Introduction Arnold Bennett (36 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Riverside Literature Series No. 268. A good hardcover copy with a tight and square binding. Text is clean but has mildly yellowed. Red hardcovers are clean but are lightly age-toned. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. No dust jacket. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery. Shipped in 100% recyclable material.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Glossy illustrated cover. 617 pp. Foxing on page edges and spine. Light scratches on cover. Full refund if not satisfied.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good copy with clean pages. Previous ownership stamp to inside front cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue cloth hardcover boards with gilt lettering. Illustrate with two 4-color and 29 halftone plates. Light shelf wear; pages with light age toning. Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842 - 1900) was an English composer. He is best known for 14 operatic collaborations with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. His hymns include "Onward, Christian Soldiers" .…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Used-Acceptable. 590 pp. Book shows heavy use, but still a good reading copy with clean text. Damage to fore edge of front cover. Light foxing on page edges. First end page torn in half. Slightly creased spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is moderately loose. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Condition: New. SB viii+149 pp 21 photographs 2003 N&MP Reprint of 1916 Original EditionPublished Price £8.50 Aclaimed memoir of RNAS pilot: cross channel raids, BEF in France 1915 with No. 1 Wing, then Executive Officer of Dover Air Station and Killed flying in Februarty 1916."A graphic picture of daily war life in the R.N.A.S.He has left a fine record, and the public, whojhave little conception of the work of the flying services, will realise in reading his letters a little of the dangers risked, and the character required, by those who wage war in the air." - The Times"The finest picture extant of a young pilot's training.Its historic interest in years to come will be very great." - Aeroplane"Such a book as this is above criticism. Every page speaks for itself." - Mr. John Murray in Sunday Times."The frankly intimate character, even the slang, of these letters, make an irresistible appeal. Their metre goes straight to the heart. . . " - The Daily Telegraph. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. Reprint. xix + 95 pages incl appendix + 13 pages incl reading list, The Mothers' Clinic article and adverts. No dustjacket. Clean maroon hardback binding with light /moderate wear to spine-ends and boards' corners. Ink name on flyleaf, endpapers and page-edges browned o/w pages clean.…

Cloth Bound Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Twenty Third Edition Revised. 1940 Twenty-Third Edition Revised. Size 12mo, 95 pages plus 13 pages of publisher's advertisements for similar volumes on sale. Crimson cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, no dust jacket. Condition very good, corners a little rubbed, spine slightly sunned and gilt dulled, contents very clean.…

Cloth Bound Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Twenty Third Edition Revised. 1940 Twenty-Third Edition Revised. Size 12mo, 95 pages plus 13 pages of publisher's advertisements for similar volumes on sale. Crimson cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, no dust jacket. Condition very good, corners a little rubbed, spine slightly sunned and gilt dulled, contents very clean.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. first printing thus in this format.vg hardback in vg dustwrappert.nice looking copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. A fine, unread, red cloth Hardcover, not ex. library. No marks, creases or inscriptions. 544 pages, illustrated. Based on a 1930's edition. Contents as new, unread. Sally Richardson (illustrator). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First American edition. Boards with wear and soiling; pages dusty with age toning; previous owner's bookplate inside. John Drinkwater (1882 - 1937) was an English poet and dramatist. In 1918 he had his first major success with his play Abraham Lincoln. He followed it with others in a similar vein, including Mary Stuart and Oliver Cromwell.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 624 pages. 7.50x5.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good binding. First Edition. 12mo. [8], 149, [1], [6 (adverts)] pp., frontis, plates. First edition. In publisher's cloth; all plates are present. Binding is rubbed at the extremities with minor soiling; toning to some of the leaves adjacent to plates, this includes the title page; previous owner bookplate, otherwise clean. An interesting series of letters from a World War I aviator with many photographic plates of planes.…

Condition: New. HB viii+149 pp 21 photographs 2003 N&MP Reprint of 1916 Original Edition Aclaimed memoir of RNAS pilot: cross channel raids, BEF in France 1915 with No. 1 Wing, then Executive Officer of Dover Air Station and Killed flying in Februarty 1916."A graphic picture of daily war life in the R.N.A.S.He has left a fine record, and the public, whojhave little conception of the work of the flying services, will realise in reading his letters a little of the dangers risked, and the character required, by those who wage war in the air." - The Times"The finest picture extant of a young pilot's training.Its historic interest in years to come will be very great." - Aeroplane"Such a book as this is above criticism. Every page speaks for itself." - Mr. John Murray in Sunday Times."The frankly intimate character, even the slang, of these letters, make an irresistible appeal. Their metre goes straight to the heart. . . " - The Daily Telegraph. Book.…

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: VG++, Wear, Ink Name, Offset. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+, PC, Large Chips, Wear. 1st Thus. Traveller's Library No.104. Author's first book. In this edition, 'two additional stories, Desolation and The Father, now first published in book form, are included in this Volume'. Expanded condition report/scan on request.…

Condition: Very Good. 1919. hardback. Fine in illustrated card covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing some age and shelf wear. Ownership details on ffep. Lightly toned, a little foxing on end pages and page edges, text is crisp and clear and remains a good-very good copy. . . . .

Condition: good. Sun-fading on the cover. A former library book with all the expected stamps, stickers and markings. Some shelf, storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. The pages appear aged but unmarked. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shay. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover; Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with title and small illustration in gold on front board, title on spine. Corners and spine ends lightly frayed. Edge wear and rubbing. Spine damp spotted. Text pages are clean. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.; B/w Illus; 8VO.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. 5th rev. & enlarged ed. 1st -Nov.1918. Brown cloth cover. 61+(3 notices for other Stopes books), uncut fore-edge and bottom edge; internally clean, tight and unmarked but light tanning to half title, verso final leaf, endpapers edges and spotting to fore-edge; covers clean and almost unworn but slight rubbing to bottom spine and bottom outer corners. Primarily concerned with methods of contraception. …

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 62, xiv [pp]. Front end paper missing and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. SOCIAL & HUMANITIES.

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 95, xiv [pp]. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. SOCIAL & HUMANITIES.

Condition: Very Good. 1919. hardback. Fine in illustrated card covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing some age and shelf wear. Ownership details on ffep. Lightly toned, a little foxing on end pages and page edges, text is crisp and clear and remains a good-very good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

dj. First Edition. First American edition. Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. Owner signature. Price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. None. First edition, second printing - 1916. Full bound blue cloth boards, with some bubbbling to front and creasing to rear board. Gilt lettering to front board, but gilt to spine has worn away. Solid binding, with slight lean. Some browning of pages. Frontispice tissue guard has left brown stain to near full extent of title page. 149 pages, 23 B&W photos. This book collects the letters written by Harold Rosher during the war years from August 1914 up to his death at age 22 in February 1916. These letters provide a uniquely personal glimpse of one young Englishman's experiences during World War One - all the more fascinating as they document a period early in the development of the aircraft as a weapon of war. As the Introduction states: "[The letters] are spontaneous and utterly unstudied documents, and they have been printed almost exactly as Harold wrote them. Many of them are quite ordinary; most are spiced with slang; the long ones describing his share in the great historic raids are thrillingly dramatic.".…

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 95, xiv [pp]. Small name and address stamp to the front end paper. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small tear across spine tip, paper clean and fresh. Member of the P.B.F.A. SOCIAL & HUMANITIES.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus. 1st Edition. First Edition (GHD colophon on the copyright page). Once listed, I believe this will be the Only dust jacketed first edition for sale anywhere on the Internet. As you can see from the photos, the covers of the book are in quite nice condition, very clean and with minimal wear, pretty impressive for a book not too many years from its hundredth birthday. The edges are in very good condition. The corners have only a wee bit of light rubbing. The spine is only slightly faded. The black lettering on the front and the spine is quite bright. There is a little color fade and wear at the spine ends. This thick 393 page book is square and very solidly bound from cover to cover, with nicely tight pages throughout, absolutely no binding issues. The page edges don't have any conspicuous stains. The middle and bottom page edges are deckled (for that reason you'll find an occasional slightly jagged bottom edge). I turned over every single page in the book, so I can comfortably write that they're in very good condition, with no conspicuous soiling, very clean pages. They are, as would be expected, toned or tanned, but uniformly and not badly. There are no turned-down or placeholder corner creases. I didn't see any dogeared corners. I found one page with a 1 1/2 inch loss off its bottom edge, far from the print. There are no other losses and no tears on any of the other pages. There are three pairs of uncut pages. There's a color frontispiece and one other in color: a painting of a young Arthur Sullivan. The frontispiece is 'from the portrait by Sir J. E. Millais, painted in 1888, and now in the National Portrait Gallery.' Beside the 'Two Four-Color plates, there are Twenty-Nine Half-Tone Plates.' All of the illustrations are in very good condition. There are no attachments of any kind. The book was previously owned by a Henry Heinman II, who penned his name at the top edge of the blank first front end paper along with the date 1952. Below that he stamped his name along with the words 'Littera Scripta Manet' (the written word remains) which is part of a longer expression: Vox audita perit, littera scripta manet (The spoken word perishes, but the written word remains). There is no other writing and no other markings or stampings to be found anywhere else in the book. You can see the rare first edition dust jacket in the first few photos. Given its age, it presents very well. The front and rear are quite clean. I'm not seeing any soiling there. The lettering on the front is very bright. The spine has darkened and has a few fairly inconspicuous spots of soiling. The lettering on the spine is also quite bright. As you can see there is a little bit of loss at the spine ends, but it doesn't quite manage to affect the lettering. All four corners of the flaps are neatly clipped, however the price ($5.00) is untouched. One unfortunate reality: a previous owner placed a number of strips of tape on the inside (not outside) of the jacket. This is a very solid jacket and the use of the tape was really unnecessary as it just covered over a number of very small tears. You won't see the tape because of the fitted protective cover. Note that the white at the top edge in the 1st & 3rd photos is just glare off the plastic of the protective cover (except just to the right and left of the spine where there were losses). From the dust jacket: 'Authoritative, dramatic, human, is this definitive biography of the great musician by his nephew and the famous English editor. The personality of the man who composed the firm measures of "Onward Christian Soldiers" and the rollicking yet subtle measures of "Pinafore" and "The Mikado" is told with critical perception and human understanding. A wealth of incident and psychological analysis illuminates the events of his cloister days, his experience in America, his friendships with Carlisle, Tennyson and other great men of the day, and how he came finally to break with Gilbert, his lifelong partner-librettist.'.…