The Mystic Masseur

New York: Vanguard Press, 1959. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine+. First American Edition of the author's first novel, set in colonial Trinidad, where Naipaul was born. 8vo: xii,[2],7-215,[1]pp. Publisher's black cloth, spine lettered in French blue and mid-brown, upper cover with vignette of the mystic masseur; illustrated dust jacket, priced $3.50. Tightly bound (apparently unread) and clean throughout,… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for slightest cupping of back board, and a touch of spotting at top of front paste down near the spine fold. the unclipped jacket has tiny points of wear to extremities and folds, and a few spots of foxing on the back panel. (… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1959. VG/G. First American Edition. First printing with no other printings listed. The book is tight with solid hinges and clean black boards. Light crease to spine head. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Pages lightly age-toned. The dust jacket is unclipped ($3.50) with… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's toffee-brown cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. The merest hint of foxing to the top edge otherwise a lovely, bright fine copy in like D/W with no fading to the spine as so often encountered and with no foxing… Saber más sobre este artículo

Pan MacMillan, 2001-10-12. Paperback. Good. Book is in good condition. Pages are yellowing.

Vanguard Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($3.95 price intact). Published by Vanguard Press, 1959. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in pink. Signed by author on title page (flat signed not inscribed). Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1978. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. Audience: General/trade.

Paperback. Very Good.

(London): Andre Deutsch, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. A very good copy with foxing on the front fly, a few small soil spots on foredge and bottom edge, in a very good, price-clipped dust jacket.

NY: Vanguard Press; (1959). First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First US edition of the author's first book. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. The black cloth covering the rear board has a couple of small scratches, otherwise fine. The jacket has small closed tears at the top of the front flap fold, and at… Saber más sobre este artículo

Pan MacMillan, 2001-10-12. Paperback. Good. Book is in good condition. Pages are yellowing.

Pan MacMillan, 2001. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Vanguard Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Signed. First printing with no subsequent history on copyright page. SIGNED by V. S. Naipaul on a non publisher's tipped in page. The volume is lightly bumped at the spine ends. The unclipped dust jacket is lightly sunned on the spine, has a sticker on the front panel, a… Saber más sobre este artículo

Penguin Books, 1977. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Pan MacMillan, 2001. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Picador USA, 2011. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Andre Deutsch, 1957. Hardcover/Hardback. Fine. First edition, first impression. Edges a little dusty, otherwise VG in price-clipped dustwrapper, by Robert Micklewright, which is a little worn to the corners and head and tail of the spine. His first novel. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2001 was awarded to V. S. Naipaul for having united perceptive narrative and… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. 215. Small 8vo. There is a slight bump to the bottom of the front board. The boards are a bit bowed due, it appears, to the replacement of the original plain endpapers with newer endpapers. The bottom edge of the spine is very slightly creased. Spine a bit dry, causing the… Saber más sobre este artículo

London.: Picador., 2001. 208pp.. Paperback. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Penguin Books, 1964. Paperback. Acceptable. 1964. No Edition Remarks. 218 pages. Paperback book with illustrated cover. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Thumb-marking present. Pulling to covers. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with curling to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Brown marks to covers.