Pope Joan

UK: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., 1982. Later Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. 1982 paperback edition; first published 1954; VG+, clean, solid copy, minor edgewear, spine flat and uncreased. Translation and adaptation of "Papissa Joanna" by Emmanuel Royidis, originally published in Greek in 1886. Royidis recounts the story of "Pope Joan", the legendary "female Pope". Although of… Read more about this item

London, England: Sphere Books, 1971. Light edgewear o/w fine book. Was Pope John V111 an Englishwoman?- an irreverent Greek Masterpiece, translated and adapted by Lawrence Durrell...Did He- or rather she- die giving birth to a child after ruling Christendom for two years, five months and four days during the ninth century?. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Historical Fiction.

London: Hamlyn Paperbacks, 1980. First printing. Paperback. Good +. First printing Hamlyn paperback edition in good condition with no creasing to spine and minor wear to cover. Edges lightly tanned and pages clean and clear. No inscription or other writing throughout. Appears gently read,a more than acceptable reading copy.

U.S.A.: Thew Overlook Press, 1984. Soft cover. Very Good. Unused with small erasure on front endpage. This modern fiction masterpiece is Durrell's translation and adaptation of Emmanuel Royidis's classic Papissa Joanna, the story of history's only female pope based on a ninth century legend. Size: 5 1/2 x 8

The Overlook Press. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

London: Sphere Books Limited. Good+. 1971. First Edition. Softcover. Cover has moderate edge and corner wear, rubbing to edges. Pages are clean and intact, age tanning to page edges. "Pope Joan" is a comic masterpiece of irreverence towards the medieval Church and the accepted pieties of its revisionist historians. Indeed, insofar as Royidis continued to propagate … Read more about this item

Overlook TP, 1984-08-22. Paperback. Good.

Derek Verschoyle, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (12s 6d price intact). Published by Derek Verschoyle, 1954. Octavo. Blue cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is very good. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Light offsetting to endpapers and small previous owner name on flyleaf.… Read more about this item

Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1972. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good/good. light wear to the book and jacket which has a glass mark on rear panel not affecting the book. Adapted from the original 19th century novel by Emmanuel Royidis Durrel's work was first published in London in 1954 and by Dutton, 1960 This is the revised editon.… Read more about this item

Harry N. Abrams, 1984. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Abrams, Inc., 1984. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: E.P. Dutton, (1960), 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. A superb near fine or better copy in orginal dustwrapper. [From a comprehensive TBCL Durrell collection of first editions in superb condition].

Derek Verschoyle, 1954. hardcover. Good/Acceptable Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). The jacket is chipped and has repairs. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

A fine hardcover in a fine dust jacket, a very nice clean copy. Perfect for a collector or fan.

Overlook Hardcover, 1984-08-22. Hardcover. Good.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1960. Very Good/very good. this was a scandalous book written in 1886 about whether Pope John VIII was an englishwoman who died giving birth to a child after ruling christendom for 2 and a half years during the 9th century. A classic of modern greek literature. Red boards with writing to the spine.Minor shelf wear.… Read more about this item

Penguin, 1977-01-26. paperback. Good. 7x1x5. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

A Mayflower Paperback, 1965. Paperback. Good. 1965. Reprinted. 168 pages. Illustrated paper cover. 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. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

A Mayflower Paperback, 1965. Paperback. Acceptable. 1965. No Edition Remarks. 168 pages. Illustrated paperback. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Some pages are dog-earred. Covers have moderate tanning with creasing and reading lines. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean. Spine is heavily tanned.

Sphere, 1971. Paperback. Good. 1971. No Edition Stated. 159 pages. Paperback book. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.