1937Best.-Nr. 1408147Mount Vernon: The Limited Editions Club 1937. Limited Edition #386/1500. Hardcover. Octavos 3 Volumes. In Very Good condition and housed in publisher's heavily worn green paper slip case. Bound in publisher's brick red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spines. Minor shelf wear. Top edges of textblock dyed dark green. Light foxing to endpapers. Signed by Wilson and enumerated on limitation page in rear of Volume III. Shelved in LECs. 1408147. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 1400932New York: Printed for the Members of the Limited Editions Club 1937. 1480/1500. Hardcover. Octavo three volumes. In Very Good condition. Gray and brown slipcase has slight wear including tape mended edges with few small chips to the fore edges. Paper label to the back panel. Bound in the publisher's maroon cloth bearing gilt lettering to the pictorial spines. Boards have slight wear including mild sunning to the spines and faint scuffs. Text blocks have slight wear including mild age toning to the fore/tail edges with head edges colored black. Frontispiece. Minimal wear including slight age toning and few slight marks to the interiors. Illustrated. Number 1480 of 1500 copies. Limited numbered and signed copies. Signed by Edward Wilson. CONTENTS: Vol. One "The Roots of the Tree" xiii 431 pages -- Vol. Two "The Other Bronze Boy" 493 pages -- Vol. Three "The Lonely Twin" 685 pages. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire about rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Multi-Volume Area. . 1400932. FP New Rockville Stock. Printed for the Members of the Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1933Best.-Nr. 014938New York CIty: Farrar & Rinehart 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Large thick 8vo. 1244pp. Beautiful First Edition with Rinehart's logo on the copyright page as called for. Bound in publisher's blue cloth over flexible boards with borders and titles in gilt on front board and spine. . Square tight and clean throughout with no foxing and barely a hint of toning Mild surface and edge-wear. Spine gilt mildly dulled. Very well-preserved for such a large book. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket $3.00 has a couple of chips to the spine ends and a few closed edge-tears. Spine and edges toning. Still solid and complete. Housed in a custom chemise and slipcase with leather spine labels titled in gilt which is mildly rubbed. Inscribed signed and dated by Allen on the front end-paper in the year of publication "Inscribed to G. Selmer Fougner with the cordial best regards and best wishes of his ever Hervey Allen September 16 1933". Gustav Selmer Fougner 1884-1941 was an author and journalist who wrote for the New York Herald and the New York Sun where he was the chief European correspondent during WWI. He was probably best known however for his wine critic column in the Sun "Along the Wine Trail" as well as his 1941 book "Dining Out In New York". Laid in is publisher's review slip. Also the chemise has a built-in pouch which contains some ephemera about the book news articles etc. including a TLS from the author's secretary regarding a book from another author. A very pretty collectable copy and a great presentation. Farrar & Rinehart hardcover books
1949Best.-Nr. RO60064961Dell Publishing Co.. 1949. In-16. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 288 pages. Dessin en noir et blanc en frontispice. Tranche bleue.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1949Best.-Nr. RO60065114Dell Publishing Co.. 1949. In-16. Broché. Etat d'usage, 1er plat abîmé, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 288 pages. Tranche grise.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1934Best.-Nr. RALLANT00RJBFarrar and Rinehart 1934. Very Good. Allen Hervey. Anthony Adverse 2 volume set. Wyeth illustrator N. C. New York: Farrar and Rinehart 1934. 592 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Good with lightly rubbed and subtly bumped edges Light soiling on back covers and spines which are slightly sunned. Farrar and Rinehart unknown books
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2000Best.-Nr. 100087532France loisirs 2000 1112 pages 14x20x4cm. 2000. Relié. 1112 pages.
2000Best.-Nr. 500121919France loisirs 2000 1112 pages 20x14x4cm. 2000. Relié jaquette. 1112 pages.
1949Best.-Nr. RO20010596Gallimard. 1949. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 620p, rousseurs sur les plats et le dos, coiffes de la jaquette sont abimées, jaquette illustrée par Raymond.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
2000Best.-Nr. RO30049579EDITIONS FRANCE LOISIRS. 2000. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 1112 pages.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
1949Best.-Nr. R200116677Gallimard. 1949. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 620 pages. Tampons + annotations en page de garde et titre.. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
1949Best.-Nr. gm4027NRF Gallimard Broché 1949 In-8 (16 x 23,8 cm), broché, 620 pages ; pliures au dos et aux plats, papier bruni, assez bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
1933Best.-Nr. 2348204New York: Farrar & Rinehart Inc 1933. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 5x3x0. McNab Allan. First edition first state p. 352 line 6: Xaxier; p. 397 line 22: found found; p. 1086 line 18: blacksmith ship. Near fine book with original jacket in good condition unclipped $3.00 list price on front flap. Jacket toned minimal loss from jacket spine head a few closed 1/2 inch tears along edges. 1933 Hard Cover. 1224 pp. 8vo. The novel which inspired the 1936 Academy Award winning film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland. "From the publication of his Ballads of the Border in 1916 when he was in the National Guard serving on the Mexican Border Hervey Allen has been a colorful figure among American writers. His war diary Toward the Flame was recognized as one of the most vivid of the American accounts of active service in France. His Israfel: The Life and Times of Edgar Poe was generally recognized as the definitive work on the subject. His several volumes of poetry have been widely praised. Farrar & Rinehart, Inc hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 05781New York: Farrar and Rinehart Inc. 1933. Publishers Weekly best-selling novel in the US for 1933 & 1934 ALLEN Hervey. Anthony Adverse. Decorations by Allan McNab. New York: Farrar and Rinehart Inc. 1933. First edition first printing. Octavo 8 1/2 x 6 inches; 216 x 152 mm. xii 1-1224 pp. Title-page printed in blue & black. Publisher's blue cloth front cover bordered and titled in gilt spine lettered in gilt. Original printed dust jacket with $3.00 on front flap spine slightly darkened extremities of inside fold neatly strengthened. A good copy. The novel contains three volumes: The Roots of the Tree The Other Bronze Boy and The Lonely Twin and each volume contains three "books" making for nine books in total. The story follows the eponymous protagonist Anthony Adverse through several adventures around the world. This includes slave trading in Africa his business dealings as a plantation owner in New Orleans and his incarceration and eventual death in Mexico. The novel was the Publishers Weekly best-selling novel in the United States for two consecutive years: 1933 and 1934. New York: Farrar and Rinehart, Inc., 1933 unknown books
1933Best.-Nr. 564629New York: Rinehart and Company 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. Early reprint. Blue cloth gilt. Spine lettering quite rubbed else very good lacking the dust jacket. Inscribed "Inscribed with all cordial best wishes for George B. Utley Esq. by Hervey Allen. Rinehart and Company hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 021133Mt. Vernon: Limited Editions Club 1937. Hardcover. Spines a little faded. Near Fine in a Good slipcase with neatly repaired split at the top edge. Edward Wilson. Three octavo 6-1/2" x 10" volumes bound in orange linen. This important historical romance is here published a few years after its first publication with a new introduction by the author. Copy #473 of 1500 numbered copies illustrated with 9 striking lithographs drawn on the stone by Edward Wilson and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1933Best.-Nr. 315784New York: Farrar and Rinehart 1933. First edition first issue with publisher's monogram design on verso of title and other points. Decorations by Allan McNab. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Original blue cloth dust jacket. Spine spotted jacket toned and chipped at head of spine with some loss to title. First edition first issue with publisher's monogram design on verso of title and other points. Decorations by Allan McNab. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Inscribed at length on the front free endpaper: "Autographed for H.L. Batterman Jr with cordial regards. My dear Mr. Batterman: It may interest you to know that some of the New Orleans sections of this book are to Lafcadio Hearn's descriptions of that city & also some remarks on Gothic architecture connected with the Cathedral of Burgos. This just by the way. Hervey Allen" Provenance: Henry Lewis Batterman Jr. bookplate; presentation inscription Farrar and Rinehart unknown books
1937Best.-Nr. 018407Mt. Vernon: Limited Editions Club 1937. Hardcover. Spines somewhat darkened. Near Fine in an intact Very Good slipcase. Edward Wilson. Three octavo 6-1/2" x 10" volumes bound in orange linen. This important historical romance is here published a few years after its first publication with a new introduction by the author. Copy #540 of 1500 numbered copies illustrated with 9 striking lithographs drawn on the stone by Edward Wilson and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1933Best.-Nr. 12107ANTHONY ADVERSE Farrar & Rinehart 1933 first edition 3 volumes some very slight wear to the spines as must always be the case else fine in suede binding and vg glassine dust wrappers as issued. 1/105 copies specially bound and SIGNED by the author. The authors most well known title and the source book for the film of the same name. Farrar & Rinehart unknown books
1936Best.-Nr. 184060New York: F&R 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. Later. Name soiled Very good/ no dust jacket. F&R hardcover books
1933Best.-Nr. 226777New York: Farrar and Rinehart Inc 1933. First Edition earlier state of the text on pages 352 and 1086 and the word "found" duplicated on page 397 line 22. Decorations by Allan McNab. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Some light rubbing. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf. Very good plus in worn dust jacket back flap perished. A later jacket 165th Thousand has been added. First Edition earlier state of the text on pages 352 and 1086 and the word "found" duplicated on page 397 line 22. Decorations by Allan McNab. 1 vols. 8vo. "Inscribed for Miss R.B. McIntosh with the cordial regards of the author Hervey Allen December 19 35". Merle Johnson p. 27 Farrar and Rinehart, Inc unknown books
1937Best.-Nr. 003888Mt. Vernon: Limited Editions Club 1937. Hardcover. Spines just a trifle dull. About Fine in an about Fine slipcase. Edward Wilson. Three octavo 6-1/2" x 10" volumes bound in orange linen with "The Artist's Note Upon the Lithographs" laid in. This important historical romance is here published a few years after its first publication with a new introduction by the author. Copy #1377 of 1500 numbered copies illustrated with 9 striking lithographs drawn on the stone by Edward Wilson and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 1250331937. Mount Vernon: Limited Editions Club 1937. 3 vols. 8vo xiii 431; 685 pp. 9 lithograph plates and numerous in-text illustrations signed by Wilson on the colophon. Rust colored cloth. A fine set with slight shelf wear to slipcase. § Limited to 1500 copies signed by the illustrator. With a new introduction by the author. Printed by Peter Beilenson and the Walpole Printing Office. unknown books
1934Best.-Nr. 1388227London: Victor Gollancz 1934. Hardcover. Octavo 1272 pages. In Good condition with a Fair plus dust jacket. Covered in tanned cellophane. Spine is tanned cellophane. Dust jacket is yellow with pink and black print. Edge wear toning to spine peripheral toning. Price unclipped: “10/6 net”. Boards in pink cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has tanning to endpapers. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column N. 1388227. FP New Rockville Stock. Victor Gollancz hardcover books
