constable 1940 (15 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good +. 1st U.K. edition, 8vo, 316pp, illus. Hardcover in red cloth, no dustjacket. Ink notes/signatures on ffep and pdep. Cloth a little worn, spine somewhat faded. Binding good, interior clean. G+/-. Book.

No Jacket. first edition 491pp VG+ (olive cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sl.wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine) lacks d/w.

Octavo hardcover (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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

No Jacket. first edition 227pp ills.[b/w by josef] VG (teal cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.stained spine,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,cocked) lacks d/w.

12mo (19x13cm), hardback, prelims + 309pp. Good condition in goodish dustwrapper (unclipped, general wear, grubby, creased, a few tears to spine extremities and edges including 3.5cm tear to lower right front edge, some creasing). Bumped, page edges foxed and a bit soiled, bookplate pasted in at front pastedown, light foxing and offset to endpapers. Contents good, clear and bright. Pictures available on request. '.very funny, very violent, and its language performs the most astonishing acrobatics.'.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt title and author block lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains [xii] 316 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Without any ownership markings. Very Good condition book, in torn, chipped, creased and repaired dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. TRUE CRIME.

(24)pp. Orig. grey wraps; sl. marked.

1st edition orig. cloth Nice Copy octavo xvii + 373pp., frontis., b/w pls., index, In-depth study of the period July-August, 1914, plus an appraisal of Hitler's intentions c. 1933. Nice crisp copy in dark blue cloth.

8vo., First Edition, endpapers lightly spotted; oatmeal cloth, a very good, clean copy of a scarce work.

Hardback in very good condition without dust wrapper. Illustrated by Feliks Topolski.

First Edition. First edition. Fanny's adventures as a "nice girl" through the somewhat tawdry neighborhoods of London. Olive boards and slightly cocked spine lightly rumpled, light offset to pastedowns from the dust jacket, page edges a touch soiled. The darkened, period-style dust jacket has some minor losses to the head of spine and back panel affecting lettering, edges and extremities show a bit of chipping. Overall, very good or better.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy of the superbly printed First Edition by the Curwen Press together with an equally fine copy of his masterpiece G. Bernard Shaw's "The Adventures of the Black Girl in her search for God" Constable 1932 First Edition first issue with the mis-engraving "Genises" in the headpiece on page 59.and loosely inserted cuttings showing Shaws suggested designs for Farleighs engraving.The two items.

Condition: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original ruby red cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 562 pp with 4 monochrome plates. Age darkened spine, spine ends frayed, rubs to corners, ink name dated 1940 to front free end paper and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH HISTORY.

First editions (with a few exceptions) in the library at Dormy House, Pine Valley, New Jersey, described with notes. Large paper limited edition, 59 of 150 copies. Half title. Red boards, a.e.g., d.w. a little dusted. v.g. Still the only published bibliography. A fuller bibliography, including early editions & translations, is in preparation by Andrew Gasson.

A first edition, first printing published by Constable in 1940. A near fine copy with one neat name and date inscribed to the front free end paper. Off setting to the front and rear end papers and slight marking to the front and rear paste downs. Some slight bumping to the head and base of the spine. Binding is a little loose. In a like, unclipped wrapper with a little edge wear. Chipping to the head/base of the spine along with 3 small, closed tears. Some slight loss to top edge of the back cover. Famously filmed in 1944 starring the man, the legend, James Mason.