The Desperadoes and Other Stories

Michael Joseph Ltd, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. First Edition. 237 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Front hinge cracked. Paper remnants stuck to rear paste down. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking… Read more about this item

Michael Joseph Ltd, 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1961. First Edition. 237 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth. Boots Ex-library rebind with associated stickers and markings to pages and boards. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, front free endpaper and rear board loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear… Read more about this item

Penguin Books, 1965. Paperback. Acceptable. 1965. No Edition Remarks. 217 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Neat, clean, with heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout and mild cracking to front hinge. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Small tears and chipping, with heavy tanning and marking overall.

London: Michael Joseph, [1961], 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of Stan Barstow's second book, after his acclaimed first novel, A Kind Of Loving. 8vo. 237 pp. A fine copy of this sterling collection of short stories, the majority set in West Riding, in the fictional mining town of 'Cressley'. Bright and… Read more about this item

Paperback. Acceptable.

London: Corgi, 1977. Mass market paperback, 1977 reissue, 187 pages; very gently used, very clean and unmarked. For something completely different, see also our listings for Streets of Stone (An Anthology of Glasgow Short Stories) and Streets of Gold (Contemporary Glasgow Stories), both edited by Moira Burgess and Hamish Whyte), as well as Miss Cranston's… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph, 1961. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition.. 237pp; A very good copy with minor shelf wear to edges and 'Boots Booklovers Library' label to bottom of front cover; Scarce; Digital photos available on request; Size: 8vo.

GB: Penguin, 1965. 1st Thus. Paperback. VG-.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Good.

London: Michael Joseph, 1961. DJ slightly discoloured to spine, lightly rubbed to rear, else clean and tidy. Apart from some faint stain marks to top closed edges, book in excellent condition.. 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

Paperback. Good.

Corgi Books, 1974. Usual Library markings, white sicker on spine, slight rubbing to spine and cover, browning pages, owners name to fep, owners name written on page edge.. Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.