Search Results: Classic English Novel from Black Cat Hill Books

Indianapolis, IN Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1970. Paperback First Edition Thus [1970]; First Printing, so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE EDITOR. First Edition Thus [1970]; First Printing, so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows foxing to the outside edges of the text block and mild rubbing to the self-wrapper covers; a price has been neatly blocked out at the upper corner of the front panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor cosmetic imperfections. Not so very far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (8 x 5.35 x 0.35 incches). xxviii, 95 pages. Edited and with an Introduction and… Read More

New York, NY New York University Press: Gotham Library, 1964. Paperback First Edition Thus (1964), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with New York University Press's customary practice. First Edition Thus (1964), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with New York University Press's customary practice. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: the backstrip is sunned to the point where the titles are illegible; else shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; a price has been neatly blocked out near the bottom edge of the front panel; a few small, faint creases to the panels; a former owner's blind stamp at the bottom of the title page; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly… Read More

New York, NY HBJ: Harvest, 1986. Paperback First Edition Thus (1986), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete alphabetical sequence. First Edition Thus (1986), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete alphabetical sequence. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Appears unread. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.45 x 6.25 x 0.65 inches). 206 pages. Illustrated with numerous drawings and sketches by C.S. Lewis. Edited by Walter Hooper. Language: English. Weight: 11.3 ounces. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY The Viking Press: Compass Books, 1956. Paperback First Edition Thus (1956), Fourteenth Printing (1968). Eighteen pages scattered througout the text show ink UNDERLINING AND MARGINALIA. Else, Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: the backstrip shows a couple of tape reinforcements at the head and heel; light wear to the extremities with mild creases near the upper corner of the front panel; mild overall rubbing to the wrapper covers; a former owner has written a date at the upper rear panel; the binding is square and remains secure. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A moderately used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing some wear and cosmetic flaws, but remains sturdy, presentable reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5 x 0.7 inches). 345 pages.. Language: English. Weight: 8.7 ounces. Penguin Twentieth Century Classics… Read More

Lincoln, NE University of Nebraska Pr: Bison Books, 1961. Paperback First Edition Thus [1965]; unstated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows a bit of sun-blanching to the pinkish background field of the backstrip, but the black titles thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible; the price has been neatly blocked out at the lower corner of the front panel; else only a hint of wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Not perfect, but remains a handsome, nearly new copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Essay on Wyatt by Sergio Baldi, and translated by F. T. Prince; Essay on Sydney by Kenneth Muir; Essay on Spenser by Rosemary Freeman. British Writers and Their Work Series Edited by Bonamy Dobree. First Edition Thus [1965]; unstated. Trade Paperback.

London, UK Ernest Benn Ltd, 1965. Paperback First Edition Thus [1965], so stated. ONE PAGE SHOWS INK MARGINALIA AND A LINE UNDERLINED. Else, Good in Wraps: shows indications of considerable use: moderate wear to the extremities; noticeable rubbing to the wrapper covers, faint creasing and soiling; slight spine lean. Despite noted flaws remains a sturdy reading copy. REMAINDER, showing a mark at the bottom edge. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. Small 8vo. xxxii, 95 pages. Edited by Brian Morris. New Mermaids Series. First Edition Thus [1965], so stated. Trade Paperback. "In addition to his full examination of the play's themes, structure, & language, Dr. Morris discusses the neglected subject of the play's actual staging & the importance of Ford's stage directions."

New York, NY Harper and Brothers, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities; considerable rubbing to the panels; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; the front interior hinge shows incipient cracking. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, marks, inscriptions, labels, or stamps. Despite some minor flaws and moderate wear, remains a handsome little volume: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.25 x 0.7 inches). vi, 178 pages. English Men of Letters Series. Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

New York, NY Grove Pr: Evergreen, 1958. Paperback Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of moderate use: moderate spine lean; light wear to extremities; heavy scuffing along the front hinge and lower backstrip; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers. A sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 119pp.Sewn binding. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1917. Hardcover First Edition [1917]; Sixth Printing [1931]. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: Mild rubbing to bottom edges of the boards and less rubbing to the panels; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large, heavy 8vo. x, 722 pages. Beige-Green buckram over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip and Top Edge Gilt. Deckle Fore-Edge. First Edition [1917]; Sixth Printing [1931]. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Cambridge, Great Britain Cambridge University Press, 1912. Hardcover First Edition [1912], unstated, in accordance with CU's customary, but no exclusive practice. Very sparse MARGINALIA. Else, Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; slight spine lean; faint tanning to the text pages; former owner's bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper. The binding remains secure. Despite these flaws, remains a sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.75 x 2.25 inches). xv, 609 pages. Weight: 2 pounds, 12.2 ounces. First Edition [1912], unstated, in accordance with CU's customary, but no exclusive practice. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Item Description: , 1912.

Springfield, VA The Teaching Company, 1997. VHS Tape Three VHS Video Tapes in Excellent condition [virtually "As New"], with a 42-page Staple-bound booklet, also in excellent condition [Near Fine], housed in a Colorful Pictorial Cardstock Case, which shows a little mild rubbing and a bit of buckling to one of the panels [Good+ to Very Good]. Course Number 255. Overall, Very Good+. Size: 8.75 x 5.65 x 1.25 inches. Weight: 28 ounces. Video: VHS.Arnold Louis Weinstein (born July 8, 1940) is an American literary scholar. He is currently Edna and Richard Salomon Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature at Brown University. He joined the faculty at Brown University in 1968, and was promoted to full professor a decade later. In 2007, he delivered the keynote address, titled "Reading Proust, Tracking Bears, at Brown," at the Opening Convocation of the university's 244th year. Weinstein is the author of numerous articles and eight full-length books. In 2009, The… Read More

London, UK Oxford University Press: Humphrey Milford, 1915. Hardcover Good: Shows significant indications of use. Binding shows slight spine lean; moderate wear to extremities; some darkening, soiling, and rubbing; faint sunning at the back-strip, though the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible; former owner's name and info at front paste-down endpaper. Binding remains secure, but the front endpaper has been removed; text clean. Overall, remains a clean, sturdy, reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library [though a removed front endpaper can be an indication that someone was trying hide the indications thereon, but there are no other indications]. 8vo. 695pp. Red cloth over Boards with Gilt titles at the front panel and back-strip. Illustrated with 14 illustrations by Charles Keene and 6 by M. Sankey in black and white. Hardback: Lacks DJ, assuming it ever had one.

New York, NY The Viking Press: Compass Books, 1970. Paperback First Edition Thus (1970), Eighth Printing. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: the backstrip shows a couple of faint stress creases; light wear to the extremities with a mild crease near the upper corner of the front panel; mild overall rubbing to the wrapper covers; a former owner's stylized signature in small letters at the upper corner of the front endpaper; the text pages have tanned slighlty, due to aging; the binding leans ever so slightly off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and some minor, unobtrusive cosmetic flaws, but remains a clean, sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5 x 0.7 inches). 345… Read More

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, UK Penguin: Peregrine Books, 1962. Paperback First Edition Thus (1952), Second Printing (1963). Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; the faintest soiling to the white background field of the wrapper covers; the price has been blacked out at the lower corner of the front panel; the binding leans very slightly off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and a couple of minor flaws. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.2 x 0.65 inches). viii, 307 pages. Language: English. Weight: 11.5 ounces. First Edition Thus (1962), Second Printing (1963). Published in association with Chatto and Windus. Trade Paperback.

Boston, MA Little Brown and Company: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1962. Paperback First Edition Thus (1962); unstated. May be a later printing as there is no explicit statement of First Edition, though there is an "A" prominently on the copyright page. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities; the blue-grey background field of the backstrip is ever so lightly sunned, but the titles thereon remain easily legible; several pages at one spot inadvertently dog-eared in the text; a price has been blocked out at the upper front panel; some toning to the white background field of the rear panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor cosmetic imperfections.NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library.… Read More

New York, NY Oxford University Press, 1985. Paperback First Edition Thus [1965], so stated. First Edition Thus [1965], so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only some slight tanning to the text pages; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 399 pages. Edited and with an Introduction by Katherine Duncan-Jones. Oxford World's Classics Series. Attractive cover art depicting a detail from Titian's "Sacred and Profane Love". Mass Market Paperback. 

New York, NY Oxford University Press Galaxy Books, 1971. Paperback First Edition Thus (1971); First Printing, so stated. First Edition Thus (1971); First Printing, so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; the text pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; a small tear at the outside edge of the front panel has been carefully repaired with clear cellophane tape; tiny chips at the upper corners; the prices have been neatly blocked out at the the front panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels; Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A lightly used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a little wear and numerous cosmetic flaws. Remains… Read More

New York, NY Arco Publishing Company, Inc, 1970. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. REMAINDER, showing marks at the bottom edge. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 128pp. Arco Literary Critiques Series. First Ed thus, so stated. Paperback. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Holt, Rinehart & Winston , 1960. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: very light wear to the extremities; moderate rubbing to the wrapper covers; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; the faintest creasing near the lower corner of the front panel; the binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Shows mild wear, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound: close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.25 x 0.75 inches). xxix, 349 pages. Introduction by John Henry Raleigh. Weight: 11.5 ounces. Academic Press Paperback. 

New York, NY Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Hardcover This edition 1907. Copyright 1893 and 1895. Near Fine: shows a hint of sunning to the crimson background field of the backstrip (the gilt titles and designs thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible); else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very near-to-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor cosmetic flaw. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.85 x 1.25 inches). xiii, 355 pages. Frontispiece with vellum tissue guard. Language: English. Weight: 23 ounces. Crimson buckram cloth over boards with gilt titles at the front panel with gold-ruled borders and gilt titles and designs at the… Read More