Mathuen co ltd london (9 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Padded hardcover, clothbound in decorated green. Marbled end pages. Edges sprayed green. A very sweet copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Padded hardcover, clothbound in decorated green. Marbled end pages. Edges sprayed green. A very sweet copy. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Assumed Frst Edition. 95 Pages. A small block stamp using green ink has the previous ownr's name on the front endpaper. No other marks. Illustrated with 63 black and white photographs and a map. Masina, a small boy who lives in a village in Nepal, is often teased about his ambition to be a Gurkha, but he has set his heart on it. This is the story of how he learns, through having to make a long and difficult journey by himself, the lesson that it is courage and not size that makes a Gurkha.In this third book of the Young World Series, superb photographs illustrate a moving, exciting and very real story. They give, too, a lively picture of the Nepalese people, their homes, their work, their customs and beliefs. The American author and photographer actually lived in this Nepalese village while they were collecting material for the book, and got to know Masina and the other village people well. Silverstone, Marilyn - Photographs (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Second edition. Good. Goodeneral rubbing along board endges. Spine is rubbed at ends with some slight discoloring. Foredges somewhat browned with some markings and pages are slightly browned. Writing on front end page.

Original publisher's paperback, pictorial frontcover, reprint [1974], large 8vo: [xiv], 346pp., graphs, tables, abbreviations, lists, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Fine copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Sticker mark on front cover of dust jacket. 181 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography; Biography & Autobiography; Literature::Literary Criticism. ISBN: 0416809804. ISBN/EAN: 9780416809800. Inventory No: 274345. …

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condizione: Bien. Tapa dura. Buen estado. Sello. Expurgo. Ilustraciones b/n. Libro idiomas. Inglés. Ernest Shepard (illustratore).

12th edition. hardback, No DW. Original light blue cloth. 239pp. Slight wearing of extremities o/w VG.

In 4°; (2 b.), VI, 50, (2) pp. Legatura editoriale in cartoncino rigido, illustrato al piatto anteriore con sopraccoperta editoriale anch'essa illustrata. Un piccolo strappetto senza perdita di carta al margine basso della sopraccoperta editoriale, ininfluente e nel complesso esemplare in ottime condizioni di conservazione. Prima edizione di questa celebre opera caricaturale del noto illustratore inglese, Henry Mayo Bateman (15 febbraio 1887 - 11 febbraio 1970, Gozo, Malta), che fu un artista umoristico e fumettista britannico. HM Bateman è stato notato per la sua serie di cartoni animati "The Man Who " e per opere, come "The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before the Royal Toast", "The Man Who Threw a Snowball at St. Moritz"o "The Boy Who Breathed on the Glass at the British Museum", apparso sulla rivista satirica Punch. Ottimo esemplare, prima edizione.…