While Rome Burns by Woollcott, First Edition (25 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair to Good, Reading Copy. First Edition By This Publisher. 335 pgs. COLLECTION OF 50 STORIES; >>> Complete & Unabridged edition.>> This is a reading copy. Heavy cover creasing; pen to front end page. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: VERY GOOD Minus. First Edition By This Publisher. 335 pgs. COLLECTION OF 50 STORIES; >>> Complete & Unabridged edition.>> Pealing to laminated covers. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Pocket Books 131. Laminate starting to peel, else a clean and bright copy. The First Pocket Printing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Paperback. first PB. 131, very good , (COLLECTION OF 50 STORIES), paperback,

softcover. Condition: VG. pb 131TIGHT And WHITE 1st prt.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition; Twelfth Printing. 1934 12th Printing, HB in Jkt. Jacket with surface soiling and edge wear, small pieces missing has Old Christmas sticker affixed to front flap. Rescured and placed in NEW Brodart/Mylar Sleeve. Red Cloth Book with Gilt Lettering, Previous owners penciled name, gifted from and year, "xmas '34" also with small book plate, Has another old Christmas sticker affixed inside back board. Images should point out all defects. Worthy of a new home and place in your library. MT130; 9.4 X 5.9 X 1.5 inches; 328 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Twentieth Printing. Red cloth boards have light wear. Uncut pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Paperback. first PB. 131, very good -fine, , reading crease (COLLECTION OF 50 STORIES), paperback,

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Originally published in 1934, which is the printing of this book. Not sure of the edition but I think the 1st. Great novel by Woollcott.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 12th printing. 8vo. 328 pages. With dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt titles on front and spine. Dust jacket price clipped; toned, especially on spine; worn along edges and with several tears and chips. Boards with very light edgewear and a few other small marks. Previous owner's name on front pastedown; otherwise pages clean. Binding firm.

Condition: Fair. 1934. First Edition Thus. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are mildly tanned with minor foxing. Heavy foxing to endpapers. Notable cracking to gutters. Pencil inscription to front endpaper and rear pastedown. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning and foxing to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped.

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. In protective mylar cover. (Short Stories, Essays, Criticism).

Paperback. first PB. 131, almost near fine, (COLLECTION OF 50 STORIES), paperback,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. While Rome Burns by Alexander Woollcott 1935 ; HCDJ hardcover in dustjacket. 1st ed/16th printing Oct 1935 vg condition "Alexander Woollcott (1887-1943) was a writer, humorist, essayist and radio host of the 1920s and 30s. He was quite popular in his day, but this sort of figure really doesn't exist in American life anymore. Woollcott wrote many books, but "While Rome Burns" (1934) is one of his better known. It's a collection of previously published anecdotes and modern fables which can be read in any order. Woollcott enjoys a good ghost story (The Vanishing Lady"); he writes warmly of his good friend Harpo Marx and sketches other friends and contemporaries, and he writes rather breathlessly of several true crimes, grouped under the heading, "It May Be Human Gore." As enjoyable as all this is, the really immortal essay in "While Rome Burns" is "Hands Across the Sea." It's about mysterious searches of soldiers in a barracks in WWI, and is unsettling but very well written. Memories of Woollcott and his contemporaries are fading, and none of them seem poised for the kind of renewed interest that would launch a full-scale revival. Neither he nor Dorothy Parker, nor Robert Benchley nor anyone else at the Algonquin Round Table ever wrote anything that can be mentioned in the same breath with Joyce, Shaw or Faulkner. Woollcott was a fine storyteller whose style has dated less than that of many of his fellows. Eighty years have made his observations of human nature, his true witticisms and often well-placed barbs no less trenchant or relevant, or amusing." "some jacket wear, tear and browning, insides clean tight and very good".

Paperback. first PB. 131, near fine, (COLLECTION OF 50 STORIES), paperback,

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition Thus. 1. viii,328 15th Printing Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles on cover and spine. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles on cover and spine. Former owner's name on ffep ("Ruth Staake | April, 1935"). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. First Edition; Eighteenth Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. 1 inch open tear at top of front gutter.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, Seventh Printing (January 1936). Not price-clipped ($2.75 price intact). Published by Viking Press, 1934. Octavo. Red cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Spotting to page ends and offsetting to endpapers. Dust jacket is very good with shelf wear. Has spine toning, nicks and tears along edges, and rubbing along hinges and top back cover. A few small tears on front inner hinge and 3 inches of loss to bottom left corner. A nice copy of this scarce in jacket collection of works and anecdotes by famed critique of The New Yorker magazine Alexander Woollcott. Book placed in custom acetate protector. 328 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

Hardcover. First Edition; Eighteenth Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Rubbing along panel edges. Few small open teras. Owner name on FEP.

Hardcover. First Edition; Twelfth Printing. Very Good in a Very Good- dust jacket. Chip to jacket crown at front panel. Tear to jacket crown at rear panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. TITLE: WHILE ROME BURNS By ALEXANDER WOOLLCOTT 1934 AUTHOR: ALEXANDER WOOLLCOTT PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: THE VIKING PRESS, NY 1934 is the last date on the copyright page and repeated on the title page in Roman Numerals EDITION: First Edition ISBN: None CATEGORY: Comedy, First Edition BINDING/COVER: Hardback with dust jacket COLOR: Red SIZE: 6 ½ x 9 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 328 pages. CONDITION: The dust jacket is in good condition; there are large size chips to the top and bottom edges of the spine; the original $2.75 price is still on the front flap. Book is without marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. Good/Good dust jacket condition. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcome to email about shipment date! We offer free gift wrapping year round on all our products regardless of item's cost. REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCodePrc E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: RSTC 004212. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good- library lettering. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; Eleventh Printing. SIGNED by N C Wyeth, from personal; No marks, clean tight binding; red cloth binding with gilt; slightly faded spine with two small tears at top of spine;; Signature of NC Wyeth, "Constance Wyeth, 1934" on fep; one of fifteen books from the Stimson Wyeth estate; All serious buyers are welcomed to make a reasonable BEST OFFER; Member of Florida ABA. ; 328 pages; Signed by Associated.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 10.5 x 6.5", cloth with copper-colored embossed caricature of author on front cover. 328pp, covers rubbed and quite soiled, extremities bumped, spine darkened, contents good. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #196) ON ALL-RAG PAPER, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ALEXANDER WOOLCOTT.

8vo. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Original tan linen with caricature of Woollcott on front cover. Publisher's box. Some light rubbing and wear to box, else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. Signed Limited Edition (Copy #118 of 500). Published by Viking, 1934. Octavo in slipcase. Tan cloth boards with gold embossed author caricature to front panel, silver stamped spine lettering, red topstain and satin sewn-in bookmark. Signed by Alexander Woollcott on limitation page in front (flat signed, not inscribed). Book is like new; clean and crisp with no writing or names. Spine straight and corners sharp. Binding tight and pages crisp. Has glassine dust jacket with a few small tears at top end. Slipcase has number 118 hand-written on spine. Has some wear and tear along edges, but still sound. A scarce copy of the signed limited edition of this classic Alexander Woollcott collection. 328 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.