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W.H. Auden ( Editor ). Selected Writings of Sydney Smith. Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, New York, 1956.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 396 pp, the book and contents are clean and tight, the covers are tight and clean, there is a 1/4" circular spot on lower rear cover.
Seller: Yesterday's Books, Richmond, IN, U.S.A.
W.H. Auden, ed.. The Selected Writings of Sydney Smith. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1956.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, stated First Printing. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, DJ has been clipped and generally has darkened, a little more on the spine, a small piece missing at each top corner of the front cover, no indications of previous ownership.
Seller: FSS Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Auden, W. H.. THE SELECTED WRITINGS OF SYDNEY SMITH. Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: xx, 396 pp. Light sunning to head edge, sharp and clean otherwise. DJ chipped and torn with a bit of loss.
Seller: Arches Bookhouse, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: NY 1956 1st edition. Farrar, Straus. Hardcover. Octavo, 396pp., cloth. Fine in VG DJ.
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Orange cloth with gold-color lettering on spine, xx, 396 pp., unclipped illustrated jacket in removable Brodart sleeve. Minimal wear, unmarked, tight binding, nice jacket. Sydney Smith 1771-1845], "the most famous wit of his generation," is an example of English liberalism at its best.
Seller: Bob's Book Journey, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Edited, with an introduction, by W. H. Auden. First printing. Vertical crease to rear free endpaper, else very good in a very good (one small chip, age toning) dust jacket.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Protected dust jacket shipped at top of spine. ; 8vo; xx, 396 pages
Seller: Janet & Henry Hurley, Westmoreland, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York, 1956. First edition. First printing. Near Fine in a very good jacket. Slight spine slant. Complete jacket, a few small chips. A clean tight copy. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($6.50). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free.
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
Auden, W. H. (edits). Selected Writings of Sydney Smith. Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, New York, 1956.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo. [xx], 396 pp. Cloth binding in clipped dustwrapper, edgewear, else good condition. (82801). Introduction by W. H. Auden.
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$38.50 + shipping
Description: Orange cloth in dust jacket; large 8vo. (vii, xx) 396 pp. Edited with an introduction by Auden of this first comprehensive collection of the letters and essays of the English parson, Whig, "the most famous wit of his generation" (1771-1845). A near fine copy in a dust jacket moderately chipped at the crown and foot and toned spine, else complete and easily very good.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Auden, W.H.(Ed). SELECTED WRITINGS OF SYDNEY SMITH. Farrar, Straus & Company, New York, 1956.
Price: US$40.25 + shipping
Description: 396 pages. Pages clean, good condition. Previous owner's name on front paste down endpaper. Orange cloth, gilt title on spine. Tail of spine and lower edges very lightly soiled. Head/tail of spine and corners lightly bumped. Beige dust jacket illustrated in b/w on upper cover. DJ worn head/taili of spine. DJ price clipped. VG/VG
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
[AUDEN, W. H.]. SELECTED WRITINGS OF SYDNEY SMITH. Farrar Straus Cudahy (1956), New York, 1956.
Price: US$43.80 + shipping
Description: Bloomfield B61. Edited and with an introduction by W. H. Auden of this collection of letters and essays by Smith (1771-1845), "the most famous wit of his generation." Owner signature on front endpaper. Very Good in Good dustwrapper with some edgewear and tears
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Very good hardcover, no dust jacket. First printing. Minor marginalia (neat brackets drawn in margins, some sections). Bookplate, front free endpaper.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
W. H. Auden. THE SELECTED WRITINGS OF SYDNEY SMITH. Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1956.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. Stated First Printing. Unclipped DJ in archival cover, price crossed out, large chips, spine missing.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
W. H. Auden. THE SELECTED WRITINGS OF SYDNEY SMITH. Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, New York, 1956.
Price: US$84.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped, price remains. Light staining on front panel. Chipping at spin crown/heel.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED by editor W.H. Auden on title page. Hardcover in dust jacket, near fine.
Seller: The Defunct Design Book Store, Middletown, CT, U.S.A.