The Journal of Edwin Carp
de Richard Haydn
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1954. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Ronald Searle. A first edition of Richard Haydn's sole novel, following his sketch show character. Illustrated by Ronald Searle. Edwin Carp, a fish expert and poet, was created by Haydn for 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'. This was the only piece of literature to feature the character.Written by Richard Haydn, an English comedy actor known for roles in 'The Sound of Music' and 'Alice in Wonderland'. This was his debut and only novel.Illustrated by Ronald Searle, a renowned satirical cartoonist known for creating St Trinian's School and the character of Nigel Molesworth.Complete with a clipped dust wrapper.A smart first edition of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with a clipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with just a little edgewear. Dust wrapper is slightly sunned to the spine, with a little chipping to the head, but is otherwise in excellent condition. Prior owner's inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 785R31
- Título
- The Journal of Edwin Carp
- Autor
- Richard Haydn
- Ilustrador
- Ronald Searle
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Hamish Hamilton
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1954
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Edwin Carp Ronald Searle Richard Haydn Humour Ronald Searle
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...