1962, First Edition. London : Penguin Books. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dulled and edge-nicked. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Subject; English fiction 20th century.
1952, First Edition. London : Michael Joseph. First Mermaid edition. Very good copy in softcover stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dulled and sun-toned. Page edges slightly foxed. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; Writers and their work ; no 78.
1959, First Edition. Harmondsworth : Penguin. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Notes; "Penguin book 1352."
1956, First Edition. London : Michael Joseph. First Mermaid edition. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 192 p., 18.5 cm.
1958, First Edition. Harmondsworth : Penguin. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Spine starting. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 213 pages ; 18 cm. Subjects; Fiction in English. English fiction. Fiction in English, 1900- Texts.
1937, First Edition. London : Penguin Books. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Series; Penguin Books ; 96. Physical description; 256 pages. Notes; Contents: The mower / by H.E. Bates -- The pipe-smoker / by Martin Armstrong -- Beauty underwater / by H.A......
1957, First Edition. Harmondsworth, Eng. : Penguin Books. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Series; Penguin books ; 1243. Physical description; 282 pages ; 18 cm. Subjects; World War, 1939-1945 ; Fiction. Short stories, English 20th century.
1964, First Edition. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books in association with Michael Joseph. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Few pages loose. Wrappers dust-toned. Minor browning to the pages. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 190 p.; 21 cm. Contents: An aspidistra in Babylon - A month by the lake.....
1959, 1st edition. London : Michael Joseph. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 158 pp.; 18 cm. Subjects; English fiction 20th century. Larkin family (Fictitious characters). Vacations France.
1955, Reprint. Harmondsworth : Penguin. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Markings on cover. Physical description; 219 pages. Subjects; English literature. English fiction. 20th century; English literature. Drama novels. Classics authors.
1949, First Edition. London : M. Joseph. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : 239 pages ; illustrations ; 21 cm. Subjects : Historical bibliography.....
1955, First Edition. London : M. Joseph. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Copy is not price-clipped. Ex-libris with bookplate to front pastedown - T. B. Steiner-Spork. ; 8vo 8" -.....
1959, 1st Penguin Edition. Harmondsworth: Penguin. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 188 pages. Contents:The good corn -- The daffodil sky -- Country society -- Across the bay -- Elaine -- The maker of coffins -- The treasure game -- Chaff.....
1950, First Edition. London: M. Joseph. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion of dust-dulling and sun-toning to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 127 pages: illustrations; 21 cm. Subjects; World War II, (1939-1945) Great Britain.....
1950, First Edition. London : Parrish. Fine cloth copy in a slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Personal portraits. Physical description: 87 pages, illustrations, portraits, 19 cm. Subjects: Garnett, Edward. Biography.
1952, 1st edition. London : Batsford. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Some loss from the front cover board. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description:128 p. : illus ; 26 cm. Subjects: England Description and travel. Great Britain ; Pictorial works.
1954, First Edition. London: Michael Joseph. Letters from previous owner included. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 199 p. 20 cm. Subjects; English fiction. 20th century. Love stories. Bates, H. E......
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1974, First Edition. London : Joseph. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 91 pages; Physical desc. : 5-91p, [16]p of plates : col ill. ; 25 cm. Subject: Flower gardening. Gardening.....
1949, Stated First Edition. Boston, Little, Brown. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 299 pages; Previous owner's inscription. Description: 299 p. 21 cm.
1978, First Edition. Harmondsworth: Penguin. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Wrappers dust-toned. Minor browning to the pages. includes previous owner's inscription. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 184 p.; 19 cm. Subjects: English fiction. Fiction in English. Genre: Fiction.
1952, Book Club Edition. London : M. Joseph. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Physical description; 319 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; Young men England Fiction. Man-woman relationships England Fiction. English fiction 20th century. Rural and social life.....
1964, First Edition. London : M. Joseph. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 247 pages ; 20cm. Subjects: English fiction.
1943, First Edition. London : Country Life Ltd. Poor copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine band worn and panel edges bumped and rubbed as with age. Physical description: 104 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Bates, H. E. (Herbert Ernest) - 1905-1974. Country - life - England.
1974, First Edition. Harmondsworth: Penguin. Includes previous owner's inscription. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Wrappers dust-toned. Minor browning to the pages. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: 142 pages; 19 cm. Subjects: Larkin family (Fictitious characters); Fiction. Fiction in English 1900-1945 Texts. Genre: Fiction.
1949, Reprint. London : The Reprint Society. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 256p. ; 19cm. Subjects: Air pilots -- Burma -- Fiction. World War, (1939-1945) -- Fiction.