Worm Ring by Burgess Anthony (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first impression from 1961, the book has heavy foxing to endpapers and lighter spotting throughout, no other markings, binding firm. The jacket has some chipping to tip and tail of spine and corner folds, now in removable protective sleeve, please see pics, paypal accepted, any questions please get in touch.

First Edition. THE WORM AND THE RING, Heinemann, 1961, first edition, some light wear to the f.e.p. & f.p.d., else just about fine in full color pictorial laminated boards consisting of the very same art work of the dust-wrapper issued with the trade edition, this being apparently the library issue binding. Quite scarce as this title was suppressed and destroyed due to potential libel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A rare supressed first edition of The Worm and the Ring which was withdrawn from publication following libel action. With unclipped dust jacket. Original dark red/brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Slight lean to the book. Previous owner's signature and date on the front free page. Lightly toned contents with light spotting and marks within the text. The unclipped dust jacket is rubbed with faded colour on the spine. Light chipping and minor loss to the spine and fold ends of the jacket. Spotting on the inside of the jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Publisher's maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust jacket with illustration by John Rowland. A fine copy with previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; in an unclipped dust jacket with very slight toning to the spine, light soiling to the rear panel, and a tiny tear to the upper front panel. An excellent, and extremely bright near fine copy. The Worm and the Ring, published in 1961, is set in Banbury Grammar School, the dreary provincial school Anthony Burgess taught at in the early 1950s. The book is structured after Wagner s opera Ring Cycle. The plot follows a teacher in an unhappy marriage, and a young girl s stolen diary which contains depictions of erotic fantasies about the headmaster of the school. The book was pulled from the market shortly after its publication because of a libel lawsuit, making first edition copies very rare. The suit was brought by the school s secretary, Gwendoline Bustin, who had been written into the book as an unmarried gossip who lusted for the headmaster. Bustin s suit was successful, and the revised book was released in 1970.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "The Worm and the Ring" by Anthony Burgess. William Heinemann, 1961 first UK edition first printing. Book and rare first issue dustwrapper in near fine condition. some light spotting to fore-edge, original boards, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, short nick to head and foot of lower panel, light rubbing to corner tips, near-fine otherwise, 8vo, 1961. ⁂ Burgess' suppressed early novel, scarce, especially such good condition. The Worm and the Ring was closely based on Burgess' experiences at the Banbury Grammar School with several of the characters recognizable as staff there. The secretary, Gwendoline Bustin, objected to her inclusion and Heinemann agreed to pulp any unsold copies of the book.

First Edition. THE WORM AND THE RING, Heinemann, 1961, first edition, some age toning to the page edges, else vg+ in like color pictorial dust-wrapper with some light rubbing to the rear dust-wrapper panel. Quite scarce as this title was suppressed and destroyed due to potential libel.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A First UK printing published by Heinemann in 1961. The BOOK is in near FINE condition. The binding is tight and the book is free from inscriptions and erasures. Mild bumping to the lower corners. The text block is lightly toned but the pages are clean with just some light finger marking to a very few pages. The gilt titling on the spine remains bright. Mild creasing to the lower corner tips of some pages. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition. It has mild rubbing to the corners. The pink lettering is only lightly faded to the spine. The spine is only mildly toned with just a little light soiling to the lower spine edge. Small closed tear to the lower front spine fold .There is a mild toning to the edges of the flaps. The condition of the wrapper is far better than usually encountered. An exceptional copy. The John Rowland designed wrapper looks very attractive in the removable Brodart archival protector. Accompanied by a loosely inserted bookplate signed by the author. A very SCARCE early key BURGESS title with an interesting history:The novel was withdrawn from circulation following a libel action by Gwendoline Bustin, the secretary of Banbury Grammar School where Burgess taught in the early fifties. Several characters were recognisable as figures from the school, but only Miss Burstin, later Lady Mayoress of Banbury, objected. Heinemann agreed to 'amend all unsold copies of the book' (The Times, October 25, 1962) but actually pulped them. An extremely scarce title to find with such attributes. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A mint cop[y of a rarity ,even colour front and spine with no scorching to top of the spine.The courts instructed Heinemann to make changes but he withdrew the book instead and pulped them .As always a few copies survived.