Fortuna Books

The Clinical Study and Treatment of Sick Children

THOMSON John · 1925

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Oliver & Boyd large thick 8vo , gilt titled spine, some soiling to covers, some rubbing to extremities, hinge cracked facing title page page edges toned 912pp illustrations in text , covers full spectrum of childhood health problems causes and cures / treatments as per 1920s. ...

Tiger Days

BEST James W · 1931

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

John Murray navy blue cloth gilt titled spine, corners lightly worn, browned endpapers, pencil name to fep, b&w frontis + 7 plates, 226pp, reminiscences of a late India Forest Service member, Indian custom and life as well as hunting tigers. VG copy, very slight marking to ...

The Boy I Left Behind Me

LEACOCK Stephen · 1947

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Bodley Head no DW, war era production, biographical note by his nephew and then various essays etc by Leacock. including 100 odd pages of autobiography. endpapers toned. H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Sex, Literature and Censorship

LAWRENCE D H edited H T Moore · 1953

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Twayne DW has been damp at one stage leaving a mark on the rear panel and the edge of the front panel, edges are rubbed and with small tears along the folds etc., the spine is sunned slightly, on the whole the DW is intact and unclipped. The book has a few discoloured streaks ...

Edward Wilson of the Antarctic, naturalist and Friend

SEAVER George · 1935

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

John Murray first edition 8th printing, blue cloth with white title piece to spine, page edges toned with some foxing, lacks the plate of theTern pp188 otherwise complete. H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

With Lawrence in Arabia

THOMAS Lowell

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Hutchinson blue cloth lightly sunned to spine and top of upper board, ink inscription endpaper, top edge dusty, 317pp, many b&w plates H 42nd thousand No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

A Man Could Stand Up - a Novel

FORD Madox Ford · 1926

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,170)

Duckworth dark green cloth spine titled gilt, corners and head and tail lightly bruised, spots of foxing to page edges, and some throughout the text but minimal. First UK printing. 275pp H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Shirley Temple in Heidi

SPYRI J & Darryl F Zanuck · 1937

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Saalfield red papered boards with title in black with a border on upper board, black titling to spine. corners bruised, head and tail of spine bruised and sunned. DW is mainly intact, just some chipping at head and tail and corners, some rubbing to fore edge fold and short te...

George Bolt Pioneer Aviator

HARVIE, E F · 1974

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Reed George Bolt began as an apprentice aero-mechanic in 1916 inWaitemata New Zealand. From experiments with hot air balloons and elastic band powered models to his career as Chief Engineer for New Zealands National carrier. Includes training of pilots for the Royal Flying Cor...

Erik the Viking (comic book)

JONES Terry · 1989

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Robson the comic book of the spectacular fantasy epic film, approx. 65pp card covered comic book format in full colour. S First Edition No Jacket London Very Good Graham Thompson 4to - over 9? - 12" tall

White Wings Immigrant ships to New Zealand 1840-19002

BRETT Henry edited C R Bradwell · 1984

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Reed 235pp, b&w illustrations in the text, age toning to page edges, DW has short tears along the folds, small water stain on REVERSE of DW at the head of spine, light fading of spine, condensed and edited from two works published in 1924 and 1928. Each chapter recounts a pass...

Devices and desires

JAMES P D · 1989

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Faber first edition, no faults just signs of careful reading, spine slight lean, bruise to spine tail, page edges age toned, not price-clipped no inscriptions H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery

MONTGOMERY Field-Marshal · 1958

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Collins DW rubbed at edges and on the folds showing white where the ink has been worn off, small tears at spine ends, foxing to white sections of DW, book foxed mainly to prelims, ink name on end paper and repeated on title page, top edge dusted red 574pp + over 50 b&w plates ...

The Master of Middle-Earth, the achievement of JRR Tolkien

KOCHER Paul · 1973

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Thames & Hudson DW price-clipped, lightly sunned spine, some rubbing at extremities, ink name on endpaper, page edges toned otherwise all VG, considers Tolkiens fiction as a whole, recurrent themes etc. H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Life and Adventures of Nansen the great Arctic Explorer

BAIN J Arthur · 1897

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Walter Scott blue cloth titled in black with "THE CARNARVON SERIES" on upper board. some surface insect damage causing white speckling where the dye has been nibbled but not too bad, corners rubbed and bruised and starting to fray. 450pp + frontis and other illustrations. the ...

Desert Gold a romance of the border

GREY Zane · 1913

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Harper & Row April 1913 F-N; olive cloth titled gilt on upper board with pasted on paper vignette of man leading mule. this is rubbed with a scuff mark. spine has a crease and rubbing to the edges and ends, boards are rubbed at edges and bruised at corners, both hinges are cra...

More Stories of the Little Blue Engine

HOURIHANE Ursula · 1955

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Juvenile Productions Ltd red cloth spine and illustrated papered hard cover boards. approx 34pp, pictorial endpapers, 6 Little Blue Engine stories; Little Blue Engine and the monkey / Little Blue Engine at the carnival / Little Blue Engine sees the sea / Little Blue Engine c...

From the Banks of the Avon, the story of a river

LAMB R.C. · 1981

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Reed near fine in near fine dust jacket, 184pp map endpapers, history of the City of Christchurch, New Zealand as it relates to the River Avon that winds through its heart, emphasis on the bridges, recreational uses and businesses that relied on the river. H First Edition Very...

Moko's hideout

LOCKE Elsie · 1976

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Whitcoulls includes; Ugly little paua / Moko's hideout / To fly to Siberia and Tricky Kelly, pictorial hard cover with bumped corners and spine ends and slight fading to spine, 52pp illustrated in colour, animals of the New Zealand seashore, colour pictures by ELIZABETH PLUM...

The Wayward Wife and other stories

MORAVIA Alberto · 1960

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Secker & Warburg hardcover, corners slightly bruised, bookseller stamp on endpaper. page edges toned. DW rubbed to edges with short tears. spine chipped 2mm at head, tiny stain to rear panel, not price-clipped. 221pp. selected Angus Davidson .contents; Crime at the tennis club...