Search Results: A Ring Of Bells by John Betjeman

John Murray, 1978. Paperback. Good. 1978. Reprinted. 129 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Selected for the young by Irene Slade. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Previous owner's inscription to inside front cover. Paper cover has minor wear with slight marks, creases, some sunning and modest wear. Price sticker to front.

John Murray, 1972. Betjeman's poems selected for children by Irene Slade. 129pp, illustrated softback covers. B + w illustrations. A clean, tight Near Fine copy without creases.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Edward Ardizzone.

London: John Murray, 1962. Soft cover. Fair. Ardizzone, Edward. Large softcover, glossy white wrappers slightly browned at front left, spine and top back edges, 129 lightly browned pages. An illustration at center front of boy writing on village hill with blue background, ink initials and date (1964) at top of first front end paper. Many illustrations. Crease at top front left and right, nick with slight wear at spine bottom left edge. Fair.

New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1963. Hardbound. A very good copy in a price-clipped jacket. 8vo. Cloth; dust jacket. First American edition.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Acceptable.

London: John Murray 1962 First Edition 8vo vi,129pp ill., 1962 VG original illustrated cloth, remains of bookplate & former owner's name blacked out on front pastedown, else internally near fine.

John Murray. Fair. 1962. Notations on FEP. Soft Cover. (N63) .

John Murray, 1967-01-01. Paperback. Good. 1967 reprint. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Slight creasing to spine. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

A selection of Betjeman's religious verse, spanning his career, and illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Betjeman can drop into a conversational reverie, where his confessions about his own snobbery, faith and the finer side of English life seem charged with eternal relevance.

London : Murray, 1986. Reprint. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; v, 129 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Subjects; Children's poetry, English. Manners and customs. England Social life and customs ; Juvenile poetry. England. Poetry: English literature. Holidays.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin co., 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Octavo. Edward Ardizzone. With the date on the title page and 'First American edition, 1963' on the copyright page. Poems of Betjeman selected and introduced by Irene Slade and beautifully illustrated by Ardizzone. A fine, clean and unmarked copy, almost pristine but for price clipping (no blind stamp). Protected by a Mylar jacket cover.

London: John Murray, 1962. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Edward Ardizzone. Type: Book N.B. Previous owners inscription to verso of half title page. (POETRY)

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1963 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. NEAR FINE in a Near Fine dustjacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Poems Selected for Younger Readers by Irene Slade, 129 pgs, boards..

John Murray, London/ 1978. Introduced and selected by Irene Slade. . Hardback.. Black and White illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Very Good in Very Good- Dust Jacket. DJ protected by removable clear cover.

John Murray 1962 . VG First HB copy of Betjemans poems for the young, with charming illustrations by Edward Ardizzone including front cover and VG similar unpriceclipped DJ. 129pp including notes on writings and local places of interest.

London: John Murray, (1962). First proof edition, first printing. This is a very near fine copy. Beautifully illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, the dust wrapper is slightly bumped and toned at the top and tail edges, showing the original 15s net price. The paper covers are without notable wear, are mostly free from spinal creases, and clean at the text blocks. The scheduled date of publication, '29 Oct 1962' is boldly stamped to the front panel. The internals are clean and free from annotations. This is a very near fine copy of an increasingly scarce proof. A book of nine sections, each of which are preceded by passages from Summoned by the Bells.

Selected for the young by Irene Slade, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.Inscribed by Wynne Tyson to his daughter Tilly, given his opinion on Betjeman and poetry more generally in October 1967. With a later humorous poem about Betjeman from April 1973. This exchange by father and daughter about John Betjeman is rather charming.Enclosed in the book are a number of newspaper cuttings on Betjeman. The covers are grubby. The gap between the cover and the title page is cracking; the text block is clean, with light foxing along the page edges.From the library of Jon Wynne-Tyson.Wynne-Tyson was an English author, publisher, Quaker, activist and pacifist, who founded Centaur Press in 1954. He ran Centaur Press from his home in Sussex and was a distinguished independent publisher. He authored books on animal rights and vegetarianism.

London: John Murray. Very Good. 1962. Paperback. The covers are grubby. The gap between the cover and the title page is cracking; the text block is clean, light foxing along the page edges. ; Selected for the young by Irene Slade, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Inscribed by Wynne Tyson to his daughter Tilly, giving his opinion on Betjeman and poetry more generally in October 1967. With a later humorous poem about Betjeman from April 1973. This exchange by father and daughter about John Betjeman is rather charming. Enclosed in the book are a number of newspaper cuttings on Betjeman. From the library of Jon Wynne-Tyson. Wynne-Tyson was an English author, publisher, Quaker, activist and pacifist, who founded Centaur Press in 1954. He ran Centaur Press from his home in Sussex and was a distinguished independent publisher. He authored books on animal rights and vegetarianism. [ref: 82514 ] ; Signed by Illustrator .

Murray 1962 London. First Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. First edition 1962 A Fine copy in a Fine wrapper. Flat signed to title. Excellent and notably clean and bright collector's copy. Signed by Author