Brophy John, First Edition (234 results)

Condition: Fair. 1969. First Edition Thus. 189 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing, more notable to end pages. Mild cracking to hinges, however binding remains firm. Notable droplet staining to text block edges. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Notable creasing to covers. Notable scratching and marking to covers.

Hard cover. Condition: Very good in poor dust jacket. First edition. 4 p. l., 277 p. 21 cm. 1st edition. Book is clean and tight, jacket was torn and has a piece missing st the bottom of the spine about 3 inches x 1 1/2 inches. Jacket tears have been repaired.

Condition: Very Good. London George G. Harrap 1962. 1/0/00 Binding: Hardcover VG. in VG dj dj wclosed tear, in mylar 192 pages. Illustrated by illus. 1st Eng edition. 8vo.

Condition: Good. 1933. First Cheap Edition. 253 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. File copy with associated stamps, stickers and inscriptions. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 48 pp. Published for the British Council and the National Book League. Stated: "First published in 1952". Frontispiece: Reproduction of etching of Maugham by H. Andrew Freeth. Contents divided into "Somerset Maugham", pp. 7-37; Maugham's Colophon, appearing on his published works, p. 36; Select Bibliography, pp. 37-41; Index of Short Stories and Sketches, pp. 42-48. Saddle-stitch binding with two staples, with hint of rusting, but still amply tight and not staining thin card paper tan covers; Title lettering in large red letters across top 2/5 front cover, above Author name in small black lettering, with publishing data at lower center front cover in tiny black lettering. 'Revised Price 2s. 6d. net' printed at lower left front cover on an affixed sticker (also on an affixed sticker at lower left rear cover), which has been black- stamped over with 'Sole Distributor in the U.S.A. British Book Centre, New York, Fifty cents'. Rear cover sports a list of additional supplements published in the Series, "Each with a frontispiece; and introductory essay; and a select bibliography". Very slight soft wave to lower left rear cover corner, echoing, diminishingly, toward front of book: describes worse than it is, but there you have it. (Weight on pamphlet may satisfy this and in storage, prior to purchase, may be taken care of) Binding still tight (NO cracks); corners sharp (NO bumps or curls). Clean text. Previous owner name blind-stamped at top right front cover, that of "W.C.B. [Burriss] Young", distinguished, admired, Associate Freshman Dean at Harvard. See Harvard Gazette for Jan 17, 2002: "Beloved guide to students, Young dies at 68". Remarkable condition for a soft cover publication nearly 75 years-old. Collectible.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 102 color Plates, 7 b/w (illustrator). 1st. First Edition, First Printing; 160 clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 320 Pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Text is clean. Previous owner bookplate on front free endpaper. Yellow composite cover with blue spine lettering. Cover shows light normal wear. Light slant to spine. Dust jacket shows some chipping at head/base of spine and corners. Original price on upper back corner of DJ in grease pencil. ; 159 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 60 pages : 1 map ; 21 cm. A very rare Civil War item.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good/Good. 1st Ed. George G Harrap & Co, Ltd, 1963. 1st Ed. hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo, DJ is worn with chips and tears, owner's name, endpaper foxed, an historical survey of the face in Western art, 184 pages + 104 b/w plates" .

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. Novel taking place in the great Port City of Liverpool. Three friends stage a reunion in the city of their birth after 25 years apart - one from London, another from New York -both very successful - and the third who remained in Liverpool and raised a family but was never successful. Book is clean and unmarked, binding is tight, no wear to th gold cloth. 287pp, attractive dustjacket. Book is ery clean and unmarked. Binding is tight, gold-coloutred cloth shows tgo wear. The front panel of the dustjacket is attractive ad is unmarked and wih no wear. The back panel is clean exc ept for one tine . ligh mark and slight lower edge wear. The spine also shows very slight wear to its extremities. Enquire for accurate postage and options. Too hick for Lettermail.

Paperback. Condition: Good- Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with a spine lean, some corner creases on the front cover, and the covers show light wear.

Condition: Good. 1962. First Edition. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Purple cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Some marginalia. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Moderate uniform toning to pages. Dust jacket in protective mylar. 239pp.

Condition: Very Good. 1960. 1st ed. Hardcover. Good clean copy. Lacking dustjacket but otherwise remains very good. Very light foxnig to page edges. . . . .

Condition: Good. 1962. First Edition. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Purple cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: Good. 1948. First Edition. 240 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Condition: Good. 1936. First Edition. 320 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white maps. Ex library copy with associated labels, inserts, stamps and annotations. Plastic spine protector. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate sunning and tanning, particularly to spine. Boards are slightly bowed.

Green hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and faded. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 159pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. (1st English) Yellow cloth, frontispiece self-portrait of Henry Fuseli, acquaintance of William Blake, 192 pages, 23 plates. Chapters include: The Feminine Face, The Masculine Face, Problems of Beauty, Ugly Face, False Face, The Saintly and the Divine. Revised version of 1945 book. DJ illustrated with same as frontispiece, very slight surface wear to front tips, very tiny tear with slight wear at front bookfold edge at middle, tiny chip and micronick at bottom front edge next to tip, very tiny tear with slight wear at top front edge next to spine, very tiny tear at bottom front edge near spine, very tiny tears with slight wear along spine top edge, tiny nick at top back edge, 1/4" and tiny tear at bottom back edge. Near Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A Very Good Copy of this Book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket,not price clipped,and with no previous ownership markings,8vo 223pp First Edition 1st impression Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A few small chips, creasing and edge wear to jacket.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: VG++, Wear, Offset, Edgefoxing. Taylor, Jean (illustrator). 1st Edition. Historical time-travel drama. There is no price printed on the jacket front flap. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. First edition first printing. Hardback. 314 pp Very Good condition in Good+ dust jacket (chipped along top edge but Good+ overall).

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. Second printing of the Fontana paperback edition from later in the same year as the first paperback edition. Film Tie-in edition. Originally published in hard covers by Chatto in 1959. Reading creasing and edge rubbing to the spine which is slightly chipped at the top. Browning to page edges. Ownership stamp and initials in pen to the first page. Browning to the pages which are otherwise generally unmarked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Grey hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and faded. 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 285pp.

Green hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G: in good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 159pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A beautiful bright, clean copy. Minimal shelfwear to ends of spine of jacket. 1" closed tear. Book.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First edition. 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. 160 pages. Condition of the book is Very Good; Previous owner's name on ffep, otherwise excellent, text & illustrations are very claen, binding is tight. Dust jacket is Good; Lightly soiled, missing pieces at top of spine. STK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Larry (illustrator). 1st Edition. A collection of writing and plates in aid of the Children's Hospital. Includes pieces by H G Wells, Vera Brittain and Ivor Brown. Corners bumped, edges rubbed, spine browned and ends turned with nick to rear edge. Eps browned, contents clean, firm and vg.