A Man's Estate by Emyr Humphreys (36 results)

Condition: Good. 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. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 250pp. FICTION FIRST EDITION. The book is in very good/excellent condition - very clean and bright in like d/w. It presents very nicely on the shelf. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service.

Condition: Fair. 1955. First Published. 255 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Water staining to both boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Water staining to spine and rear panel. Light tanning to spine and edges. Sticker to front panel. Wear marks and foxing overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Front free end paper has been removed, some marking to the covers, no dust jacket. Light tanning to the pages.

Condition: Fair. 1955. First Edition. 255 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Book is slightly forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Tape to insides. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Light scuffing and rubbed marking to surfaces.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Photograph available on request.

Condition: Used: Good. Occasion - Bon Etat - Jauni - A man's estate (1957) - Poche.

Condition: Good. DJ may have small chips and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

Buff hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. G : in Good condition with dust jacket. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 255pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint; First Printing. Missing DJ and front endpaper, marker pen initials to inside covers. ; Cream cloth boards with blue lettering to spine. ; 256 pages; Hannah Ellis is 35, unmarried, and still living at Y Glyn, the family farm in Wales where she has been brought up by her mother and step-father--a forbidding man with a powerful hold on the neighborhood. Loving her country yet resenting the egotism of her family, she yearns for the return of her long-banished brother Philip, believing that he will rescue her from this bleak existence. Little does Hannah realize that Philip's arrival is imminent and will herald enormous changes as he unwittingly ignites the passions and strengths of an unusually intertwined community. Book Club Edition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine DW. Book and dustwrapper/dustjacket are in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age. Tiny brown spot on fore edge.

Cloth Bound Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 255 pages. Condition very good, cream cloth covered boards with green stamped title to the spine. Top page edge green 7¾" x 5".

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Very good copy. Very good dustwrapper. Binding secure and burgundy cloth cover unmarked. Signed by author. No further additions to text. Signed by Author(s).

254pp. VG in worn, torn and slightly yellowed dw.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprint, 12mo, 255pp, VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. A Welsh interest Novel about the Elis family. 255 Pages. Buff cloth cover with green lettering to spine. Bumped at bottom of spine and a few light spots darkening on spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good (+). Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (-). No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor bump to top of spine and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with dusty rear and with small tears, chips and nicks to upper and lower edge. 255pp. A novel with classical tragedy and modern life. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 7.75 x 5.25 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1959 1st edition 2nd printing VG in VG dust-jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good in a Very Good jacket. 1st Printing. Signed by Humphreys on the title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed. First Edition. Very good copy of the first edition in dust wrapper. The book has some light foxing but the text block is tight. The Lynton Lamb dust wrapper is intact but has a number of closed tears and some minor loss to the head and base of the spine panel. A few chips to extremities. The rear panel of the dustwrapper has some discolouration through age. A significant work by a major (and underrated) writert. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. 1st 1955 HB Eyre; No dust jacket otherwise good clean copy with no stamps or inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A hardback volume in Good to Very Good condition, in a similar dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Readers Union edition from 1957. Quite a lot of tears and creasing to the dustwrapper, with the middle part at the spine missing. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of light green boards, ut otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1955, a bleak tale of village life in north-west Wales. Translated into Welsh as "Etifedd y Glyn" in 1981 and adapted as a television series in Wales in 1994 as " Brodyr a Chwiorydd" (Brothers and Sisters) . 255pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. 1957 edition. Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Hardcover. Second impression. Signed and dedicated by author on FEP. Plastic-protected jacket is tanned, lightly marked and scored. Jacket leading corners, edges and spine ends are worn and nicked. Jacket and hardcover spine ends are lightly bumped. Page block and pages are tanned and lightly marked. Minor tears on lower edges of a few early pages. Text is clear throughout. Binding is sound. HCW. By Author. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover in good condition. Signed and dedicated by the author on the FEP; also signed by the author on the title page. First edition, first printing. A few light marks on the hardcover. Faint crease on spine. The hardcover edges, leading corners and spine foot are worn. Signs of wear on the spine sides. The spine head is worn and nicked. Small pen mark on FEP. Parts of the original jacket laid in. All pages are clean and the text is clear. CM. Signed and Dedicated By Author. Used.