Search Results: Titles starting with A from NEXUS BOOKS

Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc., 2010. First printing. Softcover. A Fine copy in new condition.. New.

London: Staples Press Limited, 1954. First English language edition. Translated from the Norwegian by M.A. Michael. With twenty-one photographic illustrations. A VG+ copy in original gilt-lettered green boards. In a Very Good dustjacket which has light general edgewear including several small chips (jacket is now protected in a clear mylar cover)..

London, Leslie Frewin, 1969. Second edition. A lyrical and accomplished retelling of the Genesis narrative. This book was greatly praised by another master of the allegorical novel, C.S. Lewis, who called it "splendid." A Fine hardcover copy in a Fine dustwrapper..

Oxford, England: Clarendon Press / Oxford University Press, 2005. First softcover edition. A bright, very clean copy, spine perfectly square and uncreased. Three small black marks on top edge. Text is completely free of any markings; an excellent, very gently used copy..

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Reprint. Small softcover book. A volume in the 'Very Short Introductions' series. A Fine copy in brand new condition.. New.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Reprint. Small softcover book. A volume in the 'Very Short Introductions' series. A Near Fine copy in 'nearly new' condition: no internal markings, no spine creases, a very nice copy..

Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press, 2012. Third edition, reprint; softcover. A Fine, brand new copy.. New.

Sauk City: Arkham House, 1977. First edition, only four thousand copies printed and bound. Seven macabre tales by a British master of weird fiction. An "as new" Fine hardcover copy in a Near Fine Fine dustwrapper moderately sunned along the spine..

New Mexico: Red Rabbit Press, 2010. First edition; softcover. A Fine copy in new condition, no flaws at all.. New.

London: The Bodley Head, 1976. First edition. With an Introduction by Hugh Greene. An anthology of thirteen detective stories, all originally published in the years between 1891 and 1914. Like all of Sir Hugh's "Rivals" collections, this is a seminal selection both in terms of these stories' importance in the history of detective fiction, and in their sheer entertainment value. A Fine hardcover copy in a Fine dustwrapper..

New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. First edition; softcover. A Fine, brand new copy.. New.

London: Macmillan, 1983. First English language edition, first printing. Top edge slightly darkened otherwise a lovely crisp, bright copy with clean pages and firm binding. No inscription or book-plate, no remainder mark. In a VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket which has no tears and is not price-clipped. An excellent copy of a scarce and sought-after book. Swedish noir that precedes Stieg Larsson by several decades!.

New York: Tower Publications, Inc., 1969. Tower T-060-3. First printing under this title. A Very Good copy with some minor cover wear but no internal inkstamps. Firmly bound with no spine cracking or creasing..

Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003. First edition, hardcover, 333 pages. Top two corner tips slightly bumped else a Fine, brand new copy, in a Near Fine dustjacket (small tear at heel of spine). An excellent, unmarked copy..

London: Collins Crime Club, 1976. First edition, hardcover. Author's eighth novel (under his own name). A Near Fine (i.e. nearly new condition) copy in a Very Good dustjacket which has several short edge tears and light edgewear but is otherwise complete. [This is NOT the much later and very common 'Diamond Jubilee' edition.].

Brighton, Sussex, England: Amati Publishing Ltd., 1961. First edition. Hardcover in dustjacket. Book is Near Fine, in virtually "as new" condition: burgundy cloth binding, gilt decorated on front panel, gilt lettered on spine. No inscriptions, no markings of any kind, very clean internally and externally, no rubbing. Binding is firm and tight, with no cracks or splits whatsoever. Jacket has a couple of edge tears (no paper loss) and is now in a protective mylar sleeve. An excellent copy and scarce thus..

New York, N.Y.: A Crossroad Book / The Seabury Press, 1977. First English language edition. Hardcover in dustjacket. A Near Fine copy in original black cloth, lettered in argent (silver) on spine. No inscription or book-plate, and text is completely free of any kind of markings or annotations. Binding firm, no bumping or bruising, no dog-ears, very little signs of wear. In a price-clipped VG+ dustjacket, clean, bright and unfaded, with no chips or long tears. Jacket is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve. A lovely copy of a scarce and sought-after book..

New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1908. First edition. Hardcover. A large, thick book bound in original burgundy cloth binding, gilt-lettered on spine and gilt decorated with a dog team and sled on the front board. A VG+ copy: firmly-bound, clean and bright. Both endpapers are present and undamaged. Archdeacon Douglas P. Watney's name and address on front endpaper. Gilt lettering and decoration are still bright, no cracking or loosening of binding, no fraying of cloth, no textual markings. The spine is NOT sunned or faded (it often is) and all illustrations are present. A very nice copy indeed, much better than commonly found..

London, England: Penguin Books -- Great Ideas, 2008. Reprint. Slim paperback. A Fine, brand new copy.. New.

Chicage: University of Chicago Press, 2014. Reprint. Softcover. In Very Good+ condition: clean, bright, and unmarked, with no creasing of the spine; a nice copy. A fascinating journey by a professor of classics and Latin..