Edited by humphrey carpenter (15 resultados)

Condición: New. 2025. Paperback. . . . . .

Condición: New. 2025. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 2nd printing. Spine of jacket faded, not price-clipped.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 2nd Printing. A paperback, lower corners slightly creased, illustrated by DIZ WALLIS, inscription on half title, vg. Stories & excerpts. Diz Wallis (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Very good or better with no markings, no bookplate and no remainder mark. In very good dust jacket with no chips or tears. Mild fading to spine.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '1' on copyright page. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly rubbed, very slight lean, not price clipped (£25.00), no inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg+ copy. 370pp, illustrated. From the burning of Byron's memoirs, Jane Austen's clipped businesslike manner, and the lucrative controversy caused by the publication of Darwin's 'Origin of Species', through to the discovery of the new young poet John Betjeman, the name John Murray has for more than two hundred years been synonymous with challenging, intelligent and progressive publishing. From its birth in 1768, when the first John Murray of Edinburgh came down to London, each of its seven leaders has made his own contribution to the dissemination of literature and the understanding of the world. One became Byron's publisher and confidante; another began the revolutionary series of Murray handbooks which transformed world travel in the early years of the railways, a third broke controversial new ground with the publication of Queen Victoria's letters. So the tradition progressed to the end of the twentieth century, and a list of literary giants including Patrick Leigh Fermor, Osbert Lancaster, Francoise Sagan and Poet Laureate, John Betjeman. Written in writer and broadcaster Humphrey Carpenter's (1946-2005), rollicking and iconoclastic style, it is an affectionate and vibrant account of the longest surviving publishing house in the world. Quite a scarce book. Jacket by Jonny Hannah (ilustrador).…

First edition, first print. Hardback. Book and clipped dust jacket are in near Fine condition, slight tinge to upper closed page edges. Jacket fitted with a new removable clear cover. 393pp. Securely packaged. Includes George MacDonald, Lewis Carroll, Susan Coolidge, Jules Verne, E. Nesbit, Richmal Crompton, Mary Norton et al. Illustrated by Diz Wallis. Jacket fitted with a new removable clear cover. Securely packaged. An ideal gift.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very good condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. Fifth edition. xi, 1155 pp.

Hardcover. Condición: Very good condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. xi, 1155 pp. New Edition, incorporating corrections from 1985 printing of Fifth Edition.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. This collection of letters by the master of fantasy will entertain all who appreciate the art of masterful letter writing. The Letters of J.R.R Tolkien sheds much light on Tolkien's creative genius and grand design for the creation of a whole new world: Middle-earth; full of creative charactors, many new langages, and fearsome beasts. This is a great tool for those wanting a little insight into Tolkiens' mind as he was writing the LotR. Near fine, foxing on fly leaf and edges of pages, other than that it is an excellent copy. DJ very good to excellent, unclipped with a clear mylar wrap. Back has residue from some type of sticker.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good Plus. First Edition. Hardback in jacket 1984. 1st edition. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. JACKET SPINE TOP HAS WEAR. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref A31.…

Hardcover. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. Sixth Edition. viii, 1172 pp. Very good condition; name of previous owner on inside of front cover.

Condición: New. 2026. Hardcover. . . . . .

Condición: New. 2026. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

George Allen & Unwin. 1981. First edition. Hardback with DW. Head and tail of spine lightly crumpled. Small black ink stain to page edges, otherwise a lovely clean copy in a slightly worn and marked wrapper with spine sunned.