Occupation

New York: Creative Age Press, 1950. American 1st/1st. VG/G. First Edition. First printing with the year of publication (1950) on title page and copyright page and no other printings listed. The book is Very Good. Tight and square with solid hinges. Front top tips mildly bumped, else boards are clean and unmarred. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or… Read more about this item

London: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1951. First English edition, 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 276; original cloth in cream decorative wrapper printed in grey and maroon; jacket spine toned, one shallow tear at bottom of rear jacket joint not affecting text, else about fine. Higginson A65b.

London: Cassell & Co, 1951. First Edition. First British edition. xii, 276 pp. Bound in crimson cloth with gilt lettering. Near Fine with former owner's name on paste down, light wear, in Near Fine dust jacket, a little rubbed along edges, spine slightly toned. A collection of plays, essays, and short stories.

New York: Creative Age Press, Inc.. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1950. Hardcover. Cover has minor edge wear and light soiling. Dustjacket has chipping and rubbing with a one inch tear on back panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages .

Chivers Press, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Cassell,, 1951. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good DJ. Well worn dw; tearing to corners and top and base of backstrip. Owner's inscription on ffep.

Bath: Cedric Chivers, 1974. Reissue. Hardcover. 276 pages. A collection of essays on writing from the author of "I, Claudius." A very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some slight wear.

LONDON: CASSELL & COMPANY LTD. NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB 1951. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. INCLUDES "THE SHOUT," A CLASSIC HORROR STORY . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS ABOUT FINE WITH JUST A BIT OF TONING TO THE SPINE PANEL, A TRACE OF LOST AT THE TOP OF… Read more about this item

New York: Creative Age Press, 1950. First edition, 8vo, pp. ix, [3], 320; original half cloth in tan pictorial dust jacket; top jacket edge a bit chipped and shelf worn, bookplate on front pastedown, else very good and sound. Higginson A65 describes this edition as having been issued in a white dust jacket.

London: Cassell. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine, price-clipped DJ. Graves writes: This is not a handbook for young writers who wish to succeed in their profession, but a collection of my scattered bye-works." These bye-works include Lars Porsena, the only modern monograph on… Read more about this item

New York: Octagon Books, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Near fine, lacking the dustwrapper.

New York: Creative Age Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. A collection of essays, stories, articles, and plays by Graves that were either unpublished until now, or published in rare limited editions. Previous owner bookplate on front pastedown. Small label of previous bookseller on rear pastedown. Both ends of spine gently… Read more about this item

Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1951. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1951. First Edition. 276 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, rear board slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine… Read more about this item

OCCUPATION: WRITER, Creative Age Press, 1950, first edition, fine in just about fine dust-wrapper. A collection of short pieces dealing with such topics as the lost art of swearing, imperial incest, garbage afloat on the thames, charity, the ancestors of colonel blimp, ladies with occupations, ancient rome, etc. with many such writings appearing in print for the first time.… Read more about this item

London, Cassell, 1951, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo., pp. 276. Burgundy cloth, gilt-lettered spine, top-edge stained grey. A fine copy [neat name on ffe] in attractive patterned dustwrapper. Lovely copy. [Higginson A65b].

London: Cassell & Co, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. A rare and exciting collection of the author's "bye-works" comprised of short stories, plays, interviews with the dead, essays, historical discoveries, and the only modern monograph on swearing. A truly rare gem of an edition, perfect for writers and readers alike. Fine, tight copy in crisp… Read more about this item

Cassell & Co., 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. First Published. 276 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. 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 moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners… Read more about this item

CASSELL. LONDON 1951. Near Fine. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine in a Nf. dj. (Top edge foxed. Trace of offsetting at edges of covers. Tiny edge nicks in dj.) .

New York: Creative Age, 1950 First edition. Clothbacked boards. Octavo. Some discoloration to endpapers. Very good + in lightly chipped, very good d.j.

Universal Library, Grosset & Dunlap, 1950. Softcover, trade paperback. Good/No Jacket. Collection of short pieces, some humorous, some short stories, and other 'elegant trifles.' Reading copy. 320 pages, moderate wear to covers, pages browning. Graves was born in London in 1895 and is particularly remembered for his historical novels including I, Claudius.