Michael Sadleir John Piper (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. John Piper (illustrator). 1st Edition. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in burgundy cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Forlorn Sunset is a novel by the British writer Michael Sadleir which was first published in 1947. Like his better known work Fanny by Gaslight the novel is set in Victorian London and explores the underworld of Vice that existed in the city. A profoundly sad story of a disturbed and difficult woman with a history of abuse and neglect as a child, who manages to ruin the lives of all around her. Not for the faint-hearted! Ref B 4.

Purple hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G: in good condition with edge-torn and marked dust jacket. Spine faded. Edge-wear. Light page edge browning. Light foxing. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). xi, 501pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. John Piper (illustrator). First Edition. 1947 First edition. Size 7.25" x 4.75", 501 pages, printed on india paper. Burgundy cloth with gilt MS motif to front cover and black titles on gilt panel to the spine, top page edge burgundy. With colour frontispiece by John Piper. No jacket. Book Condition very good, spine faded, mark on front endpaper else contents clean. Michael Sadleir novel about Victorian London.

First Edition. Good copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; tight and sharp-cornered. Series; Historical bibliography collection : 20th century. Physical description; xi, 501 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 19 cm. Notes; "First published 1947"--Verso of t.p. "Printed in Great Britain by T. and A. Constable . at the University Press Edinburgh"--Colophon. Subjects; English fiction 20th century. English fiction 20th century. London (England) ; Fiction. 1 Kg.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. John Piper (dust jacket and frontispiece) (illustrator). First Edition. Small 8vo. Pp. xi, [2], 3-501. With a postscript by the author. Bound in plum cloth with author's monogram in gilt on front board; title block in gilt on spine. Spine just a touch sunned; bookseller tag on front pastedown (Collets, Hempstead). In the illustrated dust jacket, spine darkened but price remains intact on front panel. A follow-up, of sorts, to the author's Fanny by Gaslight, inasmuch as the Victorian underworld is depicted with accurate verisimilitude. Sadleir's historical view was informed by his scholarship of Victorian literature, and pursuits in Victorian bibliography. He and his father were also keen art collectors, and are credited with introducing Kandinsky, and especially his theories of abstract art, to the West. As such, and as a publisher at Constable, Sadleir's choice of John Piper as dust jacket and frontispiece illustrator (image is repeated), should be taken for full value. Dust jacket is now protected in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 501pp. Purple cloth, blocked in gold at the spine and with the author's initials gilt-stamped to the corner of the upper board. Contemporary former owner name and date neatly inked to the front free endpaper. A very good copy in price-clipped dust wrapper which repeats a variation of the Piper frontispiece, lightly rubbed, marked and soiled. Levinson 54 / Stokes p.132.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xii] 501 printed pages of text with colour frontispiece and other monochrome illustrations throughout. Touch of foxing to the page edges and end papers, without any ownership markings. Very Good condition book, in Good condition dust wrapper with foxing to the paper, not price clipped 12/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xii] 501 printed pages of text with colour frontispiece and other monochrome illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with old dry stain to the lower gutter, small chip to the top of the spine, not price clipped 12/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back light purple covers with green and gilt title block to spine. 501 pp. Foxing to end papers. Book in Very Good condition. John Piper illustrated frontispiece and dust wrapper with 90 mm closed tear to spine edge, spine tanned. foxing to inner flaps, no other tears or any chips, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back light purple covers with green and gilt title block to spine, monogram to front panel. 501 pp. Book with a couple of light numbers written in the ink to front end paper. Dust wrapper and frontispiece illustrated by John Piper. Rubs to fore edge, short closed nicks to spine ends, spine slightly tanned, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Piper, John (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1947. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Set in the 1870's, this is a story of disreputable London characters, who pandered to the amusements and miseries of their poor helpless victims. Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis by Piper plus 3 b/w plates. 499 pages. Frontis illustration reproduced on wrapper. Spine and corners lightly bumped. Pages lightly browned. Wrapper a little grubby and nicked and rubbed at top edge. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket and illustration by John Piper (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners rubbed with small loss, some browning to spine and back jacket. Not price clipped (12/6), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy for its age. 501pp. This book, like Michael Sadleir's (1888-1957), better known work 'Fanny by Gaslight', the novel is set in Victorian London and explores the underworld of vice that existed in the city.

Hardback. Condition: Good copy in like dust jacket. John Piper (illustrator). First Edition. Hardback. 499pp. Historical novel dealing with the Victorian underworld. First edition. Colour frontis and dust jacket illustration by John Piper. Maroon cloth with printed gilt label and black titles to spine. Cloth is unevenly faded. Dust jacket is faded with some loss to the spine ends and tanning and water marks to the spine. dust jacket has been repaired with archival tape to the reverse. Good copy in like dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. John Piper, (Jacket) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Very neat and clean first edition of Michael Sadleir's novel, in excellent jacket, designed by John Piper.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Piper (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Michael Sadlier's novel set in the underworld of Victorian London, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two monochrome maps, two monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.A fascinating novel set in Victorian London, exploring the underworld of Vice that overtook the city during that era.Written by Michael Sadleir.Price clipped dustwrapper and frontispiece illustrated by John Piper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a small amount fading to the spine. Price clipped dust wrapper is very smart, with some shelf wear and sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine. book.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Piper (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of Michael Sadleir's gritty work of historical fiction, complete with the unclipped Piper dust wrapper. Set in Victorian London, this work explores the underworld of London.Written by Michael Sadleir (1888-1957), a British publisher, bibliographer and writer.Complete with the unclipped dust wrapper designed by John Piper.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece by Piper.A first edition of this exciting novel. In the publisher's original full cloth binding, with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with just a little edgewear. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine as to be expected, with a little wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. book.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Piper (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Michael Sadlier's novel set in the underworld of Victorian London. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two monochrome maps, two monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.A fascinating novel set in Victorian London, exploring the underworld of Vice that overtook the city during that era.Written by Michael Sadleir.Dustwrapper and frontispiece illustrated by John Piper. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Spine is a little faded. Minor bumping to the extremities. Dustwrapper is a little age-tone with minor marks and spots, light edgewear resulting in a couple of small chips. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. book.

First English Edition. Very nice copy in slightly worn and frayed dust-wrapper.