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Dell Yearling, 1984. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Jaques, Faith.

New York: NYR Children's Collection. Fine copy (issued without dust jacket). 2008. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 296 pp., Gift inscription on the half-title page. .

Random House Distribution childrens . Used - Like New. May have light shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages. Hardcover

Penguin, 1965. Paperback. Good. 1965. Published in Puffin Books. 269 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white illustrations throughout. 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. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Pan Books, 01/01/1976. Paperback. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Penguin Books, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. Reprinted. 269 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white illustration by Judith Masefield. 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. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Paperback. Very Good.

Penguin, 1965. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York Review Books, 2008. Very Good Hardcover with Pictorial Cover, As New illustrated, (The New York Review Children's Collection) . Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Issued. Illus. by Masefield, Judith.

William Heinemann, 1964. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good. 1964. Reprint. 418 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over blue cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Front board is heavily loose. Pages are mildly tanned. Heavy cracking to gutters, with exposure to spine binding and front board being heavily loose. Notable water staining to pages throughout and text block edges. Visible thumb-marking present. Boards are assumed in good condition as are covered with taped on jacket. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Heavy sunning to spine. Mild water staining to front panel. Moderate rubbing and marking all over. Tape stain to spine.

New York Review of Books, 2007. Hardcover. New. 312 pages. 8.80x5.75x0.90 inches.

New York Review of Books, 2007. Hardcover. New. 312 pages. 8.80x5.75x0.90 inches.

William Heinemann Ltd, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. Reprinted. 418 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with silver lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened. Patchy sunning to spine from jacket loss. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine. Foxing to all sides.

William Heinemann, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. Reprinted. 418 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth with silver lettering to spine and silver vignette to front. Prize plate to front free endpaper. Includes several black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are bright and clear with no visible markings; subtle tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding is very slightly loose but pages and boards remain firmly attached. Tiny pencil mark to title page. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with very mild scuffing overall. Spine has soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Silver titles are bright. Clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall. Moderate red liquid stain to rear panel.

William Heinemann Ltd, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. Reprinted. 418 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth with silver lettering to spine and silver vignette to front. Black and white illustrations throughout. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Illustrations are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Silver titles are bright. Book has a moderate backward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Several tiny liquid droplet marks. Foxing overall, largely to rear..

London: Heinemann,, 1957. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. (ii), 418pp. Original dark blue cloth with silver spine titles and silver wolves vignette to front. Light edge wear otherwise very good indeed in a slightly marked, slightly edge nicked and chipped, very good, unclipped dust jacket.

London: William Heinemann,, 1935. Christmas ought to be brought up to date... it ought to have gangsters, and aeroplanes and a lot of automatic pistols First edition, first impression, of the author's influential fantasy novel for children. Writing in The Guardian in 2017, the author Piers Torday noted that "long before Harry Potter, The Box of Delights remade children's fantasy", and in The Telegraph in 2020 a headline stated "You'd never have J. K. Rowling without John Masefield". The first edition is comparatively scarce: only 7,500 copies were printed (in contrast to Masefield's previous novel of which there were 10,000 printed and Masefield's next novel of which there were 15,000). The novel was first adapted for radio broadcast in 1943 (with repeats or new adaptations in 1948, 1955, 1966, 1977, 1995, and 2011). The BBC TV series featuring Robert Stephens, Patricia Quinn, and Patrick Troughton was first broadcast in 1984. A musical version followed in 1994 and 1996 and a theatrical adaptation… Read More