The River Road

This is a first reprint (1945) of The River Road, a best-selling novel by the Louisiana writer Frances Parkinson Keyes (1885-1970). It tells the story of the d'Alverys, a hot-blooded Creole family living on a sugar plantation between the two world wars. This copy is in good shape. No dust jacket. The covers have some discoloration and fading, especially on… Saber más sobre este artículo

This Book is a novel set on a sugar plantation owned by a family, which struggled to keep it viable between the two world wars. Two of the three marriages in the novel had tragic endings. The Novel was published as two volumes, Parts I-VI and VII-XI. The entire Book in two volumes contains 622 pages. … Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946. First UK edition published by Eyre & Spottiswode in 1946. Dustwrapper has creasing and small tears to the edges, with the part from the top 3 inches of the spine torn away. Some fading to top end of spine of green cloth-covered boards, minor bumping to bottom end, otherwise a good clean tight… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946. well used book, wear cover edges and spine, loose in covers, tape to rear endpaper and title page hinges, minimal library marks, otherwise book clean and sound. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.

New York: Julian Messner 1953. 8vo.Signed Limited Edition. xvi, 747 pp. Limited edition signed by the author Frances Parkinson Keyes on a special leaf. Half calf over cloth. Spine gilt. Top edge gilt. Owner's gilt initials to lower front board. Bound for Sotheran's. . Very Good. Half Calf. Special Edition. 1953.

The Book Club. Reissue . Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Not dated but c 1945. 368pp. Red cloth boards (rubbed and rounded at corners, faded at spine tips, a few small marks). Ex lending library, markings on front endpaper only. Previous owner's name on title page. In a… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Julian Messner, Inc, 1946. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 9x6x1. Fourth printing. No jacket. Board corners bumped. 1946 Hard Cover. xvi, 747 pp. By the author of Crescent Carnival, The River Road is the epic story of an old family sugar plantation, and the d'Alvery family that struggles to keep it viable between the… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: The Book Club. Chipped and torn jacket. Light shelf wear to boards. No date. . Very Good. Hardcover.

Julian Messner Publishing New York, 1946. Third Printing. Englischsprachige Hardcoverausgabe, Leineneinband, Buchrücken mit Golddruck, 747 Seiten. Gutes Exemplar (good condition).

J. Messner, inc., 1945. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1945. No Edition Remarks. 747 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Pen inscription to half title page. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping… Saber más sobre este artículo

Eyre and Spottiswoode. FAMILY BUSINESS, FIRST CLASS SERVICE, FREE U.K. SHIPPING. 1946 FIRST Hardback Edition. complete with torn dust jacket. Owner's name inside. . Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1946.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946. some wear to covers and cover edges, owners name and markings front endpapers, slightly slanted, otherwise book clean and tight. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1946. No Edition Stated. 339 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Pages are rather marked with pronounced tanning and foxing, plus thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book and on text block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Occasional minor marginalia and underlining. A few dog-eared… Saber más sobre este artículo

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1950. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1950. Reprinted. 338 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Some page corners very slightly folded. Binding remains firm. Boards have minimal shelf wear with only mild bumping to corners. Spine sunned at top and with mild crushing top and bottom. Unclipped… Saber más sobre este artículo

Julian Messner, New York, NY, 1953. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. Limited Autographed Edition. Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 747 pp. Pages are tight and clean. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Cover is sunned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2… Saber más sobre este artículo

Used, fair, readable, intact, see photos

London : The Book Club, 1945. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Date is suggested. Physical description: 368 p. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Fiction; American Fiction; American South; Novels.

Sydney: Dymocks Book Arcade. Good. 1946. Hard Cover. 471pp; blue boards a tad spotty, previous owner's inscription to half title page. ; 215 x 140mm .

London: The Book Club. No date, c.1946. Lightly bumped and rubbed spine. Dent to front board. Internally crisp and tight on cheap paper. . Good. Hardcover. 1946.

New Zealand: A. A. Davies, 1946. Green textured cloth, gilt text to spine. 320 pp. Lower corner tips lightly rubbed. Very clean with firm binding. . First New Zealand Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.