Clerihew e e c bentley (20 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Zustand: Good. minor wear and creasing.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

1st Edition. First Penguin edition. Good paperback copy; edges and cover somewhat dulled and nicked. Spine warped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: 237 p. Subjects: Fiction in English 1900-1945 Texts. English language Textbooks for foreign speakers. English language For non-English speaking students Texts Genre: Fiction. 1 Kg.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

First Edition. Good cloth copy with a paper label; some staining on the panels. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: x, 107 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Caricatures and cartoons - Great Britain. Humorous poetry, English. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled, sun-toned, and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Some light foxing to prelims. Remains well-preserved overall. Publication year suggested. Physical description; 761 p. ; 22 cm. Notes; Publisher's advertisements on last 6 unnumbered pages. Subjects; E. C. Bentley 1875-1956. Detective and mystery stories, English 20th century. English fiction 20th century. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. Very good copy in the original cloth-backed, paper-covered boards with paper labels. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: x, 107 pages : illustrations. Subjects: Biography Wit ; Humor. Poetry, Modern 20th century. Caricatures and cartoons. Humorous poetry, English. 1 Kg. …

Zustand: New. In English.

Soft Cover. Zustand: VG. First Penguin. 12mo. original printed paper wraps (slightly rubbed & creased, front cover a trifle silverfished, slight paperstock toning, else internally clean); pp. 220, [4 (pubs. advts.), with illustrations. A very good copy.The third volume featuring artist and amateur criminologist Philip Trent.…

Soft Cloth. Zustand: Fair. Popular edition, not dated (c.1910 ?). Illustrated with cartoon drawings by Chesterton, quarto, not paginated (c.90 pages), a little used and marked internally, soft green cloth, a little used, the rear cover marked. G.K. Chesterton (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. No publication date but circa 1917-20 since the FFEP is stamped "Lt. Gustav C. Peterson, 306th Field Signal Battalion, 81st Division, American Expeditionary Forces". Red Cloth boards worn and faded; binding fragile due to split at TOC page; text is very good state; contains frontispice and VII page publisher catalog. 0. Book. …

Zustand: VERY GOOD. First printing. A Haycraft Queen Cornerstone. Although the actual publication of this book preceded the Great War and the beginning of the Golden Age of Detective fiction, Haycraft considers this the first detective novel of the modern era ('Murder for Pleasure, p. 113) This was first accepted for publication by Century, but both the US and UK editions (under the better known title "Trent's Last Case") appeared virtually simultaneously in March 1913. Not only was this novel extremely influential, it remains a pleasure to read (or re-read) more than 100 years later. Despite the UK title, this is the first novel to feature Trent. 300 pp. Very good in black cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on front cover (lettering on spine rubbed), no dust jacket.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A collection of comic verse, satirising prominent figures including King George III, Shakespeare and Mussolini. The first edition, first impression of this work in a quarter cloth binding with paper boards. Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956) was an English novelist and humorist, and also the inventor of the clerihew, a form of humorous verse on biographical topics. This an amusing collection of clerihew, satirising notable people such as Christopher Columbus, Edgar Allen Poe and Sir Robert Peel. With illustrations by G. K. Chesterton, Victor Reinganum, Nicholas Bentley and the author. In a quarter cloth binding with paper boards. Externally smart, with marks to the boards and a little sunning to the spine label, which has a small loss, not affecting the lettering. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good. G. K. Chesterton; Nicholas Bentley; Victor Reinganum; E. C. Bentley (illustrator). book.…

4th edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Author letter and others loosely inserted. Physical description; 17 cm. pages unnumbered. Notes; "With 40 diagrams by G. K. Chesterton". Subjects; Biography Wit ; Humor. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First U.S. Edition. 8vo., 300pp. Solid First American Edition of this Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title, which haycraft considered the first "Modern" detective story. (Murder For Pleasure p.113). Bound in black cloth with lettering in gilt on spine and frond board. Published originally in the UK with the title "Trent's Last Case". Square, tight and clean throughout save faint water-staining to the fore-edge and a thin strip of the edge of several pages. But no toning or foxing. Mild wear to edges and tips. Spine gilt dulling. A very solid, collectable cop at a great price. (Hubin, p. 31). …

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed. First edition. An excellent copy of the first edition, first impression of E. C. Bentley's humorous and shocking 1950 novel, 'Elephant's Work'. The first edition, first impression of this work of fiction from novelist and humourist E. C. Bentley, the author of the popular detective novel 'Trent's Last Case'.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Termed a 'shocker' of a novel by the author, Bentley wrote this work at the suggestion of his friend, novelist John Buchan.With two pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear, and the stamp of Alfie's Book Store to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to spine head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Bookseller's stamp to front pastedown. Chipping to dust wrapper back strip head, with a small loss to back strip tail. Closed tear to head of front wrap. Light spotting to rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good/Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo., 375pp. Solid First Edition of this Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title, which haycraft considered the first "Modern" detective story. (Murder For Pleasure p.113). Bound in dark blue cloth with lettering in gilt on spine and blind-stamped on frond board. Embossed borders and decorations on front board and spine. Illustrated end-papers. Full-color frontispiece. Published in the US with the title "The Woman in Black". Tight and clean throughout save a previous owner's name on front paste-down. Some wear to edges and spine ends. A couple of small nicks to the fore-edge of the front board. Hinges professionally repaired with new head and tail bands. Spine toning. Included are two hand-written letters from the author, written shortly after the publication of this, Bentley's first book, The first letter is four pages, (8 1/2" x 11" folded in half), to a friend or associate, "Fred", discussing many topics one of which is the possibility of turning "Trent's Last Case" into a play. The second is also a folded sheet with writing only on two pages, written in 1915. This to "My dear Archie" and he seems to discuss how busy he is and how tough it is to get away but perhaps they can get together for lunch one day when he is going to be in a specific area. The writing in both is quite small and perhaps a bit hurried and many words are indecipherable. Not perfect but a respectable collectable copy and with the letters, very pleasing indeed. (Hubin, p. 31). Signed by Author(s).…