FORESTER, C.S. (1899-1966). A Pawn Among Kings. London: Methuen, 1924, 1924.

Price: US$254.81 + shipping

Description: [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.220. Publisher's light blue cloth with gilt titles. Contents clean, some spotting to endpapers, single ink name to flyleaf, bookplate to pastedown, old repair to inside joint, covers rubbed, one tear to crown. Very good. The author's first book, a mediaeval drama.

Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom

FORESTER, C.S.. A PAWN AMONG KINGS. METHUEN & CO, LONDON, 1924.

Price: US$555.00 + shipping

Description: RARE TRUE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING OF THIS MOST SOUGHT AFTER WORK BY FORESTER. SOLID & VERY CLEAN. FRONT FREE ENDPAPER CUT OUT. EX PRIVATE LIBRARY WITH STAMP ON TITLE PAGE & CARD & HOLDER AT BACK, NEVER TAKEN OUT.O/W, NO OTHER MARKINGS. MILD FOXING TO PRELIMENARIES AND A COUPLE OF PAGES. PRICED TO SELL. FURTHER SCANS ON REQUEST, THANKS.

Seller: Come See Books Livres, Canton de Hatley, QC, Canada

Forester, C. S.. A PAWN AMONG KINGS. Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, 1924.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, 220 pages. In Very Good minus condition, lacking dust jacket. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. Some rubbing and wear to binding, including light fading to spine, light bumping and fraying to corners, and wear to head and tail of spine. Gutter slight visible at some signature breaks; "Presentation Copy" stamped across publisher's imprint on title page. 1357456. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

C.S. Forester. A Pawn Among Kings. Methuen, 1924.

Price: US$800.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: "A Pawn Among Kings" by C.S. Forester. London: Methuen, 1924. First UK edition, first printing of the author's first book. Publisher's blue cloth. 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches (19 x 12 cm); 220 pp. Spine slightly sunned, light binding wear, some minor foxing at beginning and end. Overall, a very good copy of C.S. Forester's first novel

Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands

C.S. Forester. A Pawn Among Kings. Methuen & Co Ltd, London, 1924.

Price: US$950.00 + shipping

Description: First Edition, First Issue [Smiley, 001a]. Octavo (8vo). 220pp. Bound in publisher's cloth boards with gilt titling and blind-stamped seal on the front board. NEAR FINE. Shows just a hint of shelf rubbing along the edges and corners, endpapers very lightly toned, former owner name neatly on the endpaper, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. An excellently maintained example of Forester's first book. As pictured.

Seller: North Books: Used & Rare, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.

C.S.FORESTER.. A Pawn Among Kings.. Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1924.

Price: US$1140.27 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition (first printing) of the author's first book. 8vo. 220pp. Blue cloth lettered in gold at the spine, with a blind border and blind-stamped decoration to the upper board. Cloth at the backstrip very slightly faded, with a little bruising to the spine ends, just a touch of wear to the corner tips and to the rear gutter. Cloth very lightly marked in one or two places. Front hinge cracked and just a little tender. A hint of very light spotting and browning to the free endpapers and to the final text leaf. Place marker creases to the corner tips of a number of text leaves. Tiny dealer plate to the base of the rear pastedown. Armorial bookplate of American journalist and theatre scholar Otis L.Gurnsey to the front free endpaper. A very crisp copy; lacking the most uncommon dust wrapper.

Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom

C.S. Forester. A Pawn Among Kings (inscribed presentation copy). Methuen, 1924.

Price: US$2100.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: "A Pawn among Kings" by C.S. Forester. Methuen, London. 1924 first UK edition first printing, presentation copy signed by the author,endpapers lightly browned, original cloth, spine a little faded, upper panel of dust-jacket loosely inserted. The author's first book. Presentation inscription on front pastedown reads: "To Ella Renard with very real affection and gratitude, C.S. Forester." A really rare C.S.Forester book.

Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands