Delicate Creature by Oleary (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First British Edition. Novel with supernatural elements. Sturdy vintage copy with light soil to the cream boards.

1929 CONDITION: worn.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue cloth, lettered in salmon and yellow. Covers show a few fairly minor surface marks, with minor dampstaining evident along lower front cover fore-edge and lower text block fore-edge, mild sunning to spine panel. 307 pp. 2nd ptg.: Mar. 1929. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, previous owner's blindstamp on front end paper.

First Edition. First American edition. Missing the dust jacket. The missing dust jacket's end flap is attached to the inside cover. Good condition.

From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 8vo. Original cloth. First edition. The dedication copy, inscribed by the author beneath the printed dedication ("To Caradoc Evans"): "From Con O'Leary Aug. 4, 1928." Caradoc Evans (1878-1945) was a Welsh story writer, novelist and playwright. This is the Irish writer Con O'Leary's best known work, a science fiction novel in which "a woman is given a drug that induces a range of Identity Transfer experiences, including life as a mouse and as her own betrayed husband" (Science Fiction Encyclopaedia, online). A few small stains and some light discoloration to covers, otherwise a very good copy without the dust jacket.…

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Good/Good+. First Edition. 12mo. Pp. 281 followed by one of publisher's advertisements. Gray cloth, titles in panels stamped in red on the cover and spine. Printed at the Westminster Press. Author signed in ink on front endpaper. Owner signature in ink, opposite. In the color illustrated dust jackets, unclipped (7/6 net). Cover edges and spine age toned, edges age toned, top edge damp stain, age tone transfer to endpapers. Outer jacket spine heavily sunned and damp stained, edges chipped, short closed tears. Inner jacket spine damp stained, edges chipped, creases to back flap, colors vibrant. O'Leary's best known novel, where a woman experiences several identities. Ardizzone went on to be a prolific illustrator in mid-century Britain and is most remembered for his children's book illustrations, including his own Little Tim series. This copy has two jackets, apparently due to a production error. Preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve. EJIA [Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone] (Dust jacket) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by Constable, London in 1928. The BOOK is in near Fine condition in the original variant binding of terracotta cloth, upper board and spine lettered in black. Some faint spotting to the edges and prelims. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The fragile WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Some light markings and slight edge-wear. The wrapper is protected in a removable archival protector and carries a striking period design signed with the initials 'EJIA'. These initials must be those of Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone and this wrapper artwork must have been one of his earliest commissions. Born in Ireland, this is O'Leary's best known work, a science fiction novel in which 'a woman is given a drug that induces a range of Identity Transfer experiences, including life as a mouse and as her own betrayed husband ' (Science Fiction Encyclopaedia, online). A very scarce survivor. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Hardcover. 12mo. Published by Elliot Holt, New York, 1929. 307 pgs. First US Edition/First Printing. Edward Ardizzone DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is chipped and worn to the crown of the spine and the front panel of the DJ). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. O'Leary's best known novel, The Delicate Creature (1928) , a woman is given a Drug that induces a range of Identity Transfer experiences, including life as a Mouse, and as her own betrayed husband.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. …