Ship Of Ishtar

New York: G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1926. 1st Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo., 326pp, First Edition, First Printing. Near fine copy rebound in contemporary three-quarter decorative maroon leather, top edge gilt with titles on spine stamped in gilt, with a further decorative gilt device on the spine and covers. Some light scuffing, particularly on board edges.… Read more about this item

[ABRAHAM MERRITT]. THE SHIP OF ISHTAR. Avon, New York, 1951. Second Edition / Second printing. Avon #324 with new cover art. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, micro-chips to extremities, wrappers still have much of the publisher's original gloss, previous professional glue binding repair to spine, micro closed-tear near head of spine, pages are clean, unmarked, bright and binding tight. First published… Read more about this item

Copyright only states 1924, but others have dated the Memorial Edition to 1949. Book is in Very Good condition, with some yellowing from adhesive on pastedowns, prior owner bookplate neatly pasted on front pastedown. One small light brown soil mark at bottom of page fore edges. Pages otherwise clean and secure. Dust jacket is in Good condition, with ~1" closed… Read more about this item

New York, London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. First edition. Name in pencil to front paste down, flaking to color of lettering on front cover and lettering color perished on spine, clean contents, a good to very good copy. (22985). Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-iv] v-vi 1 [2] 3-326 [327-328: blank] [note: final leaf is a blank], original… Read more about this item

Borden Publishing Co, 1949. hardcover. Merritt, A. : Ship of Ishtar. Los Angeles : Borden Publishing, [1949]. Borden Memorial Edition of the story first published in the '20s. With b&w interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's red-brown cloth, gilt lettering/ornamentation to spine, gilt ship to front board. Blue-green topstain. Matte color… Read more about this item

NY: Avon, 1973. 3rd printing, Jan. 1973; #14092. Tanning; rubbing; stains; name, large in pen inside cover. Reading copy.. Mass Market Paperback. Reading Copy.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. Very Good/Very Good. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. First Edition. Octavo; [vi], 326pp. Illustrated dust jacket; book in red-brown mesh weave cloth with yellow lettering and no topstain to textblock (Currey's C binding, with no priority discernable among the variants). Jacket shows a 1.5" and 2" vertical tear from top along… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Avon Books. Very Good-. 1966. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Cover Art; This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is a very slight slant to the spine of the book. There is some light bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. 326 pages. A classic fantasy novel. A very good copy in maroon cloth stamped in black (one of many variant bindings). The dust jacket is presentable, but backed along the folds and top edge with tape.

New York: Avon Book Company, 1945. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good-. Paul Stahr. VG-, now bagged in archival mylar. Avon Murder Mystery Monthly #34. Rubbing at edges, spine ends and covers, light creasing to covers, pages toning.

NY: Avon Murder Mystery Monthly - MMM, 1945. 1st printing, 1945; No. 34. Lower foredge corner has been wet with minor results; dealer's mark in pencil; a little chipping at spine ends; minor creasing; name stamped on upper edge (very small).. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good-.

NY & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. [1st printing](1926). Red cloth lettered in black on front and spine; 326pp; dj illustration is uncredited. 1/4" brown stain on top & bottom edges inside of dj from old tape some of which has fallen away but some pieces still present - doesn't show through front; 2 pieces of browned tape on… Read more about this item

New York: Putnam, 1926. First edition. A very good copy, bookplate to front paste-down, page edges dusty, some rubbing to edges, some chipping to color of lettering on front cover and spine, wrinkle to cloth of rear cover. No dust jacket. (8751). Octavo, cloth. "...found him at the peak of his powers. It is the most… Read more about this item

New York: Avon Book Company, 1951. #324. A solid copy with two bookstamps, to the first and last page. Text block is loosening from the soft cover wrap. Light de-lamination to the soft cover wraps and only faint wear to the spine. A very nice copy of this hard to find printing.. Reprint. Vintage Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over… Read more about this item

New York: Avon Book Company, 1945. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Paul Stahr. Vintage Paperback Avon Murder Mystery Monthly #34. Sharp Unread First Paperback Printing. Square, tight, and clean throughout save some typical page edge-toning. Fairly minor wear to edges and a some very shallow creasing. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A… Read more about this item

New York: Avon Book Company, 1945. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Paul Stahr. Vintage Paperback Avon Murder Mystery Monthly #34. Sharp Unread First Paperback Printing. Square, tight, and clean throughout save some every light page edge-toning. Minor wear to edges and tips. Light rubbing to hinges. Fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A very… Read more about this item

New York: Avon Book Company, 1945. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Paul Stahr. Vintage Paperback Avon Murder Mystery Monthly #34. Sharp Unread First Paperback Printing. Square, tight, and clean throughout save some every light page edge-toning. Minor wear to edges and tips. Light rubbing to hinges. Fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A very… Read more about this item

New York: Avon Books, 1951. Mass market paperback. Good. Mass market paperback. Wraps rubbed and edgeworn, creasing and laminate peeling to the spine, large tear to the title page, rear hinge starting, else good.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition, red cloth lettered in black (one of a numbered of variants with no established priority). A couple of tiny spots of rubbing on the boards, near fine lacking the dust jacket. A nice copy.

London; Tom Stacey Reprints Ltd, 1973., 1973. Hard Cover. FIRST THUS. Octavo, pp. 309, [3] Index. 4 full-page monochrome illustrations by Virgil Finlay. Publisher's teal cloth with silver titles to spine in an unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Slight rubbing to spine tips with corresponding creases on dust-jacket, which is lightly toned to reverse. A Near Fine copy in like… Read more about this item