51. Victorious Troy or The Hurrying Angel. London: William Heinemann Ltd, (1935).
First Edition. Kenneth Shoesmith dustjacket art. Nautical adventure novel. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Item #35886
First Edition. Kenneth Shoesmith dustjacket art. Nautical adventure novel. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Item #35886
First Edition, Advance Proof Copy. Original printed wrappers. Very scarce. Note in pencil at front panel states: This was not used for final reading as it differed so much from our setting copy which contained Maugham's corrections. Nearly Very Good, front hinge tender, some minor loss to spine material, ink corrections to some pages. Item #35868
First Edition, second state of cloth binding. 'The writers have penetrated to haunts unfrequented by the average tourist, and raise the curtain so that their readers may see what takes place in the hidden corners of the great capitals'. Very Good attractive copy in Very Good dustjacket, shallow loss at spine ends, two closed tears both two inches in length. Item #35927
First Edition. A young Irishman travels to Northern Wales to stay with a squire and hunt for a wife. He encounters cultural differences not the least of which is religion. Very Good, previous owners name stamp at title page, front endpaper and front panel of dustjacket which is chipped at spine ends, has small stain at upper spine, otherwise Good. Item #35747
First Edition. Merwin's Jazz Age novel of, as the dustjacket copy states, "the New York Latin Quarter, the Bohemia of Greenwich Village, bachelor girls and bachelor men who seek only the 'truffles' -the delicacies and pleasures [of life]." The Trufflers was made into the 1917 motion picture film directed by Fred E. Wright and starring Nell Craig and Sidney Ainsworth. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #35885
First Edition. 'A sophisticated London nobleman purchases a beautiful Spanish youth and introduces him as a curio to smart London Society'. Near Fine, but for spotting to top page edge, in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at spine ends and lower rear flap corner, soiling to spine. Item #35882
First Edition. Angus MacDonall dustjacket art and illustrations. Uncommon Reginald and Bleiler listed fantasy novel. "This copy signed by Mitchell at front endpaper. Wireless telegraphy is only a beginning, thought like waves of light, may supplant tongue and pen. If the human voice goes into space, on and on forever, as other waves, why should not a lover on a nearby planet receive the message from an earthly maiden". Very Good, small contemporary ownership inscription at front endpaper, top page edge with some soiling and spotting, in Good dustjacket, chipping at edges (quarter sized chip at lower spine end), splitting at spine and flap edges. Item #35838
First Edition. Novel of class divisions in the American midwest. Author's last novel and written in his 80's. Scarce. Near Fine in Very Good age-toned dustjacket. Item #35884
First Edition. J. G. dustjacket art. 'Hannah Bye, a sweet but courageous Quakeress, is filled with strange happenings by contact with the sinful outside world. Her dearest friend is ruined [by taking up with a traveling bible salesman] and her own simple home is torn from its age old piece, but she comes through the ordeal a woman of loveliness and character'. Very uncommon. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #35877
Second Printing. Robert Mills dustjacket art and illustrations. "Three hundred thousand Americans are living in trailers today. Automobile trailer manufacturers are far behind in supplying the demand. What is this new national epidemic? How practical is it? What will it lead to? How will it affect real estate, railroads, hotels?" Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, colors a bit faded, some shallow edge chips. Item #35763
First Edition. 'Coddy Palmer who comes to Washington from a small town to take a job as grease monkey in the publicity department of a great airline'. Near Fine in Good dustjacket with verso of jacket with paper tape at all edges. Item #35903
First Edition. Novel of a black soldier in the First World War. Great wrap-around art-deco dustjacket art. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, inch closed tear at top front panel, some edge wear. Item #35860
First Edition. Chapters on Seasickness, Hints on Dress, Costume Suggestions, Ship Sports (miniature golf, deck golf, deck bowls), Ship's Pools, Tipping, Autographs, etc. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Item #35899
First Omnibus Edition, and First American Edition of two novels published for the first time within. Massive 1041 page anthology of two novels, including The Evil Shepherd and Ghosts of Society, and a collection of short stories. Rather scarce Oppenheim title, prone to damage due to its immense size. Colorful wrap-around dustjacket artwork. Very Good, half dollar sized stain at top rear panel, in nearly Very Good dustjacket, quarter sized chip at top spine end, small stain at upper rear panel. Item #35853
First Edition. Charles K. Stevens dustjacket art. Dartmoor set novel of religious fanaticism. Uncommon. Very Good, top page edge foxed, small piece of paper adhered to front cover, in Very Good dustjacket, half inch loss at lower spine end, some small edge chips. Item #35842
First Edition stated. 'The South Sea trader and his crew on the Doris found a deserted ship off the coast of Krakatoa. What had been the fate of the men who manned it?' Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, three small internal chips at upper spine area. Item #35895
First Edition stated. 'Feuds, fights, never ceasing action, of a lone youth's stand against a band of desperadoes on the Overland Trail'. Near Fine bright copy in Very Good dustjacket, some chipping at spine ends. Item #35770
First Edition. The Devil, in the form of a stranger brings destruction to a small Swiss mountain town, until an innocent man returns to bring an end to the horror. An uncommon Bleiler listed fantasy novel. The First of his books to be translated to English. Almost Near Fine in Good or better dustjacket, chipped at spine ends and flap corners, scotch tape applied to those same areas. Item #35863
First Edition. Newspaper columnist retires and moves to old mining town where mysterious happenings occur. Woman protagonist. Scarce title. Very Good, small area of cloth discoloration at lower rear cover, in Very Good dustjacket, some chipping at spine ends and flap corners, soiling to rear panel. Item #35911
First Edition with 'A' and with $2.50 price at jacket flap. Drawings by Edward Shenton. Robert Camp, Jr. dustjacket art. 'Life in and around Cross Creek and colorful descriptions of Ms. Rawling's neighbors.' Near Fine in Near Fine bright and crisp dustjacket. Item #35920
First Edition. Author's second novel. This copy inscribed and signed by Rawson at front endpaper. 'Merlini, the conjurer detective' solves a mystery in which the clues are footprints on the ceiling. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and flap corners, square inch chip at lower rear panel, some closed tears at top spine area. Item #35915
First Edition. Youngman Carter dustjacket art. Novel of a play's production, from start to curtain call. Very Good, some foxing to cloth and page edges, in Very Good dustjacket. Item #35830
First Edition. R. R. dustjacket art and cover art. Martin Justice frontis and cover pastedown art. Romance set on the Maine coast in which a young woman befriends a smuggler. Scarce. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, chipped at top spine end, some splitting at lower front spine edge and front flap edge. Item #35875
First Edition. Humorous collection of stories written by a comedian. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow loss at lower spine end, inch abrasion at front panel from a label being removed. Item #35879
First Edition. Poucher dustjacket art. Novel of the homesteading Oklahoma Rush, complete with outlaws and shootouts. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with faded spine, some fading at front flap area. Item #35892