Beginning by Walter Mare (28 results)
Published by faber, 1955, first edition ,, 1955
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
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Published by Faber & Faber, London 1955
- Hardcover
Seller: Old Favorites Bookshop LTD (since 1954), Stouffville, ON, CanadaOld Favorites Bookshop LTD (since 1954)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Dust Jacket. Red cloth binding with silver title, author and publisher on spine. 256pp. Content clean, bright and sound. No date of publication noted. Introduction date 1955.
More imagesPublished by Faber and Faber 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tall Stories Book & Print Gallery, ROCK HILL, SC, U.S.A.Tall Stories Book & Print Gallery
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good hardcover with good clipped dust jacket. Straight secure spine with tight hinges and clean interior. Chipping at head of spine on jacket. Moderate shelving and handling wear to extremities of book. Page edges have moderate foxing.

Published by Faber and Faber 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Very Good. 1955. First Edition. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Boards with minimal shelf wear. Unclipped jacket has very light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some very mild rubbing and marking to surfaces.
Language: English
Published by Faber & Faber, London 1955
- Hardcover
Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United KingdomTHOMAS RARE BOOKS
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Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine, price-clipped. 1st edition 2nd Impression. 256pp. green d.j. with a yellow spine and white titles.
Published by Faber and Faber, London 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller256 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket and wraparound band. First edition. A fine copy in a near fine bright jacket.

Published by Faber and Faber Ltd 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Small sticker from Shutter & Shooter. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. A small piece of the spine panel is missing. The text within the book is bright and clear. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane.The binding is excellen…t. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by London: Faber and Faber (1955). 1955
- First Edition
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerFirst edition. 256 pp. Two small tape shadows to both first and last leaves, else very near fine in near fine dust jacket.
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- Hardcover
Seller: D2D Books, Berkshire, United KingdomD2D Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Faber & Faber, London, undated but circa 1955.hardback light red cloth gilt title to spine 256 pages, some small tears and discolouring to green/white clipped dj Otherwise covers and inside in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour…despatch.
More imagesPublished by London: Faber and Faber 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: James Fergusson Books & Manuscripts, London, United KingdomJames Fergusson Books & Manuscripts
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Spine slightly dull, top edge slightly spotted. With the pencilled ownership inscription of Lord David Cecil, 1955, and his contents-page pencillings. Cecil was a devotee of Walter de la Mare, and an advocate for him, with a special interest in his prose; he introduced Private View,…a collection of de la Mare's essays, in 1953, and the checklist to an exhibition of his books and manuscripts at the National Book League in 1956, and gave his presidential address for the English Association on de la Mare in 1973.

Published by Faber & Faber, 1955. First edition. 1955
- Hardcover
Seller: Sainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd., Camberwell, VIC, AustraliaSainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd.
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8vo, 256pp. A near fine hardback copy in price clipped dust jacket.

Published by Faber & Faber: London 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: COLD TONNAGE BOOKS, Colyton, DEVON, United KingdomCOLD TONNAGE BOOKS
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Hardcover. First edition (& 1st printing). A mixed collection of short fiction including four supernatural tales, ''An Anniversary,'' ''Bad Company,'' ''The Guardian'' and ''The Quincunx.''. Page edges just a little browned, else a fine copy in a VG+ dustjacket with spine edge wear.
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- First Edition
Seller: ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, United KingdomROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD
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Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Octavo. 256pp. Original red cloth with gilt spine titles. Very good indeed in near very good indeed, lightly edge worn dust jacket.
Published by Faber and Faber, London 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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Octavo, cloth. First edition. A mixed collection of short fiction including four supernatural tales, "An Anniversary," "Bad Company," "The Guardian" and "The Quincunx." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 509. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 177. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with light wear at edges, soiling to r…ear panel, and clipped price. (#113904).
Published by Faber & Faber. ., London 1955
- First Edition
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United KingdomCotswold Internet Books
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1st ed. 1st edition. Owner's name; front end paper & dust jacket flaps slightly foxed; slight wear to edges of dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

Published by Faber and Faber, London 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition, with Book Society band. Octavo, original red cloth over boards, gilt lettering on spine, stained top edge, dustjacket. Short story collection, in Bleiler. Near Fine, in Near Fine dustjacket.

- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
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Hardcover. First Edition. Dustjacket has two 6 mm tears along lower edge of front panel and one 16 mm tear on upper edge of back panel. A near fine copy in very good+ dustjacket. Collects thirteen stories of the supernatural. ; Octavo; 256 pages. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket.
More imagesPublished by Faber & Faber 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages clean and bright,Binding firm,Light wear to edges,Dust jacket unclipped. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LO…CATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Published by London : Faber and Faber 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Page edges slightly discoloured. Small stains to rear end papers. Wrapper stained. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 256 pages 19 cm. Contents; Odd shop -- Music -- The stranger -- Neighbours… -- The princess -- The guardian -- The face -- The cartouche -- The picture -- The quincunx -- An anniversary -- Bad company -- A beginning. Subjects; 1900-1999. English fiction 20th century. Short stories, English 20th century. English fiction. 1 Kg.

Published by Faber & Faber 1955
- Hardcover
Seller: Wyseby House Books, Newbury, WEST, United KingdomWyseby House Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1955 1 reprint, 8vo., small address label on rear endpaper, near fine red cloth, dust jacket.
Published by London: Faber & Faber 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: CHILTON BOOKS, SUDBURY, United KingdomCHILTON BOOKS
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1st ed. ". this volume of original and imaginative stories, published in the author's eighty-third year ." Pp. 256, fep absent. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w price-clipped. G+/G+.

Published by London : Faber and Faber 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Page edges slightly discoloured. Small stains to rear end papers. Wrapper stained. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 256 pages 19 cm. Contents; Odd shop -- Music -- The stranger -- Neighbours… -- The princess -- The guardian -- The face -- The cartouche -- The picture -- The quincunx -- An anniversary -- Bad company -- A beginning. Subjects; 1900-1999. English fiction 20th century. Short stories, English 20th century. English fiction. 1 Kg.
More imagesPublished by Faber and Faber (1955), London 1955
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New ZealandRenaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB
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Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No signatures. Some fading to dust-jacket spine. 10mm tear at head of dust-jacket spine. Dust-jacket is not price-clipped. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. A nice copy of this title.; First printing. 256 pages. Salmon pink cloth board…s with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 187 x 123mm. A collection of short stories. Contents: Odd Shop; Music; The Stranger; Neighbours; The Princess; The Guardian; The Face; The Cartouche; The Picture; The Quincunx; An Anniversary; Bad Company; A Beginning.
Published by Faber and Faber, London 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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Octavo, cloth. First edition. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 509. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 177. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#67242).
Published by Faber and Faber, London 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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Octavo, cloth. First edition. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 509. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 177. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#67239).
Published by Faber & Faber 1955
- First Edition
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979
Contact seller4-star sellerFirst Edition. A BEGINNING & OTHER STORIES, Faber & Faber, 1955, first edition, just about fine in like dust-wrapper. A curiously uncommon book.

- Softcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United KingdomTHE SAINT BOOKSTORE
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- Hardcover
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Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United KingdomTHE SAINT BOOKSTORE
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Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.