The Retreat

Jonathan Cape, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1953. Second Impression. 222 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild sunning to spine… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A strange, and on the face of it, improbable story..." according to the jacket blurb, but highly recommended by the publisher nevertheless. All in VG internal order. A little light marking to blue boards, with crisp pale blue titling. Good unclipped… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, (1953).. First edition.. 222 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket with light edgewear and sunning to spine. Bookplate of Ruth & Mark Schorer inside the front cover.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Hardcover. Good. First am. Good. Hardcover, rubbed at spine ends and bumped corners and edges, pages lightly browned, worn at spine edges, spine browned. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Jonathan Cape 1953. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Includes a dust jacket, price unclipped, in near mint condition.

Jonathan Cape 1953. First edition. Super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); 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 cost

Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. USED Good/Fair Jacket. Stated first American edition. Jacket has severe creasing to the cover, plus some tears, including a totally detached front flap, but it's all brodarted together and not price-clipped.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. A good copy in a dustwrapper which has a few short edge tears and a small hole on the spine.. First Edition.

Alfred A. Knopf. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. 1st American edition. In protective mylar cover. (fiction)

Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Alfred A. Knopf, 1953, First Edition, 8vo, 271 pages. Jacket Design by Irving Miller. Book and jacket in very good condition.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.