Introduction andre maurois (45 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. No Jacket. Edgewear to slipcase. Includes sandglass. Oberle, Jean (illustrator).

Soft Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. First Thus. Advance Reading Copy / Uncorrected Proof. Non-pictorial cover. No ownership markings.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Pyramid Gift Edition. 236 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Stains on top and fore edges.

First US printing. Second novel by this young writer, born in France of American parents, and originally published in France under the title 'Adrienne Mesurat.' Translated by Henry Longan Stuart, with an introduction by Andre Maurois. Good in black cloth with gold lettering, lacking the dj, lettering on spine rubbed and faded. …

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Signet #868AB, Light wear along the edges and corners. Tanned pages. Light wear along the spine and binding. Cover art by Avati.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket - as Issued. First Thus. PAGES LIKE NEW CLEAN AND UNMARKED, NO SLIPCASE. Jean Oberle (illustrator).

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good+. None. In VG , somewhatr rubbed and worn slipcase. ; 206 pages fmc2%262D.

Illustrated Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Immaculate and tight, gift quality copy in lightly worn, tan paper-covered slip case; 205pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Jean Oberle (illustrator). Hard Cover.

Decorative Cloth. Zustand: Very Good+. Textblock immaculate and tight; Speckled top edge; Sunned red cloth spine, decorative Fleur-de-lis sides, minimally shelf worn. In moderately-aged slipcase. Lacks the "Sandglass" insert; 205p. A classic of French literature. Size: 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Jean Oberle (illustrator). Hardcover. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Tall octavo in red & tan cloth binding. In slipcase. Color illustrations. Condition: minor wear to slipcase; rubber stamp & bookplate on 1st free endpaper; front inner hinge starting; else VG. 205 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Thus. A collection of bawdy tales ".being the story of the fair Imperia, the Venial Sin, the Merrie diversions of his most Christian majesty King Louis the Eleventh." in 218 pages, translated into English from the original French by J. Lewis May, with an Introduction by Andre Maurois, with a colorful frontispiece + both full-color plates & original pen-and-ink illustrations throughout by Jean de Bosschere. Orig. published in 1926, this is a privately printed edition for Rarity Press of New York from 1931 (First, thus). Hardcover small quarto has burgundy cloth-covered boards stamped with a silver design of a nude female to front & silver lettering & design to spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, corners crisp, creamy white pages significantly tanned around edges, completely unmarked save for former owner's name & date to ffep. A sliver of dampstaining to the upper fore edge of the title page only; other pages show no evidence. No DJ: likely originally came in a slipcase, which is not present. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day. Bosschere, Jean de (illustrator).…

Cloth. Zustand: G/No Dustjacket. London, UK: Nonesuch Press. G/No Dustjacket. 1942. . Cloth. Sm 4to., 205 pp., rubbed . Color Plates (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine+. No Slipcase. First Edition Thus. The Nonesuch Press, London, England, U.K. , 1942. First (1st) Printing of this First Edition Thus (same date on title and copyright pages). Near Fine+ condition. No Slipcase. The Text Block is clean, soft white, tight, straight and square with no markings of any kind. The Binding is light brown quarter cloth to boards decorated with a fleur-de-lis pattern, faded gilt title, etc., to the spine, white endpapers unmarked except for a prior owner's signature on the front free endpaper, and all corners square and sharp. No Slipcase. See the photos. xii, 205, [i] pages. 6 3/4" x 10 1/8". Translated by Alfred Allinson (originally for The Bodley Head) with an Introduction by André Maurois and illustrated by Jean Oberlé. Originally published in France in 1912 as Les dieux ont soif, the novel is set in France in 1793-1794 during the French Revolution, specifically during the Reign of Terror in Paris and the endless parade of victims to the guillotine. Full page color illustrations. Jean Oberlé (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Copyright 1951. 216 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slightly creased spine. Light foxing on page edges, not affecting text. Stains on fore edge.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Copyright © 1952. 661 pp. An excellent study/work/research/reading copy! Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. Solidly and tightly bound copy with moderate external, but minimal internal wear and use. Copy with crisp and bright pages. Moderately shelf worn covers. Minor tears to last three pages and back cover by spine on top. Ocassional pen, pencil and/or highlighter markings on text and/or marginalia.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition.. Page 37/38 missing, else bright, very nice, clean covers & text paperback; black spine titles on dar orange heavy cloth hard covers.showing many 2" hoizontal bars to left side cover & spine.attractive design. ; 557pg THICK pages; originaly published in Vogue, this is 1st anthlogy appearance ever for any of them.Many by major authors.Most are short and characteristic of their author's larger work. Illustrated by OGG, OSCAR TYPOGRAPHY & DESIGN (illustrator).…

Condition: spine faded & slightly soiled; else in very good condition in near fine slipcase. Illustrated by B&W illustrations. Reprint edition. Binding is cloth.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good to Worn. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Worn. Andre Martin (illustrator).

Hardcover. 8°. Orange-colored original cloth with spine title and cover illustrations in gold embossing and color header. Capitals and corners are slightly bumped. XX, 218 (6) pages with many color illustrations on plates. Overall clean inside. Good condition. --- Orangefarbenes Original-Leinen mit Rückentitel und Einband-Illustrationen in goldener Prägung sowie Farb-Kopfschnitt. Kapitale und Ecken sind etwas bestoßen. XX, 218 (6) Seiten mit vielen farbigen Illustrationen auf Tafeln. Insgesamt innen sauber. Schönes Exemplar in gutem Zustand. -- Bitte Portokosten außerhalb EU erfragen! / Please ask for postage costs outside EU! / S ' il vous plait demander des frais de port en dehors de l ' UE! // Bitte beachten Sie auch unsere Fotos! / Please also note our photos! / Veuillez noter nos photos -- Leuchtender Herbstbeginn! Wie wäre es mit einem guten Buch? Bei uns werden Sie fündig, stöbern Sie in unserem Ladengeschäft oder online. -- Wir kaufen Ihre werthaltigen Bücher! LitFre.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. 8vo. 1st thus. Slightly cocked spine. Noticeable sunning to spine and edges of boards. Some dark scuffing to spine and dark spotting to rear hinge. Considerable bumping and creasing to spine ends and corners of boards. Moderate scraping to edges of textblock, with faint blue offsetting to bottom open corner of textblock. Light burnthrough to pastedowns, with faint offsetting to corresponding endpapers. Slightest of foxing throughout. VG.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. This 11-1/4" tall HC w/slipcase is in near fine cond. Spine is moderately sun faded from a light blue to a light brown, extremely light edgewear; otherwise and interior, as new. Appears unread. No evidence of prior ownership. Slipcase is fine, having extremely light edgewear, no issues. Not ex-lib. Sandglass included. Bernard Lamotte (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. None. First Edition. Minor discoloration on bottom corned. Handcolored illustrations. Introduction by Andre Maurois. Binding is cloth.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Tight binding, solid dark green pebbled boards with sharp corners, bright gilt lettering to spine strip, illustrated end papers, 24 full-page illustrations by Jean De Bosschere, clean and unmarked. 0. Jean De Bosschere (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Acceptable. EX LIBRARY BOOK, BOOK HAS BEEN REBOUND BY THE LIBRARY.

Bluish-gray slipcase, H 22.25cm x L 14.5cm, with publisher's paper labels on both side panels; some fading and rubbing to panels - strongest rubbing to bottom shelf panel; slender splitting to top right seam with small paper loss at bottom right seam. Two hardcover volumes, each H 21.5cm x L 13.75cm. No dust jackets (probably as issued). Blue cloth; gilt stamping and black title blocks to lightly mottled spines. Text blocks with blue top edges. Interior leaves are clean. Bindings retain some crispness. Please note that this set has an approximate shipping weight of 3.75 pounds (1.7 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {Phil-Shelf#2}.…

Decorative Hardcover in Slip C. Zustand: Like New. No Jacket. Special Contents of This Edition Copyrig. 430 + xiv pp. A rare, hard-to-find, out-of-print, scarce, true collectible gem! A wonderful copy! An excellent, spotlessly clean copy! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially and virtually flawless copy with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear. Addendum included. Slip case in mint condition. No dust jacket. Synopsis: Deep inside the dreaded Bastille, a young prisoner has languished, his face hidden from all, for eight long years. He knows neither his true identity nor the crime that got him there. Then Aramis, one of the original three musketeers the finest swordsmen in all of France bribes his way into the young man s cell to reveal the shocking truth. The revelation of this truth could very well topple Louis XIV, King of France, from his throne and Aramis aims to do just that. But a daring jailbreak, a brilliant masquerade, and a bloody fight for the throne may make Aramis betray his sacred vow of All for one, one for all. And in so doing, he will pit musketeer against musketeer, bringing an end to this swashbuckling saga and either honor or disgrace upon them all. Edy Legrand (Illustrations by) (illustrator).…

Cloth Bound Boards. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition, First Impression. 1957 First Edition, first impression. Biographer and Critic Malcolm Elwin's Review Copy. Size octavo, 201 pages. Burgundy cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, with the dust jacket. Book condition near fine, a very clean copy. Dust jacket condition very good, edges slightly rubbed, spine and outer panel edges sunned, not price clipped. The report of the 28th International P.E.N Congress held in 1956 in London. Containing essays by J. B. Priestly, Angus Wilson, William Empson, V. S. Pritchett, Andre Maurois, E. M. Forster, Stephen Spender, et al. This was the Review Copy of Biographer and Critic Malcolm Elwin (1903-1973). Loosely inserted is a typed carbon copy of Malcolm Elwin's Review of the book, 7 pages. Tipped onto the front end-paper is the original compliments slip from Angela Pain of Hansom Books Ltd on which she has asked Malcolm to produce a review of around 1200 words by April 8th, and also the compliments slip from Messrs. Hutchinson and Co Publisher's Ltd enclosing the book and asking Malcolm Elwin for a review of the book and requesting that no notice of the review should appear prior to the publication date of 25 Mar 1957.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. LIMITED EDITION. 4vo. LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION, one of 1,500 copies. SIGNED by the illustrator on limitation paper in rear of book. Prefatory letter from the author. Blue sprayed edges. Decorated slipcase. Slight edgewear to otherwise good boards. Sun fading to spine. Heavy scuffing, peeling, and edgewear to scratched and soiled slipcase missing spine. Lacking glassine DJ. VG in a good slipcase.…

Couverture rigide. Zustand: Très bon. ex. 1098/3000, 218 p. Ill. Bookplate of the Fraser Institute. Class number on spine insolated. Jean de Bosschère (illustrator).

Sturdy bluish-gray slipcase, H 22.25cm x L 14.5cm, with publisher's paper labels on both side panels; sun fading to top and rear panels with partial sunning to right side panel; seams are firm. Two hardcover volumes, each H 21.5cm x L 13.75cm. No dust jackets (probably as issued). Blue cloth; gilt stamping and black title blocks to spines; light discoloration to Vol. One's front board; small white streak at bottom center of Vol. Two's front board. Text blocks with blue top edges. Interior leaves are bright and clean. Bindings retain some crispness. Please note that this set has an approximate shipping weight of 4 pounds (1.81 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {Phil-Shelf#1}.…