New York: Random House, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. 334pp. Octavo [22 cm] 1/2 gray cloth with black paper over boards. The front hinge is broken, and the text block has partially pulled away from the spine. The front cover has some areas of abrasion. There is a previous owner's bookplate..... More
New York: Desmond FitzGerald, Inc, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. 373pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Pale green cloth over boards, with a rolled spine. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letter press printer, John Ruyle. A first edition from this prolific author. More
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1941. First edition. Hardcover. 297pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Orange cloth spine and boards, with the title stamped in red ink on the backstrip. The extremities are bumped and a bit stained, and the text block edges are foxed. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and..... More
London: Robert Hale Limited, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. 352pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Red cloth-effect paper over boards. The spine ends and edges of the covers are lightly bumped. There is a bookseller's stamp on the front pastedown. In a price-clipped pictorial dust jacket, with chipped edges, and a large loss..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1955. Paul Blaisdell. First edition. Hardcover. 216pp. Octavo. [22cm] Red cloth over boards. Title stamped on spine in black. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers. There is scuffing on head and foot of spine on the boards. Dust jacket has minor tears on edges and..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1954. Aelx Schomburg. First edition. Hardcover. 208pp. Octavo. [22cm]. Red cloth over boards with the title stamped in black on the spine. Illustrated dust jacket and endpapers. Boards have some scuffing on tail corners and near the spine. Spine is slightly rolled. Minor discoloration..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1957. Second printing. Hardcover. 208pp. Octavo [22cm]. Beige cloth over boards, with title stamped in brown on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Mild toning to extremities and spine. Foot of spine is bumped. In a lightly soiled dust jacket with a heavily toned spine, edge wear..... More
London: Henry and Co, 1891. Whitefriars Library edition. Hardcover. 210; [6]pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Red cloth covered boards with gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Black endpapers. Six pages of publisher's advertisements at the rear. The extremities are prominently rubbed, and the rear cover is moisture stained. The..... More
London: Henry and Co, [1892]. Third edition. Hardcover. 210; [6]pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Red cloth covered boards with gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Black endpapers. Six pages of publisher's advertisements at the rear. Extremities moderately bumped and rubbed; fore-edge of text block lightly foxed. From the collection..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 763 pp. Octavo [24 cm]; 1/4 black cloth over black boards, gilt stamped title on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Ends lightly bumped. Signed by the author in black ink on the title page. This is the third book in Paolini's..... More
New York: Random House, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 681pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. 1/4 black paper on red boards and gold gilt title on spin. Illustrated dust jacket. Minimal wear to foot of dust jacket. Signed by author on title page using black ink. Sticker on dust jacket indicating signed copy..... More
New York: Random House, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 681pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. 1/4 black paper on red boards and gold gilt title on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Minimal wear to foot of dust jacket. Signed by author on title page using black ink. Sticker on dust jacket indicating signed copy..... More
New York: Tim Doherty Associates, 2021. Second hardcover edition. 304 pp. Quarto. [28 cm]. Blue paper over boards with illustrated dustjacket. Since the debut of Robert Jordan's internationally bestselling series in 1990, The Wheel of Time has transported readers to a world so strikingly real, so rich in detail and..... More
London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1898. Later printing. Hardcover. 310pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Original bluish gray cloth over boards (heavily faded), with an ink stamped vignette on the front board (image still bright). The front free endpaper has an owner's name (twice), dated "1899," as well as a numerical ink..... More
New York: Moffat, Yard & Company, 1907. First edition. Hardcover. 375pp. Octavo [20 cm] Brown cloth over boards, with pictorial stamping to the front board. The extremities are rubbed and bumped, the title on the spine has faded, and the free endpapers are discolored, more so the rear. From the..... More
New York: Payson & Clarke Ltd, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. 265pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Light orange cloth over boards. Extremities lightly soiled; spine rolled. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letter press printer, John Ruyle, with his notes in pencil on the front free endsheet. In Hubin. Bleiler..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, No date. Early printing. Hardcover. 219pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Black cloth over boards, with light rubbing to the edges of the spine and boards. In a dust jacket, with darkening to the jacket's spine, subtle soiling, and occasional small chips in the edges. Ex-libris..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1928. Early American printing. Hardcover. 223pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Rust-colored cloth over boards, with only marginal bumping and rubbing to the extremities, and light foxing to the top edge of the text block. In a dust jacket, with periodic small open and closed tears in..... More
London: Watts & Co, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. 125pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Light blue cloth over boards, with gilt stamped titles on the backstrip and front board. Top edge gilt. The spine leans slightly forward, and the spine ends are gently bumped. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1900. First American edition. Hardcover. 492pp. Octavo [20 cm] Decorated tan cloth over boards, lettered in light brown. Illutrated frontispiece with tissue guard. Spine ends a bit bruised; owner's name on front free endpaper, dated "New York, 1901." From the collection of Berkeley book..... More
New York: Ballantine, 1973. Second printing. Paperback. SIGNED. 213pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Illustrated wraps. Fine. Signed by both authors on the title page. Volume III of "The Starchild Trilogy." More
Harper. Later printing. Paperback. 277pp Duodecimo [19cm]; illustrated wraps. Terry Pratchett's first Discworld novel, following Rincewind and Twoflower as they accompany a living case of golden luggage. More
United States of America: Black Rose Writing, 2011. Paperback. 252pp 23cm. Blue wraps. More
Sydney: The Canberra Press, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. 279pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Orange cloth over boards, with black ink stamping. The rear board is lightly moisture stained, the text block edges and the pages at the beginning and rear are foxed, and the front free endpaper has a contemporary owner's..... More
New York: Yearling Books, 2017. Reprint. Paperback. 399 pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm]; in illustrated wraps. "The modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and Newsweek hailed as a "Top 100 Book of All Time." Philip Pullman takes readers to a world where humans have animal familiars..... More