Fortuna Books

Jeanne of the Marshes

OPPENHEIM E Phillips · 1909

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.61 | ¥19,955)

Ward Lock assumed first, covers blue cloth embossed in blind and gilt titled as spine, edges rubbed corners just starting to fray to tips, fep foxed, followed by 4pp of works by Oppenheim with titles in red, then half title in red, etched frontis with ink name on verso, tiss...

Around the World with Ant and Bee

BANNER Angela · 1978

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,569)

Kaye & Ward fifth impression, small format pictorial laminated boards, spine ends and corners rubbed, hinges loosening, small dent to front cover, slight discolouration to paste down, first section sits a little proud on loose cords, rear hinge pulling away from board slightl...

Ant and Bee and the Doctor

BANNER Angela · 1978

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,569)

Kaye & Ward small format pictorial laminated boards, minor rubbing to corner tips, spine slightly rolled, Bee is sick in bed and Ant calls the Doctor, two pages (where Bee does some drawing) have had light graphite pencil neatly erased from them, but an impression remains to ...

Now Barabbas Was a Rotter, the Extraordinary Life of Marie Corelli

MASTERS Brian · 1978

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,376)

Hamilton near fine copy in same DW, light wear to edges of DW, unclipped, top edge dusted vermillion, xiii 326pp + plates, claimed to have been Queen Victoria's favourite author, many of Marie Corelli's novels had mysterious or occult themes to them, this biography by respect...

Provincial Perspectives essays in honour of W J Gardner

RICHARDSON Len & McINTYRE W D · 1980

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

University of Canterbury near fine in same DW. Seven essays on the New Zealand provinces in the early days. Titles; Jim Gardner a tribute / Auckland's political opposition in the crown colony period / Slavaging the Canterbury plan; Henry Sewell and the founding of Canterbury ...

The Raymond Chandler Omnibus

CHANDLER Raymond · 1955

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Hamilton British first edition, second impression, name to fep, offset toned feps, 632pp, thin paper, contains; The Big Sleep, Farewell My Lovely , The High Window and The Lady in the Lake. H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The Kindness of Women

BALLARD J G · 1991

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,165)

Harper Collins pale blue printed wraps, perfect bound, 286pp pencil price to first page. the sequel to Empire of the Sun, biographical novel., book proof ARC S First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall Galley/Proof

Deliver Us from Evil, Warlords and Peacekeepers in a World of Endless Conflict

SHAWCROSS William · 2000

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Bloomsbury as new , 404pp H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The Young Clementina

STEVENSON D E · 1970

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Collins first edition of the revised edition with a new title. apart from minimal spots of foxing to prelims and closed edges, a missing fep, and some spots of tape residue to the paste downs and the reverse of the price clipped DW ( where a plastic sleeve is attached) is VG c...

The Memory Game

FRENCH Nicci · 1997

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Heinemann excellent copy in unclipped DW with a window in the front to view the photographic laminated hardcover underneath, 324pp one page has a small crease to corner H First Edition Fine London Fine 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The Breaking Point

MEYNELL Laurence · 1957

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Collins ex library stamps to endpapers, residue to hinges where reinforcing tape has been removed, stamp to extreme edge of DW fold in flaps, DW unclipped with light wear to edges and light surface soiling to rear panel, a few stamps in the book as well (lending library) H Fir...

Botallack

NOALL Cyril · 1972

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,385)

D Bradford Barton VG in price clipped DW with minimal rubbing to the edges. , short edge tear to rear panewl and a little surface soiling. 170pp + plates. history of the famous Botallack mine in Cornwall. H First Edition Very Good Truro Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Captain's Saga (American Captain)

MARSHALL Edison · 1955

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Frederick Muller British edition of ' American Captain', book VG, small bookseller label to paste down, DW unclipped but with tears along the front fold, chipped bottom corner and base of spine with loss, closed tear to lower panel and to upper joint, still reasonably attract...

Literature of the Ancient Egyptians

BUDGE E A Wallis · 1914

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Dent first edition Dent 1914. drab olive cloth , spine ends rubbed some fraying, board edges rubbed, hinges loosening but not cracked or open (apart from about an inch at the bottom of the rear hinge (internal) ) some light age toning to paper, xiii + 272pp colour frontis, rub...

Biggles in the Blue

JOHNS W E · 1953

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Brockhampton Press Lacks dust jacket, apart from minor edge wear and light foxing to closed edges is VG. H First Edition No Jacket Leicester Very Good Leslie Stead 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

Biggles Takes Charge

JOHNS W E · 1956

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Brockhampton Press Lacks dust jacket, apart from school prize plate to paste down awarded to Allan Pollock in 1959 by Oban Presbyterian Sunday School, Stewart Island, is VG, with light foxing to closed page edges. H First Edition No Jacket Leicester Very Good Leslie Stead 12mo...

Biggles Sets a Trap

JOHNS W E · 1962

$350.00 (€317.55 | £264.92 | ¥55,873)

Hodder excellent copy, minor pencil booksellers notes to fep, dust jacket unclipped VG+ lightest surface wear to ead and tail ends of spine, a super copy H First Edition Very Good London Fine Leslie Stead 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

Ellery Queen's Christmas Hamper

QUEEN Ellery Editor · 1975

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Gollancz rred boards sunned, spine lean, closed edges foxed or dusty, DW price clipped and a littlesunned at the top, top corners split at ends, a little soiled. 318pp, 3 novels and 11 stories collected from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. H First Edition Good London Good 8v...

Inspector Queen's Own Case

QUEEN Ellery · 1976

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Gollancz first printing of the 1976 edition being vol XXIII of the complete crime novels of Ellery Queen. Red boards, slight spine lean, spine ends slightly bumped, DW price clipped, light scuff to head of spine, this is a yellow Gollancz DW with the surface waxed so stands ...

Biggles Presses On

JOHNS W E · 1958

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,165)

Brockhampton Press VG, small pen name top corner of paste down, light foxing spotting to closed edges, dust jacket price clipped, rubbed to edges, minor surface soiling, and tiny chipping or rubbing to spine ends. short edge tear bottom rear panel. H First Edition Very Good L...