Bernard Clare

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1946. Hardcover. Brown cloth with silver spine lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 367pp. Very good/very good. Jacket rather rubbed as usual, with large chip at head of spine. Tight and quite nice first edition, second issue, with the "Note to the Public" disclaimer affixed to dedication page. This copy bears choice autograph addition: Tipped… Read more about this item

Vanguard, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Signed by Author(s). Back hinge cracked but intact, light shelf wear. No marks or writings. Dust jacket clipped, light shelf wear and mild chipping to upper spine. Z1

New York: Vanguard, 1946. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, first issue. Slight wear to the spinal extremities and offsetting to the pastedowns, otherwise fine in a fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author.

New York: Vanguard Press, 1946. First Edition. First printing. First issue, without the tipped-in disclaimer at dedication page. Octavo (21.5cm.); original cloth in pictorial dust jacket; [8],367pp. Tight, clean, and unmarked; Near Fine. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $3.75 at base of front flap); c hips and a few closed tears along jacket extremities, spine and flap edges… Read more about this item

New York: The Vanguard Press. 1946. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original brown cloth with silver titles to the spine and author's monogram in silver to the upper board. In dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and bright throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. In the very good dustwrapper… Read more about this item

New York: Vanguard Press, 1946. First Edition. First printing. First issue, without the tipped-in disclaimer at dedication page. Octavo (21.5cm.); original cloth in brown pictorial dust jacket; [8],367pp. Tiny chips along jacket extremities, spine and flap edges a bit toned, else Near Fine. Novel recounting the travails of a struggling Chicago Irish author in New York City. The sequel… Read more about this item

New York: Vanguard Press, 1946. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition, second issue, with the pasted-in disclaimer resulting from a lawsuit against Farrell and his publisher. Edges of the boards very lightly rubbed, else fine in a very good dustwrapper with a few nicks and a short tear from the bottom edge of the front panel.

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1946. Hardcover. Brown cloth with silver spine lettering, dust jacket. 367pp. Near fine/very good. Jacket edgeworn, with large chip at tail of spine. A tight and attractive first edition. first issue, without disclaimer on dedication page. Front flyleaf ownership signature of academic and literary critic Joseph J. Waldmeir (1923-2013).

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1946. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Edges of the boards very lightly rubbed, else fine in near fine, lightly soiled dustjacket with a few tiny nicks and tears.

New York: Vanguard Press, 1946. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Offsetting to the endpapers, else fine in fine dustwrapper with some light rubbing to the spinal extremities.

Vanguard Press, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First edition, very good brown cloth hardcover showing just a light bit of trace wear including mild foxing at end papers and previous owner marks at front end paper as well, in very good jacket (price at flap) showing soiling at rear panel, along with edge… Read more about this item

THE VANGAURD PRESS NEW YORK, 1946. Hardcover. Used; Good/CHIPPED AND TORN. IRISH NOVEL, BOOK PLATE ON FLYLEAF OF FORMER OWNER, LOOKS TO BE AN EX- LIBRARY COPY UNCLIPPED DJ SEALED IN MYLAR HINGES ON FRONT AND BACK ARE SLIGHTLY LOOSE, SOME FOXING AND YELLOWING OF OUTER PAGES OF TEXT.

New York: Vanguard Press, 1946. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED. Rust-brown cloth, lettered in silver foil. First issue, without legal disclaimer tipped on to dedication page. Slightly rubbed extremities. Mild toning to portions of endpapers. Inscribed by author on front flyleaf, full signature,… Read more about this item

New York:: The Vanguard Press,, [1946].. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. "Property U S Navy" stamps to front pastedown and bottom edge; else a nice copy in a very good jacket with some moderate edge wear.. 8vo,. Inscribed by Farrell on the front free endpaper.

New York: The Vanguard Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1946. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first Edition/First Printing that is somewhat aged, else Fine and housed in a like dust-jacket; Bernard Clare is a lonely, unassuming man who is ostracized by the other residents of his small town. When he is diagnosed with a… Read more about this item

New York: Vanguard, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. First edition. Hardcover. 367 pp. Generally fine, couple very small spots front cloth. In original dust jacket, very good with chip to the head of the spine and shallow wear at the foot. The author of "Studs Lonigan" offers this novel set in New York (rather than his… Read more about this item

367p. illus. Includes Illustrations. fiction

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1946. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good + DJ. 66 Pp. Broiwn Cloth. First Printing, First Issue With Disclaimer Label On Dedication Page. Very Near Fine Book, Small Chip From Top Of Title Page And 1 1/2" Tear On Dedication Page Beneath The Chip. Dj Not Price Clipped, Near Fine. … Read more about this item

The Vanguard Press, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1946 The Vanguard Press. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. Second state, with publisher's disclaimer pasted onto the dedication page. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has brown cloth-covered boards with silver spine lettering and decorations. Front cover has monogram of author's initials in silver.… Read more about this item

1946. FARRELL, James T. BERNARD CLARE. NY: Vanguard, [1946]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition, first issue, without the legal disclaimer tipped-in. Signed presentation from Farrell on front endpaper: "To___, Affectionately, Jim Farrell." Near fine; some soil & moderate edgewear d/j. $125.00.