Sweet Thames Run Softly by Robert Gibbings - 1945

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1941. Hardcover. Good. 1941. No Edition Remarks. 229 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. 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.

Paperback. Acceptable.

J.M. Dent & Sons, 1940. Hardcover. Good. 1940. Reprinted. 229 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. 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.

Paperback. Very Good.

London: British Publishers Guild / J. M. Dent & Sons, 1944. Book. Good+. Paperback. Services Edition.. 168pp. Moderate external wear. Internally VG. No inscriptions. Typical browning to external edges. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 12mo - over 63/4" - 73/4" tall.

HarperCollins (paper). Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

London: J.M. Dent, 1965. 230 pp, 9" H, teale green cloth with gilt lettering/decoration on spine, gilt 'duck in flight' on front board, top edge of textblock dark green. B&w illustrations throughout. The author/illustrator describes his leisurely journey down the Thames, from the designing and building of his boat, The Willow, through excursions to churches, woodlands, pubs, etc. along the banks, his delightful observations (both in words and drawings) of the flora and fauna he encounters along the way, and with the occasional foray into his memories of people, places and events from the past. The remains of a small Xmas sticker (holly leaves/berries) on front free endpaper, slight yellowing to the free endpapers, two very small corner bumps, minor wrinkling at the top/bottom of the spine. Dust jacket has very light edge wear, one small edge tear, light wrinkling at the top/bottom of the spine/flap-folds, three tiny dents at the bottom of the front panel, slight fading to the spine… Read More

Little Toller Books, 2009-06-08. Revised ed. paperback. Used: Good.