barry benefield (34 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Armed Services edition. Spine faded and possibly reglued, else tight bright nearly fine copy.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Fifth Printing. 310pp. Light chipping and soiling to the dustjacket. L9.

Unknown. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition Thus. ASE M-10; Oblong 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 252 pages; [1944] Armed Services Edition #M-10. 1st edition thus. Specially formatted in oblong design to fit military uniform pockets and packs. These editions were intended to boost morale and promote literacy among troops overseas during World War II. Tightly bound with light wear to the cover surfaces and mild sunning to the spine. Small spot of spill soil spine edge of front cover. Solid VG copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Owner name, else a modestly worn, very good copy lacking the dust jacket. Herbert I. Leeds directed the film adaptation of this story of an itinerant family of chicken traders who take up residence in an abandoned New York City fire station.

Zustand: Good. The Century Co. 1928 12mo. 317 pages. green cloth illustrated boards soiled and stained. corners bumped. spine sunned, creased and slightly cocked. previous owner signature to front pastedown. binding slightly shaken. scarce copy.

Cloth. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. (1st Edition). 310p. Bookstore label on back pastedown, endpapers toned, jacket has a few 1" creased tears on top front edge with smaller tears and chips to edges. (8-3/8"x5-3/4").

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 12mo. (19 cm.) [6]vii[3]3-309p. Blue cloth decorated and lettered in gilt with vignettes in gilt of bugles and stars on the front cover and the spine. Very minoir wear to extremities with one corner just barely rubbed through, spine gilt somewhat dulled, cover gilt bright, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown [E. Beverly Danielson], else very good to near fine with no internal markings. Born in Jefferson, Texas, John Barry Benefield [1877-1971] was an American short-story writer and novelist. Other titles previous to this book include THE CHICKEN-WAGON FAMILY (1925) and SHORT TURNS (1926). He also wrote VALIANT IS THE WORD FOR CARRIE (1935) which was made into a motion picture. BUGLES IN THE NIGHT is set in the country of NLorth Louisiana in the town of Crebillon and includes dialogue in dialect.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Armed Servces Edition. 287pp. 1127 Date not given but the format is consistent with 1945. Copyright date 1935. Small amount of wear at the edges. Size: Oblong.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Reprint consisting of first edition sheets bound in Grosset & Dunlap binding and dustwrapper. Owner name else fine in a very good plus dustwrapper with a chip to the corner of the crown and a tear on the bottom of the front panel.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Good clean unmarked copy. Century Company, 1925. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Reprint consisting of first edition sheets bound in Grosset and Dunlap binding and dustwrapper. Near fine in a very good dustwrapper with chipping at the spine ends.

Zustand: Very Good. Very good Slightly rubbed on the edges and the corners. Some small stains on the front and back cover. Has begun to fox on the beginning pages. Binding is loose.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Good condition. Cover shelf wear. Clean inside.

First Photoplay Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 292 pages 19 cm. Subject; George, Gladys, -- 1904-1954 -- Pictorial works. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 332 pages; Description: viii, 332 p. ; 20 cm. Genre: Fiction 1 Kg.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. This Bantam vintage paperback is very difficult to find with its dust jacket. This copy has the dust jacket. Jacket artist was Paul Koloda. There are also black and white interior sketches by Palacios. The book and the jacket are in Very Good condition. The lamination is lifting and the jacket has wear at the top and bottom of the spine. Minor wear to jacket edges. Copyright statement does not show edition.

First Photoplay Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 310 pages ; 21 cm. Subject; Texas -- Fiction. 1 Kg.

Zustand: Buone. italiano Condizioni dell'esterno: Discrete con difetti, strappi bruniture Condizioni dell'interno: Discrete con Difetti, bruniture.

Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. RO60003086: 1946. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 224 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 310 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by John O'Hara Cosgrave II. His seventh book. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the corners. A beautiful copy!

Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. RO40170866: 1946. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 224 pages. Illustrations en pages de garde. Tranche rouge. Etiquette de code sur le dos. Tampons de bibliothèque en page de titre. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

FIRST EDITION 8vo. black pictorial cloth hardback, gilt. No dust jacket. 328pp. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Slight rubbing to gilt titles of spine and upper board. Light wear to top and base of spine. A VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf 65) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. Fine in attractive, near fine dustwrapper with a couple of small chips along the upper extremities. A novel of a Confederate veteran forced to leave the old folks' home in order to help a young girl brave the horrors of Brooklyn.

Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. RO60008090: 1946. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 224 pages. Jaquette illustrée en couleurs. Tampon sur la page de titre. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Paperback. Zustand: Poor. Discolouration. English.

BENEFIELD, Barry. THE CHICKEN-FAMILY WAGON. NY: The Century Co., [1925]. Small 8vo., blue cloth, stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation from Benefield on the front endpaper, to American literary critic, biographer, and historian Van Wyck Brooks: "8/22/25. Not much, Brooks, I'm afraid. - Benefield." Basis of a 1939 film of the same name. Very Good (little smudging covers, three-inch tear neatly repaired with clear, archival tape on the verso of the title page; contents clean & tight). A nice association copy! $100.00.

Zustand: Fair. Envoi rapide Etat Correct ternie jauni rousseurs sur tranche qq unes à l'intérieur. in12. 1928. Broché. texte anglais. Fair.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Fine in very good plus, later state dustwrapper with a couple of tiny nicks and some edgewear. Apparently the first edition jacket was "overprinted" with the words "20th Thousand" to create this state. Basis for the popular 1939 Herbert I. Leeds film featuring Jane Withers, Leo Carillo, and Spring Byington.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. two small holes in the front gutter, else bright and very good in lightly toned, near fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author: "9/14/27. Dear Mr. Jones: This is the second strike only. If on the third - but I'll brace myself for that. Benefield." The recipient was author and literary editor Llewellyn Jones. A novel of a Confederate veteran forced to leave the old folks' home in order to help a young girl brave the horrors of Brooklyn. Although little known today, Benefield was cited by Edward J. O'Brien, the short story anthologist, along with Ernest Hemingway, Sherwood Anderson and Manuel Komroff, as one of the four finest short story writers of the 1920s.