If headmasters were honest a prospectus would be a book which sa how many kanes he hav, contane a warning about the skool dog and the amount of prunes and rice served during the term. Nigel Molesworth may not be the best student St Custard's will ever have, but he is certainly able to express his feelings about his beloved school - not to mention botany walks and foopball. With his handy guide to Masters at a Glance (Know the Enemy) and Lessons (chiz chiz) and How to Avoid Them, no noble brave fearless etc. boy will ever ...
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If headmasters were honest a prospectus would be a book which sa how many kanes he hav, contane a warning about the skool dog and the amount of prunes and rice served during the term. Nigel Molesworth may not be the best student St Custard's will ever have, but he is certainly able to express his feelings about his beloved school - not to mention botany walks and foopball. With his handy guide to Masters at a Glance (Know the Enemy) and Lessons (chiz chiz) and How to Avoid Them, no noble brave fearless etc. boy will ever have to suffer at the hands of the 'swots, bulies, milksops greedy guts and oiks' ever again WIZZ.
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Seller's Description:
Fair. Has original dust jacket, book is in overall good solid shape. Dust jacket has shelf wear, tanning, tearing on edges. Ships Fast! Satisfaction Guaranteed!
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Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Illustrated by Ronald Searle. Missing dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt sketch on front board, gilt lettering on spine; cloth a little dulled; wear & cracks at head & foot of spine; inscription written on verso of front free end paper; pages yellowed with age; binding tight.
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Good. No dust jacket. 1954. Third Impression. 106 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. 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. Soft crushing to spine ends. World of Rare Books Item ref. 1647934937CHR (Use this ID when enquiring about this item. )
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Good. No dust jacket. 1958. 106 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Black cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine. World of Rare Books Item ref. 1652086056LSA (Use this ID when enquiring about this item. )
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Fair in fair dust jacket. 1953. Second Impression. 106 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped Jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning to interior flaps, panels and spine. Visible wear marks to spine and panels. World of Rare Books Item ref. 1643722028CHR (Use this ID when enquiring about this item. )
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Fair. No dust jacket. 1953. First Published. 106 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Stains and markings to some pages. Previous owner's inscription to title page. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Staining overall. Boards are warped. World of Rare Books Item ref. 1635938136LSA (Use this ID when enquiring about this item. )
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VG+ in VG- jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Black cloth-effect paper covered boards, lettered and with front cover illus. in silver. Mild shelf wear, rubbed corners and spine extremities, slight binding lean. Text block edges slightly dulled by age, with slight foxing along top edge. Firm binding, clean interior beyond former owner's signature and inscription "Thou shalt not steal! " along top edge of front flyleaf; rear pastedown a bit age-toned. 106 pp., illus. Yellow illus. dust jacket is mildly soiled on both covers, with tanned spine panel, several short closed edge tears and a few small chips, mild loss at head of spine, both flaps fully intact, now in archival mylar. First American edition, following the British (1953). Scarce.
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Fair in fair dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. 106 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding is shaky, pages slightly loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Small tear to cloth to bottom of spine. Wear marks overall. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Small area of loss to top of spine. Light tanning to spine and edges. Pencil inscription to front flap. Foxing overall. World of Rare Books Item ref. 1644830137MHP (Use this ID when enquiring about this item. )
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Fair in fair dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. 105 pages. Illustrative jacket over black cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. White marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Book has a visible forward lean. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Notable tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Foxing to panels. World of Rare Books Item ref. 1651213282OLB (Use this ID when enquiring about this item. )
