Fortuna Books

Trust the Saint

CHARTERIS Leslie · 1962

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Hodder unclipped DW slightly creased to front fold in flap, light wear to upper joint and edges and corners, book a little aged, unmarked, 189pp 6 stories H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

An Education in Georgia, the Integration of Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes

TRILLIN Calvin · 1964

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Victor Gollancz DW tear at head of upper joint with the title part flapping loose, tear to top of cover as well but no loss, unclipped, light water stain to spine edge of front panel, name to fep, 180pp the southern states african-american school integration crisis H First...

My Enemy's Enemy

AMIS Kingsley · 1962

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Victor Gollancz DW unclipped, lightly soiled with dust, short tears to edges at spine ends along the joints as well as at the corners, light corner chipping, a nick out of the upper fore edge fold, book closed edges dusty and slightly foxed, 224pp, 7 short stories by Amis H F...

A Bookman's Letters

NICOLL W Robertson · 1913

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Hodder third edition, tan buckram gilt stamped , buckram is fading and rubbed but still attractive, top edge gilt, rubricated title page, owner inscription to fep, literary anecdotes and reviews by the author of the Claudius Clear series, xi 438 pp on nice paper stock, 48 ch...

Relatively Dangerous

JEFFRIES Roderick · 1987

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Collins very tidy, name to fep, DW not price clipped and very tidy with faint surface soiling, very tidy 182pp Crime novel set in Spain with Inspector Alvarez H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Commando Extraordinary

FOLEY Charles · 1954

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Longmans second impression, lacks free end paper, top edge dusted red, slightly tired copy, DW unclipped, heavily sunned spine, light edge wear, Otto Skorzeny the elite SS commando who rescued Mussolini from an 'impenetrable' mountain prison and kidnapped the Hungarian leader ...

The Gold of Noon

SUMMERS Essie · 1974

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Mills and Boon DW unclipped and very tidy, small single name to fep, minor crease and edge tear to rear fep, 222pp + adverts, romance fiction set in New Zealand H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

Beyond the Foothills

SUMMERS Essie · 1976

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Mills and Boon dust jacket unclipped and very tidy under plastic sleeve with some tape holding the fllaps to the pastedowns, 187pp + adverts, romance fiction set in New Zealand H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

Anna of Strathallan

SUMMERS Essie · 1975

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Mills and Boon unclipped dust jacket very tidy under plastic sleeve with some tape holding the flaps to the pastedowns, head and tail of spine a little bumped, top corner of rear pages creased, 187pp + adverts, romance fiction set in New Zealand H First Edition Very Good Londo...

Music in the Hills

STEVENSON D E · 1950

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Collins lacks fep, light wear to boards, 256pp, aged closed edges, unclipped DW rubbed to edges with short tears and minor chipping, chipped to spine ends and corners, book has name in pen written to top closed page edges H First Edition Good London Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Death Shall Overcome

LATHEN Emma · 1967

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Victor Gollancz tidy copy of the first edition in unclipped yellow paper DW, minimal surface insect damage to spine just showing as uneven tone to the yellow with one small pinprick size hole, light wear to fore edge folds, Lathen's fifth thriller 190pp H First Edition Very Go...

Murder Makes the Wheels Go Round

LATHEN Emma · 1966

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Victor Gollancz excellent copy of the first edition in unclipped yellow paper DW, minimal surface insect damage to spine just showing as uneven tone to the yellow, light wear to fore edge corners, Lathen's fourth thriller 183pp H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - ...

The Life of Hodson of Hodson's Horse

TROTTER Lionel J · 1910

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Dent slate blue cloth, gilt titled spine, lacks free end paper, name date and number to half title, xi 306pp undated assumed first approx 1910, biography of the famed British soldier active during the Indian Mutiny and Siege of Delhi H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good ...

Footprints on Sand

De CAMP L Sprague & Catherine Crook · 1981

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,376)

Advent presentation copy to Helen and Jim Sax from L Sprague and Catherine De Camp, with the inscription to the half title, very near fine copy in same unclipped DW, limited to 1500 copies, this being not part of the original 500 signed copies but a personal gift signed copy ...

Tom Fobble's Day

GARNER Alan · 1977

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Collins unclipped DW a little soiled at edges where original laminate did not cover, 77pp illustrated, laid paper, else very tidy H First Edition Very Good London Fine Michael Foreman 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

KHAYYAM Omar & FITZGERALD Edward · 1946

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Edgar Backus undated but post 1946 by advertising, another copy I have seen was gift dated 1949 so assume somewhere in between, blue cloth with gilt designed cover, silver paper DW has insect loss to bottom corners at the folds, price clipped otherwise very tidy , 29pp with fu...

SHARK-O! shark hunting in the Hebrides

FITZGERALD-O,CONNER P · 1953

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Secker name and date to fep otherwise VG, DW price clipped with light chipping at head, 272pp + plates, a shark hunting venture in Scottish Hebrides, going after them with harpoons and small boats H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Soil survey and Land Evaluation

DENT David & YOUNG Anthony · 1981

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

George Allen Unwin 278pp + folding plates, near fine with slight corner bumping from storage, This book provides a concise and practical introduction to techniques and procedures, for professional surveyors, students and potential users of surveys. S First Edition No Jacket Lo...

Criminal Conversation

FREELING Nicolas · 1965

$175.00 (€158.77 | £132.46 | ¥27,936)

Victor Gollancz age toned feps, small pencil name to fep, lightly aged paper stock, DW unclipped yellow paper style, minimal wear to tips of corners and spine, light chipping at tail, small area insect damage to the fold of the lower flap, small tear at foot of rear fold in fl...

The King of the Rainy Country

FREELING Nicolas · 1966

$175.00 (€158.77 | £132.46 | ¥27,936)

Victor Gollancz minor pencil to fep, lightly aged paper stock, DW unclipped yellow paper style, minimal wear to edges, small area insect damage to the fold of the lower flap, 158pp, Edgar Award winner for Best Mystery Novel of 1966 H First Edition Very Good London Very Good...