Morley Christopher 1890 (95 results)

Condition: Good. Good Condition. Tear on cover. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Missing. 1922. Paper covered boards with blue cloth spine and gold spine titles; edges and covers worn and lightly soiled; spine is sun faded/discolored; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; no jacket. Interior is clean and unmarked; 215 pages.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Thursday Evening. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Early reprint (1923 imprint upon title page with 1922 specified upon copyright page). [10], 215 pages. Hardcover; H 18cm x L 11.75cm. Tan dust jacket well toned and soiled, tiny chip at spine head, slender loss along both flap folds. Blue cloth spine with some soiling to white paper boards, some light staining to front board as well with edge nicked near top corner. Strong foxing to edges; foxing and toning to endpapers; non-authorial gift inscription upon front free endpaper. Occasional light foxing to interior leaves. Binding is firm. A very good- copy in a good+ dust jacket.…

Reprint (first published 1917). [8], 190 pages. Hardcover: H 19.5cm x L 13.5cm. Tan dust jacket toned with some staining and soiling; shallow chipping, nicks, and a few short tears at edges; publisher's printed price still present at front flap's bottom corner. Red cloth; spine heel bumped. Red top edge; toning to deckle fore-edge. Some staining, foxing/toning to endpapers; non-authorial five-line ink gift inscription dated fro Christmas 1946 on front free endpaper; a few small stains and scattered faint foxing to interior leaves which, overall, remain clean. Binding is firm. A very good copy in a very good- dust jacket. A mid-1940s reprint of Christopher Morley's popular first novel regarding a traveling bookselling business.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The author of "Parnassus on Wheels" and "The Haunted Bookshop", Christopher Morley, here presents a modest celebration of himself "having passed the average of his actuarial expectancy", as well as the expression of concern for the German take-over of Europe. There was much to be concerned about in 1938. The Nazis were getting ever more powerful; Mr. Chamberlain at 10 Downing Street was proving to be a disappointment, and the abdicating King Edward was also a disappointment. The frontispiece of the book is a lovely black-and-white photograph of a black cat sitting in front of 10 Downing. A cat may look on a prime minister -- Christopher Morley, novelist, poet, essayist and literary editor, watched, along with the rest of America, the terrible events unfolding in Europe, as Hitler's Nazi war machine overrode international borders and trampled individual rights. The big fear of the day was that America would become embroiled in the European Situation. To some it was a foregone conclusion. To others it was only to be hoped against. "History of an Autumn" is a short book, but lively as were all the products of Morley's mind. It is basically an extended meditation on human foibles - the impossibility of truly perceiving world having the full complexity of events as they are happening. The book seems to have been written - or at least conceived - whilst Morley was commuting by train along the Hudson River. His commentary on the ubiquitous advertising that appears everywhere on the American landscape - the dichotomy between its banal pronouncements and the dreadful events occurring in Europe. He reminiscences on personal sojourns with friends, such as Richard Buckminster Fuller, with whom he spends a weekend in Connecticut. Much on everybody's minds were the actions of Neville Chamberlain - a man burdened by an almost impossible task. Easy to point the finger at that poor soul, but Morley has some astute things to say about such judgement. Altogether a thought-provoking book, dealing with dire events, but still and all, partaking of Morley's clear and sympathetic personality. TITLE : History of an Autumn AUTHOR : Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957) IMPRINT : J. B. Lippincott Company PLACE : Philadelphia & New York DATE : 1938 EDITION : First Edition STATUS : OP PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Trade hardcover; Contains a half-tone black-and-white photograph as frontispiece; 81 pages ; approximately 4 1/2" x 7"; terra-cotta colored cloth - with title, etc. in gold on spine and title with embellishment on front cover in gold; top edge dyed terra-cotta; decorated dust-jacke. CONDITION : This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable, with the following noted: EXTERIOR : A small discoloration displays at the top edge of the front board; slight compression and abrasion to spine extremities; gilt lettering and decoration bright - cloth maintains good color HINGES / BINDING : Solid PAGE EDGES : Clean - top edge a bit dulled END PAPERS : Clean INTERIOR : Clean and presentable DUST-JACKET : Paper surface is rubbed and smudged - there is moderate edge wear, including small tears, nicks and a bit of small creasing - spine panel darkened - original printed price still on front flap - looks decent under protective mylar.…

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Thorofare. Book.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. HB G+/no DJ wear to cover and some age tanning, ex-library book.

1st Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Wrappers creased and dust-toned. Minor browning to the pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 184 pages; 20 cm. Subjects: American fiction 20th century. English literature. Genre: Novel. Fiction. 1 Kg.…

Early reprint (first published 1925). xx, 314 pages. Hardcover: H 21.25cm x L 14.5cm. Dust jacket with pictorial wraparound illustrations; dj rubbed and soiled with some chipping and short tears at edges. Yellow cloth with some soiling and light staining. Toning to edges and endpapers; three ownership/gift ink inscriptions on front endpapers along with some relatively minor ink blotting; pencil marginalia at bottom of page 27; occasional other pencil underlining and margin marks amongst text; strong vertical creases to pages 255-258; strong toning to pages 288-289 caused by a now removed newspaper clipping. Binding is firm. A good+ copy in a good+ dust jacket.…

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. Bookplates inside. Owner's name on front endpage. In protective mylar cover. (literature, dogs, fiction).

Haverford Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 185 p. ; 19 cm. Notes; Limited edition being only 1,000 copies printed, this is no. 127. Subjects; Dogs Fiction. Genre; Novel. 1 Kg.…

PF. Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

1st Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Wrappers creased and dust-toned. Minor browning to the pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 184 pages; 20 cm. Subjects: American fiction 20th century. English literature. Genre: Novel. Fiction. 1 Kg.…

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Thorofare. Book.

Haverford Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 185 p. ; 19 cm. Notes; Limited edition being only 1,000 copies printed, this is no. 127. Subjects; Dogs Fiction. Genre; Novel. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Worn copy bound in the original gilt-blocked cloth with the spine bands worn (with some loss to the spine). Remains well preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp cornered. Physical description; xii, 350 pages. Subjects; Morley, Christopher (1890-1957). Fiction. 1 Kg.

Condition: New. In English.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 295p. ; 20cm. Subjects: American fiction. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover in dust jacket; 1931 publication of 1923 original. Publisher's black cloth with gilt stamped letters on front and spine. Vertical gilt stamped line on front. Binding tight and square. Corners sharp. xii; 158 age tanned pages. Some pages slightly smaller than others. Prior owner's signature on ffep. No other markings. Age toned dust jacket decorated with red and black. Flaps are slightly clipped; $1.75 price remains. Chipped extremities with some loss on corners and spine. Spine folds re-enforced with archival tape. Small water spot mark on front panel. An attractive copy. Please refer to images. "Practically all these soliloquies appeared first in the New York Evening Post, to which I can never be grateful enough for shelter and encouragement." /per author pg. x. …