Search Results: the house of elrig by gavin maxwell

Dutton, 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dutton, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dutton, 1965. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

PAN, 1968. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dutton. 1st printing,1965. Very Good/Very Good- hard cover. 12mo,cloth,211pp,illus. edgewear,small tears,rubbing,scuffing,wrinkles dust jacket. dustsoil topedge,some signatures proud,clean,tight,text. animals.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover, 211 pages in very good condition, small amount of fading on top edge of cover, pages tanned. Dustjacket good, jacket has wear on edges, tanning and light soil. First edition, 1965. Illustrated with photos and drawings. this is the personal story of his childhood and adolescence at the House of Elrig, a lonely, windswept house on the moorlands of Galloway in Scotland. Besides the landscape, the birds, and the strange pets kept by him and his brothers, he describes the circle of unusual adults that formed his human horizon; the contrasting confusion and unhappiness of his early school days; the illness from which he almost died at the age of 16 and his long struggle of his slow convalescence in the South of England.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

PAN, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. No Edition Remarks. 205 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

Longmans, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1965. First Published. 185 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages, plates, pastedowns and free endpapers. More prominent to text block edges. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

Longmans, 1965. Hardcover. Good. 1965. First Published. 184 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Longmans, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1966. 2nd Impression. 185 pages. Illustrated jacket over red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Includes illustrations throughout. Includes photographic plates. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more intense towards the start and end of the book and on text block edges. Pencil inscriptions to front and rear endpapers. Text block edges dusty. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Gilt is bright. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with small tears and creasing. Jacket is rather rubbed and marked overall. Jacket moderately foxed overall. Spine is sunned.

Longmans, 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1965. First Published. 184 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to rear panel. Wear marks and light foxing overall.

NY: Dutton. VG/Good only (see notes). 1965. 1st US. hardcover. 12mo . 211pp . 1 1/2" tape-repaired tear top of toned-spine DJ. Pencil not by prev. owner, naturalist Larry Watkins. .

Longmans, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1966. 2nd Impression. 184 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Water staining to front panel. Sticker to front panel. Wear marks overall.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1965. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 211 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped. Gilt title on spine. Dust jacket shows a bit of age wear, but still intact. Clean inside and covers in excellent shape. Bound in red fabric with design on front cover. Record # 30723