Publicado por Random House Inc, 2011
ISBN 10: 1590173805 ISBN 13: 9781590173800
Librería: Magers and Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, MN, Estados Unidos de America
paperback. Condición: Like New. Illustrated. May have light shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.
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Publicado por John Murray, London, 1968
ISBN 10: 0719504244 ISBN 13: 9780719504242
Librería: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Reprinted. Octavo, xi, 403 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine pictorial green with white and green lettering. Exterior has moderate wear including few instances of chips to the head/tail edges, slight soiling and previous bookshop's small sticker to the price clipped front flap. Boards have very light wear including tiny bumps to the corners. Cocked spine. Text block has mild soiling to the edges. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Reprinted. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column M, ND-M. 1385472. FP New Rockville Stock.
Publicado por John Murray, 1950
Librería: Berkshire Rare Books, Maidenhead, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Used - Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: None. A. Costa Ilustrador. 1st Edition. Spine, binding and cover all fine; contents clean, no inscription but previous price appears written on inside cover. 403 pages.
Publicado por John Murray, London, 1955
Librería: Dr. Books, Columbia, SC, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. A.J. Costa Ilustrador. 5th printing. 403pp. Green cloth boards with gilt spine lettering and decoration. Bumped bottom front corner. Small sticker of Fogarty's Bookshop in Trinidad and Tobago front pastedown. DJ ( 25s. price intact) is edgeworn with small edge tears, creasing, and loss to top of spine. Now in protective mylar jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked contents.
Publicado por John Murray Publishers Ltd, London, 1951
Librería: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. A Costa Ilustrador. 1st Edition. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square, there is some light spotting to the prelims. A dustwrapper is not present. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. In this, his first book, Patrick Leigh Fermor recounts his tales of a personal odyssey to the lands of the Traveller's Tree - a tall, straight-trunked tree whose sheath-like leaves collect copious amounts of water. He made his way through the long island chain of the West Indies by steamer, aeroplane and sailing ship, noting in his records of the voyage the minute details of daily life, of the natural surroundings and of the idiosyncratic and distinct civilisations he encountered amongst the Caribbean Islands. From the ghostly Ciboneys and the dying Caribs to the religious eccentricities like the Kingston Pocomaniacs and the Poor Whites in the Islands of the Saints, Patrick Leigh Fermor recreates a vivid world, rich and vigorous with life. Ref YYY 6.
Publicado por John Murray, 1950
Librería: The Topsham Bookshop, EXETER, DEVON, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. A. Costa Ilustrador. 1st Edition. Green cloth with gilt lettering and small gilt vignette of tree on spine. Although very slightly bumped at head and foot of spine, binding otherwise in very good condition - no fading. Several ink inscriptions by various members of the Bourne family on ffep, including some unsightly crossing-out. Some foxing to endpapers. 50 pages of unpaginated photographic plates (61 photos in all) before the Envoi and the index. With an illustrated frontispiece by A.Costa, plus a double-spread sketch-map by H.W.Hawes. Sound copy.
Publicado por John Murray 1951, London, 1951
Librería: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, Reino Unido
Cloth. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Costa, A. Ilustrador. Reprint. xi, 403, plus plates, pp. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Spine lettering faded. Boards slightly rubbed & marked. Black & white photographic plates and illustrations by A. Costa. A Good copy. 8vo.
Publicado por John Murray, London, 1951
Librería: Bookcase, Carlisle, Reino Unido
Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Costa, A. Ilustrador. Reprint. DJ chipped with some loss/tearing to spine. Closed edges and endpapers foxed with occasional spot throughout, else clean and tight. Size: 8vo.
Publicado por John Murray, London, 1951
Librería: Bookcase, Carlisle, Reino Unido
Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Costa, A. Ilustrador. Reprint. DJ price clipped with heavily chipped head and foot of spine with some loss to head, also 2inch tear to front. DJ, closed edges and endpapers foxed, else clean and tight. Size: 8vo.
Publicado por John Murray, London, 1955
Librería: Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore, Westport, CT, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Illustrated by A. Costa Ilustrador. Fifth Edition. Moderate foxing to first and last few pages and edges. ; B&W Photographs`; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 403 pages.
Publicado por John Murray, London, 1951
Librería: Jacket and Cloth, Chippenham, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. COSTA, A. Ilustrador. 1st Edition. 1st Edition / 2nd Impression. DESCRIPTION: Green DJ over green cloth. Illustrated by A. Costa Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Sharp corners and edges. Light creasing to lightly tanned spine ends. Clean cloth. Tightly bound with lightly toned intact endpapers and strong hinges. Inscription to ffep "Damaris from The Three Ladies. 1965" - see provenance. Minor spotting to ffep and false title pages. Toning to gutter region of title and a few subsequent pages. DJ Condition: Poor: Very heavy wear to upper and lower edges. 1cm loss to upper and lower spine ends. Tears to upper and lower front corners. Small tear to upper rear corner with small loss. Tear to lower edge of rear fold over. Heavy wear to fold over edges. Clipped Pages 403. Size: 8vo 22cm by 14cm. PROVENANCE: Inscription: Damaris Acquired with other Damaris Hayman books. Damaris Anne Kennedy Hayman (1929-2021) English actress.Born in Kensington, London the only child of Perceval, a barrister, and Agnes Vera Hayman (nee Kennedy) his second wife (Susan Moon Hartley). The family relocated to Nelson in Lancashire when Hayman was still young before moving again to Cheltenham where Hayman was educated at Cheltenham Ladies College. Hayman attended local drama classes before going to the Royal Academy of Music and gaining a qualification in teaching. After repertory work in the theatre, she made her film dbut in The Belles of St Trinians (1954) in an uncredited role as a sixth former. In a touring production of The Importance of Being Earnest she played a parlour maid and was the understudy for Margaret Rutherford, who was cast as Lady Bracknell. The two women became very close and Hayman supported Rutherford in her last years. Predominantly appearing in comedy, Hayman became the foil for many famous comedians including Sid James, Tommy Cooper, Dick Emery, Les Dawson and Morecambe and Wise. Hayman appeared in the Doctor Who serial The D¾mons (1971), Steptoe and Son, Love Thy Neighbour, The Young Ones, One Foot In The Grave, Sez Les, Clarence (1988) , The Liver Birds (1971) and in the 1986 Duty Free Christmas special. Hayman also appeared in many films including Bitter Harvest (1963), Smokescreen (1964), Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), Mutiny on the Buses (1972), Love Thy Neighbour (1973), Man About the House (1974), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) and The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976). After appearing in a sketch in Tony Hancocks last British TV series in 1967, she became a close friend of the comedian in the remaining year of his life.
Publicado por Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1950
Librería: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Good. A. Costa Ilustrador. First U.S. Edition. Hardbound, no dust jacket. 1st US edition from UK sheets. Photos & map included. Spine backstrip torn, and somewhat detached at hinge. Wear to board edges, otherwise very good. RARE!.
Publicado por John Murray Ltd, London, 1951
Librería: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Jacket and illustrations by A. Costa Ilustrador. 1st Edition. First published in 1950, this is a second impression of 1951, but in a 'third printing' jacket (top inside flap). Edge wear, chipping and small loss to top and bottom of largely green jacket and spine, corners rubbed with small loss, folds rubbed, some slight browning and time staining to spine, back jacket and endpapers. Not price clipped (25s), small previous owner's name to ffep, some slight browning to page fore edges, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 403pp, illustrated. In this, his first book, Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011), recounts his tales of a personal odyssey to the lands of the Traveller's Tree, a tall, straight trunked tree whose sheath like leaves collect copious amounts of water. He made his way through the long island chain of the West Indies by steamer, aeroplane and sailing ship, noting in his records of the voyage the minute details of daily life, of the natural surroundings and of the idiosyncratic and distinct civilisations he encountered amongst the Caribbean Islands. From the ghostly Ciboneys and the dying Caribs to the religious eccentricities like the Kingston Pocomaniacs and the Poor Whites in the Islands of the Saints, Patrick Leigh Fermor recreates a vivid world, rich and vigorous with life. The book is supposed to have been used as a source by Ian Fleming while researching his 007 thriller 'Live and Let Die'. Patrick Leigh Fermor was widely regarded as 'Britain's greatest travel writer' during his lifetime, A BBC journalist once described him as 'a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene.' During the war, working for SOE, he achieved lasting fame for his kidnapping, with Stanley Moss, of Nazi General Heinrich Kreipe on Crete. Quite a scarce book.
Publicado por JOHN MURRAY, LONDON, 1950
Librería: Sydney Charles Books, SURREY, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. A. COSTA Ilustrador. 1st Edition. THE BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION AND FREE FROM ANY INSCRIPTIONS. THE DUST JACKET HAS LOSS TO THE FRONT AND TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. IT IS NOT PRICE CLIPPED A VERY CLEAN BOOK.
Publicado por Harper & Brothers, New York, 1950
Librería: PJK Books and Such, Murrells Inlet, SC, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Costa, A. Ilustrador. First American Edition. Harper & Brothers, 1950. Scarce. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Dust jacket has mild shelfwear, bumped along top edge, tiny chips on spine ends, 3cm closed tear on bottom of back panel near spine. Cover has very slight shelfwear, spine ends softened. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. 48 pages of photographs. Double page map. Beautiful condition. This book is a wonderful overview of culture, nationalities, religion, customs and so much more. Includes a wonderful, full-page pictorial section.
Publicado por John Murray, 1950
Librería: Westmoor Books, Bedale, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. A Costa Ilustrador. 1st Edition. First Edition, first impression in unclipped DJ. Book is bumped to spine ends with light foxing to page vedges and a few of the earlier pages (prelims to p6). DJ has a small area of loss to the top of the spine with a 1cm tear, a small square of loss to the top fore corner and a 1.5cm tear to the base of spine/front panel fold. Other edges are rubbed with no significant damage.
Publicado por John Murray, London, 1965
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Cloth. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. A. Costa Ilustrador. A signed copy of Patrick Leigh Fermor's influential travel work surrounding the smaller Caribbean islands. The sixth impression, first published in 1950. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author, inscribed to Robert Carter, with greetings from Patrick Leigh Fermor, with the inscription surrounded by a cloud bubble, as is typical with Fermor's inscriptions.Patrick Leigh Fermor was an English author, scholar and soldier, known as one of Britain's greatest travel writers. In this particular work Fermor explores the lesser-known islands of the Caribbean, with his characteristic charm, humour and inquisitive nature highlighted during his travels.Illustrated with a frontispiece and photographs by A. Costa and a sketch-map of the Caribbean Islands by H. W. Hawes.With a sketch by S. Gonzales Cortez loosely inserted. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with a little bumping and a touch of fading to the extremities. Author's inscription to the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light edge wear and the odd chip. A little rubbing to the wrap, with the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Near Fine. signed by author. book.