William Does His Bit

by Crompton, Richmal

William Does His Bit is the 23rd book of children's short stories in the Just William series by Richmal Crompton. This book contains 10 stories. It was first published in 1941, and the first published versions are now collectors items and pretty rare. Like its immediate predecessors and the next two installments this book contains the central theme of World War II and the war effort, which was being fought at the date of this book's original publication.

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WILLIAM DOES HIS BIT

WILLIAM DOES HIS BIT

by Crompton, Richmal

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Published
1952
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Published by George Newnes Limited, 1952. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Henry, Thomas. Good condition with no wrapper. Red cloth, black title label to spine and vignette of William to front cover. B/w text illustrations. 252 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers a bit grubby with slight fading to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light… Read more about this item
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WILLIAM DOES HIS BIT

WILLIAM DOES HIS BIT

by Crompton, Richmal

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Published
1947
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Published by George Newnes Limited, 1947. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated by Henry, Thomas. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Red cloth, black title to spine. 252 pages. B/w illustrations. Fifth impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light damp(?) spotting to covers. Small white mark to front edge of spine. Some slight foxing,… Read more about this item
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WILLIAM DOES HIS BIT

WILLIAM DOES HIS BIT

by Crompton, Richmal

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1950
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Published by George Newnes Limited, 1950. Hardback. Very Good. Illustrated by Henry, Thomas. Very good condition with no wrapper. Red cloth, black title to spine. 252 pages. B/w illustrations. Sixth impression. Spine bumped and faded. Rear cover is slightly grubby. A couple of foxspots to textblock else contents clean.
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Richmal Crompton

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Published
1941
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George Newnes Limited, 1941. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1941. Reprinted. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards. Pages are heavily foxed, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Former owner's stamp to front paste-down, with an inscription to free endpaper. Binding is slightly loose. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with water mark and a few small nicks along text block… Read more about this item
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Richmal Crompton

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1955
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George Newnes Limited, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1955. Eighth Impression. 252 pages. Pictorial jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece, with other illustrations throughout. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing… Read more about this item
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Richmal Crompton

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1955
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George Newnes Limited, 1955. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1955. Eighth Impression. 252 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Minor sunning… Read more about this item
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Crompton, Richmal

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1941
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George Newnes, 1941. hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Thomas Henry. October 1941 reprint. Illustrated by Thomas Henry. Scattered foxing. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Richmal Crompton

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1950
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George Newnes, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 1950. Sixth impression. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations by Thomas Henry. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear… Read more about this item
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Richmal Crompton

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1955
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George Newnes Limited, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1955. Eighth Impression. 252 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth covered boards. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild… Read more about this item
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Richmal Crompton

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1941
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George Newnes Limited, 1941. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1941. Reprinted. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription and marking to endpapers. Water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear… Read more about this item
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Crompton, Richmal

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Published
1951
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Australia: Dymocks, 1951. Book. Illus. by Thomas Henry. Good. Hardcover. Reasonable copy, ink names to front free endpaper and compressed page edges, ticks in ink to list of titles. Boards quite worn .
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Richmal Crompton

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Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
Published
1955
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George Newnes Limited, 1955. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1955. Eighth Impression. 252 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Heavy water staining to top edges textblock. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight… Read more about this item
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Crompton, Richmal

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1947
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George Newnes Limited, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. 5th impression. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned. Pen inscription to front free end paper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Richmal Crompton

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1974
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Paperback
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Armada, 1974. Paperback. Good. 1974. 158 pages. Pictorial paperback. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paperback has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Richmal Crompton

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1971
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Armada, 1971. Paperback. Good. 1971. Reprinted. 158 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Minor wear marks to spine and covers.
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Crompton, Richmal

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Used - Good
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Fair
Published
1955
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Hardcover
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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George Newnes Limited, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Fair. reprint. jacket is a bit worn and creased. foxing on pages. though the jacket is much worn, this 8th impression is unusual to find with a jacket. binding is intact. fairly good copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Richmal Crompton

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Used - Fair
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No Jacket
Published
1963
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Oudtshoorn, ZAF
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George Newnes, 1963 Excellent, clean and tightly bound copy. The lightest of tanning on some pages due to the age of the book. Covers slightly shelf worn. Size: 5" X 7"
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William Does His Bit

William Does His Bit

by Crompton, Richmal

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Used - Fair
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No Jacket
Published
1944
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Hardcover
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George Newnes Limited, 1944. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Henry, Thomas. Reprint. The jacket is rubbed and marked. The boards are in a good condition. Internally clean. Well bound. r* 2021/02/25. ak. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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William Does His Bit

by Richmal Crompton

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Good
Published
1951
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Hardcover
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Australia: Newnes Dymocks. Good. Hardcover. 1951. pp 252 slight spine wear to d/j and slight edge wear scans avai lable .
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William Does His Bit

by Crompton, Richmal

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Used - Nice copy
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1st ed. thus
Published
1951
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Sydney: Dymock's Book Arcade, 1951. 1st ed. thus. Nice copy. small octavo. chipped dust jacket 252pp., illusts., Neat ownership inscription & dust jacket rather chipped with some loss o/w clean copy of the first Australian edition
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