Seller: Heights Catalogues, Books, Comics, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HEMY1236 1-The Innocence of Father Brown, Estate of G.K. Chesteron, Penguin Books, 1st Edition 1911, 14th soft cover Printing 1973, sc, 7"x4.375", 248 pages 0 1400 0765 2; 2-The Secret of Father Brown, G.K. Chesterton, 1927, Penguin Books, 1974, 1st Printing 1972, sc, 7"x4.375", 176 pages 0 1400 1307 8; 3-The Wisdom of Father Brown, 1929 Estate of G.K. Chesterton, Penguin Books, 2nd Printing 1971, sc, 7"x4.375", 200 pages 0 1400 3118 9 1-Slight folds & dents on front & back covers, small sticker bottom right back cover, neat owner's name at top of 1st page, otherwise like new' 2-Neat owner's name at top right 1st page, slight abrasion along spine edges, page edges slightly yellowed, otherwise like new; 3-Slight fold along open edge front cover, slight crease across top of back cover, remains of sticker at bottom left back cover, spots of abrasion at top & bottom of spine, neat owner's name at top right 1st page, page edges yellowed, otherwise like new.
Published by Penguin, 1950
Seller: Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1st edition. Paperback, VG. 248pp, edges a little rubbed, pages tanned, half title removed, a fair copy. Penguin 765. Penguin Green & White crime, and the 1st of the author's short story anthologies featuring the Roman Catholic priest & detective Father Brown. This book contains 12 stories. 150 grams.
Published by ImPress Reader's Digest, 2010
Seller: Burm Booksellers, Beckley, WV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. No DJ. Purple boards with embossed black & gold gilt upper art [hat, eyeglasses & umbrella] & gold gilt spine text. Upper board at tail edge bent. Else clean, tight, and square.
Published by Oxford Paperbacks, London, 1988
ISBN 10: 0192821644 ISBN 13: 9780192821645
Seller: Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Light reading creases and shelf wear, ink name to front endpaper, minor foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; First UK paperback edition, revised from hardback edition, first printing with no other printings listed. Nice tight copy. Cover illustration of Father Brown, 1924 by Frank Jeffries. ; 288 pages; The first volume of short stories featuring the adventures and mishaps of a Roman Catholic priest from East Anglia, who is also a master detective, with an intuition that never fails. With an introduction and notes giving background details by Martin Gardner.
Published by Penguin, GB, 1950
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: VG-. 1st Thus. Book is in near very good condition with minor but just noticeable signs of wear and/or age.
Published by Penguin Books
Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
First Edition
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Complete unabridged. Green and white livery. Some light wear to the spine hinge edges.
Published by Ballantine Books, New York, 1985
ISBN 10: 0553065084 ISBN 13: 9780553065084
Seller: Encanto Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. No d-j issued.
Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1987
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. A new edition of this Chesterton classic with an introduction and notes by Martin Gardner. Also included is an invaluable and extensive Chesterton bibliography. A pristine copy, clean and unmarked.
Published by The Franklin Library 1989, 1989
Seller: Mystery Mike's, Carmel, IN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Fine. Fine , US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover No jacket as issued. Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions. We are always looking to buy hardcover Mysteries and Thrillers.
Published by Budapest: Franklin Tarsulat, 1921, Budapest, 1921
Seller: Dr Jeremy Parrott, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. First Edition. Very rare Hungarian first edition of this Father Brown novel. Red cloth spine, plum paper-covered boards lettered and decorated in gilt and black; floral end-papers; staple-bound. Shelf wear and a little rubbing to the covers but sound and very good internally.
Published by Hardcover
Seller: Blue Leaf Books, Winona, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover Hardcover Good The Macaulay Company, New York, 1918? First U S edition thus, preceded in the U S by the 1911 edition published by John Lane Red cloth in good condition with titles stamped in black ink on the front cover and spine Tight binding No dust jacket.
Published by Albatross, 1948
Seller: Setanta Books, Richmond, SURRE, United Kingdom
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First impression of this Albatross paperback edition from 1948 with dustjacket in VG+ condition, please see pics, jacket now in removable protective sleeve, paypal accepted, any questions please get in touch.
Published by albatross, 1948
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. first edition. 4282 near fine in a very good - fine jacket paperback,
Published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, 1989
Seller: Anthony Clark, Wolfville, NS, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The Franklin Library, Franklin Centre, 1989, Hardcover, First Edition Thus. Brown Faux leather with gilt decorations and edges; three raised panels on the spine; no dustjacket as issued - a beautiful book! Book condition: Fine, tight unread copy, just about New but with a small scratch on the forward text edge and a light bit of scuffing on the rear board - with issues listed as Near Fine minus.
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1912
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard. Condition: Good Minus. Sydney Seymour Lucas (illustrator). First Edition, Second Impression. First edition, second impression. Red boards lightly stained in places, spine sunned and worn, rear board sunned and stained to foot, spine ends bumped, closed edges spotted and browned, pencil inscription to head of fep, spotting to endpapers, title page and to edges of pages, frontispiece with tissue guard, 8 full page plates by Sydney Seymour Lucas, pages clean, text clear to read, some staining to foot of rear pastedown and final pages. Size: 12mo.
Published by Cassel & Company Ltd.,, Loindon, 1911
Seller: Florence books, Salisbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Original Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Sydney Seymour Lucas (illustrator). 1st Edition. A worn copy of the first edition. The red cloth boards have an old water stain (not affecting the text-block) that has leached a lttle of the colour from the front and back, with a few spots also on the spine. The front gutter is a little worn.The gilt titles are clear and sharp. Signs of a booksellers label having been partly remove from the front pastedown. Text-block is clean and tight, Light intermittent foxing. All illus. present, including frontis. and tissue guard. No insc. 336pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
Published by London : Cassell and Company, Limited, 1926
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Provenance: Methuen's copy. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; [8], 303, [1]p. ; 8vo. Subjects; English literature. English fiction; 20th century. English fiction. Religious texts. 1 Kg.
Published by London : Cassell and Company, Limited, 1926
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Provenance: Methuen's copy. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; [8], 303, [1]p. ; 8vo. Subjects; English literature. English fiction; 20th century. English fiction. Religious texts. 1 Kg.
Published by Oifig Diolta Foillseachain an Rialtais, Baile Atha Cliath, 1937
Seller: Dublin Bookbrowsers, Dublin, NONE, Ireland
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Irish Language Edition. Pp.(3), 335, (1). Red cloth. D.j. frayed, nicked, creased and worn with loss. Re mark on d.j. spine & alongside light stamp impression on f.e.p. Occasional light foxing internally. Ex-priory lib. D.j.about fair and book good. Good overall. Rare.
Published by Dodd Mead & Complany, New York, 1933
Seller: Nighttown Books, South Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Scarce hardcover in black-stamped full green cloth, First Edition early printing, no text markings, NOT ex-lib, no dj, green page top, pages bright & without foxing, light shelf wear & soil to boards mostly along spine which is bright & unfaded, name/date to title page, a very nice early printing of the original Father Brown omnibus volume (first published 1929), scarce in all early printings - a revised & enlarged edition was issued as The New Father Brown Omnibus in 1951; thick 8vo; 334 + 324 + 270 + 278pp illus.
Published by Cassell, 1911
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, but a flawed copy. The spine is split away from the cover and likely has been re-glued. Scattered foxing, mostly to the early pages including the title page. All seven plates are present plus the frontispiece. Overall, excepting the spine, a decent copy. No jacket.
Published by Cassell, 1911
Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom
First Edition
First edition. Original red cloth with gilt titles. A very good copy, slightly faded to the spine with light wear to the spine ends and corners. The first book of Father Brown stories.
Published by Cassell, London, 1911
Seller: Dr Jeremy Parrott, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Sydney Seymour Lucas (illustrator). First Edition. Sullivan #24. 5,000 copies. The first Father Brown book in first edition. Original red cloth lettered in gilt. 8 illustrations complete and clean. Patchy fading to rear cover. Small amount of insect tracking affecting gutter of front free endpaper and top of front pastdown. Other than these minor flaws a clean, bright copy of this scarce Queen's Quorum title.
Published by Cassell, UK, 1911
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The Innocence of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton First Edition Cassell 1911. Neat contemporary name inscription to ffep. Contents unblemished throughout. A near fine copy with no darkening or fading to spine and no dulling to gilt lettering.
Published by London Cassell 1911, 1911
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
First Edition
First edition, first printing. Published by Cassell in London, 1911. This is a near fine copy. The deep red buckram is slightly blemished in places, notably at the spine and front panel. The gilt titling is bright and clean throughout. There is a small nick to the bottom of the spine and bumping at the spine tips. There is one small nick to the front hinge. The internals are mostly clean, though with some very slight foxing to the prelims. The frontispiece is with the tissue guard. The text blocks are slightly toned. Overall, this is a near fine copy. Detective Father Brown busses his skills sparingly to unravel murders when others have tried and usually failed to come to the right conclusions.
Published by Cassell 1911, 1911
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. A first edition, first printing published by Cassell in 1911. A very good+ copy with one gift inscription, some light indentation to the rear board - a little fading to the spine.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine+. First Edition. First Printing of the first Father Brown book, a "cornerstone volume" (Pronzini & Muller ) and "one of the finest volumes of detective short stories ever written" (Queen), one of 5,000 copies. Crown 8vo (189 x 123mm): [8],336pp, with frontispiece and seven further plates tipped in. Publisher's red cloth, spine and upper cover lettered in gilt, older quarter-leather slipcase with chemise (faded at spine panel and edges). An excellent example, pages and plates clean and fresh (but fly-leaf offset), tightly bound with bright gilt. Sullivan A24. Queen (Detective Short Story), p. 21. Barzun and Taylor (Catalogue of Crime) 3677. Hubin I, p. 289. Queen's Quorum 47. Barzun and Taylor (Fifty Classics of Crime) 3. Pronzini & Muller, p. 133. ("It contains more classic short stories than almost any other mystery collection before or since. . . . if Father Brown lacks the colorful eccentricities of Sherlock Holmes, if his solutions are often more intuition than deduction, this book is still a masterpiece, the single volume by which G. K. Chesterton is most likely to be remembered."). A collection of ten short stories that appeared originally in two British periodicals, Storyteller and Cassell's Magazine ("The Blue Cross," "The Eye of Apollo," "The Flying Stars," "The Hammer of God," "The Honor of Israel Gow," "The Invisible Man," "The Queer Feet," "The Secret Garden," "The Sign of the Broken Sword," "The Sins of Prince Saradine," "The Three Tools of Death," and "The Wrong Shape"), initiating Chesterton's long-running series of detective stories. The unassuming, diminutive Roman Catholic priest makes his first appearance in "The Blue Cross," beside Valentin, "head of the Paris police and the most famous investigator of the world," and the reformed criminal M. Hercule Flambeau, the internationally infamous "colossus of crime." Father Brown, who ultimately featured in 53 short stories published between 1910 and 1936, was based on the real Father John O'Connor, who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922, although similarities between the two were "internal" (a "clever mind, penetrating insight, a gift for careful observation, and a deep understanding of human evil" is how the Britannica puts it) rather than related to outward demeanor. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
Published by London; Cassell and Company Ltd, 1911., 1911
Seller: Keel Row Bookshop Ltd - ABA, ILAB & PBFA, Whitley Bay, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp [8], 336. 8 full-page plates by Sydney Seymour Lucas, including frontispiece with tissue guard. Publishers' red cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board and ruled border in blind to upper board. Upper corner of upper board slightly bruised. Minor scattered light foxing, mainly to text-block edge and prelims. No annotation or inscriptions. A Very Good copy. The very first collection featuring popular detective Father Brown: 12 short stories. Scarce, particularly so in this condition.
Published by The Macaulay Company, [ca1918]., New York, 1918
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. First U. S.edition thus.This edition is preceded in the U. S. by the 1911 edition published by John Lane. Red cloth in fine condition with titles stamped in black ink on the front cover and spine, in lightly rubbed dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends and corners and a few shallow nicks to the top edge of the rear panel, one of which is mended with a small piece of cellophane tape on the verso. First appearance of Father Brown. Queen's Quorum 47 says, "The miracle-book of 1911 introduced Father Brown to an eternally grateful public. The position of Father Brown has been expressed pertinently by Barnaby Ross who wrote, 'If there is one character in detective fiction who possesses the innocence and wisdom to sit beside the immortal Holmes, it is that apotheosis of incredulity, Father Brown.' You will find in this book all the wondrous qualities of Chesterton's genius: his extraordinary cleverness of plot, his unique style, and the brilliant use of paradox both in language and in the counterplay of the supernatural and the natural. In a letter to a famous aficionado we once wrote that Father Brown is 'one of the three greatest detective characters ever invented." 1001 Midnights say, "A cornerstone volume, . can lay claim to greatness on two counts: It introduced the priest detective whose adventures are still popular three-quarters of a century later, and it contains more classic short stories than almost any other mystery collection before or since." An important book.
Published by Cassell and Company Ltd., 1911
Seller: Booklore ., Holt, NORFO, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR? Octavo. 336 pages and 8 full-page plates by Sydney Lucas complete as called for. The book has been sometime neatly re-backed saving the front fly-leaf which bears the inscription, " In all Innocence to His Reverence Father Mcgintty, 28th August 1911". This inscription does not carry a signature. However, we have studied the handwriting in detail, and we are confident it is that of the author. Please view the attached image. There are three leaves with the top right hand corner missing - once more, please see the image provided. These have been strengthened with archival tissue and there is no loss of text. The book is now protected in a removable acetate jacket.