Meet My Folks!

Faber and Faber. First edition published by Faber and Faber in 1961. This is a very good copy. The George Adamson illustrated jacket is not price clipped displaying 10s 6d net. There is some light wear to the spine ends and the bottom edge of the back panel is creased. The illustrated boards have one pushed corner and gentle pushing to… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. There are four variants of this first edition. This particular example contains the title page in state B, and page 33 in state A. There is no clear priority between the different states. Each comical poem in this whimsical collection describes a member of an eccentric imaginary family. Hughes… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1961. Pictorial boards. Fine/Near Fine. George Adamson. A crisp, lovely copy of the 1961 1st edition of Ted Hughes's first published children's book. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket, with just the slightest touch of creasing along the spine crown. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by George Adamson.

London: Faber & Faber, 1961. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve); printed boards, text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Other folks get so well known, And nobody knows about my own,' Have you met my sister Jane? She's a great big crow! My Grandpa… Read more about this item

Published by Faber & Faber, 1961. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Adamson, George. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. The authors first book for children. Yellow and red pictorial boards. Full-page b/w illustrations. 42 pages. Spine and corners just a little worn. Tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Light foxing to… Read more about this item

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1973. Fine. FIRST US EDITION. x, n.p. + numerous b/w illustrations by Mila Lazarevich. Camel cloth with metallic blue lettering to spine and upper board. Illustrated endpapers. Gentle pushing to heel of spine, else, clean, bright and tight. In the original dust jacket: rubbing to spine and extremities, bottom edge of rear panel… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1961. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by George Adamson. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with a little rubbing. Contemporary owner names on the front fly, under which is a Signed sentiment from the author: "with good wishes, Ted Hughes." The author's third book and his first book of children's verse. A very nice… Read more about this item

Indianapolis and New York: Bobbs Merrill, 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Illustrated by Mila Lazarevich. Oblong quarto. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with a short tear at the crown. The author's third book and first book of children's verse, originally released in the U.K. with different illustrations in 1961. A very attractive copy.

Faber and Faber, London., 1961. First edition. Octavo. 42 pages. Illustrations and cover design by George Adamson. Pictorial boards. The author's first book of verses for children.Slightly bruised at tail of spine, otherwise fine in very good, slightly nicked dustwrapper slightly creased at the edges and with the red lettering faded at the spine.

London: Faber and Faber, 1961. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by George Adamson. Fine in near fine dust jacket with a little spine-toning and a little scratch also on the spine. A lovely copy.

London: Faber and Faber, 1961. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Illustrated by George Adamson. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a little rubbing. A lovely copy.

London: Faber and Faber, 1961. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Illustrated by George Adamson. Tiny tear at the crown of the thin spine, and a little sunning at the extremities of the wrappers, else near fine. The author's third book and first book of children's verse. Rare in this format.

London: Faber, 1974 (500 gram rate) unclipped dust jacket under a plastic sleeve which has bled sticky adhesive residue to the top and bottom edges, the jacket is removable but the residue will have to be addressed, the dust jacket otherwise tidy with some minor wear to the folds and edges, book boards some minor taoe rust to edges, small… Read more about this item

London:: Faber and Faber,. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. First British edition. Fine in a near fine (two small areas of light age toning on rear panel) dust jacket. An attractive, well preserved copy.; 42 pages .

UK: Faber, 1970. Reprint . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint 1970. In the same format as the 1st edition.. A near fine book that is bright. Contents good. The complete wrapper is very good++ and very bright. Light edge rubbing. More images can be taken upon request.… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber,, 1961. Frieda's first birthday present First edition, first impression, the dedication copy, inscribed by Hughes on the front free endpaper six days prior to official publication, "To Frieda, on her first birthday, from Da, with love, April 1st, 1961". Meet My Folks was Hughes's third collection of poetry and his first book of children's verse.… Read more about this item

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Large oblong octavo. Illustrated by Mila Lazarevich. Fine in near fine dust jacket with some toning. One of 4000 copies.

London: Faber & Faber, 1961. First edition, first printing. Published by Faber & Faber in London, 1961. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper is comically designed by George Adamson and bright, clean and with very little wear to note. There is slight wear to the spine tips and very minor handling marks to the rear panel.… Read more about this item

Published by Faber & Faber, 1961. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Adamson, George. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. The authors first book for children. Yellow and red pictorial boards. Full-page b/w illustrations. 42 pages. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some foxing. Wrapper is edge-torn to top of spine for a few… Read more about this item

Published by Faber & Faber, 1961. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated by Adamson, George. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The authors first book for children. Yellow and red pictorial boards. Full-page b/w illustrations. 42 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Name and old price in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing.… Read more about this item