Black Ajax
London: Harper Collins, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 249pp. Octavo [24.5cm]. Black paper over boards, with title in gilt stamped on spine. Spine is mildly rolled. More
London: Harper Collins, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 249pp. Octavo [24.5cm]. Black paper over boards, with title in gilt stamped on spine. Spine is mildly rolled. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First American edition. Hardcover. 479pp. Octavo. 1/4 beige cloth over red boards. Title stamped in gilt on spine. Touch of soiling to extremities. Spine mildly rolled. In a dust jacket with light toning and creasing. The seventh novel in the Flashman series. A Wild..... More
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1975. First UK edition. Hardcover. 336pp. Octavo. Red boards, with title stamped in silver on spine. Touch of rubbing to extremities and soiling to textblock edges. In a dust jacket with light toning and chipping. The fifth of the Flashman novels. Flashman discovers his own unflattering..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. First American edition. Hardcover. 330pp. Octavo. 1/4 green cloth over lightly decorated beige boards. Title stamped in silver on spine. In a mildly soiled dust jacket. The sixth of the Flashman novels. Beginning with an encounter with Tom Brown and ending in enslavement in..... More
London: Collins, 1980. First UK edition. Hardcover. 573pp. Octavo [22 cm] Brown paper over boards. The spine leans forward slightly. In the dust jacket with very moderate surface and edge wear. A first edition from the author best known for the "Flashman" series. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. First American edition. Hardcover. 257pp. Octavo. Red cloth with gilt stamped title on spine, and blind stamped decor on front board. Textblock is toned. Light bumping to extremities. Spine is mildly rolled. Dust jacket is a bit soiled and toned. The second Flashman novel..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, 1919. Jessie Willcox Smith. First edition with illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith. Hardcover. 342pp. Small quarto [24.5 cm] Beige cloth covered boards with gilt and blue ink stamped titles and decorative borders on the spine and front cover, and an illustrated paper label mounted to the..... More
Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1909. Maria L. Kirk. First Maria Kirk Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. 352pp. Octavo [21 cm] Red cloth over boards with gilt lettering and pictorial stamping in black ink on the front board. Illustrated endpapers. "Holiday Editions of Juvenile Classics" advertisement at the front. Decorated..... More
New York: George Routledge and Sons. Hardcover. 467pp. Octavo [19.5cm] 3/4 yellow leather and marbled paper over boards with title stamped in gilt on spine. Rubbing to extremities with underlying boards exposed. Top edge gilt. Spine is slightly rolled and darkened. Front hinge is cracked. A lovely fictional tale of..... More
Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2000. Reprint. Paperback. 185pp. Octavo. [23cm] Illustrated wraps. "With an introduction by C. S. Lewis In October 1857, George MacDonald wrote what he described as "a kind of fairy tale, in the hope that it will pay me better than the more..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company Publishers, 1920. Jessie Willcox Smith. First edition with illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith. Hardcover. 203pp. Quarto [24 cm] Tan cloth with gilt and blue ink stamped titles and borders on the spine and front cover, and an illustrated paper label mounted to the front cover. Top..... More
New York: Everyman's Library, 1993. Arthur Hughes. Reprint. Hardcover. 238pp. Octavo [21cm]. Blue cloth over boards, with gilt and black titles and details, and an illustrated label on the front board. Charming pictorial endpapers. Gilt and black on spine has begun to rub off. Black-and-white illustrations by Arthur Hughes. More