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[Works] Bibliographical collection of the writings of Nevil Shute.

Shute, Nevil.

London, New York, Melbourne: Heinemann, Morrow, Sun Dial Press, etc, 1939-1960s.

Price: $750.00

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About the item

69 vols. 8vo and smaller. Original bindings (dust jackets as noted). Condition varies, generally very good or better Free shipping applies only in continental U.S.A.

Item #322767

A deep bibliographical collection of the works of popular novelist Nevil Shute, including first editions, reprints, book club editions, and paperbacks. Comprising:
So Ordained (1928). Heinemann uniform edition [1952]. Blue cloth. Toned.
Kindling (1938). First American edition. Oatmeal cloth, without jacket.
What Happened to the Corbetts (1939). Heinemann uniform edition [1952]. Blue cloth, dust jacket.
Ordeal (1939). Blue cloth.
Ordeal (1939). Five copies of the book club edition. Blue cloth, unpriced dust jackets.
Pastoral (1940). First American edition. Cloth, dust jacket
Pastoral (1940). Book club edition. Cloth, dust jacket.
An Old Captivity (1940). First American edition. Cloth; another copy, ex-library, worn dust jacket.
An Old Captivity (1940). Book club edition. Cloth, unpriced dust jacket
An Old Captivity (1940). Morrow uniform edition, cloth, fine dust jacket. Another copy in good dust jacket.
Landfall (1940). Morrow uniform edition, fine in very good dust jacket.
Pied Piper (1942). First American edition.
Pied Piper (1942). Sun Dial Press edition. Grey cloth, dust jacket; another copy, green cloth, without
Pied Piper (1942). Book League of America, in dust jacket.
Most Secret (1945). First edition. Red cloth.
Most Secret (1945). First American edition.
Most Secret (1945). First American edition, second printing, November 1945.
Most Secret (1946). Sun Dial Press edition. Cloth, dust jacket (worn).
Vinland the Good (1946). First American edition. Cloth backed boards. Good in good repaired dust jacket.
The Chequer Board (1947). First American edition. Red cloth, dust jacket. Two copies.
The Chequer Board (1947). Book club edition. Red cloth, dust jacket.
No Highway (1948). First edition. Red cloth. Two copies.
No Highway (1948). First American edition. Grey cloth, dust jacket. Another copy without jacket.
A Town Like Alice (1950). Heinemann, second printing: Reprinted June 1950. Red cloth.
The Legacy (1950). First American edition. Cloth, worn dust jacket.
Round the Bend (1951). First American edition. Black cloth backed boards.
Round the Bend (1951). Book club edition. Black cloth backed boards.
The Far Country (1952). First edition. Red cloth, dust jacket. Three copies: 1) flyleaf excised; 2) dust jacket heavily worn; 3) without jacket.
The Far Country (1952). First American edition. Tan cloth.
The Far County [1953]. New edition. Burgundy cloth, dust jacket.
In the Wet (1953). First edition. Red cloth, dust jacket. Two copies; another copy without jacket.
In the Wet (1953). First American edition. Blue cloth, repaired dust jacket; another copy, without jacket.
Slide Rule (1954). First edition. Red cloth, flyleaf excised. Another copy [1955], red cloth, worn, dust jacket stating Third Impression.
Slide Rule (1954). First American edition. Grey cloth, dust jacket. Another copy, ex-library, without jacket.
The Breaking Wave (1955). Book Club Edition. Green boards, dust jacket. Another copy, without jacket.
Beyond the Black Stump (1956). First edition. Red cloth, dust jacket (worn); another copy, without jacket.
Beyond the Black Stump (1956). First American edition. Green cloth.
Beyond the Black Stump. The Book Club, [1956]. Light blue cloth, dust jacket.
Beyond the Black Stump. Heron Books, n.d. [1969]. Red rexine.
The Rainbow and the Rose (1958). First edition. Burgundy cloth, pictorial dust jacket by Stein.
The Rainbow and the Rose (1958). First American edition. Yellow cloth spine, blue boards, dust jacket.
Trustee from the Toolroom (1960). First American edition. Black cloth backed boards, dust jacket. Another copy lacking jacket.
Trustee from the Toolroom (1960). Book club edition. Black cloth backed boards, dust jacket. Dot in blind on lower board.
Stephen Morris (1961). First edition. Blue cloth, dust jacket. Two copies.
Stephen Morris (1961). First American edition. Blue cloth backed boards, illustrated dust jacket.
Nevile Shute Omnibus (1973). Boards, dust jacket.
With 23 paperback editions of works by Shute.