Search Results: the silver curlew by farjeon eleanor

Viking. Fair/Fair. 1965. Ex-Library. Hard Cover. Ex-Library (J-156) .

The Viking Press, 1954. Hard cover. Good/Poor. Jacket is tattered and worn with the front cover having coffee stain damage, not affecting legibility. The top edge is chipped and has a few one inch tears with the top edge of the jacket spine missing a section. The bottom edge of the flaps are chipped and stained with the front cover flap having a closed tear along its edge. The top and bottom edges of cover are worn and slightly sunned. Spine is sunned, not affecting legibility. Spine is shaken, but binding is secure. Ink signature from previous owner on the inside front cover and the front end page leaf, otherwise all other pages are clean and unmarked.

(London: OUP: 1953) First Edition Cl. pp. viii, 182. Illust. by Ernest H. Shepard. First Edition. Prize notification with typed details pasted on verso of free front endpaper. Near fine in good price-clipped dust-jacket.

London: Oxford University Press, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Oxford Children's Library 56. First published 1953. 167 p. 20 cm. B&w line drawings. Cream cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket.

Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover Very Good Standard used condition May have some wear, highlighting, notes, creasing, previous owner's name, etc May or may not include supplements such as infotrac or other web access codes (the dust cover may be missing) Fast & reliable delivery Exceptional customer service

Wendover, UK: John Goodchild Publishers. 1984. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard. 182 pages. Originally produced as a play in 1949. First published as a book in 1953. Magical story woven around an old Norfolk story of an imp and a queen. Farjeon was a highly regarded author of children's books and winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1956. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . New Edition. Hardback.

With the review from The New Yorker (?) pasted to the half-title.

New York: Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 1953 NOT ex-library. Blue cloth boards embossed with silver foil bird illustration on front and silver titling on spine, faded along edges. Dustjacket is priceclipped and wrinkled at spine ends, especially top. Pictorial endpapers. Binding is sound. Interior is unmarked. 8vo., 6 x 8 5/8 ins. Our photos depict actual book offered for sale. Books are carefully packaged by hand and shipped from our family-owned bookshop in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. BOOK INFO: 22 cm. See photos for Table of Contents. A lazy girl becomes the king's bride by implying that she had woven twelve skeins of cloth when actually she had eaten twelve dumplings. Incorporates the story of Tom Tit Tot. Illustrated in B&W drawings by Ernest H. Shepard, illustrator of Winnie the Pooh. Laid in is an original sales synopsis on yellow Viking Junior Log / Viking Press letterhead in burgundy type: 'Farjeon peoples her world with a beguiling assortment of… Read More

Oxford University Press, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1960. Reprinted. 182 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over cream cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Boards are warped. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning and water staining to spine and edges.

NY: Viking, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Shepard, Ernest H.. Solid copy, near fine - no names, inscriptions- better than very good, price-clipped dustjacket.

Wendover: John Goodchild Publishers, 1984. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Jacket is slightly marked and scuffed, and edges are a little creased. Front lower board edge and spine ends are lightly bumped. Boards are clean and pages are clear throughout. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Shepard, E.H.. Used.

New York: Viking Press, 1954. THE SILVER CURLEW- Eleanor Farjeon- Ill. by Ernest H. Shepard- Viking Press- April 1954-1st Edition-1st Printing- Original copyright by Oxford University Press 1953- UK 1st- Hardcover:- VG/VG- dj has water stain, otherwise nice, no tears- price clipped- now in mylar- illustrated red endpapers- first published by Viking in April, 1954, stated. Blue cloth binding with silver curlew to front board, silver titles.-8vo - over 7 3/4 " - 9 3/4 " tall.- illustrated throughout in B&W by Ernest H. Shepard- 192pp all clean, no tears or writing-bottom corner page edge dampstain not affecting inner pages- SEE PHOTOS- "juvenile ancient England fantasy-folktale of magic and "'Bubble-ubble-ubble!" shrieked the Queer Things. "Bubblle-ubble-ubble!" snickered the fire.'. (England Juvenile Fiction Fantasy Folktales Fairy Tales Magic)- SCARCE US 1st in DJ- (3420) . 1st Edition-1st Printing-US. Cloth. VG/VG. Illus. by Ernest H. Shepard. 8vo -… Read More

NY: Viking Press, 1953. 1st priinting; dj w/sm repaired tears, in mylar (price clipped); 192 pages. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Shepard, Ernest H Illus. 8 Vo; 1.5 Pounds.