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THE WATER BEETLE by MITFORD, Nancy - 1962

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THE WATER BEETLE by MITFORD, Nancy - 1962

THE WATER BEETLE

by MITFORD, Nancy

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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Osbert Lancaster:. Gilt cloth. Frontis, plates, and jacket design by Osbert Lancaster. First edition of this collection of essays on subjects both domestic and foreign, and, indeed, presented under the headings: "English," and "Foreign." Some foxing to edges and to the concluding leaves, else very good in a bright pictorial dust jacket. The dust jacket is a pictorial recreation by Lancaster of a 1906 photograph of Nancy Mitford, aged two, with her mother and father, the Lord and Lady Redesdale. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
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  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Hamish Hamilton
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1962

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The Water Beetle

The Water Beetle

by Nancy Mitford

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Simon & Schuster, 1986. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Harper & Row, 1962. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Water Beetle

Water Beetle

by Nancy Mitford

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9780241906873 / 0241906873
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Hamish Hamilton, 1962. 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.
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by Mitford, Nancy

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New York: Harper & Row, 1962. Book. Illus. by Osbert Lancaster. Very Good. Hardcover. 150 pp, b/w illustrations Osbert Lancaster, small 8vo, white boards/green cloth. Light wear spine ends, near fine, no dust jacket.
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Water Beetle, The

by Nancy Mitford

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Harper & Row, 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 0x0x0. Osbert Lancaster. US edition published by Harper & Row. "No. 5190" at bottom of Evelyn Waugh blurb on rear jacket. "463" at bottom of front jacket flap, which has been price clipped. 150p. Pages clean but for an erased pencil note on FFEP; boards are mildly worn and soiled at edges; dust jacket in mylar is heavily soiled and worn.
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Water Beetle, The

by Mitford, Nancy

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New York: Harper & Row, 1963. First U.S. edition. Boards. Near Very Good in Poor Dust Jacket. Osbert Lancaster. 8vo, 150 pp. Essays. Spine bumped and worn at head and heel, corners of boards lightly bumped, page edges tanned. Jacket stained, worn, chipped and torn.
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The Water Beetle

The Water Beetle

by Nancy Mitford

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Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1962. 2nd Impression. 144 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Small tears and water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Front free endpaper cut out. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.
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The Water Beetle

The Water Beetle

by Mitford, Nancy

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Harper & Row, Publishers, 1962. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Osbert Lancaster. Usual library markings. Dj is in a wrap, but spine looks slightly sun faded. Light soiling. Library flap & envelope have been removed from last endpage.
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The Water Beetle

The Water Beetle

by Nancy Mitford

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Hamish Hamilton, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1962. First Edition. 144 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Ex-libris label. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.
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The Water Beetle

by Nancy Mitford

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Harper & Row, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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