The Little Grey Men

by Bb

The Little Grey Men is a children's storybook by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, writing under the pseudonym “BB”. It tells the exploits of four gnomes, named after the flowers Baldmoney, Sneezewort, Dodder and Cloudberry. The Little Grey Men won BB the 1942 Carnegie Medal in Literature. In 1975 The Little Grey Men was adapted into a 10 part animated series, called Baldmoney, Sneezewort, Dodder and Cloudberry, by Anglia Television in the U.K.

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The Little Grey Men

by 'BB' (D J Watkins-Pitchford)

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Used - Very Good
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First Methuen Pbk Edition
Published
1978
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Paperback
ISBN 10
0416866301
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London: Methuen, 1978. Book. Illus. by Watkins-Pitchford, D J. Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. First Methuen Pbk Edition. VG, Edgewear, creases, spine fade, mild foxing, browning. Children's fantasy, illustrated by the author. Expanded condition report/scan on request..
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The little grey men

The little grey men

by BB (Watkins-Pitchford, Denys)

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Used - Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition Thus
Published
1946
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Hardcover
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Eyre & Spottiswoode. Good with no dust jacket. 1946. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very clean hardback tightly bound in buff cloth with red titles, apart from a minor bump at the top of the front board the cloth is in immaculate condition, no inscriptions. 190 pages, 8 colour plate illustrations by the author. First printing with author's… Read more about this item
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The Little Grey Men

The Little Grey Men

by B.B

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Used - Good Condition
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No Dust Jacket
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First Edition
Published
1946
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Hardcover
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Eyre & Spottiswoode, UK, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Denys Watkins-Pitchford. Book Second printing. Size: 8vo Octavo (8 to 9 inches). Item Type: Book. Text body is clean and unmarked. Binding still very good. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Edges very browned and marked. Book covers slightly faded and marked .… Read more about this item
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The Little Grey Men

by 'B. B.' [Watkins-Pitchford, D. J.]

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Good
Published
1970
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Hardcover
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[London]: Methuen & Co Ltd/ Eyre & Spottiswoode (publishers) Ltd 1970. 8vo.Illustrated. 200 pp., Hardcover with pictorial boards and dustjacket. Jacket is edgeworn with tears to the head. Minor spotting to the extremities, other wise clean and bright. Illustrated in both black and white and colour. Signed by the author and artist, D. J. Watkins-Pitchford. The novel won the Carnegie… Read more about this item
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The Little Grey Men

The Little Grey Men

by B. B.

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Used - Fair
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1992
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Soft cover
ISBN 10
0749710330
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Mammoth. FREE U.K. Shipping. FAMILY Business. FIRST Class Service. Full refund if not totally satisfied. 1992 Paperback edition . Fair. Soft cover. 1992.
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The Little Grey Men

The Little Grey Men

by B.B.

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Used - Fine
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No Jacket
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5th or later Edition
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2012
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Soft cover
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0192793500
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. 5th or later Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. paperback, 245 pages, fine. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf 331
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The Little Grey Men

by BB [Denys Watkins-Pitchford]

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1st ed. thus
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1977
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London: Methuen, 1977. 1st ed. thus. Very Good. small octavo. softback with stiff wrappers 256pp., Inexpensive paperback edition of an uncommon title
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The little grey men

The little grey men

by BB (Watkins-Pitchford, Denys)

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Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
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First American Edition
Published
1949
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Hardcover
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USA: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1949. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, in a price clipped dustjacket which is sunned at the spine, rubbed at the edges with minor loss at the top of the front cover and a short closed tear at the … Read more about this item
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The Little Grey Men

The Little Grey Men

by B.B.

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Paperback
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The Little Grey Men

by BB

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Used - Very Good
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Reprint
Published
1978
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Paperback
ISBN 10
0416866301
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Methuen, 1978. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback are lightly rubbed with light fading to spine. No creasing or tears, not price clipped. No inscriptions, illustrated. Bright and clean internally, apart from some browning to page edges. Heavy book which will require additional postage outside the UK.
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The Little Grey Men

The Little Grey Men

by 'BB' (Denys Watkins-Pitchford)

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Used - Fair with no dust jacket
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(1959)
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Hardcover
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London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. Fair with no dust jacket. (1959). Hardcover. Ex-library. Library stamps and markings. Abrasions to endpapers. Adhesive tape stains to boards. Lacking front flap of dust-jacket. Rear flap of dust-jacket trimmed. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; 1959 reprint. 255 pages + colour frontispiece. Light blue papered boards with red lettering on spine… Read more about this item
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The Little Grey Men; A Story for the Young in Heart
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The Little Grey Men; A Story for the Young in Heart

by BB' (Includes Woodcut Illustrations; Illustrations by Denys Watkins-Pitchford.)

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London: Folio Society 2008. (Hardcover in slipcase) 198pp. Fine. Off-white cloth with red decorations to the covers in fine red slipcase. Color illustrated frontispiece, black and white and color illustrations, musical notation. "I have been in love with this book since my early childhood. My father and I were spending some precious moments together… Read more about this item
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The Little Grey Men ; a Story for the Young in Heart

The Little Grey Men ; a Story for the Young in Heart

by BB

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2008
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The Folio Society, 2008. Hardcover. Good. 2008. No Edition Remarks. 198 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Grey cloth covered boards with decoration and a red slipcase. Illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends.… Read more about this item
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The little grey men

The little grey men

by BB (Watkins-Pitchford, Denys)

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Reprint
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1988
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Magnet. Good. 1988. Reprint. Softcover. Clean and tightly bound paperback, no inscriptions, spine and card covers creased, pages age tanned. 254 pages, illustrations in the text .
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The Little Grey Men: A Story for the Young in Heart

The Little Grey Men: A Story for the Young in Heart

by B. B.

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The Little Grey Men

The Little Grey Men

by B.B.

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Paperback
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0192793500
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The Little Grey Men: A Story for the Young in Heart

The Little Grey Men: A Story for the Young in Heart

by B., B.

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Paperback
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0192718681
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The Little Grey Men: A Story for the Young in Heart

The Little Grey Men: A Story for the Young in Heart

by B. B.

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Paperback
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The Little Grey Men: A Story for the Young in Heart

by B. B.

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Used - Good
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1969-08-01
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
0416145000
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Methuen Children's Books, 1969-08-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in.
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The Little Grey Men

The Little Grey Men

by B B

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Published
1959
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Hardcover
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Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1959. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1959. 255 pages. Red pictorial dust jacket over beige cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light wear… Read more about this item
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