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John Fowles. The Aristos. A self-portrait in Ideas.. Jonathan Cape, 1965.
Price: US$38.22 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A good hardback first edition in a fair dust jacket. There is a neat previous ownership name (and a date) in the top right-hand corner of the front free endpaper, and the feint shadow of some pencilled annotations at the top of the same page. The boards and main contents are clean, and the binding is secure. The dust jacket has not been price-clipped, but it is tanned on the spine and has a small injury to the right-hand edge of the upper cover (pictured). Overall, a good hardback first edition, but with a dust jacket which is tanned on the spine.
Seller: T S Hill Books, Dorking, United Kingdom
FOWLES, John. THE ARISTOS; A SELF-PORTRAIT IN IDEAS.. Jonathan Cape.,, London,, 1965.
Price: US$45.87 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First U.k. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. vii,246pp. Original publisher's dark blue cloth lettered gilt at the spine. FNeat name on front endpaper o/w vg+ in complete slightly used (some tanning and slight foxing) but unchipped vg minus d/w.
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Fowles, John. The Aristos. Jonathan Cape, London, 1965.
Price: US$50.96 + shipping
Description: Original pubisher's dark blue boards with gilt lettering on the spine, in pale blue dustwrapper with black lettering and design. Ex- library copy in original publisher's binding. The book has tape marks on front and rear pastedowns and endpapers, and also on the boards. Stamps on the front pastedown, title and copyright pages. Also signs of adhesive, and erasing on the front free endpaper. The dustwrapper has tape marks, on the corners of the turn-ins, and an"A" in biro on the front. Apart from these considerations, the book is quite good, tight and fairly clean throughout. The dustwrapper is also quite good, with no tears and without much wear.
Seller: Jacques Gander, Fairford, United Kingdom
FOWLES, John. THE ARISTOS; A SELF-PORTRAIT IN IDEAS.. Jonathan Cape.,, London,, 1965.
Price: US$57.33 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First U.k. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. vii,246pp. Original publisher's dark blue cloth lettered gilt at the spine. VG+ in complete very faintly tanned VG+ d/w. No inscriptions, not price-clipped.
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
FOWLES, John. THE ARISTOS; A SELF-PORTRAIT IN IDEAS.. Jonathan Cape.,, London,, 1965.
Price: US$76.44 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First U.k. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. vii,246pp. Original publisher's dark blue cloth lettered gilt at the spine. FNeat name on front endpaper o/w vg+ in complete slightly used (some tanning and slight foxing) but unchipped vg minus d/w.
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Fowles, John.. The Aristos.. Jonathan Cape. London., 1965.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The book has the previous owner's bookplate inside the front cover, very, very light wear on the edges & a slightly dusty top edge of the text block. The dust jacket is price clipped, has a lightly faded spine and light age darkening along the edges & back cover. No chips or tears.
Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Original boards in dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Book is fine except for the letter "D" written in blue ink on the front endpaper. Th e dust jacket is slightly soiled at the extremities and spine, but bears the original price at the bottom of the front flap. A scarce title.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles (John). The Aristos A self-portrait in Ideas. Jonathan Cape, London, 1965.
Price: US$229.33 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. 8vo. Original black boards. Dust-jacket, priced 30s. Fowles' "self-portrait in ideas", in which he tries to represent the necessity of the individual not to conform. Published on the heels of his success with The Collector.
Seller: Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom
FOWLES, JOHN. The Aristos. Jonathan Cape, London, 1965.
Price: US$262.02 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dustjacket has some minor soiling to back panel and spine.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
John Fowles. The Aristos. Jonathan Cape, London, 1965.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description:
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
John Fowles. THE ARISTOS - A Self-Portrait in Ideas [1/1]. Jonathan Cape, London, 1965.
Price: US$286.66 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First impression of the true first edition of the author's scarce second book. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Top edge of text-block stained pale blue to match the dustwrapper, but slightly faded. The boards are clean and unmarked. Top of spine just very slightly bumped. Corners sharp. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions, just a small Foyle's bookseller's label to the front pastedown. No foxing. Pages bright. ***In a near fine pale blue and black printed dustwrapper, that has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's price of 30s net. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper just very slightly creased and rubbed. Spine of dustwrapper slightly faded but hardly browned at all - far less than is usually found. Small mark to the top of the spine, and a couple of tiny spots. Small closed tear to the top edge of the back panel of the dustwrapper near the spine. Extremities of dustwrapper just slightly browned. Front and rear panels of dustwrapper bright. No tears. Dustwrapper crisp and clean. ***246 pages. 204mm x 136 mm. ***'It is not a difficult book; the tone is warm, the ideas are accessible. Fowles has used some of the concepts of Heraclitus; in form, the book is modelled on the Pensées of Pascal; in spirit, on the works of Montaigne.' (Quote from inside front of dustwrapper blurb). ***First impression of the true first edition in its original dustwrapper, extremely hard to find, especially in such bright, clean collectable condition. John Fowles' most elusive first edition title. Scarce. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
FOWLES,JOHN. The Aristos a self-portrait in ideas. jonathan cape london 1965, 1965.
Price: US$309.16 + shipping
Description: first edition 246pp NF (blue cloth,v.minor shelf wear) in NF d/w (sl.sunned spine w.sl.bumps to upper edge) superb copy
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
John Fowles. The Aristos a Self-Portrait in Ideas. Jonathan Cape, London, 1965.
Price: US$407.69 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine first edition of John Fowles' second published work, a collection of over one-thousand philosophical aphorisms. The first edition, first impression, with no subsequent impressions listed.In the original publisher's unclipped dust wrapper.A collection of several hundred philosophical aphorisms by John Fowles, with a total of 1,405 short insightful pieces.Fowles describes 'The Aristos' as a self-portrait of himself through his ideas, a literary statement of his reaction to the situation he existed in.In form this work is modelled on the 'Pensees' of Pascal, with some concepts of Heraclitus, and the spirit of Montaigne.This was the second published work by Fowles, following from his hugely successful novel 'The Collector'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, mostly to the head. Backstrip is discoloured with a few minor marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
John Fowles. The Aristos. Jonathan Cape, London, 1965.
Price: US$630.65 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: HARDBACK - A fine book that has been signed by the author to the title page. Free of any previous owner names or inscriptions, in a very good or better dust wrapper that has fading to the spine, but is free of any loss. Not price clipped, with the publisher's printed price of 30s.net present
Seller: West Hull Rare Books - P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, United Kingdom