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HOUSE Of FLESH. Gold Medal Book 123

Fischer, Bruno · 1950 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.81 | ¥4,392)

New York: Fawcett Publications Inc, 1950. 1st Edition, PBO. Color illustrated paper wrappers with white title lettering printed to front wrapper and spine. 189, [3] pp. 7" x 4-1/4". A Nr Fine copy.

SCHOOL Of The DAMNED

[Adult Fiction]. Lucas, Mark · 1967 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$38.50 (€34.93 | £29.14 | ¥6,149)

(Fresno, CA): Saber, 1967. 1st printing (presumed). Lurid color illustrated paper wrappers with white title lettering printed to front wrapper and spine. 155, [1 (blank)] pp. 6-3/4" x 4-1/2". Price sticker to front wrapper and publishers sticker to inner rear wrapper. A Nr Fin...

The TIGER'S WIFE. Gold Medal Book 173

Miller, Wade · 1951 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

New York: Fawcett Publications, 1951. 1st edition, PBO. Color illustrated paper wrapper with yellow title lettering printed to front wrapper and blue title lettering printed to spine. 180, [4] pp. 7" x 4-1/4". A VG+ copy.

ACTIONS And REACTIONS

Kipling, Rudyard [1865 - 1936] · 1909 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909. 1st Edition. Green cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to front board and spine. TEG. [6], 324, [2 (blank)] pp. Untrimmed. 8 inserted plates including frontis. 8" x 5-1/2". Gilt bright. Very slight lean. A VG+ copy.

WHO WAS PHILIP? A Tale of Public School Life

Adams, Rev. H[enry]. C[aldwalder. 1817 - 1899] · 1886 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.97 | ¥5,270)

London: Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, 1886. 1st edition. Green cloth binding with gilt and white title lettering stamped to front board and spine. AEG. [6], 377, [1 (blank)], [32 pp catalogue, dated 8/85] pp. 8 plates. 7-1/2" x 5-1/4". Cocked. Spine darkened. Foxing. POI t...

The GATHERING Of BROTHER HILARIUS

Fairless, Michael [pseudonym of Barber, Margaret Fairless. 1869 - 1901] · 1913 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

London: Duckworth & Co, 1913. Reissue of a work first published in 1901. Green cloth binding with gilt title lettering and border design stamped to front board and spine. TEG. xi, [1 (blank)], 142, [2] pp. Eight illustrations in color tipped. 8-3/4" x 6-1/2". Slight lean, sunn...

TABLE MOUNTAIN, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Crewes, Charles F. · 1880 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$1,650.00 (€1,497.00 | £1,248.71 | ¥263,515)

Cape Town: , 1880. Broadside, printed recto only. 11 stanzas of verse. Text double column, with thin vertical rule dividing. Signed in type at conclusion: "Charles F. Crewes. / Cape Town, June 2, 1880. / 42, Adderley-street." At top, an S. Hampton drawn image, 2-9/16" x 6-1/8"...

PLOUGHED UNDER. The Story of an Indian Chief Told By Himself. With an Introduction by Inshta Theamba (Bright Eyes)

[Harsha, William Justin]. Theamba, Inshta, aka 'Bright Eyes' [psuedonym of Tibbles, Susette (La Flesche)] - Contributor · 1881 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$165.00 (€149.70 | £124.87 | ¥26,352)

New York: Fords Howard & Hulbert, 1881. 1st edition (Wright III, 2522). Original publisher's terra-cotta cloth binding with gilt stamped spine & front board stamped in black. 268, [6] pp. 4 pages of adverts after text. Last leaf blank. 12mo. 7" x 5". Cocked. Some modest wear &...

AWAY ALL BOATS. A Novel

Dodson, Kenneth · 1954 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.97 | ¥5,270)

Boston: Little Brown, 1954. Later printing. INSCRIBED by the author on a preliminary blank. Light blue cloth binding with dark blue spine lettering. Map eps. Dust jacket. 508 pp. 8vo. VG+/VG (sp panel sunned/light edgewear).

A MATTER Of TIME

Deshpande, Shashi. Menon, Ritu - Afterword · 1999 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

New York: The Feminist Press at The City University of New York, 1999. 1st US Edition. Red papered boards with black cloth spine. Blind inital lettering stamped to front board. Gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Dust jacket. [4], 269, [5] pp. 8-3/4" x 5-3/4". A VG+ copy in...

MANGO- COLOURED FISH

Nambisan, Kavery · 1998 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

Delhi: Penguin, 1998. 1st Edition. Color illustrated paper wrappers with yellow title lettering to front wrapper and b/w title lettering printed to spine. [8], 241, [3] pp. 7-3/4" x 5". Price sticker removal abrasion to top right corner of first text page. Still, a VG+ copy.

A FAIRY TALE. How Cupid Helped the Little Grown Prince of Fairyland or The Origin of Dimples

Taft, Lottie H. [1865 - 1944] · 1903 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$214.50 (€194.61 | £162.33 | ¥34,257)

San Jose, Cal: Press of Frank M. Eley, 1903. 1st edition. Pale blue printed paper wrappers, with pink ribbon tie. 28, [4] pp. Historiated initial letter. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 6". Age toning to wrappers. A VG+ copy. Uncommon early 20th C. San Francisco Bay Area imprint, and apparently...

PARLEY'S MAGAZINE. August, 1836

[Goodrich, Samuel Griswold. 1793 - 1860] · 1836 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.46 | ¥7,905)

New - York and Boston: Published on the Same Day by Charles S. Francis and Joseph H. Francis, 1836. 1st printing of this issue. Original printed yellow paper wrappers. Pp 225 - 256 [= 32] pp. Untrimmed. Illustrated with cuts. 8vo. 7-1/2" x 6-3/8". Wrapper well worn. Text block...

The GREAT SACRIFICE. The Tragedy of an Unwanted Bride. Nos. 3-16, 22, 30, 32 - 34, 45 - 62, 81 - 82

[Serialized Fiction] · 1941 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$385.00 (€349.30 | £291.37 | ¥61,487)

Chicago, Ill: The La Salle Publishing Company, 1941. 1st printing [presumed]. Printed pink [later, off-white] paper wrappers, stapled. Advert to rear wrapper. ~ 32 pp per part. The occasional illustration. 8vo. ~ 8-3/4" x 5-7/8". Wrappers show some wear & occasional chipping. ...

SCOTTISH OPERA. The Bartered Bride. April 1st - 5th. Mary Queen of Scots

[Theatre poster] · 0 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

London: Sadler's Wells Theater, (n. d.). Black paper with b/w photographic image and red and white title lettering printed to top portion of poster. Broadside. 20" x 12-1/2". Minor wear, horizantal crease from folding. Withal, a VG copy.

The BOY SETTLERS. A Story of Early Times in Kansas

Brooks, Noah [1830 - 1930]. Rogers, W. A.[1845 -1931] - Illustrator · 1891 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$44.00 (€39.92 | £33.30 | ¥7,027)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. 1st Edition. Yellow cloth binding with gilt title lettering and brown and silver graphic stamped to front board and spine. [10], 252, [2 (balnk)] pp. 16 b/w inserted plates. 7-1/2" x 5-1/2". Slight lean, sunning to spine, off-set to tit...

Les GAZETTES D'ADRIENNE MONNIER. 1925 - 1945

Monnier, Adrienne [1892 -1955] · 1953 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Paris: Rene Julliard, 1953. 1st printing. White paper wrappers with red and black title lettering printed to front wrapper and spine. 318, [2] pp including Table. French text. 7-1/2" X 5-3/4". Front wrapper is apart from book, significant paper missing from spine, 4-1/2" split...

HONEST NED. Brave and Honest Series No. 2

Ellis, Edward S [1840 - 1916] · 1984 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$17.05 (€15.47 | £12.90 | ¥2,723)

New York: The Merriam Company, 1984. Green cloth binding with green and red graphic and gilt title lettering stamped to front board and spine. 236, [4 (advertisements)] pp. 3 inserted plates. 8" x 5-3/4". Lean to spine, PO pencil inscription to ffep along with a green mark to ...

The STORY Of SHADOW, the Rock Wallaby

Rees, Leslie [1905 - 2000]. Cunningham, Walter - Illustrator · 1950 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$82.50 (€74.85 | £62.44 | ¥13,176)

Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane: John Sands Pty. Ltd, (n. d.). 1st edition, ca 1950s. Grey paper boards with red title lettering to front board. Color pictorial dust jacket. 43 pp. 7 full page color illustrations. Numerous light red drawings in margins. Royal 8vo. 10" x 7-1/4"....

TAD; or "Getting Even" with Him

Ellis, E. S. Schonberg, John - Illustrator · 1891 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

New York: Cassell Publishing Company, 1891. Blue cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to front board and spine. B/w graphic desgin stamped to front board and spine. vi, [2], 271, [7] pp. 8 b/w plates. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/4". Cocked, sunning to spine, gutter break aft...