The Martian

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 477p. A brick-red cloth hardcover book with gilt decorations. Good condition; the spine is darkened and cockeyed, and the cloth is covered in tiny, pepper-like flecks. Clippings from a magazine article on Du Maurier pasted onto preliminary blank pages. Otherwise clean and securely bound. George du Maurier (1834-1896) was a… Read more about this item

London & New York: Harper & Brothers , 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 6". George du Maurier. A first edition of this semi-autobiographical novel by George du Maurier in the publisher's original binding. George du Maurier (1834-1896) was a Franco-British writer and cartoonist who published in Punch, as well as his novels 'Trilby' and  'The… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897. First American trade edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [3], iv, [2], 1-477, [1], [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Red publisher's cloth with green and gilt decorations and gilt lettering on the front board, gilt lettering and two gilt devices on the spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece photograph of the author,… Read more about this item

The Martian, Du Maurier, George. Published by Harper's New Monthly Magazine, New York, 1896. First Edition. Bound complete collection of the first printed serial appearances of The Martian, from ten Harper's New Monthly Magazines Volumes XCIII (October 1896) to XCV. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Olive green buckram boards with gilt titles to spine on brown leather label. Portrait frontispiece… Read more about this item

London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1898 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Poor. 8" by 6.5". George Du Maurier. The first edition of George du Maurier's autobiographical novel, illustrated by the author himself, and retaining the rear wrap and flyleaf of the dust wrapper. The first edition of this novel which follows the life of Barty Josselin,… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. Very Good in the publisher's tan boards. Both the spine and the decorative, floral front board are stamped in gilt and light blue. Top edge gilt. 409pps., plus nearly fifty pages of illustrations and a frontispiece of the author. This edition is limited to 500 copies, of which this example -- likely being of… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited edition, this is number 89 of five hundred copies. Preceded the British edition. Thick quarto. White vellum decorated with gilt and blue floral and fleur-de-lis on front board and spine, top edge gilt. Illustrated by the author. Vellum soiled, still a very good copy. Largely autobiographical, the… Read more about this item

Harper & Brothers, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. One of 250 Large Paper Copies (#71/250). Published by Harper & Brothers, 1898. Quarto. Quarter vellum over brown cloth boards stamped in gold with gold top stain. Book is very good. Has a spine lean and moderate scuffing/smudges to boards/spine. Interior and page ends have some spotting.… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers. 1891. Fine binding. Very Good in boards. Gilded top text block edge. Front hinge starting. Shelfwear and chipping on spine. Small open tears on panel corners and spine crown. .

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Brick red cloth stamped in gilt and green on front and gilt on spine. Previous owners' names on endpapers and flyleaf, small sticker affixed to front pastedown, darkened spine, small stain on front panel. A very good copy. Frontispiece and illustrations by the author. "... lackadaisically tells through hindsight… Read more about this item

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine/Very Good+. Limited Edition. 409pp. Limited to 500 copies. This is copy number 187. Bound in publisher's vellum with gilt lettering and floral design. Gilt textblock top. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Light soiling to boards. Binding is tight and square. Large book. Extra shipping may be required.

New York: Harpers New Monthly Magazine, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. Three quarter brown morocco, marbled boards and matching marbled endpapers. Very good. 25 x 17.5 cm. The complete novel with all du Maurier's illustrations, the ten individual issues in a signed binding by Hadden & Co. New York. Modest rubbing to extremities, raised bands, spine panels in gilt… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Hardcover; 8 x 6 inches; viii, 471, [4] pages; frontis portrait of the author; illustrated. Blue cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt with remaining edges untrimmed, boards rubbed with mild wear at extremities, faint damp stain to spine near head, dark… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. Book. Illus. by George du Maurier, Illustrator. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Attractive first edition, decorated American trade binding. Red cloth boards very lightly soiled with spine evenly darkened. Green climbing rose with gold iris, compass and ribbon design with gold lettering, lettering gold still bright on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is… Read more about this item

London: Harper, 1898 Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. first UK edition, in gilt-decorated blue cloth, rubbed at spine ends and with corners bumper, inner front hinge cracked, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, illustrated by the author. Nice clean copy, though some edges have been carelessly cut..

London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. First English edition. With Illustrations by the Author. Octavo. viii, 471pp., and 4pp. of advertisements. Publisher's pictorial dark blue cloth stamped in gold on front cover and spine. Both hinges just started, else a near fine, bright copy.

London: Harper & Brothers. Good/No DJ. 1898. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo No dust jacket but book is within a clear protective sleeve. Blue cloth with gilt illustration and title to front cover. Slightly faded gilt lettering to darkened spine. Fraying to top, tail and sides of spine (some cloth splits). Some rubbing to edges. 471 pages… Read more about this item

London: Harper & Brothers, 1898. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good in boards. Small bump to bottom corner. Somed edgewear to exterior. Some foxing. Couple of small weak stains at spine. Crease to bottom corner of FEP. Illustrated by the author. Four-page publisher's catalogue at rear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

London & New York: Harper & Brothers 1898. 8vo. viii, 471 pp., Blue gilt decorated publisher's cloth. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Minor wear to binding. Ownership signature on fep. . Near Fine. Gilt Decorated Cloth. 1898.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1897. Limited ed. Hardcover. Near Fine. 26 x 18 cm. 409pp. Limited to 500 copies of which this is copy number 57. Bound in publisher's vellum with gilt lettering and floral design. Gilt top foredge. Previous owner's bookplate and small date stamp on front fixed endpaper. With plates illustrated by the author.… Read more about this item