Robert Graves Robert Von Ranke Graves, 1895 1985 (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 312 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's beige cloth with red label to spine with gilt lettering in original pictorial jacket. First American edition. Robert Graves recounts the life of William Palmer: surgeon, racehorse owner.a confessed forger who got girls into trouble, doped horses, robbed a few people.but was he a prisoner? Based on an actual trial that took place in 1856, this novel, like Graves' "Wife to Mr. Milton" and "I, Claudius, " has all the immediacy and spiciness of contemporary Victorian life. It is told through interviews with Palmer's friends and enemies. This book has humor, social significance and passion, and makes absorbing and scintillating reading. Condition: Jacket corners and spine extremities chipped, scratch at front edge, fold over flap edges rubbed, lightly soiled else a better than very good copy in a very good jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 203 pages. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First English edition. In his foreword to this collection of thirty-five humorous pieces, and one other, Robert Graves tells how he came to write for Punch--to the danger, his friends said, of his stature as a serious writer. Condition: Previous owner name on front end pages, book dealer unobtrusive stamp on front paste down, corners gently bumped. Jacket corners and hinge corners rubbed and lightly chipped, small closed tear at front head hinge else better than very good in like jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. viii+320 pages. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine over brown boards in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Novelist, poet and scholar, Robert Graves went from his school days right to the trenches in WW I. Seriously wounded during the Battle of the Somme, he began writing during his convalescence, to explore his feelings about war. That was the beginning of a long distinguished career. Besides his epic novels, he also penned a series of short stories, essays, plays and interviews. This volume collects together the best of these works. Condition: Offset darkening to end papers. Jacket edge wear with closed tears else very good to fine in like jacket.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is a historical novel by Robert Graves, first published in 1938, recounting the life of the Roman general Belisarius (AD 500-565). This copy is the original 1938 hardback first edition -- NOT PRINT ON DEMAND. It is in excellent condition with a tight, straight binding, and a bright, as new cover with no dustjacket. The book measuring 8.75" x 6" will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This book is the story of Jason and the Argonauts and beautifully told.Amazon. This copy is the original 1945 hardback first edition -- NOT PRINT ON DEMAND. It is in excellent condition with a tight, straight binding, and a bright, as new cover with a price-intact dustjacket in clear,mylar covering. The book measuring 8.25" x 5.75" will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping.