Search Results: Novels from Bibliope by Calvello Books

New York: Heritage Press, 1950. Limited Editions Club. Hardcover. Extremely gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, exceedingly mild wear to corners, moderate spotting to fore-edges, light brown soiling mark to fore-edge, faint soiling mark to spine, bright pages, binding is tight, exceedingly mild rubbing to slipcase spine head and foot, light soiling to slipcase, else Near Fine(-) in Near Fine(+) slipcase.. Light brown octavo, black spine, BCE, gilt to spine, 764 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates, b&w illustrations ; 22 cm. Publisher newspaper article to rear of book. || Contents: A study in scarlet -- The sign of the four -- The adventures of Sherlock Holmes -- The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Private investigators -- England -- Fiction.

New York: Viking, 2004. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Extremely gentle wear to spine head and foot, exceedingly mild rubbing to corners, bright pages, binding is tight, extremely gentle rubbing to DJ corners, DJ spine head, and foot, light soiling to DJ, else Fine in Near Fine(+) DJ.. Octavo in black DJ, 216 pages ; 23 cm. The arrival in San Francisco of three beautiful young suffragists could be linked to the murder of Reverend Divine, a famed advocate of spiritualism, the female vote, and temperance, and Ambrose Bierce and Tom Redmond join forces to investigate. Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914 -- Mystery, Historical Fiction.

Peking [Beijing]: Foreign Languages Press, 1959. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Very mild bumping to top corners, extremely mild bumping to rear corners, faint sunning to spine foot and front board-rear edge, exceedingly gentle rubbing to spine foot, very gentle rubbing to spine head, faint soiling to front board-rear edge and fore-edges, tiny tears to DJ corners, light soiling to DJ (mostly to rear DJ), two less than quarter inch closed tears to front DJ-rear edge, sunned DJ spine, else very good in about very good DJ./very good. Octavo in white color illus DJ, 306 p, 1 front b&w portrait, 22 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Cultural studies, Novel. Chinese Literature.

Peking [Beijing]: Foreign Languages Press, 1959. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild bumping to corners, small crease to spine and rear board, exceedingly gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, faint soiling to fore-edges, very small bump to rear edge, tiny tears to DJ corners, two about quarter inch tears to DJ spine head, two less than quarter inch closed tears to DJ spine foot, sunned DJ spine, faint soiling to DJ and fore-edges, quarter inch closed else very good in good(+) DJ./good +. Octavo in white color illus DJ, 306 p, 1 front b&w portrait, 22 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Cultural studies, Novel. Chinese Literature.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994. University of Chicago Press edition. Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corners, bright pages in tight binding, tiny rubbed tear to DJ spine head, extremely gentle rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, exceedingly gentle wear to DJ corners, light soiling to fore-edges and rear DJ, else Near Fine(+) in Near Fine(+) DJ.. Octavo in red illus DJ, color portrait to front DJ, 176 pages ; 23 cm. A semi-autobiographical romance between a French engineer and the daughter of a Hindu family with which he stayed in India. A case of East meets West with all the joys and woes that such encounters bring. For her version of the story see her novel, It Does Not Die. India, Fiction.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1913. First American edition. Hardcover. Ex-library with minimal markings; spine gilted titles partly worn; binding tight; text block crisp; sprin very slightly rolled; overall Very Good. Octavo, dark green cloth; 303 p. 19 cm. Uncommon in original US edition. // Scottish women writiers.

New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2006. First St. Martin's Griffin edition. Paperback. Extremely gently rubbed corners, extremely light soiling to covers, bright pages, tight binding, else Near Fine(+).. White octavo, pink-black spine, 341 pages ; 21 cm. Signed and inscribed by author. Appears to be a paperback original. Psychiatric hospital patients -- Fiction. "These are the confessions of the Bitch Posse. Cherry, Rennie, and Amy were outcasts, rebels, and dreamers. And their friendship was so all-encompassing that some would call it dangerous. This is the story of three women-as seniors in high school and as women in their mid-thirties - who formed a bond in order to survive the pitfalls and perils of their lives. In the present day, one of them is a wife and mother-to-be, trying to live a "normal" life. One of them is a writer who engages in a number of self-destructive relationships. And one of them is in a mental hospital - and has been ever since that one fateful night fifteen years ago, when a… Read More

Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1982. Second printing. Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, bright pages, tight binding, exceedingly gentle rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, faint soiling and fading to DJ, small and light water stain to rear DJ, else near fine(+) in near fine(-) DJ./near fine. Octavo in dark purple-plum DJ, vi, 404 pages, 23 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Bonchi is the story of Kikuji, the handsome and profligate heir to an established commercial house. When his father dies, young Kikuji becomes bonchi, boss of the firm. He is adroit at business but helpless at taking charge of his personal life. Once he passes beneath the crested banner separating store from house, Kikuji is in a matriarchal world. Families -- Japan -- 20th century -- Fiction.

Santiago de Chile: Zig-Zag, 1957. Presumed first edition. Paperback. Very good+ with minor external wear. Newspaper clipping paper-clipped to rear endpaper. Octavo in black and red paper wraps ; 226 p. ; 21 cm. Inscribed by author. In Spanish. Biblioteca de novelistas; NOVELAS CHILENAS. Chilean literature.

[Columbus]: Ohio State University Press, 1970. Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, light soiling to fore-edges, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corners, sparse pencil to few pages throughout book, bright pages in tight binding, quarter-inch closed tear to front DJ-top edge, two less than quarter inch closed tears to front DJ-top edge, less than quarter inch closed tear to rear DJ-top edge, two less than quarter inch tears to rear DJ-rear edge, sunned DJ spine, faint soiling to DJ, else very good(+) in good(+) DJ./good +. Small octavo in black-tan DJ, xliii, 295 pages, 20 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Nineteen thirties, China -- Fiction.

New York, New York: The Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1960. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated, Berkley edition). Paperback. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very small scuff to spine foot, light sunning and few creases to spine, extremely gently rubbed corners, faint soiling to covers, else Very Good.. Light purple duodecimo, smaller than octavo, 175 pages ; 18 cm. Fire fighters -- England -- Fiction. || "This is a powerful story of people "caught" by their own emotions, by sex, by their social backgrounds, by service regulations-and by the war itself." -Rear cover. || Berkley medallion series. || Scarce.

Sonoma, California: Irisa Publishing, 2001. First edition (stated). Paperback. Extremely mild wear to spine head and foot, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corners, light rubbing to rear cover-rear edge, else Near Fine(+).. Red octavo, 191 pages ; 21 cm. Signed and inscribed by author. || "Based on the true story of Roman Catholic priest who uses his resolute faith and spiritual strength to fight the forces of evil."--Back cover./ Publisher's order form at end. Occult novel, Horror.

Hong Kong: Chinese University Press, 1978. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to corners, extremely gentle wear to spine head and foot, light soiling to fore-edges, bright pages in tight binding, exceedingly mild rubbing to DJ (corners, spine head and foot), faint soiling to rear DJ, else near fine(-) in near fine(-) DJ./near fine. Octavo in blue DJ, xxxiv, 181 pages, b&w illustrations, 24 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Chinese fiction -- Translations into English.

New York: Knopf, 1973. First English language edition. Hardcover. Very little wear to DJ, light scuff to spine foot & head, barely rubbed corners, else near fine(-) in very good+ DJ. Octavo in white DJ; 210 p; 22 cm. Novel; Japanese. || Translated to English.

Boston: Humphries, 1951. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Very good(+) copy in a Very Good DJ; Light signs of wear to corners of boards and spine; light tears along top and bottom edges of DJ; one larger 1" tear to DJ back cover; light signs of use to book overall; else very nice copy; pages are bright and free of marks; binding is tight.. Octavo in blue boards witth green and blue illus. Dust Jacket ; 300 p. 21 cm. Signed by the author.

New York: Putnam's Sons, 1996. First edition, first printing (stated). Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ.. Octavo in color illus DJ; 246 p. : map ; 22 cm. Signed and warmly inscribed by the author in yer of publication. Plot summary: "Buddy, whose dyslexia makes things difficult for her both at home and at school, hopes to rescue the dolphins that are being held captive and mistreated at a swamp farm near her home in the Everglades." // Captive dolphins -- Florida -- Juvenile fiction.  Dyslexic children -- Juvenile fiction.  Everglades (Fla.) -- Juvenile fiction.  Captive dolphins -- Fiction.  Animals -- Treatment -- Fiction.  Dyslexia -- Fiction.  Everglades (Fla.) -- Fiction. .

Oakland, California: CPC, 2011. Revised. Paperback. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, light reading crease to spine, faint glue residue to rear and top fore-edge, extremely gently rubbed corners, extremely light soiling to front cover, bright pages in tight binding, else Near Fine(+).. Dark red octavo, 237 pages, b&w map ; 21 cm. Inscribed and signed by author. || Kabyles -- Algeria -- Fiction. || Scarce, only 2 holdings and 2 records in WorldCat.

Oakland, California: CPC, 2011. Revised. Paperback. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, extremely light soiling to covers, extremely faint rubbing to front edge, bright pages in tight binding, else Near Fine(-).. Dark red octavo, 237 pages, b&w map ; 21 cm. Inscribed and signed by author. || Kabyles -- Algeria -- Fiction. || Scarce, only 2 holdings and 2 records in WorldCat.

Oakland, California: [publisher not identified, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. Minor edge wear, chiefly to wrapper corners; else tight, clean a very good to very good(=) thus.. Small octavo in black wraps illus in b&w; 240 pages: illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 18 cm. Self-published, self-marketed debut novel about Oakland, California. Includes color artwork by local artists commissioned especially for the book. . Uncommon. Well-written. This copy author-inscribed, signed and noted as "4/100" on title page. A second edition, in red wraps, was later issued in 1,000 copies. "Eastern span is a neo-noir novel set in Oakland, Calif., circa 2013-2014. The story follows Pug, a down-on-his-luck gig economy worker, as he stumbles and bumbles through gentrifying Oakland's bougie cafes, dive-bars-turned-cocktail-joints, and its ever-expanding homeless encampments as he tries to find an old, lost friend. Along the way, our hero Pug stumbles across a housing conspiracy that goes all the way to the… Read More

Barcelona: Montesinos, 1992. 1. reedición. Paperback. Minor edgewear, small spot to front wrap upper edge; handwritten note to page 9 ( a quote of Arenas). Overall a tight copy in about about fine (-) to near fine condition. No creasing to spine. Sharp, tight and crisp.. Grey full-color illustrated stiff glossy paper wrappers. 251 pages ; 20 cm. In Spanish ll El Sur series 4 ll Spanish-American literature. Cuba. Fiction. Biographical fiction. Novels.