Two Masters by Wheen (12 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No.1 in Faber's 'Criterion Miscellany' series, a short story from the translator of All Quiet On The Western Front. Flyer advertisement for that title laid in. All in VG, crisp, clean and bright internal order. Plain card covers a little spotted, with fixed orange paper wraps. These are slightly dulled and lightly worn to upper edge, but still smart. 16mo. 32pp.

paper wrappers. Condition: V.g. Dust Jacket Condition: V G rubbed. 2nd impression. 32pp, orig. binding sewn with red paper d.j., fine condition. Criterion Miscellany- No.1.

First edition. Criterion Miscellany No. 1. Wrappers. About fine. Wheen was the translator into English of Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front." The story concerns an Englishman impersonating a German officer who forms a great friendship with one of the enemy and the moral conflicts that arise therefrom.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. "First Published In MCMXXIX" stated. No additional date, edition or printing indicated. Near fine 32 page saddle-stitched wraps/paperback in stiff paper covers. Only minor, if not trivial wear to heel of spine and lower fore-edge corner. Only trivial additional signs of age/wear/previous use.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. "First Published In MCMXXIX" stated. No additional date, edition or printing indicated. Near fine 32 page saddle-stitched wraps/paperback in stiff paper covers. Fore-edge of three leaves have 4 light, if not very light coffee-colored, pinhead-sized spots. Only trivial additional signs of age/wear/previous use.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First publication by Faber & Faber in the Criterion Miscellany series, 32 pages, very good condition in sewn card covers (edges of pages spotted) with very good dust-wrapper (dust marked, overlapping edges creased).

Sewn Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for moderate bumping to extremities. No chips or tears. Internally fine. #1 of the Criterion Miscellanies. The author was the translator of All Quiet ON the Western Front, which was published in the same year. This copy contains the publisher's blurb that accompanied the first edition of Remarqhe's landmark work.

Wrappers. First Edition. Very nice copy A brief novella by the translator of All Quiet on the Western Front, drawn from an episode in his own experiences of that front where he served with the 54th battalion, A.I.F. (14th Bde., 5th Australian Div.) and was awarded the Military Medal (and two bars) for bravery.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Paperback. Slightly marked and faded cover with slight creasing to yapped edges and French flaps, otherwise near very good indeed.

First edition. 8vo. 32 pp. Booket, printed wrappers, good copy. (87970). Criterion Miscellany No. I. Signed and dated upper corner of wrapper.

Octavo, 32 pp., boards. First edition. Limited to 150 numbered copies (this is number 28) signed by Wheen. The first book in Faber & Faber's "Criterion Miscellany" series, a story set among the Australian Expeditionary Force in World War I. Small chip from spine panel and some mild dust soiling to the bright orange boards, a very good copy. (#134248). Signed.

First edition. Criterion Miscellany No. 1. Octavo. 32 pages. A First World War story by the translator of All Quiet on the Western Front. Wheen was an Australian soldier who served, and was twice wounded, on the Western Front.One of 150 numbered and hardbound copies signed by the author and printed on hand-made paper. Spine a bit faded. Head of spine scuffed. Very good indeed.