Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: James Laughlin, Norfolk
Date Published: N.D.
Description: Very Good-with no dust jacket. Ex-library with the usual markings, DJ info taped to flyleaf. Light general wear, but a nice copy with clean bright interior pages.; 8vo; 471 pages. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: ed? ?
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: New Directions, Norfolk, CT
Description: G+/G+ 472 pp. Pencilled name, some rusty foxing to endpapers. Couple tears to 1", some soiling to DJ. Printed in UK, so may be 1st US. read more
Description: ILLUSTRATOR: None PUBLISHER: London, Gerald Duckworth & Co, 1950, 2nd printing DESCRIPTION: Book is an 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" hard cover with yellow boards, green on the spine under the writing which is gilt, 472 pages CONDITION: Book is fair and ex-library with the usual library markings toned and foxed on the first and last few pages sunned spine with some lighter spots outer boards lightly soiled. DUST JACKET: There is no dust jacket ABOUT THIS BOOK: The 5 novels included in this book are: Valmouth ... read more
Edition: 1st Edition?
Binding: HARDCOVER
Publisher: New Directions Book Pub, Norfolk, Conn.
Date Published: nd 1950s?
Description: Author Portrait frontis. Good Ex-Lib Cond, Solidly Bound. Origianl Covers, some freying edge. 5x8" Grey Clothbnd 471pg Black spine titles on Grey cloth hard covers. Has Library pocket, etc. Solidly bound copy in original binding.. read more
Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: New Directions, Norfolk
Date Published: No pub date
Description: B&W Illustrations. VG(name in ink, very minor fading on cover edges) Good DJ(rubbed, chipped edges) introduction by Osbert Sitwell. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation, New York, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780811207997ISBN:0811207994
Description: Good. No Jacket. 0811207994 This book has some shelf wear as well as tanning and marks on the cover and pages. This book is 342 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New Directions, Connecticut
Description: Very Good- in Good + jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. Has light shelfwear, DJ has some lightly rubbing and soiling, DJ chipped, Cloth covers lightly sunned at edges, Internally clean. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles
Publisher: New Directions, Norfolk, CT
Description: Near Fine in Fair jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Five Novels by Ronald Firbank. Introduction by Sir Osbert Sitwell. 471pp. Book is very clean with sound binding. Small signature on ffep. dustjacket has long closed tears, chips etc. but is complete. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New Directions, [New York
Date Published: 1961
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Price clipped, slight rubbing on dj, foxing/staining on edge, dent on back flap, else fine. In pink boards. xxxi, 342 p. : port.; 21 cm. "A New Directions book" The flower beneath the foot. --Prancing nigger. --Valmouth. --The artificial Princess. --Concerning the eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New Directions
Date Published: 1961
Description: Good. 1961 New Directions Hardcover with dust jacket. Ex-library copy. Book is in great condition. Pink cloth over boards have minor edge and corner rubbing. Spine is clean with bright gilt. Dust jacket is in great condition with minor edge and corner wear. Jacket is under protective mylar. Title page has a library impression and stamp. Rear endpaper has a scuff from checkout sleeve removal. Pages are clean and binding is solid. Mylar protector is attached to the pastedowns. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A New Directions Book, Norflok, CT
Description: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. (No Date) 472 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Corners and spine ends slightly bumped. Spine and edges a bit sunned. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Tiny tear to top corner of page 65. Otherwise, contents nice. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New Directions
Date Published: 1949
Description: Very Good/Very Good- 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 5 Novels of Ronald Firbank, with intro by Sir Osbert Sitwell, corner bumped and minor soiling to covers, dustjacket si worn with edgwear to spine ends. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New Direction Book, Conn
Date Published: 1949
Description: Very Good- in Very Good- jacket. 8vo. 472pp. Has wear. DJ has light soiling. DJ has several clean tears now tape repaired. DJ has scuff to spine. Internally Clean. Lang: English. Vols: 1, Wt: 2lbs. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. Hard cover edition-no dust jacket-note inside cover-minor staining to cover and page edge-otherwise binding strong contents clean-enjoy. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: New Directions, N.Y.
Date Published: 1981
Description: Very Good. Inscribed THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THOMAS FIRBANK, AND DATED 1982. THOMAS FIRBANK WAS RELATED TO THE AUTHOR (Who Died in 1926), AND HELD THE COPYRIGHT ON THIS WORK AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION BY NEW DIRECTIONS. This Association copy is a very good condition trade paperback edition, showing some light cover wear and foxing/discoloring at edges, but is solid and clean throughout. The inscription is across the front half-title page. 342 pages, five stories, introduction by ... read more
"Firbank was referred to as a "master of the camp novel"---so I thought "what's not to like. . . .?"
I just didn't get him and found it very tough slogging---only read two of the five novels in this book. I suspect that I didn't "get it" but was not willing to try any harder than I did.
W.H. Auden was quoted as saying that "A person who dislikes Ronald Firbank may possess some admirable quality, but I do not ever wish to see him again." Conversely, I don't ever wish to encounter Firbank's writing again.
The books were written in the first quarter of the 20th Century and that may have made the social satire out of reach for me."
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