Author: Cabell, James Branch

Beyond Life: Dizain Des Demiurges.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £20.00

Publisher: John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd: London. : 1925.

Edition: First British edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 45880

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Page edges browning, both free endpapers browning, a near fine copy (lacking the dustjacket).

''First published in 1925'' on copyright page.
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Figures Of Earth: A Comedy Of Appearances.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £75.00

Publisher: Robert M. McBride & Co.: NY. : 1921.

Edition: First edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 52757

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Inked name and date at top of front free endpaper, page edges browning, a near fine copy in a VG dustjacket with shallow chipping along spine edges.

Hamlet Had An Uncle: A Comedy Of Honour.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £40.00

Publisher: John Lane, The Bodley Head: London. : 1940.

Edition: First British edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 52760

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Page edges browning, a VG+ copy in a VG dustjacket with fingernail-size chips at both bottom corners.

''First published in England 1940'' on copyright page.
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Preface To The Past.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Robert M. McBride & Co.: NY. : 1936.

Edition: First edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 52761

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Lettering on spine dulled, a VG+ copy in a fair chipped and worn dustjacket.

''First Edition'' on copyright page.
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Quiet, Please.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £20.00

Publisher: University Of Florida Press: Gainesville. : 1952.

Edition: First edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 32495

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Fine copy in a good dustjacket.

Smire: An Acceptance In The Third Person.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £75.00

Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Co.: NY. : 1937.

Edition: First edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 13413

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Fine copy in a fine dustjacket.

''First Edition'' stated on copyright page. Third in the fantasy trilogy, following Smirt (1934) and Smith (1935), all as by ''Branch Cabell''.

''A second fantasy series - Smirt (1934), Smith (1935) and Smire (1937), all as by Branch Cabell, deliberately and effectively imitates the hazy logical progression of dreams as it carries the eponym (who is three in one) ever downwards, through universes and incarnations: the effect is ironical'' (David Langford/The Encyclopedia of SF, 3rd Edition).
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Something About Eve: A Comedy Of Fig-Leaves.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £40.00

Publisher: Robert M. McBride & Co.: NY. : 1927.

Edition: First edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 13404

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Inked name and date along top edge of front free endpaper, page edges browning, a near fine copy in a VG+ dustjacket with fingernail-sized chip along top edge of spine.

''Published, September, 1927 (First Impression)'' stated on title page.
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Straws And Prayer-Books.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £28.00

Publisher: John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd: London. : 1926.

Edition: First British edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 20326

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Browning and scattered foxing along page edges, else a fine copy in VG dustjacket with age-darkened spine panel and .5 mm deep chip from the top of the spine panel (not affecting lettering).

Straws And Prayer-Books: Dizain Des Diversions (signed/limited).

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £40.00

Publisher: Robert M. McBride & Co.: NY. : 1924.

Edition: First edition (& 1st printing).

Inscription: Signed

Seller ID: 15122

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: A near fine copy as issued without dustjacket.

Collection of literary essays and reminiscences and several allegorical tales, Large Paper Edition: 330 numbered copies signed by the author, of which 300 are for sale. This is no 171.
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Straws And Prayer-Books: Dizain des Diversions.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Robert M. McBride & Co.: NY. : 1924.

Edition: First edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 13937

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Page edges browning, a near fine copy in a fairly good price-clipped dustjacket.

''First Edition'' on copyright page.
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The Certain Hour (Dizain Des Poetes).

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £40.00

Publisher: John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd: London. : 1931.

Edition: First British edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 20331

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Faint scattered spotting along page edges, a little spotting to half-title page, otherwise a fine copy in an almost fine, bright pictorial dustjacket.

The Cords Of Vanity.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £75.00

Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Co.: NY. : 1909.

Edition: First edition (variant binding).

Seller ID: 32494

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Page edges browning, a near fine copy.

''Published, March 1909'' stated on the copyright page. Variant (later) binding with ''The'' restored as the first word of the title on both the front board and spine (the first binding just stated ''Cords Of Vanity'').
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The Cords Of Vanity: A Comedy Of Shirking.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £75.00

Publisher: John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd: London. : 1925.

Edition: First British edition (& 1st edition thus).

Seller ID: 45863

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Near fine copy in a VG dustjacket.

''First published in 1925'' on copyright page. New introduction by Wilson Follett.
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The Cream Of The Jest: A Comedy Of Evasions.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £125.00

Publisher: John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd: London. : 1923.

Edition: First British edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 16729

ISBN-13: 9781587152207

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Page edges browning, both free endpapers part-tanned, else a fine copy in a near fine bright pictorial dustjacket with background spine fade (from white to cream, not affecting black lettering) and light dust-soiling to rear (white) panel.

Fantasy novel. With an introduction by Harold Ward.
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The Devil's Own Dear Son: A Comedy Of The Fatted Calf.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Company: NY. : 1949.

Edition: First edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 43004

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Fine copy in a good dustjacket with edge wear and a long (11cm) closed tear to the rear panel.

The High Place: A Comedy Of Disenchantment (numbered/limited).

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £95.00

Publisher: Robert M. McBride & Co.: NY. : 1923.

Edition: First edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 52762

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Fine copy in a near fine price-clipped dustjacket, with shallow chipping along the top and bottom of the spine panel.

With illustrations and decorations by Frank C. Pape. LIMITED EDITION: 2000 numbered copies printed. This is no 1088.
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The King Was In His Counting House: A Comedy Of Common-Sense.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £95.00

Publisher: Farrar & Rinehart: NY. : 1938.

Edition: First edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 32425

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Fine copy in a fine (bright, pictorial) dustjacket.

Illustrated by Charles Child.
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The Line Of Love.

By: Cabell, James Branch

Price: £50.00

Publisher: Harper & Brothers: NY. : 1905.

Edition: First edition (& 1st printing).

Seller ID: 13399

Binding: Hardcover.

Condition: Neat gift label affixed to front pastedown, page edges browning, a near fine copy in pictorial boards.

Octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix-xi [xii] [1-2] 3 [4] 5-290 [291] [292: blank], ten inserted plates with colour reproductions of paintings by Howard Pyle, title page printed in orange and black, original decorated olive-green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in white and gold, pictorial paper onlay on front panel, decorated endpapers. With ten colour pllates by Howard Pyle. ''Published September, 1905'' on copyright page. The author's second book.
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