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THE PRODIGAL RAKE MEMOIRS OF WILLIAM HICKEY
Language: English
Published by E.P. DUTTON & CO. INC., NEW YORK, 1962
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER WITH NO DJ. PLEASE REVIEW PICTURES.
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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket.
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The Pleasures of Pope
Published by Hamilton
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Good dust jacket. Writing inside.Rear hinge cracked. (Poetry, Poems, English Poetry).
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Byron: A Self-Portrait: Letters and Diaries 1798 to 1824 Volume I
Language: English
Published by Humanities Press, New York, 1967
Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Red cloth binding. Clean pages with the normal library markings and attachments. The spine has some fading. Volume I only.
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The Journal of Thomas Moore 1818-1841
Published by Macmillan, 1964
ISBN 10: 9110302298 ISBN 13: 9789110302297
Paper Back. Condition: Good.
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Marcel Proust, 1871-1922 A Centennial Volume
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Pink cloth covered boards with slightly bumped corners. Original DJ with light edgewear, wrapped in protective plastic sheath. Binding sound. Text clean. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. Pictorical eps. Very nice copy of this book. ; 9.80 X 7.40 X 1.40 inches; 216 pages.
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Vladimir Nabokov His Life, His Work, His World: A Tribute
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Selected Essays of Cyril Connolly
Language: English
Published by Persea Books, New York, 1984
ISBN 10: 0892550724 ISBN 13: 9780892550722
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The book and contents are clean and tight. There are some light penciled markings in the margin of some pages. The dust jacket has some wear on the lower rear edge.
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Vladimir Nabokov A Tribute
Language: English
Published by William Morrow and Company, Inc., NY, 1980
ISBN 10: 0688036376 ISBN 13: 9780688036379
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. First U.S. Edition. 139 pp, b/w photos, the book and contents are very clean and tight, dust jacket has some edge rubbing, a very usable book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Marcel Proust, 1871-1922: A Centenary Volume
Language: English
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1971
ISBN 10: 0297004328 ISBN 13: 9780297004325
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardback. Condition: Fair. B/W Illus (illustrator). A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.
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Vladimir Nabokov His Life, His Work, His World: A Tribute
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. 1st US edition. (authors, russian).
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The Pleasures of Pope
Language: English
Published by Pantheon Books, NY, 1950
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Frontis (illustrator). 1st. First American Edition; dj w/clipped price; owner's name; 265 clean, unmarked pages.
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Selected Writings of John Ruskin
Language: English
Published by Falcon Press, London, 1952
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition in tangerine boards has minor shelf-wear, minor wear to corners and spine top and bottom, tight and unmarked. Clipped jacket in new mylar cover has slightly sunned spine, minor edge-wear, slightly stained back cover. A solid copy, not ex-library.
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Vladimir Nabokov: A Tribute
Language: English
Published by William Morrow And Company, Inc., New York, 1980
Soft cover. Condition: Almost Like New. First Softcover Edition. Softcover book is a clean tight unmarked copy.
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MAYHEW'S LONDON UNDERWORLD
Seller: Fantastic Literature Limited, Rayleigh, ESSEX, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: near fine trade paperback. 1st printing. Well-edited version of Mayhew's fascinating first-person investigation and account of the poor and illegal in Victorian London.
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Condition: Good. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, VG/G. 360pp, b/w frontis, 11 b/w illustrations, dustjacket rubbed & repaired with sellotape, a good copy. A new version of Mayhews London Labour & The London Poor with a new introduction. 600 grams.
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The Prodigal Rake: Memoirs (abridged).
Published by Dutton, 1962
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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The Prodigal Rake Memoirs of William Hickey
Published by E. P. Dutton, New York, 1962
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ESA ILAB
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Third Printing. Corners are bumped. Endpapers have some foxing.
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The Journal of Thomas Moore, 1818-1841
Language: English
Published by B.T. Batsford, London, 1964
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. revised edition; dj w/lite wear only, unclipped price, in mylar; maroon c e/gilt sp;ine titles; slight toning; 256 clean, unmarked pages/index.
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Marcel Proust, 1871-1922: A Centenary Volume
Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster, NY, 1971
ISBN 10: 0671210130 ISBN 13: 9780671210137
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/W Illus (illustrator). 1st. 1st US printing; 216 clean, unmarked pages; decorative end papers; dj w/some chipping, unclipped price, in mylar; decorative end papers; "In this centenary tribute, the complex genius of Marcel Proust is discussed from many different angles." Contents include The Making of a Novel by Philip Kolb, The Faubourg Saint-Germain by Marcel Schneider, Bergotte by Elizabeth Bowen, The World of Fashion by Peter Quennell, Proust and Cocteau: A Note by Francis Steegmuller, etc. 2nd Printing.
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Marcel Proust, 1871-1922: A Centenary Volume
Language: English
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1971
ISBN 10: 0671210130 ISBN 13: 9780671210137
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/W Illus (illustrator). 1st. First American Edition; 216 clean, unmarked pages; dj w/lite wear, unclipped price, in mylar; decorative end papers; "In this centenary tribute, the complex genius of Marcel Proust is discussed from many different angles." Contents include The Making of a Novel by Philip Kolb, The Faubourg Saint-Germain by Marcel Schneider, Bergotte by Elizabeth Bowen, The World of Fashion by Peter Quennell, Proust and Cocteau: A Note by Francis Steegmuller, etc.
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BYRON: Selected Poems and Prose
Language: English
Published by William Collins Sons & Company, Ltd., London, England, 1959
First Edition
Flex Binding. Condition: Very Good. Fronspiece (illustrator). 1st Edition. Red leather binding with gold print on spine and blind-stamped edge line on front cover. Silk marker ribbon.Grey & white logo wallpaper pattern endpapers. Only defect is light colored water stain in bottom 3" of crease for first 20 pages.Very sound and otherwise unmarked. 703 pages. Slipcase is very good with light wear at spine ends and corner tips.
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HARDBACK. Condition: Very good. 4to, edges marked, some soil, owner inkname, 212 pp.
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Mayhew's London; Being Selections from "London Labour and the London Poor"
Language: English
Published by Spring Books, London, 1969
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/W Illus (illustrator). dj w/clipped price, in mylar; 592 clean, unmarked pages; Selections from Henry Mayhew's LONDON LABOUR AND THE LONDON POOR, first published in 1851. A fascinating look at English Victorian life, urban conditions, and employment; ownr's name.
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Vladimir Nabokov His Life, His Work, His World: A Tribute
Language: English
Published by William Morrow and Company, New York, 1980
ISBN 10: 0688036376 ISBN 13: 9780688036379
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MWABA
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First U.S. Edition. iv + 139 pp, stated First U.S. Edition, with full number line. 12 unpaginated b&w pictures - photos, Introduction, 10 essays by contributors (Hannah Green, Martin Amis, Dmitri Nabokov, John Bayley, and others), Bibliography of VN's major works. 6.5" x 9.6" gray cloth backed & pale gray papered boards, in price-clipped DJ in acetate protector. DJ with crease & wrinkle across the fr bottom Size: Slim Octavo. Book.
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Marcel Proust, 1871-1922. A Centenary Volume
Language: English
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1971
ISBN 10: 0297004328 ISBN 13: 9780297004325
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. B/W Illus (illustrator). Library withdrawal with clean unmarked text in tight binding and with laminated dust jacket. Surface tear to rear endpaper from pocket removal, but otherwise a quite decent reading copy. Features commentary from 10 significant writers. ; 9.8 X 7.6 X 1.5 inches.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine DJ. Newsweek 1971 Fine/Fine DJ Like New Brown cloth with with gilded drawing on front and gilded lettering on spine. Bright glossy mostly color photo illustrated pages with some black and white photos. 172 pages. Bright glossy red dust jacket. LARGE HEAVY ITEM 2.68 Pounds. Size: 11 5/8 x 9 1/4 x 3/4 inches. No Exp.
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LIFE IN TUDOR ENGLAND : English Life Series)
Language: English
Published by Capricorn Books/G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY, 1964
ISBN 10: 0399502939 ISBN 13: 9780399502934
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition, First Thus. BRAND NEW & Bright copy w/check marks to Contents. Softcover/NF w/trace edge & surface wear. Price stamp to fEP. Frontispiece: An early Tudor nobleman; painting. Social history. Essence pf life in 16th century Tudor England; the period when England of the Yorkists was transformed into the England of Elizabeth; a time when the kindgom was relatively barren of good painting and good drawing, illuminated manuscripts were passe, and miniatures & engravings were yet to be. 8 chapters: I, The Land; II, Trade Industry & Agriculture; III, The Order of Society; IV, Castles, Palaces & Houses; V, Doctors, Disease & Diet; VI, School & College; VII, Church & People; and VIII, Change & Rebellion.
