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Graves, Robert.. Watch the Northwind Rise.. CREATIVE AGE. NY 1949, 1949.
Price: US$8.66 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert.. Watch the Northwind Rise.. CREATIVE AGE. NY 1949, 1949.
Price: US$8.66 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. WATCH THE NORTHWIND RISE. Creative Age Press, New York, NY, 1949.
Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Description: New York, NY: Creative Age Press. G/G. 1949. First Edition. Cloth w/DJ. 8vo., 290 pp., Dj rubbed, chipped, frayed, torn, toned, cover rubbed, bumped, bookplate, page toning .
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch the Northwind Rise. Creative Age Press, NY, 1949.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing; dj w/lite chipping, unclipped price, in mylar; 290 clean, unmarked pages Size: 8 vo; 1.5 Pouinds
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch the Northwind Rise. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No markings. Stated first edition. Dust jacket is heavily worn, in a protective cover.
Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch the North Wind Rise. Creative Age Press, Inc., 1949.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Binding solid. Pages unmarked but a little tanned. Cover is black cloth over spine and buckram over boards -- some wear to edges and a couple of minor stains on back. No dustjacket.
Seller: Eat My Words Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert.. Watch the Northwind Rise.. CREATIVE AGE. NY 1949, 1949.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Name written on first blank (ffep) page as well as picture pasted beneath it. Yellowing to pages. Small spill stain to edge of pages. Foxing to page fore-edges. Good overall condition. General wear. No major blemishes. No writing.; 290 pages
Seller: True Oak Books, Highland, NY, U.S.A.
Robert Graves. Watch The North Wind Rise. Creative Age Press, 1949, 1949.
Price: US$25.20 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Unmarked, Clean And Solid Copy. Normal Aging. Preceded The British Edition Published As Seven Days In New Crete. "Love, Magic And Metaphysics In An Archaic Future World." - Clarke, Tale Of The Future (1978), P. 82. "A Forecast Of An Arcadian Hierarchy Based On A New Interpretation Of Magic And Sex. In The End The Conception Of Life Is Deepened By The Reintroduction Of Evil." - Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), P. 156. Anatomy Of Wonder (1987) 3-179. Pringle,.
Seller: Small World Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch The North Wind Rise. Creative Age, 1949.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Name in ink. Rubbing to corners. No jacket.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Robert Graves. Watch The North Wind Rise. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$29.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Creative Age Press, New York, 1949, Hardcover, First American Edition and First printing - preceeding the UK Edition which was published as'Seven Days in New Crete'. Lacking the dustjacket - book is Very Good, solid, but with a black marker squiggle on the ffep, some browning/ageing on the boards; a bit dusty on the spine; three tiny chips out at the rear/ near spine, pin points of wear to the corners - otherwise a very tight copy which appears unread - much better than it sounds - really just the effects of age.
Seller: Anthony Clark, Wolfville, NS, Canada
Graves, Robert. WATCH THE NORTHWIND RISE.. New York: Creative Age Press, 1949, 1st Edition., 1949.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover in dust jacket. Jacket has light wear at edges and rear outer hinge and is in a jacket protector. Binding has bright, fresh color. Hinges tight, contents clean. Jacket not price clipped.
Seller: Collectors Cabinet, Teaneck, NJ, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. WATCH THE NORTH WIND RISE. Creative Age Press, New York, NY, 1949.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: New York, NY: Creative Age Press. Fair/Poor. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover Cloth. 8vo., 290 pp., pages yellowed, inside hinges weak, dj frayed, yellowed, torn .
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch The Northwind Rise. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 290 Pp. Black Cloth, Gilt, Over Grey And White Boards. Book Is Clean And Unmarked, Touch Of Rubbing Right At Tips, Near Fine. Dj Clean And Unfaded, Not Price Clipped, 3/16" Round Rub At Bottom Of Rear Spine Edge, 1/8" Rubs At Other Corners And Along Parts Of Lower Half Of Front Spine Edge.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch The Northwind Rise: Watch The Northwind Rise.. Creative Age. 1949., 1949.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Description: Hardback. First Printing. Very Good condition in a Good condition dustjacket with four inch tear leaving a flap along with rubs to folds and chips and creases around its edges. Dustjacket has had a brodart clear protective wrapper making the defects look not quite so bad and preventing any further damage. Small owner's name in blue ink and small sticker residue on front free endpaper. Tight sound copy.
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch the Northwind Rise. Creative Age, 1949.
Price: US$32.50 + shipping
Description: 1st printing. DJ has a few tiny tears. VG+/VG.
Seller: Tony Lamy Bookseller, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch the Northwind Rise. Creative Age Press, 1949.
Price: US$34.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Light rubbing to foreedges of jacket resulting in a few small spots losing color; light brown stain spots to rear panel of same; tiny horizontal chip to jacket spine not affecting text. Else a very good, bright and unclipped jacket, still presentable in the Brodart cover. Book is clean, tight and unmarked. Scarce in the dust jacket.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert.. Watch the Northwind Rise.. CREATIVE AGE. NY 1949, 1949.
Price: US$34.70 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First Edition. Stated First Edition (1949) from Creative Age Press. Dust jacket has a mylar plastic cover which shows some light scuffing and rubbing. Dust jacket itself shows some browning, chipping, rubbing, scuffing and edge wear. Book itself shows some flaking, rubbing, scuffing, chipping and edge wear including fraying, flaking and rubbing. Pages show some browning, foxing and discoloration from age.
Seller: Half Moon Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. WATCH THE NORTHWIND RISE. New York: Creative Age Press, 1949., 1949.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Creative Age Press, 1949. 1949. Very good. - Octavo, woven green & gray cloth, backed with black cloth & titled in gilt within a green rectangle on the spine, in a dust wrapper. The covers are somewhat darkened with some light spotting. The dust jacket is rubbed & lightly chipped & soiled with a tear to the tail of its spine. vi & 290 pages. The endpapers are lightly foxed. The contents are very good. First edition.
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch The Northwind Rise. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Grey cloth with black cloth to spine, faux blue label with gilt titling to spine. 290 pages. Some edge wear, age darkening to cover, textblock and pages, two numbers written in top corner of last pastedown endpaper. Dust jacket price clipped, worn, 1" piece missing of top of spine. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Black Sheep Books, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
Robert Graves. Watch the North Wind Rise. Creative Age Press, 1949.
Price: US$38.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. No DJ. Inked '11-26 10' on front free page. No other marks in very lightly read book. Binding tight. Hardcover sunning.
Seller: Orca Knowledge Systems, Inc., Novato, CA, U.S.A.
ROBERT GRAVES. Watch the Northwind Rise. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Robert Graves, the master of the historical novel writes one about the future. Nice clean copy in like d/j.
Seller: Culpepper Books, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch the Northwind Rise. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A clean unmarked copy in excellent condition. Dust jacket is moderately worn around edges. 1/2" closed tear bottom edge of front panel. 290 pages.
Seller: Yes Books, portland, ME, U.S.A.
GRAVES, Robert. Watch the North Wind Rise. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Contemporary owner gift inscription on front fly, blind embossed owner stamp on title and random page, spine mildly cocked, very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light age-toning, small nicks on spine ends and corners. A novel.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch the Northwind Rise. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$50.05 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
GRAVES, ROBERT. Watch the Northwind Rise. Creative Age, New York, 1949.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Previous owner signature on ffep. Some minor edge wear to the jacket. A nice copy. Near Fine / Very Good.
Seller: First Place Books - ABAA, ILAB, Walkersville, MD, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch the North Wind Rise. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 290 pages, originally price at $3.00/dark green jacket with color illustration at center and yellow lettering on front and spine; Tears at top spine, tear at back midspine, and tear at front right edge
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch the north wind rise: a novel. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$62.50 + shipping
Description: First edition, 8vo, pp. vi, 290; original cloth-backed boards in olive pictorial price-clipped dust jacket; shallow chips and tears along jacket edges not affecting text; very good and sound. Precedes by a few months the English edition, which was published under the title Seven Days in New Crete. Higginson & Williams A62a.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch the Northwind Rise. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo., 290pp. Sharp Stated First Edition of this departure for Graves, writing about a future, not so Utopian Utopia. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over gray woven cloth covered boards with titles in gilt upon a blue cloth spine label. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint of rubbing to top tips. Top edge toning. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.00), has some chipping to edges and tips. Fairly minor rubbing to hinges and folds. Still fresh and bright with no creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy.
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. WATCH THE NORTH WIND RISE. NY:: Creative Age Press,, New York, 1949.
Price: US$88.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very small amount of bottom shelf wear with slight bump on botton cover. DJ shows slight rubbing and edge wear, with tiny a mount of chipping to top and bottom spine. In a Demco Mylay protective cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: HERB RIESSEN-RARE BOOKS, Costa Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. WATCH THE NORTHWIND RISE. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Published in England as Seven Days in Crete. Fine in dust jacket with minor wear on cornrs and spine ends.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
GRAVES, Robert. WATCH THE NORTHWIND RISE. , 1949.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Graves, Robert. WATCH THE NORTHWIND RISE. New York: Creative Age Press, (1949). One of a special edition with a signed tipped-in leaf. First edition. 8vo., grey cloth, with black cloth spine. A very good copy. It is unclear whether or not this edition was issued with a dust jacket as the bibliographer did not see an example. (Higginson and Williams A62 note).
Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert.. Watch the Northwind Rise.. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. A Fine copy in a Fine jacket, not price-clipped. 290pp. Q15348
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. Watch the North Wind Rise. Creative Age Press, New York, NY, 1949.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 290 pages, 8vo. Out of Print. No DJ. Signed by author Robert Graves on front endpaper. Stated First Edition. Manufactured in the U.S. by American Book-Stratford Press, Inc., New York, and designed by Stefan Salter. Grey cloth boards with black cloth spine, gilt lettering in blue title box along spine. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and cover boards, light scuffing and fading along spine, light tanning along page edges, library bookplate pasted on inside front cover. Otherwise, volume is tightly bound with clean and crisp pages. No marks. Volume is in Very Good condition.
Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert.. WATCH THE NORTHWIND RISE.. CREATIVE AGE. NY 1949, 1949.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American edition. (Published in England as "Seven Days In New Crete." ) Close to fine in a Vg. + DJ. (A few small edge chips. Short edge tears, with couple interior tape mends. Scratches on rear panel. )
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Robert Graves. Watch the Northwind Rise.. CREATIVE AGE. NY 1949, 1949.
Price: US$129.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED! New York: Creative Age Press, 1949. First Edition. 8vo Hardcover. 290pp. Signed by author on endpage. Very Good book and Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his signature on his personalized bookplate on front paste down. (english fiction, utopias, fantasy fiction, alternative histories) Inquire if you need further information.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Robert Graves. Watch The Northwind Rise. Creative Age Press, New York, 1949.
Price: US$169.31 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hard cover with gilt titles within blue frame on black cloth spine and light brown/grey cloth boards with some darkening and very minor wear to edges. Quite clean interior, signed by the author Robert Graves but no other inscriptions, vi, 290 pages. Dust jacket has roughened edges and a tear at each spine end, but remains very good. Published in 1949 this 1st edition is signed by Robert Graves and is in very good to near fine condition with good dust jacket in protective sleeve.
Seller: McGonigles', Cerne Abbas, United Kingdom
Robert Graves. Watch the Northwind Rise. Creative Age Press, 1949.
Price: US$179.57 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good clean copy in origonal jacket. Signed by the author.
Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Graves, Robert. Watch the Northwind Rise Signed 1st Edition. CREATIVE AGE PRESS INC, 1949.
Price: US$199.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed. First Edition. This First Edition (1949) is signed on second cover page by author Robert Graves. Dust jacket has a mylar plastic cover which shows some rubbing, fogging and scuffing. Dust jacket itself shows some fading, rubbing, scuffing and discoloration from age as well as some edge wear. Lower edge of spine shwos some creasing and surface tearing.
Seller: Half Moon Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY ROBERT GRAVES on the second front endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1949 stated 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (with just a touch of spotting at the rear panel) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear along the spine edges. Octavo, 290 pgs. Published originally in Great Britain under the title "Seven Days in New Crete" Signed by Author.
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.
Graves, Robert. WATCH THE NORTH WIND RISE. Creative Age Press, 1949.
Price: US$272.60 + shipping
Description: WATCH THE NORTH WIND RISE, Creative Age Press, 1949, first edition, small crease to the upper right corner of the spine, else fine in vg/vg+ full color pictorial dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear. SIGNED by the author.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.