Hector Hugo Munro (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are generally clean, bright condition. There are spots of foxing to both front and rear covers, especially around the spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. All three edges of the text block have light spots of foxing. The price clipped dust jacket is generally clean and bright, but does have some light bumping and rubbing. "Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 14 November 1916) , popularly known by his pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirise Edwardian society and culture. He is considered by English teachers and scholars a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling, Munro himself influenced A. A. Milne, Noël Coward and P. G. Wodehouse. ". Illustrated by Jeanne Titherington (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Early Reprint. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The spine ends, spine joints and corners of the book covers have rubbing, wear and small spots of fraying. There is one spot of discoloration to the top front panel of the book cover. There is a thin patch of fading / water spotting to the top rear panel of the book cover. The paper label on the spine has some toning, rubbing and one nick to the top left corner. The text pages are clean and bright. "Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 14 November 1916) , better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story, and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling, he himself influenced A. A. Milne, Noël Coward and P. G. Wodehouse." (from Wikipedia).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. 3rd Printing of 1963. Text/Bright, Clean, and Near New w/faint creasing to first title page. Softcover/Good; intact but tired w/rubs to all leading edges & soiling & wear to surfaces. Collection of stories penned by Burmese-born British author Hector Hugh Munro (1870 - 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, and, H. H. Munro. Saki's witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre tales, satirizing Edwardian society, were first published in newspapers and later collected into volumes. This 179 page collection, chosen by Graham Greene, are presented in 5 parts: 1, Reginald (1904); 2, Reginald in Russia (1910); 3, The Chronicles of Clovis (1911); 4, Beasts & Super-Beasts (1914); and 5, The Toys of Peace (1923). Strong copy despite flaws.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Post8vo, 254 pp. Original cream light card covers lettered black and brown. Covers slightly dusty otherwise fine completely unopened copy. WorldCat locates only two copies, both in Sweden.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Brossura editoriale con risvolti, cm 22.5 x 12, pp 148 (4). La Biblioteca di Babele, 22. Buono stato, piccola abrasione sul piatto posteriore, in area senza testo o grafica. Prima edizione (giugno 1980) del ventiduesimo titolo della collana di letteratura fantastica diretta da Jorge Luis Borges per Franco Maria Ricci, editore e autore del suggestivo progetto grafico della serie. Il volume comprende dodici racconti di Saki, pseudonimo dello scrittore inglese Hector Hugh Munro, tradotti da Orsola Nemi e Henri Fürst; l'introduzione di Borges è tradotta da Gianni Guadalupi. Buono stato, piccola abrasione sul piatto posteriore, in area senza testo o grafica.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.