Laughing Philosopher by Calthrop Dion Clayton (4 results)

Condition: Good. 1933. First Edition. 253 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning, particularly to spine. Book has slight forward lean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression. The book is Good+ with some spotting to pages and a roll to spine. The jacket has some spotting and some chipping to top of spine, but is Good overall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. A very good copy in black cloth lettered and decorated in yellow. Dated inscription - June 22, 1933 - "V.C.C from D.C.C You cannot buy peace, it must be in your heart." V.C.C was, I think, the author's wife. 353 pages. Newspaper review of the book from 1933, describing it as a "riot of explosive humour and subtle wit" loosely laid in. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket 8vo. pp 253. Original publisher's red cloth lettered and decorated black on spine and cover. Very slight fading, very slight rubbing otherwise VG+ in attractive illustrated near VG dust jacket with chips at head of spine, slight wear at lower hinge and slight marks. Front panel of jacket in good order showing a man about to kiss a woman carrying large tea pot.