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Methuen & Co. Ltd. London.,1913. Spurrious First edition. Actually the fourth impression with a cancel title page, stating " First Published 1913" on verso, on the title page stub. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.3 inches). 8 page publishers advert dated Autumn 1913. A very good copy in publishers green cloth binding with spine decorated and lettered in gilt, including the correct spelling of the publishers name at the bottom. Signed by Joseph Conrad on the front free endpaper, Dated 1923. The top of the signed leaf and the half title page have a small indentation where a paper clip has been used.Aside from some light rubbing to the extremities this is a very good tight copy, the gilt on the spine still strong and bright. Loosely inserted is the front panel from the rare dustwrapper, showing a full colour illustration by J. Dewar Mills within a grey border. The whole panel dark blue with grey title and author. An interesting copy, signed by the author and with part of the wrapper, of the less common 1913 Cancel title…
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS. The Fellowship of the Ring. - The Two Towers. - The Return of the King
by TOLKIEN. J. R. R
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George Allen & Unwin. London. 1954/55. FIRST EDITIONS, 1st Impressions. THREE VOLUMES. 8vo. Fine, clean set. Fold out map of Middle earth at the end of each volume. The set has been finely leather bound by The Chelsea Bindery of London in full red morocco. Each volume with gilt stamped ring and eye device to front boards, ruled gilt borders. Spines with raised bands, each with gilt piping, and compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, one compartment of each volume with the ring and eye device stamped in gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Housed in a red cloth, leather entry, slip case. A lovely bright, clean set of true 1st impressions of this classic work in stunning fully gilt bindings.
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CHANCE. A Tale in two parts. SIGNED BY CONRAD
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POEMS. 1926-1930
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William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1931. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.2 x 5.5 inches). Previous owners small name label on front paste-down endpaper and a few very light spots to the first few leaves otherwise a very good copy in publishers maroon cloth decorated with white cobbled design by Graves' Father-in-Law, the artist and Illustrator William Nicholson.Printed paper labels to the spine and front board. A spare spine label is tipped in at back of the book. Background of spine label has faded to brown but the black lettering is as strong and bold as it ever was. Overall a very good firm and clean copy. Only 1000 copies were printed. Higginson A36.
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DON FERNANDO. Or variations on some Spanish themes
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William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1935. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Fine copy in recent leather binding of half black morocco, spine with five raised bands, gilt. Black cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Very bright clean copy.
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REWARDS AND FAIRIES.
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Macmillan and Co, Ltd. London. 1910. FIRST EDITION. 8vo.(8.1 x 5.6 inches). Illustrated with four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Publishers original burgundy cloth boards. Gilt lettering to the spine. Front board with raised circular Ganesha device in gilt. Top edge gilt. In the rare original dustwrapper, with repeat pattern of Macmillan double M design over the whole surface and red lettering to the spine and both outer panels. Lower panel has correct publisher adverts, as listed in David Alan Richards' Bibliography of Kipling. Inner flaps with repeat Macmillan design but nothing else. The cloth and gilt are bright and fresh. Some spotting to the fore edge of the pages and a few leaves affected with fairly mild foxing, mostly to the margins and away from the text. The inner hinges are cracked but holding firm and a slight lean to the spine, otherwise a very good copy of the book in a very good dustwrapper with some minor chipping to the extremities and the spine a bit darkened. The red…
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Macmillan and co. Ltd. London. 1901. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.3 inches). Finely illustrated with ten mono plates by J. Lockwood Kipling. A very small amout of spoting to the fore edge but overall a clean and bright copy. Finely bound in recent full deep red morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A light stain to the very top of some pages but overall this is a lovely copy in an attractive leather binding.
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CHANCE. A Tale in two parts. SIGNED BY CONRAD
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Methuen & Co. Ltd. London.,1913. Spurrious First edition. Actually the fourth impression with a cancel title page, stating " First Published 1913" on verso, on the title page stub. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.3 inches). 8 page publishers advert dated Autumn 1913. A very good copy in publishers green cloth binding with spine decorated and lettered in gilt, including the correct spelling of the publishers name at the bottom. Signed by Joseph Conrad on the front free endpaper, Dated 1923. The top of the signed leaf and the half title page have a small indentation where a paper clip has been used.Aside from some light rubbing to the extremities this is a very good tight copy, the gilt on the spine still strong and bright. Loosely inserted is the front panel from the rare dustwrapper, showing a full colour illustration by J. Dewar Mills within a grey border. The whole panel dark blue with grey title and author. An interesting copy, signed by the author and with part of the wrapper, of the less common 1913 Cancel title…
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POEMS. 1926-1930
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William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1931. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.2 x 5.5 inches). Previous owners small name label on front paste-down endpaper and a few very light spots to the first few leaves otherwise a very good copy in publishers maroon cloth decorated with white cobbled design by Graves' Father-in-Law, the artist and Illustrator William Nicholson.Printed paper labels to the spine and front board. A spare spine label is tipped in at back of the book. Background of spine label has faded to brown but the black lettering is as strong and bold as it ever was. Overall a very good firm and clean copy. Only 1000 copies were printed. Higginson A36.
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DON FERNANDO. Or variations on some Spanish themes
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William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1935. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Fine copy in recent leather binding of half black morocco, spine with five raised bands, gilt. Black cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Very bright clean copy.
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REWARDS AND FAIRIES.
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Macmillan and Co, Ltd. London. 1910. FIRST EDITION. 8vo.(8.1 x 5.6 inches). Illustrated with four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Publishers original burgundy cloth boards. Gilt lettering to the spine. Front board with raised circular Ganesha device in gilt. Top edge gilt. In the rare original dustwrapper, with repeat pattern of Macmillan double M design over the whole surface and red lettering to the spine and both outer panels. Lower panel has correct publisher adverts, as listed in David Alan Richards' Bibliography of Kipling. Inner flaps with repeat Macmillan design but nothing else. The cloth and gilt are bright and fresh. Some spotting to the fore edge of the pages and a few leaves affected with fairly mild foxing, mostly to the margins and away from the text. The inner hinges are cracked but holding firm and a slight lean to the spine, otherwise a very good copy of the book in a very good dustwrapper with some minor chipping to the extremities and the spine a bit darkened. The red…
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Macmillan and co. Ltd. London. 1901. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.3 inches). Finely illustrated with ten mono plates by J. Lockwood Kipling. A very small amout of spoting to the fore edge but overall a clean and bright copy. Finely bound in recent full deep red morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A light stain to the very top of some pages but overall this is a lovely copy in an attractive leather binding.
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King
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George Allen & Unwin, 1971. Revised 2nd edn 6th imps. 3 vols. 8vo (9 x 5¾ ins). Original gilt lettered red cloth, top edges red (casings with slight lean and a little scuffed at edges of boards - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (lightly rubbed with small tears at edges - in protective covers, not price clipped). Pp. 423 [&] 352 [&] 440, illus with folding map at the rear of each volume (previous owner's neat inscription on front free endpaper of vol I; p. 179-182 vol III loose).
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King
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The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
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1215 Pp. (V1; 423 p., V2; 352 p., V3; 440 p.). 8vo. REVISED 2nd edition/1st printing*, copyright 1966 (*each volume). Publisher's black cloth hardcovers, gilt stamped/embossed design/title, features Eye of Sauron on front boards, illustrated text with fold-out map of the lands adhered to rear inside boards, color illustrated covers and slipcase.Slipcase measures: 9.5 x 6.25 x 4 inches. Each book measures; 9 x 4 x 1.25 inches.
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The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King
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Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Second; first. Hardcover. 1st printing of the Revised 2nd edition. Volume 1 first 2 chapter pages show slight corner creases. No further defects present. Top edges stained orange, red, and purple, respectively. All books include fold-out maps. Dustjackets mild edgewear. Vol. 1 dustjacket small edgetears. All dustjackets protected within mylar covers. Dustjackets include price of six dollars on top flap. Bindings sturdy, cloth boards very bright, corners sharp and inner pages unmarked. .
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London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1956-58.. First edition, fifth, fifth and fourth impressions respectively. Three volumes. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spines, top edges red, dust jackets, that of volume I stated sixth impression and price clipped, the other two unclipped, discreet contemporary ownership inscriptions to the front pastedowns of the last two volumes. Folding red and black maps at the end of each volume. Spines of volumes II and III slightly slanted, jackets with some fading and wear, that of volume III with a split along the upper joint repaired with tissue on the verso.
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Gold
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First edition. Spine ends lightly rubbed, spine has small nick, small reddish stain to front cover and rear cover, otherwise very good or better. Lacks dust jacket.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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Journeys
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200 copies were published by Quill & Brush for the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. Features Octavia E. Butler, Michael Chabon, Maxine Clair, Annie Proulx and Jane Smiley.
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Quelques Optimistes.
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Paris Editions Denoel, 1992, First Edition. paperback. First edition, Paris 1992, one of 3443 printed. -- Text (the cartoon captions) in FRENCH. -- Softcover, 8.3x10.8 inches, stiff cover with flaps. Condition: near fine (small surface scratch rear cover). -- Nice collectible example of Sempe's classic cartoon work, familiar to New Yorker readers. ISBN 220723861X
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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Two Novels by Anthony Powell. Venusberg. Agents & Patients
by POWELL, Anthony (1905-2000)
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New York: Periscope-Holliday, 1965. First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine-. First American Edition of two early novels. 8vo: [4],328pp. Publisher's quarter-bound black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, slate grey paper-covered boards; dust jacket, priced $4.75, replicating (separately, on front and back panels) Osbert Lancaster's illustrations for the original wrappers. Near Fine (top edge soiled and stained, gilt a bit faded, gift inscription on fly-leaf); about Fine jacket. Lilley A.10. First collected in 1952 by Rinehart for the Periscope Book Shop and Holliday Bookshop in New York; the unsold stock was reissued in 1965 by Little, Brown, Powell's then American publisher (our copy), with publisher's label pasted to jacket's spine panel. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions…
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Manhattan Beach
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First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws, as new and unread. SIGNED by the author on a tipped-in page. A pristine copy of this novel from the Pulitzer winning author of "A Visit From the Good Squad". Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
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Cottonwood; A Novel
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New York: Ballantine Books, 2004. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 292pp. 8vo. Paper over boards, gilt on spine. Signed by the author on half-title page. Book has a complete number line from 1-10 and is a stated First Edition: February 2004. Book is straight, bright, unmarked, unclipped, unread, and has a Brodart jacket protector. Author also wrote "The Ice Harvest" and "The Walkaway.
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Christopher Blake
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Random House, 1947. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Book has some toning to the edges; one word previous owner's name to the front free endpaper. The unclipped jacket ($2.50) has light wear to the spine ends /corners and toning to the rear panel. A very good or better copy.
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Palmares
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Beacon Press, 2021. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Uncorrected Galleys. Fine in illustrated wraps. By the author of Corregidora.
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