Bland Beginning

SYMONS, Julian Bland Beginning (Fontana Books 72) Collins Fontana Books, London, 1955, 1st thus., paperback G+, postcript by author, 251 pp. No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, slight lean to the spine, pages and edges of text block tanned, foxing to many areas. Wraps worn, back cover tanned, rubs to all edges and spine strip, vertical reading crease in addition to several… Read more about this item

Ljubljana: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1949. Second Impression hard cover, in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition for its age. Cover is shelfworn; notable tanning, fading and age-related discolouration, with creasing and wear to cover, edges, corners and folds. Open and closed tears are present, as is chipping to edges. Board edges are worn, corners bumped. Pageblock… Read more about this item

Harper & Row, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing (I-Y, Sept 1949). Published by Harper & Brothers, 1949. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is very good. Spine straight and binding tight. Light spotting to page ends, light marks on flyleaf, and tape residue on endpapers. Top right corner… Read more about this item

London: Victor Gollancz, 1949. Cloth. Good. 230 p. 19 cm. Red cloth hardcover. Spine darkened, some soiling to boards, especially lower front. A little light wear to edges and corners. A biblio mystery.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. In original, unclipped, jacket in protective sheet. Jacket design by Thomas Ruzicka. Some creasing and chipping to the jacket, also there are 5 small punctures that also impact the front board. Black cloth over boards with debossed stamp from the publisher on front and gilded lettering on… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Spine lettering is a bit rubbed. .

Corgi Books , 1969 . Paperback. . Paperback. The picture on this listing page is of the actual book for sale. Good+ paperback. Light edgewear, pages age-toned, ownership sig. otherwise contents clean and unmarked.

New York: Perennial Library, 1979. Book. Good +. Mass Market Paperback. First Perennial Library Edition. G+, Edgewear, tear, creases, spine lean, ink name, browning. A Harper Novel of Suspense. Photo on request..

House of Stratus, 2008-01-12 Residual Price Label Adhesive. See our Terms of Sale for a detailed description of condition notes. Paperback. Like New - Except As Noted.

Harper, 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition Stated.. Harper novel of suspense. Normal shelfwear, minor to moderate browning by gutter between covers and endpaper. Price on flap $2.50 Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾ Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

House of Stratus, 2008. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harper & Brothers. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible - Acceptable/Fair. Dust jacket has shelf wear. Boards have shelf wear. Dust jacket is protected by mylar. Name of previous owner inside cover.

Carrol & Graf Publishers 1987. Paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

Avalon Publishing, 1987. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Beagle Books, 1971. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Perennial Library, January 1979. Mass Market Paperback. Good.

Carroll & Graf, 1987-09. Paperback. Good.

House of Stratus, 2001-01-01. Paperback. Good.

Carroll & Graf Pub, 1987-09. Paperback. Good.