South Wind

Chicago: Argus Books, 1929. First illustrated edition. Hardcover. Three quarter red morocco and red cloth. Teg. Near fine. 2 vols. Austen, John. 288, 300 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Limited edition, one of 40 copies (this copy out of series) signed by Austen and Douglas with an original ink drawing, "A Clubland Habitué," signed by John Austen. Illustrated… Read more about this item

New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1931. Hardcover. Octavo, 421 pages; VG/VG; Banded burnt orange / light brown with faded brown lettering; Price unclipped "$1.00"; Dustjacket has a closed 1/2-inch tear at top of front cover, some wear to the head and tail of the spine, and mild fading along the spine; Boards are slightly bowed, with slight shelfwear… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd Mead, 1930. Fourth Printing, October 1930, of the Illustrated Edition which was first published in 1928. Near Fine, handsomely rebound in light blue cloth, dark blue leather spine and tips, gilt title with 5 raised gilt bands, illustrated end pages.Striking Art Deco color plates by Valenti Angelo. Near Fine, 1" tear bottom edge half title page, faint… Read more about this item

London: Martin Secker, 1917. First Edition, First Issue. Hardcover. Octavo, 464 pages; VG; in publisher's brown cloth, housed inside a custom brown slipcase with matching chemise, slipcase with ox-blood label and gilt lettering; binding threatening to crack at title page; mild rubbing to boards; First issue, with lines 1 and 2 on page 335 in the proper order; WD… Read more about this item

New York: The Modern Library. Fair with no dust jacket. [c.1931-39]. Flexible cloth. A Modern Library reprint edition of the Norman Douglas novel, which is populated with loads of eccentric characters on a mythical Mediterranean island and has been much-admired since first published 1917. Includes an introduction by the author dated 1924. --- In Toledano spine 7… Read more about this item

NY: Heritage Press, 1939. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: Heritage Press, 1939. 8vo., 383pp., illustrated with plates by Carlotta Petrina. Blue cloth with red titles. Mild sunf ade along spine. Very good, lacking the slipcase. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

First illustrated edition in 2 volumes. Illustrated by John Austen with 15 plates, 5 of which are colored. Top edge gilt. Fine in near fine (and rare) dustjackets, with a very good black slipcase despite a closed tear along one edge. Quite rare, especially as a set and in this excellent condition. Nepenthe, the Italian island is the fictional setting… Read more about this item

London: Martin Secker, 1917. First edition of the author's classic work based on the island of Capri. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. The South Wind of the title is the Sirocco, which wreaks havoc with the islanders' sense of decency and morality. Much of the natural detail in… Read more about this item

(London): Martin Secker, 1922. Hardcover. Near Fine. Signed limited edition. Octavo. 464pp. Blue-black cloth gilt. Printed on blue paper. Bookseller ticket on rear pastedown. Binding lightly rubbed at the edges, delicate blue paper faintly sunned in the margins, near fine. One of 150 numbered copies Signed by Douglas. With a 1929 check to Douglas laid in, Signed by… Read more about this item

Chicago: Argus Books / Peacock Press, 1929. Limited Edition. Leather. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Limited edition. Limited to 40, this being number 38. Two volumes bound in one. A Very Good to Near Fine copy. 8vo., illustrated with color and b&w drawings and plates. Bound in half leather and blue silk over… Read more about this item

New York : Limited Editions Club, 1932. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator - this copy is no. 333. Near fine copy bound in the original raw linen cloth. Professionally rebacked with the original spine, silver-blocked leather label and raised bands laid back. Spine bands and panel edges very… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Green-teal cloth boards with gilt lettering. Red top stain. Slightly bumped tail of spine. Illustrated endpapers. Interior is clean and unmarked. Many leaves are unopend/uncut. Dust jacket has four short closed tears on the front panel; in a clear archival sleeve. 413 pages. 8 x 5.25 inches.… Read more about this item

Albert & Charles Boni, Bonibooks, 1931. First as such. Trade paperback. a very good copy. front cover is quite handsome. see scan.

London: Martin Secker, 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Martin Secker, 1922 [deluxe edition]/ [1917]. Octavo, [ii], 464 pages printed on blue paper watermarked 'Brookwood | British Made | Linen Bond'. Navy cloth lettered and ruled in gilt; fore- and bottom edges uncut; second half unopened; covers a little rubbed and flecked; endpapers a little browned; some slight discolouration… Read more about this item

London: Penguin, 1987 Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Reprint. "South Wind', which is set on Nepenthe, an invented Mediterranean island much like Capri, satirizes everything from colonial history to conventional morality." First published by Martin Secker in 1917. Paperback version originally issued by Penguin in 1935, reprinted 1953, 1962. 1976, and now reprinted again ,with an introduction by Norman Lewis,… Read more about this item

Dust Jacket shows wear at top of spine., bottom rear, tear at top of spine rear, line thru the center of spine,crease bottom left corner front dj by spine.. Slight wear top corner dj. Dj has number 5 at bottom. Inside of dj list of all modern library publications at time of publication. There is some question as to the… Read more about this item

Martin Secker, 1927. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1927. New Adelphi Library. 464 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Heavy tanning to… Read more about this item

Martin Secker, 1930. Hardcover. Good. 1930. Reprint. 464 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages with noticeable tanning to endpapers. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1987. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1967. Hardcover. 383p., illsutrations, ,very good Heritage Press Club edition in illustrated cloth boards and plain dark brown slipcase, gilt spine titles, newsletter laid-in. The 1929 edition is Young 1052.