Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$3.86 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: **HARDBACK** previous owner's inscription on ffep; missing dustjacket.
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, Bucknell, SHROP, United Kingdom
Price: US$19.32 + shipping
Description: First edition hard back binding in publisher's original purple cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 9" x 5½" 87 pp. Ex-library with pencil annotation to lower end paper, one stamp to contents page, light foxing to end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1926-1945
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$19.89 + shipping
Description: Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; [4], 7-87 pages 23 cm. Subjects; Thomas à Becket, Saint 1118-1170 ; Drama. Becket, Thomas Saint 1118-1170 Drama. Canterbury Cathedral ; Drama. Christian saints ; Drama. Murder victims ; Drama. Christian martyrs. Proofs (Printing) England. Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 English literature 1900-1945 Individual works. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
ELIOT, T. S.. MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL. Faber and Faber Limited 24 Russell Square., London, 1935.
Price: US$25.77 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. 87 + [1] pp. + 4 blank leaves. Bound in original purple cloth, gilt. Some foxing of flyleaves and edges, but otherwise a very good copy. 1935 signature of J. Romilly Roget on first free endpaper. The first complete edition of T. S. Eliot's famous play on the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170. It was written for the Canterbury Festival of 1935 and previously printed in abbreviated form for sale at the first performances of the play in the Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral. (Gallup, A29b). ART / LITERATURE DRAMA DRAMA 20TH CENTURY FIRST EDITION ART / LITERATURE
Seller: Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$31.60 + shipping
Description: Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; [4], 7-87 pages 23 cm. Subjects; Thomas à Becket, Saint 1118-1170 ; Drama. Becket, Thomas Saint 1118-1170 Drama. Canterbury Cathedral ; Drama. Christian saints ; Drama. Murder victims ; Drama. Christian martyrs. Proofs (Printing) England. Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 English literature 1900-1945 Individual works. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Eliot, T.S. Murder in the Cathedral. London; Faber;, 1935.
Price: US$32.21 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Very good with two ex libris labels and foxing to the extremities. Lacks dustjacket.
Seller: timkcbooks (Member of Booksellers Association), Penzance, United Kingdom
Eliot, T S. Murder in the Cathedral. Faber & Faber, London, 1935.
Price: US$32.21 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st/1st. Purple boards, gilt titles to spine. Clean and fresh throughout. Prior owner's name and date on front pastedown.
Seller: Caffrey Books, Oundle, United Kingdom
Eliot, T. S.. Murder in the Cathedral. Faber & Faber, London, 1935.
Price: US$34.78 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Later Printing.
Seller: Fialta Books, St Albans, United Kingdom
Eliot, T. S.. Murder in the Cathedral. Faber & Faber, London, 1935.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Original purple cloth stamped in gold. Previous owner name and small tasteful bookplate, otherwise a clean copy; lacks DJ
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Eliot, T.S. Murder in the Cathedral. Faber and Faber, London, 1935.
Price: US$50.24 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1935 First Trade Edition, preceded by the Acting Edition. Size octavo, 87 pages. Indigo cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Condition very good, corners and edges rubbed, slight scuff to front board, spine very slightly faded, contents are very clean throughout. Eliot drama, written about Thomas A. Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until he was assassinated in 1170 as a result of his conflicts with King Henry II of England over the rights and privileges of the Church. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Lazarus Books Limited, Blackpool, LANCS, United Kingdom
ELIOT, T.S.. Murder in the Cathedral. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1935.
Price: US$77.30 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo. 87, (9) pp. Publisher's purple cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, early ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Dust jacket with some wear and tear to the edges with occasional small losses, else a decent copy.
Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom
Eliot, T. S.. Murder in the Cathedral. Faber & Faber, London, 1935, 1935.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good in a Good Plus jacket. 1st Printing. A nice firm copy in purple cloth with light foxing to endpapers and pastedowns in a Good Plus jacket with small chip at top spine and nicks to edges.
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
ELIOT, T.S.. MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL. Faber and Faber, London, 1935.
Price: US$269.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pp. 87. Donor's presentation on flyleaf. Some slight foxing at ends. VG in little worn dj. Gallup A29b. 1/3000 copies.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Eliot, T.S.. Murder in the Cathedral.. Faber & Faber Ltd, London, 1935.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First British Edition, First Impression. A Fine copy in deep purple linen cloth stamped in gilt at spine, lacking a dustwrapper. 87pp. Clean, unread, pristine. Nobel Prize winner. Gallup A29b. Q17555
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Eliot, T. (Thomas) S. (Stearns). Murder In The Cathedral. Faber & Faber, London, 1935.
Price: US$315.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 87 Pp. Purple Cloth, Spine Gilt. First Printing, One Of 3000 Copies. Gallup A29 B, First Complete Trade Edition. A Lightly Used Copy, No Marks Or Fading, Tiny Frays At Top Of Spine, Edges Of Bottom Of Spine, And At Three Of Four Tips. Dust Jacket Priced 5S., Wear And Browning To Spine And All Edges, No Loss Of Lettering.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Eliot, T.S.. Murder in the Cathedral. Faber & Faber, London, 1935.
Price: US$450.89 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: Faber & Faber, (1935). First UK edition. This copy is very good or better. The dust wrapper has been price clipped and has light spots of browning and light rubbing at the top and tail edges. The boards, covered in deep purple cloth, are free from chips and marks and are tightly bound to the spine. Overall, this is a very good or better copy of a highly collectible title. A verse drama by T.S. Eliot, first performed in 1935, that portrays the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral during the reign of Henry II in 1170.
Seller: The Plantagenet King ABA / ILAB, Birchington, KENT, United Kingdom
ELIOT, T.S.. MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL.. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1935., 1935.
Price: US$450.89 + shipping
Description: First edition, 8vo., pp.87, uncut, purple cloth, gilt; pp.85-7 + two end blanks lightly cropped to lower margin (production fault), light foxing to rear endpapers, slight darkening to cloth at margins of boards, a very good copy, in unclipped dust-jacket, which has chipping and loss to upper margin, including loss of 8mms to head of spine/adjacent corners, and loss of 12 x 10mms to front upper margin, and further small areas of loss at corners, darkening to spine and upper margins, closed tear and light loss to foot of spine, with two horizontal scores to spine, one of which forms a small closed tear (the other is superficial), good+ and now in a protective cover.
Seller: Minster Gate Bookshop (est. 1970), YORK, United Kingdom
Eliot, T S. Murder in the Cathedral. London Faber 1935, 1935.
Price: US$483.10 + shipping
Description: A first edition, first printing published by Faber in 1935. Original purple cloth; dust jacket. Slightest toning to jacket; endleaves lightly spotted, generally a very good copy. Two small inscriptions to the front pastedown and endpaper. FIRST TRADE EDITION. In the second printing dust wrapper which is lightly rubbed to the corners and spine tips. Eliot's acclaimed revival of the verse drama form, where the story of the political power struggle and assassination in 1170 of Thomas A Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury in the reign of Henry II.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Price: US$1023.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st EDITION. Inscription dated "2nd August, 1935" to FFEP . "Phyllis (Wragge?) from R.H." Rudyard Hipling? Royal Highness? Was there a scandal? Who knows? Apprx 6 x 9", 87 pp, purple cloth HB w/bright gilt spine lettering, slight wear to head of spine and tips a little curled. Overall, very good w/out d/j. Old bookseller's pencil notation on rear pastedown, "1st complete edition." Language: eng
Seller: Barbers Book Store Online, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Eliot, T.S.. Murder in the Cathedral. Faber and Faber, London, 1935.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by T.S. Eliot on a laid in signature. A beautiful copy. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is vibrant in color with minor wear to the spine and edges. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL cloth from the publisher. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with a hint of wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A sharp copy SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED T.S. Eliot First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Eliot, T.S.. Murder In The Cathedral : Signed By The Author. Faber and Faber, London, 1935.
Price: US$4830.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The First UK printing published by Faber and Faber, London in 1935 (The first complete edition, having been slightly preceded by an acting edition). The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Some light spotting to the blank end-papers and a little toning to the text-block. Free from inscriptions. Some pages remain uncut. A very small tear to the lower edge of pages 7 and 9 which is likely to have been a production fault in the cutting of the pages. The WRAPPER is complete and is in exceptional condition. Just a a hint of toning to the spine. The red colouring to the spine remains unfaded. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed (without dedication) by the author to the title page. The book is housed in a custom solander box with marbled inserts, gilt titling and a silk tie. A very sharp copy. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
Seller: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, United Kingdom