Thyself by Powys: First Edition (6 results)
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Published by Grayson & Grayson, London, United Kingdom 1935
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United KingdomPW Books
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US$ 68.16
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. British Signed limited edition, number 170 of 285 copies (250 for sale). With original unclipped (priced to front inner flap) jacket (10/6). Part of 'The Grayson Books' series. Signed by the author in black ink directly to limitation page without dedicati…on. Edited by John Hackney. Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, large tears, creasing/rubbing to edges, patchy loss, patchy browning (including to spine), pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, few marks, pushing/bumping to corners, minor foxing, is a little fragile and is in only fair condition. Boards are very good with minor pushing/bumping to corners, a few small marks, patchy browning, a little patchy rubbing to edges, the odd small bump to edges and a little wear (pushing/rubbing/bumping/little fraying to the cloth) to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Top edge of pages dyed blue have the odd small mark. Rough cut page bottoms have the odd small mark/spots of foxing. Pages are a bit tanned. Occasional small marks/spots of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Grayson & Grayson 1935
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Zebra Books, Cambridge, , United KingdomZebra Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 222/250 numbered and signed by T. F. Powys (285 copies of the first edition were printed).`From a private collection. The surfaces and extremities of the cloth boards are rubbed and worn. Internally the page block is clean and unmarked. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Grayson & Grayson, London 1935
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaKay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller
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US$ 68.44
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First Edition. Edited by John Hackney. Pp. [40](including blanks), full page illustration by Joy Lloyd, pictorial endpapers printed in blue/grey; blue/grey cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, the boards slightly sprung, spine faintly faded; top edges blue, others uncut; dust wrapper, fore-edge of front panel slightly silverfi…shed, the backstrip browned; Grayson & Grayson, London, 1935. First edition, limited to 285 copies; this being one of 250 numbered copies signed by the author. The Grayson Books series No. 12. Signed.
More imagesTHE GRAYSON BOOKS: THE BEAR FELL FREE; THE DUET; AT HOME; ONE OF NORAH'S EARLY DAYS; VARIATION ON A THEME; MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE; THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SIR HERBAULT; MAIDEN'S FURY; AT BAY; A PINK DOLL; THERE'S A BIRDY IN THE CAGE; MAKE THYSELF MANY
GREENE, Graham; BATES, H. E.; PAVEY, L. A.; DAVIES, Rhys; COLLIER, John; HAMPSON, John; KIRWAN, Patrick; MANHOOD, H. A.; HANLEY, James; CALDER-MARSHALL, Arthur; O'FÀOLAIN, Seàn; POWYS, T. F.
Published by London: Grayson and Grayson. 1935
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United KingdomLUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)
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First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Limited editions. Complete in twelve volumes. Publisher's original cloth, each with an unique design in gilt to the upper board and titles in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. Each volume with a frontispiece illustration. Volume 1, H. E. Bates: The Duet. Numbered 95 of 285 co…pies. Black cloth. Illustrated with line drawings within the text. A very good or better copy, just a couple of foxing spots to the prelims, in a very good dustwrapper that is toned to the spine and nicked and creased at the edges; Volume 2, A. L. Pavey: At Home. Numbered 68 of 285 copies. Brick red cloth. A very good copy, a few spots of foxing to the prelims and text block edge, the dustwrapper toned to the spine and nicked and creased at the edges; Volume 3, Rhys Davies: One of Noah's Early Days. Numbered 71 of 285 copies. Dark grey cloth. A very good copy with light spotting, the dustwrapper toned to the spine and nicked and creased at the edges; Volume 4, John Collier: Variation on a Theme. Numbered 34 of 285 copies. Green cloth. A very good copy, spotted to the prelims, the dustwrapper toned, nicked and chipped at the spine, the edges a little nicked and creased; Volume 5, John Hampson: Man About the House. Numbered 5 of 285 copies. Grey cloth. A near fine copy, faintly spotted to the prelims, the dustwrapper toned to the spine and a little nicked and creased to the edges; Volume 6, Patrick Kirwan: The Life and Death of St. Herbault. Numbered 39 of 285 copies. Black cloth. A near fine copy, the prelims with faint spotting, the dustwrapper toned to the spine and a little nicked and creased at the edges; Volume 7, H. A. Manhood: Maiden's Fury. Numbered 3 of 285 copies. Pink cloth. A very good or better copy, with some spotting to the prelims, the dustwrapper toned to the spine and with a few closed tears and some creasing to the edges; Volume 8, James Hanley: At Bay. Numbered 38 of 285 copies. Blue cloth. A very good or better copy, with some spotting to the prelims, the dustwrapper toned to the spine and with a few closed tears and some creasing to the edges; Volume 9, Arthur Calder-Marshall: A Pink Doll. Numbered 9 of 285 copies. Pink cloth. A very good copy, with some spotting to the prelims, the dustwrapper toned to the spine and with a few closed tears and some creasing to the edges; Volume 10, Seàn O'Fàolain: There's a Birdie in the Cage. Numbered 13 of 285 copies. Green cloth. A very good or better copy, with some spotting to the prelims, the dustwrapper with a few nicked to the somewhat toned spine; Volume 11, Graham Greene: The Bear Fell Free. Numbered 7 of 285 copies. Greyish brown cloth. A very good copy, with some spotting to the prelims, the dustwrapper toned to the spine and with a few nicks and closed tears to the edges and fold corners; Volume 12, T. F. Powys: Make Thyself Many. Numbered 1 of 285 copies. Blue cloth. A very good or better copy, with some spotting to the prelims, the dustwrapper toned and with some creasing to the head of the spine. Each volume is signed by the author on the limitation page. The 12 titles in the Grayson Books series were issued in a limited edition of 285 copies, of which 250 were for sale to the public. All books feature an original work of short fiction and were published in 1935. The series was edited by John Hackney. It is uncommon to encounter a complete set. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Grayson & Grayson, London 1935
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. London: Grayson & Grayson, 1935. Limited First Edition of 285 copies, with 250 available for sale of which this is number 96. Octavo (22.4cm); illustrated dust jacket with 10/6 price intact; boards in blue cloth with green lettering and decoration; blue topstain; [32]pp. Ja…cket lightly rubbed along edges with a small chip at head, a touch of foxing, and some general toning, moreso down and along spine. Boards faintly shelfworn with light toning along top edge and spine; spine slightly cocked. Foxing to preliminary and terminal pages. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Signed by the author without inscription on limitation page at front.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerPOWYS, T.F. Make Thyself Many. Orig. cloth, dust jacket. London: Grayson & Grayson, 1935. First edition. Limited to 285 copies signed by Powys. A fine copy. Signed.
