Antony: A Record of Youth by The Earl of Lytton with a forward by J. M. Barrie - 1936

New York: Scribners, 1936. 1st, 1st pr. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo., 368pp. No markings in book, some spotting on front cover, corners bumped. Book condition VG-.

Peter Davies, 1935. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1935. No Edition Remarks. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Light cracking and creasing to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

New York: George Braziller, 1987 Book. As New. Hardcover. First American Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 222 pp, acknowledgments, list of b&w plates and maps, Jasmin, hairdresser-poet; Part I. Three Gascon Witches: Francouneto, Gerarde Mimale, Marie de Sansarric; Part II. Fracouneto; prose translation of the French version of 1842; Part III. Francouneto restored to her century; postscript, sources and bibliography, references, index. Translated by Brian Pearce. First American Edition, 1987. "This book traces account of witchcraft as it appears in village quarrels in the south of France over the course of several centuries. The author's starting point is the narrative poem Francouneto, written by the regional poet Jacques Jasmmin and published between 1840 and 1842. It tells the story of a beautiful dancerr and singer denounced as a witch by a sorcerer-magician. Ladurie demonstrates beyond question that Francouneto was a real person who lived at the time of the last… Read More

New York: Scribner's, 1936. Very Good. First edition. Very good. Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Peter Davies, 1936. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. 368pp. Foreword by J. M, Barrie. Correspondence from and to Antony, who, after his death as a pilot in 1933, left tangible written evidence of a dynamic, talented and joyful human being. The result is a book that mirrors the time, and the essence of a remarkable man. Book in very good condition; clean and with only faint signs of edge/corner wear.. First American Edition. Cloth. Very good/No jacket. 8vo.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Hardcover. Near Fine. First American edition. Near fine, with light soiling and minor scuffing to the boards, foxing to the foredge, endpapers, and pastedown, lacking the dustwrapper.

London:: Peter Davies,, 1947. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ. Discolouring to eps and feps. Sunning to dj. Scuffing and water markings to dj.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 368pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering. Book is sound, light wear and slight fading of spine. Laid-in are 3 letters addressed to the book's owner, Alexander William Armour with references to the book about Viscount Knebworth, son of Victor Bulwer-Lytton. Letters are from A.J. Armstrong of Baylor University, Charles Erdman of The Theological Seminary of Princeton, New Jersey, and one letter is unsigned from someone in Greenwich, Connecticut. Two of the three letters are handwritten, and the Erdman lettter is typed and signed and contains a personal note at the end. Contents of the letters are mix of business and personal, mostly of a personal nature. Owner's name and bookplate on front endpapers, another personal handwritten note tipped-in at front. Also laid-in is brochure for the Knebworth House, Herts, the home of Bulwer-Lytton, and the rear panel of the book's dust jacket.… Read More

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. There is gilt on the front and the spine of the book (dull). The boards have wear all about from shelving, handling and storage. The pages are slightly 'browned'around the block of the book, due to the age. The text within the book is clear. The binding has been repaired. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.