The Nature Of Passion

1/1/1956. Hardcover w/DJ. Jhabvala's second novel depicts contemporary life in New Delhi. London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1956. 1st edition; dust jacket in protective cover; head of spine chipped; rear cover soiled; black cloth with silver lettering on spine; binding tight; text clean and bright. G+/G

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1956. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Black buckram, silver lettering to spine. Dusty top edge. Light offsetting to half-title and rear adverts. Else, bright and tight. In the original dust jacket by Amina Ahmed: price clipped, with 'George Allen and Unwin 21s. net' sticker to front flap, spine sunned, a little rubbed, closed tear to… Read more about this item

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Endpapers lightly foxed, spine soiled and rubbed, very good in a very good lightly edgeworn dustwrapper with spine sunned, very small dampstains on spine and top edge. Author's second novel.

LONDON: GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD, 1956 Black Boards with silver titles to spine, 190 x 130 mm approx. 262 pp + 2 of publisher's adverts. First Edition 1st printing 1956. The author's second novel a social comedy set in New Delhi. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book - negligible shelf wear, hint of ofset browning to free end papers. No… Read more about this item

New York: Norton, 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Bookplate, partially hidden by front flap else a fine copy in dustwrapper with negligible wear. A very attractive copy of the author's second novel. Her later novel, *Heat and Dust*, won the Booker Prize and her intelligent screenplays, often in collaboration Merchant/Ivory productions, have won her two Academy… Read more about this item

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Octavo. 267pp. Topedge lightly foxed and with two bumps on the boards, light offsetting on the endleaves, near fine in modestly worn and lightly spine-sunned, very good or a bit better dust jacket with a bit of light internal foxing. Review copy with the… Read more about this item

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Octavo. 267pp. Fine in modestly worn, about near fine dust jacket with a lightly sunned spine, a couple of tiny closed tears, and a short diagonal crease on the lower panel.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1956. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper which has been price-clipped with another publisher's price sticker applied. A lovely copy of the author's second novel. Her later novel, *Heat and Dust*, won the Booker Prize and her intelligent screenplays, often in collaboration Merchant/Ivory productions, won her two Academy Awards.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Advance Review Copy of the first American edition. With publisher's slip laid in. Fine in near fine dustwrapper. A lovely copy of the author's second book.

W. W. Norton & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Yellow and black cloth boards straight and tight, in a rubbed and edgeworn dustjacket with chipping along top edge, faint moisture stain to spine does not impact volume and now in protective mylar. First American edition of the author's second… Read more about this item

George Allen And Unwin Ltd, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1956. First Edition. 262 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards with lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light… Read more about this item

NY:: W. W. Norton & Company,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. Hardcover. The author's second novel. First American edition. Foxing to top edge and endpapers, else very good in a very good (minor edge wear and age toning) dust jacket. .

New York, W.W. Norton & Company Inc. [1957]., 1957. First American edition (so stated). 8vo. Dust jacket designed by Jack Strimban (unclipped). Fine. 267 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in loose and an additional post card from W.W. Norton that the publication date was changed to "late spring". A Booker Prize Winner. Jhabvala won… Read more about this item

London: George Allen and Unwin, 1956. Hardcover - first edition. Amina Ahmed jacket is marked and worn, with slight puncture on spine; nicked at spine ends and one or two edges and corners. Imperial price label on clipped front inner flap. One or two minor marks on tanned page block. Text is clear, and pages are clean. TS. First Edition.… Read more about this item

London: George Allen and Unwin, 1956. Hardcover; first edition; clipped dust jacket with original price sticker to front flap; very good condition. Jacket is faintly marked, tanned on inside and foxed along rear flap hinge. Spine is tight and pages are clean throughout. AD. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardback. A very good copy in a near very good dustwrapper which is a little soiled. No ownership inscription. 262 pages. The author's second novel.

George Allen & Unwin, 1956, 1956. Book. Very Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very fine copy in like price clipped jacket.The author's rare second book.Gorgeous copy..

George Allen & Unwin, London, 1956. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. 8vo in black cloth, silver lettering to spine. 261pp __CONDITION : A well preserved FINE very clean and tight unmarked copy (small crease to rear tip at head of spine from bumping, pages a little tanned) in a moderately foxed and slightly spine faded but otherwise FINE publisher-price-clipped… Read more about this item

London: George Allen & Unwin. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's black coloured cloth with silver lettered title to spine in a Fine Dust-Jacket,that has no chips or tears,no rubbing to edges,with lovely bright covers free from sunning or fading,one tiny light crease to lower part of the back cover.Not price clipped and with no previous… Read more about this item

London: Allen & Unwin, 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd 1956). First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with silver lettering to the spine. Green top edge. A VG+ copy (a hint of foxing to the fore-edge in like publisher's price-clipped and re-priced D/W with some foxing to… Read more about this item