Stansky peter and abrahams william (23 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: 48101552. 1781887781. 6/19/2026 4:49:41 PM.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1980. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new with toning and slight spotting at edge of pages. Dust jacket is like new with shelf/edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

HARDCOVER. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. We're always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any book priced at $10 or more, please just ask! British first edition, first printing. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.…

hardcover. Zustand: fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. first edition. Octavo, brown cloth covers, xvi, 271 pages. Includes black and white photo reproductions, index. Unclipped jacket with spine a tad sunned, else very good. 092715D Literary Biography.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: DJ Very Good. 1st U.S. Edition. Ex-library with usual markings and labels, card pocket rear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (£16.95 price intact). Published by Constable & co., 1994. Octavo. Blue boards stamped in gold. Book is very good. Spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Scuffing to page ends slight bump to corners. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf wear. 201 pages. ISBN: 9780094727908. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition (London, 1972). Free from all markings, annotations, and inscriptions. Internally fine. Light tan to the page block, fore edge a little dust-toned. Unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing only, principally to the spine top. Two tone boards, clean and sharp, with bright gilt titling to the spine. Slight forward cock to the book. Frontis, xvi, 271pp. Illustrated.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First American edition. Octavo. 316, xiii (index) pp. Illustrated. Textblock bound in a bit unevenly at one place else fine in modestly edgeworn, near fine dust jacket.

Very good with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is lightly bumped and rubbed at spine tips and corners. 430 pages with index plus 16 illustrations.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First American edition. 201pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Corners bumped, spine cocked slightly, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper with thin tideline on spine tail.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Uncorrected proof of first American edition. Narrow quarto. xii, 223pp. Red printed wrappers. Tiny faint crease on the cover, else fine. Publisher's promotional material stapled to interior cover.

Hard Cover. F-. First Edition. F/F-. 8vo. original green boards gilt in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a trifle rubbed); pp. [xii (last blank)], 240, with illustrations. A fine copy.

Zustand: Good. 1966. First American edition. 430 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First US Edition; First Printing. A first American Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in a Fine dust-jacket; Orwell: the Transformation is the first comprehensive biography of George Orwell, written by Peter Stansky and William Abrahams. The book provides a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of Orwell's life and work, from his early years in the Soviet Union to his seminal novels, essays, and journalism.Orwell: the Transformation is essential reading for anyone interested in the life and work of one of the 20th century's most influential writers.; 8vo; 302 pages. …

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st US Edition; First Printing. A handsome first American edition/first printing, in very Nearly Fine unread condition with sunned edges in Near Fine dust-jacket with little edge wear. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number; Orwell: The Transformation is a comprehensive biography of George Orwell, detailing his life from childhood to his death in 1949. The book provides readers with a detailed look at Orwell's political and social commentary, as well as his work as a writer.; B&W Photographs; 8vo.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First British edition. 430pp. Illustrated with photographic plates. Boards slightly rubbed, corners lightly bumped, very good in a slightly worn and rubbed about very good dust jacket with a 1" tear at the top of upper spine fold and moderate edgewear. A dual biography of Julian Bell and John Cornford (Virginia Woolf's nephew and Darwin's great-grandson, respectively), and how they each led different paths to their deaths in the Spanish Civil War.…

Zustand: Gebraucht / Used. 1974. Pap. 287pp. Small 8°. Index.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. Publisher's brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, and yellow-brown endpapers. Clear, removable, archival protective sleeve fitted to dust-jacket. Octavo. pp. xvi, 272. A book in Fine condition in a Fine dust-jacket which is not price-clipped.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. 1st. First edition hardback, 1966, with no jacket. In overall very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards generally clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; slight tanning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.…

Constable, London 1994. XIII+201 pages. Orig. boards in dust wrappers. Near fine/ near fine.

First Edition. DW. Illustrated. A lovely copy in very slightly worn wrapper that is lightly sunned to spine. FINE/VG+.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First American edition. 430pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs, plates. Jacket design by Philip Thompson. Fine in a very good rubbed dustwrapper with small nicks on spine ends and corners. Inscribed to the blacklisted screenwriter Alvah Bessie from William Abrahams on the half-title page: "To Alvah Bessie who made his own brave journey, with admiration, friendship, Bill Abrahams, 1976." In 1950, Bessie's involvement in the Communist Party USA landed him in prison and ultimately became one of the blacklisted "Hollywood Ten". His first novel was based on his involvement with the "House Un-American Activities Committee" (HUAC) called *The Un-Americans*. Later, Bessie's son published one of his father's notebooks in 2001 entitled *Alvah Bessie's Spanish Civil War notebooks*, edited by Dan Bessie. Ranging from the diary of John Cornford in Spain to a memoir of Julian Bell by Virginia Woolf including a detailed account of life and death in the Spanish Civil War. Scarce, Signed copy.…