Search Results: Fiction from Leaf and Stone Books

Canterbury: University of Kent At Canterbury. Good. 1972. Softcover. Viii + 178 pp. Edited volume, 10 articles by different contributors. White softcover in plastic. Previous owner's name in pen inside front cover. Book is in good condition, clean with no other makrs. Corners slightly bumped. .

London: Orion. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0575071281 . 305 pp. Octavo. Signed on the title page. Aqua black and white glossy dust jacket intact and good condition with minor wear, NOT price clipped, "autographed copy" sticker on front cover, now in Mylar. Book itself is clean and unmarked, tight, end papers bright white, text pages a bit toned but otherwise very nice. ; A St. Cyr & Kohler Mystery; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 305 pages; Signed by Author .

London: The Bodley Head. Good in Good dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 256 pp. Yellow and white DK with image of couple on front. DJ is in good condition clean with no marks. Partially encased in plastic. Faint wear along top edge. Green cloth boards. Book is in excellent condition with no wear. Signed by previous owner in blue pen inside front cover. Otherwise clean with no other marks. ; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches .

Kingston, NY: Handi-Books Quinn Publishing. Fair. 1944. First Edition Thus. Softcover. 143 pp, #25 in the Handi-Book series, with "illuminated" initials at each chapter. "Soon, Bill Kerr was dead, a gun in his hand, a suicide note in his typewriter. Then, the lovely Joan a victim of sadistic kidnapers, Nile Boyd a target for sabateur bullets, an FBI agent blown to bits!" What at first looked like simple murder rapidly took on more sinister implications -- international espionage, intrigue, ugly violence. " Hard-bitten journalist Nile Boyd solves all of course...and gets the girl. Stapled cover a little chipped at the spine, small chip at bottom front, first fly missing a chunk out of bottom corner, otherwise all present, if slightly dog-eared. ; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall .

Amsterdam: Allert De Lange. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1940. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 416 pp. In German Cream dust jacket with sketches of Mexican peasants. D J is browned, chipping at edges, separating at joints top and bottom of spine, back of DJ separated, flaps present (DJ protected in Mylar). Book itself is clean, just a bit of wear at corners, interior has institutional library stamp on inside front cover and title page, pocket at rear, otherwise clean and unmarked. The mysterious German resident of Mexico, author of Treasure of the Sierra Madre, copyrighted this work in 1939 (it was first published in Sweden) , then in this official first edition in German, later published in English as "A General Comes Out of the Jungle" -- part of a series of "jungle" books, documenting the suffering of Mexican Indians in the state of Chiapas in the early 20th century who are forced to work under inhuman conditions at clearing mahogany in labour camps (monterias) in the… Read More

London: Faber & Faber. Good in Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. 83 pp. Scarce edition with rare dust jacket. Light blue and white DJ in good condition, save price cilip inside front on bottom. Brown cloth boards. Book is in good condition, clean with no marks, and only minimal exterior wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 83 pages .

London, Toronto, Melbourne And Sydney: Cassell & Company, Ltd.. Good with no dust jacket. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. 455 pages. Inscription on title page from Ernest Raymond, May 1929. "First published" Original dark blue cloth with blind ruling , edges/corners lightly rubbed, spine gilt dull, tips a little pulled. Front and back covers have faint sprinkling at the top and fore-edge -- looks like long-term storage dust. Interior a little toned but otherwise clean and nice except for the gift inscription from the author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 455 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Chatto & Windus. Good with no dust jacket. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. 1111824126 . 549 pp. First edition in bright red cloth with gilt to spine. Spine just a bit sunned, interior front end paper has an erasure at the gutter, small spot on title page below publisher, paper creamy, New York bookshop label at rear end paper, otherwise good. A respectable copy of the first edition of The Furys the first in a sequence of five loosely autobiographical novels about working-class life in Liverpool.; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .

Boston: The Four Seas Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1922. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 419 pp. First edition, 1st state, with blue cloth spine, grey hard paper boards with dark blue titles. Corners of boards are a bit rounded, paper spine label is chipped and about half missing. Interior hinges are starting but holding, paper somewhat toned as usual. Some pencil notes on the corner of the first free end paper, but otherwise clean and unmarked. A few of the last pages were never cut/opened. Introduction by Sherwood Anderson. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 419 pages .

New York: Albert Sibley & Co.. Good. 1888. First Edition. Softcover. 64 pp. Illustrated with engravings. Small octavo. "The press, the pulpit, the parents and the general public cry out for bright, pure, and attractive reading for boys and girls. The Golden Library comes to the rescue of a long-surrfering community. Its pages are full of interest, its stories are ogiinal, full of life and brave endeavor for the right." Young Adrian Merigold takes on the rich establishment, has lots of thrilling adventures, and wins the day! Original golden yellow paper wraps are bit grubby and worn around the edges, interiors show wear, some occasional small stains, stains at the staples. Advertising front leaf is chipped away, has ads for Brooklyn real estate auctioneer Jere. Johnson. ; Golden Library of Choice Reading; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 64 pages .

Toronto: Macmillan. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. V + 330 pp. Octavo Black and white DJ with image of a city and sneaking men. DJ in fair condition, worn and chipped along edges and top/bottom of spine. Encased in Mylar. Green cloth boards. Book is in very good condition with no wear. Clean with no marks. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 330 pages .

London: Harvill Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0002714558 . 191 pages. Dust jacket showing a vet surrounded by animals outside a country home has some edge wear, price sticker scar on spine, flap price clipped. Book itself is clean and nice. Fictional stories about an English country vet, Dai Evans, and the things that happen to him in his small village. Gently amusing. ; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .

Editions De La Revue Blanche. Good with no dust jacket. 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. 232 pages + (4) French language, orange-red and dark red covers with gold lettering on spine, wear to edges and corners, fading and minor foxing to spine, pages lightly browned with slight foxing to pages near front and back, otherwise clear and unmarked ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 232 pages .

London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 219 pp. Black and brown DJ, in good condition faint wear along edges. Brown cloth boards. Book is in very good condition, very clean with no wear. ; 8.20 X 5.60 X 1.10 inches .

London: Chapman & Hall. Good with no dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. 238 pp. Black cloth covers are a bit sunned at edges with some small marks,corners a little rubbed, spine tips ditto, interior end papers a little foxed, pages adjacent have lighter foxing, otherwise clean. Has a Haifa bookshop label along with a page from a Hebrew calendar dated 1951, as well as a Christmas card from a man with a Sikh name, so quite the ecumenical provenance! ; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .

Athena: [Diphros]. Good in Good dust jacket. 1960. Paperback. 464 [1] pages. In Greek. Grey paper dust jacket with red is generally aged, some wear at spine tips and corners. Book itself in paper wrap , wraps have some light edge wear especially at the bottom. Interior front cover has owner inscrip dated 1964, inside last page has signature over the edition line (it is not Kazantzakis' signature) otherwise clean and unmarked. An early edition of this famous novel about the staging of a Passion play in modern Greece, first published in 1954. ; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .

London: Village Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1973. Softcover. 188pp + 4 unnumbered pages. English and Welsh languages, index. Book has white paper softcover with black text on covers and spine, illustration on front cover. Significant marginalia throughout. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .

Baltimore: PublishAmerica. Good. 2009. Softcover. 160749809X . 211 pp. Glossy orange/red softcover with image of priest on front cover. Signed by author with dedication in black pen on front fly page. ; 8.50 X 5.51 X 0.48 inches; 211 pages; Signed by Author .

Baltimore: PublishAmerica. Good. 2005. Hardcover. 1413792618 . 46 pp. White glossy wraps with image of clock on front cover. Book is in good condition, clean with no marks and only minimal wear. Inscribed by author inside front cover. ; 8.90 X 5.80 X 0.20 inches; Signed by Author .

New York & London: The Franklin Book Co.l. Good with no dust jacket. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. 335 pp. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper by the author. Red cloth covers with pastedown of a lovely young woman is a bit aged, pastedown rubbed, spine tips rubbed and fraying. Interior front hinge starting, bit shaken, but otherwise clean and nice. An old-fashioned coming of age and romantic tale. "Rex gazed fondly at Emily...With her round arms bared at the elbow, her head, with its aureole of burnished locks, bent to her task, her downcast brown eyes, and her red lips, pursed with seriousness, she presented such a sweet, house-wifely and altogether charming picture, that he was lost in adoration. "How many lumps?" asked she...."; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall .