Raynard by Charles Douie (5 results)

Condition: Fair. 1952. No Edition Remarks. 239 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. …

Condition: Good. 1952. No edition remarks. 239 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some moderate rubbing and marking to rear surface.…

Hardcover. 8vo. pp 239. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered gilt on spine. This is a period piece, set in the highest governmental circles of fifty years ago. Charles Douie knows his Whitehall, and his distinguished style suits the background to perfection. Very good plus in slightly used, complete, near very good dust jacket, with slight edgewear and slight marking at the rear. Front panel of jacket in good order showing the Palace of Westminster (designed by Biro). …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A very smart, first edition copy of this scarce novel by Charles Douie, enclosed in the original pictorial dust wrapper. A very smart copy of this short novel exploring the life of a political figure, Raynard Marden.Written by Charles Douie.The first edition of this work.Enclosed in the original pictorial dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart and has a small amount of edgewear and a small closed tear at the head of the rear joint and the head of the front of the wrap. Some age-toning to the interior of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. A small amount of age-toning to the endpapers, otherwise pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

1st edition. 1st edition, 1952; bookplate on front free end paper; a few spots of foxing on page fore-edge; binding tight. Dust jacket (by Biro) not price-clipped, but a little worn at edges, with some browning Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket.