Publicado por Jane Nissen Books
ISBN 10: 1903252199 ISBN 13: 9781903252192
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
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Publicado por Penguin / Puffin, 1948
ISBN 10: 0140300163 ISBN 13: 9780140300161
Librería: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Quentin Blake Ilustrador. Later Printing. Mass Market. In pictorial wraps. Light shelfwear and toning to extremities.
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Publicado por Dead Authors Society, 2022
ISBN 10: 1773239341 ISBN 13: 9781773239347
Librería: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. Book is in NEW condition. 0.29.
Publicado por Penguin Books, 1948
Librería: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Reino Unido
Condición: Good. 1948. Reprint. 124 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are mildly tanned. Mild cracking to front hinge, however binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Heavy tanning to spine. Notable scratching and marking to covers.
Publicado por Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1948
Librería: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Pictorial Wraps. Condición: Good. Reprint. Contains 6 short stories by J.B.S. Haldane. With b&w illustrations by Leonard H. Rosoman. Wonderful front cover artwork. A Puffin Story Book. First published in 1937, first published by Puffin Story Books in 1944, this copy is the 1948 Puffin reprint. Mass market paperback. Printed in Great Britain. Fragile binding. PLEASE NOTE: A GOOD READING COPY ONLY. Much handling wear, marginal spotting, creasing to page corners, otherwise a clean softcover reading copy. 124pp. SB-96.
Publicado por Puffin Storybook Penguin Books, 1944
Librería: Buckle's Books, Cambridge, Reino Unido
Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Paperback. Damage to bottom 2cm of spine and covers are coming away from text block. No damage to text. Good condition.
Publicado por Penguin Books, 1948
Librería: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. A clean, tight copy. Minor wear and tanning. Illustrated in black and white by L. H. Rosoman. 1948 reprint. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Publicado por Penguin (Puffin), 1948
Librería: Peak Volumes, Tideswell, Reino Unido
Soft cover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. John Burdon Sanderson Haldane was a British scientist working in many fields but known as a geneticist. This collection of stories is illustrated by Leonard Rosoman (form whom these illustrations were his first major commission). Haldane had a great sense of humour which comes across in his writing - for example this from "about the author". "The nearest things to a dragon that he has in his house are two she-newts called Flosshilde and Berenice. His cat is white and deaf but she can turn somersaults". This copy is well read and as such, not a collectable but a reading copy. The cover shows marked signs of wear and there is staining throughout, but it is still a charming copy.
Publicado por Penguin, London, 1948
Librería: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, Reino Unido
(Harmondsworth: Penguin Books 1948). Contains 6 short stories by J.B.S. Haldane. With b&w illustrations by Leonard H. Rosoman. Wonderful front cover artwork by John Harwood. A Puffin Story Book. First published in 1937, first published by Puffin Story Books in 1944, this copy is the 1948 Puffin reprint. A VG+ copy. (with the spine faded to a lighter hue). No inscriptions. No foxing. No remainder marks. no staining. A nicer copy than normally seen. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Publicado por Cresset Press, 1937
Librería: Nigel Smith Books, Gunnislake, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Good-. No Jacket. L H Rosoman Ilustrador. 1st Edition. Some mild page tanning and sporadic light foxing, frontispiece has been carefully partially coloured in, no names or inscriptions, binding still firm; cover unevenly faded with shelfwear and rubbing to edges, particularly the corners and extremities of backstrip. No dustwrapper.
Publicado por Penguin Books, London, 1944
Librería: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, Reino Unido
Soft cover. Condición: Good. Rosoman, L. H. Ilustrador. First edition thus. A Puffin Story Book. Small 8vo. Pp 117, 3-page publisher's list. Frontis and full-page illustrations. Pictorial card wraps. Light wear to extremities, particularly the corners, and light general soiling. Staples rusted. Internally clean and sound except for rust marks near the staples. A fragile binding which has come through well.
Publicado por Penguin / Puffin, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1944
Librería: Caffrey Books, Oundle, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Good ++. L H Rosoman Ilustrador. 1st Edition. First Thus. 117, 3-page publisher's list. Frontis and full-page illustrations. Pictorial card wraps. Principal fault is nick to the bottom of the spine resulting in paper coming away, some rubbing to the extremities but the overall impression is one of freshness. Internally clean and sound.
Publicado por Cresset Press, London, United Kingdom, 1937
Librería: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Rosoman, L. H. Ilustrador. 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Illustrated by L. H. Rosoman. Green boards with silver lettering to spine are good with a few marks, patchy fading (including to spine), little pushing/bumping to corners, the odd small bump/rub to edges, few small dents to back and a little wear (pushing/rubbing/small split to the cloth) to head/tail of spine. Little spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Inside boards/end-papers bit tanned with the odd small mark/minor foxing. Top of pages slightly dusty. Odd small mark/minor foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Pages little tanned. Occasional small mark/scattered foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.
Publicado por Cresset Press, London, 1937
Librería: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Rosoman, L.H. Ilustrador. 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp 179. Illustrations. Original cloth. Uniform lightish rubbing to all surfaces with some stains. The silver spine title lettering is heavily worn. Small dent to spine which has broken the cloth. Scattered foxing internally with some staining to the edges of the text block. No inscriptions.
Publicado por Cresset Press, 1937
Librería: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, Reino Unido
FIRST EDITION, frontispiece and title-page design, with further full-page illustrations, all line-drawings by Leonard Rosoman, a few faint spots to half-title, pp. [vi], 179, crown 8vo, original green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver and gently faded (more pronouncedly so at head), tiny puncture at centre of lower joint, bottom corners gently bumped, edges and endpapers lightly spotted, dustjacket with a design by Rosoman, a little browned overall with some light spotting and marks to rear panel, some chipping and short closed tears, a section missing at head of backstrip panel (carrying around to rear panel), good. The eminent scientist joins the category of 'professors at play', in the tradition of Lewis Carroll and Tolkien, in this foray into fantastical fiction for younger readers; it is a charming work, in which the titular friend, a magician, presides over madcap adventures.
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Rosoman, L H Ilustrador. Cresset Press, 1937, first edition; original green cloth, title and author in silver on the spine; pictorial dust wrapper by Rosoman and with several line drawn plates in the text; slightly cocked, a little light fading along the edges on front and back covers and at the head and foot of the spine; neat gift/ownership inscription dated January 1938 on the front fly; the dust wrapper has been partially repaired but has some loss at the foot of the spine and along the hinge, being generally in a rather fragile state; internally clean and firm and with no foxing. . . . Haldane, a Marxist and an extraordinary polymath, was renowned for his work on genetics particularly but also in many other fields of science and for putting himself at risk in experiments rather than requiring his assistants to do so. The aim of this wonderfully written book of fantastical short fables was to show that science could be even more astonishing and engrossing than magic. Please contact us for more detailed photographs of the book and its dust wrapper.
Publicado por Cresset Press, 1937
Librería: P Rulton Rare Books, Leominster, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback 1st ed 1st printing. 179 pp Illustrated by L. H. Rosoman. Bound in turquoise cloth with silver titles the book is in good condition. The spine is faded and the tips rubbed the front board is unevenly faded on 2 edges and there is a name on the front paste down.
Publicado por Cresset Press, 1937
Librería: MacKellar Art & Books, Bournemouth, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1937 Cresset Press London hardback 1st edition 1st impression. Near fine clean tight binding with green cloth boards. Wonderful illustrations by L H Rosoman. No dustjacket. A rare collectors copy.
Publicado por Harper & Brothers, 1938
Librería: Hang Fire Books, Brooklyn, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. L.H. Rosoman Ilustrador. First Edition. Stated First Edition. Comedic children's book by pioneering British scientist who introduced the "primordial soup" theory on the origin of life. Attractive library rebind. Maroon boards with the front panel of the dustjacket pasted to cover. Dampstain to rear board (not that visible) and top edge of final section of pages (also faint). Interior unmarked (besides expected library signs. Binding solid. Some bumping / fraying to corners. Illustrator: L.H. Rosoman. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 pounds. Category: Children's Books & Illustrators ; Inventory No: 030493.
Publicado por Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1938
Librería: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Rosomon, L. H. Ilustrador. First Edition. Stated First Edition at copyright; 1938 at title page. A rare original Harper first edition of this intriguing title. Green full-cloth boards, silver spine titles, moderate shelf wear, bump. Pages very good; no writing. Bind fine; hinges intact. Illustrated with the whimsically magical imagery of L. H. Rosomon. Chapter headings: I. Rats; II. The Snake with the Golden Tooth; III. A Meal with a Magician; IV. A Day in the Life of a Magician; V. Mr. Leakey's Party; and, VI. My Magic Collar Stud. Mr. Leakey is a wizard, or a magician, a practical one. He can become invisible when he wants, has a magic carpet for travelling, and a small dragon who can grill fish by spitting fire. He's also very good at bewitching things! There are three stories concerning the Mr Leakey and his high adventures and three additional stories rounding out the collection. A veiled, and humorous, set of children's stories. John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (1892-1964) was a Fellow of The Royal Society as an English scientist. He is known for his work in the study of physiology, genetics, evolutionary biology, and mathematics, where he made innovative contributions to biostatistics. The only children's book written by Haldane, the prominent geneticist is credited with coining the term clone. He was the son of the equally famous John Scott Haldane and a professed socialist, Marxist, atheist, and humanist whose political dissent led him to leave England in 1956 and live in India, becoming an Indian citizen in 1961. Very uncommon original illustrated edition of the British scientist's only children's book. This first edition contains a mention of his Communist Party affiliation excised from later editions. Printed in the United States of America. 179 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Publicado por The Cresset Press, London, 1937
Librería: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by The Cresset Press, London in 1937. The Book is in Very Good++ or better condition. Original green cloth with the spine lettered in silver. A tiny amount of fading to the spine tips, lower edges and corners. Mild pushing at the spine ends. Light toning to the text-block and a hint of toning to the extreme page edges. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The scarce WRAPPER is neatly clipped to the flaps and is in Very Good++ condition. The spine ends and upper corners are a little chipped and rubbed. The spine is toned and the wrapper is slightly spotted. A few small closed tears to the rear upper spine fold and to the front upper and lower rear edges. The Leonard Rosoman wrapper is striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. Wonderful illustrations throughout in B/W by Leonard Rosoman. A collection of fantasy stories for children by the eminent British scientist John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (1892-1964). Haldane was chiefly distinguished for his work in genetics, but also contributed to many other fields of science, ranging from cosmology to the physiology of diving. His intention in writing the book about Mr Leakey, a magician who lives in a London flat in company with his animal servants, was to demonstrate that science can be more exciting than magic ever was. 'The book is peppered with 'asides' on scientific topics. One of the best is the story of Mr Dobbs, who made a large income out of the railways 'by travelling with excess luggage', having devised special suitcases which rose in the air when weighed: 'You see, if your bag weight is a hundredweight more than it ought to you have to pay the railway company, but if it weighs a hundredweight less than nothing, they have to pay you.''(The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature, p. 368). A very uncommon original illustrated edition of the noted British scientist's only children's book. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
Publicado por London: Cresset Press, 1937
Librería: Scarthin Books ABA, ILAB., Cromford, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 1st Edition. London: Cresset Press, 1937. 1st Edition . Very Good/Fair. Octavo. Original green cloth with the dust jacket. Green cloth shows trace of old selotape repair to dust jacket. Spine with silver titling faded at edges. Top edge of block very slightly spotted. Pages clean and binding tight. Slight rubbing mark on front free end paper. DW not price clipped but chipped at edges, now in protective sleeve. One large tear to jacket has been repaired with selotape, now brown. Illustrated throughout by L. H. Rosoman.
Publicado por Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1938
Librería: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Rosomon, L. H. Ilustrador. First Edition. Stated First Edition at copyright; 1938 at title page. The original Harper first edition in rare wrapper. Green full-cloth boards, silver spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Pages very good; some fox to exterior text block, front and back few pages. Antiquarian children's inscription pencilled at front endpaper: "from Josephine Gaughan Carmody to Mary Margaret, November 6, 1938". Bind fine; hinges intact. Illustrated with the whimsically magical imagery of Leonard. H. Rosomon. Rare original dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub, toning, discoloration; unclipped 1.75, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel feature classic '30's design in hues of brown, pink, and yellow and image of Leakey in chair with attendant jinn, dragon and mysterious surroundings. Front flap features summary of this book; back panel features summary for "The Spider's Palace" by Richard Hughes illustrated by George Charlton. Very good first edition in near very good wrapper. Chapter headings: I. Rats; II. The Snake with the Golden Tooth; III. A Meal with a Magician; IV. A Day in the Life of a Magician; V. Mr. Leakey's Party; and, VI. My Magic Collar Stud. Mr. Leakey is that unusual person, a real magician. He is served in his London flat by a remarkable group: Pompey, a small dragon who lives in the fireplace; Oliver, an octopus, who serves the meals deftly from the ceiling; and, Leopold, a swindler whom kind Mr. Leakey transformed into a lovely beetle so the police couldn't find him. These tales about Mr. Leakey and his wonderful trip to far-distant lands are indeed full of excitement and humor. There is also an extremely interesting account of how young Charles Smith rid the London docks of rats, and a colorful story about Jacinto, a snake who had to have have gold teeth. The author of this delightful children's book is the brilliant scientist who wrote "Possible Worlds" and "Science and Human Life". Mr. Leakey is a wizard, or a magician, a practical one. He can become invisible when he wants, has a magic carpet for travelling, and a small dragon who can grill fish by spitting fire. He's also very good at bewitching things! There are three stories concerning the Mr Leakey and his high adventures. Three additional stories round out the collection. A veiled, and humorous, set of children's stories. John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (1892-1964) was a Fellow of The Royal Society as an English scientist. He is known for his work in the study of physiology, genetics, evolutionary biology, and mathematics, where he made innovative contributions to biostatistics. The only children's book written by Haldane, the prominent geneticist is credited with coining the term clone. He was the son of the equally famous John Scott Haldane and a professed socialist, Marxist, atheist, and humanist whose political dissent led him to leave England in 1956 and live in India, becoming an Indian citizen in 1961. Very uncommon original illustrated edition of the British scientist's only children's book. This first edition contains a mention of his Communist Party affiliation excised from later editions. Printed in the United States of America. 179 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.