The Face Is Familiar

Garden City, NY: Garden City Pub., 1941. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 5 3/4" X 8." 352 pages. One of the most widely appreciated and imitated writers of light verse. Nash considered himself a "worsifier." Among his best known lines are "Candy / Is dandy, / But liquor / Is quicker" and "If called by a panther / Don't… Read more about this item

Melbourne: J. M. Dent & Sons/George Jaboor, 1943. xvi+252pp. Blue cloth boards. Black lettering spine. Previous owner's name and date (October '50) on front endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Boards rubbed on extremities. Edges have age patina.. First Australian Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo.

London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd , 1942. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xvi, 294 pages; 14 cm. Subjects: Poetry. 20th century poetry. 20th century comedy.

Cover shows edgewear. Interior clean. Pictures on request

HB 8vo G/-- 352 pages. Grey cloth boards with black panel, grey letters + with black letters. Light scuffing/soiling to covers; rubbed at spine ends, light fraying at heel; some darkening of spine; foxing on eps; clean interior.

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. Revised and Rearranged. 174 pages. Pink dust jacket over blue cloth. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. 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… Read more about this item

NASH, Ogden. The Face Is Familiar. Orig. wrappers. London: J.M. Dent & Sons, [1954]. First English edition. Advance proof copy. A very good, crisp copy.

Dent,, [1942]. Sm. 8vo., First UK Edition, with title in blue and black, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; blue cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, mildly browned dustwrapper, the latter chipped with tiny loss at head of backstrip. Published two years after the US edition.

J.M. Dent & Sons, 1965. Paperback. Good. 1965. Paperback Edition. 174 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. 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. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Tight, unmarked; light damp rippling to back of dustjacket; light wear to edges; sunning to spine of dj; otherwise colours are bright; brown cloth covers with black titles; light rubbing to title decor on front cover; age tanned; minimal general wear; Nimble and naughty, lyric and laughing, sharply… Read more about this item

Garden City Publishing Inc., 1941. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1941. No Edition Remarks. 352 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscriptions and sticker to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends… Read more about this item

Garden City Pub. Co., inc, 1940. Hardcover. Good. 1940. No Edition Remarks. 352 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Visible tanning to text block edges and binding is loose. Boards have minor rubbing and moderate bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and light rubbing to… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing. Good. Hardcover. 1941. 352 pages. Dj frayed<br> .

Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing, 1941. 352pp Inscribed "Very gratefully to the Hughes-Ogden Nash" Foxing Same owner's bookplate on front facing page Top of spine is worn Dust jacket is scuffed and has chips and tears on edges Rear cover is lightly soiled Protective sleeve over dust jacket .… Read more about this item

London, UK: J M Dent and Sons, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. xvi, 296pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine, gilt design on front. 24mo. Spine ends lightly rubbed and rounded. Corners rubbed and rounded. Top text block edge dusty and other edges starting to fox. Endpapers have very slight… Read more about this item

Garden City Publishing Company, 1941. Good hardcover with no dust jacket. Previous owner inscription on endpaper . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Cover.

J M Dent & Sons, London, 1954. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Scattered Foxing. Dust jacket shows some age wear. 174 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Poetry; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52924. .

Dent, 1954. First edition in the new and revised arrangement by the author. 174pp, blue cloth covered boards, a very little faded to the spine. Internally very clean. Humourous verses on improbable animals, people and topics.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd, 1965. Paperback. Good. 1965. Paperback Edition. 174 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. 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. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing.… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing. 1941. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good price-clipped closed tears to front and rear panels. Chip to heel of spine. Dust jacket. Edge wear and soiling. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .