Click for full-size.
THE SOUND OF HIS HORN
by Sarban (pseudonym of John William Wall)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Patchy fading to spine and rear panel which is the result of offsetting from the striped jacket design. There is also heavy foxi
- Seller
-
Derry, New Hampshire, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Peter Davies, 1952. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Patchy fading to spine and rear panel which is the result of offsetting from the striped jacket design. There is also heavy foxing to the page edges. Overall, very good copy in a price-clipped but otherwise nearly fine dust jacket that is unusually bright and attractive for this title. Scarce in any condition.. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Early dystopian short novel, an alternate history in which the Nazis won the war, involving a private compound where prisoners are hunted for sport. 8vo cloth. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51011
- Title
- THE SOUND OF HIS HORN
- Author
- Sarban (pseudonym of John William Wall)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Patchy fading to spine and rear panel which is the result of offsetting from the striped jacket design. There is also heavy foxi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Publisher
- Peter Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- scifi, dystopian, mmb
Terms of Sale
Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Please note that all items are offered subject to prior sale. All our books are FIRST EDITIONS and FIRST PRINTINGS unless noted otherwise. All dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers. All books are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 10 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Derry, New Hampshire
About Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Modern first editions - mainly American and English - many of the books being signed; poetry, poetry broadsides, and press books. Most of our holdings are modern and fairly contemporary, and feature both mainstream and genre fiction (e.g. contemporary literature, detective & science fiction), with emphasis on notable writers and literary prize-winners in both prose and poetry.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was born out of WWII, and it still continues to exert considerable influence on today’s literary scene. Biblio sellers have a fantastic collection of Beat Generation books and ephemera for browsing.
Collecting Books on NYC
This gallery is dedicated to some of the best fiction and nonfiction portraying one of the greatest cities in the world. We Heart NYC! Enjoy browsing these books on New York City.
