Christopher Morley Author (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Copyright 1925, but that's inherited from the Doubleday, Page original. This Grosset & Dunlap reprint, while a handsome book in reflex blue boards with a two-color title page, is probably a year or so later. Unusual in jacket, even in this G&D reprint. (This jacket is "good only," missing the top quarter-inch of its spine, with more chips to the front panel, as well as some diagonal creasing to bottom right corner of said front panel.) The author attended New College, Oxford, for three years on a Rhodes scholarship. In 1917 he got his start as an editor for the Ladies' Home Journal, then moved on to the Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger as a reporter and columnist. Morley's first novel, "Parnassus on Wheels," appeared in 1917. The protagonist, traveling bookseller Roger Mifflin, appears again in his second novel, "The Haunted Bookshop" (1919.) In 1920 Morley returned to New York to write a column for the New York Evening Post. He was one of the founders and a longtime contributing editor of the Saturday Review of Literature. A devoted fan of Sherlock Holmes, in 1934 he helped found The Baker Street Irregulars with William Gillette, Vincent Starrett, Alexander Woollcott, and Gene Tunney. He was also one of the first judges for the Book of the Month Club, serving in that position until his health began to fail in the early 1950s. Author of more than 100 novels, books of essays, and volumes of poetry, Morley is probably best known for his 1939 novel "Kitty Foyle," filmed by RKO in 1940 (Ginger Rogers, Academy Award for "Best Actress.") Here, Morley "looks at maturity, individual growth, and human nature." "Thunder on the Left" was adapted as a play by Jean Ferguson Black in 1934. 273 pp. Reduced from $52.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Small nicks and creases, some corner dings, scuffing and hand stains. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Noticable fading due to exposure to sunlight. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Stated "New edition", 1950. No dustjacket. This book has a tear aprox 3/4 inches to the top edge at the spine of the frontispiece page, mild scuffing and smudging to the front cover, a white stain approx 1/4 inch long at the bottom of the front cover, minor shelfwear to the edges and corners of the covers including gently bumped and lightly frayed corners, fading to the spine, a former owner's signature in pen on the front end page, and an overall gentle aging to the pages, otherwise this book is in very good condition with crisp, unmarked pages, a tight binding, and attractive illustrations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This book has an inscription in purple ink on the front endpage, very minor shelfwear to the edges and corners of the covers, light toning to the spine, and an overall gentle aging to the pages, otherwise the book is in very good condition with crisp, unmarked pages, a tight binding, and a strong, clean cover. …

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 164 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.51 inches. In Stock.

Leather bound. Condition: Very Good. Book has some reading creases, odd nick on the text block, otherwise it is a very attractive and bright copy, the binding is all solid, pages clean, very solid.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 148 pages. 5.00x0.34x8.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 104 pages. 5.00x0.25x8.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 118 pages. 5.00x0.28x8.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 128 pages. 5.00x0.30x8.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 230 pages. 5.00x0.52x8.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Rarely well preserved copy. Hardcover with DJ. Published 1959, first edition. Beautifully illustrated. Pictured end papers. So handsome. Collectible. 160pp.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 200 pages. 5.00x0.46x8.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 220 pages. 5.00x0.50x8.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: SLIGHTLY FRAYED ( NEAR FINE). 1st Edition. AMSTEL, RITZ, BERKELEY, PALACE, 50 MORE. BEN MARTIN PHOTOGRAPHS (illustrator). Non-Authorial Inscription ON F.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 254 pages. 5.00x0.58x8.00 inches. In Stock.

Decorative Hardcover Canvas. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Missing. 639 pp. Vol. II issue only! For the complete set, please inquire. Solidly bound copy with moderate external and overall wear and use. Copy with crisp pages and clean text. Slight damage to top and bottom of spine. Dust jacket missing. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was the creation of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based consulting detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skillful use of astute observation, deductive reasoning and forensic skills to solve difficult cases. Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that feature Holmes. The first story, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two serialised novels appeared until 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1907, with a final case in 1914. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes' friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself, this including the Blanched Soldier,and two others are written in the third person. In two stories (The Musgrave Ritual and The Adventure of the Gloria Scott), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, whereas Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. Conan Doyle said that the character of Holmes was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell, for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Like Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing large conclusions from the smallest observations.…

Decorative Hardcover Canvas. Condition: Used-Acceptable. Dust Jacket Missing. 1122 pp. Vol. II issue only! For the complete set, please inquire. A perfectly acceptable study or work or reading or research copy! Loose binding. Moderate browning, tanning, foxing or discoloration on page edges, not affecting text. Spine is torn. Slightly bumped cover board corners. Dust jacket missing. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was the creation of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based consulting detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skillful use of astute observation, deductive reasoning and forensic skills to solve difficult cases. Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that feature Holmes. The first story, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two serialised novels appeared until 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1907, with a final case in 1914. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes' friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself, this including the Blanched Soldier,and two others are written in the third person. In two stories (The Musgrave Ritual and The Adventure of the Gloria Scott), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, whereas Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. Conan Doyle said that the character of Holmes was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell, for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Like Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing large conclusions from the smallest observations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover with unclipped DJ. The first book of the series. Published 1957, first edition. Excellent condition with light wearing and soiling. Beautifully illustrated. Pictured end papers. So handsome. Collectible. 160pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 361 pp. Solidly bound copy and dj with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Dust jacket shows extensive wear and rips along the front and back.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. ***Very good in yellow cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Edges of boards slightly rubbed. Head and tail of spine slightly rubbed and bumped. Small bump to bottom edge of rear board. Edges of text-block browned and slightly foxed. Interior pages clean. Spine tight. ***In a very good plain grey and blue printed dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of 8s. 6d. net. Extremities of dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and creased. Very shallow loss to head of spine of dustwrapper. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper slightly creased and rubbed. Small surface mark to front panel. Spine of dustwrapper slightly discoloured. 190mm x 132mm. 351 pages. ***'This is the story of Geoffrey Barton, an English boy who went to the United states, and his adventures of mind and feeling in the years until he became an American citizen. ***Thorofare is a long novel written with a rich gallery of characters and an underlying seriousness of theme. Thorofare is the name of the little winding street that runs through an old English town. But it becomes also a symbol of the westward instinct of the English-speaking race. ***The idea for the book came to the author in the early days of the war when British children were being sent to the States in large numbers. He found himself wondering what their experiences and observations would be. For the purposes of fiction he transferred this Americanizing experience to an earlier and kindlier time, when it could be undergone without the distortion of tragedy.' ***Christopher Morley is better known for his novel 'Kitty Foyle' published in 1939, which was made into an Academy Award-winning film. He was a prolific novelist and an enthusiastic reader of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, and wrote an introduction to the omnibus edition of the Sherlock Holmes Stories, and also founded 'The Baker Street Irregulars' - a group for Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts - in 1934. ***First impression of the true first edition, published during the Second World War, hard to find in its original 1940s dustwrapper in collectable condition. The plain dustwrapper has narrow foldovers due to war economy paper shortages, and the paper and boards are thin, the book being produced to authorized economy standards. Of interest to collectors of Christopher Morley and wartime 1940s first edition fiction titles. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 246 pages. 8.00x0.81x10.00 inches. In Stock. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator).

Hardcover with Slip Case. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Copyright 1935. 444 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. No dj. Slip case is in poor condition. Small scuff on front cover board. Slip case has been retaped. T.M. Cleland (Illustrations) (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 92 pages. 8.50x5.51x0.52 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 164 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.51 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, Stated First Modern Library Edition 1931, NF/VG, 200-title dust jacket.200 Title Back of Dust jacket & PRE-ZIP CODE COUPON The book is almost VG, 513 PGS, NO ADS IN BACK, MACY S STAMP TITLE PG, Orange & White Rockwell Kent Endpapers , RED TOPSTAIN, nice and tight, with very minor toning. The Dustjacket has minor toning and minimal EDGEchipping. The spine is slightly toned. REDrust CLOTH STREAMER RUNNING MAN ON FRONT & TITLED IN GOLD GILT ON Spine Cvr, Back & VERSO DJ panel refers to 200 books, correct for the first issue & PreZipcode Coupon & 95 cents. 4 1/4" x 6 5/8". Russet red balloon cloth binding NF (Toledano # 7), , unblemished deep red topstain . gilt Lite Fade , tight, square binding.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. HBDJ, Stated 1st Published in 1953. 1st THUS edition, VG/VG-, AS-IS, Hardcover. Book Condition: Nr. Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition FOXED: Nr Very Good-. First Edition THUS. 12mo , 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 in. Dustwrapper which is attached to book, has been strengthened by a layer of clear adhesive plastic, leaving marks on the endpapers. 187 pgs, DJ Light rub wear Fox ,in RustOrange Slight Fox, Blue & B/W ILLUSTRATED DUSTJACKET OF Horse-Drawn BOOKWAGON & Horse getting his bag of Oats ,WITH FLAPS OPEN Showing Books & Bearded MAN & WOMAN wearing blue & White PolkDot Dress INSIDE Open END WINDOWS LOOKING AT EACH OTHER & DOG ON GROUND BY LADDER WITH HANGING BLUE PAIL & R. Mifflin Painted on side. Morley's first novel, The protagonist, traveling bookseller Roger Mifflin, With his traveling book wagon, Roger Mifflin moves through the New England countryside of 1915, making bookselling seem one of the world's highest callings. This is a great classic on books and book collecting , Probably the most famous bookselling novel to be written.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, Stated 1st Published in 1953. 1st THUS edition, VG+/VG -, AS-IS, Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition THUS. 12mo , 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 in. Dustwrapper LightFox, rub, wear & Tiny chips , Tears edges & Extremities, Spine end DJ small Pieces out but Titles Intact. 187 pgs, Front DJ Titled in White Outlined in Black & Authors name at Btm DJ in Brown, Green cloth hardboard cover Light Wear , dust jacket is clipped, light foxing on page edges. Dust jacket has signs of wear & tear. 16mo . D/W slightly Torn & frayed with a couple of small pieces missing. Two labels & two insciriptions on rear of front cover. ,in Brown, TurquoiseBlue & B/W ILLUSTRATED DUSTJACKET OF Horse-Drawn BOOKWAGON & Horse getting his bag of Oats ,WITH FLAPS OPEN Showing Books & Bearded MAN & WOMAN wearing blue & White PolkDot Dress INSIDE Open END WINDOWS LOOKING AT EACH OTHER & DOG ON GROUND BY LADDER WITH HANGING BLUE PAIL & R. Mifflin Painted on side. Morley's first novel, The protagonist, traveling bookseller Roger Mifflin, With his traveling book wagon, Roger Mifflin moves through the New England countryside of 1915, making bookselling seem one of the world's highest callings. This is a great classic on books and book collecting , Probably the most famous bookselling novel to be written LONDON FABER Morley's first novel, The protagonist, traveling bookseller Roger Mifflin, With his traveling book wagon, Roger Mifflin moves through the New England countryside of 1915, making bookselling seem one of the world's highest callings. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, Stated 1st Published in 1953. 1st THUS edition, VG+/VG , AS-IS, Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition THUS. 12mo , 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 in. Dustwrapper LightFox, rub, wear & Tiny chips , Tears edges & Extremities, 187 pgs, Front DJ Titled in White Outlined in Black & Authors name at Btm DJ in Brown, Green cloth hardboard cover Light Wear , dust jacket is unclipped, light foxing on page edges. Dust jacket has signs of wear & tear. , in Brown, TurquoiseBlue & B/W ILLUSTRATED DUSTJACKET OF Horse-Drawn BOOKWAGON & Horse getting his bag of Oats ,WITH FLAPS OPEN Showing Books & Bearded MAN & WOMAN wearing blue & White PolkDot Dress INSIDE Open END WINDOWS LOOKING AT EACH OTHER & DOG ON GROUND BY LADDER WITH HANGING BLUE PAIL & R. Mifflin Painted on side. Morley's first novel, The protagonist, traveling bookseller Roger Mifflin, With his traveling book wagon, Roger Mifflin moves through the New England countryside of 1915, making bookselling seem one of the world's highest callings. This is a great classic on books and book collecting , Probably the most famous bookselling novel to be written.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACK NODustjacket, 1ST Edition THUS, 1927 on Title & Copyright Pg, , This Edition LTD TO 1,001 SETS, THIS 1ST VOL IS SIGNED NUMBER #428, NOJACKET, SPINE CVR FADE & CHIPS END, EX-LIBRARY Columbia Univ. USUAL WEAR RUB POCKET ETC, RED CLOTH WITH SMALL RESIDUE FRONT EDGE, 6 3/4 X 5 IN APPROX, Numbered 498 out of 1,001 in a limited edition set. In worn but readable condition, with superficial rubbing to lettering on the outer cover. Ex-library book markings inside the book. Spine is worn, primarily towards the front and back of the book. Pages until the title page are detached but included, as well as the first page of Parnassus on Wheels. Signed by Author(s).…