Manka, the Sky Gipsy

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode , 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands worn and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Some loss to front free endpaper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xvi, 258 pages: incl. front., illus., plates; 24 cm. Subjects: Geese. Water birds.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Watkins-Pitchford, D.J.. 258pp.; HB quarter-bound; blue w/white&gilt; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; spine&edges sunned; corner-bump; bookplate,ft.pastedwn.; inscript.,half-title; clean,tight pgs. Biography of a goose. illus.

From the silent, mysterious Arctic, the wild geese come every winter to the Fenland farms and marshes which 'BB' knows so intimately and describes so vividly. Leading the great arrowhead comes Manka, the white goose. The mystery and wonder of Manka's life is felt not only in the text, but in the author's delicate woodcuts. It is a book which… Read more about this item

Methuen Publishing, 1970. Hardcover. Good/Good. reprint. the jacket is shelf rubbed. edge wear on boards. jacket is partly stuck to the book. ex-library copy with stamps. all pages intact. fairly good copy. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1939, 258 pages, 6" x 9.25", Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, spine soiled, boards with edgewear, text block tight and clean, 15 full page plates.

London: Methuen Children's Books Ltd., 1979. Clean blue cloth cover with gilt titles. Soft bumping to head & foot of spine. Faint foxing to some of the edges. Clean content, binding tight. 258p Dj: faint rubbing, few only faint scratches. Light few only foxing to flaps. Paperthin creasing to some of the head edge. 2cm closed tear with… Read more about this item

New York: Scribner's, 1939. 1st American? . hard. good++/No Jacket. 14700 shelf. No names, clean text. Gouge upper spine, small book store label at back. With author's b/w artwork. good++, no dj, tan & blue cloth. Solid 258 pgs