Old Wives Tale, Signed (31 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 58 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Inscribed by Warner to a University of Minnesota professor on the title pagfe. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by John Austen (illustrator). 1st Printing of this Edition. Signed by the artist on the colophon, one of 1500 numbered copies (this is No. 1290). Publisher's quarter green cloth, floral paper boards, gilt spine titles/rule. Both volumes with heavy rubbing, toning, corners bared, lean, small heel stain to vol. II. International shipping billed at cost.; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Staplebound paperback (58 pages) in very good condition. Signed and dedicated by the author to Ian Angus, former librarian at King's College, London, and deputy librarian at University College, London. Covers are sunned. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Signed and Dedicated By Author. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. 2 vols. Signed by John Austen on the limitation page. Limited edition 1/1500. Hardbound in dust jacket. Slipcase is missing top strip. [ Heavy - Please contact for overseas shipping quote ]. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. John Austen (illustrator). Two volume set.29.5 x 19.5 cm. 729pp. Green cloth spine, floral patterned cover housed in dust jackets and slipcase. Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Limited to 1500 sets of which this is copy 832 signed by the illustrator John Austen. Slipcase is severely cracked and worn, but this has protected the books and jackets. Some light spotting to front cover of jacket of volume 2.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. John Austen (illustrator). Limited edition. 729 pp. Quarto. [30 cm]. In floral illustrated slipcase. 1/4 green cloth under floral paper over boards. Title stamped on spine in gold. Some ripping around edges, and stains on dust jacket. Some tearing in the paper on edges of the opening of the slipcase and scuffing on the bottom. This is a Limited edtions club book signed by illustrator John Austen. This edition makes a beautiful addition to any book collector's shelf.

Two vols. 4to. xxx, 347, [1]; [6], [349]-729, [3] pp. Colour frontisp. both vols. numerous colour plates, text illustrations. Uniformly bound in half-green cloth over Italian decorated boards, gilt lettering on spine, w/ d.j.s. (slight chipping head of spine, darkening to spines), w/ open-backed slipcase, decorated in Italian paper, paper label on spine, NF/VG/VG- copy, signed & numbered on colophon. First Limited Editions Club edition, No. 521 of 1500 copies, signed by John Austen.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. 2-volume set. copy 788, signed by illustrator John Austen on the colophon. dust jackets show minor wear, tear, chipping,t anning. pages lightly tanned and clean. lacking slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. vii 169; 155pp ''reproduced in facsimile from the author's manuscript'', 2 vols set, bound in vellum gilt spines over black cloth, decorated title pages, with the bookplates of Peter M. Jeavons to front paste-downs, printed in black and red, in a rubbed blank slipcase, limited to only 500 copies and signed by Arnold Bennett himself. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Very Good 2 Volume Set. Limited edition, number 654. SIGNED; signed by illustrator on last page of volume 2. Books are in Very Good dust jackets. which are protected with brodart. Still in original slipcase. Slipcase is in Acceptable condition, top of slipcase is missing and is overall loose. Books are still in solid reading condition. Pasaden'a finest new and used bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Numbered #134 in black ink on special limitation page at back of volume 2 where also the illustrator, John Austen, has signed his name in blue ink. The edition is limited to 1500 copies. With an introduction by Frank Swinnerton and a preface by the author. Green cloth stamped in gilt on spine and flowery pictorial paper covered boards. 10 color plates in each volume. Volume 1 has books one and 2. Volume 2 has books 3 and 4. xxx, 347 and 351- 729 pages. Page foredges and bottom edges uncut. A little wear to binding at edges. Some wear at tips of the boards. Some minor scuffing to spine cloth. Clean. Tightly bound. no dust jackets. No slipcase. A nice looking set. Very Good condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good- condition. English novel; fine printing; Limited Editions Club; 2 vols.; 729p.; 29.7cm; 1/2 green cloth, patterned paper covered boards; #1327 of 1500; dustjacket chipped, spines discolored; Frank Swinnerton d. 1884; illus. listed vol. 1; signed by illustrator John Austen. Signed by Author(s). Book.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. John Austen (illustrator). Limited. With an introduction by Frank Swinnerton and a preface by the author. Illustrated by John Austen. 20 full page color plates, text illus. 2 volumes. 4to, green cloth-backed decorative floral boards, worn dust wrapper, slipcase. Oxford: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. Near fine in very good dust wrappers and rough but sturdy box One of 1500 numbered sets, printed at the University Press and signed by the illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Signed by Illustrator(s) Limited Edition 62/1500, Signed By John Austen On Colophon Page, Bound In Half Green Buckram And Floral Decorated Boards, Near Fine, Dust Jackets Have Small Notch Out Of Heal Of Volume Two, Spines Have Usual Age Darkness, Slip Case Has Moderate Edge Wear With Very Small Splits, Introduction By Frank Swinnerton, Illustrated With Color Plates, Contents Clean And Bright, Bindings Tight And Square, Over 15 Years Book Selling Experience.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine condition. One of 1500 numbered copies printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by John Johnson and signed by John Austen. Bound in publisher's original quarter green cloth and floral decorated boards with the spine stamped in gilt. Uncut. Wear to the extremities and minor tears to some fore edge corners. Previous owner's bookplates on the front pastedown endpapers. Signed.

Board with Cloth Spine. Condition: Good/Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. John Austen (illustrator). Limited / Numbered. Number 185 of an edition of 1500 copies . The books are bright and firm with a little foxing to the endpapers, the dj's have moderate wear with a little fraying. No slipcase. Pics available Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by the illustrator.

Condition: Near Fine. One of 1500 copies, Number 964 signed by the artist John Austen. Illustrated by John Austen. 1 vols. Thick 4to. Contains a preface by Bennett and an introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Quarter cloth and decorative boards. Fine in near fine printed dust jackets and slightly worn slipcase Illustrated by John Austen. 1 vols. Thick 4to One of 1500 copies, Number 964 signed by the artist John Austen. Signed.

One of 1500 numbered copies, signed by Austen. Illustrated by John Austen. 1 vols. Thick 4to. Contains a preface by Bennett and an introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Quarter cloth and decorative boards. Fine in dust jackets and defective slipcase Illustrated by John Austen. 1 vols. Thick 4to One of 1500 numbered copies, signed by Austen. Signed.

With an Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. 2 vols. Illustrated by John Austen. Folio, publisher's quarter cloth and decorated paper-covered boards, in dust jackets and publisher's slipcase. First edition; No. 680 of 1500 copies signed by John Austen. A fine set in near fine dust jackets. There is some light use to the slipcase at the edges. Additional postage applicable for these two large, heavy volumes.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. John Austen (illustrator). Limited Edition 1004/1500. shelf wear, Printed for members of the limited editions club. B0 1. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. John Austen (illustrator). Two large quarto volumes bound in half green buckram and floral-decorated boards. Preface by the author with an introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Copy #834 of 1500 numbered copies with handsome color plates by John Austen and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Fine in Very Good dustwrappers with typical darkening to the spines and a Very Good slipcase.

Hardcover. John Austen (illustrator). Two large quarto volumes bound in half green buckram and floral-decorated boards. Preface by the author with an introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Illustrated with handsome color plates by John Austen. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies. Fine in Near Fine dustwrappers and a Good slipcase with a tape repair.

Hardcover. John Austen (illustrator). Two large quarto volumes bound in half green buckram and floral-decorated boards. Preface by the author with an introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Copy #837 of 1500 numbered copies with handsome color plates by John Austen and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Few minor spots of foxing to rear endpapers of second volume; dustwrapper of second volume just slightly darkened and with small ink stroke at spine. Fine in Fine dustwrappers and a Fine slipcase, uncommon as such.

Hardcover. 4to. pp. xxx, 347; [8], [348]-729, [1]. 20 colour plates (incl. frontis.) & many b/w headpieces. cloth-backed bds. dws. slipcase (edges worn & upper joins split). Edition limited to 1,500 numbered copies, signed by the Artist. Signed by Author(s).

Limited Edition. Near fine copies in original gilt-blocked, vellum-backed cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong."Of this facsimile reproduction . 500 copies only have been printed." --verso t.p. Introductory note signed by author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description: 2 v. illus., facsims. ; 26 cm. Subjects: English novels -- English fiction. Summary: A classic work of English fiction which celebrates the romance of even the most ordinary lives as it tells the story of the two Baines sisters, placid stay-at-home Constance and rebellious Sophia, from their girlhood to their last days. They move from the family drapery shop in provincial Bursley during the repressive mid-Victorian period to old age in the modern era of mass marketing and the internal combustion engine. The setting ranges from the Wesleyan Methodist chapel in Bursley to a Paris brothel, the action from the controlled domestic routine of the Baines household to wife murder and the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1. 4 Kg.

Limited Edition. Near fine copies in original gilt-blocked, vellum-backed cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong."Of this facsimile reproduction . 500 copies only have been printed." --verso t.p. Introductory note signed by author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description: 2 v. illus., facsims. ; 26 cm. Subjects: English novels -- English fiction. Summary: A classic work of English fiction which celebrates the romance of even the most ordinary lives as it tells the story of the two Baines sisters, placid stay-at-home Constance and rebellious Sophia, from their girlhood to their last days. They move from the family drapery shop in provincial Bursley during the repressive mid-Victorian period to old age in the modern era of mass marketing and the internal combustion engine. The setting ranges from the Wesleyan Methodist chapel in Bursley to a Paris brothel, the action from the controlled domestic routine of the Baines household to wife murder and the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1. 2 Kg.

Signed limited edition of Bennett's masterpiece. Quarto, bound in original half vellum, gilt titles to the spine, gilt topstain. One of 5oo copies, signed by Arnold Bennett. Near fine in the rare original slipcase. The Old Wives' Tale affirms the integrity of ordinary lives as it tells the story of the Baines sisters--shy, retiring Constance and defiant, romantic Sophia--over the course of nearly half a century. Bennett traces the sisters' lives from childhood in their father's drapery shop in provincial Bursley, England, during the mid-Victorian era, through their married lives, to the modern industrial age, when they are reunited as old women. The setting moves from the Five Towns of Staffordshire to exotic and cosmopolitan Paris, while the action moves from the subdued domestic routine of the Baines household to the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest novels of the twentieth century,

AUSTEN, John (illustrator). BENNETT, Arnold. The Old Wives' Tale. Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Preface by the Author. Illustrated by John Austen. Two vols. 4to. Original cloth-backed floral boards, in publisher's slipcase. Oxford: Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the University Press, 1941. Limited to 1,500 sets signed by the illustrator. Signed.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Collectible - Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited. Limited Edition Club, Oxford, 1941. Signed by John Austen in back of Vol 2 along with the Limited Edition information. This copy is #1354. Large hardcovers with floral paper covered boards with green cloth spines. Gilt lettering on spines. Tan Dj's have light edge wear and darkened spine. Slipcase is paper covered floral to match the books. Some wear around edges of case, but intact. 12x8 format. 6 pounds. Signed.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. [New York]: Printed for the Members of the The Limited Editions Club at the University Press Oxford, 1941. 2 vols., 4to. Illustrated in color and black and white throughout. Quarter green cloth and floral patterned boards, matching slipcase. Dust jacket spine panels toned and with some edgewear, board tips of vol. 1 bumped, slipcase a little worn, volumes clean and square. ? Edition of 1,500 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator. Bennett's very successful story of the lives of two sisters which was adapted into a 1921 film starring Fay Compton.