The Lovely Ambition

New York:: Norton,, (1960.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a very good dust jacket (offsetting to a couple of pages from newpaper, price-clipped, edgewear.).. First printing. A family chronicle set half in England and half in Chase's native state of Maine. SIGNED on the front endpaper with the words "with all good wishes." 288 pp.… Read more about this item

New York: W. W. Norton, 1960. first edition as stated. Hardcover. Very good +/fair. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers very clean, toned along top edges. No wear. Binding tight. Text unmarked. DJ is FAIR ; old masking tape repairs everywhere. Fic. Stax.

W. W. Norton & Company Inc., 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Chase with flat inscription on front endpaper.Light wear and aging to covers. Binding is firm. Jacket with original price shows moderate wear, age toning, soiling. Now in archival sleeve. Interior is evenly toned, free of markings. .

New York: W. W. Norton and Co., 1960. Third printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; mild wear, edges sunned. Binding tight. PO's bookplate on front pastedown. DJ is VERY GOOD ; not clipped, light foxing, edges chipped, spine sunned. Fic. Stax.

New York: W. W. Norton, 1960. 3rd printing. Hardcover. Very good. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers clean, minor wear. Binding tight. Endpapers toned, text unmarked. Fic. Stax.

New York: W. W. Norton, 1960. first edition as stated. Hardcover. Very good/good +. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Inscribed by Chase on ffep. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers clean, minimal shelf wear. BInding tight. PO's bookplate on front pastedown, text spotless. DJ is GOOD+ ; a few minor spots, closed tear along lower front flap,… Read more about this item

Collins, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1961. 2nd Impression. 255 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine… Read more about this item

New York: W. W. Norton and Co., 1960. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. 6 x 8 1/2 in. Blue cloth boards. Signed, with a dedication, by Chase on the ffep, dated 1960. Condition is NEAR FINE ; no wera. corners and spine ends a bit bumped. Binding tight and text spotless. DJ is VERY… Read more about this item

New York: W. W. Norton and Co., 1960. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 6 x 8 1/2 in. Blue cloth boards. First printing with complete number line on copyright page. Condition is Very Good ; Very faint spots on covers. Binding tight and text spotless. DJ is VERY GOOD; not price-clipped, very clean, a few… Read more about this item

W. W. Norton and Company Inc.. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Corner clipped. Cover has pulled away from spiine at top. In protective mylar cover. (Literature, fiction, Drama)

Rough cut, light toning, else contents appear as unread & unblemished in fine turquoise cloth covered boards. DJ displays surface/edge/wear, as shown, with repaired closed & open tears at head of spine.. The story's action centers around John Tillyard, a Wesleyan parson who at the turn of the present century (1900's) brings his wife and three children from England when he… Read more about this item

W. W. Norton, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. No edition remarks. 288 pages. Laminated pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards assumed in good condition as covered with laminated jacket. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably sunned.

New York: Norton, 1960. 3rd ptg . Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. No names, clean text. Fresh & crisp W.N. Wilson dj. near fine, vg+ lightly worn dj, turquoise cloth, tight & solid 288 pgs

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Mary Ellen Chase was one of the most important regional literary figures of the early twentieth century and one of the leading writers of her generation. This novel is humorous, ironic, and deeply moving. lt is set half in England and half in the… Read more about this item

Book. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1968 FIRST EDITION IN VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION 290 PAGE HARDCOVER WITH ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED JACKET-AN ABSORBING WORK TO SAY THE LEAST!.

New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. 1960. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages; Light blue cloth binding, faded at the spine and top edges. Not frayed. Text clean and tight. No Dust Jacket. ; BX490 .

W. W. Norton and Company Inc., 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedAcceptable. 1960 1st hardcover ed. NO DJ! Water damaged/stained! Noticeably worn/scuffed & sun faded. Minor inscribing/name tag, however, text is mostly clean & readable.

Macmillan Company, 1960. First Edition, first printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Octavo, 8 3/4" tall, 288 pages, blue cloth. A very good, sturdy hard cover first edition with light shelf wear, color fading at the cover edges from foxing; hinges and binding solid, paper cream white. In a good, clean, edge worn dust jacket with some chipping at the… Read more about this item

New York: W. W. Norton and Company Inc., 1960. The cover is rubbed. Pages are clean with no markings. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.