People Are Curious

John Lane the Bodley Head, 1938. Trade Paperback. 308 pages. Uncorrected proofs of the short story collection. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Smattering of small stains to the cover and loss to the spine foot. Hinge weak at page 69. Scarce.

John Lane The Bodley Head, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good-/ Good +. Blue cloth, the top page edges unstained. The top edges and spine of the volume are lightly sunned and there is a small area of damp staining at the base of the front panel near the fold. The unclipped dust jacket has a small red… Read more about this item

London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, [, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Backstrip faded; corners slightly bumped; pages lightly toned; otherwise very good condition (no dust jacket). Inscribed by Hanley, signed "James" with a quotation in his hand: "Man has all of Pride, Women suck it's bones, Yet man is weaker of the two" ]. 308p.

London: John Lane, 1938. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. VERY GOOD BOOK IN GOOD+ DUST JACKET. CLEAN, BRIGHT RED CLOTH BOARDS. CLEAN PAPER SPINE LABEL. TOP PAGE EDGES UNSTAINED. SLIGHT FOXING ON TOP AND FRONT PAGE EDGES. INTERIOR CLEAN, BINDING TIGHT, HINGES STRONG. FIRST PAGE IS HALF-TITLE PAGE. SMALL OWNER NAME IN INK. PRICE-CLIPPED DUST JACKET HAS LIGHTLY… Read more about this item

London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. Second Impression. Brown Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 308pp. Second impression of this book of short tales. A very well preserved dust wrapper not price clipped. Light sunning to the wrapper - mainly to the spine. Light rubbing to the edges of the wrapper.… Read more about this item