Easingden by Sinclair (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards are undamaged with light wear at the edges and corners, spine is strong with only minor bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: some age-spotting on first few pages & endpapers then unstained & clean throughout, no markings. Dust Jacket: mostly complete with scuffing on surface and tattiness along edges & at corners, some tears (1-3cms) which previous owner(s) has tried to repair, small circle has been neatly cut-out of front for a mysterious reason; book is now covered & protected in clear plastic. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be less than what is shown here. Please email me if you require an exact quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 176. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1926 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 176.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. 158pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with titles on a white spine label. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, 'To Percy and Edith Black, from the author, August 12th 1926 (no signature). 12mo. Cloth gently shelf worn, rubbed and rounded on corners and spine tips, title label a little browned. Upper text block edge dust dulle. Hint of toning on endpapers else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. H G Well's too often neglected novel, Meanwhile - The Picture of a Lady [1927], makes reference to Sinclair's work, using it to further Wells' idea of a world republic. Philip, in his first letter, says: "I have just happened upon a little book called Easingden by a man named Sinclair and it gives a flat, straightforward account of the life of a miner. I half suspect some connexion between Easingden and Edensoke. I am going to send it to you. When you read it, you will agree with me that it is intolerable to think of Englishmen?many of whom fought in the Great War to save me and you among others from the Hun?having to go a single step lower than that cramped, sordid, hopeless drudgery. [H G Wells source book.] This first edition was published by the author in 1926. The novel was later published by Mills and Boon. Both editions remain very hard to find.  .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "Easingden" by John George Sinclair - (As mentioned in H.G.Wells' "Meanwhile The Picture of a Lady" see quote below) Publisher-John George Sinclair - Lonsdale Road, Oxford - 1926,first edition. Hardcover, no d/w, good condition. Blue cloth boards with title and author on label to spine. Boards a little scuffed and marked, some shelf wear to edges, moreso to top edge, pp157, binding tight. Internally pages very clean, inscription free. Not an ex-library book. (See seller's images for condition overall). Appears scarce.The book is mentioned in H.G.Wells' book "Meanwhile - The Picture of a Lady". "If I had to live like a miner I should say the same. I d rather die than come down below the present level. I have just happened upon a little book called Easingden by a man named Sinclair and it gives a flat, straightforward account of the life of a miner. I half suspect some connexion between Easingden and Edensoke, but never mind that. No frills about his story and to the best of my knowledge and belief dead true. It s a grimy nightmare of a life. I am going to send it to you. When you read it, you will agree with me that it is intolerable to think of Englishmen many of whom fought in the Great War to save me and you among others from the Hun having to go a single step lower than that cramped, sordid, hopeless drudgery.".