Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell, First Edition (37 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hard cover, hinges are weak. We ship fast.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN 034523720X. Trade Paperback. First Printing Thus. Very Good Condition. Tight sound copy with Black pen remainder slash to top of book otherwise a minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. No Signature.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Issued. 1st Edition. first thus, paperback, illustrated, 212 pages, old price stamp to flyleaf, pages tanned otherwise very good. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from he United Kingdom. Shelf B64.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Peter Scott, Michael Ayrton & Robin McEwen (illustrator). 1st Edition. 3rd Ptg 1964 Pan M36 212pp, 12pp b/w plates, b/w illustrations True story of Gavin Maxwell's life in a remote cottage in the Highlands of Scotland with his two Otter companions.

Soft cover. Condition: VG/VG/ND. No Jacket. 1st Edition. SOFTBACK "FILM TIE-IN," SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus. * Impression: 9th ptg.* Date of Publication: 1968 (1963)* Publisher: Pan Books.* Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated stiff card covers showing Bill Travers with baby otters and an adult otter. Yellow & white titles to face & white titles to spine Minor shelf wear to edges & corners and to head & tail of spine. Some slight marks to covers. Slight dish to spine. VG.* Contents condition: Clean, crisp & tight. No annotations, marks or inscriptions, some tanning to paper throughout especially to all edges. Some slight damp marks to top front corners. VG. * Illustrations: Somme black and white line drawings within text and 3 x 4pp blocks of b/w photos.* Pages: 212 pp. text. ii pp. advertisements at rear.* Description:- A story of life in the Wild West Highlands in a remote cottage with wild animals for friends. Now adapted into an enchanting film starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. Anyone who loves otters will learn much about them and about man's interaction with the wild.* This is a VG copy of the 1st thus. 9th. with some age and wear.*.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Collectable, very good. 1st printing of the 1962 Crest Book mass market paperback edition. Slight wear, cover a bit soiled but still attractive, no marks or writing. Binding is sound but binding glue is probably a bit brittle due to age so book should be opened and used gently. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

Paperback. first edition. R-567 very good -fine, reading crease paperback,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. First American Edition. The book is bound in blue linen with title and author in gilt on the spine. Light wear on corner and spine caps. Illustrated endpapers. Pages are clean, smooth and unmarked. The binding is tight. The dust jacket is in very good condition with small tears on top of spine panel, top and bottom edges of front panel. The original price is on the front flap. Illustrated with photographs in black and white. A beautifully written tale of the author's life on a lonely cottage on the northwest coast of Scotland and the animals who shared it with him.

First edition. 12mo. [xii], 209 pp. Illustrations. Cloth binding in clipped dustwrapper, overall very good condition. (82387).

Hard Back. Condition: Almost Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good DJ a Little Edgeworn. illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. A wonderful story in lovely condition. Dj has a small tear or neat cut on the spine.

1st edition thus. 8vo. xix + [408pp.] B/w. illustrations from photographs. Original boards. Faded pictorial pale green d/w. lettered in grey. ISBN 067088992X US$22.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Fading to D/J spine with slight spotting. Penguin and number stamp to top edge of text block.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. VG+/VG+. 8vo. original grey cloth gilt (boards a trifle bowed, top edge speckled, else very clean indeed) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, top edge slightly sunned, tiny label mark to rear panel, small surface tear to upper); pp. [xii (last blank)], 186, with illustrations & decorative endpapers. A very good copy. The second book in the 'Ring of Bright Water' trilogy.

Hard Cover in Slipcase. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket ( as Issued ). First Thus. 2015 first printing of the Folio Society edition, with an introduction by Robert Macfarlane. A bright, clean, crisp copy ( no fading, no inscriptions, fresh text block ). Housed in a clean and unfaded slipcase which shows one or two inconsequential marks. A handsome copy. Paypal accepted.

Hard cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. The top and bottom edges of the jacket are creased and worn with both edges of the spine being chipped. The top edge of the jackets front cover flap is torn. The top and bottom edges of the covers spine are bumped and slightly tanned. The spine is cracked, but binding is secure. Pages are clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Uncommon stated First American edition with no subsequent printings listed. Price NOT clipped, DJ nicely in archival wraps with moderate wear and minor tears to the edges; pages dusty with light age toning; interior clean. Illustrated. Gavin Maxwell (1914 ? 1969) was a British naturalist and author, best known for his non-fiction writing and his work with otters. He wrote the book Ring of Bright Water about how he brought an otter back from Iraq and raised it in Scotland. The otter was of a previously unknown sub-species which was subsequently named after Maxwell. Ring of Bright Water sold more than a million copies and was made into a film in 1969.

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers As New octavo xi + 327pp., b/w plates, text ills., The life & wild creatures on the West coast of Scotland. Originally published as Ring of Bright Water, The Rocks Remain & Raven Seek Thy Brother.

Hardcover. Photos (illustrator). 1st edition thus. 1st ptg., 8vo blue cloth spine over illustrated paper covered boards, navy slipcase. Introduced by Robert Macfarlane. The story of his relationships with otters on the Scottish west coast. Near fine in fine navy slipcase, no previous ownership marks.

Hardcover. First Edition; Eighth Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Small water stains on top text block edge and front panel. Small open tears on front panel top and bottom corners. Light shelfwear on spine crown and heel. Small closed tear on front gutter.

Mint unopened copy in publishers decorated cloth in likeSlipcase. 1st edition thus with Introduction by Robert Macfarlane.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pan Books. UK. 1963 Paperback. 'Ring of Bright Water' by Gavin Maxwell. The book is a First edition in this Pan format. A lovely copy, well looked after. Cover art is beautiful bearing an illustration of an otter standing on his hind legs. Bright, clean covers with a little crease to spine. Contents are clean and unmarked. There are some line drawing and some great black and white photographs. A moving account of the author's life in the Western Highlands and his little band of otters including Mijbil. 'Ring of Bright Water' by Gavin Maxwell. Looks little read. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 'Ring of Bright Water' by Gavin Maxwell. This book is a paperback. Penguin. UK. 1974. Paperback. First edition thus. A lovely copy, well looked after. Cover art is beautiful bearing an illustration of an otter to the front by Barry Driscoll. Nice, bright, clean covers with a little crease to spine. Tips have been protected by previous owner with small, triangular tape so shaded at tips, small name to fep, a little age toned to edges but otherwise clean and unmarked. Black and white photographs towards middle. A moving account of the author's life in the Western Highlands and his little band of otters including Mijbil. 'Ring of Bright Water' by Gavin Maxwell. Looks little read. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG First Edition, first impression in a VG, priceclipped Dj.minor wear to the edges, some rubbing to the boards & DJ, slight lean and spine ends pushed.clean & unmarked internally, a decent copy.

8vo. Pp: xviii, 229, [i]. First Edition thus. publisher's navy slipcase. Publisher's paper-covered blue boards with colour illustrations and black lettering, lettered in silver at spine. Colour illustrations throughout. As New.

First Folio Society edition, first printing. Original illustrated boards with a blue cloth spine lettered in silver, in slipcase. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates in colour and black and white. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and bright throughout. Housed in the fine original slipcase. Gavin Maxwell's classic book about his experience keeping pet otters on the Scottish coast. It formed the basis of the 1966 fictionalised film of the same name directed by Jack Couffer and starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Made into the 1969 film. Black and white photographs and drawings by the author. Introduction by Robert Macfarlane. First edition thus. Fine in a fine slipcase.; 229 pages.

8vo. First Edition thus with frontispiece and 16 pages and coloured and monochrome plates; pictorial boards blue buckram back lettered in black and silver a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. x + 211, illus with pictorial endpapers, and b&w photos and drawings (previous owner's neat gift inscription on verso of front free endpaper).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages clean and bright,Binding firm,Light wear to edges,Dust jacket unclipped. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Complete and unabridged. Excellent condition except name to front end paper. A beautiful copy. 667pp.