Chips Down by Gide Andre (42 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First English Edition. Original black cloth. Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket with a small chip and some smudging.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. First American Edition. Small store sticker on front endpaper. Price-clipped DJ badly foxed on underside with some foxing on flaps (not visible otherwise) . 1" tear and large crease on DJ rear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First American edition stated. No wear to the binding. No distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight but show some underlining in red ink here and there. Name in ink inside the front cover. No odor. No water damage. No soiling. The dust jacket priced at $3.50 (not clipped) shows light edge wear. no sun fading.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Fair with heavy wear and soiling to jacket and book. Top edge dust stained and toned interior but otherwise unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book is in Very Fine condition with boards aand spine tight and square. Pages are clean with no marks, writing or underlining. D/J shows rubbing with chips out at top front and bottom spine. 166pp. Black boards with gilt lettering.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. Vg condition in good dj. Contents bright & clean, binding tight; 1-inch-long repaired chip at edge of rear endpaper; dj lightly rubbed. 165 p.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ DJ. First American Edition. Xiv, 166, Vii. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First American Edition Stated. Fine Book, No Wear Or Marks. Dj Would Be Near Fine, A Little Rubbing At Bottom 5/8" Of Spine, But Has Two 1/4" Closed Tears At Bottom Of Front Panel With A Little Associated Wrinkling; Dj Is Price Clipped At Top Of Front Flap. .

Condition: Good. 1960. Translation. 165 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Possible later printing, as it only states "Published in 1960" on copyright page and not the usual British Practice of "First Published" for first printings. The British Edition was preceded by the U. S. Edition, which is noted on the copyright page as well. No additional printings are stated. Very good with moderate wear to Dust Jacket and no Marks to text. Philosophy; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 166 pages.

Condition: VERY GOOD. First US printing. Published posthunously in France in 1952 this was the final work of Gide - for which he was using the title "Ainsi Soit-il" - written in a very accessible conversational style: "I don't know what the results will be, but I have made up my mind to write at random." Translated from the French, with an introduction (in which he talks about Gide's at the time he was writing this) and notes, by Justin O'Brien. Index. xiv, 166, vii pp Very good in blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a good dust jacket (price-clipped, overall edgewear to dj, some fading to the spine).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. book lower corners slightly bumped. DJ, very slight cornerwear, slight rubbing lower spine, small spot near top edge of spine. Overall, a tight solid unmarked copy protected in mylar. ; Small 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering spine, top page edges tinted blue, DJ, 165pp. (uncut) plus index. Translated and with an introduction and notes by Justin OĠBrien.

Condition: Fair. 1960. No Edition Remarks. 166 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Minor water staining to top edges textblock. Moderate tape marks to pastedowns. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Jacket is in removable plastic cover.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. FIRST BRITISH EDITION. owner's name to ffep, small closed tear to an unclipped dj.

F/VG. INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY TRANSLATOR D.J. HAS A 5/16" DEEP PIECE MISSING AT THE SPINE TOP PARTIALLY AFFECTING TITLE, THERE IS SOME MOISTURE WRINKLING OF THE REAR PANEL WITH, AT MOST, A TRACE OF STAIN MARK, WITH A FEW SHORT TEARS ALONG THE TOP EDGE, SOME LIGHT SURFACE RUBBING OF THE PURPLE OF THE FRONT AND SPINE PANELS, AND PRICE CLIPPED. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. First edition THUS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages without any extraneous marks. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Good. London: Chatto and Windus, 1960. Dj worn and rubbed, small tears. End papers foxed. lit biog; Ainsi Soit-Il; Ou, Les Jeux Sont Faits; 165 pages.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (french literature, fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Publisher: Knopf, New York, 1959.NEAR FINE hardcover book in Very Good+ price-clipped dust-jacket. First Edition, First Printing. DJ has a small closed tear, and light soiling. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. 1960. A few small tears and some fading to the dust jacket. Light foxing to the page edges. Otherwise a clear, bright copy within.

Second Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiv, 165, vii pages ; 21 cm. Notes: Translation of: Ainsi soit-il; ou, Les jeux sont faits. Subjects: French literature; Littérature française. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American edition. Translated with an introduction and notes by Justin O'Brien. Topstain slightly faded, front cover with a light water spot, very good in a lightly tanned very good dust jacket with a 1 ½" tear on the rear panel, slight rubbing to the spine and a faint dampstain at the front flap fold mostly visible on the verso. Author's final book, about the people, ideas, things and issues that interested him most. Gide won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature.

cloth,dw, 166 pgs+index,FIRST EDITION, very slight edgewear else VG.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First English Edition. Near Fine book in a Good to Very Good dust jacket. Fading to the spine. Price-clipped.

Condition: Very Good. 1959. hardcover. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. JACKET HAS MODERATE WEAR- BOOK IS VERY GOOD- BRIGHT & CLEAN.

First edition. Fine first British edition hardcover, first printed 1959 by Knopf. Black boards, gold lettering. No writing or marks. Jacket has slight shelf wear, not price-clipped, protected in mylar. Translated, with an Introduction and Notes by Justin O'Brien. 166 pp.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Initials/date inside front and rear boards. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with dark grey unmarked boards, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. 166pp. The French author's last book and memoirs. Translated from the French by Justin O'Brien. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 8 x 5.25 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st. jacket is rubbed and marked.sticker,ownership stamps.foxing.well bound.[J.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First Edition. First edition. Hardback. With dust jacket. Photograph available on request.

First Edition, 1960. First British Edition. Translated with an Introduction and Notes, by Justin O'Brien. A Fine hardcover copy in dull rose-red cloth, in a Very Good violet and grey dustwrapper, not price-clipped, unfaded, with a small tear and rumpling to crown of spine. 166pp with Index. English only text.