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Snow, C. P.. Coat of Varnish. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1979.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 346 pages. Gilt edges; silk moire endpapers; ribbon marker. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Village Booksmith, Hudson Falls, NY, U.S.A.
C. P. Snow. A COAT OF VARNISH Franklin Library. Franklin Library, 1979.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cover shows minor wear, pages are clean. Full leather with gilt, all edges gilt, raised bands.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Snow, C. P.. A Coat of Varnish. Franklin Library for the First Edition Society, 1979.
Price: US$18.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: NOT an ex library book. Leather bound book with raised bands on spine, print and decoration in gold, First Edition printed on spine, gilt on all three edges. Moire endpapers. Prior owner bookplate on first blank page. Clean interior pages with ribbon marker
Seller: Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller, Batavia, IL, U.S.A.
Snow, C. P.. A Coat of Varnish. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1979.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 346 pp., A volume in The First Edition Society series Fine copy in gilt-decorated leather
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
C. P. Snow. A Coat of Varnish. Franklin Library, 1979.
Price: US$20.01 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$27.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Stated first edition (preceding the Charles Scribner's Sons trade edition). A novel by Britain's C. P. Snow (1905-1980). In a prefatory note, the author explains that he ". . .wanted to write a novel which was also a detective story or alternatively, a detective story which was also a novel." Includes illustrations by Howard Rogers. An entry in the publisher's First Edition Society series. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. --- Bound in full brown bonded leather covers with three raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges (AEG) all in bright gilt. Leaves made from high-quality papers. Brown silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about-Near Fine copy: tightly-bound, unmarked and possibly not previously read, though with light scratching to textblock edge gilding, a tiny scuffed spot to edge of spine and shallow indentations to front cover fore-edge. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for shipments beyond the U.S.) ; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [14], 346 pages
Seller: Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA), Littleton, CO, U.S.A.
C.P. Snow. A Coat of Varnish. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, 1979.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo pp. 346, full brown/gilt embossed leather, AEG 3 raised bands, silk endpapers, satin ribbon. Includes "Notes From The Editors" pamphlet laid-in.
Seller: Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, Canada
C.P. Snow. A Coat of Varnish. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1979.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Full leather binding, all edge gilt, sewn-in ribbon marker, moire endpapers, ribbed spine, gilt decorated covers. First edition published before the trade edition with special message to the members of The First Edition Society.
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$31.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. A couple tiny scuffs on front board, otherwise an excellent copy. 1979 Full-Leather. 346 pp. 8vo. Full brown leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Illustrations by Howard Rogers. "Humphrey Leigh, retired resident of Belgravia, pays a social visit to an old friend, Lady Ashbrook. She is waiting for her test results, fearing cancer. When Lady Ashbrook gets the all clear she has ten days to enjoy her new lease of life. And then she is found murdered.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
SNOW, C. P.. A Coat of Varnish. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, 1979.
Price: US$37.70 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Bound in full brown leather with gilt spine lettering and decorated boards. All edges gilt, silk moire endpapers and matching page marker. A fine copy.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Snow, C. P.. A Coat of Varnish. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1979.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Some light wear. Text is clean and tight in binding, no ownership or other markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
C.P. Snow. A Coat of Varnish (Leather Bound, First Edition). Franklin Library, 1979.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Bound in full brown leather. Stamped with gilt design on cover front, back and spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire fabric end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Snow, C.P.. A Coat of Varnish. Franklin Library, 1979.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Full brown leather, decoratively gilt. Includes Notes from the Editors.
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Snow, C.P.. A Coat of Varnish. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: Saddle leather/boards; gilt decoration all around with three raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers with matching satin place-holder ribbon. No dust jacket, as issued. 346 pp. with illustrations by Howard Rogers. Privately printed exclusively for members of The First Edition Society. Includes a message to the members of the society, special to this edition, from the author. Fine. Unread, crisp, clean, tight copy but with a bit of usual fading to edge of end pages, common for these editions.
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$44.20 + shipping
Description: Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked full leather. The classic Franklin Library design. Raised bands with gilt tooling to spine. Gilt decorative tooling to panels. All edges gilt. Silk textured endpapers. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective packaging.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 346 pages; Description: 346 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Genre: English fiction -- Novel. Series: The First Edition Society. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: This limited first collector edition is bound in a medium brown leather with gilt lettering and decoration of corded spine, covers. All edges bright gilt, moire endpapers, ribbon place marker. No corner bumping or edge wear. Appears as never read. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$58.00 + shipping
Description: Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked full leather. The classic Franklin Library design. Raised bands with gilt tooling to spine. Gilt decorative tooling to panels. All edges gilt. Silk textured endpapers. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective packaging.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 346 pages; Description: 346 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Genre: English fiction -- Novel. Series: The First Edition Society. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
C. P. Snow. A Coat of Varnish. Franklin Library, 1979.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This offering is a Deluxe, Limited Edition Franklin Library publication of A Coat of Varnish written by C. P. Snow and illustrated by Howard Rogers. It's deluxe in that it has the "built in" bookmark, gold-gilded page edges, satin-like end pages, and leather-bound boards with a ribbed spine and gold-gilded lettering decorating both the front and back boards and forming the print on the spine. It IS a book in Franklin Mint's The First Edition Society which means that it has also been signed (perhaps laser-printed) and includes a laid-in eight page "Notes from the Editors" pamphlet describing the work. The book was published by The Franklin Library in 1979 and is a stated "limited first edition published by special arrangement with" Charles Scribner's Sons. Usually the books in this series by Franklin Library were published a bit before the trade editions so, in reality, the books in The First Edition Society are the true firsts. This copy is in fine condition and has not been read. To my knowledge, the only time it's been opened has been when I opened it to glean the information that I've included in this blurb. What an absolutely beautiful gift . . . for yourself or a loved one! Thank you for looking!
Seller: Ebeth & Abayjay Books, Lima, OH, U.S.A.
Snow, C.P.. COAT OF VARNISH, A. Franklin Library, 1979.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 346pp "Limited First Edition" signed by Snow.
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. First Edition and Limited Edition. With included, separate "Notes from the Editors", now scarce. Octavo, 346 pp.; illustrations executed with distinctive style by Howard Rogers for this true first edition. As New; immaculate and pristine. See scans. Franklin's lavish leather binding of the First Edition of Snow's murder mystery set in the quite, fashionable Belgravia section of London. Full rich brown top grain leather, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, brown moire endpapers, and a matching satin page-marker ribbon. The gilt is 22 karat; the paper is 60-pound Franklin Library Eggshell Wove Cream, typeface is 10-point Trump Medieval. The Franklin Library, doing what they did best. As New, and never read; has been protectively archived since arrival. Page-marker ribbon has in fact never been moved. Please review scans. With "A Special Message to the members of The First Edition Society" by Snow prefacing the novel (with laser printed signature); the scarce, separate "Notes from the Editors". Please see all scans. Show this one off on the cocktail table; get a market copy to read. l-frnkln5
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
SNOW, C. P.. A COAT OF VARNISH (firmado y dedicado por el autor). THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1979.
Price: US$206.61 + shipping
Description: Nº Edición: 1 Paginas: 346,00
Seller: LIBRERÍA COCHERAS-COLISEO, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, MADRI, Spain
Price: US$299.95 + shipping
Description: Near Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. ; First Franklin Library Edition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$299.95 + shipping
Description: Near Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Franklin Library Limited First Editions Society. ; First Franklin Library Edition.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.