MACKENZIE COMPTON ASSOCIATION COPY LEO BENSEMANN AND LAWRENCE BAIGENT

Sinister Street ( Leo Bensemann Bookplate )

London, Secker. 1930, reprint. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Leo Bensemann. blue cloth, rubbed joints, minor ink mark to closed bottom edge, soiled spine, paste down has a tidy BOOK PLATE by Leo Bensemann (unattributed but cataloged as "LEO BENSEMANN A Weird Bookplate c. 1932-33 drawing, 70 x 53 mm, Collection of the Alexander Turnbull Library" and is viewable on the Art New Zealand website at w w w.art-newzealand.com/Issues21to30/leob.htm ) fep has ink inscription 'Lawrence Baigent May 1930' with "When we were very young!" in pencil underneath, Baigent was a friend and the literary executor of the New Zealand poetess Mary Ursula Bethell, the book itself= Complete Edition 1930 first reprint, xii 1132 +6pp adverts on rice or 'bible' paper. Good/No Jacket. association copy.

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Book number: 005406

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Leo Bensemann New Zealand Graphic Art Bookplate Book Plate Design Designer Lawrence Baigent Mary Ursula Bethell Rare Collectable Association Copy New Zealand Literature Poetry Leo Bensemann

BERSTL,JULIUS (FOREWORD BY COMPTON MACKENZIE

Plimplomplimps: The Life and Adventures of a Jack-in-the-Box

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Wilgart Hofheinz. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's original blue pictorial cloth,with orange cloth spine with title lettering in red.The title lettering to the upper cover is in orange.This copy comes with it's original colourful Dust-Jacket and is graded Good,with a few shallow nicks to the edges of the wrapper at spine tips and corners.Not price clipped,with inner flap showing 5s net.beautifully illustrated with scissor-cut drawings in black and white by Wilgart Hofheinz.Their is one neat ownership inscription to the ffep.This is a nice clean copy internally with no foxing or turned corners to pages etc.The book has a firm binding with no leaning or rolling to spine.A great addition to any children's collection.8vo 267pp First UK Edition (Not dated But believed to be early 1930's) Scarce title particularly in this condition and the d/j comes well protected in a dust-jacket cover sleeve,8vo 114pp First Edition undated But Circa 1930. Very Good .

Richard Thornton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 18306

Catalogue: Children's

COMPTON MACKENZIE. John Betjeman.

The Altar Steps. A novel. With a foreword by John Betjeman.

Macdonald, London [1956]. 1956. Hardcover. Very Good /Good.

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Book number: GAM178

Catalogue: John Betjeman

NICHOLS Beverley, MacKENZIE Compton, CRAN Marion, SACKVILLE-WEST V.

How Does Your Garden Grow

George Allen and Unwin, 1935. 1st edn. 8vo. Original green decorated cream cloth (small spilt with loose threads at fore-edge of spine - otherwise VG in protecitve cover), no dustwrapper. Pp. 127, illus with decorative title page and b&w drawings by Nora S. Unwin (no inscriptions). .

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Book number: 190535

Catalogue: Gardening

Compton Mackenzie

The Altar Steps

Cassell and Company. hardcover , Condition: Good.

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Book number: mon0000361063

MACKENZIE COMPTON

April Fools

London, Cassell. 1930, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Edward Bawden. Colonial edition stated on DW flap, the rare DW has light scattered foxing and some rubbing wear to the edges with some chipping loss to the endsof the spine, Book closed edges lightly foxed, bookseller stamp at foot of fep, some minor foxing to prelims. Scarce in DW. Very Good/Good.

Fortuna BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 001486

Catalogue: Humour & Cartoons

Keywords: British Humour Fiction Twentieth Century Edward Bawden

MACKENZIE Compton

Cat's Company

Elek, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor.

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Book number: 500047529

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MACKENZIE Compton

Little Cat Lost

BARRIE & ROCKLIFF, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 500047528

Keywords: CATS

MACKENZIE COMPTON

The Lunatic Republic

London, Chatto & Windus. 1959, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Clarke Hutton. near fine in near fine DW, book has spots of foxing to page edges, a pencil inscription has been erased from endpaper, otherwise a tight clean copy in an un clipped DW that shows very slight darkening of the spine and a strip at the head of the rear panel, one or two miniscule edge tears, a very nice near fine copy. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 000109

Catalogue: Humour & Cartoons

Keywords: Clarke Hutton

MACKENZIE COMPTON

On Moral Courage

London, Collins. 1962, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. stunning deep blue cloth, book is near fine, no faults. DW price clipped and spine faded a little. examples of moral courage, mostly from the twentieth century, collected and commented upon. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000780

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Morals Ethics Biography Heroes

MACKENZIE COMPTON

On Moral Courage

London, Collins. 1962, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. stunning deep blue cloth, book is near fine, no faults. DW price clipped and spine faded a little. examples of moral courage, mostly from the twentieth century, collected and commented upon. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 013007

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Morals Ethics Biography Heroes

MACKENZIE COMPTON

Rockets Galore

London, Chatto & Windus. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: Clarke Hutton. Ex-Library, tidy book, has library plate to paste down, minor paper remains from removed slip to fepcard in pocket to rear paste down, one small faint water spot to bottom corner of fep, unclipped DW a few small nicks at ends of joints and light soiling, apart from library slips etc is a tidy copy with no stamps or marks, 246pp. Very Good/Good.

Fortuna BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 004642

Catalogue: Humour & Cartoons

Keywords: British Humour Fiction Novel Literature Outer Hebrides Scots Scottish Clarke Hutton

MACKENZIE COMPTON

Rockets Galore

London, Chatto & Windus. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: Clarke Hutton. tidy book, dust soiled closed edges, tiny name at head of fep, bookseller stamp at foot of fep, unclipped DW has tears along the spine folds and corners, chipped spine ends, 246pp. Very Good/Good.

Fortuna BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 004868

Catalogue: Humour & Cartoons

Keywords: British Humour Fiction Novel Literature Outer Hebrides Scots Scottish Clarke Hutton

MACKENZIE COMPTON

Rockets Galore

London, Chatto & Windus. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: Clarke Hutton. apart from foxing is a tidy book, foxed closed edges, unclipped dust jacket has some foxing and handling soiling but is free of tears or chips except to very tips of corners and spine ends, name and address to fep, 246pp. Good/Good.

Fortuna BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 007287

Catalogue: Humour & Cartoons

Keywords: British Humour Fiction Novel Literature Outer Hebrides Scots Scottish Clarke Hutton

MACKENZIE COMPTON

Rockets Galore

London, Chatto & Windus. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: Clarke Hutton. price clipped DW light edge wear and minor edge splitting, rubbed corners etc, book clean. Very Good/Very Good.

Fortuna BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 009264

Catalogue: Humour & Cartoons

Keywords: British Humour Fiction Novel Literature Outer Hebrides Scots Scottish Clarke Hutton