‎Christmas‎

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎<p>Red cloth cover shows minimal wear for its 75 years. A couple of light spots on the rear cover and slight wear along the edges and at the corners. Pages are clean tight and intact with no notes or underlining observed. No dust jacket. Over 30 black and white photographs included. Originally published in 1937.</p> Doubleday & Company hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : ST04974

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative: An Autobiography‎

‎Da Capo Press Inc. Light cover wear - no markings. . VG Minus. Soft cover. 1980. Da Capo Press Inc paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 059141 ISBN : 0306801124 9780306801129

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative with Future Indefinite‎

‎London: Heinemann 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First printings of both volumes of Coward's autobiography. "Present Indicative" is Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket unclipped 12s. 6d. net lightly soiled faded at the spine. Purple boards faded at the spine and edges. Square and firmly bound with a purple top stain toned pages clean internally. "Future Indefinite" is Very Good in an about Very Good jacket unclipped 21s. net chipped at the top edge some rubbing and creasing elsewhere. Purple boards faded at the spine edges. Square bound with some reading wear clean internally. Together these volumes cover the first five decades of the renowned English writer. Heinemann hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 5801

‎COWARD, Noel.‎

‎Present Indicative.‎

‎Garden City Doubleday & Company Inc. 1947. . First U.S. edition inscribed by the author; 8vo; photographic illustrations publisher's red cloth titles to spine gilt on a black ground illustrated near-fine; handwritten letter by the same loosely inserted. <br /> The author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper 'For Maurice Chevalier With profound admiration and affection Noel. London 1918 Paris 1920 New York 1948 . 1939!'. Loosely inserted is a 1-page autograph letter from Coward to Chevalier gushingly thanking his correspondent for writing to him.<br /> Garden City, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1947. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 104625

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎London: William Heinemann 1937. 1st. hardback. Good 1st edition missing d/j blue boards grubby and faded gilt spine titling clear; gutters a little loose but text block firm; pages unmarked and crisp including 31 b/w photos; endpapers foxed with owners' inscriptions on ffep. 8vo 230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"". "I was photographed naked on a cushion very early in life an insane toothless smile slitting my face and pleats of fat overlapping me like an ill-fitting overcoat. Later at the age of two I was photographed again. This time in a lace dress leaning against a garden roller and laughing hysterically. If these photographs can be found they will adorn this book.""Thus begins the life story of one of the most celebrated characters in British theatrical history in the first of Coward's autobiographies first published in 1937. Displaying an early dedication to the theatre Present Indicative hints at the success that would come to Coward as actor playwright novelist and performer. Each line is punctuated with his trademark effervescent wit making this book a comic tour de force in it's own right as well as a ""must read"" for anyone with an interest in the British stage. William Heinemann hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : IYC105371

‎COWARD, Noel‎

‎Present indicative Hardcover COWARD Noel‎

‎William Heinemann 1/1/1937. Hardcover. Good. Good condition item with wear and markings. Ex-library. William Heinemann hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 20-06154

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎William Heinemann Ltd 1937-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 4.0609 in x 20.3046 in x 15.2284 in. First edition without jacket on blue flecked cloth some mild browning to edges will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable William Heinemann Ltd hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : mon0000053288

‎Coward, Noel:‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎London:William Heinemann 1937 . Faded purple cloth illus. internally very good 431pp marks and foxing to the cover but internall very good. London:William Heinemann, 1937 hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 25008

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards and slipcase lightly soiled and . rubbed dedication page creased. 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 301 signed and numbered copies. Coward’s signature on colophon page. Cream linen binding with gilt-stamped black leather spine label. Top edges gilt. Housed in red cardboard slipcase. viii 371pp index. Many black and white photos. Witty and entertaining autobiography of the British actor playwright intelligence officer and composer. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 44110

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎Doubleday Doran. DJ in archival cover large chip tears rubbed damp stain. Gift inscription. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1937. Doubleday Doran hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 002184

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎New York: Doubleday. Good with no dust jacket. 1937. Hardback. Doubleday hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 280956

‎Coward, Noel:‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎London: Theatre Book Club . red cloth good condition 431pp b&w photos London: Theatre Book Club hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 23441

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎Doubleday Doran. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Doubleday, Doran unknown‎

Bookseller reference : S00F-00711

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎Doubleday Doran and Company Inc. Good. 1939. Hardcover. SIGNED limited edition. Doubleday Doran 1937. Limited 301 copies this being #282. Beige boards palm soiled spine boards lightly soiled. Ink name/date 1937 on end paper. Top edge gilt. Slip case split and soiled.; 371 pages . Doubleday Doran and Company, Inc. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 0831K892114

‎COWARD, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎Garden City NY: Doubleday 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. Later. Very good Browning of pages. Cover rubbed with light wear. Doubleday hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 184113

‎COWARD, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎Garden City NY: Doubleday 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good Spine faded. Doubleday hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 200396

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎London: Heinemann. Good/No DJ. 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo Original cloth with gilt titling. Fading to spine. Previous owner's details on ffep.Some foxing mainly in margins. Plates. 431 pages clean and tight. . Heinemann hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 138193

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎London: William Heinemann Ltd. Worn reading copy. 1937. First Edition. Purple hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 150mm 9" x 6". 431pp. . William Heinemann Ltd hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : cwd47a

‎COWARD, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎Melbourne: William Heinemann ltd 1951. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Reprint. Fine in about fine dust jacket with some wear around the edges. William Heinemann ltd hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 328792

‎COWARD, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎Garden City New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. Good with no dust jacket. 1937. Hardcover. Stated first edition after the printing of 301 deluxe copies. The witty English playwright composer director and actor Noel Coward's autobiography. With b&w photos scattered throughout including author frontispiece photo. --- In full orange-red cloth covers with titling and decorations in gilt on black spine block. A firm intact copy though with somewhat yellowed leaves and prior owner's signature penciled to front free endpaper. Lacks a dust jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 371 pages . Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 72386

‎COWARD, Noel‎

‎PRESENT INDICATIVE‎

‎Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran 1937. 8vo pp. 371. Illustrated with photographs. Owner's name on flyleaf small water staining on lower corner of some pages cover little soiled o/w VG. Doubleday, Doran unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 29158

‎COWARD, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎London: William Heineman 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First trade edition. Some light foxing darkening to the cheap and highly-acidic endpapers and a little sunning to the spine a very good copy in very good slightly spine-tanned dustwrapper with spine-tanned wraparound band with an internal repair. William Heineman hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 96564

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative by Coward Noel‎

‎Doubleday. Very Good. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes 2 Doubleday unknown‎

Bookseller reference : BOOKS143021I

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Indicative‎

‎New York: Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc. 1937. Cover bumped with rubbed edges sunned with notes on first page. Book out of print. Pages are clean text has no markings binding is sound. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday Doran & Co., Inc. Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 016503

‎Coward, Noel‎

‎Present Laughter : A Light Comedy In Three Acts‎

‎<p>The First UK Printing published by William Heinemann Ltd. London in 1943. 8vo. purple cloth backstrip lettered in gilt; in the scarce publisher's wrapper clipped printed in black and yellow with wartime advertisement for BBC radio's Britain Calls the World to the front flap and list of other Coward plays to the lower panel; THE BOOK is in Very Good condition text evenly toned with some offsetting to the front free endpaper and half title; very slightly dulled at backstrip with light rubbing and sunning at spine tips; the scarce WRAPPER is price-clipped and also in Very Good condition with minimal shelf-wear and markings slight creased to folds with small losses at edges corners and more so to the spine tips up to 0.5cm in depth not affecting text one 1.5cm closed tear along spine and some minor splitting to the front flap fold. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Originally written in 1939 Present Laughter was in the process of rehearsals when WWII broke out. Consequently it was not performed on stage until 1942. The plot follows a successful and egotistical protagonist Gary Essendine as he prepares for a role in South Africa. Along the way he must deal with a mid-life crisis women who attempt to seduce him and many other farcical scenarios. Semi-autobiographical Coward played himself in the first few performances and later claimed that once he sat down to write it he had completed all three acts within a mere six days. The play was "a very light comedy he wrote written with the sensible object of providing me with a bravura part". The play was most recently performed at the Old Vic in 2019 with Andrew Scott in the leading role. A cheap wartime production and very scarce with the wrapper in such collectible condition. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.</p> William Heinemann Ltd., London hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 126078