Published by Rupert Hart Davis, 1956
Seller: Fantastic Literature Limited, Rayleigh, ESSEX, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. 1st edition. Short story collection. very good hardcover copy in a very good dustwrapper, spine a tad grubby.
Language: English
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956
Seller: Westmoor Books, Bedale, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 408.20
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A Near Fine First Edition, first printing, in a Near Fine, unclipped DJ.Internally clean, unmarked & tight the book has a small bump to the top of the spine. The endpapers and edges are a little spotted. The Dj is foxed to the reverse but this does show through a little to the front panel and spine.
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1956
Seller: Glenbower Books, Dublin, Ireland
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. tan cloth slightly sunned near front foredge, brown-spotting on edges and on some page margins, but a nice copy of an early O'Brian book. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis London 1956, 1956
Seller: lobstabooks, Leiston, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 166.05
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketVg/G (lightly soiled intact unclipped yellow dj with small ink annotation (one word) on front cover, tiny splits at corners and head and tail of spine, clean brown cloth with silver titles on spine, two tiny black spots reverse of title page, pages clean with no marks or inscriptions, two light creases across page 15, a little faint speckling outside edges) 12mo 206pp. First edition of this collection of short stories. Scarce.
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1956
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 206 pages; VG/VG; spine faded yellow, with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and scuffing; corners bumped; marked sunning to jacket spine; price uncut '12s. 6d. net'; spine slightly cocked; pages clean; shelved case 7. 1357440. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956
Seller: Neverland Books, Waalre, Netherlands
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition.
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1956
Seller: James Howell Rare Books, Dublin, IRELA, Ireland
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A lovely copy free of inscriptions and names. Boards are pristine. Exceptionally clean internally. I suspect that this copy was unread. There are some very light foxing spots on top edge and fore edge. The wrapper is complete and NOT price clipped.There is a vertical and horizontal dust line along the edges of front panel of jacket. Minor handling to back panel of jacket. An exceptional copy of a SCARCE BOOK.
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1956
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. No signatures. Moderate foxing to top page edges and endpapers. Some spots of foxing to fore and lower page edges. Some spots of foxing to margins of leaves throughout. Quite heavy foxing to dust wrapper. No tears in dust wrapper. Dust wrapper rubbed at edges. Dust wrapper is not price-clipped. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 206 pages. Short stories. "Sheer, sheer, the white cliff rising, straight up from the sea, so far that the riding waves were nothing but ripples on a huge calm." - opening sentence of the first story, "Samphire". ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall.
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1956
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Uncorrected proof. Small octavo. Tan printed wrappers. Spine and covers moderately toned, small nick at tip of spine and fore-edge of front cover, trifle foxed, a very good or better copy. A scarce book; rare in this format.
Published by Rubert Hart-Davis, London, 1956
Seller: First Place Books - ABAA, ILAB, Walkersville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First edition. A very bright and clean copy of this very scarce early O'Brian title. Price-clipped and with a previous owner signature on the front free endpaper, else fine. Published in the US as The Walker and Other Stories. Near Fine / Near fine.