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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

WIGGIN Kate Douglas · 1904

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

George Bell red cloth blind panelled and title to cover, spine sunned, split to upper joint, frayed corners and spine ends, gift inscription dated 1906 to fep, some minor foxing to edges, viii 347pp + 16pp adverts for 1904 "This edition is issued for circulation inIindia and ...

The Enigma of Arrival

NAIPAUL V S · 1987

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Viking near fine in same DW, 318pp novel H First Edition Near Fine Harmondsworth Fine 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The Eye of the Tiger

SMITH Wilbur · 1975

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Heinemann first edition in VG price clipped dustwrapper with just a hint of rubbing to dust jacket spine corners and some spine fading to the coloured part of the wrapper, book VG excepting top corner of title page has been neatly clipped off H First Edition Very Good London...

A Sparrow Falls

SMITH Wilbur · 1977

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Heinemann dust jacket has some adhesive residue to extreme edges of top and bottom, some minor edgewear with some short tears, not clipped, boards lightly rubbed or soiled to bottom edge with reading associated creasing to backstrip, name to fep and tiny edge tear to top of fe...

One Lady at Wairakei

KIPLING Rudyard · 1983

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Mallinson Rendel first book printing of this peice originally published in New Zealand newspaper in 1892 after a visit made by Kipling, this story is absent from the standard collections of Kipling's works, introduction by Harry Rickets, a good description of the situation in ...

Malone Dies

BECKETT Samuel · 1958

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Calder (500 gram rate) first English translation by Beckett, boards a little dusty, GRG initials to fep as well as bookseller pencil, light foxing to endpapers and fore edge, unclipped DW has chip from head of spine with loss of top 30mm, joints rubbed, large piece torn from r...

Colonel Sun a James Bond Adventure

MARKHAM Robert (Kingsley Amis) · 1968

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Cape first edition, Book is VG+ with occasional light foxing, DW is price clipped, minor edge rubbing and very short edge tears, DW has some adhesive residue from a removed plastic sleeve, shows along top and bottom edge, also the front and rear panels have small squares of t...

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ

LEVI ( Levi H Dowling) · 1964

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Fowler The Philosophic and Practical basis of the Religion of the Aquarian Age of the World, and of The Church Universal, transcribed from the book of God's remembrances known as the Akashic Records, introduction by Eva S Dowling, eighteenth impression of first edition, undate...

Peter Schlemihls Wundersame Geschichte

CHAMISSO Adelbert Von (adalbert Von Chamisso) · 1924

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Kurt Wolff assumed 1924 first edition, undated, former owner name and date to front paste down dated 1944, papered boards lightly soiled, rubbed, rubbed joints, chipped at head of spine, split at top of joints, binding loosening a little, 90pp + plates by Emil Preetorius, G...

Egypt a Travel Quarterly Summer + Autumn 1939 2 Bound Issues

Egyptian State Tourist Department · 1939

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Tourist Development Association of Egypt magazine bound into boards with original wrappers pasted down over cloth spine, cloth faded and lightly foxed, otherwise VG, sewn binding, sepia toned photographs throughout, Summer; 32pp but this has not had the adverts bound in, Aut...

Upholstery a Practical Guide

GASTON Desmond · 1982

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Collins near as new, 192pp with diagrams throughout, complete guide for the amateur or professional upholsterer, an emphasis on period peices from the nineteenth century, a practical guide to the traditional methods and materials of upholstery, offering advice on the tools, eq...

For Kicks

FRANCIS Dick · 1965

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.54 | ¥23,945)

Michael Joseph scarce Second Impression of the first edition of his fourth book in an unclipped DW which has heavy insect damage to the fore edge fold, the rear fold in flap is detached, there is some loss to the right fore edge margin of the cover, large chip at head of spin...

Slay-Ride

FRANCIS Dick · 1973

$175.00 (€158.77 | £132.46 | ¥27,936)

Michael Joseph uncorrected proof copy in buff wrappers with black titling , slight lean to spine, small red mark to cover, sewn binding 224pp S First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall Galley/Proof

Flying Finish

FRANCIS Dick · 1966

$195.00 (€176.92 | £147.60 | ¥31,129)

Michael Joseph unclipped DW has light edge rubbing, small split at tail of lower joint, light lean, offset browning to half title spine edge, book closed fore edge a little surface insect damage, head and tail of spine bumped,still very attractive book and DW, first edition ea...

The Jacket ( The Star Rover)

LONDON Jack · 1915

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Mills and Boon early British edition, blue cloth, pulp paper stock, lacks frontis, starts with half-title with Mills & Boon's Shilling Cloth Library advert on the reverse, then the title page, small tear to fore edge of title, some of the signatures are loosening, and a few pa...

An Introduction to the Thoroughbred

WILLETT Peter · 1969

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Stanley Paul second impression of first edition, price clipped DW 180pp + plates, a little adhesive offset from the DW sleeve to the endpapers, origins and development of thoroughbred/ heredity and environment / Inbreeding / aspects of selection / blood-lines and families / s...

In the Frame

FRANCIS Dick · 1976

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Michael Joseph unclipped DW tidy , minor peeling of lamination top fore edge corner, page closed top edges foxed, bookseller pencil notation to fep, lower panel has some minor impressed marks invisible unless held up to the light H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo...

Cascando and Other Short Dramatic Pieces

BECKETT Samuel · 1967

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Grove Press first English translation of these pieces, undated perfect bound softcover, stated First edition, some browning to edges of covers, some lamination peeling to edges, ink name and bookseller pencil to fep, yellow text to spine lightly sunned, 89pp contents; cascando...

Baha'u'llah, a Brief Life Followed By an Essay on the Manifestation of God Entitled the Word Made Flesh (baha u Llah Bahaullah)

BALYUZI H M · 1974

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

George Ronald closed page top edge has name in marker pen, name to fep , faint soiling to fep, unclipped DW is rubbed and worn to edges with some edge tears, 134pp scarce Bahai title H reprint Good Oxford Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

An Accidental Man

MURDOCH Iris · 1971

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Chatto & Windus head slightly bumped, bookseller label foot of paste down, small name blanked out to fep, DW price clipped, rubbed edges with short splits at joint ends and small chips to corners, 377pp slightly foxed closed edges H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 12m...