Priestley, J B

The good companions Vol. 1

Priestley, J. B. · 1935 · Le Flaneur Amsterdam

€10.00 ($11.16 | £8.37 | ¥1,773)

Tauchnitz, reprint, Light wear to boardss. In principle, books are cheaper in the shop.

Jeremy and Hamlet; Wintersmoon; Farthing Hall; All Souls&Apos; Night

Hugh Walpole; J. B. Priestley · 1923 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€406.34 | $453.65 | ¥72,041)

London, Cassell and Company; Macmillan & Co, 1923-1933 . First edition. Cloth. First edition of four early 20th century works of literature from prolific English novelist Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, each in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first impressions of four work...

Angel Pavement

J. B. Priestley · 1935 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€54.98 | $61.38 | ¥9,747)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1935. Leather. A leather bound edition of Angel Pavement by J. B. Priestley, A social panorama of the city of London seen through the eyes of employees situated on the first floor of No. 8, Angel Pavement. Originally published in 1930, Angel Pave...

Angel Pavement

J. B. Priestley · 1930 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.07 | $253.51 | ¥40,258)

London, William Heinemann LTD, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of J. B. Priestley's novel focusing on one street in London and those who frequent it. First edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. An intriguing novel by J. B. Pri...

Angel Pavement

J. B. Priestley · 1930 · Rooke Books

£22.00 (€26.29 | $29.35 | ¥4,661)

London, William Heinemann, 1930. Leather. A rebound new impression edition of 'Angel Pavement&apos. Rebound in a blue crushed calf binding, with gilt detailing to the front board and spine. Featuring an ink inscription to free-endpaper: 'To Mabel, With Devoted Love, ...

Fleet Street: An Anthology of Modern Journalism

W. W. Cobbett [Ed]; Sidney Dark [Ed]; G. K. Chesterton; George Bernard Shaw; J. B. Priestley; et al. · 1932 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.41 | $160.11 | ¥25,426)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1932 . First edition. Cloth. An engaging anthology of interwar British journalism, featuring contributions from G. K. Chesterton, George Bernard Shaw and J. B. Priestley, complete with the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. In the pubilsher&ap...

Three Men in New Suits & Bright Day

J. B. Priestley · 1945 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.78 | $60.04 | ¥9,535)

London, William Heinemann, 1945-1946. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition novels from English writer and social commentator John Boynton Priestley. Two volumes. First edition. Written by John Boynton Priestley, an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcast...

The Compleat Imbiber

Cyril Ray [ed.]; Kingsley Amis; Laurie Lee; Diana Athill; J. B. Priestley; V. S. Pritchett et al · 1957 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€352.56 | $393.61 | ¥62,506)

London, Vista Books; Putnam; Collins; Hutchinson; Beaumont Books, 1957. First edition. Cloth. Charmingly illustrated throughout, present here are the first editions of twelve volumes of Cyril Ray's anthology about the pleasures of drinking. Present here are twelve volumes...

The Good Companions

J. B. Priestley · 1929 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.27 | $90.73 | ¥14,408)

London, William Heinemann, 1929. First edition. Leather. A lovely copy of the first edition, fourth impression of Priestley's most famous novel. The first edition, fourth impression of this work, published in the same year as the first impression, in a half calf binding. ...

2 Vols Angel Pavement; Festival at Farbridge

J. B. Priestley · 1930 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.73 | $73.38 | ¥11,654)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1930-1952 . First edition. Cloth. A smart two-volume set of first editions by J. B. Priestley, showcasing his remarkable range, capturing the wit and social insight of interwar and postwar Britain through satire and realism. In the publisher&apos...

The High Toby

J. B. Priestley · 1948 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.41 | $50.70 | ¥8,052)

London , Puffin , 1948. First edition. Paperback. A charming children's book in the form of a play by J. B. Priestley and illustrated by Doris Zinkeisen. The first edition. A Puffin cut-out book printed for use with Pollock's Toy Theatres. Written by J. B. Priestley,...

English Journey: Being a Rambling But Truthful Account of What One Man Saw and Heard and Felt and Thought During a Journey Through England During the Autumn of the Year 1933

J. B. Priestley · 1997 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.80 | $53.37 | ¥8,475)

London, The Folio Society, 1997 . Cloth. An illustrated edition of J. B. Priestley's politically charged account of his travels in England in 1933, a work that, according to the introduction, 'has even been credited with winning the 1945 election for the Labour Party...

Brief Diversions Being Tales Travesties and Epigrams

J. B. Priestley · 1922 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.32 | $186.80 | ¥29,664)

Cambridge, Bowes & Bowes, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful first edition of this anthology of the writings of J. B. Priestley, in the original scarce 'transmatic' dustwrapper. The first edition of this work.In the original scarce 'transmatic' jacket....

The English Novel

J. B. Priestley · 1935 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.46 | $146.77 | ¥23,307)

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1935. Cloth. A smart revised edition of this illustrated collection of literary criticism from English writer John Boynton Priestley. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seventeen portra...

Man and the Machine

ed. Hubert Williams; J. B. Priestley · 1935 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€525.85 | $587.08 | ¥93,229)

London, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. 1935. Cloth. A smart collection of industrial essays, with the scarce and early unclipped Piper dust wrapper. A very early Piper dust wrapper, not included in the catalogue raisonee.With essays on those who control the machine, those whom ...

Three Men in New Suits

J. B. Priestley · 1945 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.73 | $73.38 | ¥11,654)

London and Toronto, William Heinemann Ltd. 1945. Cloth. A first edition of this novel written by J. B. Priestley, and complete with a well-preserved and unclipped dust wrapper. This work follows three men upon their return from war, one a quarry worker, one the son of a farmer...

George Meredith; They Walk in the City; Our Nation"S Heritage

J. B. Priestley · 1927 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.78 | $60.04 | ¥9,535)

London, William Heinemann; Macmillan and Co; J. M. Dent and Sons , 1927-1939. Cloth. A very smart selection of works from J. B. Priestley, varying from a thrilling novel to his thoughtful writings of English heritage. A lovely selection of works from reputable English novelist...

FOOLS AND PHILOSOPHERS / A Gallery of Comic Figures from English Literature

Priestley, J. B. · 1925 · Bison Books - ABAC/ILAB

CA$12.20 (€7.70 | $8.60 | £6.45 | ¥1,366)

New York Dodd, Mead and Company pp. xii, 299.,12mo,,Minor shelfwear; else very good condition, 'the reader has here a gallery of comic figures from our literature that he is able, as it were, to carry about with him'.

English Journey

Priestley, J. B.; Drabble, Margaret · 1997 · 84 Charing Cross Road Books

£24.90 (€29.76 | $33.22 | ¥5,276)

Folio Society. Folio Society. Near Fine Condition. Near Fine 1997 Folio Society hardback, illustrated, with slipcase, clean and tight copy in original slipcase. Part of an extensive FS collection. Size: octavo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2kg. Category: Travel...

Angel Pavement

Priestley, J B · 1935 · Godley Books

£39.00 (€46.61 | $52.04 | ¥8,263)

William Heinemann Ltd No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Clean very tight pages with unmarked lightly rubbed half leather boards, gilt top of page edges, maroon/black/gilt embossing to spine and very minor bumping to corners. 613pp. Leather-bound...