Faster by Bair Patrick (17 results)
Published by The Viking Press, New York 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Blue Moon Books, Stevens Point, WI, U.S.A.Blue Moon Books
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good+++/Very Good. Bright and attractive cloth hardcover with dust jacket. First edition. Light toning to endpapers. Dust jacket wear to spine and light edgewear and rubbing. Nice copy.

Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode 1950
- Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Good. 1950. Reprinted. 226 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marki…ng and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

Published by The Viking Press, New York 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gyre & Gimble, Holden, ME, U.S.A.Gyre & Gimble
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Green w /red lettering. Two spots on spine, slightly sunned and spotted, minor wear head and heel. Light foxing to endpapers, crease in first 20 pages appears to be binding flaw, text is otherwise clean, tight, bright, no marks.
Published by The Viking Press, New York
- Hardcover
Seller: Russ States, Oil City, PA, U.S.A.Russ States
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Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. (1950), 251pp, bkplt, some soiling to cover, slight fading to dj spine, slight soiling & edgwear to dj.
More imagesPublished by The Viking Press, New York 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.Heartwood Books and Art
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Faster! Faster! by Patrick Bair (First Edition) Firm copy. Not price clipped. Light dust soiling to edges. First Edition, no later printings mentioned. Red top stain. Author's first novel. BOOK.
Published by Eyre and Spottiswode, Uk 1950
- Hardcover
Seller: EbenezerBooks, Tynewydd, RCT, United KingdomEbenezerBooks
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. red boards, some shelf wear, some minor wear to edges and corners, jacket has shelf wear, some chipping, very small tears etc, a good tight clean copy, a distincly original satirical fantasy. Book.

Published by Viking, New York, NY, U.S.A. 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Stuart W. Wells III, Norwalk, CT, U.S.A.Stuart W. Wells III
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Tuck [The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy page 26]. Allegory novel about a train to forever going (you guessed it) faster and faster, author's first novel. Dustjacket is a little dusty.
Published by Viking,, NY: 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The author's first novel. First American edition. Light foxing to edges and endpapers, else very good in a very good (minor edge wear and age toning) dust jacket.

Published by Viking, NY 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Mystery Cove Book Shop, Hulls Cove, ME, U.S.A.Mystery Cove Book Shop
Contact seller4-star sellerhardcover. First Edition. Just about fine in a fine Dust Jacket. Author's first book is not in Hubin (although the jacket indicates a criminous plot set on a train). Author has four titles in Hubin.

Published by Eyre & Spottiswood 1950
- Hardcover
Seller: Tall Stories Book & Print Gallery, ROCK HILL, SC, U.S.A.Tall Stories Book & Print Gallery
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good hardcover with very good unclipped dust jacket. Straight secure spine with tight hinges and clean interior. Pages and dust jacket are toned due to age.

Published by London: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Peter Scott, Portslade, United KingdomPeter Scott
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First Edition. Hardcover. 226pp. V.g. in d/w.

Published by The Viking Press, N.Y. 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MURDER BY THE BOOK, Warwick, RI, U.S.A.MURDER BY THE BOOK
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. 1st edition, August 1950, so stated. Very light fading to cloth else near fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, $ 3.00 price intact, in protective mylar cover. Author's first book. (Listed in Hubin in the electronic version) Train setting. English, Bill (illustrator). Book….
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, GB 1950
- Hardcover
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, , United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Hardback. Condition: VG. VG- DW. Reprint.
Published by Viking Press 1950
- 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. FASTER! FASTER!, Viking, 1950, first edition, fine in just about fine dust-wrapper. The authors first book.
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, GB 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, , United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Hardback. Condition: VG. VG DW. 1st Edition. Edges spotted.

Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MacKellar Art & Books, Bournemouth, , United KingdomMacKellar Art & Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1950 Eyre & Spottiswoode Hardcover 1st Edition 2nd Impression. Very good+ clean tight binding in very good+ unclipped dustjacket .
More imagesPublished by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A signed, first edition of this dystopian fable written by Patrick Bair, inscribed to Sir Edwin Herbert. The first edition.Inscribed by the author 'For Sir Edwin & Lady Herbert - who sheltered a jaguar. Patrick Bair'.The debut novel o…f British author Patrick Bair, the pseudonym of David Groom. 'Faster! Faster!' is a dystopian fable set on a train which seemingly goes on forever. During this journey, the passengers of the First, Second and Third class carriages must navigate factors such as leadership, will power, ambition and love to try and come to an arrangement surrounding their destinies. With the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities and scattered spotting to the fore edge. Author's ink inscription to the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light edge wear and the odd small chip. Slight sunning to the wrap's spine and light marking to the rear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with one or two spots. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). signed by author. book.