Gentleman Duster (141 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good hard cover. "series of critical and biographical studies, presented as 'reflections' from the mirror in the Imperial council chamber, of thirteen typical Britons who have done noteworthy work during the years of the war and who are now grappling with the problems of the peace." B/w photos of each of the 13 are included along with a brief biographical sketch. EX-library, faded spine. X2. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. Second impression.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. THIRD PRINTING/ALL IN 1923; NO MARKING; COVER SHOWS WEAR; TEXT AND BINDING GOOD.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. book is tight with no markings, some soiling and tanning to page edges, blank pages have tanning, boards have some rubbing and soiling, corners have bumping and rubbing.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. ORIGINAL 1921 PRINTING . Not a modern day reprint.Name of previous owner on ffep. Damp stain to right edge of front cover,lower right corner of cover especially. Foxing to end papers. First American edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. First American Edition.

Hardcover. Purple cloth, gold lettering on faded spine, rubbed and spotted, ex-lib, no dj. Religion; 17736.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Name written inside cover . Otherwise clean text. Cover is faded but sharp edges. Front board is bowed up.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fourth impression. Light shelf wear. Light foxing to front matter. Text is clean. Photos are of the actual book you will receive. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First US edition, first printing of political reflections of Downing Street. Published by Putnam / The Knickerbocker Press of New York in 1921. No dustjacket. Shelf wear. In very good condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated (illustrator). Hard Cover/No Jacket. 6x9. A green book with gold ltg. and it has 176 pgs., slightly discolored on spine and cover, foxing, wear, soil and owner's name. It is illus. in b/w with photos.

Cloth Hard Back. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. (12)171pp. Photo plates. Clean & sturdy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. New York: George H. Doran, 1926. First Edition. Very Good/No Dustjacket. First Edition - Clean gold cloth boards with black lettering on cover and spine. Very little wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. 315 pgs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. In green cloth. Name stamp.

HC. B&W illustrations (illustrator). 176pp NO DUSTJACKET. good, green cloth (hardcover) NO DUSTJACKET.

Cloth. Condition: G+ to VG. No Jacket. First American Edition. 1st American edition, photo illustrations, spine lettering faded, corner bumped, some wear to extremities, Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: G+. Dust Jacket Condition: G+. Tenth Edition. 174 pp + 16 p ads, a nice clean copy with gift inscription in front, dust jacket has some corner chips, a good usable copy.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two small spots of discoloration to front cover with very minor rubbing to cover as well; lightly shelf-worn; else a clean, tight and very nice copy; 12 black and white photographs throughout of various authors; Lacks dust jacket; 171p. Size: 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hard Cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. "Some political reflections" on the then present problems of the world, presented via a series of critical and biographical studies. Illustrated. Minor exterior wear, light foxing within. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Illustrated (illustrator). Moderate wear; an adequate readable copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Scuffs, soils, edge wear, etc; interior foxing; an adequate readable copy. 149 pages. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. A great look at British politics in the aftermath of World War I, focused on the struggle between socialism and conservatism. Also speaks to the interrelationship between England and the United States. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Dampness has seeped into more than just the cover. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Moderate shelf wear. 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. No Jacket. No dust jacket. A little soiling on cover. Front hinge cracked. Ink bleeding around cover. Erase marks on front/back end page. Good + condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. APPEARS VERY LITTLE READ. Minimal wear to hard back book. 153 pages Pages are clean,bright and tight. no name or inscription.Brown boards with dark green border and spine titles.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+ in Good dust jacket. First edition. Purple cloth with light wear only, very clean, tightly bound. Interior paper is bright and clean with no markings. The dust jacket is moderately edgeworn.

Large octavo, green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, untrimmed, xxi, 176 pp. Near-Fine, with slightly bowed covers, in a darkened dust jacket with hair-line tear. From jacket: The Gentleman with a Duster who so mercilessly and brilliantly clarified the mirrors of Downing Street, now turns his attention to English Society -- and what a drubbing it gets. Perhaps the sorriest victims to fall under his cleanser are Col. Reppington and Margot Asquith.But society at large is not spared, and there can be no question as to the sincereity of the author. British History, Fashion, Great Britain, British Society, English Social History, England, London, Fashion, Society.

Hardback. Green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 218 pp. Essays on Socrates, Aristotle, Jesus Christ, St. Augustine, Erasmus, Oliver Cromwell, and John Wesley. Some underlining on chapter on Socrates, owner's names ffep. Covers show light edge wear. Book condition VG-. Binding: HB. Edition: Fourth Printing, December 1923.