A Writer's Notes On His Trade

Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1969 Kennikat Press, Port Washington, NY. 1969. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1930 original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light scattered scuffing to boards. No DJ. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 253 pp 8vo. Charles Edward Montague (1867-1928) was an editor and journalist, with… Read more about this item

London: Chatto and Windus, 1931. Hardcover, red cloth boards, gilt-stamped spine. Good/Dust Jacket condition good. Phoenix Library. 254 pages, endpapers spotted. Red & white dust jacket, spine sunned, somewhat fragile, chipped. Essays on the craft of writing, published posthumously.

Great Britain: Penguin Books/Blue Pelican. A Writer's Notes on His Trade. reading copy only A companion to the appreciation of English prose, in which the author, who has achieved wide fame as a novelist and journalist, examines the complex discipline which a writer must learn if he is to succeed in his craft. These books in fair condition are… Read more about this item

Chatto & Windus,, 1930. 8vo., First Edition thus, on laid paper, with woodcut title-vignette by Percy Smith; original patterned boards, red buckram back lettered in gilt, gilt top, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 700 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY H.M. TOMLINSON (THIS COPY NO. 300).

London: Chatto & Windus, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Introduction by H.M. Tomlinson. Very good with a slightly a bookplate on the front pastedown, faded spine, bumps to the corners, light soiling. Number 694 of 750 copies numbered and signed by Tomlinson.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1930 Book. Very Good. Tan Cloth Boards. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Collection of essays on writing and language, published posthumously. 254pp. Black lettering to spine, top edges tinted. Bottom edges unevenly cut. Minor bumping to base of spine, slight sunning to endpapers and small ripple to cloth on front board. Former… Read more about this item

Chatto & Windus,, 1930. 8vo., First Edition Trade, on laid paper, small contemporary signature on front free endpaper, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; original terracotta cloth, gilt back, terracotta top, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly browned at backstrip and rear panel, and spotted at fold-ins. Contains all the material… Read more about this item

New York: Kennikat Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Sticker remnant on front cover. .

Chatto & Windus, 1930. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London: Chatto and Windus. 1930. Limited edition of 700 copies for sale with this copy numbered 52 and signed by H.M. Tomlinson on the limitation page. 215 pages. Light red cloth over decorated paper covered boards. A very good bright copy in a complete paper dust… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus. Bound in attractive brown cloth, with abstract design to panels and gilt lettering to spine, this harcover Limited Edition, One of 50 Complimentary Copies, is VG. Signed by H.M. Tomlinson, who wrote the Introductory Essay. XX1/254pp with Woodcut Portait of Montague by Percy Smith on title page. sixteen chapters, including Words, Words, Words; Matthew Arnold, The… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus. This is a Very Good + Copy of this book in brown buckram backed with decorated paper covered boards with gilt lettering to spine.No dust-jacket.Top edge of book is in gilt, other edges uncut.Frontispiece portrait, xxii+254 pages.This is copy number 44 of 700 numbered copies and signed by H. M. Tomlinson (Limited Edition Signed) lovely clean… Read more about this item

London: Chatto And Windus. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Limited edition of 700 copies SIGNED by the antiwar journalist H. M. Tomlinson. This is #34. Patterned red- and-white paper over buckram-backed boards. Gilt titles to spine. Book and unclipped dust jacket are in fine condition, crisp… Read more about this item

Chatto & Windus, 1936. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Good - in Good Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with loss at the head of the spine and bottom corner of upper panel. Previous owner’s inscription to the first blank. Edges of the text block lightly tanned.. Hardback in dust wrapper ). Physically 7” x… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. 1930, Edition not stated. Hardcover in Very Good condition, with very light edge wear. The neatly price clipped dust jacket is also in Good+ condition, with light edge wear, rubbing, and handling soil.

Chatto and Windus, 1930. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1930. No Edition Remarks. 254 pages. Beige dust jacket over brown cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Scuffed paper remnants to front pastedown. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild… Read more about this item

Chatto & Windus, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. 1930. First Issued in Phoenix Library. 254 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Introductory Essay by H. M. Tomlinson. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards… Read more about this item

Chatto & Windus, London. 1930. No. 609 of 700 limited edition. 8vo, 254pp. Quarter terracotta cloth with decorative patterned paper covered boards & gilt top edge. Slightly shelf worn with corners frayed. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste-down endpaper & free endpapers browned & offset. Small closed tear to fore-edge of page 248. Contents clean & bright. … Read more about this item

London: Chatto and Windus, 1936. 1936 Reprint . Hard Back. Good/No Dust Jacket. 4 1/2" X 6 3/4. 254 Pages. A book from the Elizabeth James collection with Ex Libris on the front endpaper. First published in February 1930. Third Edition 1931. First issued in the Phoenix Library in 1931 and reprinted 1936. Phoenix Library reprints are… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1930 No 380 of 700 copies signed by H M Tomlinson; spine a little sunned and slight wear to corners; otherwise very good

Harmondsworth: Penguin. 1949.. Examines the complex discipline which a writer must learn if he is to succeed in his craft". Pp 192. Pages toned. P/b. Spine slightly scuffed. G+.