers, a very good, firm, clean copy. Penguin 1783.
Sm. 8vo. First Edition with line illustrations as frontispiece and 16 coloured plates; original series binding of pictorial boards a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. King Penguin 60.
36p. +15 plates Hardcover Good condition, spine ends chipped
8vo., First Edition thus; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Cover illustration by William Grimmond. Very scarce in this condition. Penguin Classics, L8.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Yellowing pages. 240 pages.
185 p. Slightly age stained. 180mm. Color illustrated wraps. Softbound. First Penguin Signet Books Edition. Covers slightly rubbed at edges. Top margins slighted faded. Front cover slightly creased. First Penguin Signet Edition. LIT BX 7
Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus; original pictorial wrappers, lower wrapper lightly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy. Penguin Classics L9. First appearance in Rieu's renowned 'Penguin Classics' series, and first publication of Gardiner's translation. The cover roundel is by William Grimmond. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
2 vols., 8vo., Second Impression thus; original printed wrappers, the wrappers lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. Penguin Classics L62-63. First published in PC in 1957. The text is the Edmonds translation which remains for many scholars the standard English text. The cover roundel is by Elizabeth Friedlander. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE.
8vo. First Edition page-edges tanning slightly as usual; original printed wrappers a very good bright clean copy. Penguin Classics L73. The cover roundel is an adaptation by Elizabeth Friedlander of the badge of the Discalced Carmelite Order.
8vo., First Edition thus; original printed wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Penguin Classics L5. The first appearance of the work in Rieu's acclaimed Penguin Classics. The cover roundel is by William Grimmond.