After Afternoon by Macarthur Arthur (23 results)

New York: D. Appleton-Century:, 1941. First edition, Hardcover, Fair with no dust jacket, 290 pp. Modest spine skew, toning/damp stain to free endpapers and paste-downs. Binding adhesive dry and beginning to fail. First edition, Hardcover, Fair with no dust jacket,

Hardcover first edition - First printing. "The story of a Grecian faun who, after becoming the lover of Aphrodite, is endowed with immortality and the power to enter the human body, male or female, of his choice. From an idyllic marriage to a Cretan maid, the faun moves to Egypt, where he takes part in the cruel intrigues and orgiastic splendors of that magnificent court."The first novel by this author who was born in New Orleans and returned there after many years studying music and singing in Europe and Hollywood. The striking dustjacket design is by the Louisiana artist Caroline Wogan Durieux (1896-1989), a New Orleans native of Creole descent and who returned to New Orleans after years in Cuba and Mexico, assuming in1938 the directorship of the WPA Federal Art Project in New Orleans, where Arthur MacArthur was working at the time this was published. 290 pp. Very good in very good dust jacket (gift inscription dated 1944, chip to upper end of spine of dj, some discoloration to the edges of the dj.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, first printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.25.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, first printing. Octavo, 8 1/4" tall, 290 pages, gilt spine titles on orange and black cloth. A very good, clean, neat original hard cover first edition with minor shelf wear; binding tight, paper lightly yellowed, with foxing at the end paper gutters plus yellowing and slight soiling to fore-edges. In a very good, clean, lightly edge worn dust jacket, with the original price present.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: D. Appleton-Century Company 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Black and orange cloth with a gold gilt divider and gold gilt spine lettering, 290 pages. Locke Spectrum of Fantasy page 145 "Fantasy novel set in ancient Greece of a faun endowed with immortality and the ability to enter the human body"]. Bleiler [1978 Checklist page 128]. Reginald 09410. Very good copy with spine cocked, a tiny label removed from lower edge front free endpaper, toning to both hinges in price clipped jacket. See photos clphE.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good+. 1st Paperback. First paperback printing with (I) to last page, Bleiler title, has light lean with a few tiny pulls to binding which remains solid, faint repair to base of spine, light bumps to spine ends and cover corners with tiny tears to hinge and fold ends, some slight edgewear, light sunning to spine, and some rubbing with a few small spots of soiling to covers, otherwise a solid Good+ copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.25.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust Wrapper Artwork by Durieux (illustrator). First Edition. New York: D. Appleton-Century Company. 1941. First Edition; First Printing. . Black and orange cloth with a gold gilt divider and gold gilt spine lettering, 290 pages. Locke [A Spectrum of Fantasy page 145 "Fantasy novel set in ancient Greece of a faun endowed with immortality and the ability to enter the human body"]. Bleiler [1978 Checklist page 128]. Reginald 09410. VG+ copy [spine lettering dulling, minor bumping] in good price clipped and edge worn, short tears Dust Wrapper with light corner chipping and clear tape re-inforcement across the spine ends. See Photos clph.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Boards with light wear and chipping to DJ. Endpapers a bit darkening ; The story of a Grecian faun; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 290 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. As a reward, a Grecian faun receives immortality and the ability to look human, which aids him in many adventures around the world and through time. Book Condition: Near Fine: Firm binding. Bottom edge of book's covers slightly faded, remnants of two tiny bookdealers labels at the bottom of front endpapers, a rubbing down the title page which takes out part of the letter "A" in "After" / DJ Condition: Near Fine: Dust jacket shows tiny chips at top of spine and wear to tips and corners, dust jacket is price-clipped,

Condition: Akzeptabel. Formateinband: Leinen / gebundene Ausgabe 290 S. 1st edition; (Ohne Schutzumschlag); Außen etwas gealtert u. leicht randgebräunt; größerer Stempel auf Vorsatzt, Ausleihtasche im hinteren Deckel, Papier gebräunt; sonst gut erhalten. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 700 [Stichwörter: ].

Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-290, cloth. First edition. Fantastic adventure with a Grecian flavor. Immortal Grecian faun enters human bodies at will. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 128. Reginald 09410. Offset on paste-down from laid in clipping with review of the book, else a fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with several tiny nicks to top edge of rear panel. Signature of A. Langley Searles dated 1941 on front paste-down. (#131483).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 1st printing, 1941. Author's 1st novel. Red textured cloth boards with black print on spine. Dj is stiff black paper; art by Durieux. "Fantasy novel set in ancient Greece of a faun endowed with immortality and the ability to enter the human body." (Locke; Spectrum I, p. 145) Dj is price-clipped and there is minor chipping at lower spine panel.

Hard Cover. First Edition, First printing. Appleton (1) on last page. SLIGHT STAIN TO FRONT BOARD, OTHERWISE FINE IN FINE DJ WITH ORIGINAL $2.50 PRICE. BOOKPLATE.

, , very good -fine in most of jacket with the spine replaced by color photocopy.

, , advance proof in wraps, near fine.

First Edition. Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. Price-clipped.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Durieux (illustrator). First Edition. 8vo. Pp. 290. Black cloth overlain with red-orange cloth across the upper third, gilt rules at the intersection and gilt titles on the spine. Edges trimmed. In the illustrated dust jacket printed white and red-orange on black stock, price clipped. Mild spine lean, top edge lightly soiled, edges age toned. Jacket remarkably well preserved with just one small chip at the head of the spine. The strange novel of a Grecian faun. Dust jacket preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.

Hardcover. hardcover. , , fine in fine price clipped dust jacket , name written inside.

First US edition. 290 pp. Light erasure mark to front free endpaper, else fine in very near fine dust jacket. Young 2416.

Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-290, cloth. First edition. Immortal Grecian faun enters human bodies at will. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 128. Reginald 09410. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#90705).

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. 1/2 inch chip to top front panel still a bright clean copy! First Edition with (1) on the last page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Fantasy of pagan gods. *Bleiler* p.128. A lovely copy.