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1968rif. 21004London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1968. A first edition first printing published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1959. 8vo. pp 273. Original publisher's blue cloth lettered gilt at the spine. The publisher's own retained copy with their stamp on the front endpaper reading 'Weidenfeld Library'. A very good book in like wrapper which has a small indentation to the front panel. 'Fade Out' by Douglas Woolf is a poignant novella that explores the life of an aging man grappling with obscurity and obsolescence. The protagonist once a minor film actor now struggles with isolation and the passage of time in a society that has forgotten him. Woolf masterfully uses minimalism and sharp lyrical prose to depict the internal decay of a man fading from relevance. It's a meditation on identity memory and the impermanence of fame. Weidenfeld and Nicolson hardcover
1944rif. 023018Algiers: Editions Charlot 1944. #24 of 30 special copies. Very Good condition. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Spine mildly rolled. Corners are NOT bumped. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO fading. Pages are clean and unmarked. First Edition in French of Virgina Woolf's novel Between the Acts. Translated by Yvonne Genova. Subtitle: "Collection Les Cinq Continents dirigée par Philippe Soupault." See Kirkpatrick D30a for the unnumbered trade issue. Although not mentioned by Kirkpatrick there were also 150 numbered copies # 1-30 on laid paper; and # 31- 150 on vellum. THIS IS #24 from the 30 COPIES printed on special laid paper. The copyright page reads: "L'Édition originale de cet Ouvrage Premier de la Collection Les Cinq Continents dirigée par Philippe Soupault A été limitée a trente exemplaires sur vergé o. c. numérotés de 1 a 30 et cent vingt exemplaires sur velin numérotés de 31 a 150 stamped # 24 Tous droits réservés. Printed in Algiers 1944." Bound in the original tan wraps printed in red and black. 4.75" wide by 7.5" tall. See Kirkpatrick D30a. Première édition française #24 of 30. Softcover. Very Good condition. 224pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Editions Charlot Paperback
rif. 6368538Blackwell Publishing . Hardback. New. pp. 224 Blackwell Publishing hardcover
1926rif. 469108Edinburgh: Printed at The University Press by T. and A. Constable Ltd 1926. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition binding variant 1 with black paper-covered boards patterned in yellow white and red with white cloth spine. Octavo. 192pp. illustrated. Spine is toned light rubbing a near fine bright copy with the text fresh and clean. Contains the first appearance of Virginia Woolf's "A Woman's College from Outside"; "Two Unpublished Sketches" by Katherine Mansfield; along with additional contributions by Charlotte Mew Pauline Smith Hugh MacDiarmid W. H. Davies Walter De La Mare and others. Kirkpatrick B6: total printing of 2000 copies; 950 copies bound with white cloth spine in five binding variants. Printed at The University Press by T. and A. Constable Ltd hardcover
1926rif. 469108Edinburgh: Printed at The University Press by T. and A. Constable Ltd 1926. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition binding variant 1 with black paper-covered boards patterned in yellow white and red with white cloth spine. Octavo. 192pp. illustrated. Spine is toned light rubbing a near fine bright copy with the text fresh and clean. Contains the first appearance of Virginia Woolf's "A Woman's College from Outside"; "Two Unpublished Sketches" by Katherine Mansfield; along with additional contributions by Charlotte Mew Pauline Smith Hugh MacDiarmid W. H. Davies Walter De La Mare and others. Kirkpatrick B6: total printing of 2000 copies; 950 copies bound with white cloth spine in five binding variants. Printed at The University Press by T. and A. Constable Ltd hardcover books
1929rif. 513958New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith 1929. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition from English sheets. With Biographical and Critical Notes by A.C. Gissing. Introduction by Virginia Woolf. Owner's contemporary ink name and date on front flyleaf front cover has tiny spot of wear at top edge else a fine copy in near fine dust jacket with very light wear. Scarce in jacket. Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith hardcover
1929rif. 513958New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith 1929. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition from English sheets. With Biographical and Critical Notes by A.C. Gissing. Introduction by Virginia Woolf. Owner's contemporary ink name and date on front flyleaf front cover has tiny spot of wear at top edge else a fine copy in near fine dust jacket with very light wear. Scarce in jacket. Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith hardcover books
1939rif. 162343N.p.: N.p. 1939. Vintage reference photograph from the 1939 film. Censorship blindstamp on the top right corner with numerical rubber stamps on the verso along with an ink notation misidentifying the film as "The Gorgeous Hussy". A professional ice skater derails his career when he falls in love with a fellow skater whose mediocre talent costs him his reputation and several jobs. In an effort to buoy her marriage Mary forgoes skating for an acting opportunity quickly catapulting herself into superstardom and leaving her husband behind. 8 x 10 inches. Pinholes at the corners else about Near Fine. Hirschhorn p. 158. N.p. unknown
1939rif. 162343N.p.: N.p. 1939. Vintage reference photograph from the 1939 film. Censorship blindstamp on the top right corner with numerical rubber stamps on the verso along with an ink notation misidentifying the film as "The Gorgeous Hussy". A professional ice skater derails his career when he falls in love with a fellow skater whose mediocre talent costs him his reputation and several jobs. In an effort to buoy her marriage Mary forgoes skating for an acting opportunity quickly catapulting herself into superstardom and leaving her husband behind. 8 x 10 inches. Pinholes at the corners else about Near Fine. Hirschhorn p. 158. N.p. unknown books
1933rif. 109496Hogarth 1933. Very Good. October 1933 Hogarth Large Paper edition in unclipped jacket. Spine of jacket boards and top edge show damp stain. Tight binding no marks.B54 Please email for photos. Hogarth hardcover
1958rif. 018439Harcourt Brace & Company 1958. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine copy In Like Jacket.$3.75 On Flap.Stated First American Edition.Rare In This Condition.Beautiful Copy Of This Woolf Classic. Harcourt Brace & Company Hardcover
rif. 1575520882George H. Doran Company. First Edition THUS. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. First edition THUS first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding with general signs of previous use. Former owner's name otherwise unmarked. Original American edition. Facsimile dust jacket as shown is available from other sellers. First American Edition First Printing. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. George H. Doran Company hardcover
1950rif. FLAHIVE-3761Harcourt Brace and Company New York 1950 Harcourt Brace and Company New York 1950. First American edition the true first edition which preceded the first U.K. edition. First printing. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean unmarked copy. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Flap corners clipped not book club edition. Very faint foxing on top edge. Jacket spine lightly darkened as pictured. Dust jacket design by Vanessa Bell. Lit-W. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York hardcover
1984rif. 47572New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1984. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1977-1984. Mixed Editions four volumes being first printings and volume four a Book Club Edition. Five octavo volumes; photo-illustrated dust jackets; cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Dust jackets worn along edges with creasing and a few nicks to extremities. Mild edgewear to boards; bindings sound; spotting to top edges; ownership inscription to preliminaries of volume three else unmarked. A Very Good and sound set. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich unknown
1920rif. 6955New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1920. First American Edition. First American edition. Measuring approximately 7.75" x 5.25" with 375 numbered pages. This book is in good condition. Moderate bumping and shelf wear to spine and boards. Moderate sunning to spine. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper along with pencil annotations. Interior pages are clean. Rachel Vinrace embarks for South America on her father's ship and is launched on a course of self-discovery in a kind of modern mythical voyage. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #P2-34. Harcourt, Brace and Company unknown
1931rif. 47585New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1931. Very Good. New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1931. First American Edition. Octavo; blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine; maroon topstain; 297pp. No dust jacket. Boards show light shelfwear corners bumped; spine a trifle sunned; binding sound; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown else unmarked; a Very Good and sound copy of one of Woolf's most highly regarded and most challenging works. Kirkpatrick A16b. Harcourt, Brace and Company unknown
1958rif. 018439Harcourt Brace & Company 1958. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine copy In Like Jacket.$3.75 On Flap.Stated First American Edition.Rare In This Condition.Beautiful Copy Of This Woolf Classic. Harcourt Brace & Company Hardcover books
1931rif. 47585New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1931. Very Good. New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1931. First American Edition. Octavo; blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine; maroon topstain; 297pp. No dust jacket. Boards show light shelfwear corners bumped; spine a trifle sunned; binding sound; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown else unmarked; a Very Good and sound copy of one of Woolf's most highly regarded and most challenging works. Kirkpatrick A16b. Harcourt, Brace and Company unknown books
1984rif. 47572New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1984. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1977-1984. Mixed Editions four volumes being first printings and volume four a Book Club Edition. Five octavo volumes; photo-illustrated dust jackets; cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Dust jackets worn along edges with creasing and a few nicks to extremities. Mild edgewear to boards; bindings sound; spotting to top edges; ownership inscription to preliminaries of volume three else unmarked. A Very Good and sound set. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich unknown books
1916rif. 15749C R Gibson & Company. NY. 1916 Book size about 5 1/2 by 7 inches with some 20 unnumbered pages. Bound in color illustrated cream paper over boards. In the original tissue paper dust wrapper and enclosed in the original box. Book title printed on a paper label affixed to the box top front edge. Unused and unmarked. Illustrated on every page in color or black/white by the author. This is an early C R Gibson & Company baby book. Book and wrapper with the very slightest sign of any wear or use. Box with crack to one top edge; paper over the box top with a jagged separation line. In remarkable condition--book tissue dust wrapper--box--unused and unmarked. Very scarce in this condition. Book and wrapper FINE Box is VERY GOOD Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. C R Gibson & Company. NY. hardcover
1928rif. 34098London: Ernest Benn Limited 1928. First Edition. Near Fine. First Edition. Rare First Edition Soft Cover pamphlet. Size: 8vo: 5" x 7 1/4" The pamphlet was published in 1928 as part of the Self and Society Booklets series by Ernest Benn Limited. In near fine condition. Solid clean and crisp inside. Outside covers toned and aged. This 30 page 1928 booklet by Leonard Woolf offers a thoughtful look at peace politics and international cooperation in the years between the world wars. Woolf's writing reflects his strong belief in reason and global responsibility. A collectible piece from a key Bloomsbury figure. Ernest Benn Limited unknown
1944rif. 34306New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1944. lst Edition. Near fine/Near fine. lst Edition. Virginia Woolf Collection Vanessa Bell Hogarth Press. FIRST American edition of Virginia Woolf's A HAUNTED HOUSE AND OTHER STORIES with the beautiful dustjacket designed by her sister Vanessa Bell printed blue on pale buff. Small crown 8vo. Blue cloth boards stamped white with some markings on the boards as shown. Some shelf wear and toning on the jacket otherwise clean and unclipped. It is comprised of 18 short stories by Virginia Woolf produced by her husband Leonard Woolf after her death. There were 4000 copies issued printed Kirkpatrick A28b. Harcourt, Brace and Company unknown
1953rif. 231187London: The Hogarth Press 1953. First edition. 372 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Orange cloth. Very Good in unclipped slightly worn dust jacket with light wear and splittiing on back panel. First edition. 372 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The Hogarth Press unknown
rif. dola2636London: The Hogarth Press 1953. First Edition. 8vo. pp. x 372. index. cloth. dw. some discolouration to dw & tears to edges. dola2636 London: The Hogarth Press, 1953 hardcover
1941rif. acs 1113New York: Harcourt Brace and Co. 1941. First American Edition Kirkpatrick A26b. Hardcover Octavo blue cloth hardcover vi 3-219 pp. Fine with endpapers a bit toned as often in a fine dust jacket designed by Vanessa Bell and mylar protector. Harcourt, Brace and Co., (1941). First American Edition, Kirkpatrick A26b. [Hardcover] hardcover