London: Michael Joseph, Date: 1951 Copy in beige cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Jacket spine lightly sunned. Jacket chipped around edges. Light offsetting to FFE Previous owners inscription on front paste down. Clean text. 1951. Michael Joseph [GB]

[publisher: Michael Joseph, London] Hardcover Copy in beige cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Jacket spine lightly sunned. Jacket chipped around edges. Light offsetting to FFE Previous owners inscription on front paste down. Clean text.
[Sidmouth, DEVON, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1951]

London: Michael Joseph, 1951.. 1st ed. "I read it with intense interest. I think it is one of the most remarkable war novels that have yet appeared - perhaps the most outstanding of all." Pp. 104, inscrip. to fep, spotting to endpapers and closed page edges. Beige cloth, d/w illustrated by Vicky of the News Chronicle, price-clipped. G+/G+. London: Michael Joseph, 1951. [GB]

[publisher: London: Michael Joseph] Hardcover First Edition 1st ed. "I read it with intense interest. I think it is one of the most remarkable war novels that have yet appeared - perhaps the most outstanding of all." Pp. 104, inscrip. to fep, spotting to endpapers and closed page edges. Beige cloth, d/w illustrated by Vicky of the News Chronicle, price-clipped. G+/G+.
[SUDBURY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1951]

[publisher: Michael Joseph 1951] Hardcover First Edition First english edition, in a very good jacket that is chipped at top and bottom of spine, and has a couple of small tears elsewhere, and is somewhat frayed. book has a previous owner inscription, and is very good++. this is quite a light book, so please enquire about cheaper postage. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
[Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa] [Publication Year: 1951]

[publisher: Michael Joseph] Hardcover First Edition Price-clipped DJ. Sticker to front endpaper. 104 pages.
[Reading, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1951]
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[publisher: Michael Joseph, 1951] Hardcover First Edition 1st edn. 8vo. Original red and light brown cloth, top edge red (casing with slight lean and stain on upper board), dustwrapper (spine tanned; top edges chipped - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 104 (endpapers tanned/spotted; previous owner's neat ink inscription on front endpaper).
[Dulverton, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1951]
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[publisher: London, Michael Joseph, 1951] Hardcover First Edition Octavo, 104 pages, very good original boards with defective dustwrapper loosely inserted, name on first page, a very good copy. First UK edition. Notable German war novella that tells the story of a Lutheran padre's visit to attend a deserter's execution - how to reconcile the Christian virtues with the jungle ethics of war
[Cheltenham, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1951]

[publisher: London, Michael Joseph, 1951] Hardcover First Edition Octavo, 104 pages, very good original boards with defective dustwrapper loosely inserted, name on first page, a very good copy. First UK edition. Notable German war novella that tells the story of a Lutheran padre's visit to attend a deserter's execution - how to reconcile the Christian virtues with the jungle ethics of war
[Cheltenham, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1951]

[publisher: Michael Joseph, London] Hardcover First Edition First impression of the first edition in English. Translated from the German by Constantine Fitzgibbon. ***Author's debut novel. ***Near fine in buff cloth-covered boards with dark crimson title block and borders to the front board and dark crimson titles and borders to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps or creases to the boards. Top edge of text block stained dark crimson by the publisher (as called for), and remains unfaded. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Light offsetting to the front free endpaper. Pages clean. No creases or tears. No reading lean. Spine tight. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, showing the original publisher's printed price of 7s 6d net. The fragile dustwrapper is virtually complete, with just very small loss to the head of the spine. Head and tail of spine and extremities of dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and creased. Spine of dustwrapper slightly discoloured but dustwrapper remains bright. ***208mm x 134mm. 104 pages. ***'We believe this to be one of the most moving novels to have come out of Germany (or indeed, Europe) since the war. Its story is simple -- a Lutheran padre's visit to attend a deserter's execution -- but its underlying theme, of the survival among the jungle ethics of war of the fundamental virtues of goodness, courage and Christian charity make it a deeply im ...
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[publisher: Michael Joseph] Hardcover First Edition 1951. Michael Joseph. Hardcover. GOOD First Edition. Red text on orange spine. Clean inside. Dust jacket is torn and has edge wear. 9x6.
[Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1951]
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London, Michael Joseph, 1951, hardcover, First Edition in English, translated by Constantine Fitzgibbon, Very Good in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, gift inscription to front endpaper, corners and spine ends bumped. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, small chips, in new Brodart sleeve. The German Protestant theologian and award-winning author of 30 works presents the story of a Lutheran padre's visit to attend a deserter's execution. Its underlying theme, the survival of the fundamental virtues of goodness, courage, and Christian charity among the jungle ethics of war. [US]

[publisher: Michael Joseph, London] Hardcover Tan boards with red lettering on the spine. Head and tail of spine bumped. Edges lightly rubbed and faded. Binding is neat and strong. Page edges are discoloured. Head edge stained, red. Tail edge deckled. Free endpapers, title pages and pastedowns are discoloured and foxed, else this book is in good condition. Dust wrapper bears some light scuff marks. Edges are thumbed and bear some creasing. Spine faded and discoloured, otherwise in good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound.
[Clunes, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 1951]
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[publisher: M Jospeh] Hardcover First Edition 1951 M. Joseph Hardcover 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very good+ clean tight binding in very good+ unclipped dustjacket.
[Bournemouth, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1951]
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[publisher: Michael Joseph, London] Hardcover First British edition. Translated from the German by Constantine Fitzgibbon. Near fine with some wrinkling to front pastedown in a very good plus price-clipped dustwrapper with edgewear to top of spine. First published in German as Unruhige Nacht.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1951]
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Michael Joseph 1951 1951 1st Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good jacket First english edition, in a very good jacket that is chipped at top and bottom of spine, and has a couple of small tears elsewhere, and is somewhat frayed. book has a previous owner inscription, and is very good++. this is quite a light book, so please enquire about cheaper postage.

London: Michael Joseph, Date: 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First British edition. Translated from the German by Constantine Fitzgibbon. Near fine with some wrinkling to front pastedown in a very good plus price-clipped dustwrapper with edgewear to top of spine. First published in German as Unruhige Nacht. 1951. Michael Joseph [US]

M. Joseph 1951 Unknown Binding Good Ex-library book, usual markings. Brown Hardback/Hardcover without dust cover. Clean text, sound binding. Quick dispatch from UK seller.