Good Gestes by Wren Percival (31 results)

VERY GOOD. Soft Cover "Good Gestes: Stories of Beau Geste, His Brothers, and Certain of Their Comrades in the French Foreign Legion", softcover, by Percival Christopher Wren, Longmans, Green and Company, the only year stated is: Cheaper edition, March, 1930, ISBN 1417911743, 332 pp. (a few pages have corner wear, three small scuff marks to outer fore edges, covers have corner wear with one crease, light wear and dings to head and foot of spine).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap.

Condition: Fair. 1933. Cheap Edition Reprint. 332 pages. No dust jacket. Blue embossed cloth with darkened lettering to spine. Pages are moderately tanned with notable foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with a few small nicks and water drops along text block edge. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning, sunning and foxing to spine, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced forward lean. Water drops on front board.

Condition: Fair. 1929. First Edition. 332 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Pages remain intact. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Dents to edges. Book has a slight forward lean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Grosset & Dunlap Former library book. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1933. Reprint. 332 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Clean pages with notable tanning throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Mild droplet staining to text block edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Moderate sunning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Visible speckling. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Mild sunning to spine. Mild rubbing and marking all over.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. "cheaper' edition , red biding March 1930. Good shape, square.

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: Good. First cheaper edition hardback, 1930, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - red cloth boards slightly faded and rubbed. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotations or inscriptions; foxing to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Includes a small two-page flyer from the publishers listing P. C. Wren's novels. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

1929 1st edition, tightly bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine; spine discoloured; other cover panels have a few small discolouration marks. Page edges darkened with light foxing to bottom edges. Internally, scattered foxing to some pages, especially initial ones; gift inscription on front free endpaper; otherwise, a good, tidy copy. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Cheaper Edition. Hardcover. 332 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: John Murray, London, 1930. Cheaper Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have mild soiling. Edges of boards have superficial edgewear and corners are moderately bumped. Spine has slight fading. Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Action & Adventure; Inventory No: 23060162. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 332pp; red cloth boards, spine faded, gilt title, page edges foxed. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. 2nd Printing. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 307 pages. Stated to be the "second printing before publication, February 26, 1929." Tight binding and clean interior. Only minor wear to boards. Dust Jacket still bright with some chips and tears, especially at the top and edges. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

Stories of Beau Geste, his brothers, and certain of their comrades in the French Foreign Legion. London: John Murray, 1929. First edition. 332,(4) pp. Publishers red cloth. No dustjacket. Spine faded and slightly worn. Boards a bit thumbed. 19 x 13 cm.[#\79235].

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Foxing to spine. Joints rubbed, with some fraying to cloth on front joint and at ends of spine. Gutter split at front hinge, between front free endpaper and half-title leaf. Some foxing. ; Colonial edition, "Murray's Imperial Library". 332 pages + [16] pages advertisements. Grey cloth boards with black lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 187 x 121mm. 12 short stories.

Stories of Beau Geste, his Brothers, and certain of their Comrades in the French Foreign Legion. Pp. 332+[4](advertisements); gilt lettered red cloth, a trifle marked, corners lightly bruised, spine cloth faded; inked signature at head of upper free endpaper, the free endpapers faintly offset, bookseller's stamp at head of contents page, scattered foxing; John Murray, London, 1930. Cheaper edition. *First published in 1929.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. pgs.332 clean tight copy but for gift inscription on frontpiece dated 1943 grey covers with embossed title on top edge of front cover crimping to top/bottom spines some tanning to text pages and endpapers back cover has a faded white stain Canadian Edition First 1929 this cheaper version 1930.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, 1929 Murray publication; octavo in original gold-stamped red cloth binding. Moderate wear to edges; gentle rubbing to boards; spine is sunned and has 1/2'' closed tear at base. Interior is lightly age-toned; name of previous owner appears in ink on front loose endpaper. Otherwise the book is very good condition; pages are clean with NO markings, binding tight. An excellent copy of this rare publication. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition.1929. Original grey cloth with black lettering on boards. No DJ. Stated First Edition (Not Imperial Libray; not Cheap Edition). Only fault is blacked-out previous owner's name. I found NO other copies of this publisher. 332 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Wren's signed book plate front paste down, slight spine sunning, last blank page portion missing. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First US Edition. 307pp. Blue cloth stamped in gold on the front panel and the spine panel, top edge stained blue, decorated endpapers. Collects twelve stories. Upper corner tip slightly bruised else a bright fine copy in near fine dustjacket with mild fading to spine panel. ; Octavo.

First edition. Murray's Imperial Library series. 332 pp + 16 pp ads. Previous owner's blindstamp on ffep. Some light browning on free eps. Grey cloth boards with black lettering on front board and spine. Spine browned. Top and bottom of spine and corners rubbed. Overall condition VG.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. The author's presentation copy of this first edition sequel to 'Beau Geste'. The first edition. In the publisher's cloth binding with the original, unclipped, illustrated, dust wrapper. The author's presentation copy, with the author's signed bookplate to the front paste-down. 'Good Gestes' is a sequel to P. C. Wren's popular adventure novel, 'Beau Gestes'. It is a collection of short stories following the characters of Beau Geste, his brothers, and their comrades in the French Foreign Legion. Stories featured include, 'What's in a Name', and, 'The Devil and Digby Geste'. Percival Christopher Wren was an English adventure fiction writer. He is best known for his novel, 'Beau Geste', set in North Africa during the period before the First World War. The work had been adapted numerous times for film and radio, including the 1939 film starring Gary Cooper, and the 1966 film starring Guy Stockwell. With four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the book, and the publisher's advertising pamphlet inserted into the novel. The half title page is present. In the publisher's original, full cloth binding. Externally, excellent with little shelf wear. Fading to the spine. Some offsetting to the free endpapers. Author's signed bookplate to the front paste-down. The original, unclipped dust wrapper is in very smart condition. Some shelf wear to the edges and spine. Spine is slightly darkened. Handling marks to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned but otherwise bright and clean with some light spotting towards the front and rear. Spotting to the fore-edge. Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1929. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Vol: - , Pages: - 328, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 328.