Nial Kent (13 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Second printing of the Pyramid Books edition, published in January 1952. Mass market paperback. There is a missing approx 3 1/2 x 1 inch chip to front cover, and first page, not affecting internal text, and a few related closed tears to base of the first few pages, some nicks to spine, but no markings within the book, the chip to cover has a crude repair. A reading copy of this scarce title. Sold with all faults.

Softcover. Condition: As Is. Second printing, mass market paperback, the binding is weak and starting to crack and break, and was possibly previously repaired as the pages sit unevenly. The book also has bumps with creasing to the spine ends and corners, creasing to the hinges, rubbing with light edge wear to the covers, and wear to some of the proud page edges. Overall, this is a bright, Fair/As Is only copy.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Third Printing. Mass market paperback has edge rubbing, upper right corner bent, upper left corner bent on rear, spine rubbed head/tail. Book appears to be unread. Third printing October 1959. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011.

Pyramid 32 Early gay paperback in near perfect condition.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 16mo. Paperback, Purple, pictorial softcover, 192pp. Pages a bit yellow, light edge wear else near fine. "Unveils this world as it actually exists . a startling picture with truth and psychological insight.".

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 3rd Edition. 3rd printing. Early Gay novel. Quite scarce. Near fine; slightly yellowed pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. #32. Jan., 2nd Printing. Almat Pub. Corp. 191pp. Slight wear. Photos on request. Size: Mass Market.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. 1st Edition. First Edition (1949.) Hardcover without dust jacket. 8vo with 447 pages. The book is in good condition with shelf wear to edges, fading to spine. Toning due to age on paste downs and endpapers. Previous owner's name written on front free end paper. A stain to right side of page block does not effect interior at all. Interior is clean and tight. Pictures available upon request. ". coming-of-age novel listed in Anthony Slide's Lost Novels very much a novel for gay readers of the day" with "some wonderful description of New York gay life in the 1940s." Green cloth spine/Silver text. #033560 Size: 8vo. Gay Life / Fiction.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. Ex Lending Library Copy. ** Book features a great, color-illustrated DJ, and blue cloth covers with silver text along spine. Volume displays significant overall aging and wear. Boards exhibit some fading, as well as toning along edges. Head edge of back cover shows some staining up to 1" into cover. Covers display minor occasional bumping, as well as some fraying and exposed boards along foot edges and corners. Front cover has a more pronounced bump to head corner. Spine is well preserved showing minimal fading, as well as significant toning and fraying to ends. Binding is secure with a little play. Ex-Library marks on endpapers and foot edge of textblock, with stamps, etc. (See photos) Interior is gently age-toned with frequent marginal smudges and stains. Stains rarely affect text. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Textblock edges display commensurate aging. Foot of textblock has library stamp. DJ shows expert repair along spine on the inside. DJ is shorter than boards by about 0.5". DJ displays overall creasing and edgewear, with rubbing along fore edges, as well as a 0.5" vertical tear to head edge on front. Shoulders and spine ends are chipping. DJ has a 0.5" x 0.75" scuff in center on front. Book may exhibit additional minor signs of age or wear. ** 447 pages. 5.75 x 8 inches. ** Volume features great color-illustrated DJ, as well as gray blue covers with silver text along spine. ** This novel is the story of Michael, a sensitive young man torn between his passions for various, fundamentally different people. On one hand, the pure love of Elinor and Paul, and on the other, the more domineering and passionate possessiveness of an actress. Depicting numerous other relationships defining the life of his attaching title character, the author weaves an intricate, fascinating web that discusses as much heterosexual as homosexual love, presenting the latter with a rare honesty and proximity. ** EDITION POINTS: Ex Lending Library Copy. First Edition. ** Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only.

Hardcover. 447p., mild toning and foxing to endpapers, previous owner's blindstamp on front free endpaper, toning to cloth boards, shelfwear, else a good first edition in green cloth with a chipped, worn & price-clipped dustjacket with tape repair at head and tail and extensively on the rear of the jacket. Young 2090*. Scarce hardcover first in even scarcer attractively designed jacket.

Condition: Good in Good dust jacket. First Edition; First. Olive-grey cloth stamped in silver, with mild toning to cloth. In exceptionally scarce dust jacket, lacking significant pieces at head/heel of spine and hinges. Striking front panel perfectly representing the nascent gay movement in 1950's America.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

First Edition. First edition. [iv], 447, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with silver lettering. Very Good+ with light mottling to cloth, light wear, in an About Very Good example of the fragile dust jacket, price intact, with chips at extremities and wear along folds, vertical crease to spine panel, two tape mends to verso, spine dampstaining visible on verso only. A decent copy of a book typically found in very rough shape. An uncommon gay coming-of-age novel mentioned in Anthony Slide's Lost Gay Novels. Slide calls it "very much a novel for gay readers of the day" with "some wonderful description of New York gay life in the 1940s," although savaged by critics for its sentimentality.