The Blue Ribbon by Irish, William - 1949

London: Hutchinson & Co. This is a Fair Copy of this Book in publisher's original blue cloth boards with black title lettering to spine.No Dust-Jacket.There are some splash stain marks to the lower section of the front cover.There are no former names or inscriptions present.Some offsetting/browning evident to the endpapers.The book has a firm binding and remains a nice tight square copy with some foxing present to the text block edges and final two pages of text 8vo 208pp First UK Edition 1st Impression [1951] . Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1951.

Philadelphia/ New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Pale brown coloured cloth. A couple of very light bumps and one small nick in the cloth of front board edge. Price clipped dust jacket with a large crease to rear panel, a few light scratches at flap folds and very shallow chipping at foot of spine.

London: Hutchinson & Co. , 1951. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good Only. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart first UK edition of this thrilling collection of short stories from American novelist William Irish, with the original dust wrapper. First UK edition. A thrilling collection of short stories with a mixture of suspense, crime, and virtuosity. Stories include: The Blue Ribbon, The Dog with the Wooden Leg, The Lie, Hot Towel, and Wild Bill Hiccup. Written by Cornell George Hopley Woolrich, under the pseudonym William Irish, an American novelist and short story writer. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor wear to the extremities. Light discolouration to the head and tail of the spine and board edges. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is sound with chipping and light loss to the extremities. Loss to the head of the spine and front panel. The odd small closed tear to the extremities with a large closed tear to the front flyleaf. Sunning to the spine and the odd… Read More

New York: Lippincott, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Lippincott, 1949. A tight and clean first printing copy in a bright but slightly darkened DJ with light edge wear and chipping at the top of the spine and one top corner. This chipping has removed about 1/4 inch of material across the top of the spine and an area 1/4 X 3/4 inch at the top front corner.. 1st Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Book.

London: Hutchinson. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth, dark blue lettering to spine. Stated first edition. Boards flare slightly. Light foxing to textblock edge. Mild offset to endpages. Tight, square, sharp-cornered. The jacket, in mylar, is clipped at front flap but the price (5/) remains. The jacket has slight edgewear and closed tears with interior tape repairs. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. A Story Press Book. 219pp. Tan cloth stamped in blue on the spine panel. Collects eight stories. A fine copy in very good- price-clipped dustjacket with two old tape mends on the inside, a few minute chips and short closed tears to the edges, and light toning and small spot to rear panel. ; Octavo.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($2.50), rubbed and bumped at the edges, soiled at the back panel, a few shallows chips at the top edge. Beige cloth, faintly rubbed at the edges. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of eight thrilling and horrifying stories from the author of Phantom Lady.

USA: J.B. Lippincott, 1949. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The Blue Ribbon by William Irish First Edition J.B. Lippincott 1949. A fine copy with no foxing, toning or previous owner's inscriptions. Covers are bright, clean and completely unblemished. In equally fine dust jacket with no wear to spine tips and no tears, creasing or rubbing. Not price clipped. An excellent copy.