Published by Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group), 1984
ISBN 10: 0712603638 ISBN 13: 9780712603638
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. A good reading copy with a tight and square binding. Text is clean but has yellowed. Softcovers have lightly yellowed and have light wear. Front and back cover both have a few small blemishes with white-out.
Published by Tauris Parke, 2020
ISBN 10: 1838601813 ISBN 13: 9781838601812
Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Published by Tauris Parke Paperbacks, 2013
ISBN 10: 1780762402 ISBN 13: 9781780762401
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
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Published by John Murray, 1948
Seller: Quailcottage Books, Richmond, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Stark spent part of a summer in Persia. One result is this collection of musings about the deep questions that arise as we attempt to navigate the uncharted waters of our lives. Spine has shifted color, no longer matches boards. Washed-out dedication on flyleaf, unreadable. Slight corner bumping.
Published by John Murray, 1948
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Fair. 1948. First Edition. 169 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.
Published by John Murray, 1948
Seller: McCormack Books and Art, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No DJ - Spine strong - couple minor dints. Postage quoted for within uk only. Signed to Jean from Joan Neville-Ness 1949. Foyles sticker inside.
Published by Beacon Press, Boston, 1956
Seller: A Good Read, LLC, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reynolds Stone (illustrator). First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cover toned around edges, pages toned, spine toned, bumps and shelf wear.
Published by John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1948
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1948. First Edition. 168 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding slightly loose. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.
Published by Boston: Beacon Press, (1956.), 1956
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
1st trade paperback printing. A more personal book by this writer who is best known for her travel books in Central Asia and the Arab world - the topics range from memory, to Italian Renaissance tombs, the deserts of Arabia, the women of Cyprus and much more. Illustrated with wood engravings by Reynolds Stone. BP 24. 179 pp. Good only in illustrated wrappers (creasing to front cover, prev owner's name).
Published by Beacon (#BP24), Boston, MA, 1956
Seller: Rainy Day Paperback, Bethel, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: VERY GOOD+. (1st thus). Tight, slight yellowing, clean interior, light age soil to exterior, slight curl. Faint edgewear and light corner bump. "Reflective essays on beauty, nature, religion, death, art, courage, love, sorrow and things that are beyond our grasp yet visible to all, dear to our hearts and far from our understanding.
Published by Boston: Beacon Press, (1956.), 1956
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
1st trade paperback printing. A more personal book by this writer who is best known for her travel books in Central Asia and the Arab world - the topics range from memory, to Italian Renaissance tombs, the deserts of Arabia, the women of Cyprus and much more. Illustrated with wood engravings by Reynolds Stone. BP 24. 179 pp. Very good+ in illustrated wrappers (some light toning to the spine and pages.).
hardback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd imp. London (Murray) 1949. A very good copy in frayed and clipped dust wrapper.
Published by John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1948
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1948. First Edition. 169 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and creasing to gutters; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar staining and tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall with visible loss and creasing to panels.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Small 8vo, original cloth, 169pp. Evidently the first reprinting of this title, accomplished in June 1949. Author obit loosely inserted.
HBDJ. Vintage book, reflections of a traveler on education, religion, etc. Good for its age, few tear marks on the dust jacket. Overall good, except few minor tear marks. Natural foxing as expected for a book this old.
Published by John Murray, London, 1963
Seller: AJ Scruffles, Leigh On Sea, ESSEX, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint edition of Stark's collection of somewhat poetical essays on a variety of subjects. Previous owner's protective tape to corners. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. Clean and tight. Very good.
Published by John Murray, 1948
Seller: Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills, Llanwrda, United Kingdom
First Edition
hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, green cloth lettered gilt, faded to the spine, lacking dust jacket. A tightly bound copy, free of marking, inscriptions etc, 168pp.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition/1st impression. Without inscription in almost complete not price clipped dust jacket, which is now protected by a removable transparent wrapper.
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Good. 1948 John Murray Press stated 1st edition hardcover, solid and unmarked, no jacket, mild wear, exowner gift inscription. Fast Shipping - Safe and Secure Bubble Mailer!.
Published by Beacon Press, Boston, 1956
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Thus. Trade paperback, heavy wrappers with a flower design on front, brown and white, 179 pages lightly browned with essays on service, happiness, education, the artist, love, sorrow, courage and others. Front wrapper lightly browned overall, spine very slightly browned, light wear to tips. Very Good.
Published by John Murray London, 1948
Seller: Grampian Books PBFA, Est. 1990, ELLON, ABDNS, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
First edition. x + 169pp; wood engravings by Reynolds Stone. Original green cloth. No inscriptions. 'Good' in a 'Poor' dustrapper (worn with large areas of loss) which is now protected in a removable clear plastic sleeve).
Published by John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1963
Seller: Simply Read Books, Boat Of Garten, United Kingdom
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition Thus. 1963 John Murray first thus edition paperback; good copy, just name on fep; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.
Published by John Murray, London, 1949
Seller: AJ Scruffles, Leigh On Sea, ESSEX, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Second Printing of Stark's collection of somewhat poetical essays on a variety of subjects. Dust jacket has some small tears and chips to edges with loss to corner. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good+ in a fair jacket.
Published by John Murray, London, 1948
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A Very Good + Copy of this Book in a Good Dust-Jacket with one large repaired closed tear to the bottom edge of the upper cover.Price clipped,with No previous names present.Complete with wonderful wood engravings by Reynolds Stone,8vo 169pp First Edition [1948].
Published by John Murray, London, 1948
Seller: T. A. Borden Books, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Spine cloth faded, jacket large piece missing from front, price clipped, closed tear; 8.0 X 5.6 X 0.6 inches.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Original green cloth in tidy condition, a little browned on the rear board, previous owners name, first edition Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by J.Murray, UK, 1955
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 168 pages. d/j worn top edge.
Published by John Murray, London, 1963
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Soft Cover. Condition: VG. Reynolds Stone (illustrator). Reprint. 8vo. original prinmted paper wraps (a little rubbed & creased, slightly marked, prev. owner's details to first page, one crossed out); pp. x, 170 (last blank), with decorations by Reynolds Stone. A very good copy.
Published by John Murray, London, 1948
Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Clean inside with some fading and marks to cloth.