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193987557New York: The Greystone Press 1939. First edition first printing. Inscribed by the author on the title page "For - Nicholas Eli Parker. Sincerely Harry Hervey September 1941". Rare in the dust jacket. Hervey was a screenwriter and the author of Shanghai Express. Octavo. Original turquoise cloth titles and foliate border to spine and front board in black. With dust jacket. Just a little rubbed and faded at the edges. An excellent fresh copy in the lightly rubbed jacket with a few short closed tears. hardcover
194743793New York: G P Putnam's Sons 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. 370p octavo a very good copy in a good dust jacket marred by tape internally to the jacket clearly unecessary . Inscribed tby the author in 1947 <br/><br/> G P Putnam's Sons hardcover
101381598X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1947101830New York: G. P. Putnam's sons 1947. First edition first printing. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title "For Nicholas Donkar - a personal introduction to some dark music - sincerely Harry Hervey November 1947 Savannah". Original dark blue cloth titles and decoration to spine in pink. With the pictorial dust jacket. Light partial tanning to endpapers a couple of brown specks to rear pastedown contents crisp. An excellent copy in a slightly chipped jacket with two 60 mm closed tears to rear panel. hardcover
2Q-Q3XK-QSV2Hardcover. Very Good. Grosset & Dunlap. No jacket moderate wear slightly bumped corners clean yellowed pages firm binding. hardcover
192400009049New York: The Century Co. 1924 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 12 3-349 3 pp. Green cloth with a pictorial front board and spine with decorations stamped in black and orange lettered in black on the front board and spine. Price of $3.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated by a frontispiece and 31 additional plates black and white drawings by Christopher Murphy. Hervey's record of his travels to China Japan Indonesia Singapore Hong Kong Manila and Hawaii. Here he records the costume the art and entertainment the food and the flora and fauna of these destinations. Hervey spends time in Shinto temples in Japan in the city of Nagasaki at a luau and spent time boating in the Philippines. A roguish travel narrative from the early twentieth century brilliantly illustrated and difficult to find in-jacket. A Near Fine book with a tiny nick to the bottom edge of the rear board; dust jacket is Very Good with a trace or two of edge wear and moderate fading to the spine panel. The Century Co. [1924] hardcover
1354723368.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1406775908.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2007x-1406775908Forbes Pr 2007. Paperback. New. 424 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.20 inches. Forbes Pr paperback
192456360New York: Grosset & Dunlap c. 1924. Thick 8vo. 8 349 1 pp. Frontisp. numerous plates illust. endpapers. Green tweed cloth red lettering slight shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art of Chinese Junk sailing into the sunset minor chipping head of spine wear to corners still NF/VG copy. Reprint edition of this mystery/adventure authors memoir of his voyage from Hawaii through Japan China Singapore Java and Burma. Grosset & Dunlap, hardcover
192410093New York & London: The Century Co. 1924. First edition. A near fine copy front hinge starting in a very good dust jacket shelfwear to edges minor loss to spine ends and corners spine age darkened with a damp stain. 10093. Octavo cloth. Travelogue of the author's visits to Asian countries. The Century Co. unknown
93131201New York 1924 Grosset. Green cloth very good 349p. end paper maps 7 b.w. photos. FIRST EDITION . . . THE FASCINATING WORLD OF HARRY HERVEY IN S.E. ASIA . . . WRITTEN IN THE STYLE OF WM. SOMERSET MAUGHAM . The fascinating primary work of a trip to the Far East and S.E. Asia. The author went to Hawaii Japan where he made a serious attempt to fathom the Japanese woman. On to China Zamboanga in the Philippines Thailand Java Malaysia Rangoon in search of truth humanity and to learn about people of all lands. Very lucid absorbing narrative. . Written by an author whose works led to such famous films as SHANGHAI EXPRESS and his memorable ROAD TO SINGAPORE. Based on the author's primary travels in Southeast Asia Indo-China and that area. . Exquisitely written flamboyant vocabulary distinct and elaborate descriptions in much detail and color. . REFERENCES: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS WRITINGS: . THE EUROPEAN INDIA 1913 . THE BLACK PARROT: A Tale of the Golden Chersonese 1923 . WHERE STRANGE GODS CALL: Pages Out of the East 1924 . ETHAN QUEST: HIS SAGA 1925 . KING COBRA: An Autobiography of Travel in French Indo-China 1927. The same contents published in the UK under title: TRAVELS IN FRENCH INDO-CHINA 1928 . CONGAI. Mistress of Indochine 1927 . RED ENDING 1928 . THE DAMNED DON'T CRY 1939 . THE IRON WIDOW 1931 . BARRACOON 1950 . And others. WHO WAS HARRY HERVEY 1900-1951: . Harry Hervey was born in Beaumont Texas on November 5th 1900 but was educated in Savannah Georgia and Tennessee. He started writing at about age eight and sold his first work to H. L. Mencken at the age of sixteen. He spent much of his life at Savannah's old Desoto Hotel as his mother was in charge of housekeeping from 1923 to 1957. . Mr. Hervey has traveled widely in Asia Africa and the South Pacific. He authored twelve noels and numerous short stories and screenplays. Harry Hervey was a life-long bachelor and died at the age of fifty in New York on August 13th 1951. He is buried next to his mother Jane Louise Davis in Bonaventure Cemetery. harryhervey-org/ . . unknown
1924337918New York: The Century Company 1924. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Rockwell Kent-illustrated bookplate else fine in near fine dustwrapper with some shallow chipping. Author's account of his search for romantic adventure mostly in the Orient. Many of the author's stories were made into successful movies including Shanghai Express. Lengthily Inscribed by the author in 1925. The Century Company hardcover
1924278213New York: The Century Company 1924. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Bookplate of noted oriental art collector Edward L. Whittemore fine in near fine slightly spine-faded dustwrapper. Author's account of his search for romantic adventure mostly in the Orient. Many of the author's stories were made into successful movies including Shanghai Express. The Century Company hardcover
1373843330.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1166463443.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1356806554.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1120197724.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
110805563X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0526598026.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1893619079.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
8128Historical Publishing Network. 2002 First Edition so stated Large 9" by 11 3/4" Near New/Near New SIGNED BY AUTHOR a new look at Denton County Texas history with information from many previously unpublished sources an excellent illustrated history ISBN 1-893619-07-9 112 pages Historical Publishing Network unknown
1356964079.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1166636186.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
502230See Description. Signed-Autograph Very Good HERVEY Irene. Photograph half-length pose signed and inscribed to hair stylist Peggy Gray: "To Peggy Gray with every good wish / Irene Hervey". 10" x 8". Signed by Authors. See Description unknown
