Poor Relations by Compton Mackenzie, Used (16 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Published February, 1920 with some staining on lower front cover some corner bumping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover in Very Good condition, small 8vo. Green cloth with spine titles in gold, top board titles green on a gold field, red-brown topstain. First edition, stated published February 1920 with publisher's date code below (B-U, indicating Feb, 1920). Tips and spine ends lightly worn, spine head with short split, spine dulled and darkened, leaves lightly tanned, prior owner name and date (June 1920) on front free end-paper. Bookseller accession no.: L21613. From a Rakuten Kobo review, "Drawing heavily on his own life experiences and his family's background as one of the foremost clans of stage actors in Europe, MacKenzie crafts an engaging, lighthearted look at his dashing protagonist's love life.".

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Hutchinson Pocket Library edition. Softcover. Tanning to page margins. Binding firm. Book appears unread. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair.

14th. Thousand. 314pp. plus 1 advert leaf. In the original black lettered blue cloth. The spine is slightly faded and the endpapers are lightly browned. In all a very good hardback copy. No wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Previous owner name to ffep. Good DJ with some edge wear and tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. NO JACKET. Hardback reprint. Undated. Front end paper has a written name. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref D1. Poor Relations by Compton Mackenzie. Published in 1930 by Secker & Warburg, London.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1919 1st edition, 8vo., 314pp., publisher's adverts, small address label on rear endpaper, foxing on fore-edge, endpapers a little marked, good, blue cloth, no dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Suggest 1st Edition. Original binding in brown cloth. Black title, window and motive on front cover, title on spine. 314 pages. 6 pages of Press Opinions at back. Text has started to brown, with very little foxing. An average tight straight 1st edition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. A firm straight book, 314 pages plus publisher's list at back. Edges foxed. Feint owner's nasme on blank endpaper, otherwise unmarked, with the usual signs of natural ageing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 314. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered black on spine and front cover. Ownership signature on the front endpaper of the book collector, Inez Chandos-Pole. Slight tanning to endpapers, otherwise very good indeed copy with clean text. Excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket. "In contrast to his grimmer Sylvia and Michael, published the same year, [Poor Relations] was a light-hearted comedy about the ups-and-downs of playwright." Wikipedia. Some foxing, tanning to endpapers, ink name to front endpaper; jacket somewhat worn and soiled, spine lightened. Book.

Early Printing, D-U (April, 1920). Humorous novel of a young playwright who makes it big and whose family inundates his country house looking for handouts. Near Fine despite cloth appearing glazed, contemporary bookplate, in Very Good dustjacket.