Devil rides outside von griffin john (14 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Very good. A Cardinal Giant. GC-14. 579 p. 16 cm. Paperback. Cracking at pp. 318-319.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Firmly bound, purple cloth boards. Scuffing and marks on cover and spine. No jacket, title on spine heavily rubbed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Good. Our beautiful vintage books would make a fantastic gift for any vintage book lover. Here at Country House Library you will find an eclectic mix of genres to choose from that would pique anyone's interest! This vintage edition of The Devil Rides Outside by John Griffin would be a brilliant read for any fan of vintage thriller books. Treat your loved one today and find a new home for this pre-loved book. Our books can also be used for home d?cor with colourful designs, dust-jackets and illustrated covers that can be displayed on the bookshelf! Title: The Devil Rides Outside Author: John Griffin Publisher: Collins Publication Date: 1953 Format: Hardcover in jacket Condition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some signs of wear with torn jacket, newspaper cut-out and inscription on endpaper.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Second edition. Very good in good dustwrapper. Former owner's name inside, little wear on spine-ends, slightly bumped corners, few pieces missing from dustwrapper, (2. 5x1. 5 and smaller), chipping and wear on the edges and folds, dustwrapper's spine is browned, 3. 5inch tear on the fold and some smaller ones. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK Edition (first printing), issued a year after the more common US edition. 8vo. 511pp. Purple cloth lettered and ruled in gold at the spine. Top edge dust soiled and with a touch of bruising to two corner tips. Very good indeed in the handsome Barnett Freedman-designed pictorial dust wrapper, non-price-clipped, but a little chafed and chipped at the extremities with two short closed tears and a little accompanying creasing. The author's first novel, a mystery set in a post-war French monastery and in-part inspired by his own conversion to Roman Catholicism a year prior to publication. In 1961 Griffin published his most celebrated work, 'Black Like Me', an account of his efforts to pass as a black man in the Deep South in the late fifties to study racial equality and segregation first-hand.…

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 2nd Edition. 596 pages. Fine Hardcover With Illustrated Good DJ. Black cloth, White spine title. No Wear. Clean Unmarked. Perfect binding and hinges. The DJ got some edge wear and soiling. 8.25"x5.6"x1.7". be30309.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine. First English edition. Fine, spine and edges of the boards slightly faded, in a near fine dustwrapper with modest edgewear and minor chipping to the spine. The first edition was published in the U.S. by an obscure Texas publishing house, and is seldom found on the market.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Fine in very good dustwrapper with tiny tears around the extremities and two small tidemarks on the spine.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Publication: London, Collins, 1953. Formatting: 8vo, pp. 511. Condition Report: Very Good. The book is bound in the publisher's original plum cloth, which remains remarkably clean and square, with bright, unoxidised gilt lettering to the spine. The text block is tight and secure; the top edge shows some typical age-related darkening, while the fore and bottom edges are lightly toned but free from heavy foxing or dampstaining. Internally, the pages are clean and crisp, barring a neat, contemporary ownership inscription in blue ink to the front free endpaper dated January 1954. The original dust jacket, notable for its striking design by Barnett Freedman, is equally well-preserved and also graded Very Good. It retains its vibrant colours without significant fading to the spine, though it exhibits minor rubbing to the extremities and slight, localised wear at the spine head, tail, and flap corners. The jacket is now housed in a removable protective sleeve to prevent further wear. Catalogue Note: This volume represents the first British edition of John Howard Griffin's debut novel. The evocative and surreal dust jacket is the work of acclaimed British artist Barnett Freedman, whose lithographic designs remain highly sought after by collectors of mid-century book illustration. The front free endpaper bears a small, neat ownership inscription reading "P. L. E. / Penang - Malaya. / January 1954.". This early colonial association adds a modest yet intriguing layer of historical provenance to the copy. Given the book's fragile mid-century paper stock, encountering a true first edition with its original jacket so remarkably intact and vibrant is increasingly uncommon on the open market. Written during a decade of blindness resulting from a wartime injury, John Howard Griffin's staggering debut novel delves deep into the spiritual and physical conflicts of the human condition. The narrative follows a young American musicologist studying Gregorian chant at a French monastery. Caught between the austere, disciplined sanctity of the monks and the carnal, worldly temptations of the surrounding village, he is plunged into an intense psychological struggle. Griffinâs masterful exploration of faith, flesh, and redemption offers a visceral portrait of a man torn between two irreconcilable worlds. Barnett Freedman (illustrator).…

Hardcover. 1st Edition. Ft Worth, Smiths Inc. First edition octavo. A fine bright copy in dj.

paperback. Zustand: Good. Hardback. With dust jacket.

Half title; upper edge spotted. Orig. purple buckram; v. sl. marked. Yellow & red pictorial d.w., unclipped; a couple of tiny chips, upper edge spotted, but a lovely bright copy. Dustjacket by Barnett Freedman. John Howard Griffin, 1920-1980, is justly remembered for Black Like Me and his actions rescuing Austrian Jews from the Nazis. However, his first novel, in which a musicologist visits a monastery to study Gregorian chanting and there encounters a devilish figure, is involving and has shades of Huysmans.…

Cloth. Zustand: Collectible; Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN HOWARD GRIFFIN TO HIS CLOSE FRIEND MAXWELL GEISMAR (PRE-EMINENT LITERARY CRITIC WHO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, WROTE THE INTRODUCTION TO "SOUL ON ICE"): "FOR MAX--THE BEST THING TO ME --THE VERY BEST THING-- ABOUT THIS OLD BOOK IS THAT IT INTRODUCED ME TO YOU AND ANNE-- AND THAT WAS ENOUGH--THE REST FOLLOWED. HOWARD". A solid copy to boot of the 1952 stated 1st edition of the first published book by the author of "Black Like Me". Tight and VG (with light spotting at the panels) in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends, tips and flap-folds. Still though, a very presentable copy. Thick octavo, 596 pgs. Signed by Author. Signed.…