First Edition. Gorska dustjacket art. An automobile company executive thinks he can live without women. Very Good, bit of cracking at front inner hinge (still firmly bound) in attractive almost Near Fine dustjacket. Item #602050
First Edition. Braun dustjacket art. A "very modern" novel, "written by a man who, in a world of chaos, still has faith in that spark of human courage, human warmth, human compassion that will continue to make man rise from the ashes of his own undoing..." Near Fine with very light wear to cover, in Very Good Plus unclipped dustjacket with wear at edges and corners, and tiny neat trim on flaps. Item #24266
Fifth Printing, same year as First. Norwegian novel of a young man raised in poverty who raises himself up to success but "dimly conscious of not having reached the heart of his own existence". Very Good, some dampstains to cloth, cloth nick to lower spine end, foxing to endpapers, in edge chipped dustjacket, few centimeters off lower spine end. Item #21720
First Edition. Norwegian novelist's haunting story of a man who overcomes appalling adventures. Near Fine, contemporary gift inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, chipping at spine ends, few inch split at front spine edge. Item #22314
First Edition. Oxley dustjacket art. Novel and psychological study of a man whose jealousy nearly pushes him to the brink of insanity. Very Good-Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, spine a bit darkened, tiny chip at lower spine end. Item #9079
First Edition stated. Published a year before the American printing. Collection of short stories including ones that deal with an alcoholic husband, a business man who finds solace in a tiny modeled horse, a druggist clerk on trial for murder, etc. Near Fine, contemporary owner signature at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, some dampstains at spine and rear panel, a scraped chip at rear panel. Item #29604
First Edition stated. Published a year before the American printing. Collection of short stories including ones that deal with an alcoholic husband, a business man who finds solace in a tiny modeled horse, a druggist clerk on trial for murder, etc. Very Good, bit of spotting to cloth, modest foxing to pages, in Very Good dustjacket. Item #601446
Third Printing. H. R. dustjacket art. 'Psychological study of a man as shown in his relationship to women.' The author was a Vassar graduate who holds her papers. Very scarce. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow loss at spine ends and flap corners, spine colors faded. Item #37755
First Edition. Unusual novel of a man who is nine feet tall and who is warped by the attention he gets. When he begins to think "and act like a giant in a world of pigmies - that was the beginning of his downfall." Very Good, very light dampstain to cloth at upper spine area, in Very Good dustjacket, mild dampstain at spine, some shelf wear. Item #21900
First Edition. GTH dustjacket art. Psychological novel concerning a man and the desires, struggles and conflicts of the seven people in his life. Very Good to Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few edge nicks, general shelf wear, few short closed tears. Item #13256
Fifth Printing (four months after First Printing, but likely first issue dustjacket). Walter Stone wrap-around dustjacket art. Novel of a man seeking love in England, Italy, France and America. 'An Anglo-French girl, his childhood friend, an exquisite American and the exotic half Italian Fiesole. A clean-souled rebel, with a sense of loyalty and a sense of humor, whose puritan conscience was at war with his pagan imagination'. Scarce printing of Dawson's most enduring work. Very Good, small light stain to top front cover and top page edge, in Very Good dustjacket, four inch closed tear to front panel, nickel sized chip at lower front flap corner, shallow chipping at top spine end. Item #41459
First Edition. Novel of a modern young man living in pre-Civil War Spain. Interesting colorful dustjacket art likely photographically produced. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Item #5508
First American Edition (printed in England by Cassell and Co.). Uncommon early novel by Deeping concerning a man's mid-life crisis. Usually seen as the 1931 reprinting. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #34899
First Edition (in dustjacket that presumably has 7/6 under the 3'6 price sticker at spine). Abbey dustjacket art. Author's first novel. "The father loses his wife in the war. This convention tied widower places all hopes in his children. The boy, revolting from chorister associations, accepts Omar Khayyam as his patron saint: the girl deserts for nursing". Very scarce. Near Fine but for small ink price at front endpaper, in nearly Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends, modest edge wear and short closed tears. Item #29707
First Edition. Ben McNeal leaves the family farm to make his fortune in the city, leaving behind the woman he loves and their unborn child. After marrying for money he realizes the mistake he has made. Uncommon. Very Good, bit of a stain at top rear cover, lending library stamp at front pastedown, old sign-out sheet at rear endpaper, in nearly Very Good dustjacket, some spotting and small chips. Item #37610
First Edition, in jacket with statement at top frap, 'This popular priced edition is made possible...'. Ben McNeal leaves the family farm to make his fortune in the city, leaving behind the woman he loves and their unborn child. After marrying for money he realizes the mistake he has made. Uncommon. Very Good in almost Near Fine dustjacket, price clipped. Item #601754
Sixth Printing. Story of a middle-aged Englishman “old enough to have grown daughters but young enough to seek some new adventure in life for himself.” Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket with light edge wear and some light surface wear. Item #18604
First Edition. Allen Hermes dustjacket art. Novel of "a man who enjoyed life simply and honestly. Morgan Riley was the son of a gay, hearty, irrepressible saloon-keeper in a Southwestern frontier town... He learned to hunt and drink, went to the state university, where he became a celebrated athlete, and then went off to the war to become a hero, the toast of men and the darling of women. He came back still young, strong, and attractive, to a town that was entering a boom period. He had everything to live for and a future as bright and exciting as any man could hope for. What he did with that future makes this novel the moving and meaningful work it is". Near Fine but for a stamped ownership signature at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow chips, few scotch tape mends at verso, a vertical and horizontal crease noticeable at panels. Item #20253
First Edition. Psychological novel of a man who takes over the identity of another man who committed suicide. An important figure in modern literature, Ford was once editor of the famous Transatlantic Review. He was also one of the first critics to praise Joyce's, Ulysses. A Veteran of the First World War, Ford served in a Welsh regiment as a lieutenant, and was gassed during the war. A Near Fine bright copy with few small cloth bubbles at front panel, few pages with very minor bump at top edge, in Very Good plus dustjacket, with some rubbing at corners and spine ends, tiny nicks lower spine end. Item #5123
Advance Review Copy. Inscribed “Compliments of / Harper and Brothers / Glady M. Crampton” at front free endpaper. "A striking story of a brilliant man who deceived himself as well as others." Very Good but for darkening to spine, webbing showing at spine ends with wear to spine ends and cover corners, lacking dustjacket. Item #18164
Advanced Review Copy. “Special Presentation Edition.” Author's first novel. A dramatic story of a man who planned and succeeded in everything in his life, ruling both his town and his beautiful family with an iron fist, and facing the eventual consequences of success without love. Very Good in a Near Fine dustjacket but for only the slightest shallow chipping to the lower edge of the front panel. Item #17990
Second Large Printing plug at dustjacket. "Novel of a vulgar sentimentalist". Near Fine in fragile Very Good dustjacket, spine darkened, chipping at top spine end. Item #23738
First Edition stated. Novel of a man 'who never had time to be happy, who attempted to live more then one life in the time given for one.' This copy nicely inscribed and signed by Herdman at front endpaper. Author's first novel. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, shallow loss at top spine end, some smudges and soiling to front panel. Item #37092
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First Edition. Novel of a man and “the three women who shaped his tragic life.” Very Good with some fading to spine and cover edges, in a Very good dustjacket with small chip and few small closed tears to top edge of rear panel, wear to spine ends and some fading to spine and panel edges. Item #17816
Early Printing, lacking 'First Edition' statement, G-D code at copyright page indicating a July, 1929 publication date. An anonymously published book by author Cyril Scott. 'This analysis of the perfect husband's qualities is at once entertaining and stimulating. It is written by a man whose name would instantly be recognized on both sides of the Atlantic. The book is a compendium of wise philosophy in that most delicate business of achieving truly harmonious personal relationships'. Uncommon. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, faded at spine. Item #601443
