London: Secker & Warburg 1981. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A fine first edition copy of this novel by Irish author Maurice Leitch winner of the 1981 Whitbread Book Award for novel of the year. A fine copy of this compelling novel which is a seminal fictional portrait of the Troubles an ethnographical conflict that occurred in Northern Ireland from approximately 1960 to 1998. The first edition of this work which was awarded the Whitbread Prize in 1981.Written by Irish author Maurice Leitch who wrote many novels about conflict and ethnography in Northern Ireland. Leitch was awarded a 'Most Excellent Order of the British Empire' for services to literature in 1998.Enclosed in the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with just some light edgewear and light age-toning to the extremities. A small closed tear to the head of the front of the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine Secker & Warburg hardcover
Paris: Gauthier-Villars 1888. Fine. Gauthier-Villars Paris 1888 15 x 21.50 cm broché First edition. Spine browned otherwise a good copy. Rare. Gauthier-Villars unknown
<p>Collection of stories plus the novels THE GRIP OF FEAR and THOSE WHO RETURN by French author Maurice Level edited by S. T. Joshi. 100-copy edition.</p> Centipede Press hardcover
Référence libraire : WLF2 ISBN : 1933618949 9781933618944
London: Eveleigh Nash 1911. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An uncommon English translation of this popular mystery novel featuring the French Arsene Lupin and the parody Herlock Sholmes. The second impression of the first English language edition by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos.A riveting mystery novel featuring Arsene Lupin a thrilling novel. This novel was first published as 'Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes' or 'Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmès'.This is a collection of two adventures in which the French gentleman burglar Arsene Lupin and the parody Herlock Sholmes play their wits against each other.Both of these stories had been previously published in the magazine 'Je Sais Tout' from November 1906 to October 1906.Arsene Lupin is Maurice Leblanc's gentleman thief and master of disguise the French counterpart to Sherlock Holmes.Lupin is Leblanc's best known fictional creation and for his two science fiction novels 'Les Trois Yeux' and 'Le Formidable Evenement'. In the original publisher's cloth binding with a pictorial onlay to the front board. Externally smart. A few light marks to the boards and light patches of rubbing. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Pictorial onlay to the front board is lifting. Spine is a little faded. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional spot. Very Good Eveleigh Nash hardcover
Garden City: Doubleday 1913. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Translated by Alexander Teixeira De Mattos. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with cover stamped in an illustration of white black blue and gilt and spine stamped in gilt. Text block fine bright tight and clean with sharp edges and corners. Exterior fine except for very minor rubbing wear to corners head and heel. 5 x 7 1/4 inches. 327 pages. <br/><br/> Doubleday hardcover
Doubleday Page & Company 1913. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding loosening slightly but intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
Grosset and Dunlap 1913. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight hinges strong. Previous owners name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Grosset and Dunlap hardcover
New York: Grosset and Dunlap 1913. Hardcover. Early vintage reprint. Tan cloth lettered in black with color pictorial pastedown on the front cover. Former owner's name else unmarked. A clean tight hardcover book in near fine condition. Complete with 8 b/w plates. VINTAGE REPRINT EDITION OF A CLASSIC ARSENE LUPIN ADVENTURE. The French equivalent to Sherlock Holmes the Arsene Lupin books are the basis for the new highly popular Netflix series. Grosset and Dunlap hardcover
New York: Grosset and Dunlap 1913. Hardcover. EALRY VINTAGE REPRINT IN THE RARE DUSTJACKET. A fine hardcover book in a very good lightly edgeworn jacket. Tan cloth lettered in black with color pictorial pastedown on the front cover. Jacket is whol;e and complete with only some mild rubbing and shelf wear. Complete with 8 b/w plates. SHARP COLLECTIBLE COPY OF A CLASSIC ARSENE LUPIN ADVENTURE. The French equivalent to Sherlock Holmes the Arsene Lupin books are the basis for the new highly popular Netflix series. Grosset and Dunlap hardcover
Boards show significant wear particularly at edges and folds. Lettering rubbed off on spine only embossing visible. Two previous owner's named inked on front pastedown and front free endpaper. An Arsene Lupin story. Illustrated by Dalton Stevens. Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
Macaulay Company 1922. hardcover. Hardcover. 6x1x8. Hardcover. 1922 Free of any markings and no writings inside. Minor shelf-wear. no DJ For any additional information or pictures please inquire. Macaulay Company hardcover
New York: Macaulay Company 1922. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Very good. First printing of this ARSENE LUPIN adventure. Brown decorated cloth. Covers lightly rubbed and title lettering a bit dulled. Former owner's name else interior clean and tight. A hardcover book in very good condition. Includes frontispiece by G.W. Gage. A mystery adventure featuring Arsene Lupin. Created as the French answer to the popularity of Sherlock Holmes Lupin was featured in a series of highly popular novels. More recently he serves as the inspiration for the popular Netflix series LUPIN. Macaulay Company hardcover
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