The Singular Preference

London: Collins, 1952. first edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. 6 x 9 in. Paper boards. Condition is NEAR FINE ; like near new on all points. DJ is VERY GOOD ; clean, edges chipped, interipr tape repairs to spine ends. Ess. Stax.

London: Collins, 1952. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of gray boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Twenty-eight pieces by the author, originally published in magazines between 1930 and 1951, on various literary topics including Elizabethan dramatists, Kipling, H G Wells, "Les Liasons Dangereuses", "Moll… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 223pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Small ink markings at the margins of a couple pages, and a slightly tanned spine, very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, age-toned and modestly soiled with tiny closed tears on the darkened spine.

New York: The Viking Press, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 223pp. Gilt spine titles. Illustrated with black and white plates. Very good with a bump on the bottom edge and faint staining on the spine and page edges.

Collins, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1952. No Edition Remarks. 223 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. 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… Read more about this item

New York: Viking, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Small tear at top and bottom of dustwrapper cover. 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.

Collins 1952. First Edition, ex library, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

New York: Kennikat Press, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. Reissue. Very good plus Book has minor shelf rubbing on cover. 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.

N.Y.: Viking. Very Good-/No Jacket. 1953. First American Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Used 8vo 223,[1]pp+plts Contains 29 essays in all, chiefly on such English and F rench authors as Matthew Arnold, Daniel Defoe, Joseph Joubert, Kipling, Ger ard de Nerval, Coventry Patmore, Swinburne, H.G. Wells, et al. Printed in G reat Britain. VG- in… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1952. 224 pp. White endpapers. Grey cloth with gilt titles. Corners bumped. Green and white DJ. Yellowed spine, light wear along the edges. VG/VG. First British Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Collins. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Writing inside. (essays)

COLLINS, 1952. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.