Keyword: Novels of Distinction

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Dark Laughter

By: Anderson, Sherwood

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1926

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 020299

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Grosset & Dunlap "Novels of Distinction" edition in extra nice black silk binding, clean dustjacket. Black cloth boards with green lettering on cover, green lettering and blind-stamped decoration on spine. Tiny spot of wear to one corner tip. Binding is tight & square, no cracking; pages and edges are clean. Clean decorated endpapers. Previous owner name on back of front free endpaper, owner initials on title page. 319 pp. Clean dustjacket has chipping at top spine edge (depth ranges from 1/3" to 1"), additional small shallow edge chips and closed tears. Enclosed in new...
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The Thunderer

By: Barrington, E.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1927

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 021457

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Grosset & Dunlap "Novels of Distinction" edition in clean original jacket. Clean blue cloth boards with decorative title box on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 333 pages. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, hint of very light rubbing, a few tiny closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Historical novel about the life of Napoleon. Grosset & Dunlap's "Novels of Distinction" is a series of the best literature pro...
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The White Monkey

By: Galsworthy, John

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1924

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 026508

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Grosset & Dunlap "Novels of Distinction" edition in wonderful art deco dust jacket. Very clean bright purple cloth boards with green title box, white and purple lettering, small white monkey on cover, crisp white lettering with small green decoration on spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Beautiful condition. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. Shadow of a rubber band on half-title page and page opposite where a small rubber band made it's mark, otherwise all pages are clean and bright. 328 pages. Marvel...
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The Closed Garden

By: Green, Julian

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1928

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 022308

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Grosset & Dunlap "Novels of Distinction" edition in original illustrated jacket. Very clean moss green cloth boards with darker green lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with green top-stained upper page edges. Clean decorated endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Translated from the French by Henry Longan Stuart, with an Introduction by Andre Maurois. 398 pages + four page biography on the author at rear of book. Dust jacket designed by Skrenda is unchipped, has hint of edge wear, 1" closed t...
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The Limestone Tree

By: Hergesheimer, Joseph

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1931

Edition: Novels of Distinction Edition

Seller ID: 021149

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Clean red cloth boards with black title box on cover and spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking; pages and edges are clean, with clean red top-stained edges. Clean endpapers; small neatly penned previous owner name at top edge of half-title page. 386 pages. Clean illustrated dustjacket has very small corner chips at base of spine, wear at front spine fold edge. Author's photo and bio, summary of book on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Grosset & Dunlap published a special line of great books called "Novels of Distinction&#...
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Elmer Gantry

By: Lewis, Sinclair

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1929

Edition: Novels of Distinction

Seller ID: 021041

Condition: Fine

Grosset & Dunlap's "Novels of Distinction" edition with high quality binding, in illustrated dustjacket. Very clean black cloth boards with yellow title box (with small illustration of church steeples) on cover and spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 432 pages. Clean illustrated dustjacket has shallow chipping at top and bottom spine edges, closed tear at front spine fold (approx. 2"), soft crease at lower front panel, short closed edge tears. Complete list of ...
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Conrad in Quest of his of Youth

By: Merrick, Leonard

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1911

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 018297

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

A Grosset & Dunlap "Novel of Distinction" in original G&P dustjacket. Black cloth boards with yellow-green lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Slightest line of fading to lower board edges. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages are clean, with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Two spots of shallow old insect damage to page edges. 306 pgs. Dustjacket is clean with light age toning to spine, a few very small edge chips. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The story of a man who attempts to recapture the fleeting pleasures of ...
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Black April

By: Peterkin, Julia

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1927

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 021369

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Grosset & Dunlap "Novels of Distinction" edition, with superior binding, paper and cloth. Clean black cloth boards with brown lettering and blind-stamped title box on cover, brown lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking; pages and edges are clean, with clean red top-stained upper page edges. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 316 pages. Dustjacket is quite clean but has some creasing, closed edge tears, very shallow chipping at top and bottom spine edges (1/8"). Complete list of "Novels of Distinction" listed on front ...
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The Beadle

By: Smith, Pauline

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1927

Edition: Novels of Distinction Edition

Seller ID: 022289

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Grosset & Dunlap "Novels of Distinction" Edition using higher quality binding and paper. Clean marbled paper covered boards with brown cloth spine, black lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with green endpapers (small previous owner name and address neatly penned in corner of front fixed endpaper). Clean green top stained upper page edges. 314 pages. Dustjacket is quite clean with very slight age-toning; a few tiny nicks and very short closed edge tears. "Novels of Distinction" listed on rear inside ...
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Jeremy

By: Walpole, Hugh

Price: $60.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1919

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 018530

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

A Grosset & Dunlap "Novel of Distinction" in original jacket. Clean unfaded green cloth boards with unchipped orange lettering and illustration on cover and spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean illustrated endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard, with color frontis illustration. 341 pgs. Clean illustrated dustjacket has very shallow chipping at top spine edge, a few short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A masterpiece of children's li...
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The Silver Virgin

By: Wylie, Ida A. R.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1929

Edition: Novels of Distinction Edition

Seller ID: 021042

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Grosset & Dunlap's "Novels of Distinction" edition with high quality binding, in illustrated dustjacket. Clean black cloth boards with red decoration on cover, red lettering on spine. Tiny surface rub to top board edge, otherwise fine, clean and bright. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with previous owner name and date neatly penned across top edge of front free endpaper. 317 pages. Illustrated dustjacket has some foxing, edge wear, and closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An elusive title by a well-known au...
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The Case of Sergeant Grischa

By: Zweig, Arnold

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1929

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 019142

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

A Grosset & Dunlap "Novel of Distinction" edition in original dustjacket. Clean unfaded silk black cloth boards with yellow lettering and decoration on cover, yellow lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages are clean, with yellow top-stained top edges. No names, writing or marks. Endpapers have slight browning, slight dust-speckling to fore-edges. 449 pp. Dustjacket has shallow chip at top rear panel edge, a few short closed edge tears, very light soiling. Grosset & Dunlap's "Novels of Distinction" list appears on front and...
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The Case of Sergeant Grischa

By: Zweig, Arnold

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1928

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 022634

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Grosset & Dunlap edition, in clean original jacket. Clean unfaded black cloth boards with yellow lettering and small decoration on cover, yellow lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with tasteful custom-printed bookplate on front free endpaper. Translated from German by Eric Sutton. 449 pages. Clean dust jacket has tiny corner chips and slight wear at top and bottom spine edges. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A Russian soldier-peasant escapes from a German prison camp and wanders between the l...
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Keyword: Novels of Distinction