Betjeman summoned by bells first edition

There are numbered pages on antique laid paper has very attractive front and rear endpaper decorations, and small black and white illustrations throughout. The pages are very clean, tightly bound-in and in overall Near Fine condition with very occasional light spotting.

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Contact Us. Biscuit Tins. British Royal Family. Antiquarian Books. First edition of this scarce early Betjeman publication, one of only 50 copies, with corrections to the text in Betjeman's hand.

Summoned by Bells. Signed limited first edition, one of only copies signed by Betjeman, with frontispiece portrait and an additional photographic portraits. New Bats in Old Belfries. Signed limited first edition, one of only 60 copies signed by Betjeman on the half title.

Continual Dew. Facsimile edition of Betjeman's second book of poetry, inscribed by him to English actress and singer Gracie Fields, "For the great Gracie with love from John Betjeman. White City High and Low. Signed limited first edition, number 33 of only copies signed by Betjeman, with frontispiece portrait and an additional photographic portraits.

A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and a single imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. Some photographic and artistic portraits of the author preceed the text; else sparse designs and illustrations.

Language: English. Weight: 9 ounces. Trade Paperback. Published by HMCo, Boston, Used - Hardcover Condition: Near Fine. Condition: Near Fine. One of the best-loved British poets, Betjeman's autobiography written by him in verse. Photo of the poet on the dust jacket was taken by Cecil Beaton. Published by John Murray Publishers Ltd, Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards with gilt lettering.

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 light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping.

Mild rubbing and marking. Published by Readers Union, London, Seller: Michael J. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Early Reprint. This is the first Readers Union edition of this book that was originally publised two years earlier. Still a very nice presentation of this book -- with stamped cloth and decorated endpapers.

Used - Hardcover Condition: Fine. Condition: Fine. Green cloth blind-stamped with bell pattern on both covers, spine panel lettered in gilt.

Text block edges slightly dulled by age, otherwise an essentially as-issued copy. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Tree, Michael illustrator. Jacket is heavily tanned, chipped and has two small tears. Page edges are tanned. Brown dust jacket over green cloth with black and white illustrations throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and visible tanning to text block edges. Boards have minor rubbing and visible bumping to corners.

Fair crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket with visible sunning and edge wear. Heavier sunning to spine and visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces.

Soft crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Minor dark marking to surfaces. Jacket spine lightly sunned with some carry over to cover edges. Some light foxing to folio edges.