Published by Padell Book Co., NY, 1953
Seller: Reflection Publications, Madison, NH, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Gray cloth hardcover with dust jacket, 272 pages. Good condition; some cover spots, sticker removed from front fly leaf. Novel of a man who made a fortune in radio, engineering, and atomic energy in a period when rich men were losing their fortunes.
Published by Padel Book Company, New York, 1953
Seller: Monkey House Books, Miller Place, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket condition good+. Jacket illustration by Wilma Prezzi. (illustrator). Novel of family relationships, disillusionments, and affairs. 272 pages, lightly toned but unmarked. Dampstaining to rear jacket panel and spine. Page edges dampstained.
Language: English
Published by Padell Book Company, New York, 1953
Seller: Wabash Museum Books, Mount Carmel, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Light Grey linen-like covers and spine, front and back covers blank but with water stains and speckling, spine with title, author and publisher in maroon/red lettering printed vertically, in part, with light water stains, front end pages lightly water stained, 21 chapters, pages clean and tight, only lightly browned, Dust Jacket with naked woman from feet upward in gray tones, woman in wedding dress holding bouquet, woman holding handkerchief, these drawings in gray and pink/flesh tones, title in black lettering and red lettering, author in black lettering, spine of dust jacket with title, partly printed vertically, author and publisher, part of title in red but badly faded, back of dust jacket with advertising for 3 other books by same author, spine with missing small pieces at top and bottom , mild soiling and water staining, inner flaps with synopsis of the book in black with red titles and notes, inside water stained and stained pink.
Published by Padell Book Company, New ,York, 1953
Seller: David Gaines, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Boards in grey cloth in very good condition with only light edgewear to cover and browning inner cover. Wilma Prezzi was an artist and fashion designer. Set among aristocratic Hungarian homosexuals living in the Paris of the 1930s. 'A grand novel on the conflict between normal and abnormal passions'. "But I always contend that virginity is a state of mind, not a tear in the mucous membrane." Two memorable lines from the book. 462 pages. Translated from Hungarian into English by someone who was probably unfamiliar with both languages. Size: 7¾" - 9¾.
Published by Padell, New York, 1963
Seller: David Gaines, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Prezzi, Wilma (cover) (illustrator). First. Boards in blue cloth, near fine, in near fine dj w/ small tears top and bottom of spine. Owner stamp inside front. This novel, but author of Dark Desires, explores women's sexuality in the early '60s. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Padell Book Company, New York, 1953
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped, price remains.
Published by China Institute in America, New York, 1947
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Exhibition catalog. Foreword by Pearl S. Buck. [16]pp. Illustrated in black and white. Stapled printed wrappers. Spine ends bumped, small tear at the base of the spine, near fine.
Published by Padell Book Company, New York, 1953
Seller: COVENANT HERITAGE LIBRIS, Saint John, NB, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jacket Illustration By Author (illustrator). First Edition. tore of dj edges, chipping S2 5.