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Williams, Tennessee. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$4.27 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 148 pages
Seller: Neil Shillington: Bookdealer/Booksearch, hobe sound, FL, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee.-. The roman spring of Mrs. Stone.. New Directions Book, 1950, New York., 1950.
Price: US$8.82 + shipping
Description: 20x13. Tapa blanda. 148 pgs. Texto en inglés. 678963
Seller: Librería y Editorial Renacimiento, S.A., VALENCINA DE LA CONCEPCIÓN, Spain
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. A New Directions Book, 1950.
Price: US$10.10 + shipping
Description: Book Condition: Fair-good. Spots on front and back cover and front end page.
Seller: Ken's Book Haven, Coopersburg, PA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$10.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Presumed first edition. Photo of Williams on the rear. 148pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall
Seller: Artis Books & Antiques, Calumet, MI, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, NY, 1950.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A bright, tight edition.Endpapers are darkening; spine ends are bumped. No dj. Boards are lightly rubbed; gilt at spine and front board is colorful.
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone. New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$12.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In black cloth. Wear to corners. No jacket.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone. New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Previous owner name. No jacket.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$14.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book and dust jacket in very solid, unmarked condition. Jacket has good coloring, has been placed in new mylar sleeve; features price clip and small chip at bottom right corner of rear panel.
Seller: Silent Way Books, Glenside, PA, U.S.A.
Tennessee Williams. The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone. New Directions Book, 1950.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (New York): New Directions, (1950). (1950). Very good. - Octavo, cloth in a price-clipped dust wrapper. The dust wrapper is lightly soiled & chipped with a stain to its spine & a small piece out of the bottom edge of its rear panel. 148 pages. There is a small stain to the fore-edge with tiny stains to the front edges of a few pages. Very good. Second printing.
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1950.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher: New Directions, New York, 1950.NEAR FINE in black, cloth-covered boards. Lacking the dust-jacket. Author's first novel. First Edition, First Printing.
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee.. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone.. N.Y:New Directions. 1950. Hardcover., 1950.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: 1st. ed. fine-.v.g. d.j. 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.
Williams, Tennessee.. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone.. N.Y:New Directions. 1950. Hardcover., 1950.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: 2nd. edition. v.g. 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.
Williams, Tennessee.. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone.. N.Y:New Directions. 1950. Hardcover., 1950.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: 1st. ed. fine.one end paper cut out. 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.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Black cloth covered boards with gold lettering at the front and spine. Pages have tones slightly around the edges. Book is clean with no marks or page folds. Bookseller Inventory BS/RLR5587072017
Seller: Bookensteins, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$16.20 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Black boards with yellow lettering and design. Author's only novel. Shelfwear to spine ends. Light lean to spine. No markings. 148 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Springs of Mrs Stone. New Directions Book, 1950.
Price: US$19.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Owner inscription; Not exlib. ; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: Very good with fair to good dust jacket. Dust jacket has a one by two inch chip at top front edge, has some staining on back panel, and is worn at spine tips and corners with a one inch tear at bottom of spine. 148 pages.
Seller: Jerry Merkel, XENIA, OH, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. , 1950.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1950, New Directions, HB 148pp, VG/G (dj has chips and tears at edges, dj has chip missing at bottom of spine - loose piece laid in, covers and their titles bright, interior clean and unmarked, binding tight)
Seller: Jennifer Duncan, North Aurora, IL, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Rear cover lightly soiled. Unclipped dust jacket.
Seller: By Books Alone, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. New Directions, NEW YORK, 1950.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The renowned playwright's first novel. In black boards with yellow lettering and decoration. Basis for the film starring Vivien Leigh.
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, (New York), 1950.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Very good with soiling to the endpapers, an old price written in black color pencil on the front free endpaper, and bumping and soiling to the boards and spine, lacking the dust jacket. Tennessee Williams' first novel.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. New Directions ( 1950 ), ( New York ), 1950.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Octavo, 148 pages, decorated black cloth, with a single water drip down the cover, offsetting some dye to the inside of the dust jacket ( not visible on the front side of the pictorial dj), slight edgewear. The first of two novels by this dramatist.
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee.. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE.. New Directions, 1950. Second printing., 1950.
Price: US$20.08 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 148pp. A very good hardback copy in lightly edgeworn, marked dust jacket.
Seller: Sainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd., Camberwell, VIC, Australia
Williams, Tennessee. Roman Spring Mrs Stone. New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$20.39 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee.. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone.. New York New Directions Book ( ), 1950.
Price: US$22.04 + shipping
Description: Large 8°. 148 pp. Original cloth with dust jacket. First Edition. - Fine copy. Unclipped jacket with some light wear. Gewicht (Gramm): 318
Seller: Müller & Gräff e.K., Stuttgart, Germany
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone. New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Previous owner name to front pastedown. Half-inch deep chip to bottom of jacket at spine. Shallow chipping to top of jacket spine.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Tennessee Williams.. The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone.. New Directions Book, 1950.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st printing. Fine book in Very Good Minus jacket. Black hardcover with yellow lettering and design published in 1950 by New Directions, in yellow illustrated dust jacket. Book cover as new except slightest loss of color on lower right tips of corners; a little cocked to the right; remnants of small sticker on first page. Dust jacket price clipped, a little edgeworn, somewhat soiled from use; now in clear archival mylar sleeve. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
Seller: Brentwood Books, Kinnelon, NJ, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. A New Directions Book, New York, 1950.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Octavo. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. [5], 148 pages. Dark cloth hardcover. Dust jacket has edge wear and small edge tears. Jacket is price clipped. Light toning to the end sheets. Stated second printing.
Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: ii + 148 pp, a novel in 3 titled Parts. I. A Cold Sun; II. Island, Island!; III. The Drift. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, and well-preserved, black cloth, yellow trim and spine title, in clipped DJ yellow & white illustrated DJ in acetate protector. Size: Small Octavo
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE. ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. , 1950.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: WILLIAMS, Tennessee. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. (New York): New Directions, (1950). First edition. 8vo., black cloth. Just a very good copy in a worn, chipped dust jacket.
Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Description: First printing, near fine black cloth hardcover with design and letter in yellow shows touch of rubbing at bottom corners and light soil/stain at top page egdes, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows rubbing, soil and edgewear that includes small closed tears and tiny open chipping. 148 pages. Still a pleasing copy of this first novel from the legendary playwright that was turned into the film of the same name starring Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty.
Seller: Barker Books & Vintage, Helena, MT, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. A New Directions Book., 1950.
Price: US$28.80 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Type: Book 148 pp., black cloth bdg. with yellow-stamped bird at bottom corner of front board and yellow-stamped titling on spine. (very slight shelf wear, owner inscribed top front fly leaf, otherwise pristine)DJ(scuffed with few small chips at edges, 3 closed tears at folds, slightly soiled, not price clipped) Photo scan available upon request. Books sold to the USA are shipped USPS out of Champlain NY.
Seller: ODYSSEY, Pointe Claire, QC, Canada
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, (New York), 1950.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First trade edition. Near fine in very good dustwrapper designed by Alvin Lustig with some modest chipping and toning on the spine.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, (New York), 1950.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First trade edition. Tiny Boston bookseller ticket on front fly. Binding cocked, small area of heavy offsetting and tiny tape shadow on front endleaves, very good in a rubbed, about very good Lustig-designed dust jacket with a small faint stain on the cover and short chips and tears.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, (New York), 1950.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First trade edition. Offsetting on front endpapers, spine slightly cocked, very good in a very good lightly rubbed dust jacket with small tears on front panel near the spine fold, short tears on spine head.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo. 148 pp. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, very good condition. (93124).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE.. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE.. New Directions Books, New York, 1950.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: Dust jacket chipped at edges, back panel soiled. Author's first novel. 148pp. Size: Thin Octavo
Seller: Glenn Books, ABAA, ILAB, Prairie Village, KS, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions Books 1950, 1950.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Description: F in VG DJ, 1st edition. Jacket has 1/4 inch piece missing from back. There is minor water staining also on back. The front has a hailf inch closed tear at the top. This is Williams' first novel.
Seller: Black and Read Books, Music & Games, Arvada, CO, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$33.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cloth in DJ; 148pp; DJ clean, bright & protected by mylar sleeve, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG condition. The playwright's first novel. It became the basis for two films, the first in 1961 and the second in 2003.
Seller: Book Happy Booksellers, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Tennessee Williams. The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone. New Directions Book, 1950.
Price: US$33.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition 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.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, Norfolk,, 1950.
Price: US$34.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: NICE as pictured a First Edition a very good condition hardcover in a very good condition dust jacket chip to center, sliver gone across top edge front and rear, tiny spots of wear at folds, also rear, price present gently read clean, 148 pages unclipped ($2.00). Black cloth cover with gold lettering and a design on the front cover.
Seller: Ocean Tango Books, North Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo. Pp. 148. Black cloth, titles stamped in yellow on the spine, Lustig drawing in yellow on the cover. In the Lustig illustrated dust jacket, unclipped ($2.00). Edges lightly foxed, endpapers very lightly age toned. Dust jacket spine ends chipped, short closed tears to top edge, colors still vibrant. Williams' first novel. Please see Purity of Aim: The Book Jacket Designs of Alvin Lustig by Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger, p. 45, for the extent in which Lustig was involved in not just design, but an effort to influence Williams, going so far as to suggest a title change. Dust jacket preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: VERY GOOD+ IN A NEAR VERY GOOD D.J. BOOK IS ABOUT FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT WITH JUST A SLIGHT DING TO THE BOTTOM FRONT FORE-EDGE CORNER, AND PREVIOUS OWNER'S SIGNATURE ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. D.J. IS MODERATELY WORN AT THE CORNERS WITH 1/8" LOSS AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE PANEL, A FEW SHORT EDGE TEARS, LIGHT SOIL AND DAMPING TO REAR PANEL, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A NICE CLEAN, TIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$37.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Black with yellow embossed bird and lettering on spine, dj has minor rips and tears and some staining.148 pp.
Seller: Toadlily Books, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New York New Directions 1950, 1950.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Very good copy with just a trace of fraying to the top and bottom of the spine and in a lightly used dust jacket with some dust soiling, a few shallow chips and small tears, and a thumbnail sized dampstain at the bottom edge of the rear panel.
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Black cloth over boards. Clean and tight. DJ has some wear on edges, not price clipped.
Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. New Directions, Norfolk, Conn, 1950.
Price: US$43.71 + shipping
Description: Good in a Good price clipped dust jacket. Chip top top front panel affecting spine crown, area of sticker removal to bottom front panel, detaching at spine. Staining to rear board. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Sm 8vo. Black boards, with yellow spine lettering. Title page and cover drawing by Alvin Lustig. 148 pages. Name and date ("1950") on Front Free Endpaper. No marks to text. Illustrated dust-jacket (with "$2.00" price intact), desighed by Alvin Lustig, is chipped, with slight loss at spine ends, and a piece missing at top of front panel. A crisp copy of the first trade edition (after a limited/signed boxed edition of 500) in Alvin Lustig dust-jacket.
Seller: Waugh Books, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE.. THE ROMAN SPRING of MRS. STONE. NEW DIRECTIONS, N.Y., 1950.
Price: US$48.00 + shipping
Description: BOOK IN SUPERB CONDITION, CLEAN, TIGHT AND UNMARKED. ONLY MINOR BLEMISH IS WHERE A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING OF THIS BOOK REVIEW WAS LAID IN AND YELLOWES THE FRONT ENDPAPERS.O/W THIS BOOK WOULD RATE FINE CONDITION. D/J HAS A FEW SMALL TEARS AND IS VERY LIGHTLY FRAYED AT HEAD OF SPINE. IT IS NOT PRICED CLIPPED & HAS ORIGINAL PRICE OF $2.00 . THERE IS A PHOTO OF WILLIAMS ON THE BACK. LAID IN IS A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING FROM THE N.Y. HERALD BOOK REVIEW SECTION DATED OCT, 22 1950 TITLED: " Another Williams Victim". 143 pp. DIRECT INQUIRIES ALWAYS WELCOMED. SCANS ON REQUEST. THANKS.
Seller: Come See Books Livres, Canton de Hatley, QC, Canada
WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$48.85 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Edges a bit yellowed. Cloth at foot of spine rubbed, book very good otherwise. Dust jacket not price clipped. Jacket with small chips to corners and chipped at head of spine, a bit darkened, with a couple of small water spots. A clean copy overall.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Some edgewear to the top and bottom of dustjacket - protected in a mylar sleeve. ; Book is in excellent condition. The first of only two novels the famed playwright authored. First edition, unclipped dustjacket. Book dealer's small tag on rear inside cover. ; Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages
Seller: Bookshelf of Maine, Franklin, ME, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. A NEW DIRECTION BOOK, NY, 1950.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description:
Seller: STUDIO V, San Marcos, CA, U.S.A.
Tennessee Williams.. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE.. New York: New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, cloth, dust jacket, [iv], 148pp. First Edition. A Fine copy in a Very Good dust jacket.
Seller: Steve Finer - Rare Books, Greenfield, MA, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. A New Directions Book, New York, 1950.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: [Elaine LUSTIG Cohen], dust jacket design. First edition. 8vo; 148pp; black cloth over board, yellow design to front, title on spine; unclipped color printed dust jacket; bumping to front bottom corner, light rubbing to corners, light shelf-wear to dj; near fine in very good plus dj.
Seller: Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller, Thomaston, ME, U.S.A.
Tennessee Williams. The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$52.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: ***please read*** no marks on text - DJ is poor inside a mylar sleeve - my shelf location 23-B-24*
Seller: MyLibraryMarket, Waynesville, OH, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, 1950, 1950.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st edition NF/VG (book has a small bump on the bottom edge and very minor offsetting (or yellowing) on the endpapers; dj has slight wear at spine extremities but is not price-clipped and is in much better shape than usual)
Seller: Reed's Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. New Directions, NY, 1950.
Price: US$61.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pp. 148. VG in torn dj by Lustig. A short novel.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. New Directions (1950), (New York), 1950.
Price: US$62.50 + shipping
Description: Crandell A9.I.b. This novel was made into a fairly well-received film starring Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez, Brian Dennehy, and Anne Bancroft. Dustwrapper design by Alvin Lustig. Owner name on front endpaper; mild wear to dustwrapper. Near Fine in a Very Good or better dustwrapper
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, Norfolk, 1950.
Price: US$71.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Original black cloth in fine, unmarked condition. Jacket has original price intact and is very good. clean and bright, with small horizontal chips at spine edges and upper area of flap edge not affecting text. Still an attractive copy in its Brodart jacket cover.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo; original black cloth, lettered in yellow, with yellow design (from the DJ design by Alvin Lustig) stamped into front panel. A very good copy in DJ with tape repair to inner front flap; slight soiling as usual to the jacket; not price-clipped. Displays nicely in mylar.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Book shows very light shelf wear with an occasional stray mark. Book is square and binding is secure -- VG+ to NF. Jacket has light edge and corner wear, small chips and a few small spatter marks on the back -- VG. Overall a solid copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages; Tennessee Williams' first novel.
Seller: The Ridge Books, Calhoun, GA, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. A New Directions Book, (New York), 1950.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Faint tanning on front and rear pastedown as usual, due to acidic paper, rear cover has three light bumps, else a fine, bright copy in fine dust jacket lightly rubbed on spine, with shallow nicks at extremities. Jacket design by Alvin Lustig. Author's first novel.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Tennessee Williams. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tennessee Williams - The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions (1950). First Edition. Hardcover. VG copy with tape ghosts ffeps. The striking Lustig designed jacket is VG- with chipping and soiling, staining at top and bottom edges. Not price clipped. Despite flaws, it is still a nice copy. His first novel. Basis of the 1961 film starring Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty. Filmed again in 2003 with Anne Bancroft and Helen Mirren. See images. Enclosed in archival quality mylar cover.
Seller: Savage Lotus Books, ATHENS, GA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New York: New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The great American playwright's first published novel. Very Good or better hardcover, black cloth with yellow titles and device on front board. Browning in front and rear gutters. DJ is NF, with three dollar price on bottom of front flap. Bright, and now in a mylar sleeve. First Edition, with no statement of printing as required.
Seller: a cool of books, Mastic, NY, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone. New Directions Books, 1950.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: dj light soil. three very small chips. book very nice. paper lightly tanned.
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. Original black cloth; pictorial dust jacket designed by Alvin Lustig. First trade edition. Despite its flaws, the front panel of the jacket is very presentable and is a good example of Lustig's design skills. A few fore-edges indented, jacket with pale dampstain, not affecting the majority of the front panel
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Williams' first and only novel which has been made into two movies. Black cloth cover with gold lettering and a design on the front cover. Book condition: Fiine.
Seller: KECBooks, NEW ORLEANS, LA, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$93.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Yellow lettered black cloth in decorative dust jacket. Some staining to dj with chips to head of spine and top corner. Book is near fine.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. ROMAN SPRING OF MRS STONE. NY, NEW DIRECTIONS, 1950, 1950.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: DUST JACKET (UNCLIPPED) FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$95.01 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Jacket has nick to top of front gutter, 1/4" closed tear on back and Williams' photo on back is rubbed.
Seller: Kerkhoff Books DIV KSI, Warsaw, IN, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$95.04 + shipping
Description: Very Good in boards. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, Norfolk, Conn., 1950.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first edition, published by New Directions in 1950. A near fine copy with some offsetting to the endsheets in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the spine ends. This copy comes from the library of writer Edmund Schiddel ( The Devil in Buck's County ) and bears his signature to the endpaper. Schiddel was also an author intent on exploring the darker aspects of passion.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, (New York), 1950.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in near fine, bright dust jacket with a stain visible only on the inside of the jacket.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Hardcover. A novel from the playwright of "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" and "A Street Car Named Desire." The basis for two movie adaptations, the first with Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty and the more recent with Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez, and Anne Bancroft. A tight close to near fine copy with a small spot to the edge of a few pages in a near fine Alvin Lustig designed dust jacket that has some minor wear. Despite the minor flaws a very pleasing copy.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$107.32 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Two inch tear to jacket base at front panel. Short tear to jacket crown at rear panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$108.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: BLACK PAPER BOUND BOARDS WITH YELLOW STAMPING TO SPINE AND FRONT PANEL IS TIGHT AND SQUARE WITH PRETTY SHARP TIPS. TAPE GHOSTS ON ENDPAPERS AND BOARDS BUT FAIRLY FAINT AND LONG REMOVED. NO OTHER MARKINGS OF ANY KIND. JACKET IS FREE OF CHIPS, TEARS OR CREASING. SOLID FIRST PRINTING OF AUTHOR'S FIRST AND ONLY NOVEL. IN MYLAR. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Tennessee Williams. Th Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone. New directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine first printing of this novel, ith only an ink name on the front paste-down. The dust jacket is near fine with small chips along th top edge and which is not price-clipped.
Seller: Proteus Bound, Chesterton, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG/VG, hardcover bookplate on front pastedown First edition 1950
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Williams. Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 148 pp. No DJ but cover VG. Binding tight. Text clear. Overall VG.
Seller: Doodletown Farm Books, Ancram, NY, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First Trade edition. 148pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown cloth. Fine in chipped and torn yellow unclipped dust jacket by Lustig
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Tennessee Williams. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, 1950.
Price: US$199.45 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: slipcase and spine are somewhat foxed, contents clean, limited edition of 500, the slipcase is only fair due to foxing
Seller: Fantastic Book Discoveries, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, (New York), 1950.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First trade edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper designed by Alvin Lustig, with a little rubbing at the spine folds. A bright and handsome copy in better than usual condition.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee.. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE.. New Directions: NY, 1950.
Price: US$339.25 + shipping
Description: 8 x 5.5, parchment backed patterned boards, 148 pp, covers worn, spine darkened, extremities a bit bumped and worn, a few spots to eps, small spots to foredge of text block, embossed initials and ink name on title, else a decent copy in a moderately worn, darkened and sunned slipcase. FIRST ED, LIMITED TO 500 COPIES, SIGNED BY AUTHOR.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$349.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: About fine copy, with a few faint spots near spine else fine. Signed by Williams to colophon page and limited to 500 copies. In edgeworn, edgetoned slipcase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by Author Parchment-backed dec. boards, gilt-lettered spine, slipcase. One of 500 copies. Signed by author in colophon. Minor darkening to spine. The boards, endpages, and pages are pristine. Dampstain to lower corner of slipcase with minor shelfwear sunning. This copy obtained from a nationally known auction house.
Seller: Next Chapter Books SC, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, (New York), 1950.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Quarter Japanese vellum and decorated papercovered boards. Spine a bit toned, else near fine in slightly sunned and soiled very good or better slipcase. One of 500 copies Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, (New York), 1950.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Quarter Japanese vellum and decorated papercovered boards. Spine a bit toned, else near fine in slightly worn, very good slipcase. One of 500 copies Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Limited, signed edition of 500 unnumbered copies with Williams' signature on rear colophon in blue ink. Near fine in Very Good+ slipcase. Typical darkening to spine. Slipcase has a bit of rubbing along bottom edge and light toning. A nice signed limited edition of the famous playwright's novel, which was the basis of a 1961 film.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE.. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New York: New Directions, 1950, 1950.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition; one of 500 copies signed by the author. Very good in a publisher's slipcase with some cracking and soiling. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, Norfolk, Conn., 1950.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first trade edition, published by New Directions in 1950. This copy has been signed by Tennessee Williiams. A near fine example of the book with a bump to lower board. An uncommonly bright near fine dust jacket. While the first signed, limited edition appears with some frequency - the signed trade edition is considerably less common.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Boards, vellum spine, slipcase. Spine darkened as usual, otherwise fine. One of 500 copies signed by Williams, this copy is additionally inscribed by Williams to Gertrude Liebman. Crandell A9.1.a.
Seller: Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books (ABAA), CHESTER, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. SIGNED on the first blank. About Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Boards lightly rubbed. Jacket lightly edgeworn, with two closed tears on the crown and top edge of the front panel, repaired with cello tape on the verso.
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. New Directions, NY, 1950.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first prnt. Review Copy with the publisher's compliments slip dated "Sept 27 1950" laid in. Signed by Williams on the second front free endpage. Faint beginning toning on spine topedge and endpages; dustjacket with chipping on front panel topedge, spine ends and one corner, other corners just touched and two inch closed tear at spine fold with interior tape repair (not visible on the outside). Near Fine condition in a Good dustjacket with an archival cover. A tight, clean copy in a bright dustjacket.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$743.90 + shipping
Description: Finely bound vellum-backed batik boards in glassine dw, near fine. An exceptional copy complete with the original (somewhat edge-worn) slip-case. Scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 148 pages; Description: 148 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Americans--Italy--Fiction. Women--Italy--Fiction. Rome (Italy) --Fiction. Limited to 500 copies and SIGNED by the author. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$820.00 + shipping
Description: Finely bound vellum-backed batik boards in glassine dw, near fine. An exceptional copy complete with the original (somewhat edge-worn) slip-case. Scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 148 pages; Description: 148 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Americans--Italy--Fiction. Women--Italy--Fiction. Rome (Italy) --Fiction. Limited to 500 copies and SIGNED by the author. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Williams, Tennessee. ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE. Inscribed. New Directions, New York, 1950.
Price: US$4250.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. Signed by Author. Wonderful Presentation Copy From The Library Of Marion Davies. Once the most famously advertised actress in the world, Marion Davies was the love of William Randolph Hearst life, Hollywood's premiere hostess, the inadvertent casualty of Orson Welles' monumental film fiction classic, Citizen Cane. Davies was beloved by all who actually knew her. "Marion Davies makes up for the rest of Hollywood," Tennessee Williams once said of her. First Trade Edition. Williams's first novel. 8vo, 148 pages, original yellow stamped black cloth. A near fine copy of the book in a very good, lightly used dustwrapper showing narrow loss at the extremities of the spine & some bottom edgewear. Inscribed & signed c. 1950, on the ffe. "To Marian [sic] Davies / with my "devoir", Tennessee Williams". A lovely copy - Marion Davies played by Amanda Michelle Seyfried won Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Mank (2020) Golden Globes and nominated for an Oscar (2021).
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada