JUST WILLIAM'S LUCK by Crompton, Richmal - 1948

Published by George Newnes Limited, 1950. Hardback. Good. Illustrated by Henry, Thomas. Good condition with no wrapper. Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Second impression. Covers grubby and slightly marked. Spine faded and bumped. Erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Textblock slightly grubby.

Illus by Thomas Henry. Dymocks. Sydney. 1950 (Reprint Australian Edition). 8vo. Hardcover, original cloth, no d/w, very good condition. First published in 1948.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Published by George Newnes Limited, 1955. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Henry, Thomas. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Red boards with black title label to spine. Small vignette of boys head to front board. B/w frontis piece and text illustrations. 256 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine slightly bumped. Top corner tip torn from one page (text not affected). Contents browned else clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and a bit grubby to spine and rear panel.

Published by George Newnes Limited, 1960. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated by Henry, Thomas. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Red boards with black title label to spine. Small vignette of boys head to front board. B/w frontis piece and text illustrations. 256 pages. 7.5 x 5". Fifth impression. Spine bumped. Some foxspots and contents browned throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is rubbed at corners and grubby to rear panel.

London: George Newnes, 1960. 1st (5th imp). hardback. Very good 1960 reprint (1st in 1948), with unclipped d/j (a little bumping at top), red boards clean, black titling and decoration on front and spine good, pages unmarked and tight, a little grubbiness on endpapers.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Crompton's William series Book 26. The only full-length Just William novel. William and the Outlaws decide to form the Knights of the Square Table, ÔrightinÕ wrongsÕ for a minor fee (ÔSmall wrongs: sixpence. Big wrongs: one shillinÕ.) In their quest to earn enough money to become tramps, they stop at no amount of do-gooding, embarking on a plan to marry off their older brothers. William becomes a veritable Don Juan as he woos a visiting film star for his brother (much to the surprise and annoyance of his brotherÕs girlfriend.) Soon the gang have planned a midnight haunting to scare off old monkey face from the big house on the hill Ð after all, where else will they find a home for the happy young couple?

audioCD. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

George Newnes Limited, 1960T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. 5th impression, 1960

Published by George Newnes Ltd., 1948. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated by Henry, Thomas. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Green cloth, gilt titles on spine and front cover. This is the only full-length William book (the others being made up of short stories) and was based on Val Guest's screenplay for the 1947 film of the same name. 264 pages. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Tiny dent to top edge of rear cover. Endpapers and textblock are lightly foxed. Dustwrapper is complete, just a little edge rubbed and slightly grubby to rear panel. There is a small hole/tear to rear panel as well.

London: George Newnes Limited, 1948. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 7.5" by 5". Thomas Henry. The first edition of the only full length 'Just William' novel, a comical work by Richmal Crompton. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Just William's Luck' is the only full length 'Just William' novel written by Richmal Crompton.Crompton based this novel on a 1947 film of the same name, impressing the inventor of William so much that she decided to write a novelisation of the film.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations, by Thomas Henry. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Label to the front paste down. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper, with small chips to the head and tail of the spine, closed tear to the rear wrap. Small chip to the rear joint. Light rubbing, handling marks, and spots to the dust wrapper, including… Read More