[publisher: simon and schuster] Hardcover 1938, Second US printing. A very good copy in lightly rubbed and tanned blue cloth boards. Lightly age tanned edges. The contents are fine and unmarked. Scans available if required.
[York, WA, Australia]
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London: Peter Davies 1938. Thick 8vo. Original cloth. xiii 796pp. Endpapers a little toned. 1st edition: 2nd printing. NOTE: Interestingly Morris Miller erroneously claims that the UK edition of "House of all Nations" is titled "The Revolving Hive" evidently missing this edition. Rare.
[Berrima, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 1938]

HarperCollins Publishers Australia. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. HarperCollins Publishers Australia ISBN 020795531x 9780207955310 [US]

Holt McDougal. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Holt McDougal ISBN 003001946x 9780030019463 [US]

ISBN10: 020795531X, ISBN13: 9780207955310, [publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]

ISBN10: 020795531X, ISBN13: 9780207955310, [publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]

New York Holt Rinehart [] , Date: 1972, hardcover. Reprint edition, 1972 date supplied, copyright 1966 (first U.S. edition was 1938). Hardcover. Condition: very good with very good dust jacket (spine color changed). ISBN 003001946X 1972. Holt Rinehart [] ISBN 003001946X 9780030019463 [US]

New York, Holt Rinehart [1972] 1972 hardcover Reprint edition, 1972 date supplied, copyright 1966 (first U.S. edition was 1938). Hardcover. Condition: very good with very good dust jacket (spine color changed). ISBN 003001946X.

ISBN10: 020795531X, ISBN13: 9780207955310, [publisher: Angus & Robertson Ltd, London * Sydney] Hardcover Heavy octavo, "First Published by Angus & Robertson (U.K.) Ltd 1974" -- though in fact there was an earlier edition, in 1938. Very good in a "near fine," price-clipped jacket. Dated "Stanhope 3rd May 1976" and signed by the author to the title page. Financial intrigue in the Paris of the 1930s. This was the third novel by the Australian Marxist, who penned "Seven Poor Men of Sydney" (1934); "The Beauties and Furies" (1936), "House of All Nations" (1938, based on her years working at a banking house in Paris) and most notably "The Man Who Loved Children" (1940, apparently based on her own childhood with a domineering father.) She taught "Workshop in the Novel" at New York University in 1943 and 1944, and also worked as a Hollywood screenwriter in the 1940s, contributing to the Madame Curie biopic and John Ford's "They Were Expendable." Her sixth novel, "Letty Fox: Her Luck" (1946) was banned in Australia as "amoral and salacious." It was not until the poet Randall Jarrell wrote the introduction for a new American edition of "Man Who Loved Children" in 1965 that the novel began to receive a larger audience. In 2005, Time magazine included that work in their "100 Best Novels from 1923-2005," and in 2010 American novelist ...
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Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Date: 1972. Loose Leaf. Good. 1972. Holt, Rinehart and Winston ISBN 003001946X 9780030019463 [US]

New York Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1972 Hard cover Fine in very good dust jacket. viii, 787 p.; 22 cm. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. Fine condition Hardcover Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. [788]p. Original brown boards, fore-edge uncut. Originally published in 1938. B001. Book has previous owners book stamps on the inside cover and black page, otherwise clean and unmarked. DJ has some light crinkling along the edges. Great reading copy. About the book: House of All Nations is Christina Stead's 1938 gripping portrayal of financial world success. Set in an exclusive European bank in the heady days of the early thirties, Stead weaves a remarkable tale of greedy, devious and shady characters, all brought together by their love of money. B001

ISBN10: 003001946X, ISBN13: 9780030019463, [publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston] Softcover New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1972]

ISBN10: 003001946X, ISBN13: 9780030019463, [publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston] Softcover New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
[Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1972]

[publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster, 1938.] Hardcover First Edition viii+[4]+795pp. 8vo. Original rubbed cloth , a very good copy. Third impression of the first edition. A savage satire on brokers, bankers and the world of finance. Set in Paris .
[Cheltenham, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1938]

[publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster, 1938.] Hardcover First Edition viii+[4]+795pp. 8vo. Original rubbed cloth , a very good copy. Third impression of the first edition. A savage satire on brokers, bankers and the world of finance. Set in Paris .
[Cheltenham, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1938]

Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1974 (1st pub. 1938).. viii+[4]+787pp. 8vo. Original cloth with dustwrapper. A very good copy.. First A&R edition. From the collection of Australian scholar and academic, John Barnes with his signature, Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1974 (1st pub. 1938). [AU]

Avon (Bard) 1974-01-01 Paperback Good Collectible good with some wear, please inquire for details.

[publisher: Avon (Bard)] Softcover Collectible good with some wear, please inquire for details.
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]

New York: Simon & Schuster, Date: 1938 First Edition Second Printing (stated) in full blue buckram with gilt spine titles blocked in red with red and gold caduceus device stamped to front panel, no text markings, NOT ex-lib, boards show only light rubbing with slight fade to spine & softening to the spine ends, binding tight pages bright & unfoxed, small blacked out name & date (July 1938) to endpaper, else Fine copy of this very early printing of the First Edition, lacking the scarce dust wrapper; thick 8vo; (xii) 795pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 1938. Simon & Schuster [US]

St Lucia, Qld., Australia: Melbourne Univ. Publishing, Date: 2013. Hardcover.. Used. House of All Nations is Christina Stead's 1938 gripping portrayal of financial world success. Set in an exclusive European bank in the heady days of the early thirties, Stead weaves a remarkable tale of greedy, devious and shady characters, all brought together by their love of money. The director of the bank, Jules Bertillon, leads these gamblers, crooks and prospectors on a treacherous journey navigating political and natural disasters, and using both to his advantage. House of All Nations has never been more relevant, as Stead's remarkable work speaks loudly about the modern markets. 2013. Melbourne Univ. Publishing [AU]

ISBN10: 020795531X, ISBN13: 9780207955310, [publisher: Angus and Robertson, London and Sydney] Hardcover Green boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Edges are lightly rubbed, head and tail of spine bumped. Binding is sturdy and neat. Free endpapers and pastedowns are lightly discoloured and foxed, so too are page edges, particularly the head edge. Otherwise this book is in good condition. Dust wrapper is lightly rubbed and sunned at the spine. Price clipped. Edges are well thumbed and there is some foxing on the fold backs, else in good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound. This book weighs over 1kg and will attract extra postage. Please contact bookseller for postage quote.
[Clunes, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 1974]
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ISBN10: 003001946X, ISBN13: 9780030019463, [publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston] Softcover New
[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1972]

Bard Books, Avon, Date: 1974. Paperback. Acceptable. 1974. 1st Bard Printing. 768 pages. White pictorial paperback. Stamps to front endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Nicks and tears to page edges. Corners are dogeared in places.Hinges and guttering are cracked. Binding is loose. Paper cover is moderately rub worn and thumbed with noticeable shelf wear to edges and corners, creases to corners and spine. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Top corner of rear cover is missing. 1974. Bard Books, Avon [GB]

[publisher: Bard Books, Avon] Softcover First Edition 1974. 1st Bard Printing. 768 pages. White pictorial paperback. Stamps to front endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Nicks and tears to page edges. Corners are dogeared in places.Hinges and guttering are cracked. Binding is loose. Paper cover is moderately rub worn and thumbed with noticeable shelf wear to edges and corners, creases to corners and spine. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Top corner of rear cover is missing.
[Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1974]
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