The Nature of Passion by R Prawer Jhabvala - 1957

New York: Norton, 1957. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Fair DJ; toning to endpapers; dj has edge chipping & repaired tears; small piece missing on front bottom edge; dj protected by new Mylar wrap.. 8 vo; textured yellow boards with black spine strip; gilt spine lettering; 267 pps.; illust. dj.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1957. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First published in the US, stated. No indication of later printings. Black boards with gilt titles on spine. Boards clean and solid, tips a touch rubbed. Spine clean, ends gently bumped. Binding sound. Contents clean, unmarked. DJ price-clipped, light dust soiling with a few small chips along edge of front panel. Spine a bit sunned, head with 1/2" chip, heel with shallow chipping..

George Allen And Unwin Ltd, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1956. First Edition. 262 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards with lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creases. Moderate tanning to interior flaps, panels and spine. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardback. A very good copy in a near very good dustwrapper which is a little soiled. No ownership inscription. 262 pages. The author's second novel.

London: George Allen and Unwin, 1956. Hardcover - first edition. Amina Ahmed jacket is marked and worn, with slight puncture on spine; nicked at spine ends and one or two edges and corners. Imperial price label on clipped front inner flap. One or two minor marks on tanned page block. Text is clear, and pages are clean. TS. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Used.

New York : Norton, 1956. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 267 pages. Cloth boards. Foxing on front endpaper. Light sun fading to dust jacket spine--jacket now protected with clear plastic cover. Record # 510509

George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Black cloth boards with red and white dust jacket. A very good clean copy with no inscriptions or markings. A few light fox marks at top of block edge. Dust jacket is bright with no tears. Has been price clipped neatly.

London: George Allen and Unwin, 1956. Hardcover; first edition; clipped dust jacket with original price sticker to front flap; very good condition. Jacket is faintly marked, tanned on inside and foxed along rear flap hinge. Spine is tight and pages are clean throughout. AD. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.

London: London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1956, 1956. Ex-Library. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth with silver titles. ex-lib with some marks to FEP and tape damge to front pastedown. A numeric stamp on title page. Bookplate on rear pastedown. The dustjacket is near Fine. Otherwise a very good condition book. The author's second novel..

W. W. Norton & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Yellow and black cloth boards straight and tight, in a rubbed and edgeworn dustjacket with chipping along top edge, faint moisture stain to spine does not impact volume and now in protective mylar. First American edition of the author's second book. ; MCF04406; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 267 pp .