Structure, Verses, Agency Books

The Valley of Horses

Auel, Jean · 1982

$14.40 (€13.07 | £10.90 | ¥2,299)

New York, Crown Publishing, 1982. . Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. A fine-looking exemplar of the second volume in the beloved Earth's Children series by the beloved, Portland-based author Jean Auel. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, br...

The New English Bible: The Old Testament; the New Testament; the Apocrypha

The Joint Committee on the New English Bible · 1970

$52.00 (€47.18 | £39.36 | ¥8,304)

Oxford, England, Oxford University Press, 1970. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A particularly nice-looking set of all three exemplars of this fine new edition. Preface by Donald Ebor, Chairman of the Joint Committee that put together these new, revised ed...

The Roman Cookery Book: A Critical Translation of the Art of Cooking by Apicius

Apicius; Barbara Flower and Elisabeth Rosenbaum, eds. · 1958

$44.00 (€39.92 | £33.31 | ¥7,026)

London, George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Bilingual texts in Latin and English. Bound in green cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Bumpi...

M. Tulli Ciceronis de Natura Deorum. Libri III. Liber Primus

Pease, Arthur Stanley, ed. · 1968

$44.00 (€39.92 | £33.31 | ¥7,026)

Darmstadt, Germany, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1968. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine-looking reprint of the 1955 true First Edition, published by Harvard University Press. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally cle...

A Lot of Five (5) George R.R. Martin Books from the Song of Fire and Ice Series and Tied in to the H.B. O. Series: A Game of Thrones; a Clash of Kings; a Storm of Swords; a Feast for Crows; a Dance with Dragons

Martin, George R.R. · 2011

$44.00 (€39.92 | £33.31 | ¥7,026)

New York, Bantam Books, . . Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A lot of five (5) George R.R. Martin books from the Song of Fire and Ice series and that was tied into the H.B.O. phenomena of the same titles: A Game of Thrones; A Clash of Kings; A Storm of Swords; A Feast For C...

Thucydides and the History of His Age, Volume 1

Grundy, G.B. · 1948

$12.80 (€11.61 | £9.69 | ¥2,044)

Oxford, England, Basil Blackwell, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Scarce in the trade, and a useful reference work for the study and historian of ancient Greece, of Thucydides and of historiography. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format...

A Darker Domain

McDermid, Val · 2009

$19.20 (€17.42 | £14.53 | ¥3,066)

New York, Harper, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. The much anticipated follow-up to the first appearance of the homicide detective Karen Pirie, she being the head of the Cold Case Crime Labs. SIGNED copy, by the author, at first free endpaper. A superi...

The New Oxford Book of Canadian Verse in English

Atwood, Margaret, ed. · 1982

$17.60 (€15.97 | £13.32 | ¥2,810)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Oxford University Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean but for previous owner's ink-stamp at first free endpaper and inside front flap, his signature the...

Travels in Hyper Reality: Essays

Eco, Umberto · 1986

$17.60 (€15.97 | £13.32 | ¥2,810)

New York, A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book, for Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1986. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in gray cloth over boards, "UE" b...

The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana

Eco, Humberto · 2004

$12.80 (€11.61 | £9.69 | ¥2,044)

New York, Harcourt, 2004. First English Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine novel by the author of several fine novels including The Name of the Rose. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight bi...

Travels in Hyper Reality: Essays

Eco, Umberto · 1986

$17.60 (€15.97 | £13.32 | ¥2,810)

San Diego, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1986. First American Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn but for some...

Alice in Jeopardy

McBain, Ed [Evan Hunter] · 2005

$12.80 (€11.61 | £9.69 | ¥2,044)

New York, Simon and Schuster, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. From the publisher blurb, "An unforgettably powerful story of a young mother racing to rescue her kidnapped children," featuring Alice Glendinning, and whose kidnapper antagonist is a woman....

Widows

McBain, Ed [Evan Hunter] · 1991

$12.80 (€11.61 | £9.69 | ¥2,044)

New York, William and Morrow, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking novel of the 87th Precinct, bound in two-tone, black paper over boards, yellow cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Stated First Edition, First ...

Romance: A Novel of the 87th Precinct

McBain, Ed [Evan Hunter] · 1995

$12.80 (€11.61 | £9.69 | ¥2,044)

New York, Warner Books, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking novel of the 87th Precinct, bound in two-tone, blue paper over boards, black cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. "Number" line says "2" though copyri...

Another Part of the City

McBain, Ed [Evan Hunter] · 1986

$11.20 (€10.16 | £8.48 | ¥1,788)

New York, The Mysterious Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor high...

Lady Oracle

Atwood, Margaret · 1976

$14.40 (€13.07 | £10.90 | ¥2,299)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, McClelland and Stewart, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bound simply in a brick-red cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Il...

The Door: Poems

Atwood, Margaret · 2007

$12.80 (€11.61 | £9.69 | ¥2,044)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, McClelland and Stewart, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Margaret Atwood's first book of poetry since Morning in the Burned House (1995), offering 50 poems that range from the personal to the political plus also the writing of ...

Bodily Harm

Atwood, Margaret · 1981

$19.20 (€17.42 | £14.53 | ¥3,066)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, McClelland and Stewart, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A likely First Edition, though not so stated. This is Margaret Atwood's fifth novel, a gripping, deeply personal novelistic take of a young woman's grip on reality. Fine-...

Bluebeard's Egg, and Other Stories

Atwood, Margaret · 1983

$22.40 (€20.32 | £16.96 | ¥3,577)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, McClelland and Stewart, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated. Likely First Edition, though no...

The Distant Echo

McDermid, Val · 2003

$12.80 (€11.61 | £9.69 | ¥2,044)

New York, St. Martins / Minotaur, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine novel by the Edgar Award-winning author also of Killing the Shadows. SIGNED by her at the half title. Bound in black cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to ...