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Saul Bellow. Henderson The Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$2.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Viking Press Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Saul Bellow. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$6.45 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1959 hardcover ed w/ alt board design (309 pgs). NO DJ! Noticeably inscribed. Text is mostly clean readable.
Seller: Solr Books, Skokie, IL, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 10th printing from 1971. Spine sunned, previous owner's name and date on the front endpaper.
Seller: Else Fine Booksellers, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Saul Bellow. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$10.42 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Book may contain some writing, highlighting, and or cover damage. Shipped fast and reliably!
Seller: -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Saul Bellow. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$10.43 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description:
Seller: Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Books, 1959.
Price: US$10.45 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Books, 1959.
Price: US$10.45 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Books, 1959.
Price: US$10.45 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1
Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$11.20 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1959-01-01. The Viking Press. Paperback. ACCEPTABLE Edgewear. Rubbed.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Saul Bellow. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$13.69 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description:
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Saul Bellow. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$15.97 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Saul Bellow. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$15.97 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Description: Very good, minor insect damage. Hinge weak.
Seller: The Book Den, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, NY, 1959.
Price: US$19.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback, no edition stated, in very good, tight condition. Clean pages except for the former owner's name at the bottom edge of the back end paper. Slight tanning/foxing to the foreedge and top and bottom edges. Tan boards with black quarterbinding have minor edgewear and handling. Slight soiling on the tan part and slightly bumped corners. This could be a book club book but it's in very good condition.
Seller: The Book Exchange, Hickory, NC, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, NY,, 1959.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 6 X 8.5 inches, 341 pages. . Beige cloth spine over orange cloth boards. No DJ. Apparaent first edition with no indication of other printings on copyright page. The author's 5th book.
Seller: Ally Press Center, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, NY, 1959.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: Ex-library copy with no dust jacket. Beige cloth spine over orange cloth boards. Most of front jacket flap (with $4.50 price) is glued to front pastedown. Typical library markings, and stamps on page edges. The author's fifth book.
Seller: Tulsa Books, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$23.46 + shipping
Description: Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo; G/G-; yellow pictorial spine with black text; dust jacket exterior shows modest wear; some chips to edges; tape mend to edges; spine slightly sunned; mylar wrapped dj; cloth has slight soiling to exterior, mostly to spine; rubbed edges; sturdy, straight boards; text block exterior edges have moderately age toned; tight binding; previous owner's name to fep; interior pages good; pp 341. 1352500. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Saul Bellow. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$34.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the rain king. Viking, 1959.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Green & red titled tan cloth boards are well-bound, light rubbing to spine ends & corners, titling is clean & sharp. Previous owner's name on front fly-leaf, otherwise pages are bright & clean.
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Saul Bellow. Henderson the rain King. Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$59.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Saul Bellow evokes all the rich colors and exotic customs of a highly imaginary Africa in this acclaimed comic novel about a middle-aged American millionaire who, seeking a new, more rewarding life, descends upon an African tribe. Henderson's awesome feats of strength and his unbridled passion for life win him the admiration of the tribe--but it is his gift for making rain that turns him from mere hero into messiah. A hilarious, often ribald story, Henderson the Rain King is also a profound look at the forces that drive a man through life. Hardcover. Condition: Good. stated Second Printing Before Publication 1959 on copyright page. issue price of 4.50 on front flap of dust jacket Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear Photos available upon request
Seller: Bergen Book Studio, Hillsdale, NJ, U.S.A.
BELLOW, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 341pp. Octavo in orange cloth over beige cloth spine. Bump to front board lower corner, else very light wear; small dampstain to textblock fore-edge, ink stamps on front endpapers and rear pastedown, bookplate on front free endpaper, abrasion and residue from removal of library pocket to rear free endpaper, text unmarked, 1.5" tear to price-clipped jacket at rear hinge. Ex-library with usual markings.
Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
BELLOW SAUL. HENDERSON THE RAIN KING. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$60.85 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: RO60110325: 1959. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 320 pages. Jaquette manquante. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Seller: Le-Livre, SABLONS, France
BELLOW Saul,. HENDERSON THE RAIN KING. A Novel.. New York The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$70.45 + shipping
Description: Quarter fawn buckram, over orange cloth boards. Printed titles. In fair, price-clipped dustwrapper, faded to spine, chipped with slight loss, and some light staining. Spotting to covers and edges. Rear inner hinge cracked. A fair copy. pp. 341.
Seller: Grove Rare Books PBFA, Skipton, United Kingdom
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King 1ST Edition. VIKING PRESS, 1959.
Price: US$73.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: stated Second Printing Before Publication 1959 on copyright page. issue price of 4.50 on front flap of dust jacket Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
saul bellow. henderson the rain king. viking press, new york, 1959.
Price: US$73.45 + shipping
Description:
Seller: leaves, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Saul Bellow. Henderson the Rain King Saul Bellow. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$74.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition 2nd printing before publication - no dust jacket - slight stain to page edge - otherwise a fine clean like new collectible - enjoy
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$79.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Stated Second Printing Before Publication 1959. Even yellow topstain along the upper page ends. Multi-colored full cloth hardcover binding is clean and solid. The book's interior and text are clean and unmarked. The dustjacket remains unclipped ($4.50) and presents well under fresh archival mylar despite chipping at the spine ends and mild wear to the corner folds. NOT ex-lib. A clean, solid copy in jacket. 341pp.
Seller: Bowman Books, Wooster, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG+ in VG- dust jacket with edge chips & wear. Author's fifth novel, a comedy about an American millionaire in darkest Africa in his quest for self-realization. Fiction, Novel, Saul Bellow
Seller: Nightingale Books, stoughton, MA, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$94.76 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King 1ST Edition. VIKING PRESS, 1959.
Price: US$99.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A solid and clean copy of the First Edition in VG+ mylar protected jacket. Stain to top edge that penetrates slightly. Still an overall beautiful copy.
Seller: Abyssbooks, Crestone, CO, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: three small disturbances to lower part of spine of dj, one about 1/4 inch the others less than 1/16 inch , these look to be a tearing of the paper of the dj leaving white exposed, 1/2 inch tear to top inner flap of dj 341 pages; 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 " Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul.. Henderson The Rain King.. New York: Viking Press., 1959.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo., 341 pp., Very Good, White & Orange Cloth, Dust Jacket with losses at head of spine, small tears, sun-fading, staining, rubbing, & edge wear; some stains on edges of text block; shelf wear. Former owner's signature on FFEP. First Edition.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson The Rain King. Viking, New York, 1959.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: | A bit of foxing/spotting else near fine in spine-sunned, price-clipped else very good+ dustjacket (mylar-protected). First state of the first printing with yellow top stain and three blurbs on back panel of dustjacket.
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Saul Bellow. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good first edition. Binding tight and square. Pages clean and unmarked. Slight bumping to ends of spine. Minor scratches to bottom of textblock. Very slight age toning to textblock. Good to very good dust jacket. Slight wear, bumping and chips to ends of spine and edges. A one inch closed tear to bottom between spine and front cover. Slight horizontal crease to bottom of back cover. Minor wear to folds. Not price-clipped. Overall, a clean bright first edition by the 1976 Nobel Prize winner.
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books , Toronto, ON, Canada
Bellow, Saul. HENDERSON THE RAIN KING. Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$112.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: ; Quarter cream cloth over with orange cloth boards is toned on spine with a couple of very modest scuffs else fine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and near pristine. Front and back DJ flaps laid-in. Publisher's price of $4.50 on DJ flap. The Griffin June 1959 booklet laid-in. ; 0 pages
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Saul Bellow. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover bound with burlap and orange cloth, yellow dust jacket with illustration and black lettering. Very good condition, only very shelf wear to the crown and foot of the dust jacket. Previous owners name written top right of the first free endpaper. Title page dated 1959. Copyright page dated 1958, 1959. 341 pages. Pages are crisp and clean. Please contact us with questions or if you d like to see photographs.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition: Yellow top & 3 blurbs on jacket. Previous owner's name on fep and ffep. Bound in orange cloth. Jacket has some chips and damage along edges, mostly at top of dj spine.
Seller: Chester Creek Books, Duluth, MN, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$155.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Very good hardcover in very good, edge-chipped dust jacket. First Edition. Clean pages, one page edge-chipped. Bookplate, front free endpaper. Published in New York: The Viking Press, 1959. 8vo. 341pp.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking, New York, 1959.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. The book has light foxing on the foredge. The dust jacket has light foxing on the flaps, a very short closed tear on the rear panel and light additional wear. The first state of the first printing with a yellow top stain and three blurbs on the rear panel of the dust jacket.
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson The Rain King. The Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$165.30 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Light green linen covered boards carry dark green text on front and spine, a red line runs up spine from' Viking' and accross front panel between author's name and surname. Dark green ep's, 320 pp. Book has slightly rubbed spine ends and tiny ding on top edge rear board. No bce/bomc colophon on rear panel. Not remainder. Bookseller's Inventory # 122660.
Seller: Lower Beverley Better Books, Lyndhurst, ON, Canada
Bellow, Saul. Henderson The Rain King **SIGNED**. Viking, New York,, 1959.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Description: Good+ Signed by Bellow on a Brentano's sticker on the ffep, orange cloth, cream spine, top edge stained yellow, NO DUST JACKET, previous owner's name in ball point on the ffep.
Seller: Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Saul Bellow. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. A very discrete bookplate to the front pastedown, and a bookseller's stamp to the rear. Otherwise, a fine, unread copy. In a very good or better dust jacket with a bit of sunning to the spine and a little touch of chipping to the crown. A bright example.
Seller: Canton Books, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson The Rain King. The Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$240.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: On the Modern Library list of the 100 best novels. 341 pages. First edition (states "Published in 1859" on the copyright page with no additional printings noted). A very good to near fine copy of the (so-called) first issue with a yellow topstain. In a very good, correct (three blurbs about "Saul Bellow as a novelist" on the back panel) dust jacket. Jacket with several closed tears and small chips from the edges. Looks very nice, if you don't look too closely.
Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Saul Bellow. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1959 Viking Press TRUE FIRST EDITION with both1959 on the title page and "Published in 1959 by The Viking Press, Inc." on the copyright page. A GORGEOUS copy in FINE/NEAR FINE condition. The orange boards have the woven beige wraparound with several faint coffee color stains. The yellow topstain and printing are vivid. The DJ is not price clipped. The rear cover has by 3 praises of the author by Robert Penn Warren, Lionel Trilling and the Milwaukee Journal. The Pulitzer Board overrode its committee's recommending the book for the Fiction Prize and instead chose Allen Drury's Advise and Consent. IMDB states the book may be adapted into film. It was adapted as the libretto for Leon Kirchner's opera Lily. Also an inspiration for songs byTerence Boylan. Counting Crows, and Joni Mitchell (Both Sides Now).
Seller: Bren-Books, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking, 1959.
Price: US$285.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good copy. Slight edgewear to first state jacket on the spine, a chip missing on back of jacket, pon and date 1959, on fep and on rear endpaper, otherwise a bright and attractive copy. An excellent second state jacket is also included with just some tiny tears at the top of the spine, otherwise very nice. First edition with two jackets included.
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Saul Bellow. Henderson The Rain King. The Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$295.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Copy In Like Jacket $4.50 On Flap. First Edition. Excellent Fresh Copy.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. HENDERSON THE RAIN KING.. VIKING., NY, 1959.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Close to fine in a Vg.+ or better dj. 'First' state of book & dj. (Extremely shallow chipping at crest of spine, having no affect on titles. A few slim chips at edges of dj. 1"-inch closed tear at base of front panel & somewhat shorter tear at head of rear panel of dj. Yellow top stain mildly discolored) Author's FIFTH book. Nominated for a National Book Award.
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, NY, 1959.
Price: US$315.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: FIRST EDITION, NF / VG +. Orange boards with white linen spine wrap. No marks or writing to interior of the book. No bookplates . Interior of book is very clean. Top Edges stained Yellow. Minor brown spotting to white linen spine wrap. Dustjacket is NOT price clipped, showing the $ 4.50 price at upper inside flap. Minor wrinkling to DJ at bottom front cover, minor fading to spine . Wrapped in a mylar cover. A very nice copy.
Seller: The Kings Word, Marietta, GA, U.S.A.
BELLOW, Saul. Henderson and the Rain King. New York: Viking, 1959.
Price: US$320.22 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first impression. Octavo, pp 341. Bound in orange cloth covered hard boards over cream cloth spine, and in the original dust jacket, which has been neatly price clipped to the top corner. Laid in is a vintage gelatin silver publicity photograph (12cm x 20cm) of the author printed in 1970. Henderson and the Rain King was Bellow's fifth novel. Very Good Plus book which has a small bookseller's ink stamp to the rear endpaper and is otherwise clean and unmarked, in a Very Good jacket which has just a little rubbing and short tears at the spine ends (with old tape reinforcement to the inside of the spine ends). Overall an attractive copy of this less often found book.
Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom
BELLOW, Saul (1915-2005). Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$326.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First State, of the author's fourth (and perhaps most loved) book and one of Modern Library's 100 Best Novels. 8vo; [8], 341pp. Publisher's beige quarter-bound linen, spine lettered in orange, silver, and black, orange cloth-covered boards titled in black, top edge stained yellow; pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Bill Preston and priced $4.50, with three blurbs about "Saul Bellow as a novelist" on back panel. Fine (probably unread), about Fine jacket, minutely rubbed to head of the spine panel. Cronin & Hall 4. "Henderson begins where Jay Gastby would have ended if he could have had all that the green light across the water symbiolized." (Guttman, in The Jewish Writer in America, 1971) N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
Seller: Fine Editions Ltd, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press (1959), New York, 1959.
Price: US$358.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. [9], 3-341, [1] pp. Orange cloth covered boards quarter bound in durable tan cloth with titling in black, silver, and orange. First issue with yellow topstain. Jacket is either married or second issue since although it has the correct price of $4.50 printed on the front flap it has quotes about the novel from Granville Hicks and Paul Pickrel on the rear panel (and we have seen correctly priced jackets that only show three blurbs about Bellow as a novelist). A very attractive copy of Bellow's fifth book. A Near Fine book in a Very Good+ jacket with a hint or two of edge wear and a trace of barely perceptible sunning to the spine panel, along with some foxing to the reverse.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, New York, U.S.A., 1959.
Price: US$399.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED by the author on a bookplate attached to the front free endpaper. First edition, first printing. The plate is printed with "This book is especially autographed by the Author/ Kroch's and Brentano's" with Bellows signature in pen. The cloth spine is showing slight aging and has a small stain. The dust jacket has moderate to heavy fading to the yellow background color of the spine only, but the text remains clear and dark. The jacket is not price clipped and has a very small chip at the spine head. Still a very nice copy. Scarce thus. Insured domestic Priority Mail and international shipping may require added postage charges.
Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King With signed bookplate. Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Large octavo. Orange-and-cream-cloth-covered boards, titles in blind and black on the upper board and spine, with some soiling at the edges. Jacket is chipped at the spine tips, tiny chips out at the corners, rubbing to the spine. A very good copy in a good-only dust jacket. With a Kroch & Brentano's bookplate tipped onto the FFEP proclaiming "This book is especially Autographed by the Author" and signed in purple ink by Saul Bellow.
Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
BELLOW, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking, New York, 1959.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, orange and tan cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Viking, 1959. First Edition. In first issue dust wrapper with 3 blurbs on back cover. The wrapper is very lightly worn at the edges. Bright, attractive copy of a classic book.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
BELLOW, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 341 p. 22 cm. Quarter tan cloth with orange cloth boards. In mylar-covered dustjacket with painting by Bill Preston. Fifty-five year old Eugene Henderson travels to Africa for a spiritual safari to combat his mid-life crisis. His story is a blend of philosophical discourse and comic adventure that has become one of Saul Bellow's most enduringly popular works.
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
BELLOW, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first issue. Top of a few pages slight bumped else very near fine in just about fine dustwrapper with a touch of wear at the crown. Bellow's seriocomic novel of an eccentric American millionaire on a quest in Africa. Very scarce in this condition.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 341 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket art by Bill Preston. His 5th book about an eccentric American millionaire on a quest in Africa to be of use to the community. It was named one of the 100 greatest novels of the 20th century by the Modern Library. Fine book in a fine dust jacket with just a touch of fading to the spine. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, NY, 1959.
Price: US$695.00 + shipping
Description: First printing in a first issue dust jacket of the author's fifth novel. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Just minor soiling to the head of the spine and the yellow topstain. The price clipped dust jacket has a few small chips at spine ends and corners, and the spine is a little sunned. Signed by the author on a Kroch & Brentano's bookplate on which is printed "This book is especially autographed by the author". The bookplate is affixed to the front endpaper. A very clean, tight, and square copy of this early Bellow title.
Seller: Tulsa Books, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
BELLOW, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first issue. Fine in just about fine dustwrapper. A curious and possibly unique variant or anomaly, with the text block clearly bound directly to the front board, presumably no other preliminary matter was gathered with the rest of the text block, it is intriguing to conjecture whether this constitutes a state or issue point, with this seemingly representing a very early copy (a notion reinforced because the text block has the first issue topstain). Bellow's seriocomic novel of an eccentric American millionaire on a quest in Africa. A very nice copy, very scarce in this condition in what is likely a rare or unique state.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. The Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$895.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 341 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket art by Bill Preston. His 5th book about an eccentric American millionaire on a quest in Africa to be of use to the community. It was named one of the 100 greatest novels of the 20th century by the Modern Library. Signed by Bellow on a Kroch & Brentano's bookplate affixed to the front endpaper. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking, 1959.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The first American edition ( first issue ) published by the Viking Press in 1959. A particularly - and uncommonly - lovely copy, with just a very slight trace of rubbing to the jacket's spine ends. A fine book in a dust jacket flirting with fine-ness. This copy has been inscribed by Saul Bellow.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
BELLOW, Saul. Henderson the Rain King (Signed). New York: Viking Press, 1959.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Octavo. Bellow's fourth novel, depicting the adventures of an eccentric American millionaire in Africa. This copy SIGNED by Bellow to title page. Two-toned cloth boards with some scuffing to spine, with bright orange panels; near fine. In unclipped, illustrated jacket; some short tears to crown of spine, else near fine, with original price sticker from Brentano's to inner flap and Dinkytown bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown.
Seller: Harper's Books, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
BELLOW, Saul. Henderson the Rain King. Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first issue. Fine in fine dust jacket. Bellow's seriocomic novel of an eccentric American millionaire on a quest in Africa. A lovely copy, and very scarce in this condition. Small book label of author Larry McMurtry and his neat pencil signature dated in 1964.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. Henderson the Rain King.. The Viking Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$8800.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Bellow's fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow writer Christopher Hitchens, "For Christopher with good wishes Saul Bellow." Hitchens wrote, "When I think of Bellow, I think not just of a man whose genius for the vernacular could seem to restate Athenian philosophy as if run through a Damon Runyon synthesizer, but of the author who came up with such graphic expressions for vulgarity and thuggery and stupidityâ"the debased currency of those too brutalized to have retained the capacity for wonder" (Christopher Hitchens). Hitchens signature on the front free endpaper, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket painting by Bill Preston. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A remarkable association. Saul Bellow is the only author to have received three National Book Awards, for The Adventures of Augie March, Herzog, and Mr. Sammlers Planet, in addition to both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize. The Sunday Times praised these achievements when it revered "Bellows oeuvre [as] both timeless and ruthlessly contemporary." Henderson the Rain King was named one of the 100 greatest novels of the 20th century by Modern Library.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.