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Waugh, Evelyn. The Life Of The Right Reverend Ronald Knox. Chapman & Hall, 1959.
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Boards are worn and marked.Ex-library book.Scarring.Old tape residue marks.Foxing.Tightly bound.2nd impression.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
EVELYN WAUGH. THE LIFE OF THE REVEREND RONALD KNOX. CHAPMAN AND HALL, 1959.
Price: US$6.44 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: FIRST EDITION stained blue cover - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Evelyn Waugh. The Life Of The Reverend Ronald Knox. Chapman and Hall, 1959.
Price: US$8.05 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1959. No Edition Stated. 357 pages. White jacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped laminated jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Waugh, Evelyn. The life of Ronald Knox. Chapman & Hall, 1959.
Price: US$9.80 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Third impression, 357 p. Ill. Call number and stamps (some on edge) of library.
Seller: Livresse, Gatineau, QC, Canada
Price: US$11.33 + shipping
Description: 1st edition. 8vo. [358pp.] B/w. portrait frontispiece, title page printed in red and black, b/w. illustrations. Minor ownership inscription to front f.e.p. Original blue cloth. Pictorial white d/w. lettered in red and black, rubbed and slightly chipped to edges, title faded to spine. US$11
Seller: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
Evelyn Waugh. The Life of the Right Reverend Ronald Knox. Chapman & Hall, 1959.
Price: US$12.87 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1959. 2nd Impressions. 358 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white frontispiece. Pages are are slightly tanned with notable foxing throughout. Heavier foxing to to text-block edges. Pencil mark to rear pastedown. Some soft marks to pastedowns and endpapers. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners, notable dents, scuffs and rubbing to surface. Light sunning to front board. Visible white stains to spine with minor crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has forward lean.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$12.88 + shipping
Description: Illus., index; 358pp. orig. blue cloth,
Seller: R.G. Watkins Books and Prints, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom
Evelyn Waugh. The Life of Ronald Knox. Chapman and Hall, 1959.
Price: US$12.88 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Blues boards with gold lettering to the spine. Wear to the top and bottom of the spine and some additional wear to the extremities. No inscriptions, 357pp, clean and bright pages throughout with illustrations included. (Any digital image available eon request).
Seller: Books Written By (PBFA Member), Northampton, NTH, United Kingdom
Evelyn Waugh. The Life of the Right Reverand Ronald Knox. Chapman and Hall, 1959.
Price: US$13.51 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1959. No Edition Stated. 357 pages. White dust jacket with black lettering over blue cloth. B&W frontispiece. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Notable scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Book has a forward lean. Clipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Notable staining and soiling to DJ. Sticker remnants to front.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$13.81 + shipping
Description: Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Price: US$14.78 + shipping
Description: The edges of the dust jacket are chipped and there's a neat wonrship signature on the front end paper and bookseller's stamp on the front paste down, else a very good copy. Second Impression Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Seller: Good Reading Secondhand Books, Benalla, VIC, Australia
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 358pp. Nicely illustrated with black and white photographs. Volume slightly cocked, with general light to medium wear akin to abrasions on covers. Faint moisture stain to top of top margins of approximately 80 pages. Previous owner's bookplate (Rev. John Walker) to front paste-down and another person's info. (John McDonnel of Manchester, England) in ink to front free endpaper. "Ronald Knox Memorial Prize" notice tipped in. Another owner's ownership label to half title-page. Minor dings and creases to extremities of a small number of pages. Mild foxing to edges of pages and a few pages. Text clean. Binding sound.
Seller: Henry Stachyra, Bookseller, Stillwater, MN, U.S.A.
EVELYN WAUGH. THE LIFE OF THE REVEREND RONALD KNOX. CHAPMAN AND HALL, LONDON, 1959.
Price: US$15.46 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hard cover with dust jacket. Small tears and peeling on DJ edges. Has been price clipped. Foxing/soiling on DJ edges. Blue boards with gilt titles on board spine. Tanned and slightly soiled page edges. Previous owner gift inscription on front free endpaper. Overall clean, tight pages. Strong binding. A biography of the Reverand Ronald Knox. Black and white photograph illustrations. Location: LD1 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS, THETFORD, United Kingdom
Price: US$16.11 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover without dust jacket, in good condition. From the collection of Ian Angus, British Librarian and scholar on George Orwell, whose name and date are pencilled to FEP. Boards are marked, and edges, corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Spine is cocked, with a crease along the length of it. Page block is tanned, blemished and lightly foxed. Binding remains sound and pages are clear. LW
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
Price: US$17.42 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book has two inscriptions to the ffep as well as tape stains and a book sellers stamp. Rear endpapers have tape stains. Very light foxing to the fore-edges. Jacket has a little shelf wear and dulling down. Not price clipped but has tape stains to flaps.
Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New Zealand
Price: US$18.04 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: ~TITLE CONTINUES: and Pronotary Apostolic to his Holiness Pope Pius XII. Compiled from the Original Sources. ~Dustwrapper edgeworn but unclipped. Owner's signature.~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. Size: 357pp
Seller: St Philip's Books, P.B.F.A., B.A., Oxford, United Kingdom
WAUGH,, Evelyn.. The Life of the Right Reverend Ronald Knox.. London, Chapman and Hall, 1959., 1959.
Price: US$18.48 + shipping
Description: 358pp. 8vo. Original cloth in repaired and backstrip-faded dustwrapper. Memorial slip at p.12. Name on ffe. A very good copy. First edition.
Seller: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia
Price: US$19.32 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: f/piece (photo of Know portrait bust)+358pp., 9 further plates ex-pagination, author and subjects' names rubricated on t.p.; near fine but for tanning flecks to fore-edge and very slightly also to top and bottom edges; unclipped jacket clean but marred by edge rubbing esp.to top spine, bottom edge has lost a very thin strip of surface gloss, will add protective sleeve when ordered. Size: 14.5 Cm x 22 Cm
Seller: Douglas Books, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
Price: US$19.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No dust jacket. Ex library (St. Vincent's Sisters Library) book with library markings on the spine. Has the dust jacket insert pasted on the front end paper. Other than the library card in the back and other library markings, this book is in great condition. (PM) "W"augh
Seller: Best Books And Antiques, Chandler, TX, U.S.A.
Waugh, Evelyn. The Life of Ronald Knox. Chapman & Hall, 1959.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing. Published by Chapman & Hall, 1959. Octavo. Blue boards stamped in yellow. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Previous owner names and dates on endpapers. Boards have shelf wear, bumps to bottom corners and light spotting. Spotting to page ends and endpapers. Light spine lean. No dust jacket. 358 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
Seller: Southampton Books, Southampton, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 358 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrations. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, good copy. (94064). Ownership signature on title-page.
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Evelyn Waugh. Life of Ronald Knox. Chapman and Hall, 1959.
Price: US$30.84 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1959. No Edition Remarks. 357 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white portrait frontispiece. Ex libris plate at front. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably sunned.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$33.15 + shipping
Description: Previous owner's signature. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 357p. ; 21cm. Subjects: Knox, Ronald Arbuthnott (1888-1957). Church history. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$33.15 + shipping
Description: Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 357 pp., 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm. Contents; Book I : Laughter and the love of friends -- Heredity 1798-1888 -- Environment 1888-1900 -- Education 1900-1906 -- Performance 1906-1914 -- Book II : Keeping an armageddon -- Book III : The hidden stream -- Nova Conspersio 1917-1926 -- 'Chaplaincraft' 1926-1939 -- The second spring -- Keeping another armageddon 1939-1947 -- Hortus Conclusus 1947-1957. Subjects; Knox, Ronald Arbuthnott 1888-1957. Biography. Catholic Church Clergy. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Evelyn Waugh. Ronald Knox. Chapman & Hall, 1959.
Price: US$37.35 + shipping
Description: Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8¾" x 5¾" (0.7 kg); 357pp; Index; Bibliography; 3rd Impression. The Life of the Right Reverend Ronald Knox Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford and Protonotary Apostolic To His Holiness Pope Pius XII. || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #161603|| Condition: Good - in Good DJ. Edges of DJ somewhat ruffled, laminate lifiting in places with a little loss at head and tail. Boards mottled at the edges. Tipped in memorial prize note opposite preface, by the author.
Seller: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, United Kingdom
Price: US$46.00 + shipping
Description: Previous owner's signature. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 357p. ; 21cm. Subjects: Knox, Ronald Arbuthnott (1888-1957). Church history. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$46.00 + shipping
Description: Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 357 pp., 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm. Contents; Book I : Laughter and the love of friends -- Heredity 1798-1888 -- Environment 1888-1900 -- Education 1900-1906 -- Performance 1906-1914 -- Book II : Keeping an armageddon -- Book III : The hidden stream -- Nova Conspersio 1917-1926 -- 'Chaplaincraft' 1926-1939 -- The second spring -- Keeping another armageddon 1939-1947 -- Hortus Conclusus 1947-1957. Subjects; Knox, Ronald Arbuthnott 1888-1957. Biography. Catholic Church Clergy. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$64.41 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A first edition copy of Waugh's biography of Ronald Knox, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With the Cat No. 4197/4 to the colophon.An interesting biography concerning Ronald Knox, the author, radio broadcaster, Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, and Pronotary Apostolic to Pope Pius XII. The renowned author Evelyn Waugh was admirer of Knox's work, and after asking permission from his friend, wrote this first biography of the priest and author. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is very bright and smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper is chipped to the head and tail of the spine, with marks to the spine and rear of the wrap. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Waugh, Evelyn. Life of Ronald Knox. Chapman and Hall, 1959.
Price: US$69.57 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.
Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom
Evelyn Waugh. The Life of Ronald Knox. Chapman & Hall, London, 1959.
Price: US$70.85 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A smart, first edition of Evelyn Waugh's historical biography of Ronald Knox , with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The Life of the Right Reverend Ronald Knox Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford and Pronotary Apostolic to his Holiness Pope Pius XII. An interesting biography by the well renowned English writer on Ronald Knox, of an English Catholic priest, author and radio broadcaster. By celebrated British author, Evelyn Waugh, a member of the Bright Young Things group of the 1920s. Illustrated with ten monochrome plates. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities and the occasional light mark to the front board. Dust wrapper is fairly smart, with chipping to the extremities, causing a small amount of loss to the head of the spine. The odd mark to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean, with one or two spots to the fore edge. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$82.87 + shipping
Description: Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 357p., ill. ; 23cm. Subjects: Knox, Ronald (1888-1957). Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Biography. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 357p., ill. ; 23cm. Subjects: Knox, Ronald (1888-1957). Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Biography. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
WAUGH, Evelyn.. The Life of the Right Reverend Ronald Knox. London, Chapman & Hall, 1959, 1959.
Price: US$122.38 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo. Original cloth in price-clipped dust wrapper. Red lettering on spine of wrapper sunned to be invisible, red lettering on front panel of wrapper also sunned so that a few letters are illegible. Wrapper a little rubbed and nicked with the odd spot, otherwise a very good copy.
Seller: G. Heywood Hill Ltd ABA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$122.38 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first edition of this historical biography of Ronald Knox in the original publisher's cloth binding and dust wrapper. First edition of The Life of the Right Reverend Ronald Knox Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford and Pronotary Apostolic to his Holiness Pope Pius XII.By Evelyn Waugh in the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper.An interesting biography by the well renowned English writer on Ronald Knox, of an English Catholic priest, author and radio broadcaster.Illustrated with ten monochrome plates. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. There is some slight wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper, including a few small creases and small tears. To the binding, there is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some light markings to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Waugh (Evelyn).. The Life of the Right Reverend Ronald Knox. Chapman and Hall,, 1959.
Price: US$202.91 + shipping
Description: Frontispiece, illustrations Exceptionally nice, bright copy in dust-wrapper with the red lettering on the spine panel faded as usual. With the "Memorial Prize" leaf tipped-in
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$283.42 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: HB. No DW. 1st edition. Boards rubbed & water stained. Minor wear to spine. Signed by the author. Good.
Seller: Geoff Blore`s Books, Nottingham, United Kingdom
WAUGH, Evelyn. The Life of the Right Reverend Ronald Knox. Chapman & Hall, (London), 1959.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Owner name ("Bridget F.P. Duckworth") on front fly, light scrapes on front pastedown from removed bookplate else near fine in very near fine dust jacket with a little wear at the spine ends.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$386.48 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's Original blue cloth with bright gilt title to spine and in a Very Good Dust-Jacket,with a little rubbing to outer edges,mainly to head and tail of the spine and with a couple of miniscule closed tears to the head of spine.Price clipped.Laid in at the front of the book is an inscribed slip by Evelyn Waugh which reads '' For Jack with warmest regards Evelyn 8th October 1959 '' dated of course the same year as this book was first published.To the rear of the signed slip is a book auction catalogue entry for 'Basil Seal Rides Again'The book has some foxing present along both the top edge and to the fore-edge.The internal text block remains in clean condition and there are no turned corners etc and it comes complete with the Ronald Knox Memorial Prize Tipped in to the verso of the Preface and printed in blue.This is a great opportunity to acquire a laid in but personal note from Evelyn Waugh,one of the finest Writers of the 20th Century.8vo 358pp First Edition 2nd Impression [1959]
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
Evelyn Waugh SIGNED. The Life of Ronald Knox. Chapman and Hall, UK, 1959.
Price: US$483.10 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition 2nd Imp 1959 Signed inscription from the author to front endpaper. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. The wrapper is very good++ and bright. More digital images can be taken upon request. Ref12118/15983
Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom
Waugh, Evelyn. The Life of Ronald Knox. Chapman & Hall, London, 1959.
Price: US$942.58 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue cloth hard covers, in unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED by the author, without further inscription, beneath his name on the title-page. Covers are moderately bumped and soiled; jacket is edge-worn, and the red title is faded from the spine. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Still a neat and sound copy. Portrait frontispiece. Ronald Knox Memorial Prize notice slip is tipped to blank page facing Preface. Index. 358pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB, London -- Birr, ON, Canada