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LAVONDYSS. Journey to an Unknown Region

Holdstock, Robert · 1988 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.46 | ¥7,905)

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1988. 1st UK. Signed by the Author on the t.p. Pale grey cloth binding. Dust jacket (art by Alan Lee). 367 pp. Frontis & chapter vignettes by Alan Lee. 8vo. F/F .

The HEARTHSTONE Of MY HEART

Borton de Trevino, Elizabeth · 1977 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$13.75 (€12.47 | £10.41 | ¥2,196)

Garden City: Doubleday & Co, 1977. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. 225 pp. 8vo. VG+/VG .

HINDU STORIES

Williston, Teresa Peirce · 1925 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$44.00 (€39.92 | £33.30 | ¥7,027)

Chicago: Rand McNally & Co, 1925. 1st edition. Reddish cloth boards decorated with paper onlay. 111 pp. Color & b/w illustrations by Maud Hunt Squire. 8vo. VG (average wear/faint bkpt remnant at ffep/extremities rubbed).

NO TIME For SERGEANTS

Hyman, Mac · 1954 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

NY: Random House, 1954. 1st edition. Linen cloth binding. Dust jacket. 214 pp. 8vo. VG (foxing to top left of rear board)/VG (price 'blacked out'/some edgewear/tape repair [backside] to rear panel slit).

With The ALLIES To PEKIN. A Tale of the Relief of the Legations

Henty, G[eorge]. A[lfred. 1832 - 1902] · 1903 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$82.50 (€74.85 | £62.44 | ¥13,176)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903. 1st US edition (Dartt, p. 162). Green cloth binding lettered in gilt. Green edgestain. ix, [3], 353 pp. Publisher catalogue at rear. Frontis, map & 6 inserted illustrations by Wal Paget. 12mo. VG+ (bright gilt/contemporaneous pos to bla...

ALICE'S ADVENTURES UNDER GROUND. A Facsimile of the Original Lewis Carroll Manuscript

Carroll, Lewis [pseudonym for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. 1832 - 1898] · 1964 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, Inc, 1964. Light blue cloth binding. Blue-green topstain. Slipcase. [10], 91, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. A VG+ book in a VG+ slipcase.

UP ABOVE The WORLD. A Novel

Bowles, Paul · 1966 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.46 | ¥7,905)

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966. 1st edition. Greyish-purple cloth binding. Dust jacket. 223 pp. 8vo. VG (slt lean)/VG (closed tear at head of spine/modest edgewear).

The ENGLISH PHILOSOPHERS From Bacon to Mill.; Edited, with an Introduction, by Edwin A. Burtt, Professor of Philosophy, Cornell University

[Mod Lib]. Burtt, Edwin A. - Editor · 1939 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

New York: The Modern Library, 1939. Ca. 1963. Grey cloth binding. Red dust jacket. xxiv, 1041 pp. 8vo. NF (old stamped price to ffep)/VG+ ML Giant #G47.

SOLDIER And TSAR In The FOREST. A Russian Tale

Lourie, Richard · 1972 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$13.75 (€12.47 | £10.41 | ¥2,196)

New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1972. 1st edition. Violet cloth binding. Dust jacket. Unpaginated. Illustrated by Uri Shulevitz. 4to. VG (glue stain to rear board)/VG+ (only light wear).

SAY THANK YOU, AMY

Latner, Zel · 1972 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.81 | ¥4,392)

Pleasant Hill, CA: Her Own Press, 1972. Limited to 200 copies. Printed wrappers, tied. Unpaginated [though 24 pp]. Linoleum cuts by Joy Hall. 8vo. 23cm x 16.7cm. NF (newspaper offset at rear blank). Includes newspaper article on the author, dated October 19, 1972.

The FARM

[Childrens] · 1994 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

Surrey: Templar, 1994. 1st edition. Color composition boards. Orange cloth tie. Still in publisher's shrink-wrap. 5 panels. Illustrated in color by Claire Henley. 5 3/4" x 9 3/8". As New. A carousel book (3 dimensional portrayal in a circular format).

FLY By NIGHT

[Sendak, Maurice]. Jarrell, Randall · 1976 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.81 | ¥4,392)

NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976. 1st edition (Hanrahan A95). Gray cloth binding. Dust jacket. 30 pp. Wonderful illustrations by Sendak. Small 8vo. 20.5cm x 14 cm. VG+ (spine corners bumped)/VG (spine slightly faded/light cornerwear).

MOTHER GOOSE. A Collection of Nursery Rhymes

Hague, Michael · 1984 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1984. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. 61 pp. Illustrated by the author. Small 4to. NF/NF .

QUICK Or The DEAD? A Study

Rives, Amélie. [Troubetzkoy, Amélie (Rives) Chanler. 1863 - 1945] · 1888 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$38.50 (€34.93 | £29.14 | ¥6,149)

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1888. Early printing, if not the first, of the 1st book edition (cf. Wright III, 5572). Red cloth spine with marbled paper boards. Pp 433 - 522. Pp 523 - 574 comprise other material, e.g. "Western Investments for Eastern Capital", "Some Days wit...

MUSE - ECHO BLUES

Cartier, Xam · 1991 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

NY: Harmony Books, 1991. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. 211 pp. 8vo. 21.5cm x 14.5cm. F/F .

TALES Of FANTASY

Jenks, Tudor., editors · 1902 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

Boston: Hall & Locke Co, 1902. 3rd edition. Green decorated publishers cloth with gilt stamped spine & upper panel; green decorated eps. TEG. xix, 395 pp. With b/w & color illustrations. 8vo. 21cm x 14.5cm. VG (lean/spine sunned/light soiling & foxing/signature protruding). Yo...

FAMOUS EXPLORERS

Sparks, Edwin Erle., editors · 1902 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

Boston: Hall & Locke Co, 1902. 3rd edition. Green decorated publishers cloth with gilt stamped spine & upper panel; green decorated eps. TEG. xviii, 386 pp. With b/w & color illustrations. 8vo. 21cm x 14.5cm. VG (cornersbpt/spine ends frayed/rear panel soiled). Young Folks' Li...

SCHOOL And COLLEGE DAYS

Munroe, Kirk & Catherwood, Mary Hartwell., editors · 1902 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

Boston: Hall & Locke Co, 1902. 3rd edition. Green decorated publishers cloth with gilt stamped spine & upper panel; green decorated eps. TEG. xxii, 393 pp. With b/w & color illustrations. 8vo. 21cm x 14.5cm. VG (spine ends bpt/spine tanned/light edgewear & soiling). Young Folk...

HISTORIC SCENES In FICTION

Van Dyke, Henry., editor · 1902 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Boston: Hall & Locke Co, 1902. 3rd edition. Green decorated publishers cloth with gilt stamped spine & upper panel; green decorated eps. TEG. xxi, 376 pp. With b/w & color illustrations. 8vo. 21cm x 14.5cm. VG (spine tanned/light edgewear/cut edges foxed). Young Folks' Library...

The BOOK Of ADVENTURE

Dole, Nathan Haskell., editor · 1902 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Boston: Hall & Locke Co, 1902. 3rd edition. Green decorated publishers cloth with gilt stamped spine & upper panel; green decorated eps. TEG. xvi, 392 pp. With b/w & color illustrations. 8vo. 21cm x 14.5cm. VG (spine tanned/light edgewear). Young Folks' Library, Volume VIII.