Foyle Christopher (34 results)

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Small Tears to the Dust Jacket/Slipcase, or may be price clipped.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Oblong 8vo. pp 128. Red boards illustrated with a black and white photograph. Illustrated throughout in black and white and colour. Published on the occasion of the shop's centenary. Loosely inserted is a letter and invitation to the 700th Foyles Literary Luncheon (which also took place in 2003), a menu from the event, several postcards and a £5 book token.ISBN: 0954495209 Near fine.

Oblong 8vo. pp 128. Illustrated laminated boards. Issued without dust jacket. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. Signed presentation from Christopher Foyle on the title page to the novelist Martyn Goff O.B.E., "To Martyn, best wishes, Christopher." ISBN: 0954495209 Patchy fading at top edge, otherwise very good plus.

Octavo hardtcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. ***Very good in yellow cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Edges of boards slightly rubbed. Head and tail of spine slightly rubbed and bumped. Small bump to bottom edge of rear board. Edges of text-block browned and slightly foxed. Interior pages clean. Spine tight. ***In a very good plain grey and blue printed dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of 8s. 6d. net. Extremities of dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and creased. Very shallow loss to head of spine of dustwrapper. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper slightly creased and rubbed. Small surface mark to front panel. Spine of dustwrapper slightly discoloured. 190mm x 132mm. 351 pages. ***'This is the story of Geoffrey Barton, an English boy who went to the United states, and his adventures of mind and feeling in the years until he became an American citizen. ***Thorofare is a long novel written with a rich gallery of characters and an underlying seriousness of theme. Thorofare is the name of the little winding street that runs through an old English town. But it becomes also a symbol of the westward instinct of the English-speaking race. ***The idea for the book came to the author in the early days of the war when British children were being sent to the States in large numbers. He found himself wondering what their experiences and observations would be. For the purposes of fiction he transferred this Americanizing experience to an earlier and kindlier time, when it could be undergone without the distortion of tragedy.' ***Christopher Morley is better known for his novel 'Kitty Foyle' published in 1939, which was made into an Academy Award-winning film. He was a prolific novelist and an enthusiastic reader of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, and wrote an introduction to the omnibus edition of the Sherlock Holmes Stories, and also founded 'The Baker Street Irregulars' - a group for Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts - in 1934. ***First impression of the true first edition, published during the Second World War, hard to find in its original 1940s dustwrapper in collectable condition. The plain dustwrapper has narrow foldovers due to war economy paper shortages, and the paper and boards are thin, the book being produced to authorized economy standards. Of interest to collectors of Christopher Morley and wartime 1940s first edition fiction titles. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 1.68.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good; Hardcover; Light wear to the covers; Unblemished textblock edges; Gift inscription to the title page, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 0.8 lbs; Red and white covers with title in black lettering; 2008, Chambers Harrap Publishing Ltd; 233 pages; "Foyle's Philavery: A Treasury of Unusual Words," by Christopher Foyle.

Chambers, Edinburgh 2007. 233;209 pages. Orig. red halfcloth in slipcase. Very Good.