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William - The Explorer; William and the Pop Singers
by Richmal Crompton
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Newnes Limited , 1960-5. First edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 7" by 5". Thomas Henry; Henry Ford. Two first editions from the 'Just William' series b y Richmal Crompton enclosed in the original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impression of each volume. Two of thirty-eight books in the 'Just William' series by Richmal Crompton, chronicling the adventures of the unruly schoolboy William Brown, known for being eleven throughout the whole series. Illustrated by Thomas Henry and Henry Ford with frontispieces and further illustrations in text. Complete with unclipped dust wrappers. In the original publisher's full cloth bindings. Externally rather worn with bumping to head and tail of spine as well as extremities, damp marking affecting boards to 'The Explorer,' tape marking and minor damage to boards '...And the Pop Singers.' Brodart taped to dust wrapper of 'William and the Pop Singer' by a previous owner. Dust wrappers sound with shelf wear, light chipping and minor loss to head and tail of spine. Library sticker to spine dust wrapper 'William and the Pop Singers.' Damp marking to head of dust wrapper 'William - The Explorer' affecting internals, endpapers, and first few leaves of text. Tape marks to endpapers as well as half title 'William and the Pop Singers.' Ex library with library sticker to front pastedown 'William and the Pop Singers,' with stamp to front free endpaper and usual further library stamps to occasional leaf. Internally, binding tender to 'William and the Pop Singers' but firm to 'William - the Explorer.' Spotting to edges, not affecting pages that remain generally clean throughout. Good
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Details
- Seller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 867A6
- Title
- William - The Explorer; William and the Pop Singers
- Author
- Richmal Crompton
- Illustrator
- Thomas Henry; Henry Ford
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Newnes Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960-5
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- first editions just william richmal crompton just william
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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