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The Powys Brothers: A Biographical Appreciation: Available Copies

8vo, 275 pp. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket

275 clean, unmarked, tight pages; corner-clipped half title page; lightly penciled price and initials on title page; light soiling on top edge of textblock; light shelf, edge, and corner wear on cover, clear tape on lower front and spine, and creased spine

Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs.

1972. First Edition Thus. 275 pages. Brown dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. 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 jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Very Good in Wraps: shows moderate spine lean; a faint crease near the front hinge; light wear to extremities; very mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; a thin line of sunning along the outside edge and along the front hinge of the front panel; faintest thumbing and foxing at the fore-edge; binding secure; text clean. Structurally sound and tightly bound, but showing moderate wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 275pp. Reprint Edition; First Printing thus. This title was first published in Hardcover by Warren House Press.

With dust jacket. Ex-Library Book. Has usual library markings Photograph available on request.

pp.xii, 275 pages, a very good plus hardback in a very good plus dust-jacket with 8 pages of plates.

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Good condition ex library copy with markings. Includes dust jacket. Mild tan to page edges otherwise fine.

xi and 275 pp. Large 8vo, black cloth, dust jacket. MINT

Illustrated in black & white; previous owners note penned on ffep.; 275pp.

8vo 275pp 8pp of Plates. Protected dustwrapper, unclipped.

1972. First Edition Thus. 275 pages. Signed by the author. Red dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to endpapers. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Spine is in good condition. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Pen mark to front panel.

Good condition. Hard cover. Ex-library copy with usual stamps and labels. Edges very lightly tanned with a couple of tiny marks. Pages very lightly tanned but otherwise good. No jacket. Cover slightly grubby with minor bumping to corners and spine ends. 275 pages.

1st in this edition hardback with dustwrapper good+/good+ front blank endpaper removed, 275 pages, illustrated with 8 pages of plates

Page fore-edge yellowed & lightly foxed; cover a little shelf-worn, with faded spine

275pp, complete dustjacket, a very little rubbed to the corners. B + w illustrations. Spots of foxing to the top edge, otherwise a very clean copy. A biography of the authors John Cowper Powys, Llewelyn Powys and Theodore Powys.

First edition first printing octavo hardback xii + 276 pp, Edge of page block slightly foxed otherwise Very Good condition in Good + unclipped dust jacket (a bit embrowned). No inscriptions.

Looks unread but spine background sunned and minor shelf wear. (3 copies)

Hardcover. Worn dust jacket with several marks. Small tears on rear upper edge of jacket. Slight bumping on hardcover spine ends. Several marks and light foxing on page block. Foxing at front and rear. Minor creasing on inner corners of pages 107 - 110. Binding is sound, and the text is clear. AF

Biography of John Cowper, Theodore and Llewelyn Powys, original characters and remarkable writers. Illustrated. Dj is rubbed half way down the spine, partly effacing some of the title words.

Cloth, dj, F/F, xii+275pp, 8pp b/w plates, index, a nice fine copy in a fine dustjacket. Study of the all three Powys brothers together, of their influence on each other and of their lives together. 650 grams.

2nd edn signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. x + 275, with b&w illus (no further inscriptions),

275 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. There Have Been A Number Of Separate Studies Of Individual Members Of The Powys Family, But No General Survey Of Their Lives And Works Betrween One Pair Of Covers; And This Is What I Have Sought To Supply.

Hbk, x, 275 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. A clean unmarked copy in very good condition. Dust-wrapper also in very good condition. [Powys, John Cowper 1872-1963 - Powys, Llewelyn 1884-1939 - Powys, Theodore Francis 1875-1953 - Authors, 20th century ; Biography] h2090 / m16157

Hbk, x, 275 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm. Signed copy. A clean unmarked copy in very good condition. Slightly torn (with no loss) dust-wrapper also in very good condition. [Powys, John Cowper 1872-1963 - Powys, Llewelyn 1884-1939 - Powys, Theodore Francis 1875-1953] e1387 / m16156

First edition. Very good in a very good (one short closed edge tear, small corner crease to front flap) dust jacket.

hardback reprint, 8vo, xii,275pp, 8 plates, pages edges browning and lightly foxed, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good condition in slightly edge-worn dustwrapper.

0902107046. with dustjacket, 1972 ed, bright clean copy

Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 275 pages. An examination of the life and works of the literary Powys brothers - John Cowper, Llewellyn, and Theodore Francis.

x+275 pages incl index and chronology of works. Brown dustjacket has small chips/chips/wear to spine-ends and corners, light rubbing to front outer hinge, light rubbing to edges, price-clipped. Hardback binding has light wear to spine-ends and boards' corners, label to inner front board. B&W plates. TWO COPIES AVAILABLE.