The Ecstasy Of Owen Muir

Berlin: Seven Seas Publishers, 1966. Paperback edition of Ring Lardner Jr.'s witty Candide-like satire. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. The recipient, Vera Caspary was a novelist, most well known for Laura, which was scripted by Lardner for the film, which starred Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. In good condition. In The Ecstasy of Owen Muir, a new-comer from America, Ring… Read more about this item

New York: Cameron & Kahn, 1954. First American edition of Ring Lardner Jr.'s witty Candide-like satire. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ring Lardner on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. In The Ecstasy of Owen Muir, a new-comer from America, Ring Lardner, Jr., finds his targets with deadly discretion. His hero, Owen, young, upper… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. A novel. Pp. 272; bottom edge of boards a trifle shelf worn; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly browned, edges lightly rubbed and split, backstrip a trifle faded; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper free endpaper, a little light foxing; Jonathan Cape, London, 1954. First U.K. edition. *Ring Lardner, Jr. (1915 - 2000) was the son and… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. The first British edition, preceding the American issue. The story of what happens when an idealistic, fiercely honest young man tries to reconcile Roman Catholic dogma with the realities of America of the 1940s. Lardner (1915-2000), one of the "Hollywood Ten" found guilty of contempt of Congress after… Read more about this item

Prometheus Books, Publishers, 1997. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Prometheus, 1997-12-01. Paperback. Very Good. 8x5x0. Text unmarked. The wrapper shows some light handling, spine lightly sunned. 8vo. vii, 272pp.

New York:: Cameron & Kahn,, (1954.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (usual toning to the pages, but overall a tight and clean copy.). First US printing. "An unorthodox novel about orthodoxy ... a comic and pungent dissection [of] such incidental phenomena as thought control in the McCarthy era, modern business ethics, racial… Read more about this item

Cameron & Kahn, 1954 Name very faint on blank page otherwise unmarked, pages tanned from age. Jacket has some small edge tears, general wear from age/handling, spine tanned. Very Good in Fair to Good jacket.

New York: Cameron & Kahn, 1954. Hardcover. 302p., pages heavily-toned, endpapers foxed at edges, otherwise good first edition in boards and unclipped dj darkened on the spine. *Rideout novel.

New York: Cameron and Kahn, (1954) Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, blue cloth covered boards. 302pp. A tight, unmarked copy with the usual browning to pages from acid paper in a dust jacket with light sunning to spine and a hint of soil. Very good in very good dust jacket..

CollectibleGood. PLUME BOOKS 1972, first printing. mild spine creasing. Good solid paperback with moderate reading/age wear, may have some light markings, pages may have some mild tanning. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item… Read more about this item

Prometheus Books. Very Good+. 1997. Softcover. 1573921734 . Very good - retired library book with laminated cover and usual stamps/stickers. Only light wear overall, light edgewear to cover and a little soiling outer edge of pages. Interior clean & tight. 272 pages. ; 8vo; This classic novel is the story of what happens when an idealistics, … Read more about this item

Cameron & Kahn, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1954. First Edition. 302 pages. White and pink pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are heavily tanned and thumbed at the edges. Heavy foxing throughout. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends… Read more about this item

New York: Cameron & Kahn, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. Good in good dustwrapper. Pages are very browned, wear/rub on book cover (edges, corners, etc. ), few chips/tears on dustwrapper (from 1/4 to 1inch), few small stains and shelf-rubbing. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described… Read more about this item

New York: Cameron & Kahn, 1954. First Edition (stated). . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition (stated). Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall in black cloth w/gold spine titles. Near Fine book in Very Good unclipped DJ w/ chipped spine tips and corners. Book pages uniformly tanned, bottom… Read more about this item

New York: Cameron & Kahn. 1954. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Chips to spine, tanning around inside edges and to spine; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Cameron & Kahn. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth has light edge wear; DJ edges chipped and torn. .

Cameron & Kahn, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1954. 302 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends… Read more about this item

New York, New York, USA: Cameron & Kahn, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Second Edition. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No Jacket. A novel of conversion to the Roman Catholic Church and reconciling that faith and dogma with his, the author's, current life and the culture of America.… Read more about this item

New York: Cameron & Kahn, 1954. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 302pp. Name blacked out in front.