John Cowper Powys Signed First (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED on the title page in rather faded blue ink. The pen and ink used has a feathered look because the publisher used a cheap paper. First U.K. edition, from the American sheets. His first novel, and very scarce as a signed copy. There is a lean to the spine and the cloth boards are a bit stained - see photos. Nevertheless, this is a desirable collectable because of the signature, which typically sprawls across the title page. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. VERY RARE SIGNED first edition of the Bodley Head 1933 hardback. A typical vigorous blue ink scrawled signature, in full, 'John Cowper Powys', right across the title page at an angle. This looks as if it has been written in some kind of blue fountain pen, because it is still fresh looking. The book is still fairly tightly bound, and although it is obviously a book that has been used it has obviously been treated with respect. It is printed on a thin onion skin type of paper, which is necessary with such an extensive text; the spine is sunned. It has a previous owner's blind stamp to the half title, but this is rather attractive so it does not seem like a fault. The cloth binding is not damaged. The jacket is worn, and the spine of it has a section missing at the top, but fortunately there is no loss to any type or live matter, just a missing area of white jacket. But, just to emphasise, this is rare as a signed first edition and even more rare with the jacket, which is now protected inside a mylar sleeve. The great Simon & Schuster limited edition is the most desirable for the collector, but this Bodley Head edition is even rarer as a signed first. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.