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Burke, James Lee. Lay Down My Sword and Shield. Crowell, 1971.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Thomas Y. Crowell Company; New York, 1971. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, tan cloth binding with red and black lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, mild crimping to spine edges, bit of discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, spine starting to separate from backing material, very mild scattered foxing top text block edge, bit of age toning to pages, some rubbing to board and spine edges, scuff mark bottom fore-edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, small abrasion and tear top front panel corner, crease top front panel, small crease bottom rear flap corner, small chip bottom spine edge, couple of small moisture stains top spine, bit of sunning to panels/flaps, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 266pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.
Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
Burke, James Lee. Lay Down My Sword and Shield Burke, James Lee. Crowell, 1971.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: [FIRST EDITION] New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1971. Hardcover in dustjacket with author's photo-portrait on rear. First Edition, First Printing with full number line. ISBN: 0690487037; 4to; (6), 266 pages. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $5.95) with light shelfwear and sticker residue at lower front panel, otherwise book and jacket are in very good overall condition; no owner marking, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (eB)
Seller: Storm Mountain Books, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition first printing with full printing number line 1 through 10, 8vo (8 in x 5.25 in), pp. (6), 1-266. Original red and black lettered beige cloth in original dust jacket. Fine clean fresh copy in very good dust jacket not price clipped @ $5.95 but with 1/2 inch closed tear, 1 1/8 inch x 1 inch chip to front panel and two very small chips to lower corner and lower spine. Sheets clean, unmarked, complete. H10455 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 5 days of cleared payment. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.
Seller: J & J House Booksellers, ABAA, Kennett Square, PA, U.S.A.
Burke, James Lee. LAY DOWN MY SWORD AND SHIELD. Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York, 1971.
Price: US$625.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The award-winning Burke's hard-to-find third novel features Hack Holland, Texas lawyer, ex-POW, candidate for Congress, who, almost unintentionally, becomes involved in a difficult civil rights case in the Rio Grande Valley that tests his courage and integrity; boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket is intact with no chipping but shows a one-inch closed tear at top of front panel, a 3 x 4" irregularly-shaped stain midway on spine and front panel, other minor soiling. A work that foreshadows Burke's later bestselling success as a mystery-crime writer. Scarce. Collectable.
Seller: H. W. Gumaer, Bookseller, Canandaigua, NY, U.S.A.
BURKE, James Lee. Lay Down My Sword and Shield. Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, 1971.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Quarter sized stain on rear endpapers at the hinge, small sticker price offsetting on front fly, small chip on bottom corners of pages 215-234, about near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper with three short tears, two of them trifling, the third along the edge of the spine is a little rubbed and fading on the spine. Author's third book, and the scarcest of his three early non-mystery titles.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
BURKE, James Lee. Lay Down My Sword and Shield. Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, 1971.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo. 266pp. Tan cloth. Near fine in very good dust jacket, rubbed and a bit soiled, with several short tears and a light sticker shadow on the front panel. Warmly Inscribed by James Lee Burke, to fellow Louisiana mystery author Robert Skinner: "To Bob and Patty, with thanks for your friendship, your old New Orleans Buddy, James Lee Burke." Burke's third novel.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$875.00 + shipping
Description: The Edgar Award-winning author's uncommon third novel. About fine in cream colored cloth boards with a tiny erasure mark atop the half-title page: the near fine dw has a small triangular chip at the heel of the spine and light wear to the top of the spine and the points. Warmly INSCRIBED by Burke on the front end paper.
Seller: Tom Davidson, Bookseller, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
BURKE, JAMES LEE. LAY DOWN MY SWORD AND SHIELD. THOMAS Y CROWELL, NY, 1971.
Price: US$895.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: NICE, COLLECTABLE COPY.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
Burke, James Lee. Lay Down My Sword and Shield. Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, 1971.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing. Signed by James Lee Burke on the title page. Near Fine with faint scuffing to top of spine, offsetting to end sheets. In a Very Good price clipped dust jacket with a small nick to the front spine joint, light toning and light edge wear. Signed by the author.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
James Lee Burke. Lay Down My Sword And Shield. Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York, 1971.
Price: US$1350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine copy of the author's elusive third book, signed by the author on the title page in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. This copy was given to the William Morris Agency by the publisher or author (hence the price clipping) and was probably used for submissions to movie studios. A paste down on the FFEP states "submitted by William Morris Agency, Inc. Beverly Hills, CA" Book is in excellent condition with no other markings or fading. The DJ is near fine with no chips, tears, or creasing. Photos on request.
Seller: IEBOOKMAN, PRESCOTT, AZ, U.S.A.
Burke, James Lee. Lay Down My Sword and Shield. Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, 1971.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. Signed by James Lee Burke on the title page. Full number line on the copyright page, $5.95 price on the dustjacket. Author's scarce third book. A beautiful copy. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
Seller: Cahill Rare Books, Mission Viejo, CA, U.S.A.
Burke, James Lee. Lay Down My Sword and Shield. Thomas Y. Crowell Co, New York, 1971.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed 'To____ _____, All the best, your buddy, Jim Burke' on title page. First Hackberry Holland novel, author's thrid book. Shelf wear to spine of book, soiling to rear flap of dust jacket, small closed tear bottom front flap of dust jacket. Very tight copy.
Seller: Lyons Fine Books, Neenah, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: _____Original trimmed uncorrected galley proofs, of the author's third book. _____ Signed by Burke on the half-title. _____ Printed on the rectos only and bradbound in printed wrappers._____ . _____ Author's name and publisher in pencil by an unknown hand on the front cover. _____ ._____There is sticker residue to the bottom edge front and (mainly) rear covers. _____
Seller: Watermark West Rare Books, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.
BURKE, James Lee. LAY DOWN MY SWORD AND SHIELD. Thomas Y. Crowell Company, NY, 1971.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: But for two quite miniscule chips to the dust jacket, this is certainly an excellent, highly collectible example of the author's scarce third book, a sprawling present-day Texas novel dealing with the various strains of violence that exist in contemporary society. Inscribed and signed on the title page: To Steve / All the best from /your Louisiana buddy, / James Lee Burke A highly collectible copy, quite scarce today. Fine but for two quite miniscule chips, one to the dust jacket's right topedge corner and one to its crown. That said, a terrific example, very much a collector's copy.
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA, West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.