Impassioned Clay by Powys Llewelyn (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Worn and faded cover. Notes on the back free end paper. Some marks in the margins of the text.; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition (stated). Tipped in frontispiece wood-cut illustration by Lynd Ward still present. VG- hardcover in good dust jacket. DJ has some tears and chipping on edges, but it now protected in a mylar sleeve. 8vo. 120 pp. Pages have some underlining and margin notes in pencil. Ships fast with tracking.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dustjacket. Stated First Edition. Stated First Edition. 3/4 red cloth with orange paper-covered boards, black title box with gold lettering on cover, gold lettering (dimmed but very legible) on spine. Small dent to top front board edge; fraying to cloth at spine ends. A few very small spots of soiling to orange paper boards. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. Stunning woodcut by Lynd Ward tipped in as frontispiece. Clean orange endpapers. 120 pages. Lynd Ward, Illustrator (illustrator). …

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 120 pages : 1 illustration ; 22 cm. Subjects: Life; Human beings Philosophy. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 120 pages : 1 illustration ; 22 cm. Subjects: Life; Human beings Philosophy. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good Hardcover, No Dustwrapper. Book has light wear of spine ends and cover edges, light fading cover edges, small tear in front endpaper, small sticker residue inside back cover, with a woodcut by Lynd Ward.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. [6], 120 pp. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Jacket chipped and torn at extremities, slight acidification along top edge where tape was removed. Tipped-in woodcut frontis by Lynd Ward.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Longmans, Green and Co., London. 1931. First Edition. Octavo. 120 pp. Gorgeous woodcut by Lynd Ward as frontispiece. Striking orange boards with red tipped corners and spine. Black label with title in gilt to front. Bright orange endpapers. Slight wear to edges or boards and head and foot of spine. Interior is bright, clean and crisp. Very Good+. A charming exploration of spirituality and philosophy by Llewelyn Powys, showcasing his unique philosophical beliefs. "The unknown author of Ecclesiastes wrote to deter others from the vanity of excessive indulgence in Oriental pleasures; all was vanity except the fear of God. Omar Khayyám, a man of simple life and desires, expounded the doctrine of ephemeral joy: Eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die . Each, it will be observed, advocated a course of life inconsistent with his individual practice. To-day we meet Mr. Powys, a self-confessed Epicurean, more consistent than the above, but less pleasant and more dangerous. Happiness is the keynote of Mr. Powys' cry happiness at all costs, be it sensuous or sensual. He is consistent in his plea for poetry, and perhaps the most dangerous quality in this book is its rhythmic flow. All religions are counterfeits, he tells us; Christianity has ever been opposed to natural happiness. All ethical considerations are man made; he even goes so far as to mitigate the horror of a drunkard's grave. The book is an open appeal to youth, and it is to be hoped that youth will pass it by. Mr. Powys quotes Hobbes, and a part of the quotation may, as a prayer, end this notice: Know then that all this is but an empty store of words.' [M., P. Impassioned Clay. Nature 129, 925.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Inscribed by Author. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 120 pp. Binding firm. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges slightly foxed and browned. Portrait of author taped onto rear pastedown. Covers slightly marked. Corners slightly bumped. Contains frontispiece. Illustrator: Lynd Ward. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Philosophy; Religion & Theology. Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50320. Lynd Ward (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Longmans, Green & Co, NY/London, 1931. 120 pgs. Illustrated with frontispiece woodcut. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (stains present to the bottom edge of the DJ). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. THE unknown author of "Ecclesiastes" wrote to deter others from the vanity of excessive indulgence in Oriental pleasures; all was vanity except the fear of God. Omar Khayyám, a man of simple life and desires, expounded the doctrine of ephemeral joy: "Eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die". Each, it will be observed, advocated a course of life inconsistent with his individual practice. To-day we meet Mr. Powys, a self-confessed Epicurean, more consistent than the above, but less pleasant and more dangerous. Happiness is the keynote of Mr. Powys' cryhappiness at all costs, be it sensuous or sensual. He is consistent in his plea for poetry, and perhaps the most dangerous quality in this book is its rhythmic flow. All religions are counterfeits, he tells us; Christianity has ever been opposed to natural happiness. All ethical considerations are man made; he even goes so far as to mitigate the horror of a drunkard's grave. The book is an open appeal to youth, and it is to be hoped that youth will pass it by. Mr. Powys quotes Hobbes, and a part of the quotation may, as a prayer, end this notice: "Know then that all this is but an empty store of words". EB; 8.4 X 5.4 X 0.0 inches; 120 pages.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. An uncommon first edition of Llewelyn Powys' spiritual work showcasing his unique philosophical beliefs. An uncommon first edition of this work, in a variant black cloth binding, and not illustrated. The work is printed in the United States however, and states 'first edition' to the limitation page.In the original scarce unclipped dustwrapper.A charming exploration of spirituality and philosophy by Llewelyn Powys. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, with a couple of very small marks to the tail of the boards. Light bumping to the spine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge worn with a couple of repairs to the reverse. Spine is a little sunned, with some minor marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 136. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1931 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 136.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Woodcut frontispiece by Lynd Ward tipped in. 120pp. Top portion (approximately 1½") of front fly neatly excised, faint crease on rear fly, very good in a very good dust jacket with tiny nicks and tears, light soiling and foxing with moderate interior foxing. An exploration of spirituality and philosophy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very fine. First edition. Octavo. 120pp. Tipped-in frontispiece by Ward expressively captures Powys's ecstatic, optimistic, and idiosyncratic New Age philosophy. Bound in half red cloth with orange paper over boards. Very fine in fine dust wrapper.

Hardback. Size 8.5 x 5.5 inches. In black cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine. In original illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (DW Spine faded. Some fading to covers. Rubbed along edges. Small chips from corners and ends of spine. Not price clipped. In protective sleeve.) Ends of spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Rubbed along edges. Some fading marks to front cover. Endpapers lightly tanned. Rear endpaper bubbled along rear board. A few foxing spots to page edges. Else a very clean and tight copy. 120pp. The author?s philosophy of life.…