Behind Beyond Contributions Human Knowledge by Leacock Stephen (103 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. 1919 4th edition good+. Red cloth with damp stain on back cover. 197pp. One colour and 16 black & white illustrations by A.H. Fish.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Cover has edge wear, minor creases, minor scratches, small bent/rubbed cover/page corners, rubbed spine. No writing. Very good. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: USED Fair. Fair Jacket. Jacket has vertical tear at top spine, small triangle shaped tear at top of front jacker and small vertical tear at bottom spine. Previous owner's name inside front cover (Mary Elizabeth Linn) and gift inscription on front flyleaf 'To Bets- the twenty-one older-Ken Feb. 11, 1930'.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No DJ. Text unmarked with minimal page-turn soiling marks. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light soiling. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Previous owner's name/inscription on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Condition: Good. John Lane, The Bodley Head red cloth boards are moderately soiled. darkened spine. light foxing and hand soiling to pages.

Condition: Good. Humorous essays about daily experiences, observations of Paris, etc. Ex-library with stamps and card pocket, otherwise light wear. Title piece subtitled "A Modern Problem Play." 195 pages, clean and square. Olive cloth boards, blind-stamped cover, gilt-stamped spine (faded). Illustrated by A. H. Fish. (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Used book in fine condition. The cover is made of red cow edition. Shows minimal shelf wear, binding tight, text block completely clear.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stephen Leacock was a Canadian humorist, "his humor is the humor of an exceptionally fine cartoonist. being at once a caricature and a criticism of life." The book contains 195 pages with 15 b/w full page humorous illustrations and a color illustration on the frontispiece. The condition is near fine. There is a name plate on the inside cover and foxing on the flyleaf. The olive green cover appears as new and has the title and author imprinted in gold on the front and spine. The corners are sharp and the binding is tight. The DJ is in good condition with some small tears along the edges. A. H. Fish (illustrator).…

Condition: Fair. 1918. Third Edition. 196 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Cracks to guttering throughout and to hinges, with exposed netting. Moderate rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm. Boards are slightly bowed with sunning to spine.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. In English.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardback, cloth. Condition: Good-. No Jacket. Fifth Edition. Behind the Beyond & Other Contributions to Human Knowledge by Stephen Leacock, illustrated by A. H. Fish Hardback, 1920, fifth edition, illustrated, published by John Lane, The Bodley Head, London, 197 pages + 3-page publisher catalogue at rear. Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 5 1/4" by 7/8". No dust jacket. Deep red cloth binding, black lettering to front board and spine. Some marking, scuffing and a little staining to binding, discolouration to spine, but quite clean and overall colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, a little tearing at head and tail of spine, bumped corners. Binding quite firm, though some cracking to front inner hinge. Upper pages edges have reddish hue. Page fore-edges and lower edges deckled, opened and quite neatly cut but a little jagged here and there. Edges a little browned, scuffed and a bit marked. Some marking to endpapers, gift inscription on front free endpaper. Patches of foxing throughout but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information. 197 + 3 pp. A. H. Fish (illustrator).…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

PF. Condition: New.