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. John Galsworthy A Sketch Of His Life And Works. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1922.
Price: US$7.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Underlining on two lines. Light edge wear and a name on the top edge of the front cover. ; 15 pages
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$54.95 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in the original cloth. Limited no 193. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$54.95 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in the original cloth. Limited no 193. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$299.95 + shipping
Description: All three volumes Near Fine in the original cloth. Limited no 193. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John (Signed). The Works of John Galsworthy. Charles Scribner's, NY, 1922.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The first 25 of 30 volumes in the Manaton Edition Some wear to the spines but all are tighly bond with some cracking at the hinges
Seller: Robert S. Brooks, Bookseller, Bristol, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: One of 780 sets for the United States of America, of which 750 are for sale of which this is # 672. SIGNED by Galsworthy beneath the limitation in Volume 1. Bound in light green boards with dark green spine and corners. Paper watermaked with JG, special JG endpapers. Extra spine labels bound in at rear. Light wear, corners a little bumped. A very heavy set, overseas shipping would be prohibitive, extra charge for North America shipping.
Seller: Neil Williams, Bookseller, Victoria, BC, Canada
Price: US$440.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [Autographed on limitation page of volume 1. Limited edition of 780 sets, no. 182.] 12 volumes only, lacking volume 12. Bound in publisher's 1/2 green cloth-backed boards. Printed spine label. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Contents: 1-3. The Forsyte saga --1. The man of property --2. Indian summer of a Forsyte in chancery --3. Awakening to let --4. Villa Rubein and other stories --5. The island pharisees --6. The country house --7. Fraternity --8. The patrician --9. The freelands --10. The dark flower --11. Beyond --13. Five tales.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Galsworthy, John. The Works of John Galsworthy (Manaton Edition). Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good ; No jackets. 1922-1936. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 30 volumes. Manaton Edition. SIGNED by author on limitation page. "This edition is limited to 780 sets for the United States of America, of which 750 are for sale and 30 for presentation. This is no. 45" (Number is handwritten). Vol. 1 is signed by John Galsworthy in blue ink below limitation information. Sepia photograph by E. O. Hoppe of author posed with his dogs is mounted ahead of limitation page. Hardcovers have green half-cloth binding with light green paper-covered boards and paper spine labels with dark green lettering. Spare spine label tipped in at rear of each volume. Decorative endpapers. All edges deckle. All volumes have tissued frontispiece, 27 of them photogravures of drawings by R. H. Sauter. Printed on paper made with a circular watermark of JG monogram. Vol. 1 has tipped in pamphlet: "John Galsworthy: a Sketch of His Life and Works". Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. A few vols. Have small scratches on covers, a bumped corner or two, or small dents on cover edges. Some vols. Have a small nick or chip on cover edge, spots on the spine, small stains on the covers, or a stain on the label. Vols. 15-22 & 30 have some pages that are uncut. V. 3: Last two pages have a tanned rectangle where a newspaper clipping was once stored. "Fold-out chart in rear contains the Forsyte Family Tree and was prepared by the author". V. 10: a frayed corner. V. 14: Short horizontal ridge in center of spine. V. 15: Small stain on top page edges. V. 23: Binding lightly cracked between pages 8 & 9. v. 30: Part of spine label is missing; no words affected. Overall, bindings tight. Hinges NOT cracked, except for front hinge of v.16 which is starting to crack at 3 small spots. Corners and spine ends very lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages very lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jackets. Details available upon request. This item will be shipped with signature confirmation required.
Seller: SmarterRat Books, Chagrin Falls, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The fist 25 volumes of 30. last 5 volumes have some minor chipping to the spines
Seller: Robert S. Brooks, Bookseller, Bristol, WI, U.S.A.
GALSWORTHY, John. The Works.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922-36, 1922.
Price: US$4170.61 + shipping
Description: The Manaton edition, the first collected edition of Galsworthy's works. Signed limited edition, one of 780 sets of which this is number 321, signed by the author in the first volume. 30 volumes, octavo. Attractively bound in recent brown half calf, red and black morocco labels, spines decorated with gilt centre tools, raised bands, marbled sides, cream endpapers, top edges gilt, others uncut. Photogravure frontispiece with tissue guard to each volume. Contents clean, spines ever so slightly rubbed. An excellent set.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom