william young darling (10 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 32 p. ; 19 cm. Subject; Great Britain Politics and government 1945. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xv, 363p. A very good copy, the covers of which are a bit blotchy and the spine is cocked, in a good d.j. which is complete, but which is worn at the top of the spine, has some wear at the top corners, has been price-clipped and has a stain mark, about the size of a dime, on the front panel. The front panel of the dust jacket is outstanding as it shows a very elegant, tall, slim, and fashionably dressed woman striding, with a cigarette in her left hand and a modern purse in her left. There is more in the picture, a London street with stores, autos, and even a bus. It's all in green (the color of her dress), black, and cream. The d.j. artist has put their initial at the bottom of the front panel and it seems to read ML and I wish I knew who did this memorable d.j. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good, slightly edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Provenance: bookplate of Ivy M. Culliford. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 351 pages ; 21 cm. Subjects; Booksellers and bookselling Great Britain Biography. Book collecting. Darling, William Y. (1885-1962). 3 Kg.

Zustand: Very Good. Printed at The Curwen Press hard back binding in publisher's original black buckram cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 10'' x 6¼''. Contains 382 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. SOCIAL & HUMANITIES.

Zustand: Very Good. Printed at The Curwen Press first edition hard back binding in publisher's original cornflower blue buckram cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 10'' x 6¼''. Contains 382 pp. Sun faded to the top of the spine where the dust wrapper has a chip. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with fox spotting to the paper, chip to the top of the spine, not price clipped, 25s. SIGNED and dated by the author on the Introduction leaf 'William Young Darling 1954'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. SOCIAL & HUMANITIES.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. The Travellers' Library. 1st thus (1936). 256pp. Original oatmeal cloth with blue titles and decoration to spine. VG+ book, binding square and tight, internally excellent, in Poor incomplete jacket consisting of front panel and flap only and some chipped remnants of spine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). This copy signed by the author on the title page and dated 1942. 8vo. xv, 363pp. Reddy-brown cloth with a paper spine label (and a spare tipped-in at the rear). The cloth lightly faded at the backstrip, and with a small enclosed split to the head of the upper joint, which just impacts the spine label. Top edge lightly dust soiled, and the free endpapers very lightly toned and spotted. A very good copy in lightly dust soiled price-clipped dust wrapper, with several centimetres of corresponding loss to the head of the front panel-spine panel join, and a little accompanying creasing. The author's second book, the humorous fictional diary of a west end draper, presumably inspired by his own experiences managing the family draper business. The format of the present work is not dissimilar to the author's first book, 'The Private Papers of a Bankrupt Bookseller' (1931). The rear panel of this present dust wrapper includes some reviews of his previous effort, my personal favourite being "Badly presented, poorly edited.the outpourings of a genius". Sir William Young Darling (1885-1962) was the Unionist Member of Parliament in the House of Commons for the Edinburgh South constituency from 1945 to 1957, and also director of the Royal Bank of Scotland over roughly the same period. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. o pp 314. Original publishers green cloth title on spine label spare spine label at rear page, attractive armorial bookplate of Sir Edward Wilshaw on pastedown. The sequel to cult classic Private Papers of a Bankrupt Bookseller, a account of a bookseller in difficult financial straits. The book purports to be papers found after the luckless booksellers' death. The author was in fact a member of parliament and a director of the Royal Bank of Scotland. First edition (issued without a date or a printing statement). A very good or better copy in a near very good dust jacket (no inscriptions, price-clipped) with a bit of chipping to the the spine ends and tanning at spine and edges. Front panel of jacket in good order showing an illustration of a man frying something on an oven whilst reading a book with another man in the background looking through books, attractively done in purple ink.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. The uncommon first edition, first impression of William Young Darling's first novel published anonymously. The first edition, first impression of The Private Papers of a Bankrupt Bookseller by William Young Darling in the original publisher's green cloth binding.Uncommon edition of Darling's first novel, published anonymously. The tragedy of a failing book seller during the War.Darling is best known for his role as the Unionist MP for Edinburgh South between 1945 and 1957. He served in World War I and his fiction work is likely inspired by these experiences.No dust wrapper present. In the original publisher's cloth binding. No dust wrapper present. Externally, smart. There is bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. This has resulted in some wear to the cloth particularly to the tail of the spine where there is some slight loss. The title label to the spine is slightly faded as is the spine itself. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front pastedown. The front hinge is starting. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some aging throughout. Good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 8 x 5", green cloth with paper title label on spine, 307pp, covers rubbed, spine ends bumped, extremities worn, spine label toned, pp toned, ink inscription ("Compliments.Ellison, Sept. 15, 1936" - identified in pencil as Ellison book Shop in Lansing, Mich.) on front fly; in a browned (especially spine), edge-chipped, worn, holed dustjacket. Second Edition, Revised. Chapters include "Books, Bookbinding and Business Men", "Books No Decent Bookseller Would Keep", "Madness and Books".