Fables di powys (50 risultati)

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. No jacket. Ink name on front endpaper. 1929 Hard Cover. 286 pp. Inanimate objects take life and animals speak in T. F. Powys's collection of fables, which was first published in 1929: a dish-cloth and an old pan, lying on a rubbish heap, discuss the emotional intricacies of the household that has discarded them; the efforts of a determined spinster to marry off all her furniture end in tragedy; a rabbit takes advice from a viper to avenge the death of her son. Set in the Dorset countryside that also inspired Powys's novels, these are tales of morality, original and surprising, as all good fables should be.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. The SIGNED Edition limited to 750 copies. No jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author. Signed by Author(s).

Condizione: Fair. First edition copy. . No Dust Jacket 1st US edition. Spine cover torn; ends chipped. Bookplate inside. Hinges cracked. (fables).

Condizione: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. Bookplate inside. In protective mylar cover. (Fables, Literature).

Hard Cover. Hard. First Edition (stated). Black cloth, stamped in silver on front and spine. 8vo. 286pp. Book is crisp, tightly bound and near fine in slightly dust-soiled good plus unclipped dust jacket, chipped along top of rear panel, a few very short, light errant pen marks on front.

Soft cover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. Minor scuffs to the front cover. Spine is uncreased and in tact.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. None. First Edition. Very good+/Very good- (slight darkening of dust jacket edges and spine). In Mylar cover. Scarce in dust jacket. Out of print. Binding is cloth boards.

New edition. Phoenix Library edition, in black cloth with gilt. End papers lightly browned; binding tight; slight shelf-wear at head & foot of spine Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket).

Condizione: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN.

Hieroglyph, East Sussex. 1993. Paperback. Covers and spine faded. Ownership inscription to verso of upper. Light foxing to page edges. A nice clean copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Limited edition, no. 564 of 750 copies, signed by the author on limitation page at rear of text. DJ has some smudges with a slightly darkened spine. ; 277 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. Gift inscription to ffep. Fading to head and tail of spine and edges of boards. Foxing to end papers and inside D/J. Darkening to D/J with chipping to head and tail of spine, rubbing to edges and several closed tears.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Good. Lacking dust jacket. Illustrated with four drawings by Gilbert Spencer. LIMITED EDITION. NO. 97 OF 750 COPIES PRINTED, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Uncut pages. Top edge gilt. Gilbert Spencer (illustratore).

hardcover. Condizione: fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good(-). With 4 drawings by Gilbert Spencer. Tall 8vo, green cloth, g.t. London: Chatto & Windus, 1929. Limited First Edition. One of 700 numbered copies, signed by the author. Fine copy in a tanned dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Limited Edition. 1929 Chatto & Windus Hardcover 1st Edition 1st Impression. Near fine clean tight binding in near fine dustjacket. Gilt top, deckle edge pages and with wonderful illustrations by Gilbert Spencer. Number 664 of Limited Edition of 750. Signed by Author. Gilbert Spencer (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).…

x+275pp. Large 8vo. Original cloth with leather label on spine, a little faded. Gutter split near rear but hinges sound. Frontis and black and white illustrations. Signed by author. A very good copy. First Edition. Limited to 750 copies of which this is number 175. and signed by the author.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition, in Bleiler. Octavo, original black cloth over boards, silver lettering, deckle edge, printed dustjacket. Short story collection. Near Fine, light shelf wear, in Near Fine dustjacket, edgewear, spine darkened.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Hbk, x, 275, [1] pages, 1 leaf : frontispiece, illustrations ; 23 cm, t.e.g. Some foxing to end-papers o/w a clean unmarked copy in good conditon. "Of this edition . seven hundred and fifty copies have been printed, of which seven hundred are for sale. This is no. 113"--Colophon. Contnets : The clout and the pan -- Mr. Pim and the holy crumb -- The withered leaf and the green -- The seaweed and the cuckoo-clock -- The ass and the rabbi -- John Pardy and the waves -- The dog and the lantern -- The stone and Mr. Thomas -- The hat and the post -- The bucket and the rope -- John Todd and the worm -- Darkness and Nathaniel -- The corpse and the flea -- The spittoon and the slate -- The blind hen and the earthworm -- Mr. Tapper and the tree -- The coat and the crow -- The hassock and the psalter -- The candle and the slow-worm.h1697 / m14319. with four drawings by Gilbert Spencer. (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The first English edition, limited to 750 numbered copies, signed by the author (this being #729). A review copy, with the publisher's review slip laid-in. Tall 8vo. 275pp. Full green buckram with bevelled edges and a gilt lettered and ruled leather spine label. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. The buckram a little faded at the backstrip and with just a trace of tanning to the free endpapers. A very good copy, lacking the plain dust wrapper. Nineteen stories, all here making their first appearance in print (this UK edition was preceded by the US trade edition, which appeared a month earlier). Riley A17. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. NUMBER 569 OF 750 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR TO REAR, HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH LEATHER LABEL TO SPINE, FRONTIS PLUS 3 SMALLER ILLUSTRATIONS BY SPENCER, NO JACKET. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 x 6 INCHES WITH 10 + 276 PAGES. SLIGHT FADING WITH A FEW LIGHT MARKS TO CLOTH SPINE, PAGE EDGES ROUGH CUT, MINOR MARKS TO ENDPAPERS. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY WITH PAGES CLEAN & BOARDS FIRMLY ATTACHED. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX. Signed by Author(s).…

8vo, 275pp. A very good hardback copy with leather title. Slightly sunned spine. Limited to 750 copies, of which this is number 510 and signed by Powys.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback, original cloth. 22.5 x 15cm. 275pp, [2]. Number 393 of a limited edition of 750 copies, numbered and signed on the colophon by the author. Additionally this copy has a page long inscription from the author on the ffep. Spine faded, label rubbed. Contents clean and unmarked. Inscribed By Author.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good-. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. First Edition. Dust jacket is age-toned and stained, spine sunned and damp stained, upper panel chipped and torn, small area of loss to front upper left corner; boards are slightly darkened at edges from age, corners bumped; binding is tight; pages are age-toned at outer edges, some foxing and off-setting on front and rear endpapers, previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper. This is number 193 of 750 printed copies, with Powys' signature at back. ; 6 x 1.25 x 9 inches; 275 pages. Illustrated by Gilbert Spencer (illustratore).…

Four drawings by Gilbert Spencer One of 750 numbered copies, signed by the author Spine and lettering label faded and worn and corners bruised, but a very good copy Original green buckram, green leather lettering label First English Edition and first edition with these illustrations.

Condizione: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Chatto & Windus. 1929. Limited edition. No. 241 of 750. Hardback with DW. Illustrated in black and white. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to edition page at rear. Light wear to board extremities. Pages slightly browned with edges foxed otherwise a lovely clean copy in a worn and slightly soiled wrapper that is foxed to rear panel with a sunned spine.…

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. A superb copy of these collected fables of T. F. Powys, a signed limited edition copy illustrated by Gilbert Spencer. Signed by the author to the limitation page.The first limited edition work, limited to 750 copies, of which this is numbered 338.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A collection of nineteen fables by T. F. Powys, including 'The Clout and the Pan', 'Mr. Pim and the Holy Crumb', 'The Withered Leaf and the Green', 'The Seaweed and the Cuckoo-Clock', 'The Ass and the Rabbit', and more.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and three illustrations by Gilbert Spencer.Collated, complete.T. F. Powys is best remembered today for his allegorical novel 'Mr. Weston's Good Wine'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, resulting in a few small closed tears. Handling marks and a little discolouration to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. Gilbert Spencer (illustratore). signed by author. book.…

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. A lovely first limited edition copy of this collection of fables by T. F. Powys, a wonderful collection inscribed by the author. Signed by the author to the limitation page.The first limited edition work, limited to 750 copies, of which this is numbered 169.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A collection of nineteen fables by T. F. Powys, including 'The Clout and the Pan', 'Mr. Pim and the Holy Crumb', 'The Withered Leaf and the Green', 'The Seaweed and the Cuckoo-Clock', 'The Ass and the Rabbit', and more.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and three illustrations by Gilbert Spencer.Collated, complete.T. F. Powys is best remembered today for his allegorical novel 'Mr. Weston's Good Wine'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Only a couple of very light marks to the boards. Dust wrapper with minor edge wear, with one small chip to the tail of the front wrap. Backstrip is discolouration, and some light markings to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. Gilbert Spencer (illustratore). signed by author. book.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. main edition. 300 pages. 8.35x5.35x1.02 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Green cloth with green spine label, white dust jacket is browned at edges and on spine. There are several minor chips at top of spine mostly finger wear. 275 pages. Limited to 700 copies signed by the author, this is number 483. Illustrated by Gilbert Spencer. A very handsome copy. Gilbert Spencer (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).…