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Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown, 1963.
Price: US$7.79 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Book may contain some writing, highlighting, and or cover damage. Shipped fast and reliably!
Seller: -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown, 1963.
Price: US$7.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$11.00 + shipping
Description: An acceptable reading of the copy of the first edition. (loc: 23). Acceptable with small tears to the cloth around the edges. Previous owner's name on front end paper, handful of pencil annotations on select pages. Hardcover in Orange Cloth Boards
Seller: Memento Mori Fine and Rare Books, Stafford, VA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$11.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American Edition, on copyright page. Edge tear and crease, taped inside, bottom spine end.
Seller: SuzyQBooks, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector. Little Brown (NY), 1963.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Little Brown (NY) 1963 First Edition, Second Printing. Near Fine ina Very Good DJ, not price clipped but the price has been inked over, some rubbing along the folds. A nice, clean copy.
Seller: Chris Grobel, Arlington, TX, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, 1963.
Price: US$17.81 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1963 Little Brown hardcover stated 1st US edition implicit 1st printing. Light edgewear and soil/tanning on dj, a bit of sunning on cover, markdown price on front flap, white paint stain on bottom of front board, soil/foxing on edge and eps (eps also have offset stains), you can tell if you go into the spine that the previous owner was a smoker, else text clean, binding tight.
Seller: Dave's Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company January 1963, 1963.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Appears as new with owner inscription on end page & first title page, very nice. Butterfly and key illustration on jacket.
Seller: Eighth Day Books, LLC, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, 1963.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Introductory pamphlet by Stephen King/ Book club edition of 1st US printing/ burnt orange cloth with titles in maroon box on spine in tan illustrated jacket
Seller: K & L KICKIN' BOOKS, Corinth, TX, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: Third printing. 8vo. Orange boards stamped in red and gilt. Butterfly collector and clerk kidnap 20 year old girl and for two months hold her prisoner in the cellar of his house. Boards. Top page edges stained yelow. Dust jacket has a few tiny chips, short tears, very small light stain on rear panel and a little wear at corners. near Fine/ Good.
Seller: Cultural Connection, Cape Coral, FL, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. Collector. Little, Brown & Co, 1963.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Unclipped DJ is colorful, lightly rubbed at corners & spine ends, some soil from age & handling. Textbox edges are dusty & foxed. pages are clean & sharp throughout.
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. THE COLLECTOR. Little, Brown, BOSTON, 1963.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Third printing, published the same year as the first. There are tape ghosts on the endpapers and an owner's bookplate. The gently worn jacket has some scotch tape, light soil, and original price of $4.95 price on the flap.
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John.. The Collector.. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1963.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: First Edition stated, but a club. A Very Fine copy in dull orange paper covered boards, with no topstain to textblock, in a Very Fine price-clipped dustwrapper. This short novel was Fowles' first published, though The Magus, a novel he'd been working on for several years, would be published later. The movie adaptation starred Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. Q12769
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector. Little Brown & Co, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A Near Fine Book in a Good Dust Jacket. A crisp clean sound book. In a dust jacket which has a large closed tear to the front panel, a closed tear to spine, light discolouring with 5516 to bottom of rear panel. A nice reading copy.
Seller: Foley & Sons Fine Editions, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
john fowles. the collector. little brown and co, 1963.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 305pp orange cloth covered boards, structurally sound, interior clean and tight, dj rubbed has several chips along the edges, price clipped nf/vg- this copy is 4th printing british fiction
Seller: aldebaranbooks, Lantana, FL, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector. Little,Brown, Boston Mass., 1963.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Fine 2nd printing, orange boards, brown block on spine holding gilt title, top edge yellow as issued. Very nice, previous owners' name written neatly on ffep.,it's tight and clean. The DJ has light rubbing to bottom left of front spine fold, slight to the lower back panel spine fold, small rub area to top of spine, and light soiling to the white back panel. It is bright and without spine fade, protected in new archival sleeve.
Seller: Deborah Fiegl, Bookseller, Perry, NY, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, 1963.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Previous owner inscription and couple name stamps to front endpaper. Dark tape repairs to back of jacket at spine ends. Couple small chips to jacket.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1963.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Author's first novel, a classic tale of erotomania & sexual obsession featuring a timid butterfly collector, Frederick Clegg. A FIRST EDITION, Fourth Printing, this hardcover octavo has orange tweed cloth-covered boards with publisher's embossed seal to front cover & black/gilt title box to spine. Condition is VG: completely clean, binding tight & square, pages very mildly off-white. Very slight corner bumping, rubbing to extremities. Price-clipped DJ is bright & clean, but downgraded to only Good due to a scrape/pulled area on back cover (photo 5), a chip on the spine (photo 4), & lesser chipping at corners. Beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown And Comapny, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$22.44 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: John Fowles First Book And The First American Edition. In Pristine Condition, No Marks Or Inscriptions. Orange Covered Boards With Maroon Panel On The Spine With Gilt Title Inset. Very Minor Bump To Tail Of Spine. The Dj Is Complete, Not Priced, Illustrated With A Picture Of A Butterfly , Key And Lock Of Hair. The Spine Is Very Slightly Sunned And A Very Minor Bump To Spine Tail But Otherwise In Near Fine Condition. A Lovely First!
Seller: Westside Stories, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, and Company, Boston Toronto, 1963.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Offset fading to rear endpapers. Clean and unmnarked. Solid binding.A nice copy. BF
Seller: Plain Tales Books, Arlington Hts, IL, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardcover. A near fine copy with a bit of foxing on the back cover. The dust jacket is fine. It is a nice copy, but a 4th edition. This is a scary book and a the same as a movie. Other books are band. I wonder why this one isn't also band. It is a map for terrible crimes.
Seller: Gebhard and Burkhart Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. 1989, 1963.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: VG+/VG+. Book of the Month Club edition. Reissue with new introduction by Stephen King tipped in. Page edges lightly sunned. Spine square, tight. One page has tiny bottom edge crease. Very bright, tight, clean copy.
Seller: Books to Die For, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st edition 4th printing (BCE) some wear to edges of dust jacket (now in mylar cover) some staining to page edge - minor wear to bottom edge of cover - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, 1963.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First American edition, Covers mildly soiled. Dust jacket stained.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A soiled advance reading copy in wraps. Slight spine lean, remainder line to the page bottoms.
Seller: Gaabooks, West New York, NJ, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John.. The Collector.. Little, Brown,, Boston:, 1963.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The author's first book. Stated first American edition. Very good in a very good (moderate shelf wear and aging) dust jacket. ; 305 pages
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector. Little, Brown And Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$27.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American edition stated. Book club edition with an eleven page booklet "A New Introduction by Stephen King" (1989) laid in. 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 Book; mild push to top spine else fine, as new, unread. Dust jacket has minor bumping to mostly spine ends. Color sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Booklet near fine with slight soiling to rear wrapper. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.
Seller: Twinwillow Books, Los Alamitos, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown & Co Boston, MA, 1963.
Price: US$27.95 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION HARDBACK Book condition is Near Fine with some foxing to top and side pages. Dust Jacket is Very Good. Not Price Clipped. Shows $4.95 Author's First Novel. Also made into a Major Motion Picture in 1965 staring Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, and Mona Washbourne Dust Jacket will be nicely Cleaned up and protected with Acid Free Clear Archival Cover. 5.5 x 8.25 Inches in size 305 numbered pages. Near Fine with some foxing to top and side pages FIRST PRINTING of the STATED FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
Seller: COLLECTIBLE BOOK SHOPPE, Petaluma, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG/VG-. Very Good Copy of the First U.S. Edition with minor bumping at top and bottom of spine. Dust Jacket is Very Good Minus with some soiling and some crimping at top of spine. Location: T15A
Seller: From Away Books & Antiques, Greenville, ME, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Book has bump to outer lower corners of boards and a fingernail size stain on bottom edge of front board, otherwise Fine, clean and tight with no markings in book. Jacket has wear to edges with chipping at spine ends and toning to rear panel. Price has been cut out with scissors.
Seller: Rio Bound Books, San Marcos, TX, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: Fourth printing. 8vo. Orange boards stamped in red and gilt. Top page edges stained yellow. Nice dust jacket has a strip of clear tape at very top and bottom of spine and one corner repaired. near Fine/ Very Good or better condition.
Seller: Cultural Connection, Cape Coral, FL, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown; (1963), Boston, 1963.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: First U.S. edition of the author's first book, very good in a very good dust jacket. The book has a small patch of discoloration on the front board and light edgewear. The price clipped jacket has some edgewear and light creasing and soiling on rear panel. A tiny chip and some creasing are in evidence at the top of spine, and a small closed tear is near the middle of the spine.
Seller: Tulsa Books, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector [Hardcover] John Fowles. Little Brown, 1963.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1963 Little Brown hard cover - original BCE version - no dust jacket - minor staining to page edge - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Stated First American Edition. Orange cloth. Richly decorated dust jacket. 8vo. 305 pages. Near fine. Boards show no obvious wear. Pages are clean and very tight, like new. DJ would be near fine as it has no obvious edgewear but does have a waterstain on the back cover and a small scrape on the front cover, so is Good Minus. John Robert Fowles (1926 - 2005) was an English novelist of international stature, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism. His work reflects the influence of Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, among others.
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector (New intro by: Stephen King). Little Brown: Boston 1963, 1963.
Price: US$34.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book club replica of the original First edition, so stated. Very good+, former owner name neatly blacked out on ffep. Very good+, non priced DJ. Light push to edges. A booklet with a new introduction by Stephen King about this title has been laid in the book. This reprint issue was produced in 1989. * (We ship most books six days a week and will confirm with tracking number for domestic orders or customs number for non domestic) *
Seller: Abound Book Company, Overland Park, KS, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1963.
Price: US$34.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Softcover advance reading copy. Slight soil to wraps, slight spine lean. PO name stamped to ffep. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 305 pages
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector. Little, Brown & Co., 1963.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Second printing. This is an ex-library book, but hard to tell at first glance. The only real mark is a stamp on the front paste down, covered by the flap. The dust jacket is really good. Text is clean and solid. I will call this a collectible copy, looks good for a 60 year old library book.
Seller: Prairie Home Books, Crosby, ND, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown & Co, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book VERY GOOD evidence of erasure on front fly leaf; dust jacket NEAR FINE evidence of sticker removal on front flap.
Seller: Barrister, Inc., Davie, FL, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown and Company, 1963, 1963.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Second printing. Book is fine with a small stain at bottom of pages. Dj is very good, some wear at corners and spine ends, two small tears at bottom of front, some water or other liquid stain at bottom of back (about 2"x2"), some soiling on back hinge and left hinge of spine.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$36.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dustwrapper has one tiny chip to top of front panel and slight edgewear. Book shows slight staining to front panel. First edition of of the author's first book. Fowles went on to write "The Magus", "The French Lieutenant's Woman" and other notable novels.
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, New York, 1963.
Price: US$37.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Mild wear. International orders may require additional postage. ; $4.95 price on dustjacket. ; 305 pages
Seller: Time Traveler Books, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown & Co, Boston, MA, 1963.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition of Fowles' first book. Very good with light wear and a few small tears to edges, corners, and spine ends.
Seller: Peruse the Stacks, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. Collector. Little, Brown & Co, Boston, MA, 1963.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo. 305 pp. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, very good condition. (89811).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, U.S.A., 1963.
Price: US$42.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dust jacket in fair condition with edge wear and rubbing along with several tears to the edges and corners and by the spine. Back of dust jacket has some markings and light spot stains and inside front flap has the price clipped. Book is in good condition. Boards have some edge wear and rubbing with some slightly extra wear at the corners and by the spine. Inside front board has a pencil notation. Pages are clean and binding is tight.
Seller: BOOK'EM, LLC, Port Orchard, WA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$44.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dust jacket taped to book, inside flaps. Edge wear to dust jacket.
Seller: Take Five Books, Ashland, OR, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector [Hardcover] John Fowles. Little Brown, 1963.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1963 Little Brown hard cover - facsimile of the 1st American Edition - minor staining to dust jacket and page edge - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - now in mylar cover - enjoy
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is the third printing of the first edition. Fine dust jacket intact and not price clipped. Stated price of $4.95. Fowles' first published novel. Made into a film with Terence Stamp. Said to be an inspiration for books as diverse as "Silence of the Lambs" and "Misery". Frederick Clegg, an obscure little clerk and collector of butterflies, one day nets his finest specimen, Miss Miranda Grey, a soft, lovely, twenty-year old. Fowles's reputation as a literary genius was established with this novel.
Seller: A Turn of the Page Books, Fishers, IN, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown and Co, Boston,MA., 1963.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American Edition, First Printing, bound in orange cloth with yellow endpapers in the Original dust jacket; a near fine copy with minor bumping to head and heel of spine, and a very nice dust jacket with minor chipping and light rubbing at top of spine. An attractive copy.
Seller: Concordia Books, Rensselaer Falls, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1963 Little Brown hard cover - 1st American Edition stated 1st printing - no dust jacket - owner's stamp inside front cover and on title page - minor staining to page edge - slight wear to cover - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - a nice overall collectible - enjoy
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher's full orange cloth, gilt lettering on red panel on spine, t.e.g. (yellow), yellow endpapers. . Volume shows mild wear, spine very slightly cocked, else near fine. VERY GOOD. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (viii), 305 pp
Seller: Round Table Books, LLC, Palatine, IL, U.S.A.
Fowles, John.. THE COLLECTOR.. BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN. 1963, 1963.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cloth. First American Edition. A very good+ or better copy in a Vg. dj. (4 inch tear at head of rear panel of dj. Several far shorter edge tears. A few small chips at corners of dj. Previous owner's s ignature inked on front endpaper. Couple of traces of light soiling in text. Hint of foxing at top edge) Author's FIRST book. Basis for a film. (S)
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
John Fowles. THE COLLECTOR. Little, Brown & Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$54.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Edge wear to spine edges and front flap, rubbed corners with chips and tears to top and bottom of spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
John Fowles. THE COLLECTOR. Little, Brown & Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$54.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. Remainder mark on bottom text block edge.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. THE COLLECTOR. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$56.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 305 pages; Dust jacket with minor rubbing, soiling and wear. Chip about 1 x 1 inch to upper spine. Named inked on inside front cover of book.
Seller: Circle City Books, tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. THE COLLECTOR. Little Brown, 1963.
Price: US$62.31 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Fowles, John.. The Collector.. Boston. 1963. Little,Brown. 1st.ed., 1963.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: V.good in lightly worn dj.
Seller: The Bookroom, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown & Company, Boston Toronto, 1963.
Price: US$68.81 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Frederick Clegg, a collector of butterflies, kidnaps the woman of his fascination and holds her prisoner in the hope that she will " see my good points, she'll understand. " 305 pp. Orange cloth covered boards have maroon leatherette pastedown with decoarated gilt text title block on spine, LB colophon blind stamped on front panel, BOMC colophon stamped on rear panel, yellow Book has ever so slightly rubbed spine ends, small bump bottom front corner, ow, it is as new. It is still stiff to open and appears to be unread. Unclipped, unpriced DJ has 1" faint black, horizontal line at base of spine above publisher and 1/4" closed tear at top rear corner, ow it too is as new. Digital images available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 143646.
Seller: Lower Beverley Better Books, Lyndhurst, ON, Canada
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition. 8vo. Orange boards stamped in red and gilt. Butterfly collector and clerk kidnaps a 20 year old girl and for two months holds her prisoner in the cellar of his house. Bottom two corner tips bumped. Missing flyleaf and prelim. Dust jacket has small chip at base of spine with a very small slight stain at top back near spine. Fair / Very good condition.
Seller: Cultural Connection, Cape Coral, FL, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector. Little, Brown, 1963.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: G/G. 1st printing. Jacket in mylar. Name on endpaper, light staining to front board, foredge, jacket price clip, rear panel dulled, small corner chips, writing on rear jacket flap
Seller: AwardWinningBooks, Spring Branch, TX, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1963.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo bound in brick red cloth. First U.S. edition. Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Edges mildly toned, with a small spot to upper edge, and moderate soil to fore-edge. Former owner's ex-libris to front free endpaper. Jacket has mild edge wear, with mild handling marks, a small cluster of scuffs, and a spot of foxing to rear cover. 305 pp. Still sharp. [+4]
Seller: Mausoleum Books, Glendale, CA, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Advance copy of first American edition. Small spot to front of printed wrappers with small butterfly illustration, else fine.
Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John.. The Collector.. Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1963.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Just About Fine in pale salmon textured paper covered boards, in a tan illustrated dustwrapper, not price-clipped. Upper edge of boards slightly faded; small invisible spot mid-spine of jacket. 305pp. Though it was published first, Fowles first novel was actually The Magus, which appeared later (1965). The story was adapted to the movies, in a feature starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. Q04162
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$76.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Book shows a bit of sunning to spine. Overall, a tight, bright, clean copy of the first U.S. edition of of the author's first book. Fowles went on to write "The Magus", "The French Lieutenant's Woman" and other notable novels.
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
John Fowles. THE COLLECTOR.. Little, Brown and Company, 1963.
Price: US$77.63 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.75
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. THE COLLECTOR. Little, Brown, 1963.
Price: US$81.20 + shipping
Description: THE COLLECTOR, Little, Brown, 1963, first American edition, some light soil to the spine and light foxing to the t.p.e.'s and a small section of the b.p.e.'s, else vg+ in like dust-wrapper The authors first book!
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector [FIRST AMERICAN EDITION]. Little, Brown and Company, 1963.
Price: US$81.74 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Book is in NEW condition.
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Boston, Ma: Little, Brown and Company, 1963, Boston, Ma, 1963.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Small chips to corners. Previous owners ink name and address. Bookstore sticker of John Cole's in La Jolla to left bottom of rear PDEP. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: P.F. Mullins Books, CA Carlsbad, CA, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, 1963.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Stated first American edition. Clean text. Tight binding. Corners are sharp. No shelf wear. The dust jacket is unclipped ($4.95). Some minor chipping and creasing at the head and heel.
Seller: Zach the Ripper Books, Gillette, WY, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boston: Little Brown, 1963. 1st American Edition. Stated First American Edition. Author's first novel. The book is bound in red cloth, and is straight, clean, tight and has no previous owner writing in it. It has a trace of bumping to the bottom corner edges of the front and rear boards. The price intact dustjacket is bright, clean and unfaded. It has some mild edgewear, a crease by the rear corner bump and a very small amount of surface rubbing to the spine ends. A nice copy to show your friends. Collecting is taken to an extreme when a man goes from butterfly collecting to kidnapping a girl he admires. A really spooky story, and a really spooky movie.
Seller: Lotsa Books, Fort Smith, AR, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown, 1963.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American Edition stated on copyright page, fine in a fine dust jacket. Price clipped.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Description: [1963]. Very Good in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full brick-red cloth. The spine is stamped in crimson and gilt. Octavo. Brilliant yellow endpapers and topstain. 305pps. Stated First American Edition. There is mild bumping and rubbing to the tips and the spine-ends, a previous owner's name is neatly penned on the front pastedown, and there is modest reading wear including a small tear with attendant creasing at the bottom of page 73. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has mild touches of rubbing to the rear panel and has a small nick at the head of the spine; the original price (4.95)is intact. Basis of the 1965 film starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. ".He tells the story first -- Frederick Clegg, an obscure little clerk and a collector of butterflies who one day goes on to net his finest specimen, Miss Miranda Grey, a soft, lovely twenty-year-old. In his colorless yet curiously expressive words, he tells of the months in which he stood by the office window and watched for the beautiful Miranda whenever she was home from art school. Then Frederick suddenly wins a fortune in a football pool and devises an ingenious way to make his dream come true. He buys a secluded country house and, when all preparations have been made, kidnaps Miranda from outside her apartment in London. The body of the novel concerns the two months during which Miranda is held prisoner in the cellar of the house." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.
Seller: Nooks Of Books , Elkins Park, PA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John.. The Collector.. Little, Brown & Co., 1963.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. A Fine copy in dull brown textured paper covered boards, in a Fine tan dustwrapper, not price-clipped, designed by Tom Adams. 305pp. Author's first published book. Basis for movie of the same name, starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. Q07370
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, 1963.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: This copy is as fresh as the printer could make it. It is in unread condition with only a very small tear at the top of the jacket. It may be a book club copy but it is as perfect as you could fine 50 years after the book's printing.
Seller: Northmont Books and Stamps, Farmington Hills., MI, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Boston: Little Brown, 1963, 1963.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Description: Near Fine Light Soiling/VG Light Edgewear, Soiling Dj. First Edition.
Seller: Black Dog Books, Emerson, NJ, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. THE COLLECTOR. Little Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Book has slight spotting on back inside cover, and is slightly dirty on textblock edge. With a previous owner's bookplate. Dustjacket is price clipped, else Fine.
Seller: Euclid Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition. Advance copy for review purposes, one of 500 thus, not for sale. Printed wrappers, sunning to covers, no tears, writing. Very good. The author's first book.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Advance Copy (ARC, Proof) of the first US edition of the first novel from Fowles. Very good in wraps that show tanning to spine and around edges of front and rear panels. Clean and tight internally, and with minimal wear to spine.
Seller: Peruse the Stacks, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. THE COLLECTOR. Little, Brown (1963), Boston, 1963.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First American edition of his first book. Previous owner's name and address on front endpaper, otherwise fine in dust jacket with the barest wear.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. The Collector. Little Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American edition. Light offsetting on the endpapers from clippings (not present), else near fine in near fine dustwrapper with modest rubbing and a tiny tear. Author's first book.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Author's first book Stated First American Edition. Book is tight with a bit of staining on back dust jacket. Bit of wear on top of jacket spine area. In a protective acetate jacket cover. Bright yellow endpapers. Price of $4.95 on inside front jacket.
Seller: Eyrie House Books, Tyngsboro, MA, U.S.A.
FOWLES, JOHN. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Advance reading copy of the first American edition. Yellow printed wrappers. Wrappers browned on spine and extremities, else a very good copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. Razor thin 1" scratch on rear cover else a fine copy in fine dust jacket with a corresponding scratch on the rear panel. An unusually crisp and bright copy of the author's first book.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. The Collector. Little Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: Little Brown, (1963). First American Edition.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown, 1963.
Price: US$112.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Advanced Review Copy in cream-colored wrappers. Near fine with some minor crinkling and edgewear along the spine, housed in a custom-made slipcase. We have the largest selection of John Fowles first editions for sale in the world--please inquire about our multiple-purchase discounts, or if you need assistance with building a Fowles collection.
Seller: Magus Books of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1963.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine hardcover in Near Fine dj (there is a pen mark through the printed price on top front dj flap and 3.79 is written in pen next to the printed dj price; slight wear to dj corners). A nice copy. First Edition, First Printing. Author's first book.
Seller: Peter Lenz Bookseller, Cohoes, NY, U.S.A.
FOWLES,JOHN. The Collector. LITTLE BROWN, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$119.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A square solid tight over-all clean un-read copy. This copy has some light paged soil,pagedge browning,a light bump to the heel of the spine. The plain paper 4.95 jacket has rubbing wear,some edgewear,foxing,small missing chips at the top and base of the spine. First US edition.
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston and Toronto, 1963.
Price: US$119.95 + shipping
Description: Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1963. A handsome copy. Near Fine condition in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket (only one short, closed tear -- at the fold, less than 2 cm long). Just a touch of soil/toning to the white parts of the jacket's rear panel. NOT price clipped ($4.95). No chips. No creases. No fading. Clean, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. Not a remainder. Bright yellow endpapers with matching yellow top edge tint. First U.S. edition of the author's first book. Bound in the original red-orange boards. From the Dust Jacket: "He tells the story first -- Frederick Clegg, an obscure little clerk and a collector of butterflies who one day goes on to net his finest specimen, Miss Miranda Grey, a soft, lovely twenty-year-old. In his colorless yet curiously expressive words, he tells of the months in which he stood by the office window and watched for the beautiful Miranda whenever she was home from art school. Then Frederick suddenly wins a fortune in a football pool and devises an ingenious way to make his dream come true. He buys a secluded country house and, when all preparations have been made, kidnaps Miranda from outside her apartment in London. The body of the novel concerns the two months during which Miranda is held prisoner in the cellar of the house.". First American Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Adams, Tom (jacket design). 8vo. (x), 305pp.
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Fowles, John.. The Collector. Little, Brown, Boston / Toronto, 1963.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Sienna bds. corner clipped from front yellow endpaper, small cigarette burn back dust jacket flap at fold. No names, clean text. Tight, solid, attractive. 305 pgs 305 p.
Seller: Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little , Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Paperback. Yellow printed wrappers. 305pp. Advance copy for the 1st American edition of the author's 1st book. Covers lightly soiled, else very good. Publisher's order card for this title laid in.
Seller: Kevin T. Ransom- Bookseller, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. Neat owner name front fly else fine in just about fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing at the spine ends. An unusually crisp and bright copy of the author's first book.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, 1963.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of John Fowles' "The Collector." Published in Boston by Little, Brown and Company in 1963. "First American Edition" stated on copyright page. Book fine. DJ near fine, price clipped.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. THE COLLECTOR. Little Brown, 1963.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American edition. NEAR FINE in like dust jacket, mild soil to white background of rear dj panel; entirely free of any former owner markings.
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. Original printed wrappers, slight sunning to edges, else near fine.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Hardcover stated "First American Edition". Book is fine, with NO marks in or on the book. DJ is price clipped, wrapped in a mylar cover- very crisp and bright, with no wear. A nice copy of this classic.
Seller: The Kings Word, Marietta, GA, U.S.A.
John Fowles. THE COLLECTOR. Little, Brown & Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$137.44 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John.. The Collector.. Little, Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 305 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First American edition. A fine copy in a beautiful dust jacket with only the slightest of dust-soiling to the back panel.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, 1963.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Published in Boston by Little, Brown and Company in 1963. "First American Edition" stated on copyright page. Book near fine. DJ near fine. DJ price is "$4.95."
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
FOWLES, JOHN.. The Collector. Boston: Little, Brown, 1963, 1963.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First American Edition; advance reading copy in publisher's wrappers. Very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston Toronto, 1963.
Price: US$157.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 305 Pp. Salmon Boards Stamped In Gilt And Red. Top Edge Stained Yellow, As Issued. First American Printing. Book Is Fine, No Rubbing Or Marks, Small Pasadena Bookseller's Label On Front Pastedown. Dust Jacket, Was Stored Flat Since New, No Trace Of Wear Or Soiling, Small Shallow Abrasion Near Center Of Publisher's Name On Spine, Not Price Clipped ($4.95). Fine Copies Of The Dj Are Scarce.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, 1963.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Published in Boston by Little, Brown and Company in 1963. "First American Edition" stated on copyright page. Book near fine. DJ very good. DJ price is "$4.95."
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles John. THE COLLECTOR. Boston Little, Brown and Company 1963, 1963.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. PRE-PUBLICATION ADVANCE REVIEW COPY. 8vo, bound in the original paper wrappers. (8), 305pp. A very nice copy with evidence of age mellowing to the off-white paper wrapper. The title and author have been handwritten onto the spine. VERY SCARCE FIRST EDITION AND A VERY NICE COPY OF THE ADVANCE PROOF FOR THE BOOK. This is the story of Frederick Clegg, an obscure little clerk and a collector of butterflies who one day goes on to net his finest specimen, Miss Miranda Grey, a soft, lovely twenty-year-old.[H]e tells the months in which he stood by the office window and watched [her].and then, after winning a fortune in a football pool devises and ingenious plan.buys a secluded house.and kidnaps Miranda. The body of the novel concerns the two months in which Miranda is held prisoner. The work earned remarkable praise for Fowles, put him on the map in the world of modern literature and became a classic in the modern genre. "A remarkable feat of imagination."
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
John Fowles. THE COLLECTOR. Little, Brown & Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$192.44 + shipping
Description: Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Advance Reading Copy of the first American edition. Yellow printed wrappers. Covers very slightly toned on the spine, rear cover has thin strip of tanning on lower edge of cover, else a near fine copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. In first issue dust jacket with the price "$4.95" on the front flap. Dust jacket with some minor rubbing along the spine extremities.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: John Fowles first book, The Collector. First American edition, fine in fine dust jacket with the original price of "4.95" intact. Later editions have "5.95." There are no markings, clippings, stickers, or remainder marks. Nice copies without flaws are becoming difficult to locate.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, 1963.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo., 305 pp. First American Edition in burnt orange boards, spine printed in burgundy and gilt, corners slightly dented, small stain on cover, slight wrinkle on upper spine, bright yellow endpapers, tiny stains on edges and front free endpaper. Dust wrapper is bright and unfaded, book is relatively tight. Shipped in a box, not a padded envelope. Price reduced!!
Seller: Dubliners Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$210.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American (Book Club Edition). Orange cloth with bright gold/crimson titles. Book club blindstamp to rear board. First American Edition is stated on copyright page. Book is as NEW except for tiny spot at top of ffep. Dustjacket is as new. Included is an 11-page introduction to the book by Stephen King in fine condition. In protective mylar cover.
Seller: Rose's Books IOBA, Harwich Port, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$211.34 + shipping
Description: 8vo., First US Edition; terracotta cloth, upper board blocked in blind, backstrip lettered in gilt, yellow top, yellow endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly browned on (predominantly white) rear panel. Nice copy of the first US edition of Fowles' first novel. The book forms the basis of William Wyler's feature film (1965) starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar.
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
John Fowles. The Collector. Little, Brown & Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$211.34 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A fine first US edition of John Fowles' thrilling debut novel, about a lonely young man who abducts a woman he becomes obsessed with. The first US edition, first printing of John Fowles's debut novel, an unsettling thriller.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.'The Collector' is an unsettling novel, following a psychotic young man who wins the lottery and uses the money to buy an isolated house. He becomes increasingly obsessed with an art student, Miranda Grey, eventually kidnapping her and keeping her locked in his cellar.Only two years after this publication, the novel was adapted into an Academy Award nominated film.The success of this novel allowed John Fowles to quit his teaching career to focus full-time on his writing. He went on to author such works as 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' and 'The Magus'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright, with bumping to spine tail. Dust wrapper back strip lightly age toned, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company [1963], Boston, 1963.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. [11], 4-305, [5] pp. Brick-colored cloth with gold lettering blocked in maroon on the spine; yellow topstain. Price of $4.95 on front flap of dust jacket. Yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Ahearn APG 001g. The first printing of the first American edition. The author's first book, and the basis for the 1965 film. A chilling horror story concerning a psychopath (Frederick) and the woman he kidnaps (Miranda), with the novel told from both characters' points of view. Published before Silence of the Lambs, Fowles' The Collector is an early horror novel. A tiny push to the top textblock an offset to the free front endpaper; jacket shows two tape ghosts to its reverse.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John.. The Collector.. Little, Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$224.39 + shipping
Description: First U.S. edition. A near fine copy in d/w with a touch of wear to the spine ends and corners but still near fine.
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
Fowles, John.. The Collector.. Boston. Little, Brown and Company. 1963., 1963.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Stated with "First Edition" on the copyright page. Fowles' first book, getting scarce in nice condition and dustjacket. NF/VG+ inclean, crisp salmon-colored paper-covered boards stamped brightly in goldand brown on the spine. Very clean and tight throughout. In a complete, lightly soiled dustjacket with the price of $4.95 at the top of the inside front flap and a photo of a reflective and clean-shaven young Fowles on the rear panel. Light wear to the corners. A handsome, collectible copy. First Edition. Stated with "First Edition" on the copyright page.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, New York, 1963.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, advance reading copy. 1 vols. 8vo. Advance Copy. Original printed wrappers, with publisher's blurb on front cover; wrappers slightly soiled and stained, otherwise very good. In cloth slipcase
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
FOWLES, JOHN. THE COLLECTOR. BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN AND CO PUB 1963., 1963.
Price: US$240.00 + shipping
Description: VERY GOOD+ IN PRINTED WRAPS. ADVANCE READER'S COPY OF AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK YELLOW WRAPS WITH MODEST DUST SOIL, A FEW DARKER STAINS TO THE REAR COVER, BUT OTHERWISE A VERY NICE TIGHT CLEAN COPY. FIRST AMERICAN edition. Binding is PAPERBACK.
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, New York, 1963.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo., 305pp. Sharp Stated First American Edition. Originally published in the UK by Jonathan Cape in 1963. Made into the 1965 film starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar, directed by William Wyler. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some gentle bumping to the spine ends. No toning or foxing. Equally attractive unclipped dust wrapper with ($4.95), has a touch of edge-wear and mild soiling to rear panel. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy of the author's first book.
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first printing with "First American Edition" on copyright page; dj not price clipped ($4.95); very attractive pictorial dj designed by Tom Adams with light creasing to right edge of front cover and chipping/creasing to top and bottom of dj spine; however, an attractive copy of the author's first book
Seller: Cornelius Muhilly Rare Books, Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Uncorrected proof. Near fine in original wrappers. Somewhat rolled, creasing to the unprinted spine, and foxing on the top edge.
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, 1963.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Jacket design by Tom Adams [248] pp. Book Club Edition FOWLES, John Little, Brown and Company 1963 8.5" x 5.75" Basis for the memorable 1965 William Wyler-directed film starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar.
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The Collector by John Fowles. First American edition, in dust jacket. Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston, (1963). First American edition so stated on the copyright page. Dust jacket is in fine condition. The jacket is not price clipped with a price of $4.95. Binding is in fine condition. Contents clean. 305 pages. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #11-091. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. The Collector. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo; rust-colored paper-covered boards, titled and blocked in gilt and dark brown on spine; yellow topstain; dustjacket; 305pp, [4]. Bookplate signed by the author loosely laid in, with the brief note "a cold day, 1996" below his written name. Rough erasure to contemporary owner's name and date on front endpaper, with light wear to extremities; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $4.95), and a bright, Fine example. Fowles's first book, a thoroughly creepy novel about a socially-awkward kidnapper and killer, one whom many credit with being the inspiration for Hanibal Lecter.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. THE COLLECTOR. Little, Brown, 1963.
Price: US$319.00 + shipping
Description: ** PREPUBLICATION COPY ** THE COLLECTOR, Little Brown, 1963, first American edition, a sharp vg+ copy in wraps of this advance reading copy of the authors first book! SIGNED by the author on a bookplate laid in.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown, 1963.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED, without inscription, by John Fowles on the title page. The volume is pushed at the spine ends, has a circular stain on the front board and a small stain on the bottom page edges. The unclipped dust jacket, sleeved in protective cover, has light toning on the flap perimeters.
Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector. Little Brown and Company, 1963.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: NY: Little, Brown, 1963. Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First American Edition of the late author's first book. Basis for the memorable 1965 William Wyler-directed film starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. Solid clean unmarked beautiful copy. 305 pp
Seller: GoldBookShelf, Burlington, ON, Canada
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little, Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$380.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Collector by John Fowles. Advanced copy in wrappers. Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston, (1963). First American Edition so stated on the copyright page. Binding is in very good condition with some toning to the spine and two small stains on the front cover Contents clean. 305 pages. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #12-225. Price: $380. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. Original cream colored wrappers, slightly sunned along spine. One of 500 copies printed in advace of the first edition for review purposes. Laid in is the scarce "Dear Bookseller" letter, folded once. Though not uncommon, the letter is very scarce. The author's first book. In custom made slipcase.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$486.73 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Rare as hen's teeth, this is the Advance Reading Copy of a great and celebrated first novel. It is not perfect in any conventional sense; the sun has faded the cover and the spine has an area of damage at the top. It looks as if it has been greedily read, without any care being taken. It is undoubtedly well used, and the cover was printed on low quality paper. The text is much better, but because it was 'only a proof' I would guess it was sent to somebody in the publishing business who obviously devoured it. It is that kind of book. An early Fowles that is difficult to put down until you have finished it. But apart from the obvious faults it is also the real thing, a not for sale advance copy, and with a rare signature by way of a pasted in bookplate, and the great man has written 'Lyme Regis' under his name. This seaside town in Devon, England, was where Fowles lived. I remember going there to see him. The book also has a neat former owner's signature. This is a keen price for such an extreme rarity. I doubt there is another US proof that is signed. Consequently this is a much sought after work in its rarest state, and possibly unique. I think of it as a valuable relic of great interest. 0.0 0.0 0.0
Seller: THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
John Fowler. The Collector. Little Brown, 1963.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Fowles, John. The Collector. Boston/Toronto: Little, Brown & Company, 1963. First American edition, bookplate signed by author. Original brick cloth blind stamped with the "LB" insignia to front board, spine lettered in gilt over maroon background, yellow top stain, pictorial dust jacket. 8vo. Spine of jacket rubbed at ends and at front panel corners, finger soiling to back panel with minor foxing to lower edge and into the back flap, still an attractive copy.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Fowles, John. The Collector (SIGNED Plus SIGNED CAST ITEMS). Little Brown and Co., Boston, 1963.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st American Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED by author on a bookplate on half-title page (signed bookplates by mail shortly before his death in 2005- thus later signature). $4.95 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. Also laid-in is a cafeteria guest check SIGNED by WILLIAM WYLER, famous director of the 1965 film version of novel--a scarce signature). Also laid-in is a B&W photo SIGNED by TERENCE STAMP (played 'Freddie Clegg'); and another color photo SIGNED by SAMANTHA EGGAR (played 'Miranda Grey'). Author's first novel. (Bonus: Also comes with a unsigned 1st Printing hardcover copy of Fowles novel "Mantissa" --Note: No international orders for this item). Unique copy for the Fowles--Collector fan or collector Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
John Fowles. The Collector. Little, Brown and Co. Austin Toronto, 1963.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: 1st American edition, signed plate. Book and jacket are in excellent condition.
Seller: A Better, Sunrise Beach, MO, U.S.A.
FOWLES, John. The Collector. London Jonathan Cape 1963, 1963.
Price: US$960.65 + shipping
Description: First edition. The film critic Alexander Walker's copy with his ink owner ship signature. 8vo., original brown cloth with dust wrapper. A little darkening to lower panel of wrapper otherwise a very good copy. The Collector was made into a 1965 film directed by William Wyler and starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar.
Seller: G. Heywood Hill Ltd ABA, London, United Kingdom
Fowles, John. The Collector. Little Brown, 1963.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Stated First American Edition/First Printing with no mention of subsequent printings (first state point at the time, number lines included starting in 1988); A Near Fine book in a Near Fine price clipped dust jacket. Flat SIGNED by the author on the title page. A beautiful copy of this extraordinary novel by the award winning and critically acclaimed author of "The Magus"; scarce in this condition, particularly signed. This copy is in near fine condition with only very light shelf wear, else fine; housed in a near fine clean and bright dust jacket that shows only light rubbing to the spine ends and corners, else fine. But for the jacket being price clipped and the light rubbing, a pristine copy indeed. Not remaindered, not ex-library; in archival protection and will ship in a sturdy box.
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA, Tomball, TX, U.S.A.
John Fowles. THE COLLECTOR SIGNED. Little, Brown & Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$1315.55 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner name on FEP. ; Personalized by author on title page. ; Signed by Author.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Fowles, John. The Collector.. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Fowles' debut novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed and dated by John Fowles on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the half-title page. Jacket design by Tom Adams. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box. Hailed as the first modern psychological thriller, The Collector is the internationally bestselling novel that catapulted John Fowles into the front rank of contemporary novelists. This tale of obsessive love--the story of a lonely clerk who collects butterflies and of the beautiful young art student who is his ultimate quarry--remains unparalleled in its power to startle and mesmerize. It was adapted as a feature film of the same name in 1965.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.