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Tiger By the Tail

CHASE James Hadley · 1954

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Robert Hale DW torn at tail of spine along upper joint, wear to edges and corners, short edge tears but nearing VG, unclipped, lightly foxed closed edges and parts of DW adjacent, 254pp, blind embossed bookseller details to fep H First Edition Good London Very Good 8vo - over ...

A Frenchman Sees the English in the 'fifties

WEY Francis Translated Valerie Pirie · 1935

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Sidgwick & Jackson price punched DW faint foxing, light edgewear, small tears at corner folds, light soiling, minor tape repairs to verso of DW, book has name to fep, closed edges browned, 312pp + plates and tissue guarded frontis, Wey toured England in 1851 and published this...

The Lion and the Rose

OLIVER Jane · 1958

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Collins DW unclipped, minor edge rubbing or wear, small split at head of lower DW joint taped on verso, historical novel based on the life of Mary, Queen of Scots H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Sammtliche Werke in Zwolf Banden; Zwolfter Band

SCHILLER Friedrich · 1862

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Cottascher Verlag vol 12 only, 338 + iv pp, mild foxing, German text in fraktur typeface, nice paper, gilt floral spine decoration, final volume of the complete works, small tidy discrete name stamp to free end paper H No Jacket Stuttgart Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

FLEMING Ian · 1963

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,165)

Jonathan Cape first edition and first impression, papered boards light stain to spine and lower board, lean to spine, internally tidy with tiny name inscriptionto free end paper, NO DUSTWRAPPER H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

L'oro Di Napoli

MAROTTA Giuseppe · 1949

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Valentino Bompiani copyright given as 1947. sections sewn to limp card wraps with DW glued over this., text block is pulling away from the covers and the sections are loosening on the cords, first page starts with the half title, embossed blind stamp to title page, nice pri...

Judo in Action; Throwing Techniques

KUDO Kazuzo · 1974

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Japan Publications Trading Company (500 gram rate) limp wrappers over sewn sheets, spine sunned, small ink mark top edge lower wrap (minor), 128pp with many B&W sequence photos of grappling techniques, excellent material. S reprint No Jacket San Francisco Very Good Photos 8vo...

Made Over

WEDDE Ian · 1974

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Stephen Chan photographic printed card wraps, name to half title otherwise VG used copy, 79pp poems, illustrations by David Armitage, printed by the Pegasus Press S First Edition No Jacket Auckland Very Good David Armitage 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Light Thickens

MARSH Ngaio · 1982

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Collins classic Ngaio Marsh, DW not price clipped and with no publishers price on the fold in, near fine to fine book and DW H First Edition Fine London Fine 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Messengers of Evil; Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantomas

SOUVESTRE Pierre & ALLAIN Marcel · 1927

$350.00 (€317.55 | £264.92 | ¥55,873)

Stanley Paul cream buckram with red border to upper boards and light fading to spine titling, offset toning to feps, 348pp, sixth edition, H reprint No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Channel Dash, The Drama of Twenty-four Hours of War

ROBERTSON Terence · 1955

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

The Quality Book Club first thus, unclipped dust jacket with light wear, the breakout of the German cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, small name at head of fep, 208pp + plate H First Thus Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

HUIE William Bradford · 1956

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

W H Allen reprint of the 1954 UK edition, VG book excepting browned endpapers and a small damp spot to top closed page edges, DW unclipped with some minor edge chipping to the top edges, tiny short tear at bottom edge, novel made into the Jane Russell film, uncommon H reprint ...

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

HUIE William Bradford · 1953

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

W H Allen first reprint of the UK edition, novel made into the Jane Russell film, uncommon, white paint splash to upper board, closed edges slightly foxed, second impression September (after July first printing) H reprint No Jacket London Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Farmer Barnes and the Goats

CUNLIFFE John · 1971

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Andre Deutsch first edition, pictorial boards rubbed to edges and corners, short split tail of lower joint, bottom edge of boards rubbed back to boards, front hinge reinforced with paper tape, single name to fep, DW price clipped and slightly handling soiled, one light crease...

The Secret Joys of Sexual Fulfillment

FARRELL Marvin · 1983

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Topco Melmart Ecstasy "The book for every adult, Fully illustrated, complete graphic presentation of how to reach G-spot orgasms, follow along with hundreds of coordinated photographs, 300 photographs in full colour and b&w, uncensored, unabridged, and unretouched photos" 198p...

A Bibliography on the Nature, Recognition and Treatment of Language Difficulties

RAWSON Margaret B · 1969

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

The Orton Society comb spiral bound, remains of library pocket to inside front wrapper, stamps from private library to several pages, ,viii 104pp some pages only printed on one side, very tidy but aged S reprint No Jacket Good 4to - over 9? - 12" tall

White Hunter Black Heart

VIERTEL Peter · 1954

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

W H Allen light foxing to prelims, lacks DW , fictional retelling of the filming of The African Queen by John Huston, name to fep H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Elements of Law Considered with Reference to Principles of General Jurisprudence, and Bound with the Supplement to the Elements of Law

MARKBY William · 1874

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.61 | ¥19,955)

Clarendon Press sunned spine, lightly rubbed or bumped edges, original endpapers with small pencil inscription to fep, xii 286pp + supplement of 91pp + adverts of 39pp, the Supplement to the Elements of Law is dated 1875 H Second Edition No Jacket Oxford Very Good 8vo - over 7...

The Original Manuscript 1938 ( AA Big Book)

SNYDER Clarence

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

The Anonymous Press an exact reproduction of Clarence Snyder's copy of the manuscript used to compile the Big Book, 76 +79pp, includes Personal Stories section S Reissue No Jacket Malo, Washington Very Good 4to - over 9? - 12" tall

Crooked Adam

STEVENSON D E · 1969

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Collins reissue of a 1942 war era spy thriller by Stevenson, former owner rubber stamp to fep, price clipped DW has minor edge wear and chips at spine ends, H Reissue Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall