Books by Eastlake William

London Secker & Warburg 1957 Hardcover First UK edition 279pp. Octavo [20 cm] Green paper covered boards with a silver stamped title on the spine. Very good. The edges of the covers are gently bumped and rubbed. The bottom edges of the covers are barely perceptibly moisture stained. The edges of the text block are lightly foxed. The endsheets are discolored, and the first several pages are slightly foxed. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with light rubbing. The rear panel is very slightly soi... more information

London Secker & Warburg 1957 Hardcover First UK edition 279pp. Octavo [20 cm] Green paper covered boards with a silver stamped title on the spine. Very good. The edges of the spine and covers are gently bumped and rubbed. Mild spine slant. The endsheets are discolored, and the pages are yellowed. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with gentle rubbing. The rear panel is lightly soiled. The edges are slightly bumped and chipped. The author's first novel. Jacket artwork by Lynton Lamb.... more information

New York Harper & Brothers 1956 Hardcover First edition 279pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/2 black cloth over light green boards. Title in silver on backstrip. Very good/Near fine. Extremities of jacket show light rubbing. Author's first published work. ... more information

New York Harper & Brothers 1956 Hardcover First edition 279pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/2 black cloth over light green boards. Title in silver on backstrip. Very good/Near fine. Minor rubbing to corners of jacket. Author's first published work. ... more information

New York Harper & Brothers 1956 Hardcover First edition 279pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/2 black cloth with light green paper covered boards. Title in silver on backstrip. Very good. The edges of the covers are lightly bumped and rubbed. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with lightly chipped edges. Very mildly rubbed, soiled and darkened. Author's first published work.... more information

New York: Harper. 1956. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First printing, 1956, of the author's first book. Black cloth spine, green boards, very good copy, lacking dust jacket. With inscription on the front flyleaf from Marilyn Hill, Eastlake's long-time companion, signed by her, stating that this is the personal copy of the author. This statement was signed in our presence when we purchased the book from Ms. Hill at her home in Pittsburgh, after she moved from Bisbee, Arizona, where she had re... more information

New York: Harper & Brothers, [1956]. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Near fine in bright dust jacket minutely worn at top edge of spine panel. Author's first book. ... more information

hardcover. d.w. N.Y.: Harper, (1956). First Edition. An excellent copy of the author's first book. ... more information

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition of the author's first book. This copy with author A.B. Guthrie's ownership signature (his own copy) to the front paste down. A nice association linking these two Western writers. ... more information

NY: Harper & Brothers. (1956). Bound galleys of Eastlake's first book, the first novel in what became (with The Bronc People and Portrait of an Artist with Twenty-Six Horses) his Bowman Family Trilogy. This copy was sent to Paul Bowles: a letter laid in from an editor at Harper's announces the book and solicits comments from Bowles. 6-1/2" x 11-7/16", printed on rectos only and perfectbound in plain wrappers with a label partially removed from the front cover. In a custom clamshell cas... more information