Jonathan Cape, London. 1936. The Travellers' Library. Pocket-format hardback in blue cloth, gilt to spine; no dust-wrapper. 490 pages + 40 pages Travellers' Library catalogue. V s. rubbing to spine ends; a nice copy of this scarce Cather title. View More...
Privately printed for The Navarre Society, London. 1923. Two volumes, cream cloth with gilt type and decoration to spines and gilt emblem to upper boards. Top edges gilt. Extremities sl. rubbed, cloth a little marked esp. Vol. II which has darkened spine; end-papers browned, pre-lims and late pages a little foxed. Overall a handsome set and a wonderful book! View More...
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Peter Motteux. Printed for Sam Buckley at the Dolphin in Little Britain, London. 1712
Seller ID: 58769
Third edition, in this translation. In four volumes. 16 folding plates. vi, [x], 323; [8], 327-632; [10], 635- 953; [8], 955-1322pp. Text complete. Bound in contemporary panelled brown calf, gilt, sympathetically rebacked in matching brown speckled calf, raised bands, contrasting labels. Top half inch of title page removed and professionally repaired. Small portion at head of epistle dedicatory first page missing to vol. III, only top part of heading text missing to reverse. Pages occasionally stained but only lightly. A couple of neat 18th and early 19th century ownership inscriptions to vol.... View More...
Thomas Nelson and Sons. London. 1928. First edition. Hardback in DW. Blue cloth with gold lettering to spine. Light spotting to front cover and spine slightly faded. Owner inscription to endpapers. Minor shelfwear to extremities, otherwise a clean and sound copy. View More...
Penguin Books. First edition, thus. 1938. No DW. Blue triband Penguin paperback, number 163. Spine sunned. Pages browned and foxed otherwise a clean and sound copy. View More...
Reprint. No DW. 140pp. Original green boards, black lettering to spine. Cloth to spine slightly creased, extremities lightly bumped, fore-edges lightly foxed. Pages age browned o/w contents clean. VG. SCARCE. View More...
Reprint. Twelvth Impression. Hardback. DW. Ownership signatures to front free endpaper. Contents age browned to margins o/w a nice copy in slightly worn wrapper. View More...
Adam and Charles Black. 1911. London. First Edition. Hardback. No DW. Cream cloth with blue decoration and lettering. 4to. Illustrated with six colour plates. Boards are a little soiled and worn o/w generally a clean and fresh copy. View More...
First Edition. Paperback. 238pp. Illustrated. Covers slightly shelf worn. bottom edge slightly bumped which has slightly creased the bottom margin of pages. Top corner of pp.47/48 creased o/w VG+. Scarce. View More...
First edition UK. Victor Gollancz, London. 1932. Black cloth, yellow type to spine. 304 pages. Front flap (with blurb) of original wrapper loosely inserted. View More...
Victor Gollancz Ltd., London. 1962. Second re-issue. Hardback with DW. Small slim 8vo. Wrapper spine is browned, slightly foxed and shows signs of shelf wear with some loss to corners. Bookshop sticker inside upper board. A lovely clean and sound copy. View More...
Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. 1914. Copyright edition. 160mm x 115mm. TWO VOLUMES. Hardback, no DW. Maroon boards, gilt type to decorative spine. Tauchnitz seal blind-stamped to upper boards. Pages browned, with a little foxing in places. Boards lightly marked, with slight forward lean. A very nice set. View More...
Folio Society, London. 2001. First edition thus. Hardback, slipcase. Pictorial boards, blue spine, silver type. Illustrations by Francis Mosley. 345pp. A very clean and fresh copy. View More...
William Blackwood and Sons. London. 1906. Fourth impression of first edition. Original straight-grained green cloth, gilt. Spine slightly sunned with slightly crumpled head. Corners lightly worn. lacks front free endpaper. One stamp of Glasgow Royal Infirmary to margin on one page. Small bookplate to front pastedown. Prelims foxed otherwise a remarkably clean and sound copy. View More...
Gresham Publishing Company, London. 1925. Blue cloth, gilt type to spine and gilt cameo of author's profile to upper board. Author portrait frontis.; title-page in red and black. 286 pages. V. sl. rubbing to lower board and spine ends; pre-lims foxed. A nice copy. View More...
J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd. London. 1957. Reprint. DW. Small bookplate. Lower edge of boards slightly worn, pages lightly browned otherwise a clean and sound copy of this volume of the collected works in a slightly soiled and sunned wrapper that lacks small portions at head of spine and corners. View More...
J. M. Dent and Son. London. 1917. First edition thus with new 4 page introduction by author. The three stories including "Heart of Darkness" were originally published by William Blackwood in 1902 and good copies are scarce. No DW. x, [ii], 370 pages + [2] pages adverts. Original green cloth gilt, decorated and bordered in black. Head of spine slightly crumpled and frayed, small portion of upper joint rubbed, spine sunned, endpapers browned otherwise a sound copy of a scarce item. View More...
Jonathan Cape, London. 1935. First Edition. Hardback. No DW. Yellow boards with black backstrip. Some mottling to boards and foxing to contents o/w a nice bright copy. View More...
Pan Books, London. 1967. A-format paperback. 267 pages. Signed by author on inside front cover. Extremities sl. rubbed, closed tears to head and tail of spine, pale water stain to margins, pages (inevitably) browned. View More...
Methuen & Co. London. 1902. Thirty-Seventh Edition. Hardback. No DW. Blue cloth. SIGNED by the author. Spine crumpled with some soiling. Ownership signatures to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Upper hinge tender and rear end page torn. Light foxing to contents o/w a bright copy. View More...
Hutchinson & Co. London. 1900. First Edition. Hardback. No DW. Red boards, with attractive art nouveau gilt decoration. Contains publisher's note facing title page "This NEW LONG STORY is the most important volume by Marie Corelli published for some years and the first issued since the Author's serious illness." Head and tail of spine slightly crumpled. Ownership signatures to front endpapers which are browned and have small sticker mark, some light foxing to contents o/w a clean and sound copy of an attractively produced book. View More...
Methuen & Co. London. 1904. First Edtion. Hardback. No DW. Blue cloth with floral illustration in white and gilt to front cover. Boards are partially sunned and very faded to spine, extremities worn. Ownership signature to front pastedown and lower hinge visible o/w a nice copy. View More...
Methuen, London. 1923. First edition. Hardback, no DW. Blue cloth, gilt. Spine very faded. Boards lightly soiled and a little worn. Ownership signature to front pastedown, lacks 9.5 cm x 2.5cm portion from top edge of front endpaper. Internally clean and sound. View More...
Methuen & Co. London. 1900. First Edition. Hardback. No DW. Red cloth gilt extra. Boards are a little soiled and worn and spine is lightly sunned. Ownership inscription to front endpaper o/w a clean and sound copy. View More...
