Forlorn Sunset

Published by Constable, 1947. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Piper, John. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Set in the 1870's, this is a story of disreputable London characters, who pandered to the amusements and miseries of their poor helpless victims. Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour… Read more about this item

Red calf binding by Riviere. Gilt lettering on the spine, gilt top edge. Marbled purple endpapers. The 2nd of 25 limited edition copies Forlorn Sunset is a novel by the British writer Michael Sadleir which was first published in 1947. Like his better-known work Fanny by Gaslight the novel is set in Victorian London and explores the underworld of Vice that… Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1947. A first edition, first printing published by Constable in 1947. A near fine copy which is SIGNED by the author, without dedication, to the title page. Some slight bumping is evident to the spine tips. Top stain is slightly faded. Clean internally. In a like, unclipped wrapper which shows a little edge wear. … Read more about this item

New York: Farrar, 1946. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. (New York: Farrar, Straus and Company 1946). First US Edition. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. First American. 8 vo, 496 pp. Publisher's light olive cloth lettered in red to the spine. Red top edge. A bright… Read more about this item

Constable,, [1947]. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece by John Piper; plum cloth gilt, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With the scarce variant dustwrapper not illustrated by Piper and bearing the reduced price of 6/-. The title verso still states (erroneously) that both frontispiece and jacket are by Piper.

London: Constable , 1947. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A first edition historical novel by the popular British writer, Michael Sadleir, with the original dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original, full cloth binding with the original unclipped dust wrapper. … Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1947. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". John Piper. The first edition of Michael Sadlier's novel set in the underworld of Victorian London, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two monochrome maps, two monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.A fascinating novel set in Victorian… Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1947. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". John Piper. The first edition of Michael Sadlier's novel set in the underworld of Victorian London. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two monochrome maps, two monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations.A fascinating novel set in Victorian London, exploring… Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1947. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". John Piper. A smart first edition of Michael Sadleir's gritty work of historical fiction, complete with the unclipped Piper dust wrapper. Set in Victorian London, this work explores the underworld of London.Written by Michael Sadleir (1888-1957), a British publisher, bibliographer and writer.Complete with the unclipped dust… Read more about this item

Constable, 1947. Hardback. First edition, 1947. Red cloth with black/gilt lettering to spine. Good condition; boards clean but a little sunned at edges, endpapers lightly tanned, pages clean and tightly bound. Fair condition un-clipped dust jacket; tanned and edgeworn with some chipping. Published: Constable, 1947

London: Constable, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. With John Piper frontispiece and jacket design. Stock lightly toned and a little marking to edge of block, but otherwise all is clean and bright. Plum boards with bright gilt/green titling, lightly shelfworn. Good unclipped d/j, lightly worn to edges with one closed… Read more about this item

London, Constable [1947].. First edition (so stated). 8vo. Color frontispiece by John Piper. Dust jacket designed by Piper (unclipped). Very good. 501 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Signed and inscribed by Michael Sadleir on the front free endpaper: "For J. Sewell from Michael Sadleir, Jan '47". Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Constable, 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Publisher's lilac boards with gilt initials to the front board and green lettering to the spine over gilt labels. Red top edge. Colour lithographic frontispiece by John Piper. Dustwrapper designed by Piper (unclipped).… Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1947. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.xii; 501; [3]. With four plates, numerous in-text illustrations, and a coloured frontispiece drawn by John Piper. Publisher's purple cloth. Gilt 'M.S.' blocked to upper, gilt labels with black titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket also designed by Piper priced at 12/6d to front flap.… Read more about this item

Constable,. Hardback. 499pp. Historical novel dealing with the Victorian underworld. First edition. Colour frontis and dust jacket illustration by John Piper. Maroon cloth with printed gilt label and black titles to spine. Cloth is unevenly faded. Dust jacket is faded with some loss to the spine ends and tanning and water marks to the spine. dust… Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Good copy/soiled. Dj design and frontispiece by John Piper. 8vo. Cloth. Pp. xii, 504. Frontispiece. Dj design and frontispiece by John Piper.

London: Constable, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good+. John Piper (dust jacket and frontispiece). Small 8vo. Pp. xi, [2], 3-501. With a postscript by the author. Bound in plum cloth with author's monogram in gilt on front board; title block in gilt on spine. Spine just a touch sunned; bookseller tag on front pastedown… Read more about this item

London: Constable , 1947 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. An excellent first edition of this historical novel set in Victorian London, written by Michael Sadleir. First edition, bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. A fascinating novel set in Victorian London, exploring the underworld of Vice that overtook… Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1947. First edition. By the famous collector and bibliographer of Victorian literature and author of FANNY BY GASLIGHT. A story of Victorian London, "of mordid [sic] horrible slums, through whose vices rich men made fortunes. A story of dissolute wretches, of men--and women--on the make, of naive leaders. . .of prostitutes, panderers and their associates. . .… Read more about this item

Toronto: Longman's Green and Company, 1946. 1st Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo. Full black cloth. xi, 501 pp. [4] B&W plates, B&W illustration in text. Bruising to spine ends. Staining to edges of text block, bumping to lower corner. Staining to upper margins of pp. 5 and 11. Dust jacket is heavily chipped to extremities, creased,… Read more about this item