First Encounter by Dos Passos (33 results)
Language: English
Published by Philosophical Library 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.Possum Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Dos Passos' first novel, written when he was a 22 year old ambulance driver in 1918, before Three Lives. With a modest introduction by the author in 1945. Text browned. Jacket worn, chipped, missing large piece on back cover.
Published by Philosophical Library, New York
- Hardcover
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.Vashon Island Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Later Edition. Fading and spotting to red cloth, name in ink, slight internal browning, 8vo, 160pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Philosophical Library, New York 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Henry Hollander, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Henry Hollander, Bookseller
Contact seller4-star sellerHardbound. Condition: Good. Small octavo, red cloth with gold lettering, 160 pp., yellowed endpapers With, "A Preface Twenty-Five Years Later," by the author.
Language: English
Published by Philosophical Library, New York 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.Gumshoe Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. first edition of the reprint of dos passos' first book about his experiences in ww1. with new introduction.
Published by Philosophical Library, New York
- Hardcover
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaBISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. [Date not stated.] pp. 160. 8vo. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front board. Light edgwear, rubbing to boards, small stamp name to endpaper; very good.
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Published by Philosophical Library
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by Philosophical Library, New York
- Hardcover
Seller: Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA, Dover, NH, U.S.A.Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. no date (1945). Red cloth in unclipped dust jacket. 160 pp. A reissue of Dos Passos' "One Man's Initiation" originally published in 1917, providing a fictional account of the author's experiences as an ambulance driver in World War I. These experiences led him to question capi…talism as well as to a strong anti-war stance. This edition with a 1945 foreword by the author. GOOD+ condition. Jacket scuffed and faded, including dark scuffs to the rear cover. Minor soiling and staining. A few small tears along the extremities. Light fading, soiling and edgewear to the book.
Published by Philosopical Library, New York 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.Lowry's Books
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good / with Protective Cover. Good condition. Clean text some edge wear on the d.j Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Philosophical Library, New York 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaBISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. pp. 160. 8vo. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering. Light shelfwear, line of moisture soiling to front board; very good in poor dustjacket with large torn sections.
Published by Philosophical Library, New York 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Bolerium Books Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 160p., dated from preface. Hardbound in red cloth boards gilt, and dust jacket. Probably an ex lending library copy, to judge from what looks like the remnant of a due-date slip in the rear, and from the rough condition of the dj. As is. The lives of frontline soldiers in 1918 including an anarchist.
Published by The Philosophical Library, New York 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.Frey Fine Books
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American edition. A Very Good copy in Good to Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. Red cloth in black dust jacket. The dj is clipped, with moderate edge wear. Previous owner's name on the front paste down.
Published by Philisophical Library, New York 1940
- Hardcover
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 8vo. [10], 11-160 pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine; red topstain. Notable toning to the textblock and a name on the front flyleaf, small sticker residue on the rear flyleaf; jacket is price-clipped.
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Seller: Lost Time Books, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Lost Time Books
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Condition: Very Good.
Published by The Philosophical Library Inc, New York
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- First Edition
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.Carpetbagger Books, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($2.00), faded a shade at the spine, shipped at the corners and with a few short closed tears. Red cloth, pushed at the head and foot of the spine. Firmly bound with a red top stain, slight forward lean, c…lean internally. Dos Passos's narrative about the life and loves of frontline soldiers during World War I.
Published by Philosophical Library, NY
- Hardcover
Seller: RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA, CARLSBAD, CA, U.S.A.RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. [no date, circa 1945] Red cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine, red top-edge stain. Old price on flyleaf otherwise a fine copy, clean and tight with crisp text. Very good, price-intact dust jacket in mylar cover.
Published by Philosophical Library, New York 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Bolerium Books Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 160p., dated from preface. Hardbound in red cloth boards gilt, and dust jacket. Slight edgewear to casing, paperstock somewhat toned, a sound clean unmarked copy in a jacket that is battered and foxed but remains presentable. The lives of frontline soldiers in 1918 including an anarchist.
Published by Philosophical Library, New York 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good Hardcover with dust jacket. The book is ca. 1945. The book has shelf rub of spine ends and cover corners. The dust jacket has wear and tear of all panel edges and some fading of panels. The text is clean.
Published by PHILOSOPHICAL LIBRARY
- Hardcover
Seller: Montclair Book Center, Montclair, NJ, U.S.A.Montclair Book Center
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Hardcover. Condition: USED Good. DJ in mylar minor chipping at edges.
Published by Philosophical Library, New York 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Rose's Books IOBA, Harwich Port, MA, U.S.A.Rose's Books IOBA
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Reprint edition. 8vo. Cloth. 160 p. Minor shelfwear. Very good.
Published by N.Y:Philosophical Library. 1945. Hardcover. 1945
Seller: Frederick Bayoff Literary Books, Adrian, MI, U.S.A.Frederick Bayoff Literary Books
Contact seller4-star seller1st. ed.-reprint of his 1st. book One Man's Initiation with a new name and new preface by Dos Passos. v.g. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books requir…e additional postage.
Published by Philosophical Library, NY 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Dearly Departed Books, Alliance, OH, U.S.A.Dearly Departed Books
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Hardcover. Condition: VG. First Thus. First edition under this title, bound in red cloth. A very good copy i n a very good dust jacket. Small bumps to the book's corners. The endp apers are tanned. The dust jacket is chipped at the head and heel of the spine and at the corners. Fading to its spine and dust soiling to the rear pa…nel.
Published by Philosophical Library
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Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. undated. boards are rubbed, chipped and knocked. tanning, soiling and marks. ownership inscription and sticker residue. fair copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Published by Philosophical Library, New York 1945
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 160 pages (complete). With this 1945 edition, Don Passos' first novel, "One Man's Initiation" (based on his experiences of the Great War), published in 1917, took on this new title. The dustjacket is much worn and torn all about. The dj is included. The boards are mil…d mannered. They have light wear about the edges and corners. They are otherwise comfortable and sure. The contents are pleasing. They are fit, clean, clear, confident, very certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by New York, Philosophical Library [1945]. 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition thus. 4 page preface by John Dos Passos. Dust jacket (unclipped; short tears). Very good. 160 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Publisher's review copy with rubberstamp publication date Oct. 13 on the front free endpaper.
Published by Published by Philosophical Library, Inc., 15 E. 40th Street, New York, USA . USA 1945. 1945
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Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United KingdomLittle Stour Books PBFA Member
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Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel, red dyed upper edges. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 160 printed pages of text. Spine ends turn-in with shallow rubs, age darkened end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good… condition dust wrapper with rubs to the spine ends and corners, crease lines to the upper edges, not price clipped $2.00. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.
Language: English
- Hardcover
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Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, , IndiaS N Books World
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherbound. 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: 168. A perfect gift… for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1945 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: 168.
