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Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.; Indianapolis, New York, 1951
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Green binding with gold lettering on cover and spine. 400 pages. No date on title page. Copyright page dated only 1951. Listed as a First Edition on copyright page. Original green binding is faded and discolored, with very slightly bumped spine edges. First end-paper and first free end-paper are discolored. Binding good and tight. Pages clean and square. Signed, "For Mrs. Howe with best wishes, William Styron" in black ink on first free end-paper. Signed by Author(s).
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, Indianapolis, 1951
Seller: Mostly Useful Fictions IOBA, Commack, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover; First Printing. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. First edition, a very nice copy with a little shading to the endpapers and a little wear to the protected DJ. ; Signed; 8.82 X 6.38 X 1.30 inches; 497 pages.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1951
ISBN 10: 0965335852ISBN 13: 9780965335850
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Signed by William Styron in blue ink on the front end paper. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Cloth well-sunned, corners bumped. Wear spot on edge of ffep. Jacket spine panel sunned, chips at extremities (especially head and tail), creasing and scratches to front panel, stain on front flap, price-clipped. The author's first book.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., Indianapolis, 1951
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good first edition book in very good minus dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Darn tan cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on front panel spine. Board panels are scuffed and sunned on all edges. Back panel has light scrapes and a faint vertical line 3/8" from and parallel to the back fore-edge. Spine is more heavily sunned to the point where the lettering is only legible in a few places. Edges at head and tail of board spine are softened and creased. Lower fore-edge corners are softened and curled. External page edges are age-toned. Faint shadow transfers to end papers. Light age-toning to text pages, else internally clean. No foxing and text block is snug. Dust jacket extremities are sunned, more so on spine. Folds are creased and scuffed but not rubbed through. Spine has additional vertical marks at the upper end and light stains on the lower end. Edges at head and tail of jacket spine are rubbed and chipped with loss of up to 1/4" across width of spine. All fore-edge corner tips have minimal rubs. Upper edge of front panel has a1/4" closed vertical tear toward the right corner. Not price clipped. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK and Canada may require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher than the stated shipping costs. A signature upon receipt may also be required. Inscribed by Author.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, 1951
Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. SIGNED, without inscription, by William Styron on the front endpaper. The volume is spine and edge sunned, lightly edge worn, and perimeter shaded on the endpapers and pastedowns. The unclipped dust jacket, sleeved in m mylar, is chipped on the corners and spine ends, rubbed on the joints and folds, and has closed tears and creases around the spine areas. Signed.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1951
Seller: Lascar Publishing Ltd., Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Original brown cloth with gold titles, no dust jacket. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, [1951]. First edition of the author's first book. Signed by the author on a sticker, then added tp the cover. Light wear to spine. Ex Libris. Signed by Author.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, 1951
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Early printing, but no statement of first printing, inscribed by Styron on the title page. Signed Bill Styron which is a sign of friendship and unusual. Initials inked at the top of the front flap. Moderate wear to edges with loss to both spine ends. A very good copy in a very good jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1951
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good(-). First. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1951). First Edition. His first book, autographed on the front flyleaf. Some fading to the edges of the cloth, as usual. The dust wrapper is worn & chipped at the edges, lightly soiled on the back panel, with a closed tear on the front flyleaf but not price-clipped.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1951
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. 1st Edition stated, Authors first book and the precursor to his 1968 Pulitzer prize winning book "Confessions of Nat Turner". A VG+ book in a VG+ dust jacket. Jacket has small stain on front cover (just above the title) and some edgewear to the jacket, jacket currently with removable archival protection. Also included is the signed Franklin Library Edition. One of the sixty books in the series of Author Signed Leather Limited Editions published by Franklin Library from 1977 through to 1982. Beautifully bound in dark brown leather with gilt letter and design in 22kt gold and printed on archival paper with gilt edges. The end sheets are of moire silk fabric with a red silk marker sewn in, still in its original position. The book is in mint condition, unread with tight binding. Excellent collectable book, ; 400 pages; Signed by Author.
Published by Bobbs Merrill, 1951
ISBN 10: 0965335852ISBN 13: 9780965335850
Seller: White Square - Fine Books & Art, Easthampton, MA, U.S.A.
Association Member: SNEAB
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1951. First Edition. Near Fine hardcover in Very Good dust jacket. Laid in is a bookplate signed by William Styron. Gold-stamped olive cloth with pictorial jacket. Dust jacket has some edgewear with a few chips and one (1.5 inch) closed tear. Styron's first book. Book jacket design by George Salter. Book.
Published by Bobbs Merrill, 1951
Seller: Twain of Thought Rare Books, Summerfield, NC, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A nice, FLAT SIGNED, copy of William Styron's first novel, written when he was 25 years old, and it received a great deal of critical acclaim. After his 1947 graduation, Styron took an editing position with McGraw-Hill in New York City. After provoking his employers into firing him, he set about writing his first novel in earnest. Three years later, he published the novel, Lie Down in Darkness. Among the honors bestowed on Lie Down in Darkness was the prestigious Rome Prize, awarded by the American Academy in Rome and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Styron was unable to immediately accept the award because he was recalled into the military because of the Korean War. The story is about a young, psychologically vulnerable woman, Peyton Loftis, who experiences her dysfunctional Virginia family as emotionally remote and oppressive, and who ultimately kills herself. The story is told partly in a stream-of-consciousness narrative. Styron incorporated many actual portions of his home town, the Hilton Village section of Newport News, Virginia. Much of the story's narrative occurs at the James River Country Club, which is still in operation today. Check out the photos of this wonderful collectible. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bobbs Merrill, 1951
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The first edition ( stated ) published by Bobbs Merrill in 1951. This copy has been inscribed ' To Tom, With best Wishes, Williiam Styron ' upon the half title. A fine example of the book. Dust jacket near fine with a few short ( unobtrusive ) edge tears and a faint trace of wear to extremities. Some very light spots to the upper corner of the rear panel. A bright and attractive copy, inscribed by William Styron. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bobbs Merrill Company Inc., Indianapolis, 1951
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hard Cover. Condition: BOOK NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: JACKET VERY GOOD+. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st printing. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. NOT price clipped - $3.50 is on the dustjacket flap. 400 pages. Stated first of author's first book. A handsome, collectible copy!. Signed by Author.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1951
Seller: Pride and Prejudice-Books, Ballston Lake, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original brown cloth. First Edition. Signed by Styron on the title page. Styron?s first book. He later won the Pulitzer for Confessions of Nat Turner and National Book Award for Sophie?s Choice. Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket with minor edge wear and chips. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bobbs Merrill, 1951
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First Edition. LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS, Bobbs Merrill, 1951, first edition, fading to the spine and covers, else a tight vg+ copy in a bright near fine full color dust-wrapper with a closed tear to the head of the rear spine fold. SIGNED by the author and his first book.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, 1951
Seller: Evergreen Books LLC, Lakewood, CO, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book boards sunned; closed tears, chipping, rubbing and edgewear to otherwise bright dust jacket with $3.50 price intact; o/w VG/VG; signed by Styron on bookplate loosely laid in. Signed by Author(s).
Published by New York Bobbs-Merrill 1951, 1951
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First Edition of the AuthorÕs First Book. Signed by the author, William Styron on the title page. Fine in lightly used dust jacket with a few very tiny nicks with tiny bit of tanning at spine.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1951
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A little sunning to the boards and the corners a bit bumped, very good or better in a spine-toned, else near fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author. A nice, presentable copy of the author's first book.
Published by Bobbs Merrill, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1951
Seller: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A fine copy of the Author's first book, Signed. Advance Review Copy with Letter to Reviewer and Card Expressing not to Release Review of this Book before Sep 10 1951. A touch of rubbing to jacket. Remains bright and attractive. See Pictures.