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Laver, James. Ladies' Mistakes. Bloomsbury, The Nonesuch Press, 1933.
Price: US$7.09 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Image shows actual book for sale. Book Condition: Good; firm binding; contents good; a little light handling wear; Poetry
Seller: Sonnets And Symphonies, Bristol, United Kingdom
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Good condition. No dustjacket.
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.
Laver,James. Ladies Mistakes. Bloomsbury The Nonesuch Press, London, 1933.
Price: US$10.31 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A Very Good - Copy of this Book in Orange cloth,label heading to spine missing no Dust-Jacket,includes 'Cupid's Changeling,'A Atitch in Time',and 'Love's Progress',nine illustrations by Thomas Lowinsky.8vo 96pp First Edition
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
LAVER, JAMES. LADIES' MISTAKES. The Nonesuch Press, Bloomsbury, 1933.
Price: US$13.26 + shipping
Description: Three long humorous and satirical poems. With nine illustrations by Thomas Lowinsky. Contents: 1). Cupid's changeling or the lady's mistake. 2). A stitch in time or pride prevents a fall. 3). Love's progress or the education of Araminta. 106 + (1) pag. Size: 22,5cmx15cm
Seller: FESTINA LENTE italiAntiquariaat, Lucca, Italy
LAVER, JAMES. LADIES' MISTAKES. Nonesuch Press, London, 1933.
Price: US$16.57 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 107pp; In orange boards with paper title to spine; D/w slightly chipped; Size: 8vo
Seller: Weathered Stone Books, Skreen, SLIGO, Ireland
Price: US$19.32 + shipping
Description: 1ST EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN ORANGE BOARDS. NINE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOMAS LOWINSKY. CUPID`S CHANGELING (OR THE LADY`S MISTAKE. ) A STITCH IN TIME (OR PRIDE PREVENTS A FALL.) LOVE`S PROGRESS (OR THE EDUCATION OF ARAMINTA.
Seller: Hawkridge Books, Bakewell, United Kingdom
Price: US$19.32 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 107pp. Three long poems by James Laver with nine illustrations by Thomas Lowinsky. Orange cloth covered boards with title plate tipped to top of spine. Crease to cloth at tip of top and tail of spine. Shelf wear to top and lower board edges. Untrimmed fore edge and lower page edges. Original bookshop label tipped to front paste down (Thornton & Sons of Oxford). No inscriptions. Tightly bound.
Seller: The Bookshop at Beech Cottage, Newbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$20.92 + shipping
Description: 8vo. [iv], 106[1]pp, title-page vignette, 9 plates. Original orange cloth, printed paper spine label. Cloth lightly soiled; extremes rubbed with small area of wear to lower joint.
Seller: John Turton, Crook, United Kingdom
Ladies Mistakes. Laver James. The Nonesuch Press, 1933.
Price: US$23.19 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Illustrated with nine illustrations by Thomas Lowinsky and a illustrated title page. Also includes ' A Stitch in Time' and 'Love's Progress.' Original orange boards with spine label. Covers a little marked but otherwise a very good copy. All books outside the UK are sent airmail and those over £30 are tracked; those inside the UK are signed for. Paypal accepted.
Seller: Lavender Fields Books PBFA, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Laver, James. Ladies' Mistakes. The Nonesuch Press, Bloomsbury, 1933.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Orange cloth with paper spine label. 107pp. B&w illustrations. Very good in unchipped dust jacket.
Seller: Kevin T. Ransom- Bookseller, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
James Laver. Ladies' Mistakes. Nonesuch Press, 1933.
Price: US$25.01 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good/very good hard cover edition. Fair/good dust jacket. Author inscribed/signed 1st Edition. Clean text. Tight binding. 106 pages. With nine illustrations by Thomas Lowinsky.
Seller: OUT-OF-THE-WAY BOOKS, North Adams, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$26.69 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 107 pp., original rust colored cloth (hardcover), lacks the jacket, edges rubbed, spine darkened, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$33.59 + shipping
Description: The Nonesuch Press, 1933. 8vo. Orig. cloth binding with paper title label on spine (slightly shelf soiled). (IV, 108pp.). With title-page illusts., and 9 full-page text- illusts., by Thomas Lowinsky. Some minor foxing. Uncut. 1st edition.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Price: US$37.70 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 8vo. 107 p.p. 9 illustrations throughout book. Paper spine label. Lower half of spine worn, previously repaired with glue. Some soiling and sporadic scratches to boards. Occasional foxing to endpapers, interior clean. Bookplate of Harold Brown on front endpaper. Otherwise a good copy.
Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover with clear DJ and slipcase. Blue and white marbled slipcase with silver title label on spine in poor condition, with wear and rubbing on all sides and tearing along all edgings (especially spine hinges and top and bottom boards which are tearing away). Book has same blue and white marbled binding as slipcase and clear DJ. Translucent plastic DJ present and in very good condition. Book binding is in good condition, with wear and fading on covers and spine. Slightly discolored front and back end-papers and free end-papers. Tan bookseller label on back end-paper. Uncut fore-edge. 106 pages. Title page dated 1933. Contains 9 full-page black and white illustrations by Thomas Lowinsky throughout. Colophon page lists this copy as No. 186 of a Limited Edition of 300 copies. A Publisher's review pamphlet regarding a book about illustrator Thomas Lowinsky is tucked under front cover. Despite worn slipcase and some wear on book binding, this Limited Edition copy is in good condition considering age with beautiful illustrations. Binding good and tight. Pages clean and square.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$44.20 + shipping
Description: Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; [4], 106, [4] p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subject; Poetry. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 106 pages; Limited edition No. 171 of 300 on very nice quality Batchelor's Hammer and Anvil paper, printed at the Fanfare Press; nine illustrations in black and white by Thomas Lowinsky; 3 short pieces by James Laver (1899-1975) British expert on fashion and writer - .He was equable and adaptable to an uncommon degree, he was learned without being pedantic, and convivial without becoming intemperate, a quietly genial man. He is now remembered for his analysis of fashion trends and his books on art and artists." (Doris Langley Moore, rev. in the DNB); bound in the original blue-gray marbled paper covered boards, silver gilt paper spine title label, matching cardstock slipcase; slipcase very worn and splitting; still holding together; volume spine worn, rubbed, old discoloration on back board, bit of bowing; nevertheless contents very good, nicely printed.
Seller: Certain Books, ABAA, Bolivia, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$48.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A collection of poetry by James Laver. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Lacking original dustwrapper. Illustrated, with nine illustrations by Thomas Lowinsky. Lowinsky was an English pinter of Hungarian and South African descent. His work was primarily portraiture, although often painted fantasy scenes. He illustrated several books including Edith Sitwell's Elegy on Dead Fashion. This collection includes Laver's A Stitch in Time, a pastiche of Pope's The Rape of The Lock set in modern times. It also includes his sequel to A Stitch in Time, Love's Progress in addition to Cupid's Changeling. Laver was an English author, critic, art historian and museum curator. He was Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings for the Victoria and Albert Museum for over ten years. To supplement his pay whilst at the Victoria and Albert Museum he wrote and published poetry. In original orange cloth with paper spine label. Lacking dustwrapper. Externally, lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$51.53 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Standard unlimited edition printed at the Fanfare Press. 9 full-page black and white drawings and a decoration on the title-page. Full orange cloth, printed spine label, very slightly chipped dust-jacket. A very good to fine copy. Presentation copy from Thomas Lowinsky to Charlotte Bonham-Carter.
Seller: Collinge & Clark, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$56.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Orange boards tight and straight, inner pages clean and unmarked. Deckled pages. Dust Jacket is flap-intact, clean with light edgewear to upper front cover. Now protected within mylar cover. ; 107 pages
Seller: Books on the Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$58.00 + shipping
Description: Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; [4], 106, [4] p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subject; Poetry. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: One of 300 copies printed at the Fanfare Press. With nine illustrations by Thomas Lowinsky. 107, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Dreyfus 88 Orange cloth. Fine in original chipped dust jacket With nine illustrations by Thomas Lowinsky. 107, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo One of 300 copies printed at the Fanfare Press.
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$82.81 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: limited to 300 numbered copies, inscribed by Francis Meynell at the front free endpaper; 107, [1] pp., original marbled blue boards, spine very lightly rubbed, else fine in a rubbed slipcase. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
LAVER, James. Ladies' Mistakes. Nonesuch Press, Bloomsbury, 1933.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo. Marbled papercovered boards. Attractive bookplate front pastedown, a bit of rubbing, near fine. One of 300 numbered copies. Three poems.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Laver, James. LADIES' MISTAKES. The Nonesuch Press, London, 1933.
Price: US$117.57 + shipping
Description: Cupid's changeling; A stitch in time; Love's progress. With nine illustrations by Thomas Lowinsky. Pp. [iv]+108(last blank)+[2](colophon, blank), pictorial title page plus 9 full page illustrations; demy 8vo; marbled papered boards with printed silver title label on spine, edges of boards lightly rubbed, the spine slightly faded and browned, label rubbed; uncut; within matching marbled papered slipcase, edges and label lightly worn; bookplate of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, the free endpapers offset, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; The Nonesuch Press, London, 1933. Limited edition, being one of 300 numbered copies printed at the Fanfare Press on Batchelor's handmade paper. McKitterick 88. *Omnibus edition, with the addition of a third 'moral verse', Cupid's changeling, or the lady's Mistake. (A Stitch in Time and Love's Progress were published by The Nonesuch Press in 1927 and 1929 respectively). An unlimited edition was also issued.
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: With nine illustrations by Thomas Lowinsky. 106 [1]p., 9 b/w drawings, original stiff marbled boards (slightly rubbed on the extremities), spine label, deckle edges. "Of this edition on Batchelor's hammer and anvil paper three hundred copies have been printed and made in England at the Fanfare Press for sale in England and the United States. This is number 185."
Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA, El Cerrito, CA, U.S.A.
Laver, James. Ladies Mistakes. Nonesuch Press, Bloomsbury, 1933.
Price: US$130.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: M & M Books, ATHENS, GA, U.S.A.