Rare books from E. Manning Books

Bickers and Son, London, 1880. Hardcover (approx 5.75 x 8.75 (15 x 22 cm)), 404 pages. Good+ condition. With twelve illustrations reproduced in exact facsimile from drawings made during the voyages. Blue boards with gold trim (two thin lines) decorative gold inlay along edges. Five raised gilt bands evenly spaced across spine. Decorative gold inlay and book title (on faux gold/brown square) between bands. The boards are bumped, rubbed and scratched. Rubbed, with spotting along spine hinges and board edges. The top corner of the front board is rubbed off, revealing the underlaying board. There is what appears to be moisture/water stain across the bottom of the front board. Marbled pastedowns and free endpapers. Pages foxing/browning. There is a very neat inscription dated July 28, 1882 (the book presented as an award) from a school headmaster to a pupil on the free page opposite the half title page. There is a frontispiece depicting the death of Captain Cook opposite the title page, separated by a… Read More

Dell (#658), New York. Copyright, MCMLI, MCMLII. Paperback (11 x 16 cm), 224 pages. Very Good condition. Some edge wear (rubbing) on rear cover along the spine. Creases along spine. There is a very small rubbed spot on front cover, at top between the words 'nortorious' and 'jewel' in the headline. Page edges stained blue-green. Pages browning. Cover painting by Mike Ludlow. Additional photos available upon request.

Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY, 1950. Hardcover (approx 5.75 x 8.75 (15 x 22 cm), 273 pages. Stated "FIRST EDITION" on copyright page. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. The book is in Good condition. Black cloth boards with gold lettering along the spine. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Slanted spine. The boards are bumped, rubbed and soiled. Rolled at head & foot of spine. Some faint spotting along hinge on front board, and some faint scratches on rear board. The binding is shaken, cracked along gutter between last page and rear endpaper. The pages are browning/foxing. Browning/soiled along front pastedown hinge. Rough cut page fore edge as published. The dustjacket (dj) is in Fair to Good condition. The spine appears faded. Bumped, rubbed and chipped. There are some pieces missing, most notably at head/foot of spine, and on the rear at top. There are some tears. Most notably, one u-shaped tear, with creases (approx 1.5cm… Read More

Simon & Schuster - Omnibus Edition, New York, 1996 Reprint. ISBN: 0684825996. Hardcover, 447 pages. Measures approximately 6.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). First Edition thus. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket (dj). The copyright page contains the complete number sequence "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". Also contains introductions written by Clive Cussler especially for these two reprinted titles (both dated August 1995). Quarter Bound - dark blue cloth with light blue sides. Gold lettering on spine. The book and dj are bumped, lightly rubbed. Clean pages with tight binding, no inscriptions. The dj is clean and bright. Dj design and illustrations by Paul Bacon. The dj is not price-clipped, shows original price of $27.95. The dust jacket is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover. Weight: 750g.

Harper Collins, New York. 35th Anniversary Edition published 1995. Later printing (22nd). ISBN: 006017322X. Hardcover (15 x 21 cm). Signed by the author on the half title page (see photo). The book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. Quarter-bound black boards with black cloth spine. Copper coloured lettering along spine. Rough cut page fore edges (as published). The dust jacket is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover.