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Thunder on the Left: Available Copies

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[1st printing] Mar. 1946; #582. Cover art by Jonas. Creasing; laminatye peeling; laminate lodst from rear, which is rubbed/soiled; mild tanning; first page erasures.

Black cl., black lettering on blue field on cover, bottom front corner bumped, rear corner rubbed. Backstr. black lettering on blue label w. black line, discoloered, top and bottom of backstr. rubbed w. sm. chips. 273pp.

HB Fair. Spine ends frayed. Reading copy only

Piece(s) of the spine missing. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is so loose that the book will stay open to any given page. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

Owner's inscription on front endpaper; front hinge loosening ; 7.50 X 5.10 X 1.40 inches

1st & ** FG 3088 & FG 3055 & FG 2060**

Ex-library with all the standard stamps and markings. Black boards with inlaid green title box. Black lettering in box. The spine end has been reinforced with blue tape. Wear to bottom board edges and corner tips. Several dog eared pages in the past. Pages have darkened some with age. Text is clean throughout. Binding is tight and square.

A good plus paperback. Covers creased. Solid binding. First printing, 1940. Pocket book # 51

Black cl., black lettering on blue field on cover. Backstr. black lettering on blue label w. black lines. 273pp. Nice copy.

Black cl., black lettering on blue field on cover, top front corner sl. rubbed. Backstr. black lettering on blue label w. black line. Dj. unclipped, torn, missing large piece at top of backstr. 273pp. STATED FIRST EDITION.

General wear to boards with wear to the spine ends. Hinges are a bit cracked with webbing visible. Content has toning and the previous owners name on the 2nd page. No DJ.

Very Good- with no dust jacket; Previous owner's name. Edgewear. Spine has tear in covering; 273 pages

582, very good , creases (FANTASY NOVEL), paperback,

Garden City, New York: Doubleday Page & Co., 1925. Early Printing. Very Good/No Dustjacket. Clean black boards with black lettering in blue paste down title box label (clean and unchipped) on cover, paste down label on spine is unchipped, has a few tiny nicks. Very short closed tears to top/base of spine. Soft blue endpapers are clean except for neatly penned gift inscription on front free endpaper. Pages are clean and bright; no writing or marks. 273 pgs. 5-1/4" x 7-3/4". Fiction.

NY Doubleday 1925. 1/0/00 Binding: Unknown VG. in no dj Black c wblue label, rubbing 273. 1st edition. 12vo

1925, spine wear, very good

Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Tears, with loss of small chips on dust jacket. 273 pages ; 21 cm. Bookplate, gift inscription from 1932.

273 pages. Black cloth with black lettering on blue to cover and spine. Edge and corner wear to covers. Binding tight. DJ, price clipped, complete but with significant edge and corner wear, tears at creases and chip missing from upper edge and spine, 3" x 1".

Meets the acceptable condition guidelines. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!

[Stated First Edition] Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light edge wear. Some marginal foxing. Christopher Morley was an American novelist, essayist, journalist, and poet. He began his literary career at Oxford University as an editor of The Haverfordian and published his first novel, Parnassus on Wheels, in 1917. Its sequel, The Haunted Bookshop (1919), is one of the most beloved mystery novels ever written. Morley also edited the Saturday Review and cofounded the Baker Street Irregulars, a literary society dedicated to the study of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories.

Novel. Covers lightly rubbed, corners and spine ends bumped. Front hinge cracked, ink price stamp on the rear endpaper, interior clean.

582, very good -fine, , reading crease (FANTASY NOVEL), paperback,

Garden City: Doubleday Page & Company. 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth-textured boards with author/title light blue paper labels affixed [as issued], top edge stained blackish/dark bluish [as issued], 273 pages. Time travel fantasy novel. Bleiler [1978 Checklist page 143 coded Y5 for Into the past]. Tuck [The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy page 319 :A child masquerading as a man spies out the enemy world of adults"]. Reginald 10382. Good copy [spine cocked with the paper label toned, very lightly bumped; but the contents are tight and clean with the hinges not cracked. Lacking the dust jacket See photos

There is some wear to the cover. The book has wear on the corners. There may be some marks in or on the book. Books are stored on a bookshelf in A/C. They are in a dark room and are well maintained. If you have any questions or concerns about this book please contact me. Thunder On The Left Christopher Morley 1946 Paperback Penguin Books. There is some wear to the cover. The book has wear on the corners. There may be some marks in or on the book. Books are stored on a bookshelf in A/C. They are in a dark room and are well maintained. If you have any questions or concerns about this book please contact me. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog. Modified Item: No. Topic: Literature. Binding: Softcover, Wraps. Author: Christopher Morley. Subject: Literature & Fiction. Language: English

"Among the notionable dictes of antique Rome was the fancy that when men heard thunder on the left the gods had somewhat of speciall advertisement to impart" Boards are scuffed, edgeworn, lightly chipped at spine. Paste-on title lable on spine is edgeworn with a small hole in center. Former owner name on fep. Pages are browning lightly. Text is clean & unmarked, binding is tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Gift Condition. Clean, Tight And Square. No Markings. Little Shelf Wear.