Wrong by Stern James (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. First Edition; Signed and Noted by Author|Very Good; Poor|"This volume was still-born - |I like to think because its|birth took place during the |Munich crisis'. At any rate|the title was well chosen."|- James Stern| New York '54.|1938. London: Secker and Warburg. 7.5 x 5 inches. vii, 312 pages. Such an interesting copy of a classic short story collection. Noted by author on the front free endpaper. Original dust jacket, with a second hand-painted jacket of unknown origin. Boards frayed a bit on edges from shelving, split in cloth on bottom edge of spine, significant toning on pastedowns and endpapers, slight tone to overall text, creasing from page vii-2. Dust jacket in rough shape, chipping along top edge of spine, jacket separated at flap hinge and spine. First Edition; Signed and Noted by Author. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Impression. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. Octavo. pp 312. Original publisher's light red cloth, titles to spine blue, top edge brown. Some fading, some faint marks to covers, contents clean - overall about vg. With the bookplate of Barry Humphries and a note presenting the book to him 'with kindest birthday regards' from John Byrne 19 2 76. Byrne was a bibliophile and bookseller attached to Bertram Rota ; the printed dedicatee of the book is Brian Howard. Barry Humphries and James Stern had mutual friendship with the Nobel Prize-winning author Patrick White.James Stern was one of Patrick WhiteÕs earliest American champions, famously reviewing his novel The Aunt's Story. Barry Humphries was also a very close friend of White. Through White, they both moved in similar artistic circles in the mid-20th century and shared bibliophilic interests - both were avid collectors of rare books - BH called him Jimmy.…

First edition, first impression. This copy has the bookplate of Anthony Hobson (1921-2014), who was the director of Sotheby's and noted bibliophile. Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine blue, top edge brown. Spine rolled and faded, some faint marks to covers, contents lightly spotted. A very good copy.…

FIRST EDITION, pp. [viii], 312, crown 8vo, original terracotta cloth, backstrip lettered in blue, top edge blue, dustjacket separated along upper joint-fold and with splitting to front flap-fold, a little chipped elsewhere, good. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf: 'For Elinore & Fred Stettenheim, with thanks & admiration, Jimmy Stern, 25.6.39'. The recipients were part of the same New York Jewish family as Walter Lippmann. An uncommon book, the more so inscribed the stories all have childhood as their theme, in different settings. The book's printed dedication is to Brian Howard.…