Search Results: American Literature from Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

London: Darton and Co. , Holborn Hill,. Good with no dust jacket. 1855. Revised and Corrected Edition. Hardcover. In the original attractive pictorial and blind stamped blue morocco-grain cloth, with gilt titling and decoration to the spine, and a gilt illustration / part title to the front cover. The design is by John Leighton. Signed "JL" in gold as a monogram at the base of the vignette in the base foliage. The head/tail and corners of the book are 'soft' and rubbed, with a little light fraying, as are the edges, and some of the gilt is wearing away on the centre of the illustration. Small slits/tears to the top and bottom edges of both sides of the spine, but overall a very sound and attractive copy. Despite the small splits in the outer cloth as noted, ALL Hinges are tight - outer and inner. ALL fore-edges gilt. I am unable to find a date for this book - in fact I can't find a copy anywhere with THIS title - I have found Peter Parley's ''The Adventures… Read More

London: Agenda (William Cookson). Fine with no dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Paperback. In the original white, black lettered, stiff laminate card covers. Some Very Light shelfwear with some smudges/scratches which are only seen if held up to the light - Negligible. No dustjacket as issued. A Special Double Issue, with US Poetry, Essays and Reviews by many poets and academics, etc, including an Essay by Michael Alexander on 'Ezra Pound's 'Seafarer' ; and Kenneth Cox on 'Louis Zukofsky's 'A'; with other poetry, etc, by John Ashbery, Mary Barnard, Frank Bidart, Robert Bly, Christopher Brookhouse, Reginald Gibbons, Sidney Goldfarb, Stanley Kunitz, Robert Lowell, Michael McCormick, John Peck, Stephen Sandy, Kathleen Spivack, Alan Williamson, James Tate, Richard Tillinghurst, etc, etc. No Inscriptions or Marks. Overall an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'Fine' copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Sphere. As New in New dust jacket. 2020. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0751579289 . NEW BOOK. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with the Correct Printers Key - 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. FINE Dark blue cloth-covered boards with BRIGHT Silver-gilt titling to the spine. In the FINE original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The NEW d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover. The very latest 2020 award-winning Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series. "On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather for a family dinner with Armand's godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. But the evening ends in horror when Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Armand is convinced is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on an elderly man's life..." GIFT QUALITY. See Images. ; Chief Inspector Gamache; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall, ; 448 pages .

London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. & the Athenaeum Literature Dept.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1917. First Edition. Paperback. In the original publisher's grey card covers with black lettering to the spine and front cover. The former owners' name and date (21st Oct /17) are in old ink near the top right corner of the front cover. There are a few light marks and some wear to the head/tail of the spine but overall the covers are sound and tight. Paper uniformly browning with age, and lots of pencil underlining/pencil notes inside, which can be removed with patience. (xv) + 76 pp. Preface by Rt. Hon. Viscount Grey of Fallodon (15 pp). Contents cover : - Mr Lloyd-George's Speech at the American Luncheon Club April 12, 1917; President Wilson's Note to Great Britain, December 20, 1916; His Speech to the US Senate January 22, 1917; His Speech to Congress, February 3, 1917; The Second Inaugural, March 5, 1917; His Speech to Congress, April 2, 1917; Mr Asquith's Speech… Read More

Amhurst: University of Massachusetts Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition Paperback. Paperback. 0870237195 . In the original publisher's glossy lettered card covers. No dustjacket as issued. Ex- Reference Library with minimal library markings. Protected in the usual clear plastic library jacket. 207 pp. Excellent brief study of earlier American poetry. Overall despite its status as an Ex-Lib copy this is an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Oxford & New York: Facts On File Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0816015996 . Ex- Reference Library with minimal library markings. Overall A Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. ; The Literary Anecdote Series; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Wayland Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 0853400318 . Dustwrap faded to edges and spine otherwise very good. Brown boards, gilt titling to spine. No marks. Colour frontispiece. 128pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black/white.; Ex-ref Lib Mimimal Marks; 8vo (large) .

Very Good with no dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. College year book. Includes photo strip, loosely inserted, possibly old student? Reverse of title page reads 'Yearbooks and annuals have usually been dedicated to outstanding individuals who have proven themselves worthy of such honor. We the 1966-67 Aquila staff, dedicate this yearbook not to an outstanding individual but to an entire nation. The people of Poland are now celebrating 1,000 years of Christianity.' NO INSCRIPTIONS. Numerous black and white illustrations. CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT.Dark cranberry red boards, clean, extremly good apart from slight wear to extremities.; 004677; 4to Large Heavy .

Reading: Osprey Publishing. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0850451736 . Dark Green cloth bound boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There are light clear 'fleck' marks to the dustjacket covers, in the laminate as printed I think, and only seen if you squint closely at it. Otherwise there are NO inscriptions or other marks. (16) + 160 pp. Illustrated with b/w and colour plates. Select Bibliography; Index; Overall, this is an Excellent, Clean, Tight and Bright, 'FINE' copy. "A lavish guide to the uniform and equipment of the soldiers-American, French, British, Indian and German-who fought on the North American continent from 1753 to 1815." ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New York: Fordham University Press. As New with no dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0823217604 . Laminated pictorial boards. No Dustjacket, presumed as issued. There is a gift note adressed to the former owner in pen on the front free endpaper, otherwise there are NO other inscriptions or marks. Contents cover: - Around Manhattan Island: Circle Line's First Fifty Years; When the SS United States Won The North Atlantic Blue Riband; FDNY Fireboats; Down the Bay to Coney Island: The Iron Steamboat Company; Another Disaster at Hell Gate: The Loss of the Steamboat Observation; From Ambrose Light to Five Fathom Hole: New York to Bermuda by Sea. (xii) + 269 pp. Illustrated with b/w line drawings and photographs. Eight Appendices; Index of Vessels; Index of Subjects. Overall, apart from the gift note, as detailed above, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'As New' copy. "The port of New York, Manhattan Harbor is always a'bustle; any resident or… Read More

London: Waterstone & Co. ,. As New with no dust jacket. 1986. 1st Thus (English paperback). Paperback. 0947752323 . AS NEW, UNREAD. 206pp. NO MARKS OR INSCRIPTIONS. CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. A new Reprint of the original work published in 1897. La Farge was an important American artist who was stimulated by his travels in Japan in 1886 where he travelled to various cities meeting people and recording events in Japanese Society. A Fascinating and humourous look at the mysteries of Japanese Art and Life. A cheap copy of the expensive original, now in paperback. ( A few copies available - just ask) No Inscriptions. As New - Unread. ; Artists Abroad; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: James Walden,. Fair with no dust jacket. 1820. First American Edition. Hardcover. Quarter bound, with a brown leather spine and paper boards. Extremities rubbed, marked. LACKS the folding frontispiece and any further plates. As far as I can ascertain the second plate was only added to the second edition, but at this age it could be a case of the publishers added plates if they had any on hand? . Browning to paper internally throughout due to age and the type of paper used. Some spotting. No Inscriptions, but a few tears/closed tears, due to the friable paper, but No loss. Lacks the rear free endpaper, o/w complete. Apparently this is "almost certainly spurious account of the 'shipwreck and sufferings' of Mrs Eliza Bradley, supposedly autobiographical, but borrowed in large part from Captain James Riley's 1816 account of his capture and exploits on the 'coast of Barbary'. ". Whatever the source, this is an ORIGINAL and early fascinating account, and a… Read More

London: Macdonald and Co Ltd. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0356176541 . Blue Boards with Gilt titling to the spine. There is a very sl. SUGGESTION of a crease line down the centre of the spine - but it is only very slight, and it would probably be impossible to open/read this very thick book without having a v. sl. affect on the spine. The dustwrapper however is Near Fine and is now encased in a clear protective acetate cover. (6) + 595 pp. There is some light tanning to the page edges, but affecting all the pages uniformly, as usual with this type of paper. NO INSCRIPTIONS or Marks. The Dustjacket is NOT Price-Clipped, and it is a True First Edition. In this superb sequel to Guild's bestselling historical epic 'The Assyrian', this is "a spellbinding tapestry of turmoil and history overflowing with the lives, rivalries, lusts and darkest passions of mankind" running through Ancient Assyria, Egypt, Phoenicia, Sicily, and… Read More

London: Richard Bentley and Son. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. All edges gilt. Half leather, marbled boards scuffed. Gilt titling and bands to spine. Edgeworn, corners bumped. Inner hinge splitting. Very neat former owners name/date (1839) written to front endpaper. Book has two titles pages, the engraved title page is dated 1833 and the printed title page is dated 1836. First edition was in 1829. Black and white frontispiece. 400pp. "There is believed to be no exaggeration in the account of the temper and the practices of Indian warfare, as they are here presented to the reader."; 107792; 8vo .

Florida: Mnemosyne. As New with no dust jacket. 1969. Reprint (1st Mnemosyne). Hardcover. Dark Grey cloth bound boards. With Bright Silver titling/decoration. Overall near 'As New'. An Excellent Clean, Tight and Bright copy. 1st Thus. 8vo Thick. FACSIMILE Reprint. Reprinted from a copy in the Fisk University Library Negro Collection, originally printed in 1854. 438 pp. Illustrated in Black and White. Author was James A. Maitland, ("by the author of "Pirate Doctor", "The Lawyer's Story", "The Old Doctor", "The Old Doctor", "The Old Doctor", ) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Florida: Mnemosyne. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1969. Reprint (1st Mnemosyne). Hardcover. Dark Grey cloth bound boards. Mark to rear boards o/w VG. Overall Good Plus to Very Good. Some old staining/browning/wrinkling to the page edges all round, mainly in the front and the back sections of the book, but o/w a Clean, Tight and Bright copy. Page edges have a 'scored' line across them. 1st Thus. 8vo Thick. FACSIMILE Reprint. Reprinted from a copy in the Fisk University Library Negro Collection, originally printed in 1874. 500 pp. The Boston Journal's real Army Correspondent, Charles Carleton Coffin was an American journalist, author and politician. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

England: Penguin Books. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Paperback. 0140030379 . Paper Back. Good+/No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. Writing today is a series devoted to current literature, in verse and prose, from countries and continents all over the world. Canadian writing includesMarie-Claire Blais, Leonard Cohen, Northrop Frye, J K Galbraith, Mavis Gallant, Margaret Lawrence, Brian Moore, Pierre Trudeau, David Wevill and George Woodcock. some translated from the french by over forty writers. Among these are Marie-Claire Blais, Leonard Cohen, Northrop Frye, J K Galbraith, Mavis Gallant, Margaret Lawrence, Brian Moore, Pierre Trudeau, David Wevill and George Woodcock.; 000080; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London, United Kingdom: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. As New in Fine dust jacket. 2002. FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. Hardcover. 0340822473 . This is a TRUE FIRST EDITION, FIRST printing with correct number string - 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. The dustjacket is NOT Price-clipped, with the lightest of shelfwear. (Even tho' this is a New Book and Unread there is almost always a tiny surface 'smudge' from the packing warehouse or similar, so I always put this! . I've never seen a 'Perfect' New Book). Clean black boards with bright sparkly Turquoise titling to spine. Crisp fresh pages, square binding and sharp corners. Jacket has price intact without tears or blemishes. NO INSCRIPTIONS. 346 pp. All hinges sound. Internally EXCELLENT. "Stephen King praised Gardiner on his website some years ago and interest in her work has been growing ever since. He then wrote extensively about Gardiner again in his Entertainment Weekly column where he said he was staggered that she was… Read More

London: Orion. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0316154059 . SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Bought NEW and never read, kept safely stored. FINE Black cloth-covered boards with Bright Silver-Gilt titling to the spine. Sharp cornered and very clean. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover. The d/j is NOT price clipped, showing the original price of £17.99. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing. All hinges tight. Page fore-edges/edges just being to 'tone' very lightly, as usual with this type of modern cheaper paper, but uniformly and clean, otherwise this is an UNREAD, Unused, FINE/AS NEW Copy of this book in a similar fine dustjacket - the whole book just 'downgraded' slightly due to the 'toning' of the page edges. Plain blue endpapers (6) + 394 pp. Book 8 in the Harry Bosch Series. This copy has been Flat SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Title… Read More

London: William Heinemann. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0434021849 . FINE Black boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original FINE publishers' pictorial dustjacket. The dustjacket on this book is referred to as the 'Adult Cover' and is (a flaming rose) in full colour and is NOT the b/w 'hand' image d/j as shown in many of the 'stock' images. (Possibly a UK cover rather than the USA version? ) . A Third Impression. NO Inscriptions or Marks. (6) + 408 + (2) pages. "Life appears peaceful on Loggerhead Island - rescued from financial disaster, the research institute is flourishing once more. But the tranquility is quickly shattered when Tory Brennan and her technophile gang discover a mysterious box buried in the ground. A seemingly innocent treasure hunt soon turns into a nightmarish game of puzzles, as it becomes clear that one false move will lead to terrible, explosive consequences. The clock is… Read More