The Natural History Of Nonsense

Michael Joseph Ltd, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. First Edition. 269 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Minor staining to some pages. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and heavy marking to boards. Heavy tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing… Read more about this item

Michael Joseph, 1953. Paperback. Good. 1953. First Edition Thus. 206 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… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. Stated First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/good. Stated first edition, 1946, hardcover, octavo, 275pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with some light sun to bottom of spine and tops of boards, binding tight, text clean, unmarked and age-toned. Signature of Carl Gustav Hempel to front flyleaf. DJ good with bottom… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf, 1946. Book. Near VG Plus. Original Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Book has minor wear. Dj has edgewear, soiling. Signed by the Author..

Joseph, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. First Edition Thus. 206 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated paper covered boards. 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… Read more about this item

Michael Joseph, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1947. First Published. 269 pages. Beige and grey dust jacket over yellow cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier foxing to free endpapers and pastedowns. Thumb-marking present. Insect damage to rear hinge. Some creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces.… Read more about this item

A.A. Knopf, 1946. Hardcover. Good. 1946. Fourth Printing. 275 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Top edge of text block is dust marked. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Boards… Read more about this item

Vintage Books, 1958. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Mermaid Books / Michael Joseph, London, 1953. Softcover. Good Condition. The book is a sardonic exploration of popular myths and religious controversies, eg. Adam's navel, children raised by wolves, the moral qualities of wild animals and much more. A very amusing, off-beat read. 204 pages. Foxing to outer page edges. Previous owners name on front… Read more about this item

ALFRED A. KNOPF. Hardcover. USED Fair.

New York: Vintage Books, 1959. Softcover. Good. Second edition. Good 2nd printing softcover is rubbed at the spine ends and corners, spine and edges browned, clean text. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. … Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1946. Bookplate removed, leaving stain. Unclipped dust jacket.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

UsedAcceptable. 1960, third printing, Vintage book, K 64. cover has moderate tanned, books has mild warping, Good solid paperback with moderate reading/age wear, may have some light markings, pages may have some mild tanning. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back… Read more about this item

UsedGood. Spine slightly warping. Cover has moderate wear and tear. Mild staining on endpages. Good solid paperback with moderate reading/age wear, may have some light markings, pages may have some mild tanning. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers… Read more about this item

Vintage,, 1959.. Paperback. Used, very good. VG- condition. First printing of the1959 Vintage mass market paperback edition. Cover has slight wear, somewhat soiled, sound binding, interior clean and unmarked. ** We are a small family business selling fine new and pre-owned books online since 1999. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments,… Read more about this item

Alfred A. Knopf. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Book Good. No dust jacket. Writing inside. (Common Fallacies, Belief, Superstitions, Humor)

New York: Knopf, 1946. NF/VG; 275 pages, followed by index; 6th printing; near Fine in rust cloth boards titled and decorated in gilt on the backstrip, decorated in blind on the front board, top edge turquoise, acid staining on rear endpapers due to old newspaper article about the author having been laid in (now encased in plastic), pages still white,… Read more about this item

Michael Joseph 1947. Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Michael Joseph 1949. Octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

NY: Knopf, 1946. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Inside cover slightly sunned, very good; priced dust jacket sunned, short tear top, good. 8 vo. (ix) 275 (x) pp, index, brick red cloth, front cover blind stamp emblem.