Preliminary Essays by Wain, John - 1957

Macmillan, 1957. Hardcover. Good. 1957. 196 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. 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 tanning.

London & New York: Macmillan/ St Martin's Press, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches. x, 196 pages. Condition of the book is Very Good+; looks new on all points. Dust jacket is Very Good; spine lightly toned, not price-clipped ($3.25), in a mylar wrapper. STK

Macmillan, 1957. bds bleached/stained at edges. jacket has 6cm to bottom front edge. jacket edges rubbed.. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: MacMillan and Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. Hardcover. "Any collection of critical essays is rather like a diary. Over the years, the critic tries to clarify and express his view of the various books, authors, and topics that have, for one reason or another, compelled his attention. Finally the day comes when he gathers up a sheaf of those attempts and looks through them..." (Preface). Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Text block is slightly pulled away from spine head, normal edge wear, bumps on top corners and spine ends, small bumps on bottom corners, light soiling and tanning to edges of pages; text is clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has normal shelf and edge wear, tiny tears on corners and spine ends, small creases on spine ends, tanned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 196 pages .

London: Macmillan and Co, 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a couple short tears, and a lightly toned spine.

MacMillan, New York, 1957. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine (very slightly edge nicked) dw. Quite a well preserved copy; tight, bright, clean and sharp cornered. ; 196 pages

London: Macmillan & Co, 1957. 196pp; red boards, few marks to front board, gilt title to spine, previous owner's name to fep with date.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Bookplate of author Alan Pryce-Jones, else fine in lightly worn, near fine dustwrapper.