The Beetle Leg
by Hawkes, John
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The Beetle Leg
by HAWKES, John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£36.04
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(New York): A New Directions Book, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. A bit of faint scattered foxing on pages, light foxing on page edges, slight discoloration at the foot of the spine, very good in a price-clipped, very good dust jacket with small chips and tears, and moderate soiling. The author's second commercially published book, a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Beetle Leg
by HAWKES, John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£240.24
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(New York): New Directions, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, first issue binding. Boards slightly warped, foxing on the front fly, very good or better in a nice, very good dustwrapper with modest toning. Inscribed by the author in 1972. The author's second commercially published book, a surreal parody of pulp westerns. Item Price
£240.24
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The Beetle Leg.
by HAWKES, John.
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- Used
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Published
- (c 1968).
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Berkeley, California, USA
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£28.03
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NY: New Directions, (c 1968).. Second edition.. 159 pp. Very good plus in like, price-clipped dust jacket. Item Price
£28.03
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The Beetle Leg
by John Hawkes
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1951
- Quantity Available
- 1
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New York, New York, USA
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£100.10
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New York: New Directions, 1951. First printing. 8vo. 159 pp. Orange cloth. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Slightest shelfwear to extremities of boards. 1/4" chip to jacket's rear panel near head of spine. Jacket design by Gertrude Huston. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Item Price
£100.10
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The Beetle Leg
by Hawkes, John, 1925-1998
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- Used
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- Soft Cover
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Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
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£8.01
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NY, New Directions, c.1951.[1967] . Soft Cover. Third Printing. 157 p. "Hawkes's second full-length novel, was first published in 1951. Now, after more than fifteen years of underground existence, this brilliant novel is emerging as a classic of visionary writing." Stock #27314. Vg/ paper. American literature Item Price
£8.01
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The Beetle Leg
by John Hawkes
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780811200622
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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£5.69
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New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1951. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£5.69
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The Beetle Leg
by Hawkes, John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Cotuit, Massachusetts, USA
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£280.28
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New Directions (1951).. Very Good. 1951. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by author in Providence, November 1975. Second issue binding, which the author discovered: "For ... ... this first edition (second binding) of my second novel which I recently discovered (thamks to re-reading the book for a friend's class), is an authentic instance of VISION & the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Beetle Leg
by John Hawkes
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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£150.00
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New York: New Directions, 1951. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A smart first edition of this mythical novel from American postmodern novelist, John Hawkes. First edition. Before the ships of Agamemnon could sail for Troy, Iphigenia had to be sacrificed to the Gods. In this novel, a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Beetle Leg
by Hawkes, John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Cotuit, Massachusetts, USA
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£200.20
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New Directions (1951).. Very Good. 1951. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by author. Dj lightly soiled and edge worn, tiny tear top spine. First issue light orange cloth binding, with the dot about 3/4" from top.; 8.0 X 5.2 X 0.9 inches; 159 pages . Item Price
£200.20
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The Beetle Leg.
by HAWKES, John.
- Condition
- Used - A bright, near fine copy in a near fine jacket.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- [1951].
- Binding
- Publisher's gold cloth in dust jacket (first binding).
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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£120.12
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[New York]:: New Directions,, [1951].. First edition.. publisher's gold cloth in dust jacket (first binding). . A bright, near fine copy in a near fine jacket. . 8vo,. Item Price
£120.12
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The Beetle Leg
by Hawkes, John
- Condition
- Used - Original first issue orange cloth. VF in VF dust jacket by Gertrude Huston
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- 159 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
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- 1
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New York, New York, USA
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£160.16
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[New York]: A New Directions Book, 1951. First edition. 159 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original first issue orange cloth. VF in VF dust jacket by Gertrude Huston. First edition. 159 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Item Price
£160.16
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The Beetle Leg
by Hawkes, John
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1966
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780811200622
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Maplewood, Missouri, USA
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£12.01
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New Directions Books, 1966. Good trade paperback.. Trade Paperback. Good. Item Price
£12.01
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The Beetle Leg
by Hawkes, John
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Kingston, New York, USA
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£12.01
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New York: New Directions, 1951. Hardcover. Fair/Poor. Hardcover in fair condition, DJ with price ($2.50) in poor condition protected by new clear book jack jacket cover, wrinkled DJ and front boards had been exposed to moisture, only mark on end papers is old faint price stamp on FEP, text is clean, possible 1st state printing of an important… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Beetle Leg.
by HAWKES, John.
- Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine jacket.
- Edition
- First UK edition.
- Published
- 1967.
- Binding
- Publisher's boards in dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rochester, New York, USA
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£60.06
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London:: Chatto & Windus,, 1967.. First UK edition.. publisher's boards in dust jacket. . A fine copy in a fine jacket. . 8vo,. Item Price
£60.06
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THE BEETLE LEG
by HAWKES, John
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1951
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
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£92.89
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NY: New Directions, 1951. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 158. A nice copy in little chipped dj. First issue cloth binding. The author's third novel. Item Price
£92.89
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The Beetle Leg.
by HAWKES, John.
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition.
- Published
- (1951).
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Berkeley, California, USA
- Item Price
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£64.06
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NY: New Directions, (1951).. First edition.. 159 pp. Offsetting to endpapers, a few spots on the top edge, pages tanned. In all, very good plus in very good dust jacket with a darkened spine and some chipping to edges. Item Price
£64.06
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THE BEETLE LEG [ 1St ]
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Cotuit, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
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£40.04
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New Directions. Good. 1951. Paperback. First edition. Author's second book. Orange cloth first issue binding with slightly bumped top and bottom spine. Dj lightly edge worn and rubbed. End papers shadowed. . Item Price
£40.04
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The Beetle Leg
by HAWKES, JOHN
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- Used
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- 1
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, NZL
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£6.84
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New Directions. octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs Item Price
£6.84
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THE BEETLE LEG
by HAWKES, JOHN
- Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD IN A GOOD+ D.J.
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Published
- PUB 1951
- Binding
- HARDCOVER
- Quantity Available
- 1
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, USA
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£32.03
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NEW YORK NY: NEW DIRECTIONS BOOK. VERY GOOD IN A GOOD+ D.J.. PUB 1951. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. AUTHOR'S 3RD BOOK . GOLD/ORANGE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH BLACK SPINE TITLES. BOOK HAS A SMALL BIT OF WEAR AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS BUT IS OTHERWISE A CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY. D.J. IS CHIP WORN AT CORNERS, SPINE ENDS, AND… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Beetle Leg
by John Hawkes
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1951-01-01
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
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£52.05
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New Directions (1951), 1951-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st edition 1st printing - minor wear to edge of dust jacket (now in mylar cover - some staining to dust jacket and closed page edge - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy Item Price
£52.05