Forlorn Sunset by Michael Sadleir (90 results)

Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Very Good. 1947. Hardcover. In cloth without dustwrapper. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 1947. Hardcover. In cloth without dustwrapper. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear. . . . .

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Ediiton.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. John Piper (illustrator). First Edition. 1947 First edition. Size 7.25" x 4.75", 501 pages, printed on india paper. Burgundy cloth with gilt MS motif to front cover and black titles on gilt panel to the spine, top page edge burgundy. With colour frontispiece by John Piper. No jacket. Book Condition very good, spine faded, mark on front endpaper else contents clean. Michael Sadleir novel about Victorian London.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Cloth covered boards. No inscription. Dust wrappersmall chunks missing at edges, not price clipped. Size: 8vo.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. A clean, tight copy. Minor wear and tanning. Some rubbing to the dust-jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Condition: Good. DJ may have small chips and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

1st edition, hardback, a cutting pasted to endpaper, otherwise clean and sound, Very Good / Good dustwrapper, wrapper edges slightly frayed, careful repairs to rear of spine, not price-clipped.

Condition: Good. 1947. First Edition. 501 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Brown cloth with gilt blocks and black titles, unclipped DJ illustrated by John Piper. Frontespiece by john piper Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

First Edition. Hardcover. 501pp. V.g in slightly tanned d/w with a few minor nicks. Dustwrappers and frontis by John Piper.

Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Gift message to ffep. DJ with some edge wear, tears and sun fading.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Vg clean crisp interior, no marks or inscriptions, contains a colour f/p and a map, vg clean firm boards showing minimal usage; d/j has average shelfwear, nicks to extremities, a little rubbed to lower rear, but with bright frontage and all intact, no large tears, not price-clipped. ./.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st. jacket is shelf rubbed and sunned.previous owner's signature on the front end page,foxing.well bound.[J.nor]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

First edition. xi, 501 pp. Frontispiece and jacket illustration by John Piper. A story of disreputable London life in the 1870's. Previous owner's inscription on ffep. Purple cloth boards. Gilt initials on front board and gilt lettering on spine. Top edge purple. Corners bumped. Overall condition VG. In Good illustrated dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. John Piper (illustrator). 1st Edition. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in burgundy cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Forlorn Sunset is a novel by the British writer Michael Sadleir which was first published in 1947. Like his better known work Fanny by Gaslight the novel is set in Victorian London and explores the underworld of Vice that existed in the city. A profoundly sad story of a disturbed and difficult woman with a history of abuse and neglect as a child, who manages to ruin the lives of all around her. Not for the faint-hearted! Ref B 4.

1st ed. Spine a little bumped and discoloured; dust jacket worn, with browned spine. Dust jacket & frontis by John Piper. Used - Good. Good hardback in Fair dustjacket Used - Good. Good hardback in Fair dustjacket.

Condition: Collectible; Very Good. 1st Edition. 1947 1ST EDITION.NO D/J.Very good clean copy. Sent next working day from the u/k 1st class 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1947 first editionon red cloth.

Condition: Good. 1947. First Edition. 501 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black lettering to gilt plate on spine. Illustrated with a sepia tone frontispiece and map. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Moderate tanning to pastedowns and endpapers, with pen and pencil marks to front endpaper. Illustrations remain bright and clear. Boards have moderate edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing to spine ends. Heavy bumping to corners. Moderate to heavy fading to spine. Light spotting and staining to cloth. Light tanning to textblock.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 501 pages + xi prelims. Frontispiece drawn by Jack Piper. 4 pages of maps and other illustrations. Condition: The jacket is complete (showing the price 12/6d) and has no wear or tears, however it is affected by foxing and the spine has darkened. It is enclosed in a removable transparent glassine wrapper. The book's endpapers and page edges are also affected by foxing. The book is otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Purple boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 19 Cm x 13 Cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 501pp. Purple cloth, blocked in gold at the spine and with the author's initials gilt-stamped to the corner of the upper board. Contemporary former owner name and date neatly inked to the front free endpaper. A very good copy in price-clipped dust wrapper which repeats a variation of the Piper frontispiece, lightly rubbed, marked and soiled. Levinson 54 / Stokes p.132.

Hardback. Condition: nrFine. Dust Jacket Condition: nrFine DW. 1st Edition. Perhaps a later issue as in a 6/- dustwrapper signed ----- Lake (not by Piper) and fetauring a lady with buildings in ground.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xii] 501 printed pages of text with colour frontispiece and other monochrome illustrations throughout. Touch of foxing to the page edges and end papers, without any ownership markings. Very Good condition book, in Good condition dust wrapper with foxing to the paper, not price clipped 12/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xii] 501 printed pages of text with colour frontispiece and other monochrome illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with old dry stain to the lower gutter, small chip to the top of the spine, not price clipped 12/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 3 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back light purple covers with green and gilt title block to spine. 501 pp. Foxing to end papers. Book in Very Good condition. John Piper illustrated frontispiece and dust wrapper with 90 mm closed tear to spine edge, spine tanned. foxing to inner flaps, no other tears or any chips, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back light purple covers with green and gilt title block to spine, monogram to front panel. 501 pp. Book with a couple of light numbers written in the ink to front end paper. Dust wrapper and frontispiece illustrated by John Piper. Rubs to fore edge, short closed nicks to spine ends, spine slightly tanned, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket and illustration by John Piper (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners rubbed with small loss, some browning to spine and back jacket. Not price clipped (12/6), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy for its age. 501pp. This book, like Michael Sadleir's (1888-1957), better known work 'Fanny by Gaslight', the novel is set in Victorian London and explores the underworld of vice that existed in the city.