Bennett Arnold Austen John (24 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Floral boards, red spine w/still-bright gilt lettering, border. 729 pp, illustrated full-page drawings by John Austin. PO neat sticker ffep, price erasures, bumped corners. A very attractive solid copy. Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Fiction 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Austen, John (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Large 8vo, half plum-colored cloth, floral patterned boards. Spine faded and creased, corners worn, lacking slipcase. John Austen (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Bookplate/top of spine pulled; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 729 pages. Illustrated by John Austen (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Arnold Bennett was one of the best-selling authors of the late 19th/early 20th century. This title, originally published in 1908, follows the lives of two very different sisters from their youth into old age, has always been considered one of his very best works, even by his critics. This is a lovely edition, in good condition. The cover has a floral pattern reminiscent of William Morris. There are full-page color drawings throughout, as well as half-page black-and-white drawings. The text block is tight and there are no marks, creases, or tears on the pages. There is a light stain on the cover which I didn't notice in dim light as well as a fingerprint-sized stain on the back cover. CC. John Austen (illustrator).…

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. HARDCOVER. VERY GOOD Condition Red CLOTH SPINE STRIP; 729ps heavy pages; Red cloth spine bound.Flower decorated cover boards. Spine titles bit fade. Illustrated by Austen,john Ilust (illustrator).

hardback. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. slipcase edges are loose.729 p.].

Hardback. Condition: Fine. First thus. Arnold Bennett was an amazingly prolific writer. Not only did he produce 34 novels, he wrote short stories, successful plays and later silent movie scripts, popular self-help books, was an active journalist, and even briefly ran the British Ministry of Information during World War I. He was one of the best selling authors of the late 19th/early 20th century. His reputation declined after his death in 1935 but has been reevaluated in recent years. Yet this book, "The Old Wives' Tale," originally published in 1908, which follows the lives of two very different sisters from their youth into old age, has always been considered one of his very best works, even by his critics. This is a particularly lovely edition, and in excellent condition. The cover has a floral pattern reminiscent of William Morris. There are full-page color drawings throughout, as well as half-page black-and-white drawings at the beginning of every chapter. The text block is tight and there are no marks, creases, or tears on the pages. The only damage is slight, where what appears to have been a book plate was removed from the inside of the back cover. There is a bit of confusion within the industry about the copyright date: The Heritage Press was originally created as the Limited Editions Club by George Macy to produce fine editions of reprints of classic works. By the time this work was published, Macy had dropped the "limited editions" part of its remit and changed the imprint's name but the fineness of the books it published remained. The book itself says Macy copyrighted the book in 1940, but the Library of Congress, acknowledging that in its catalog, says the Heritage Press published it in 1947. Regardless, you can be assured of getting a distinguished copy with this book. See our photos. Austen, John (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. 1st Printing of this Edition. Signed by the artist on the colophon, one of 1500 numbered copies (this is No. 1290). Publisher's quarter green cloth, floral paper boards, gilt spine titles/rule. Both volumes with heavy rubbing, toning, corners bared, lean, small heel stain to vol. II. International shipping billed at cost. International shipping billed at cost. Photos upon request.; 4to 11" - 13" tall. Illustrated by John Austen (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Two volume set.29.5 x 19.5 cm. 729pp. Green cloth spine, floral patterned cover housed in dust jackets and slipcase. Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Limited to 1500 sets of which this is copy 832 signed by the illustrator John Austen. Slipcase is severely cracked and worn, but this has protected the books and jackets. Some light spotting to front cover of jacket of volume 2. John Austen (illustrator).…

Condition: Near Fine. Lovely color illustrations enhance the telling of Bennett's best known work. 4to. 26 by 17 cm. xxx, [2], 729 pp. The spine has slight unevenness of color and gentle sunning. Otherwise, the book is tight and clean. The slipcase has survived but needed to be re-assembled. Hardcover. Cloth spine. Decorative paper pasted onto the boards. Slipcase. John Austen (illustrator). …

[1940]. (4to) Very good, no dust jacket. 729pp. Decorated paper covered boards with cloth spine. Corners worn, light fading to spine. Illustrations by John Austen. Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. (Fiction, Fiction).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Edition limited to 1500 copies, of which this is #189. Signed by Austen on the limitations page at the end of volume II. Bound one quarter green cloth with decorated paper to boards. Gilt to spines. Upper edges cut only. Illustrated throughout in black & white. Some shelfwear & light soiling to page edges. Dustjackets show wear to outer corners & to head & heel of spine panels; darkening & scuffing to spine panels. Chipping to head of spine panel to volume II. John Austen (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Cloth backed boards in dust wrapper. Boards illustrated with floral pattern; gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated dust wrapper front cover and spine. Two volumes, 729 total pages. No. 910 of 1500 copies signed by illustrator. Measures 7 3/4 x 11 3/4. With an Introduction by Frank Swinnerton and a Preface by the Author. The author writes about the England he loved and some of the local characters. Austen, John (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Limited. With an introduction by Frank Swinnerton and a preface by the author. Illustrated by John Austen. 20 full page color plates, text illus. 2 volumes. 4to, green cloth-backed decorative floral boards, worn dust wrapper, slipcase. Oxford: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. Near fine in very good dust wrappers and rough but sturdy box One of 1500 numbered sets, printed at the University Press and signed by the illustrator. John Austen (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine condition. One of 1500 numbered copies printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by John Johnson and signed by John Austen. Bound in publisher's original quarter green cloth and floral decorated boards with the spine stamped in gilt. Uncut. Wear to the extremities and minor tears to some fore edge corners. Previous owner's bookplates on the front pastedown endpapers. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Slipcase. Limited Edition 1004/1500. shelf wear, Printed for members of the limited editions club. B0 1. John Austen (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).

With an Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. 2 vols. Illustrated by John Austen. Folio, publisher's quarter cloth and decorated paper-covered boards, in dust jackets and publisher's slipcase. First edition; No. 680 of 1500 copies signed by John Austen. A fine set in near fine dust jackets. There is some light use to the slipcase at the edges. Additional postage applicable for these two large, heavy volumes.…

Hardcover. Two large quarto volumes bound in half green buckram and floral-decorated boards. Preface by the author with an introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Copy #834 of 1500 numbered copies with handsome color plates by John Austen and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Fine in Very Good dustwrappers with typical darkening to the spines and a Very Good slipcase. John Austen (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Two large quarto volumes bound in half green buckram and floral-decorated boards. Preface by the author with an introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Illustrated with handsome color plates by John Austen. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies. Fine in Near Fine dustwrappers and a Good slipcase with a tape repair. John Austen (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Two large quarto volumes bound in half green buckram and floral-decorated boards. Preface by the author with an introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Copy #837 of 1500 numbered copies with handsome color plates by John Austen and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Few minor spots of foxing to rear endpapers of second volume; dustwrapper of second volume just slightly darkened and with small ink stroke at spine. Fine in Fine dustwrappers and a Fine slipcase, uncommon as such. John Austen (illustrator).…

BENNETT, Arnold. The Old Wives' Tale. Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Preface by the Author. Illustrated by John Austen. Two vols. 4to. Original cloth-backed floral boards, in publisher's slipcase. Oxford: Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the University Press, 1941. Limited to 1,500 sets signed by the illustrator. AUSTEN, John (illustrator). Signed.…

dj. [New York]: Printed for the Members of the The Limited Editions Club at the University Press Oxford, 1941. 2 vols., 4to. Illustrated in color and black and white throughout. Quarter green cloth and floral patterned boards, matching slipcase. Dust jacket spine panels toned and with some edgewear, board tips of vol. 1 bumped, slipcase a little worn, volumes clean and square. § Edition of 1,500 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator. Bennett's very successful story of the lives of two sisters which was adapted into a 1921 film starring Fay Compton. Signed. …

dj. [New York]: Printed for the Members of the The Limited Editions Club at the University Press Oxford, 1941. 2 vols., 4to. Illustrated in color and black and white throughout. Quarter green cloth and floral patterned boards, matching slipcase. Vol. 1 with printed dust jacket, dust jacket of vol. 2 lacking. Bumping and wear to tips of vol. 2, shelf wear to slipcase, otherwise a clean square copy. § Copy #245 of 1,500 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator. Bennett's very successful story of the lives of two sisters which was adapted into a 1921 film starring Fay Compton. Signed.…