There is a Happy Land by Waterhouse Keith, First Edition (16 results)

Condition: Good. 1964. First edition thus. 164 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Good. First Thus. First Sphere Books edition, 1981. Mass market paperback. Printed in Great Britain. NOTE: A GOOD READING COPY ONLY. Slight handling wear, creasing to cover, remainder mark to bottom edge of book block, otherwise a clean tight solid softcover reading copy. 153pp. SB-99.

Condition: Fair. 1957. First Edition. 190 pages. Dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over purple cloth. Bright pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with mild thumb-marking. Heavy liquid staining to pages. Missing front endpaper. Notable tape staining to endpapers. Boards are assumed in good condition as are covered with taped on jacket. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Mild sunning to spine. Mild rubbing and marking all over.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine never read, clean unmarked.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1964 Penguin Paperback 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very good+ clean tight binding with wonderful cover design as shown.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

1st edition / 1st printing chipped dust jacket Very Good octavo 190pp., Author's first book. Very good copy in red boards. Some staining to rear panel of a chipped but unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Burgundy cloth titled in gilt. First edition. PO name, slight flare to boards, trace soil. The DJ in mylar is slightly edgeworn/rubbed with two short closed edge tears. Flap price 12s 6d. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

1st edition / 1st printing hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo 190pp., Author's first book. Nice copy in red boards. Some off-setting & price on free front end paper o/w a very good copy in very good price-clipped dust jacket.

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Two inch thick brown strips on both free endpapers where there is no jacket flap. Brown spotting to page edges. Gift message to previous owner on front free endpaper with date 6.7.57. Jacket has a stain and some light surface damage over the nose in the illustration on the front panel. This has also left a slight mark on the boards underneath. Light chipping to top corners and another small closed tear at the top of the front panel. First printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. There is a Happy Land, Keith Waterhouse, Michael Joseph, 1957, First Edition First Impression The author's first book tells of the events of a few weeks in the life of a small boy on a northern county council estate and whose playgrounds are the rhubarb fields, quarries and Clerk of Works' yard. He is not an ultra sensitive soul but an ordinary boy, occasionally cowardly, sometimes a liar, tough in his own eyes and often insecure in his dealings with others. This is a First Edition, First Impression in very good condition. The binding is straight and tight, the boards bright and the lettering is clear. The slightly toned end papers and pages are clean without marks or tears. There is a neat ownership name and date on the front paper. The unclipped dustjacket, protected in a clear removable cover, is in good condition, with minor losses to the back cover, spine and top edge of the front cover. This is a scare book. Will be despatched wrapped carefully in bubblewrap and in a cardboard box.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. There Is A Happy Land, Keith Waterhouse, Michael Joseph, 1957, First Edition, First Impression Written by the author of Billy Liar, this story, set over a few weeks, tells of the events in the life of a small boy on a north county council estate and in the rhubarb fields, quarries and Clark of Works' years that are his playground. A First Edition, First Impression in near fine condition. The binding is straight and tight, the boards clean and the lettering on the spine bright. There is minor shelf wear to the top edge of the spine and a small crease mark to the top corner of the front board. The toned end papers and pages are free from marks, tears and inscriptions. The unclipped dust jacket, protected in a clear, removable cover is in fair condition with loss to the corners, nibbling to the bottom edge of the front cover, nibbling to both edges of the spine, loss to the back cover, loss to the bottom edge of the back cover and foxing to the edges of the back cover. Will be dispatched wrapped in bubblewrap and in a cardboard box.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by Michael Joseph in 1957.The BOOK is in near FINE condition.Gilt titling remains bright.Mild offsetting to the end papers.Text-block very slightly toned.The pages are clean and the book is free from any markings and inscriptions.The WRAPPER is complete and is in near FINE condition.It has very minor edge wear in places in places and amazingly there is minimal soiling on the rear cover. There is NO fading of colouring to the spine.A little rubbing at corners and folds.A small closed tear to the upper edges of the front and rear covers.The William Belcher design looks very striking in the removable Brodart archival protector.The author of 'Billy Liar' first novel and scarce to find in such collectible condition. ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by Michael Joseph in 1957.The BOOK is in VERY GOOD++ or better condition. Slight dulling of the gilt titling. Mild pushing at the corners. Offsetting to the end papers with toning and a little dustiness to the text block. The book has a slight lean. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near FINE condition. A small closed tear to lower front spine fold. Mild age related soiling to the rear cover but far less than usually encountered. Few minor nicks in places. The William Belcher wrapper design looks very attractive in the removable Brodart archival protector. The book has been Inscribed and signed by the Author. The inscription reads 'For Frank Kermode, 'Perhaps you would rephrase the question', Keith Waterhouse'. The book is accompanied by some typed notes - The notes relate to the works of Waterhouse and John Wain, Kermode's friend from his days at Reading University, and were possibly made by Kermode several years after the publication of this book, mentioning as they do both Billy Liar (1959) and Jubb (1963). The recipient, Sir John Frank Kermode FBA (29 November 1919 17 August 2010) was a British literary critic best known for his work 'The Sense of an Ending: Studies in the Theory of Fiction', published in 1967 (revised 2000), and for his extensive book-reviewing and editing. He was the Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London and the King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at Cambridge University. Kermode was known for many works of criticism, and also as editor of the popular 'Fontana Modern Masters' series of introductions to modern thinkers. He was a regular contributor to the 'London Review of Books' and 'The New York Review of Books'. The author's first novel and a scarce book with such a fine association. Accompanied with the 10 page Order Of Service booklet for the 'Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration for the Life of Keith Waterhouse'. This is in near Fine condition. Loosely inserted is a 4 page booklet of newspaper reviews of the author with 2 full page B/W photos of the author. A scarce ephemeral item in its own right. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Inscribed by Author(s).

Michael Joseph London 1957. First edition. Previous owner's inscription, light foxing o/w good in like jacket - light foxing verso. Australian Tax on Low Value Imported Goods (LVIG) exempt.

A first edition, first printing, published by Michael Joseph in 1957. A very good book without inscriptions with some off-setting to the endpapers in a very good clipped wrapper with a small chip to the head of the front panel. Some edge wear and a smaller chip to the bottom of the rear panel. The Author's first novel.