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Price: US$1.28 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Reprint of 1929 Grove Edition first edition. Firmly bound with some handling wear and marks to boards. Cracked front internal spine hinge. Neatly signed inside by the previous owner.
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Price: US$1.28 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardback in good condition. Green cloth board cover. Markings to inside pages.
Seller: RIVERLEE BOOKS, Waltham Cross, HERTS, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. Swan Song. William Heinemann Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1929.
Price: US$3.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Good for year, hardcover. Generally clean, bright and tight. Some marks and age tanning but otherwise in good condition. Hinge loose. No dustjacket, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to cover and spine.
Seller: RIVERLEE BOOKS, Waltham Cross, HERTS, United Kingdom
Price: US$3.22 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good condition book without dust jacket. Flexible leather boards are clean with little wear, spine toned with damaged ends, some holes along edge. Book has clean and bright contents, pen front endpaper.
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Price: US$3.46 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Grove Edition. Gilt title to front board, gilt title and border to spine, top edges gilt, purple ribbon page marker, patterned endpapers. 372pp. Light foxing to endpapers, minor bumping to corners and gift inscription to half-title page, otherwise very good copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Washburn Books, Pateley Bridge, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy : Swan Song. Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$3.84 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The third and final volume of ' A Modern Comedy' which is a continuation of the Forsyte Saga; pull-out family tree at front; green top edge; green boards with gold titles and decorations, slightly bumped; no inscriptions
Seller: Bemrose Books, Otley, United Kingdom
Price: US$4.34 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1929. Hardcover. First edition, first impression. Green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and to upper board. Blind stamped publisher's device to lower board. Top edges decoratively stained green. Forsyte family tree inserted between second front free endpaper and half title page. 1088 pages. No dustjacket. Top corner of fore edge of lower board lightly bumped. Front free endpaper creased. Rear free endpaper lightly tanned. Top corner of fore edge of pages 871 and 873 missing, whereabouts unknown. 1 cm tear to top edge of page 871. 2 cm closed tear to bottom edge of page 871. Bottom corner of fore edge of pages 977 to 985 lightly creased. Overall, the book is in a good to very good condition.
Seller: Cotswold Valley Books, Tetbury, GLOS, United Kingdom
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy (The White Monkey & A Silent Wooing). William Heinemann Ltd, 1929.
Price: US$5.11 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover. 1929 reprint. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.
Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1929.
Price: US$5.12 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Firmly bound purple leather cover, some scuffing and rubbing on the spine, no jacket, light handling wear.
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy.. London, Heinemann, ., 1929.
Price: US$5.12 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: New Imp, H/B green cloth bds, Fair+, front hinge cloth split, pull-out family tree at front, contents nice and tight, a sound reading copy.
Seller: Little Owl Books, Norwich, NORFO, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Front hinge cracked; wear at corners and edges of spine. ; 1088 pages
Seller: Acme Book Company, Fayetteville, NY, U.S.A.
JOHN GALSWORTHY. A MODERN COMEDY. WILLIAM HEINEMANN, 1929.
Price: US$6.08 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: WILLIAM HEINEMANN 1ST edition 1929. Fair condition. Green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering and emblem. No dust jacket.Binding is loose but complete. Shipped quickly from the U/K. Images available on request
Seller: madelyns books, suffolk, United Kingdom
Galsworthy John. A Modern Comedy, Volume III Swan Song. William Heinemann Ltd, 1929.
Price: US$6.08 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Volume III only. Volume from the works of John Galsworthy Grove edition. Full navy blue leather limp boards with gilt titles. Slight bumping. 394pp.
Seller: M and M Books, Barkway, HERTS, United Kingdom
Price: US$6.08 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Volume II only. Volume from the works of John Galsworthy Grove edition. Full navy blue leather limp boards with gilt titles. Slight bumping. 361pp. Slight marks.
Seller: M and M Books, Barkway, HERTS, United Kingdom
John. Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. Vol. Ii. The Silver Spoon. Passers By.. Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$6.34 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1929 HB Heinemann Blue Leather binding; No stamps or inscriptions, very attractive volume
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, Bucknell, SHROP, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1929.
Price: US$6.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dust jacket is considerably chipped, especially to the area of the spine ends and corners. DJ spine is browned and has a few water spots.
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
JOHN GALSWORTHY. A MODERN COMEDY William Heinemann London New Impressions. , 1929.
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Description: Bon état. 1929. 1929 reliure cartonnée. Globalement livre en assez bon état d'usage. Livre en Anglais. Bon état
Seller: Démons et Merveilles, Joinville, France
Price: US$6.71 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition, 1929. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.
Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom
Galsworthy. John.. A MODERN COMEDY.. William Heinemann Ltd, 1929.
Price: US$7.68 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1929. William Heinemann Ltd. Hard Cover. Book - Good. Staining. Spine Faded.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Galsworthy. John.. A MODERN COMEDY. VOLUME 19.. William Heinemann Ltd, 1929.
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Condition: Good
Description: 1929. William Heinemann Ltd. Hard Cover. Book - Good. Spine Wear. Faded. Owners Name.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy III Swan Song. Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$7.68 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1929. Heinemann. Leather. GOOD Gilt and full black leather binding. Patterned endpapers. Top Edges gilt. Grove edition
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
JOHN GALSWORTHY. A modern comedy. WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD, 1929.
Price: US$8.65 + shipping
Description: 1929. Très bon état
Seller: Démons et Merveilles, Joinville, France
Price: US$8.75 + shipping
Description: En anglais. Etat correct. AUTRES TITRES DISPONIBLES du même auteur.
Seller: LE SERPENT QUI PENSE, PRECHAC, France
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy [Hardcover] Galsworthy, John. London: William Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$9.38 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Very clean
Seller: Hook's Book Nook, Pottstown, PA, U.S.A.
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$10.24 + shipping
Description: FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! POSTED FULLY INSURED AT OUR STANDARD RATES (UK ONLY) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾"
Seller: J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk, Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1929.
Price: US$10.24 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1088 pages. The second part of The Forsyte Chronicles. Front hinge weak; cloth rubbed and marked and corners knocked; internally clean and bright and a good reading copy. Includes fold-out Forsyte Family Tree.
Seller: beckfarmbooks, HOLT, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Price: US$10.24 + shipping
Description: 2nd. Impression of The Grove Edition of which this title is Vol. 20. Small 8vo. (17cm. tall x 11cm.). pp. viii, 361. In the original full dark blue leather with gilt titled and decorated spine and front board. A near fine copy. No wrapper.
Seller: Richard Roberts Bookseller., KILMARNOCK, United Kingdom
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy Volume III: Swan Song. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1929.
Price: US$11.52 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Volume 21 of the Grove Edition of the works of John Galsworthy. Volume III of III of A Modern Comedy. Bound in blue leather with gilt lettering and decoration to front cover and spine. Spine worn at ends; sunned. Two small holes to front joint. Book block in excellent condition save for water line to first few leaves.
Seller: The Calder Bookshop & Theatre, London, United Kingdom
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy Volume III: Swan Song. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1929.
Price: US$11.52 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Volume 21 of the Grove Edition of the works of John Galsworthy. Volume III of III of A Modern Comedy. Bound in blue leather with gilt lettering and decoration to front cover and spine. Spine worn at ends; sunned. Two small holes to front joint. Book block in excellent condition save for water line to first few leaves.
Seller: The Calder Bookshop & Theatre, London, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Limited, London, 1929.
Price: US$12.80 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: In green cloth with gilt titles and emblem to front and titles to spine. A contemporaneous newspaper photo of Galsworthy has been pasted to inside of front board. Forsyte family tree complete and folded in facing title page. Pages and binding in good order. Some spotting to page edges and light tanning to end papers.
Seller: Mister Pernickety, Ludlow, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John.. A MODERN COMEDY.. William Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$13.76 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1929. William Heinemann. First. Hard Cover. Book- Good, gilt titles on front board and spine, green boards, spine sunned. 7.5x5. 1087pp.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. A MODERN COMEDY. William Heinemann Ltd, London, England, 1929.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London, England: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929. First edition. 8vo., 7 1/2 x 5 inches: pp. xviii, 1088. Quarter-bound in dark-green morocco over light green-on-tan marbled boards, single-ruled in gilt. Five raised bands (six panels) to spine, with gilt lettering: Title, Author, Date. Fold-out genealogy chart of Forsyte family at front. Rubbing to extremities and a few rubbed spots to leather. Improperly cut pages, pgs. 781-784. Text is unmarked. Binding tight. Solid, bright copy.
Seller: Blackwood Bookhouse; Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John.. A Modern Comedy.. London:Heinemann, 1929. Hardcover., 1929.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: 1st. ed. fine. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books require additional postage.
Seller: Frederick Bayoff Literary Books, Adrian, MI, U.S.A.
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1929.
Price: US$15.36 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: HB. Green cloth boards. Gilt titles front + spine. Fold out Forsyte Family tree in o/ps. Second part of the Forsyte Chronicles in 3 books:- The White Monkey. The Silver Spoon. Swan Song. 1088 pages. Condition: Spine cover slightly stunned, slight top/bottom spine, minor corner wear. Pages discoloured on outer edge collectively with age. Clean. Tight binding. Little wear. Good Colour. VGC. Please note heavy book.
Seller: Buybyebooks, Honiton, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. A modern comedy vol. 1. Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$16.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: inglese Condizioni dell'esterno: Discrete con difetti, dorso allentato manca sovraccoperta Condizioni dell'interno: Buone
Seller: Librodifaccia, Alessandria, AL, Italy
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy 1ST Edition by HEINEMANN. Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$17.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. First edition. No jacket; mild shelfwear - but nothing severe. We try to note every flaw we can find, and we are quite picky, so buy with confidence! 100% guaranteed!
Seller: Chris Korczak, Bookseller, IOBA, Easthampton, MA, U.S.A.
JOHN GALSWORTHY. A MODERN COMEDY. WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD., 1929.
Price: US$18.54 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: RO60061108: 1929. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. partiel. décollorée, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 1088 pages. Mors et dos fendus. Tranche tâchée. Arbre généalogique dépliant en début d'ouvrage. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne
Seller: Le-Livre, SABLONS, France
Price: US$19.20 + shipping
Description: 3rd. Impression. pp. xvii, 1088. Top edge gilt. In full dark blue leather. Gilt titled spine. Gilt titled front board with gilt JG monogram. The spine is faded. The genealogical chart has been slightly mis-folded. This apart a very good plus hardback copy in the original plain paper covered slip case.
Seller: Richard Roberts Bookseller., KILMARNOCK, United Kingdom
John Galsworthy. A MODERN COMEDY. Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$19.81 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1088 pages plus fold-out family tree at front. A firm book, cover has a few marks, internally spotless.
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Galsworthy, John. MODERN COMEDY. William Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1088 pp., publisher's original green cloth, gilt letters.
Seller: The Antiquarian Shop, Bend, OR, U.S.A.
GALSWORTHY John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd 1929, 1929.
Price: US$20.48 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: spine bumped, very good in dust jacket with corner chips and minor loss from head and tail of spine; 1088 pages
Seller: Tiger books, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John (1867-1933). A modern comedy. London : W. Heinemann, Ltd, 1929.
Price: US$24.01 + shipping
Description: Good to very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xvii, 1088 p. : fold. geneal. tab. ; 20 cm. "First published, August 1929; new impression, August 1929."; Contains: The white monkey; The silver spoon; Swan song. Subjects: Forsyte family - (Fictitious characters) ; Fiction. Domestic - fiction, English. Families - England ; Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
GALSWORTHY, John. A MODERN COMEDY. Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pp. 1088. Fold-out family tree on front blank. Pictures pasted in on half-title and p. 683. Owner's bookplate on pastedown. Hinges near tender. Cover little worn at ends of spine, o/w VG.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Vellum hardcover (thin boards, however) with gilt lettering to spine; top edge gilt; ribbon marker;1088 pages; foldout Forsyte family tree; limited edition 1000 / 1030; signed by Galsworthy on limited edition page with a partly illegible inscription beneath starting with "Of Mystery:." Very good minus condition: clean and unmarked; hinges excellent; rippling to binding and text block; one page was apparently loose and glued back in but it is a little offset from the rest of the text block. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: The Old Sage Bookshop, Prescott, AZ, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John. A MODERN COMEDY. William Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 1088, G+; spine is dark green with black lettering, dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has moderate discoloration and has wear along the top and bottom edges, with chipping on the fore edge corners and at the top and bottom of the spine; pages have heavy age toning. 1331399. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John. Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1929.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo. [xvii], 1088 pp. Cloth binding, gilt lettering spine, cover, monogram, no jacket, very good condition. (96562).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$32.01 + shipping
Description: , xvii, 1088 pages, with folding Forsyte Family Tree at the front First Edition , covers a little rubbed at edges, bookplate on front pastedown, tears to folds on family tree, very light foxing to edges of some pages, a nice copy in good condition , Brown morocco, with gilt crest and decorative title 16mo, 19 x 12 cm Hardback ISBN:
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$32.01 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book Description: William Heinemann Ltd London, 1929. 1st edition, 2nd impression. 8vo. xvii + (1) + 1086pp. 4 section fold-out frontis. Full, dark maroon leather binding, spine somewhat faded. Inscription dated 1931 + four names (gift from) to ffep, some cracking at front hinge, fold out frontis unaffected. An omnibus volume comprising: The White Monkey, A Silent Wooing, The Silver Spoon, Passers By, and Swan Song. original green cloth with gilt stamped spine and cover.
Seller: Books at yeomanthefirst, Folkestone, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John (1867-1933). A modern comedy. London : W. Heinemann, Ltd, 1929.
Price: US$36.34 + shipping
Description: Good to very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xvii, 1088 p. : fold. geneal. tab. ; 20 cm. "First published, August 1929; new impression, August 1929."; Contains: The white monkey; The silver spoon; Swan song. Subjects: Forsyte family - (Fictitious characters) ; Fiction. Domestic - fiction, English. Families - England ; Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John:. A Modern Comedy (2. Teil der Forsyte-Chroniken).. London, Heinemann,, 1929.
Price: US$38.29 + shipping
Description: XVII, 1088 S. Einband berieben. Innen sauber. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 19 x 12 cm, Leinen ohne Schutzumschlag
Seller: Göppinger Antiquariat, Göppingen, Germany
Price: US$38.41 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 7.5 x 5.5 inches. xvii + 1088 pp. Bound in purple limp soft leather, gilt, with gilt block of author's initials. Top edge gilt. A very good copy. Gift inscription on first free endpaper. Illustrated by folding frontispiece, Forsyte Family Tree. Decorated by publisher's device on title page. Early reprint in the year of first publication of the collected edition of the second trilogy of The Forsyte Saga, by John Galsworthy (1867-1933), novelist and playwright. With a new introduction by the author, it takes the story up to the General Strike year of 1926 and includes the three books of the Saga, The White Monkey, The Silver Spoon and Swan Song with the two Interludes, the three titles originally published separately, and a family tree. In an attractive soft leather binding. ART / LITERATURE NOVELS LIT. FICTION 20TH CENTURY FINE BINDING ART / LITERATURE
Seller: Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, KENT, United Kingdom
John Galsworthy. A MODERN COMEDY. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1929.
Price: US$38.41 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: This copy is in as new condition bound in full tan calf covered boards with embossed black and red titling to the spine and the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square.There is a fold out Forsyte family tree tipped in to the half title. There is a neat signature to the front endpaper. There is a clear removable acetate dustwrapper. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. John Galsworthy OM (14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. He is best known for his trilogy of novels collectively called The Forsyte Saga, and two later trilogies, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. This trilogy includes 'The White Monkey', 'The Silver Spoon' and 'Swan Song' Ref JJ 3
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy (1st Ed.). William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1929.
Price: US$38.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Gorgeous first edition copy of this unique volume. Cover is slightly roughed at the spine. Pages have held up very well.
Seller: The Calder Bookshop & Theatre, London, United Kingdom
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy (1st Ed.). William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1929.
Price: US$38.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Gorgeous first edition copy of this unique volume. Cover is slightly roughed at the spine. Pages have held up very well.
Seller: The Calder Bookshop & Theatre, London, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$43.53 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Type: Book pp xvii, 1088. Fully bound in tan Morocco with gilt titles and lovely decoration, The book is made up by the 3 novels that constitute A Modern Comedy. The upper cover of the DJ of The White Monkey taped on to the FEP.
Seller: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$49.53 + shipping
Description: F/F-. 12mo. original green cloth gilt in dustwrapper (spine toned, slightly rubbed & nicked); pp. xviii (last blank), 1088, with folding family tree. A near fine copy. The first issue, with uncorrected errors on p. 141.
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$49.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Green cloth titled in gilt, green topstain. 2nd issue; line 2, p. 141, "been" is spelled correctly. Fold-out family tree. Unmarked, tight and square. The DJ in mylar is sunned to spine and edges, small chip to crown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
GALSWORTHY, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1929.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, Tip of one corner is very lightly bumped, small soil mark on top edge, else a fine copy in very good dust jacket slightly faded on the spine, with shallow chips at spine tips and a large chip on rear panel.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John. Modern Comedy. William Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green cloth boards in very good condition - gilt lettering on cover bright, on spine a bit faded - With fold-out family tree of the Forsythe family
Seller: Barberry Lane Booksellers, Bar Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
Galsworthy John. A modern comedy. William Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$50.10 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: RO60146560: 1929. In-8. Relié. Etat passable, Coins frottés, Dos fané, Papier jauni. 1088 pages. Nombreuses rousseurs. Légèrement déboîté. Texte en anglais. Titre, auteur, édition en doré au dos. Tranche en tête colorée. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Seller: Le-Livre, SABLONS, France
Galsworthy, John:. A Modern Comedy. London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1929.
Price: US$51.21 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover book , First limited edition of 1030 copies of which this is No. 940. Signed by Galsworthy with inscription concerning "what'll be his position if he wins * as a stain on his character" Cream vellum covers with gilt tooling and top edge. Indian paper pages. Page 137 has a short closed tear. Enclosed in a very worn slipcase. The second part of the Forsyte Chronicles . A Very Good copy. Pictures available.
Seller: David Ford Books PBFA, Cley-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Description: # 73 of 1030 some soiling to white covers. VG with inscription by Galesworthy
Seller: Ken's Book Haven, Coopersburg, PA, U.S.A.
GALSWORTHY, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1929.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo (19cm.); original cloth in green decorative dust jacket; [2],xvii,[1],1088pp.; folding family tree bound in front. Jacket spine and extremities toned to tan, clean tears to bottom half of jacket flap folds with some old tape repair on verso; three small losses not affecting text; Fine in about Very Good, fragile jacket. First complete collection of Galsworthy's trilogy, the first of two sequels to The Forsyte Saga (completed in 1922). Includes the novels The White Monkey (1924), The Silver Spoon (1926), and Swan Song (1928).
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John. A MODERN COMEDY. Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$58.00 + shipping
Description: A MODERN COMEDY, Heinemann, 1929, first edition ( first issue with typos on pages 141 and 844 ), a tight vg+ copy in a chipped but not unacceptable dust-wrapper. The second half of the Forsyte chronicles.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$59.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original green cloth/gilt, green topstain. First edition, first impression, with "beed" for "been" page 141 line 2. Slightly shaken, block edge has minor bump that creased a few page edges, crown/points slightly bumped. Folding genealogical plate. In custom box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, J.. A Modern Comedy.. William Heinemann Ltd., London, first edition, 1929, 1929.
Price: US$61.45 + shipping
Description: Limited Edition of 1030 copies, numbered and signed by the Author. Limp vellum, gilt lettered, gilt ruled borders, teg, 8vo, india paper, xvii, 1088 pp, 1 foldout plate (Forsyte family tree). The second part of the Forsyte Chronicles, containing: The White Monkey; The Silver Spoon; Swan Song. Inscribed by the author, on the limitation page below his signature: "Of Time: Then what is Man's so brittle life!". Vellum somehwat darkened and fingersoiled, slight spotting to endpapers, otherwise Good.
Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United Kingdom
Galsworthy John. A Modern Comedy [Hardcover] Galsworthy John. Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$64.34 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Dedication and book plate to inner cover. Writing to first inner page. Cut to first inner page. Pages are tanned. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine is discoloured and has tears to it. Sticker to bottom of the spine. There is creasing/wear to the cover.
Seller: Re-Read Ltd, Doncaster, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1929.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No. 693 (or 643) of 1,030 copes. Bound in full cream vellum, gilt borders and titles. Vellum has some soiling and warp. ; Signed by Author
Seller: Acme Book Company, Fayetteville, NY, U.S.A.
John Galsworthy. A modern comedy Special Collection. William Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$67.82 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: First Edition thus, as good as new. A modern comedy Special Collection by John Galsworthy. Published by William Heinemann in 1929. Hardcover. What makes this title so special is its limited availability. - Publishers Weekly. Collectible item in excellent condition.
Seller: Collectors' Bookstore, Deurne, Belgium
Galsworthy, John (1867-1933). A modern comedy. London : W. Heinemann, Ltd., 1929.
Price: US$71.11 + shipping
Description: Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Series: The Forsyte chronicles ; 2. Physical description: xvii, 1088 p. : fold. geneal. tab. ; 20cm. Subjects: Forsyte family (Fictitious characters) ; Fiction. Domestic fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Galsworthy, J.. A Modern Comedy.. William Heinemann Ltd., London, first edition, 1929, 1929.
Price: US$71.70 + shipping
Description: Limited Edition of 1030 copies, numbered and signed by the Author. Limp vellum, gilt lettered, gilt ruled borders, teg, 8vo, india paper, xvii, 1088 pp, 1 foldout plate (Forsyte family tree). The second part of the Forsyte Chronicles, containing: The White Monkey; The Silver Spoon; Swan Song. Copy No. 100. Inscribed by the author, on the limitation page below his signature: "Of Deceit: To deceive requires a course of training". Corner of front free endpaper creased, a Very Good copy.
Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929, 1929.
Price: US$73.36 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Sm.8° - 1088pp - Large folding Forsyth Family Tree. First edition, text In English. Original leather Binding. Binding slightly wear on spine otherwise in good condition
Seller: °ART...on paper - 20th Century Art Books, Lugano, Switzerland
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd, 1929.
Price: US$76.58 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A clean unmarked copy with no inscriptions. Green cloth boards with gilt decoration and lettering on cover and spine. Original dust jacket in protective wraps. A very firm and solid and totally original copy. General age toning and shelf ware should be expected.
Seller: Newtown Rare Books, Dublin, Ireland
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Modern Comedy comprises three novels and two short " tales" which make up the second part of the Forsyte Chronicles. With the publication in 1922 of the Forsyte Saga, the first part of The Fo0rsyte Chronicles , the foundation was laid for what is thought to be the " most impressive achievement in modern English literature (1929). Taking nothing away from this great literary tome, there have been a few great achievements since then. This is a story of upper middle class society beginning with farmer Jolyon Forsyte in the early 18th century and completing in the early twentieth century. Very fine fold out family tree is tipped into this very fine copy. Book is bound in fine green cloth over boards and spine lettering and front cover lettering and blind stamp are gilt. Priced (8s 6d.net) jacket is very good with several chips on the front cover and at the top of spine. A fine collectible by a Nobel Prize winning English author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: Oshtemo Book Sellers, Chester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$83.22 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st edition. 8vo. xvii + (1) + 1086pp. 4 section fold out frontis. New dark green half leather binding, green cloth covered boards, raised bands, gilt lettering including date " 1929 " + cartouches on spine. New marble eps. Top edge gilt. Covers : bright & attractive with unrubbed spine & sharp corners. Contents : cracking front inner hinge, faint browning outside edges of pages, else very clean & tight. Bright attractive copy. VG+.
Seller: Deightons, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Cloth on top and very slightly marked, otherwise very fine in a very good jacket, spine and edges slightly sunned. This is a very fine limited edition ( 741/1030) inscribed by the author to K. " Faith unfortunately cures itself) John Galsworthy. This is the second Trilogy of The Forsyte chronicles, and the first book ( The White Monkey) of the Modern Comedy series. Three books were published in this trilogy.Book includes a flawless fold out section of the Forsyte family tree. Unopened book is beautifully bound in full velum with guilt lettering on a faded spine, with gilt embellishments. Book has nice silk page holder. Original tissue wrap in very fine and protected in Mylar Highly collectible. Galsworthy won the Nobel Prize in 1932. Size: 7.5x5.25
Seller: Oshtemo Book Sellers, Chester, NY, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo; full vellum, in slipcase. Limited editon copy #1012 of 1030 copies signed by the author. Galsworthy has additionally added an autograph quotation (as he has in some other copies); our quotation relates to "The English". Although nothing here explicitly indicates as much, this book from the estate of Galsworthy's friend, the publisher, Nelson Doubleday, to who he had dedicated his book "Swan Song" a year earlier. Doubleday purchased a controlling stake in the English publishing house, Heinemann, in 1921.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John (1867-1933). A modern comedy. London : W. Heinemann, Ltd., 1929.
Price: US$88.00 + shipping
Description: Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Series: The Forsyte chronicles ; 2. Physical description: xvii, 1088 p. : fold. geneal. tab. ; 20cm. Subjects: Forsyte family (Fictitious characters) ; Fiction. Domestic fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
GALSWORTHY, JOHN. The modern comedy. Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$93.75 + shipping
Description: First collected edition, 8vo, pp. xxvii, [1], 1088; folding Forsyth family tree; contemporary brown goatskin, the title and author stamped in red and black on upper cover and spine in an arts and crafts style, t.e.g.; spine a little rubbed, else good and sound, or better. The Forsyth sequels, including The White Monkey, The Silver Spoon, and Swan Song, all previously published separately.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
GALSWORTHY, John. A Modern Comedy. Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. Folding table frontispiece. Original green cloth, gilt-lettered, top edge stained green; in the printed dust jacket; in a green cloth chemise and slipcase. First trade edition of the sequel to 'The Forsyte Saga'. Small chip to jacket at top of spine, a few smaller chips at edges, but a very good plus copy
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John. A MODERN COMEDY. William Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Number 459 of 1,030 SIGNED copies, this one additionally INSCRIBED BY GALSWORTHY with a quote from one of his poems--"Of Errantry:/ For who would live so petty and unblest/ That dare not tilt at something ere he die"--beneath his signature on colophon page. His sequel to "The Forsyte Saga." Vellum-like covers lightly soiled and a bit wavy otherwise near fine.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1929.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Small 8vo (7 5/8" x 5 1/4"), green cloth with gold lettering on spine and cover, foldout Forsyte genealogical tree at front, Mylar-protected light green lettered dust jacket (unclipped), top edge stained green for dust protection, xvii + 1088 pages. Sequel to The Forsyte Saga. Contents include: The White Monkey, A Silent Wooing, Passers By, and Swan-Song. John Galsworthy OM (1867 - 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga (1906-1921) and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. SUPERIOR COPY with tight, bright, clean contents (though a bit of original printer's ink at edges of half title). Dust jacket is Fine though with slight sunning to backstrip.
Seller: Borg Antiquarian, Lake Forest, IL, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1929.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, Number 834 of 1030 copies, Signed by Author with this quote, "Of Hate: 'I never could hate Properly-it's a confounded nuisance.'". 1 vols. 8vo. Signed, With Good Quote. Original full vellum. Fine in repaired slipcase First edition, Number 834 of 1030 copies, Signed by Author with this quote, "Of Hate: 'I never could hate Properly-it's a confounded nuisance.'".
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$128.03 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1929, 1st. Presentation copy - inscribed by the author on f.f.e.p. Publisher's compliments slip loosely inserted. Octavo. xvii, 1088pp. Family tree frontispiece - slightly mis-folded so standing a little proud of text-block. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles, bright copy. In the printed dust jacket, spine faded, minor edge wear. In clear plastic wrap-around. Binding square and tight. A 'Very Good+' copy.
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United Kingdom
Price: US$136.74 + shipping
Description: Finely bound by Henry Sotheran in half blue leather over cloth boards with decorated gilt title over a uniformly ribbed spine. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xvii, 1088 p. : fold. geneal. tab. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Forsyte family (Fictitious characters) ; Fiction. Domestic fiction, English. Families England ; Fiction. Domestic fiction, English. Families. Forsyte family (Fictitious characters). Fiction in English. Family England Fiction. Forsyte family (Fictitious characters). England. England Social life and customs Fiction. Genres; Domestic fiction. Fiction. Novels - England - 20th century. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Galsworthy, John (1867-1933). A modern comedy. London : W. Heinemann, Ltd., 1929.
Price: US$136.74 + shipping
Description: Fine cloth copy uncommonly in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: The Forsyte chronicles ; 2. Physical description: xvii, 1088p. : fold. geneal. tab. ; 20cm. Subjects: Forsyte family (Fictitious characters) ; Domestic fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
GALSWORTHY, John. A Modern Comedy. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1929, 1929.
Price: US$139.75 + shipping
Description: 12mo, 19cm, the first edition, xvii,1088p., folding frontis chart, in contemporary full dark green crushed morocco grain calf, raised bands, elaborated gilt and blind stamped borders and decorations and gilt titles on the spine and upper cover, repeated in blind on the bottom board, t.e.g., fine signed binding by Banks of Cheltenham Ltd., beautifully decorated in Art Deco style, a near fine copy (ho2.2). ~ The sequel to The Forsyth Saga in three-parts: The White Monkey, The Silver Spoon & Swan Song. With folding genealogical chart of the Forsyth Family.
Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, Canada
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. Heinemann, 1929.
Price: US$140.83 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A Modern Comedy, John Galsworthy. 1929. London: William Heinemann. 8vo. First edition, second impression, printed in the same month as the first print. This copy inscribed by Galsworthy at ffep, To [-] from John. There was a signed limited edition printed simultaneously as the first, so signed and inscribed copies are much scarcer. This is likely an association copy, given the author has used his first name. From the library of George C Hopkinson, a Yorkshire textile businessman and very keen supporter of Yorkshire artists and writers, and an editor of the Heaton Review. Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket, price to spine panel, some loss at spine head, smaller chips at forecorners and other edges, the spine and other panels quite harshly toned. Green cloth clean with a few minor bumps, green topstain bright. Binding tight and square. Internally clean, a little offset toning at ffep, small bookseller sticker. First twenty or so pages with a faint crease at corner, else fine.
Seller: Deep Neutral Books, York, ENGLA, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: xvii, 1088p. Original vellum covered boards. First edition limited to 1030 numbered copies whereof this is #14 and signed by the author. Slight toning to the lower portion of the rear cover, otherwise internally a clean copy. Includes its protective slipcase.
Seller: Rosenlund Rare Books & Manuscripts, Basking Ridge, NJ, U.S.A.
GALSWORTHY, John.. A Modern Comedy.. London, William Heinemann Limited, 1929., 1929.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition (so stated). 8vo. Illustrated with folding genelogical plate of The Forsyte Family. Original gilt stamped green cloth, top edge stained green. Original dust jacket (unclipped; few small chips). Very good. No signatures or bookplates. "The present volume brings the history of the Forsyte family to the present day." (dj).
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$153.63 + shipping
Description: The first edition of this fictional work from the 'Forsyte saga' series by John Galsworthy. The first edition.In a green half morocco with cloth to the boards. Raised bands and gilt details to the spine.Bound by Charles J Sawyer Bookseller with signature to the front blank.With a folding frontispiece Forsyte family tree.This work was written by Nobel prize winning author John Galsworthy. This work is part of the author's 'Forsyte Saga' and follows the main character Fleur Forsyte as her new marriage is haunted by the ghost of a past love affair. In half morocco with cloth to the boards. Externally very smart with only light fading to the spine and the odd minor mark. Light spotting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages and spotting to the front and rear blanks. Spotting to the fore edge. Binder's signature to the front blank. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Galsworthy, John (1867-1933). A modern comedy. London : W. Heinemann, Ltd., 1929.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Description: Fine cloth copy uncommonly in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: The Forsyte chronicles ; 2. Physical description: xvii, 1088p. : fold. geneal. tab. ; 20cm. Subjects: Forsyte family (Fictitious characters) ; Domestic fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Description: Finely bound by Henry Sotheran in half blue leather over cloth boards with decorated gilt title over a uniformly ribbed spine. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xvii, 1088 p. : fold. geneal. tab. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Forsyte family (Fictitious characters) ; Fiction. Domestic fiction, English. Families England ; Fiction. Domestic fiction, English. Families. Forsyte family (Fictitious characters). Fiction in English. Family England Fiction. Forsyte family (Fictitious characters). England. England Social life and customs Fiction. Genres; Domestic fiction. Fiction. Novels - England - 20th century. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). xvii,1088pp. 841/1030. Signed with quotation "never met a man yet . position" by author on limitation page. Tan vellum covers, t.e.g., boards and pages bowed/rippled with insert of Forsyte family tree and ribbon present. In faded leather and cloth custom made slipcase.
Seller: Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA, Jupiter, FL, U.S.A.
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1929.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo. 1088pp Bound in full green leather. Gilt lettering to cover and spine. Five raised bands. AEG. A beautiful binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London. Previous owner has had her name embossed in gilt on front cover.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1929.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First Trade edition, first issue. 1088 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. IN DUST JACKET. Green cloth. Fine in about fine green dust jacket. In quarter green morocco slipcase and chemise
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. William Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$204.85 + shipping
Description: A lovely signed, limited edition of all three books in John Galsworthy's A Modern Comedy trilogy. A limited edition copy of this work, with only 1030 copies being printed. This volume is number 474 and is signed and inscribed by the author.A Modern comedy is the second trilogy of The Forsyte Chronicles. This volume contains the three books which make up A Modern Comedy, The White Monkey, The Silver Spoon and Swan Song. The Forsyte Saga chronicles the lives of the members of an upper-midlde-class English family.John Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932 for the Forsyte Saga.With a folding Forstye family tree to the beginning of the volume.In the original slipcase. In a full vellum binding. Externally, very smart with some light marks to the boards and spine. Slipcase has some tape to the head and a few marks. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$265.02 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Type: Z A 20 volume set of the Works of John Galsworthy in deep blue (faded to black along the spines). Gilt embossed lettering to the spine and front board. Uniformly bound in soft blue leather. Upper edges gilt and a purple cloth page divider to each volume. Decorative end papers. Titles are the Island Pharisees, The Country House, Fraternity, The Patrician, The Dark Flower, The Freelands, Beyond, Saint's Progress, Villa Rubein, The Burning Spear, The Inn of Tranquility, ( Volumes 1 - 11); Satires and a Commentary, Caravan I A Stoic, Caravan II The Apple Tree, Caraven III The First and the Last, A Modern Comedy I- The White Monkey A Silent Wooing, A Modern Comedy II - The Silver Spoon Passers By, A Modern Comedy III - A Swan Song, ( Volumes 15-21); Candlabra, Maid In Waiting ( Volumes 23-23). The books have light rubbing to the head and tail of the spines. A couple of niks to the head of the spine of The Dark Flower with a slight nik to the centre of the spine. Candelabra has rubbing with slight loss to the leatherette at the head of the spine and a couple of small areas of loss of the binding to the spine strip below the gilt embossed design on the spine. Nik of 0.3 cm to the head of the spine of a Modern Comedy II and also to Fraternity, the latter has a slight chip of loss assocaited with this.Significant rubbing and fraying to the head of the spine of Caravan II. A few corners are very slightly turned in. To summarise, ten very attractive bindings, 4 lightly rubbed to head or tail of spine and around 6 with some more noticable damage. A very good, most attractive part part set.
Seller: Trumpington Fine Books Limited, Gilmilnscroft, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
GALSWORTHY, John. A Modern Comedy. Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Photographic frontispiece portrait, folding Forsyte family tree. 1088 pages, top edge gilt, 8vo, rebound by Riviere 3/4s blue polished calf over blue cloth, decoratively gilt stamped spine with raised bands, (spine toned to grey but evenly and still looks very attractive on the shelf) marbled endpapers. London: Heinemann, 1929. First edition. A near fine copy. Sequel to "The Forsyte Saga"
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. Heinemann, London, 1929.
Price: US$320.07 + shipping
Description: A signed limited edition of Galsworthy's 'Modern Comedy'. With an illustrated plate of the Forsyte Family Tree. This is the 69th copy of 1030 printed which are signed and inscribed by the author. The inscription to this copy is a quote from Galsworthy's play 'The Mob', 'To fight to a finish knowing you must be beaten, is anything better worth it?'. The character More says this line in act IV of the play. With a letter from actor Ronald Simpson tipped in to front pastedown dated 19 May 1947 saying 'With best wishes and many thanks for your kind appreciation of my performance in 'In Chancery' Ronald Simpson'. Simpson acted as the lead Soames in a BBC adaptation of Galsworthy's second book of the Forsyte series, 'In Chancery'. John Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include 'The Forsyte Saga' and its sequels 'A Modern Comedy' and 'End of the Chapter'. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. 'The Forsyte Saga' chronicles the vicissitudes of the leading members of a large commercial upper middle class English family, similar to Galsworthy's own. Slipcase is in a good condition. In a vellum binding, with gilt stamping to spine and board edges. Externally, very smart. Some marks to the boards and spine. Boards are cockled slightly. Slipcase is rubbed, particularly to the top and bottom. There is a hole to the top of the slipcase at the spine and the top edge is lifting. A letter from the actor Robert Simpson tipped to front pastedown. Signature of Eliza Board to recto of front endpaper dated Easter 1943. Internally, the book is firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Ribbon bookmark present. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$6500.00 + shipping
Description: A Wonderful Example of Miss Currie's Work FORE-EDGE PAINTING. MISS C.B. CURRIE, artist. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. GALSWORTHY, John. A Modern Comedy. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929. With a very fine fore-edge painting by Miss C.B. Currie of Mapledurham, Oxfordshire (from The Forsyte Saga). Inserted limitation leaf at front "This is No. 160 of the Books/with Fore-edge Paintings/by/Miss Currie/The Painting under the gold/is a view of/Mapledurham./Signed/ C.B. Currie" First edition. Octavo (7 1/8 x 4 5/8 inches; 180 x 117 mm.). [ii, Miss Currie signed limitation, verso blank], [i]-xxvii, [i, blank], [1]-1088 pp. Inserted folded "Forsyte Family Tree" (small neat repair to one fold). Bound ca. 1930 by Rivière & Son for Henry Sotheran. Full dark blue straight-grain morocco, covers elaborately tooled in gilt and blind, spine with five raised bands, decoratively tooled in gilt and blind, and lettered in gilt in compartments. Gilt -ruled board edges, gilt decorated turn-ins, gray endpapers, all edges gilt. A very fine example housed in a custom made felt-lined black cloth clamshell case with black leather label on spine lettered in gilt. "The miniature painter "Miss C.B. Currie" (b. December 12, 1849; d. April 2, 1940) was one of the most prominent fore-edge artists in the twentieth century. A master of the art of miniature painting, she excelled as a copyist working for Henry Sotheran Booksellers, London. She became famous for her miniature paintings applied to two art forms. First on ivory, mounted on Rivière bindings and named by her employer as "Cosway" bindings. Later she expanded her work into the art of painting on the fanned edge of a book -- called a fore-edge painting. Most of these paintings were signed and numbered by the artist. Whereas fore-edge painting history is replete with unknown artists, Currie is a notable exception. Even today, many fore-edge artists remain anonymous. In the book world, the name Miss C.B. Currie is widely recognized, yet her personal life and real name remained guarded and unknown until now. It turns out her name was, in fact, partly a pseudonym. Though her work is highly prized, there is no known published biography. Her correct full name was recently discovered to be Caroline Billin Curry. During her entire artistic career Curry used the slightly altered version of her name "Currie". Her true full name is not to be found in any published record of her work from Sotheran's. Her private affairs remain mostly unknown to us, and sadly no portrait photograph is known. The earliest year Currie fore-edge paintings appear in Sotheran catalogues is a 1913 supplemental leaf, and after that not until 1924 (see Currie 20). Since nineteen fore-edge paintings were made prior to 1924 and none of these appear in the Sotheran catalogues available to me from 1910-1923, it is unclear as to when the fore-edge painting effort really began. She may have made a few fore-edge paintings from ca. 1911 to 1914, and then discontinued until after the war. The number 172 was reached by 1931 and it seems unlikely that many more were done after that date." (Weber. Catalogue Raisonné (2010) p. 273. . Provenance: Sotheran's catalogue 819 supplement, item 1690, illustrated; Christie's, London, 29th Ocotber, 1969, lot 19, purchased by E. Joseph, London; Brauun Rasmussen 6th December 2005; New England Book Auction 18th April, 2006 purchased by Jeff Weber; Sold to Randall Moscovitz (2007). Weber. Annotated Dictionary of Fore-Edge Painting. Catalogue Raisonné No. 160 (p. 344 with photograph).
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.