First Lesson by T H White James Aston (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. Octavo. Pp.265. First American edition. T.H. White, before his beloved Arthurian series, wrote this sad novel about the futile love of an Englishman for a pretty Italian girl. A very good copy in light red cloth boards, titled in black. Spine lightly sunned; faint spotting and one small bump to covers, else fine. No ownership or other marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. In red cloth with fading to cloth on spine. Small name stamp. A square copy. No jacket.

Condition: Very Good +. Jacket Condition: . 1st Edition, 1st Printing. 12.3 x 19.2 cm. Yellow cloth with red stamped titles to the spine. Top edge red, pp [viii] 267[1] 8, Phoenix Library adverts. The boards are dust marked and the spine sunned with five small rubs in the cloth half way down the spine. there is also some light rubbing to the joints. Light pushing to the spine tips and corners and a bruise half way down the upper board at the fore edge. Internally, there is a faded ink ownership name and a book plate for the historian Hugh Brogan on the front pastedown together with a hint of spotting to the edge of the text block and the endpapers. First edition, first impression of the author's fourth book, the second that he published under the pseudonym James Aston. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. T. H. White published two early novels under the pseudonym James Aston. This American first printing muses on the dust jacket about some of the guesses as to the author's identity when it was first published in 1932. Faded fuschia cloth boards rubbed on corners. Dust jacket chipped along edges, especially at corners.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First American edition. A clean copy of this early novel by T. H. White. Fine book in a near fine jacket with the green lettering on the spine faded from green to light grey.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [White (T.H.)], "James Aston". First Lesson, first edition, original cloth, some shadowing to upper cover from jacket, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, very light surface soiling, light rubbing to extremities, a bright and excellent example overall, 8vo, 1932. ? T .H. White's second pseudonymous novel with its macabre dust-jacket designed by Cecil Walter Bacon.

First Edition. Rare novel by the pseudonym of T. H. White, of a Cambridge Don who goes to Italy for a holiday and finds an odd adventure instead. Very Good firmly bound volume, but with soiled spine and rubbed spine ends, contemporary gift inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, some nicking and light wear at spine ends and flap corners.

First edition. Octavo. pp [viii], 267. Four pages of publishers' adverts in the rear. The author's fourth book and the second of two under this pseudonym.Spine slightly creased. Very good in very good, nicked and chipped dustwrapper, designed by C.W. Bacon, with a few short tears repaired on the reverse. .

First edition, first impression of the author's fourth book, the second that he published under the pseudonym James Aston. Octavo. Original yellow cloth, gilt titles on red cloth label to spine, red top-stain. With dust jacket. Bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown. Spine rolled, cloth a little dulled, light spotting to endpapers, contents faintly toned. A very good copy in the rubbed, nicked and toned jacket that has been skilfully repaired at the folds.

First edition, first impression of the author's fourth book, the second that he published under the pseudonym James Aston. Octavo. Original yellow cloth, gilt titles on red cloth label to spine, red top-stain. With dust jacket. Gentle roll to spine, in the dust jacket with a touch of wear to extremities, mild toning. An excellent copy.

First edition, first impression of the author's fourth book, and the second that he published under the pseudonym James Aston. Octavo. Original yellow cloth, red label to spine lettered in gilt, top edge red. With dust jacket. Spine slightly rolled, a little darkening to spine ends, some light scattered foxing to contents. An excellent copy in the jacket with some minor loss to spine ends, and a few shallow chips to extremities, a couple of small tape repairs to verso.