Fortuna Books

The Peacock Party; a Sequel to the Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast

ALDRIDGE Alan WILLOCK Harry RYDER George E · 1979

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Jonathan Cape pictorial laminated hard boards, inscription to fep otherwise very tidy copy 26pp + foldout panorama at back, contents are a page of text faced with full page colour illustration for various noble birds H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good Alan Aldridge & H...

David Cassidy Annual 1974

CASSIDY David · 1973

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

World Distibutors apart from two 'cancelled' stamps is very tidy and undamaged, 78pp H First Edition No Jacket Manchester Very Good 4to - over 9? - 12" tall

Tony Blackburn Pop Special Number 2

ALLAN Angus P · 1969

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Atlas Publishing late 1960s Pop Music annual H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 4to - over 9? - 12" tall

Who Rides the Tiger

PRESTON Florence · 1968

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Craig Printing Co. Ltd unclipped dust jacket with Douglas Badcock art has some rubbing to the front panel, small split to bottom corner at the fold, 265pp, historical novel based on the founding years of the Otago Settlement of New Zealand H First Edition Very Good Invercargil...

The Athletic Horse, His Selection, Work and Management

FOSTER Carol · 1986

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Crowood Press unclipped DW under plastic sleeve, apart from name to fep is very tidy, 143pp, illustrated in line and B&W photos, Assessing conformation, assessing action, riiding club activities, eventing , showjumping, dressage, showing, long distance riding, buying a horse H...

Hours with the Mystics, a Contribution to the History of Religious Opinion

VAUGHAN Robert Alfred · 1895

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.61 | ¥19,955)

Gibbings & Company seventh edition, being two volumes bound as one by the publisher, xxxix 372pp + x 383pp, navy cloth gilt titled spine and medallion to upper board, tidy, smallest fray to corners, browned fep, tidy unmarked copy, Early Oriental Mysticism; The Mysticism of th...

Whats Better Than Money?

CHASE James Hadley · 1960

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Robert Hale dust jacket has chipped corners and lacks 10mm from tail of spine, Book has spine lean otherwise tidy, first UK edition, 192pp H First Edition Good London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

The Paper Dragon

HUNTER Evan (Ed McBain) · 1967

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Constable very tidy, unmarked, unclipped DW minimal edge wear, lightly foxed top edge, first UK edition, a court room thriller based on a plagiarism case, 596pp H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

The Seed and the Sower

VAN DER POST Laurens · 1963

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Hogarth Press book boards slightly faded, DW unclipped, short splits at ends of joints and corners, light browning 247pp, three short stories based on World War Two H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

The Specialist, the Personal Story of an Elite Specialist in Covert Operations

RIVERS Gayle · 1985

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Sidgwick & Jackson name stamp to fep otherwise tidy used copy, vii 212pp pseudonymously written account of an SAS operative many missions in Ireland, Spain and the Middle East H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Speaking of Jennings!

BUCKERIDGE Anthony · 1974

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Collins second impression of first edition, very tidy, DW price clipped with photo design of two schoolboys and a bikie, top edge dusting is faded otherwise excellent copy of one of the later titles, 157pp H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

The High Toby

HOPE-SIMPSON Jacynth · 1966

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Hamilton ex-library, with stamps, pocket pasted to verso of fep, issue slip residue to left margin of half title, some pages corners cresed, DW under plastic sleeve taped to pastedowns, small shelf mark to spine, left margin of rear fold in flap trimmed slightly without any l...

Slave Ship

CORDER Eric · 1970

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

W H Allen label residue at foot of paste down, unclipped DW under plastic sleeve very tidy but lightly sunned spine, 278pp novel of the African slave trade H First Edition Very Good London Very Good Barbara Walton 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

So Disdained

SHUTE Nevil · 1960

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Heinemann reissue of Shute's second novel, Book has single name to front paste down, light lean to spine, top corners lightly bumped, top edge dusty, dust jacket is unclipped, rubbed to joints and corners, minor splitting to ends of joints and corners, 228pp H reprint Very Goo...

Super Tuning, for Performance, Street, Economy, with Tips on Maintenance and Modification

HOT ROD MAGAZINE · 1966

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Signet New American Library 416pp well illustrated with diagrams and photos, edges dusted red, very tidy copy, minor reading wear, rubbed joints, mass market paperback, by the editors of Hot Rod Magazine S First Edition No Jacket New York Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

The Pearl

STEINBECK John · 1948

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Heinemann unclipped DW heavy chipping with loss to spine ends closed tears to both panels, splits to joint ends, reasonably complete but faulty, book lacks fep, cloth binding with gilt title to cover and spine, light bumping to spine ends, blind windmill imprint to lower boa...

Ordeal By Innocence

CHRISTIE Agatha · 1958

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.61 | ¥19,955)

Collins boards slightly dust soiled and bumped, paper stock aged, closed edges browned, top edge of a few pages chipped, unclipped DW has old dried tape rust to vertical edge of fold in flaps, rear fold in flap has been trimmed to vertical edge losing the first letter of the b...

A Canoe in the Mist

LOCKE Elsie · 1984

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Jonathan Cape light handling wear to unclipped dust jacket, 202pp Canoe in the Mist is a true story of strange events and real people. A hundred years ago, Lillian came with her widowed mother to live in a volcanic wonderland of boiling springs, fierce geysers and bubbling mu...

Forest or Farm? The Politics of Poverty and Land Hunger in Nepal

GHIMIRE Krishna · 1992

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Oxford University Press DW has been torn along the upper joint and has been taped back together, otherwise a tidy copy, xv 213pp H First Edition Good Oxford Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Rites of Passage

GOLDING William · 1980

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Faber near fine book in near fine price clipped DW, 278pp H First Edition Very Good London Very Good Cathie Felstead 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall