Third Programme by Morris John, First Edition (25 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Edge wear, browning and small chips to jacket.

Condition: Good. 1956. First Edition. 339 pages. Dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are bright and clear with no visible markings. Binding throughout remains firm. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Mild water staining to spine. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Light rubbing and marking all over.

First Edition. Good copy in the original cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: x, 339 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects: British Broadcasting Corporation. English literature 20th century. Genre: History. Language: English. 3 Kg.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: V G Chipped. 1st Edition. x, 339pp. Head of d.j. chipped otherwise a nice copy. Imagination, Argument, Experience & Exposition, transcripts of the broadcasts. Includes V.S. Pritchett's 'Maisie: A Literary Invention'.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. x, 336pp. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. 8vo. Cloth gently rubbed and rounded on corners and spine ends. A tad of spotting on text block edges. Previous owner's pencilled inscription on a spotted front free endpaper else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original illustrated paper dust wrapper, worn and chipped and a couple of short closed tears, bumped at edges. A selection of broadcasts made on the BBC's Third Programme, compiled to mark the show's tenth anniversary. Contributors include V S Pritchett (Maise); Graham Greene on the Artist in Society; Bertrand Russell on the Existence of God; Max Beerbohm on W B Yeats; E M Forster on Revolution at Bayreath; Nikolaus Pevsner on The Dukeries; T S Eliot on Virgil and the Christian World, and many more.

First Edition. Good copy in the original cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: x, 339 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects: British Broadcasting Corporation. English literature 20th century. Genre: History. Language: English. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 339 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects: British Broadcasting Corporation. English literature 20th century. Genre: Biography. Language: English. 3 Kg.

Condition: Good. 1956. First Edition. 339 pages. No dust jacket. Jazzy marbled slipcase over grey cloth; gilt titles to spine. Limited edition no. 1235 of 1300 with B&W illustrations by B S Biro. Inscribed to Sir Paul Gore Booth, thanking him for his support of BBC External Services. (Inscriber's name unclear.) Rough-cut pages with deckled edges. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Binding is firm. A few edge tears and creases, as expected with rough cut paper. Mild bubbling to front pastedown. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Uneven sunning. Gilt is bright. Slipcase has some minor rub marks, slight scratches, other small marks and subtle wear to corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. jacket is worn, torn and price clipped. edge wear and knocking on boards. thorough foxing marks. on both book and jacket. a reading copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

First Edition. Owner's name on front free endpaper. Foxing to page edges, endpapers and dust jacket; a little very lightly scattered on pages. Binding tight. Dust jacket not price-clipped; wear to spine head & foot and a couple of short tears at top edge of front panel. Used - Good. Good hardback in Good dust jacket.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. Binding tight. No jacket 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.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 339 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects: British Broadcasting Corporation. English literature 20th century. Genre: Biography. Language: English. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. red publisher's cloth; lettering in gilt on spine; gilt is bright; blue and brown pictorial dust jacket; lettering in black on spine; minor shelf wear with a little creasing and nicks; price-clipped; four sections of essays under the four topics of Imagination, Argument, Experience and Exposition; Essay contributors include William Plomer, V.S. Pritchett; Bertrand Russell, Max Beerbohn, E.M. Forster, Andre Gide, Maxim Gorky, Edward Sackville-West, Isiah Berlin, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Mann and many others; 339 pages; unnecessary tape reinforcements on underside of d.j.

First Edition. Provenance: bookplate of James Montgomery Archibald. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; x, 339 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects; British Broadcasting Corporation. British Broadcasting Corporation. Third Programme. English literature 20th century. Radio programs Great Britain. Radio programs; history. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Provenance: bookplate of James Montgomery Archibald. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; x, 339 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects; British Broadcasting Corporation. British Broadcasting Corporation. Third Programme. English literature 20th century. Radio programs Great Britain. Radio programs; history. 1 Kg.

Cloth Bound Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. B. S. Biro (illustrator). First Edition, First Impression. 1956 First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by V. S. Pritchett. Size octavo, 9.25" tall, 339 pages. Taupe cloth covered boards with gilt titles and bands to the spine, bevelled edges, pages edges rough trimmed many uncut and/or partially unopened. With original marbled paper covered slipcase which is in unfortunate condition, corners and edges are rubbed, falling apart at the seams. Condition very good plus, spine a little tanned, corners and spine ends slightly rubbed, contents are very clean. An anthology published to celebrate the completion of ten years of broadcasting by the BBC Third Programme. With various contributions from the shows grouped into the categories of Imagination, Argument, Experience and Exposition. "Unlike the standard edition it contains decorations by B. S. Biro" V.S. Pritchett contributes "Maisie" in the Imagination section and "The Artist in Society" along with Graham Greene and Elizabeth Bowen in the Argument section. One of a limited edition of thirteen hundred Tall copies printed on Barcham Green's rag mould-made paper by The Stellar Press. Where the number should be handwritten at the end of the limitation statement (which appears at the end of the book) instead is handwritten "Out of Series" and the word Number is crossed out. One of V. S. Pritchett's own copies, with his small owner's label to the front paste-down, signature in pencil on the front free end-paper and below the pencil signature is inscribed in blue biro; "For Lady Warlby. This playlet here included which I wrote in Parkhill Road. VSP with love" Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Page edges modestly soiled, near fine in a very good lightly soiled dust jacket with short tears on edges, bookstore label on front flap. The first book appearance of the texts of several selections from the influential BBC radio program, including poetry by V.S. Pritchett and Stevie Smith, a round-table discussion between Pritchett, Elizabeth Bowen and Graham Greene, and short pieces by T.S. Eliot, Thomas Mann, E.M. Forster, André Gide and many others.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. One of 1300 "large paper" copies printed on Barcham Green paper at the Stellar Press with 4 additional scraperboard illustrations by B.S.Biro. Full grey buckram, spine gilt and decorated in gilt, all edges uncut, t.e.g. Cockerell marbled paper-covered slipcase. A fine copy. Of the four scraperboard illustrations three can be identified as portraits of Bertie Russell, Max Beerbohm, and T.S.Eliot. (Dreyfus 125).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Near fine with some foxing to the endpapers in a near fine, price-clipped dustwrapper with a tear at the top of the crown. The first book appearance of the texts of several selections from the influential BBC radio program, including poetry by V.S. Pritchett and Stevie Smith, a round-table discussion between Pritchett, Elizabeth Bowen and Graham Greene, and short pieces by T.S. Eliot, Thomas Mann, E.M. Forster, André Gide and many others.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with minor edgewear and age-toning.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The first book appearance of the texts of several selections from the influential BBC radio programme, including poetry by V.S. Pritchett and Stevie Smith, a round-table discussion between Pritchett, Elizabeth Bowen and Graham Greene, and short pieces by T.S. Eliot, Thomas Mann, E.M. Forster, André Gide and many others. A brilliant example of the decline of this once significant radio service. A rather depressing comparison to today's diminished content. Clean and tight copy in an unclipped protected jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fn. 1st Edition. previous owner signed front end page.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Includes a slightly worn slip-case in decorated marble paper. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; x, 339 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; SIGNED and inscribed in verso by John Morris. Limited edition, no. 100. On t.p.: Imagination ; argument ; experience ; exposition. Title vignette. Contents; Imagination. The descent into the cave / James Kirkup -- The heart of a king / William Plomer -- Maisie / V.S. Pritchett -- Antigone / Henry Reed -- Syler's green / Stevie Smith. Argument. The artist in society / Graham Greene, Elizabeth Bowen and V.S. Pritchett -- A discussion on the existence of God / Bertrand Russell and Father Copleston. Experience. Lytton Strachey and his critics / Noel Annan -- First meetings with W.B. Yeats / Max Beerbohm -- Belinsky / Isaiah Berlin -- Miching Mallecho / Laura Bohannan -- Revolution at Bayreuth / E.M. Forster -- The French language / André Gide -- Tolstoy's wife / Maxim Gorky -- The Dukeries / Nicholas Pevsner -- Some far eastern dreams / Arthur Waley -- The cosmopolitan spirit / Edward Sackville-West. Exposition. Virgil and the Christian world / T.S. Eliot -- Why are they French? / Darsie Gillie -- Continuous creation / Fred Hoyle -- The state of civilisation in France / Alan Pryce-Jones -- Anton Chekhov : an essay / Thomas Mann -- The muse in the nursery / P.H. Newby -- Humbug in science / Magnus Pyke -- The Cretan tablets / Michael Ventris -- Memory systems in the brain / J.Z. Young. Subjects; British Broadcasting Corporation. Radio programs Great Britain. English literature 20th century. English literature. Radio programs. Literature. English literature 20th century. Literature. English literature 20th century. Literature. Great Britain. Genre; Literature. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. B. S. Biro (illustrator). 1st Edition. 339pp + x prelims. Anthology published to celebrate the completion of ten years of broadcasting by the BBC Third Programme. Designed by Francis Meynell in four sections - Imagination; Argument; Experience; Exposition. Twenty-six contributions (previously broadcast on The Third Programme) by writers, philosophers and scientists such as T. S. Eliot, Isaiah Berlin, Max Beerbohm, E. M. Forster, Edward Sackville-West, Andre Gide, Fred Hoyle and Magnus Pike. Printed on mould-made paper in a limited numbered edition of 1300 tall copies by the Stellar Press for distribution in the UK by the Nonesuch Press. This is copy #53. Gift inscription on ffep handwritten and SIGNED by the Editor, John Morris and is dated19 September 1956. Morris writes the Introduction. Also numbered and signed by the US/Canada publisher, Max Reinhardt on the limitation page at end of the book. Unlike the standard edition this volume contains illustrations by B.S. Biro. Grey cloth covered beveled edged boards with bright gilt lettering and bands on spine. Faded gilt top page edges. Untrimmed fore edge and lower page edges. Few uncut (and partially cut) pages, such as pp95/98, p271, p307. Small vertical brown mark (heat/burn?) to top edge of front cover. Otherwise in fine condition. Clean inside pages. Appears hardly read. Signed by Editor.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Includes a slightly worn slip-case in decorated marble paper. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; x, 339 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; SIGNED and inscribed in verso by John Morris. Limited edition, no. 100. On t.p.: Imagination ; argument ; experience ; exposition. Title vignette. Contents; Imagination. The descent into the cave / James Kirkup -- The heart of a king / William Plomer -- Maisie / V.S. Pritchett -- Antigone / Henry Reed -- Syler's green / Stevie Smith. Argument. The artist in society / Graham Greene, Elizabeth Bowen and V.S. Pritchett -- A discussion on the existence of God / Bertrand Russell and Father Copleston. Experience. Lytton Strachey and his critics / Noel Annan -- First meetings with W.B. Yeats / Max Beerbohm -- Belinsky / Isaiah Berlin -- Miching Mallecho / Laura Bohannan -- Revolution at Bayreuth / E.M. Forster -- The French language / André Gide -- Tolstoy's wife / Maxim Gorky -- The Dukeries / Nicholas Pevsner -- Some far eastern dreams / Arthur Waley -- The cosmopolitan spirit / Edward Sackville-West. Exposition. Virgil and the Christian world / T.S. Eliot -- Why are they French? / Darsie Gillie -- Continuous creation / Fred Hoyle -- The state of civilisation in France / Alan Pryce-Jones -- Anton Chekhov : an essay / Thomas Mann -- The muse in the nursery / P.H. Newby -- Humbug in science / Magnus Pyke -- The Cretan tablets / Michael Ventris -- Memory systems in the brain / J.Z. Young. Subjects; British Broadcasting Corporation. Radio programs Great Britain. English literature 20th century. English literature. Radio programs. Literature. English literature 20th century. Literature. English literature 20th century. Literature. Great Britain. Genre; Literature. 1 Kg.