Search Results: Books by r o prowse

Jonathan Cape. Hardcover. Very Good. 2nd printing for ""The Travellers' Library, No DJ, blue cloth bound boards with gilded lettering and faun or satyr on spine

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929. Book block clean and tight. Name written on front free end paper. Name and address written on title page. Cover rubbed; edges and corners bumped.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1929. 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. F First American Edition Used. H Hard Cover. Very Good. Wear and nicks to jacket edges, repaired with tape, name to endpaper, 8vo, 320pp.

Houghton Mifflin Co. Hardcover. B00087KS7U Very Good, or better/Good in a mylar cover. . Very Good.

Jonathan Cape, 1932. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1932. First Thus. 254 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Notable sunning to spine, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards.

Jonathan Cape, 1932. Hardcover. Good. 1932. First Edition Thus. 254 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Sticker to rear board. Wear marks overall.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1934 Orange cloth titled in black on spine and upper front board. Tight and square, fading to spine and a little to rear board, well rubbed at crown of spine, very light foxing in edges and endpapers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A Gift of the Dusk.

Pomona Press, 2006-01-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1894. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Contains: A Fatal Reservation by R. O. PROWSE -- start of serialisation. Matthew Austin by W. E. NORRIS -- conclusion of serialisation. Gleams of Memory by James PAYN -- reminiscence in 3 chapters. Character Notes -- short stories by Merriman & Tallentyre. Late C19th purple leather over purple beaded cloth. Rubbed on corners, a few light marks, some foxing, good. A heavy item which may require additional postage outside UK..

Paperback. New.

Jonathan Cape 1932. hardback (VG) lacks d/w; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Cloth spine and edges lightly fading, small pen notation and sticker on rear pastedown, else very good in a good only dampstained dustwrapper, spine darkened, edges chipped.

J.B. Lippincott, 1913. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Pomona Press, 2006-01-01. Paperback. Good.

London: William Heinemann (Heinemann's Colonial Library) 1913 First Edition cr.8vo 374pp, 1913 GD+ original illustrated cloth, covers somewhat flecked, half-title removed, several small stamps of the Soldiers' Sports Club, Wooroloo WA, else a solid copy.

Geoffrey Bles, 1934. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

UK: Cape, 1932. First Edition Thus . Decorative Cloth. Very Good ++/Near Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 1st Edition Thus 1932. 1st printing in this edition. Introduction by J Middleton Murry and one of Katherine Mansfield's favourite novels. Book is very good++ and very bright. Contents good. The wrapper is near very good and quite bright. Light soiling to wrapper. Light rubbing and nicks to edges. A few small closed tears to edges. More digital images can be taken upon request. Ref16301

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with the slightest of wear. Novel about the relationship of the prophet of a new religion with his wife.