Wrong Set by Angus Wilson: First Edition (34 results)
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Published by Penguin Books, 1959
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1959. First Edition Thus. 200 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light r…ubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
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Language: English
Published by Secker & Warburg, London, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Object Relations IOBA PBFA, London, United KingdomObject Relations IOBA PBFA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st printing (1949). 223pp. Original blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. VG copy, binding tight with slight forward lean, cloth covers clean with some gentle fading, spine faded and gilt dulled completely, internally very good; no dust jacket.
Published by William Morrow, 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.Glands of Destiny First Edition Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher4: William Morrow, New York, 1950. VERY GOOD hardcover that is lacking its DJ. Previous owner's stamp on front end paper. Wear at head and heel of spine. First US Edition, First Printing.
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Published by William Morrow & Company, New York, 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Bolerium Books Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 239p., very good first US edition of Wilson's first book in cloth boards and unclipped but worn dj. Young 4178.
Published by WILLIAM MORROW, NY, 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.Gian Luigi Fine Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. author's first book. spine area of dj sunned, morrow review card enclosed.
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Published by Secker and Warburg, London, UK, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: BookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet), Canterbury, United KingdomBookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet)
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Condition: Used - Good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Edition. First edition, second impression. 224pp. Blue cloth-covered boards. 12mo. Sun-faded spine, lightly rubbed corners and spine ends. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges starting to tan; water stain to bottom edge. Wear and stains to boards. Rear hinge crack…ed and stretched; volume a little loose. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Wilson, Angus (illustrator).
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Published by William Morrow and Company Inc., New York, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Oshtemo Book Sellers, Chester, NY, U.S.A.Oshtemo Book Sellers
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book is very fine with a slight bump at the spine ends. the priced (3.00) dust jacket is very good with a closed tear at the front fold. Book is a review copy with a William Morrow book mark tipped in. book is solid, square and very clean and unmarked. Us…ing razor sharp words, Angus Wilson dissects the strong and weak, rich and poor, proud and humble, laying bare their foibles and frailties, With equal deftness he exposes the philosophical posturing s of some intellectuals or the middle class ideologies that fill a suburban hotel. Interesting look at mid century America. Authors first book. Collectible Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 1st Printing.
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Published by William Morrow 1950 First Edition., 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ocean Tango Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.Ocean Tango Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good book in good jacket, very sunned spine, light rubbing, previous owner' s signature.
Published by William Morrow & Co. New York, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Kaye Books & Memorabilia, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.David Kaye Books & Memorabilia
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition ~1st Printing Hardcover author's first book, vg in poor dust jacket, in fresh mylar; heavy chipping to jacket edges, dampstaining to back of jacket and corresponding stain on back board cover, jacket spine heavily faded, lite rubbing to board edges else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped jacket.
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Published by Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1959
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Series; Penguin Books. no. 1355. Physical description; 200 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 18 cm. Contents; Fresh air fiend -- Union reunion -- Saturnalia -- Realpolitik -- A stor…y of historical interest -- The wrong set -- Crazy crowd -- A visit in bad taste -- Raspberry jam -- Significant experience -- Mother's sense of fun -- Et dona ferentes. Subjects; English fiction. English literature. Short stories, English. Fiction. Penguin books (series). Short stories in English, 1900 Texts. 1 Kg.
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Published by Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1959
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaBookwood
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Add to basketWraps. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Mass market paperback. Penguin orange & white printed wraps. No. 1355. Printed in Great Britain. A nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 201pp. SB-98.
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Published by Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1959
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Series; Penguin Books. no. 1355. Physical description; 200 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 18 cm. Contents; Fresh air fiend -- Union reunion -- Saturnalia -- Realpolitik -- A stor…y of historical interest -- The wrong set -- Crazy crowd -- A visit in bad taste -- Raspberry jam -- Significant experience -- Mother's sense of fun -- Et dona ferentes. Subjects; English fiction. English literature. Short stories, English. Fiction. Penguin books (series). Short stories in English, 1900 Texts. 1 Kg.
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Published by William Morrow & Company, New York, 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Besleys Books PBFA, Diss, United KingdomBesleys Books PBFA
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Condition: Used - Good
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st US Edition. Hardback with dust-wrapper designed by David Soshensky. 239pp. 1st US edition 1950. D/w slightly faded and marked, chipped to edges. 'F' to front free end-paper. Private ownership. (p23).
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Language: English
Published by Secker & Warburg, London, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.Dorley House Books, Inc.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; dj w/lite chipping, unclipped price, in mylar; blue c lw/gilt spine titles; spine sunned; 223 clean, unmarked pages.
Published by Secker & Warburg, London
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaBurton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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Add to basket1949, 1st edition. (Hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 223pp. Previous owner's name, the spine is cocked and faded. (Fiction, Short Stories).
Published by Martin Secker and Warburg Ltd, London, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: G. & J. CHESTERS, TAMWORTH, United KingdomG. & J. CHESTERS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 223 pages, a very good plus hardback in a very good plus dust-jacket, the dj has had further protection having been kept in a removable plastic sleeve, though it is price clipped. NOT FROM A LIBRARY, plus completely clean from any former owner markings.
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Published by Penguin Books, 1959
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Paperworks, Plymouth, United KingdomPaperworks
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition thus. Penguin book number 1355. Condition: Good. Slight edgewear. Foxing to cover. Age toning. Size: 7 x 4.5 inches / 18 x 11 cm. 201. pages. Weight: 120g.
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Language: English
Published by Secker and Warburg Ltd., 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Publication of 223 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and minor marks. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are sh…ipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Published by Secker & Warburg, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. boards are shelf rubbed, edge worn and a bit sunned. tanning and marks. well bound. the front end page has a previous owner's inscriptions. supplied with a facsimile jacket of a fair jacket [S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Language: English
Published by William Morrow & Company, New York, U.S.A., 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United KingdomPW Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. American edition, first printing, 1950. With original clipped jacket. The author's first book to be published in America. Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, numerous tears, patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), severe fading/…browning/marking to/near spine, creasing/rubbing to edges, foxing, pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, pushing/bumping to corners, patchy browning/odd small marks/spots of foxing to reverse (white side), creasing/rubbing/browning/minor foxing to front/back inner flaps, patchy browning (especially to back) and is in only fair condition. Boards are very good (having been well protected by the jacket) with a little pushing/bumping to corners, the odd small mark, odd small bump/rub 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. Inside boards/end-papers/pages are tanned. Odd small mark/spots of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.
Published by William Morrow & Company, New York, 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.Ziern-Hanon Galleries
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Add to basketFull Cloth. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. FIRST AMER. EDITION, first printing. Full green cloth with moisture damage to the cloth. Jacket has wear and chipping. Overall a POOR book in a GOOD brodart protected dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
Published by New York: William Morrow & Company,, 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA, Sun City, AZ, U.S.A.BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst U.S. edition, first printing. Hint of wear to spine crown, mild bump to front cover fore-edge, else fine in green binding with gilt spine titles; in a very good plus illustrated dust jacket, with light edgewear and very short edge tears, fading to spine panel, a few tiny nicks. Wilson's debut collection of short stories wa…s called by Sean O'Faolain "one of the outstanding books of the last twenty years. A new writer of the first rank has appeared on the horizon." Jacket by David Soshensky.
Published by Secker & Warburg, GB, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: VG-. No DW. 1st Edition. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. BUT some text edge spotting and noticeable fading over spine.
Published by Secker & Warburg, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United KingdomHunter Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression. Good+ with near previous owner name to ffep, in unclipped jacket with some browning and a couple of splash marks.
Published by William Morrow & Company, New York, 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. Fine in about fine dustwrapper with slightest spine-fading. A nice copy.
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Published by Secker & Warburg, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.Eureka Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 223 pages. The author's first book. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning to the spine. Spine leans a bit.
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Published by Secker & Warburg, London, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Bolerium Books Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 223p., shelfworn first UK edition of Wilson's first book in unclipped, lightly-worn and toned plain gray printed dj. Young 4178.
Published by Secker and Warburg, London, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. A Fine copy in pale blue cloth, slightly cocked, in a Near Fine pale grey dustwrapper printed in black and blue, not price-clipped, slightly toned along spine panel. 223pp. Wilson's first book, a collection of short stories. Q04884.
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Published by Secker & Warburg, London, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. A smart first edition of this collection of short stories from English writer, Angus Wilson. First edition. A satirist collection of twelve short stories, including: Union Reunion, A Story of Historical Interest, The Wrong Set, Crazy Crowd, Raspberry… Jam, and more. Written by Sir Angus Frank Johnstone-Wilson, an English novelist and short story writer who was one of England's first openly gay authors. In the original full blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor wear to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and board edges. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with minor wear and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and panel edges with the odd small mark to the panels. 1" closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.
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Published by Secker and Warburg, London, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A collection of twelve short stories by Angus Wilson. The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Angus Wilson's first collection of short stories was first published in 1949. A collection of twelve humorous stories intended to ma…ke the reader laugh out loud. Wilson mocks the upper classes by parodying their over the top manners and personalities. Wilson uses a satiric tone which is often ruthless and macabre. The stories explore themes of love, tragedy and social expectations. In the original publisher's cloth in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart. A small chip on the head of the spine front cover of the dust wrapper. Marginal age toning to the flyleaf. The price has been partially erased in ink. The boards are bright and clean. The odd spot on the text block. Fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.
