Fortuna Books

The Fortunate Princeling and Other Stories

BRIGHT A. D. · 1927

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Thomas Nelson spine and edges rubbed, front end pages covered with name stamp of former owner and a copperplate gift inscription dated 1927 to a Maurice Moore of Barry's Bay, minor damp stain shows at the head of the endpapers only, six stories including Rata and the Flowers o...

Gas-Drive In, A High-Powered Comedy-Romance That Hits on Every Cylinder

RATH E. J. · 1925

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

G. Howard Watt cloth rubbed to edges and fraying at spine ends, top corner of fep clipped off, light foxing to closed edges and some margins, some surface insect flecking to cloth, partially erased inscription to paste down causes paper loss, 302+2pp adverts H First Edition No...

The Mother, A Play in Three Acts

CAPEK Karel trsl Paul Selver · 1941

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

George Allen & Unwin SECOND IMPRESSION of first UK edition, orange papered boards with black titling, spine faded a little, pencil to fep, 88pp, handling soiling to boards H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

Three of Hearts ( Loves Lovely Counterfeit, Past All Dishonor, The Butterfly )

CAINE James M. · 1949

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Robert Hale very good copy excepting some light watermarking to bottom edge and corners of the boards, shows to front paste down, and also to the closed bottom edge ( externally only), some minor scattered foxing to closed edges, three novels in one volume, first UK issue, lac...

Gentle Miracles, Holistic Pulsing

BROWNING Tovi · 1990

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,170)

Global Embrace Presentation copy signed by author to title page, tidy but used copy, spine faintly faded, 359pp, Holistic pulsing natural therapy, a ' comprehensive philosophy of living' with practical technique of holistic massage explained S Signed by Author First Edition No...

Pearls of the Faith or Islam's Rosary Being the Ninety-nine Beautiful Names of Allah with Comments in Verse from Various Oriental Sources

ARNOLD Edwin · 1883

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Trubner spine leans, binding slightly loosened, light edgewear to spine ends and corners, paper scar top margin of title where name erased, starts with title directly after decorative endpapers, xiv 319pp + 7 pp adverts, pages are bordered in green, some Arabic text printed in...

Mr Gumpy's Motor Car

BURNINGHAM John · 1974

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Jonathan Cape pictorial boards rubbed at corners, spine ends bumped with head pilled, spine has area lifted losing one letter from authors name, small bump to lower edge, small area scuffed at top near the joint, gift inscription to fep, some age browning and handling soiling ...

Countess of Liverpools Gift Book

LIVERPOOL Countess ( James Cowan, B E Baughan, Arnold Wall, J C Andersen, Jessie Mackay, A A Grace, Edith Howes, Esther Glen) · 1915

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Whitcombe and Tombs plates in colour and b&w, contributions by many famous New Zealander's, in verse, prose and art, a fundraiser for the armed forces, blue boards sun faded at spine and also on boards, light foxing to closed edges, 160pp + colour plates tipped on to coloured ...

Minorities

LAWRENCE T. E. · 1971

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,969)

Jonathan Cape price clipped dust jacket, otherwise clean, minor rubbing to heel of DW spine, very tiny clean tears at spine fold ends, hard to spot, GIFT inscription to half title mentioning BTS RAF Sharjah 1968-1971, also included a letter from the giftee to the recipient. In...

The Clocks

CHRISTIE Agatha · 1963

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Collins book a little dusty to top edge and inside covers, slight foxing to the closed edges, fep clipped at head, dust jacket unclipped and with tears and chipping loss to corners, 256pp H First Edition Good London Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

Passenger to Frankfurt ( Variant Edition )

CHRISTIE Agatha · 1970

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Collins unclipped dustjacket is very tidy ecept for a sun fade to spine with complete loss of red pigment to the title, inscription to fep, book very tidy and clean, 256pp, variant issue with '14 St. James's Place' on title H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over...

The Sleeping Sorceress, the New Elric Novel

MOORCOCK Michael · 1971

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

New English Library papered boards with gilt motif to upper board and titling to spine, insect damage to the bottom edges and onto the boards not too bad, First hardback edition after NEL paperback. DW price clipped and spine faded a little, with rubbing to top and bottom edge...

The War Between the Generals Inside the Allied High Command

IRVING David · 1981

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Allen Lane the clash of personalities within Allied High Command, 446pp + plates H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

This is Karate

OYAMA Masutatsu · 1973

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.54 | ¥23,953)

Japan Publications includes a folded 43x62cm sized POSTER of a Karate Exhibition in Christchurch Town Hall New Zealand attended by Oyama, this is probably where this book was originally purchased, first printing December of the Revised Edition, tan papered boards LARGE HEAVY...

The Parachute and Its Pilot: The Ultimate Guide for the RAM Air Aviator 5th Edition

GERMAIN Brian · 2004

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,170)

Adventurewisdom 165pp, near new, the singular resource for canopy flight information, information compiled over 20 years of skydiving experience, offers technical yet very straight-forward explanations of ram air parachute flight. Written by one of the industry's leading para...

When the Lion Feeds

SMITH Wilbur · 1966

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

The Reprint Society first thus edition, pale green papered boards, complete un-clipped dust jacket with very minimal rubbing to corner tips etc 421pp. Smiths first work (1964) and this is the first edition thus. H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Folio Society)

WILDER Thornton · 1956

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Folio Society spine sunned otherwise VG, lacks slipcase, decorative buckram boards, nice engravings. H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good Frank Martin 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall Private Press

The Last Days of Shelley and Byron Being the Complete Text of Trelawnys 'recollections' (Folio Society)

MORPURGO J E & TRELAWNY · 1952

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Folio Society two toned quarter bound cloth, lacks slipcase, slight foxing to prelims or closed edges, VG, 208pp + plates. edited by Morpurgo from Trelawny's recollections of the two great poets. H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall Private Press

Nature in New Zealand, Public School Series

DRUMMOND James and HUTTON F W · 1902

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Whitcombe and Tombs undated but 1902 (Bagnalls D649), green linen cloth over boards over stapled sheets, black printed title etc to cover includes original publishers price of 1/6, joints partially split and frayed, corners rubbed through at tips, hinges cracked, some light f...

The Blackboard Jungle

HUNTER Evan (Ed McBain) · 1955

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Constable blue papered boards, edges slightly rubbed etc, corners light bumping, lacks DW, no inscriptions, some browning to closed edges and seeping into margins slightly, little foxing to prelims. H First Edition No Jacket London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall