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Wrist, Milan, 1990. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Fine Condition/Fine. PAOLA MAGGI, GIAMPIERO NEGRETTI and FRANCO NENCINI. Fabulous Fountain Pens, 800 Collectibles 1884-1990, Milan: Editoriale Wrist, 1990.Quarto, pp. 234, 5 (ads), 6-page folding price list laid in, blue buckram boards with white lettering to spine, slipcased, extensive illustration. Fine, in fine jacket and case. Covers major makers of fine pens, with buying and collecting advice. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Reference. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55373. .

George H. Doran, New York, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Kay Nielsen. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. Fairy Tales, New York: George H. Doran, 1924.Quarto, first edition, pp. x, 11-280, black illustrated cloth boards, 12 color illustrations tipped in, monochrome plates, all by Kay Nielsen. Large-format presentation of 16 of Andersen's many tales.Condition of this book:Covers rubbed at extremities, rear panel blemished and scratched, front has minor stains and has lost some silvering, spine also has lost some silver, rear hinge cracked. Overall good to very good. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Kay Nielsen. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category:… Read More

Scribner, New York, 1882. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. Fairy Tales With Plain and Coloured Illustrations, New York: Scribner and Welford, 1882.Heavy octavo, Mrs. H.B. Paull new translation, pp. xvi, 512, green cloth boards with gilt and black illustration, extensive illustration, 30 color plates (2 are loose). Nearly 100 of the master's fairy tales here, illustrator uncredited.Condition of this book:Extremities rubbed, binding tape at joints and spine ends, rear hinge cracked. A few marks inside but overall very clean. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Children; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available… Read More

Morning Steam, Savannah, 1880. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Poor Condition/No Dust Jacket. THEO. J. ELMORE. Family Memorials in Prose and Verse, Savannah: Morning New Steam Printing House , 1880.Octavo, presentation copy from the author to Eugene S. Marsh, pp. xx, 21-340, brown cloth boards with beveled edges and gilt lettering and fillets on front, albumen photo portrait signed by the author. Includes Elmore's inspirational writings and poetry, as well as writings of family members and an extensive genealogy. Not exactly a bestseller, and now available chiefly in digital form.Condition of this book:Generally poor: front cover and some leaves loose, internal insect damage, backstrip perished. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Front board is detached. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy… Read More

Dennis Dobson, London, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. RUSSELL, ERIC FRANK. Far Stars, London: Dennis Dobson, 1961.12mo, first collected edition of short stories that were printed in sci-fi magazines, pp. 191, blue cloth boards with gilt-stamped lettering on spine. Contains The Waitabits, P.S., Allamagoosa, Legwork, Diabologic and The Timeless Ones.Condition of this book:Small, inoffensive dampstain to rear of jacket, top edge darkening, else fine. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Britain/UK; 1960s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52678. . Read More

Scribner, New York, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. HEINLEIN, ROBERT A. Farmer in the Sky, New York: Scribner, 1950.Octavo, first edition with Scribner 'A' and seal on copyright page, pp. 216, navy cloth boards with yellow lettering on spine and front, image of the moon on front. Illustrated by Clifford Geary. See Anatomy of Wonder, 5-61.Condition of this book:Jacket chipped at spine ends and tips, with a dampstain in the moon area on the front panel, not obtrusive until you see the reverse side, which picked up some of the blue tinting of the front board. Likewise the blue board has a small lightened area where the tint was picked up by the jacket. Still, an attractive copy. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1.… Read More

Kraus, New York, 1992. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/As New. KATHLEEN STEWART HOWE. Felix Teynard: Calotypes of Egypt, New York: Hans P. Kraus Jr., 1992.Quarto, pp. 207, orange cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and blind-stamped initial on front, halftones and tritone plates. Catalogue raisonne for Teynard's great Egypt project in the early years of photography.Condition of this bookFine, no flaws. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Photography; Egypt; Antiquarian & Rare. ISBN: 0962109622. ISBN/EAN: 9780962109621. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54154. . 9780962109621

Oxford, New York, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. HARRY CARTER. The Fell Types, What Has Been Done In and About Them, New York: Oxford University Press, 1968.16mo, first edition, pp. 25, 1 (colophon), wraps, halftone illustration. Discusses Oxford's revival of an archaic type face.Condition of this book:Fine. Size: 16mo (very small). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; England; 1960s; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54756. .

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. WODEHOUSE, P.G. A Few Quick Ones, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959.Octavo, first edition, pp. [ii] 213, 1 (note), gray paper-covered boards quarter-bound in cream buckram with pink and black lettering on spine and pink and yellow labels, facsimile signature on upper panel, top edge tinted red. Cornucopia of goofballs populates a short-story collection.Condition of this book:Boards sunned at edges, jacket darkening with a couple short tears at top edge.All else fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; 1950s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52368. .

Typography, London, 1937. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition/Near Fine. WILLIAM HAZLITT. The Fight, London: Typography, 1937.Octavo, special edition to showcase William Dwiggins' Electra type font, wraps with dust jacket, drawings by Bernard Griffin. This is an excerpt from an essay, describing the fight between Bill Neate and the Gas-Man.Condition of this book:Slightly darkened at edges, couple spots on back panel. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; England; 1930s; Sports & Pastimes. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54735. .

Burroughs Inc, Tarzana, No date. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS. A Fighting Man of Mars, Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., 1940s.Octavo, early edition, pp. 319, gray cloth boards with brown lettering to spine and front, top edge tinted maroon, frontispiece illustration. It is dated 1931, but this copy is among those reprinted in the 1940s by Burroughs' own publishing company.Condition of this book:Near fine -- jacket shows faint wear at spine ends and corners, short tear in top edge of front panel. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; United States; 1940s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon… Read More

Tennant & Ward, New York, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. BROWN, GEORGE E. Finishing the Negative, A Handbook of All the Processes, Between Fixing and Printing, New York: Tennant & Ward, undated (1901).Octavo, first edition, pp. 160, olive cloth boards with brown lettering on spine and upper panel, halftones and engravings, ex-library with the usual markings. See Roosens/Salu 3906.Condition of this book:Boards and edges soiled, hinges cracked, internally very good.. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Photography; 1900-1920; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52441. .

J.A. Hill, New York, 1904. Later Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. ILES, GEORGE. Flame, Electricity and the Camera, Man's Progress From the First Kindling of Fire to the Wireless Telegraph and the Photography of Color, New York: J.A. Hill, 1904.Octavo, edition de luxe of a 1900 release, pp. xv, 398, red cloth boards with gilt lettering a decoration on spine, gravure frontis of the author, top edge gilt, some leaves unopened, halftones and line drawings. An unusual approach to the history of photography, beginning with the discovery of fire and working in seemingly tangential inventions like the telegraph. The deluxe-ness of this edition seems to be its heavier binding than the original, plus a frontis gravure.Condition of this book:Near fine with slight wear at boards' edges. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers… Read More

Knopf, New York, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. GEORGE MacDONALD FRASER. Flashman on the March, New York: Knopf, 2005.Octavo, first American edition, pp. [iv], 335, 3 (notes), paper-covered boards. Flashy, as usual, is in over his head.Condition of this book:Fine in fine jacket This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; England; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 1400044758. ISBN/EAN: 9781400044757. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55266. . 9781400044757

Flaccovio, Palermo, 1961. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. BUTTITTA, ANTONINO. Folk Art in Sicily, Palermo: S.F. Flaccovio, 1961.Folio, English language edition, pp. 327, red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and upper panel, color and halftone illustration. Embraces various arts and crafts including clothing, posters, painting, pottery and figurines made of sugar, as well as cart painting. With printed Mylar jacket protecting paper jacket. Gift inscription on title page.Condition of this bookMylar printed jacket cloudy in spots, paper jacket worn chipped at edges, all else fine. Overall a beautiful book. Size: Large Folio (bigger than A3). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Italy; Crafts & Hobbies.… Read More

Schiffer, Pennsylvania, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. GEORGE FISCHLER and STUART SCHNEIDER. Fountain Pens and Pencils, The Golden Age of Writing Instruments, Pennsylvania: Schiffer, 1990; with related ephemera and price guide.Quarto, first edition, pp. 311, 9 (ads), 4-page authors' price guide plus a 1992 update, printed blue cloth boards, extensive illustration; with Cuban airmail envelope advertisting Carter ink and Eberhard pencils, 1945 postmark from Havana and canceled 10-cent Cuban stamp. This offer also includes an invitation to a Parker Pen show and auction held in Switzerland in 1992. The book is in very good condition with age darkening and soiling to the jacket, light rubbing at corners. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3… Read More

Fun and Judy offices, London. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Half Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Phiz, Dalziel Brothers. 4 illustrated books bound together, London: published by Fun Office and Judy Office, various dates in the mid-19th century, marbled paper boards half-bound in brown calf, speckled edges, binder's stamp on front paste-down, former owner's hand-written table of contents on free front endpaper, extensive illustration, some in color.1. Fun's Holiday Book for the Seaside, the Road, Rail, and River, published at the "Fun" office, pp. 120, "with pictures on every page engraved by Dalziel Brothers."2. Mermaids; With Other Tales Piscatorial and Pictorial, "Judy" Office, by Judy's Artists and Charles H. Ross, pp. 100.3. Stage Whispers and Shouts Without, Judy Office, with colored costumes by Archibald Chasemore, heads by Alfred Bryan, comic scenes by Judy's Artists, and chatter at the wing… Read More

midsea books, Malta, 2010. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Printed Boards). As New/As New. KEITH SCIBERRAS. Francesco Zahra, 1710-1773, His life and art in mid-18th century Malta, Malta: midsea books, 2010.Quarto, pp. ix, 262, printed boards, color photos. Thorough reference on Malta's greatest artist.Condition of this book:Fine, no flaws. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Malta; 18th century; Religion & Theology. ISBN/EAN: 9789993273196. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53745. . 9789993273196

Blackfriars, London, undated. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: George Cruickshank. FRANK E. SMEDLEY. Frank Fairleigh, or Scenes From the Life of a Private Pupil, London: Blackfriars Publishing, undated (late 19th or early 20th century).Octavo, pp. xii, 400, red cloth boards with gilt lettering and floral decoration to spine, top edge gilt, some leaves unopened, illustrations by George Cruickshank, former owner's ID on front pastedown. Hand-colored frontispiece and title page, plus 28 monochrome plates.Condition of this book:Backstrip darkened with chip at lower spine, minor losses at upper spine, rubbed fore corners. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: George Cruickshank. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1… Read More

Scribner, New York, 1951. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. JAMES JONES. From Here to Eternity, New York: Scribner, 1951Octavo, early edition lacking Scribner "A" on copyright page, pp. 861, black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine, one of the few decent novels to come out of World War II, later turned into a movie.Condition of this book:Over-opened at two places, jacket sunned at edges, small area at bottom edge of rear board was touched by white shelf paint. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; United States; 1950s; Film, Radio & Television. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55250. .