Benson, Stella

The Awakening: A Fantasy

San Francisco, Lantern Press, 1925. Unnumbered Copy from an Edition of 500. Hardcover. Black and red boards; 15 pp; one illustration. Illustration by Donald McKay. Ill.: McKay, Donald. Fair boards, Good interior (Spine strip is not present; boards are edgeworn and discolored with some shelfwear; interior is lightly toned with some light toning at the edges; textblock appears solid.) .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessional seller

Book number: 200511

Catalogue: Literature Young and Old

Keywords: Literature Young and Old, Christian Fiction ; Christian Fiction ; ; Mckay, Donald

Stella Benson; Geoffrey West

Christmas Formula and Other Stories

London, William Jackson, 1932. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of Stella Benson's collection of three short stories, illustrated with a frontispiece, and signed by the author to the edition page. A limited edition work, of which five-hundred and fifty copies were printed, five-hundred of which are for sale. This copy is numbered five-hundred and six. Signed by the author to the edition page. The work is a short story collection by Stella Benson. Including 'Tchotl', 'Christmas Formula', and 'A Dream&apos. Stella Benson was a feminist novel and travel writer. Number eleven of the Furnival Books. With a frontispiece by Clare Leighton. Leighton was best known for her wood engravings. With a foreword by Geoffrey West. With a bookplate to the front pastedown, 'A. J. A. Symons&apos. Symons was a writer and bibliographer, who published the biographies 'Emin, Governor of Equatoria', 'The Quest for Corvo', and more. Bookplate to the recto to the front endpaper, 'R. G. E. Sandbach&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart. A couple of light marks to the boards. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Bookplate to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Clare Leighton. Near Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 639P7

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: christmas formula a j a symons short stories stella benson a j a symons Geoffrey West clare leighton Clare Leighton

Stella Benson

Christmas Formula and Other Stories

London, Joiner and Steele, William Jackson, 1932. First edition. Cloth. An limited edition signed first edition of this collection of short stories by Stella Benson. With a frontispiece. This is number 11 of the Furnival Book Series. There is a note tipped in stating the 'The Furnival Books are now Published By Jointer and Steele Ltd. The Name William Jackson.. Has Been Retained on the Title page In Order that the Set of Twelve Books May Be Typographically Uniform.' First edition, first impression. Signed limited edition, number 221 of 550 copies printed at the Chiswick Press. Signed by the author below limitation statement. Stella Benson was an English feminist, novelist, poet and travel writer. In publisher's full cloth binding. With gilt stamping to the front board and spine. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the extremities in addition to the head and tail of spine. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown, Coates and Bairstow. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spot. Light offsetting to title page. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: GEN14-C-29

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: stella benson furnival book series chiswick press christmas formula furnival book series None

Stella Benson

Christmas Formula and Other Stories

London, William Jackson, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing signed copy of this limited edition collection of short stories by Stella Benson. The first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the colophon. This edition limited to 550 copies, of which 500 are for sale. This copy is number 213. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With an illustrated frontispiece by Clare Leighton. A lovely collection of three short stories by English novelist and feminist Stella Benson, including 'Tchotl', 'Christmas Formula', and 'A Dream&apos.  In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. A couple marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with light spotting and offsetting to the endpapers only. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Clare Leighton. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 948Y29

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Christmas Formula and Other Stories Short Stories Stella Benson Signed Short Stories Clare Leighton

Benson, Stella;

Hope Against Hope. And Other Stories. Signed Ltd Edition.

Macmillan & Co. Hardcover , Condition: Good.

Aardvark Rare BooksProfessional seller

Book number: mon0000255941

BENSON Stella

Hope Against Hope and other Stories. NEAR FINE COPY. EDITION LIMITED TO 670 SIGNED COPIES

Macmillan,, 1931. 8vo., First Edition. on laid paper; original marbled boards, ivory buckram back lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 670 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Printed at the Chiswick Press

Island BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 18336

Catalogue: Modern First Editions0

Keywords: modern firsts, stella benson, short stories, stella benson, modern first editions, hope, against, hope, other, stories

Benson, Stella:

Mundos. An unfinished Novel

Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1936. Volume 5229 Tauchnitz Edition of British and American Authors 296 Seiten Softcover Gewicht/weight ca. 200 gr. Nur Vol. 5229. Zustand: keine Beschädigungen, keine Eintragungen. Rücken, Ecken, Kanten gut. Einband etwas fleckig. Mit Kennungen einer Klosterbibliothek.

Buchantiquariat Clerc FreminProfessional seller

Book number: 256191

Catalogue: Englische Literatur

Benson, Stella

The poor man,

The Macmillan Company. hardcover , Condition: Good.

Aardvark Rare BooksProfessional seller

Book number: mon0000359132

Stella Benson; Cecil Clarabut [Ed.]

Some Letters of Stella Benson 1928-1933

Hong Kong , Libra Press Limited , 1978 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this extremely scarce collection featuring the letters of Stella Benson, with two additional handwritten letters from Benson, compiled by Cecil Clarabut. Limited edition. Signed by Cecil Clarabut to the limitation page, with an additional inscription to the author's wife of "To patient spouse, with love, Cecil". Number two of one-hundred privately printed, signed copies. With two handwritten letters and a page of notes from Benson, written to her close friend and confidante, Lady Eileen Orde. With four handwritten envelopes, one of which was sent to London, via Siberia. Neither of these handwritten letters appear in the published collection. A collection of letters written by English novelist, poet and travel writer Stella Benson, known for her feminist works and writings surrounding important societal issues. Written to Eileen Orde, these letters cover the period when Stella was producing her best-known work, written just before her death at Hongay, in the Vietnamese province of Tonkin in 1933.As with the handwritten letters, Eileen and Stella make plans to meet up for many a poker night, also often discussing Lady Eileen's husband, Cuthbert Orde, referred to as "Cuff'bert". Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear and the odd handling mark. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with light marking and a little edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Envelope to one of Benson's letters is adhered to page 50. A few pencil marks. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 931Q9

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Stella Benson Cecil Clarabut letters limited edition Cecil Clarabut dust wrapper None

Benson, Stella

Tobit Transplanted (Landmark Library)

Chatto & Windus. hardcover , Condition: VeryGood.

Aardvark Rare BooksProfessional seller

Book number: mon0000335650

Benson, Stella.

Tobit Transplanted

Macmillan. hardcover , Condition: VeryGood.

Aardvark Rare BooksProfessional seller

Book number: mon0000359539

Benson, Stella

Twenty.

Macmillan 1918, 1918. Paperback. VG 1st [Gilt faded on sp] 3rd book. Fair.

The Victoria BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: 1762

Keywords: FICTION 1ST EDITION

BENSON,STELLA

Worlds Within Worlds

London: Macmillan and Co, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in Publisher's original red cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and lettered in gilt to the upper cover within a floral gilt design.Top edge of the book is stained red as issued.The rare dust-jacket is graded only Fair with tape strengthening along both the top and bottom edges of the wrapper,with remnant marks to the front and rear flaps also.Not price clipped (3/6 net showing to the front flap.There is some browning.age toning and spotting to the dust-jacket to front and back.The book has a firm binding with no loose pages.There are no former inscriptions or names present.There is some age toning to the text block edges,to be expected but the toning does not penetrate into the book itself.The dust-jacket comes well protected in a brodart type cover sleeve.The illustrations are by the Author herself,8vo 310pp (2pp of ads) to rear First UK Edition 1st Impression [1928]. Very Good+ .

Richard Thornton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 83209

Catalogue: Modern Firsts

Stella Benson

THE FAR-AWAY BRIDE..

New York, Harper, 1930. First Edition. Un volume (20 cm) di XIII-445 pagine. Legatura in mezza tela con tassello di titolo al piatto cartonato e al dorso; no Dust jacket. Qualche nota a penna alla risguardia. Condizioni molto buone.

Libreria Bacbuc – Studio bibliografico Coisson di GiovaProfessional seller

Book number: 030777

Keywords: LETTERATURA

Stella Benson

THE LITTLE WORLD..

London, Macmillan, 1925. First Edition. Un volume (20 cm) di 1VIII-293 pagine. Legatura in tutta tela editoriale con titolo dorato al piatto e al dorso; no Dust Jacket; una macchia bianca al piatto, peraltro condizioni buone.

Libreria Bacbuc – Studio bibliografico Coisson di GiovaProfessional seller

Book number: 030772

Keywords: LETTERATURA