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Barrie: The Story of a Genius: Available Copies

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Barrie: The Story Of A Genius
    by Hammerton, J. A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company, New York (1929)


    Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA (Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $6.00
    Shipping: $7.50
    TOTAL Cost: $13.50

Mild wear to cover, browning to page edges throughout, previous owner's name and address on front free end page

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Barrie - The Story Of A Genius
    by Hammerton J. A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Dodd, Mead & company (1929)


    Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $9.40
    Shipping: $6.08
    TOTAL Cost: $15.48

1929. 2nd impression. 500 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Binding remains firm. Pages & plates remain bright with minimal tanning. Pen inscription to front free end paper. Boards have heavy edge-wear with substantial bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Lettering on spine has faded.

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Barrie: The Story of a Genius
    by J.A. Hammerton

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston and Co. (1929)


    Seller: BoundlessBookstore (Wallingford, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $7.90
    Shipping: $8.81
    TOTAL Cost: $16.71

VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little wear. Book has clean and bright contents, pen first page, 344pp with some foxing, B&W illustrations.

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Barrie: The Story of a Genius
    by Hammerton, J.A.

    Hardcover
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    Publisher: Dodd Mead & Company, New York (1929)


    Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A. (Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $12.00
    Shipping: $5.00
    TOTAL Cost: $17.00

Very good with lightly rubbed and bumped edges, spine ends chipped, and gilt faded from spine and title on cover rubbed

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BARRIE. THE STORY OF A GENIUS.
    by Hammerton, J. A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company, New York ()


    Seller: Legacy Books (Louisville, KY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $10.00
    Shipping: $7.50
    TOTAL Cost: $17.50

1929, large 8vo, x, 500pp, index, numerous illustrations. Extremities worn, backstrip darkened, else G. The life of Sir James M. Barrie, (1860-1937), the Scottish born creator of PETER PAN.

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Barrie The Story of a Genius
    by Hammerton, J. A.

    Hardcover
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    Publisher: Samson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., London (1929)


    Seller: Ainsworth Books ( IOBA) (Chilliwack, BC, Canada)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $17.50
    Shipping: $5.00
    TOTAL Cost: $22.50

Boards show some shelf wear, staining. Previous owner wrote notes on BFEP (both sides), and inside back board. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. B&W photos, stated first edition. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 344 pages

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BARRIE The Story of a Genius
    by Hammerton, J. A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston & Company (1929), London, UK (1929)


    Seller: Riverow Bookshop (Owego, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $20.00
    Shipping: $5.75
    TOTAL Cost: $25.75

London, UK: Sampson Low, Marston & Company. G/NO DUSTJACKET. (1929). First Edition. Cloth. Sm 4to., 344 pp., cover rubbed, bumped, page toning .

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Barrie The Story of a Genius
    by Hammerton, J A

    Hardcover
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    Publisher: Sampson (1929)


    Seller: Chapter 1 (Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $9.00
    Shipping: $18.92
    TOTAL Cost: $27.92

The boards are a bit marked and rubbed. One award plate and a little foxing. Soundly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

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Barrie: The Story of a Genius
    by HAMMERTON, J. A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Co, New York (1929)


    Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB (New York, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $22.50
    Shipping: $6.00
    TOTAL Cost: $28.50

Frontispiece and other black-and-white photographs. 500 pages (scuffing inside front cover), 8vo, blue cloth (edge-worn). New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1929. A very good(-) copy.

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Barrie, The Story of a Genius
    by J. A. Hammerton

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. (1929)


    Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $22.66
    Shipping: $6.08
    TOTAL Cost: $28.74

1929. First Edition. 344 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Some tearing to front hinge. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine ends. Minor marks to boards.

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Barrie : the Story of a Genius
    by Hammerton, J.A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston (1929)


    Seller: Chapter 1 (Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $12.00
    Shipping: $18.92
    TOTAL Cost: $30.92

the original boards are a little shelf rubbed. the front end page has been removed. there is a previous owner's neat name and address. the binding is excellent, square and tight. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

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Barrie: The Story of a Genius
    by J.A. Hammerton

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Sampson Low ()


    Seller: Kennys Bookstore (Olney, MD, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $21.11
    Shipping: $10.50
    TOTAL Cost: $31.61

1929. 1st. Edition. 344pp Some foxing , Minor shelf wear. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Barrie The Story of a Genius
    by Hammerton J.A.

    Hardcover
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    Publisher: Sampson, Lowe, Marston, & Co., London (1929)


    Seller: Goldcrestbooks (Hartlepool, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $12.35
    Shipping: $20.82
    TOTAL Cost: $33.17

8vo. Cloth-gilt hardback. pp 314. Illustrated with many photographic plates. Amusing hand-written note on front free end-paper referring to purchase for 3 pence! Very slight wear to spine ends, otherwise a fine copy.

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Barrie: The Story of a Genius
    by J.A. Hammerton

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Sampson Low (1929)


    Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd. (Galway, GY, Ireland)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $23.99
    Shipping: $11.35
    TOTAL Cost: $35.34

1929. 1st. Edition. 344pp Some foxing , Minor shelf wear. Not a first edition copy. . . .

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Barrie_ The Story of a Genius
    by Hammerton, J. A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Dodd Mead, New York (1929)


    Seller: San Francisco Book Company (Paris, France)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $27.84
    Shipping: $7.57
    TOTAL Cost: $35.41

blue cloth, gilt design and lettering to spine and cover, dust jacket, 500 pp, tearing to dj, tearing to bottom of front endpaper. Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Octavo.

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Barrie: The Story of a Genius
    by Hammerton, J.A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company (1929)


    Seller: Bingo Used Books (Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $31.00
    Shipping: $5.75
    TOTAL Cost: $36.75

Hardback in very good condition with good condition dust jacket.

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Barrie: The Story of a Genius
    by Hammerton, J A

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Sampson. Low, Marston & Co, Ltd (1929)


    Seller: Hunt For Books (Blackburn, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $6.50
    Shipping: $31.35
    TOTAL Cost: $37.85

Barrie: The Story of a Genius by J A Hammerton. 1929. Hardback. UK first edition. No jacket. Name scribbled out in ink to facing front end-paper.Some small spots of foxing on some pages. Bookseller Inventory #HFB000937

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Barrie - The Story Of A Genius
    by Hammerton J. A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Dodd, Mead & company (1929)


    Seller: Stephen White Books (Bradford, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $2.86
    Shipping: $41.95
    TOTAL Cost: $44.81

NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Natural discolouration of pages due to age. Reasonable condition given its age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

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Barrie - the Story of a Genius
    by J.A.Hammerton

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Sampson Low, London (1929)


    Seller: Wadard Books PBFA (Farningham, KENT, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $20.79
    Shipping: $26.50
    TOTAL Cost: $47.29

A comprehensive biography of the man who generously left the royalties of Peter Pan to the Childrens Hospital in Great Ormand Street. 344 pages with interesting black and white plates. Maroon cloth, spine ends lightly rubbed. Light foxing to foredge, inscription to front paste down and Barrie press cutting attached to front end paper.

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Barrie: The Story of a Genius.
    by Hammerton, J. A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. (1929)


    Seller: Wittenborn Art Books (San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $40.00
    Shipping: $10.00
    TOTAL Cost: $50.00

8vo. 344 pp. Very Good, Burgundy Cloth, with sun-fading, minor stains, rubbing & some edge wear; shelf wear; slight yellowing throughout, particularly the end papers. Photographs. Provenance: John Ruyle. First Edition.

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BARRIE THE STORY OF A GENIUS
    by Hammerton, J. A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., London (1929)


    Seller: J. Wyatt Books (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $28.75
    Shipping: $23.00
    TOTAL Cost: $51.75

344 pages, with 33 black and white plates. Blue cloth covers with gold titles, covers and endpapers are very clean, edges of text and endpapers are yellowed, some lightly worn, Very Good.

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Barrie : The Story of a Genius
    by Hammerton, J.A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, London (1929)


    Seller: Frey Fine Books (Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $65.00
    Shipping: $5.25
    TOTAL Cost: $70.25

8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket. 8vo., viii, 344 pp, illustrations. Burgundy cloth with gilt spine title in tan photo-illustrated dust jacket. The dj is lightly chipped, with some soiling. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve. A Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket.

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Barrie : The Story of a Genius
    by Hammerton, J.A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Sampson Low ()


    Seller: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $61.33
    Shipping: $10.09
    TOTAL Cost: $71.42

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. First Edition. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Quarter leather boards with some scuffing to the spine. Rebound ex-library copy with the usual stamps/stickers. A tan to the page edges. Contents remain clear and firm throughout. A good condition book.

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Barrie : The Story of a Genius
    by Hammerton, J. A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. 1929, London (1929)


    Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA (London, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $103.96
    Shipping: $18.93
    TOTAL Cost: $122.89

viii, 344 pp. Contemporary half brown morocco over brown cloth. Raised bands to spine with leather title labels. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Bound by Riviere. The author's copy with his armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Slight fading to rear panel. Scattered foxing. Frontis portrait and other illustrations. 8vo.

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Barrie : The Story of a Genius
    by HAMMERTON, J.A.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Sampson Low (1929)


    Seller: The Bookshop on the Heath Ltd (London, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $123.46
    Shipping: $12.62
    TOTAL Cost: $136.08

A rare signed biography of the creator of Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie. Large 8vo, burgundy cloth, gilt lettering to spine, 344pp inc. index. Several b&w photos throughout incl. frontis photo of Barrie. Signed "J.A. Hammerton January 1930" to the title page. Wpould make a nice gift for a collector of Barrie's work. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng

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