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19908vo., First Edition thus; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION AND 'DEATH' BOOKSTAMP ON TITLE. The tenth Discworld novel, with dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby. Published simultaneously with the first edition.
1968Probably Eric Thacker (the author's) personal copy. Inscribed on front end paper to his wife and children. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor water mark to front of spine strip and rear spine ends and no bumping to corners. Original cellophane dust jacket with tears to front. 160pp.. Fictional fantasy world with many references to sponge/cats. Tucked-in are two pages of manuscript on the author's contribution to the work in the same hand as the inscription.
1968Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Jacket is worn, and edges are creased and nicked. Page block is discoloured, and rear board lower edge is bumped. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW Used
198596 pages of guitar tab sheet music for these songs: Mony, Mony; Rebel Yell; Blue Highway, Catch My Fall; Crank Call; Daytime Drama; The Dead Next Door; (Do Not) Stand in the Shadows; Eyes Without a Face; Flesh For Fantasy; Come On, Come On; Dancing With Myself; Hot in the City; It's So Cruel; Love Colling; and White Wedding. Includes biographical information about Billy Idol plus color and black and white photos of Billy Idol, and black and white photos of his guitarist Steve Stevens. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this great Billy Idol/Steve Stevens collectible. Book
1984169 pages including index of place names, selected references and notes. Provides a spellbinding tour of the world where the harassed settlers from Earth fight to overcome seemingly impossible odds and to carve out a new life for themselves and the future. Brings out every detail of the world and history of Pern in fascinating graphics and lucent text. Book clean, bright and unmarked with faintest wear. Very light wear to dust jacket which bears one inch tear to bottom of back panel. Lovely copy. Please note that this may be a book club edition, although we can find no writing to this effect. Book
1986144 pages. Features: June Callwood; George Woodcock; Paul Rush; Peter Kaellgren of the ROM; David Lasker on the pipe organ; David Wilkinson sends postcards from the Alps; Heritage Canada and 26,000 Canadians are bringing new life to small towns; The penthouse of John C. Parkin, Canada's foremost modernist architect; Toller Cranston's home is a flamboyant fantasy; Media mogul David Mintz's private screening room; The Collections of Murray Mackay, Canadian representative for Christies; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this wonderful issue. Magazine
ref. BN67324World of Final Fantasy - Das offizielle Lösungsbuch unknown
1940ref. 21591S.l., Edition réalisée par les soins et au profit exclusif des "Vrais Amateurs Romantiques" (Groupement de bibliophiles), s.d. (circa 1940-1950 ?) ; petit in-4° (246 mm), broché ; 101 pp., [2 ff.], sous couverture muette grise rempliée, 20 lithographies en couleurs hors-texte dont le frontispice et 14 en noir in-texte de Berthommé Saint-André.
2003ref. 1238022003 Soleil Production - 2003 - 4 volumes In-4, cartonnage illustré - 78 + 104 + 88 planches en couleur + un livret de 37 pages + une carte dépliante en couleur sous coffret illustré de l'éditeur -
1844ref. 9372BBParis, J.-J. Dubochet, 1844 - 1853. Je ca. 48 Seiten mit zahlreichen, teils ganzseitigen Illustrationen, jedes Titelblatt illustriert. Halblederband der Zeit., cham Rückenbezug mit Fehlstelle am unteren Kapital, Rückengelenke seitlich etw. angeplatzt, Deckel berieben.
2007ref. gu4426Calmann Lévy Dos carré collé 2007 3 volumes in-8 ( 15,5x24,5cm), dos carré collé, ce cycle contient les trois volumes traduits en français du Livre Malazéen des glorieux défunts : Tome I : Les jardins de la lune (2007, 587 pages). Tome II : Les portes de la maison des morts (2008, 393 pages). Tome III : La chaîne des chiens (2008, 461 pages) ; légères marques de frottements sur les plats, très bon état par ailleurs. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
1993POE EDGAR ALLAN La maschera della morte rossa. Edizione curata da A. Ravaglioli. Con un'introduzione di V. Price. Roma, Fantastival 1993, In 4° grande, cartella impressa su carta a mano, pp. 22 (n. n.). Esemplare con quattro acqueforti monocromo fuori testo, originali con dichiarazione di tiratura e firmate dall'A. appositamente incise da J. Pilecek e tirate in 200 esemplari num. da 1 a CC, questa è la copia n° 46. Allegato: opuscolo edito a cura del Comune di Roma "I mondi fantastici di Jindrich Pilecek", in 16° quadro, bross., pp. 12 n.n.. figure in nero Buono (Good) .
1993ref. 1233781993 Editions Delcourt - 1993 - Grand format - 46 planches en couleurs - Edition originale avec un bel envoi de TURF
ref. 1974160820064KEM-DISC. Audio CD. Like New. CD plays perfectly & the case looks good. KEM-DISC unknown
1940ref. 004258New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1940. Book. Illus. by Hertha List. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY TRANSLATOR. First Edition. New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1940. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY TRANSLATOR on 2nd front endpage -"to Will Hays with best regards Paul Leyssac April 1941". Will Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. Paul Leyssac was a well-known stage actor who appeared opposite Ethel Barrymore and Marie Tempest and whose recitals of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf were widely popular. Danish-born and French-accented he was also an accomplished translator of Danish fairy-tale author Hans Christian Andersen. He also appeared in 7 films of the late 1930's and early 40's. A unique Hollywood Association Copy ! Near Fine minute rubs to tips of cloth in a Very Good dustjacket several small chips and closed edge tears. Roman numeral "I" on copyright page indicates a First Edition First Printing. SCARCE in collectible condition. Harcourt Brace & Co. Hardcover
1940ref. 004258New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1940. Book. Illus. by Hertha List. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY TRANSLATOR. First Edition. New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1940. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY TRANSLATOR on 2nd front endpage -"to Will Hays with best regards Paul Leyssac April 1941". Will Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. Paul Leyssac was a well-known stage actor who appeared opposite Ethel Barrymore and Marie Tempest and whose recitals of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf were widely popular. Danish-born and French-accented he was also an accomplished translator of Danish fairy-tale author Hans Christian Andersen. He also appeared in 7 films of the late 1930's and early 40's. A unique Hollywood Association Copy ! Near Fine minute rubs to tips of cloth in a Very Good dustjacket several small chips and closed edge tears. Roman numeral "I" on copyright page indicates a First Edition First Printing. SCARCE in collectible condition. Harcourt Brace & Co. Hardcover books
1884ref. 000390James R. Osgood and Company 1884. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. pp. 225 1. Original publisher's yellow-green cloth with black oriental design on front cover. Re-hung / re-cased preserving end papers ; small repairs to head and tail caps of spine and to outer corner tips of boards.; spots of wear to extremities; some fading or discoloration along the upper edge of the rear board. Inner hinges are neatly strengthened; color book plate on inside front cover. Pages are clean. This edition contains the JR.O & Co insignia at the bottom of the spine. Lafcadio Hearn's first book. The contents contain supernatural stories based on folklore from Buddhist and Indian literature the Finnish Kalavala The Jewish Talmud Muslim literature Egyptian papyri etc. Many of the stories deal with the themes of the pursuit of wisdom and of the spectral lover. BAL 7912. James R. Osgood and Company hardcover
1922ref. 004601New York: The Century Co. 1922. Book. Illus. by Illustrated with Photographs. Very Good Minus. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. IINSCRIBED on the front endpage -"For Billie Hays on his seventh birthday from Dad 12/11/22". From the estate of Will H. Hays who managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA. His son Will Hays Jr.Billie became an author and later on Mayor of Crawfordsville IN. Book is about Very Good cloth a bit soiled toning to endpages all photo illustrations present but two have come unbound and are laid in. RARE in the hardcover First Edition. The Century Co. Hardcover
1922ref. 004601New York: The Century Co. 1922. Book. Illus. by Illustrated with Photographs. Very Good Minus. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. IINSCRIBED on the front endpage -"For Billie Hays on his seventh birthday from Dad 12/11/22". From the estate of Will H. Hays who managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA. His son Will Hays Jr.Billie became an author and later on Mayor of Crawfordsville IN. Book is about Very Good cloth a bit soiled toning to endpages all photo illustrations present but two have come unbound and are laid in. RARE in the hardcover First Edition. The Century Co. Hardcover books
1949ref. 004895New York: William Morrow & Co 1949. Book. Illus. by Eleanor Frances Lattimore. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. RARE in dust jacket. Near Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap small spot top edge page block in a Very Good dust jacket a few small chips. Illustrated by the author. 127 pages with illustrated endpages. William Morrow & Co Hardcover
1949ref. 004895New York: William Morrow & Co 1949. Book. Illus. by Eleanor Frances Lattimore. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. RARE in dust jacket. Near Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap small spot top edge page block in a Very Good dust jacket a few small chips. Illustrated by the author. 127 pages with illustrated endpages. William Morrow & Co Hardcover books
1976ref. 260204001Chicago Review Press 1976. Paperback. Very Good. 7x5x1. Lindsay David : The Violet Apple and the Witch. Chicago : Chicago Review Press 1976. First paper. Edited by J.B. John Pick. Octavo 8vo 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy pink pictorial wrappers unattributed line drawing of the eponymous fruit to front wrap. iv 395 396 blank. Intro by British novelist-philosopher Colin Wilson volume includes separate forewords by Pick to The Violet Apple and The Witch. Condition notes: a solid unmarked copy of the slightly garish issue by Chicago Review Press. Moderate wear/rubbing to wrappers. Light foxing to edges. Relic moisture exposure to tail has left a slight stain to corner and light but noticeable rippling to tail inch throughout; no sticking or odors. Binding sound with no spine crease. Lindsay created some of the most original and memorable science fiction and fantasy of the early 20th Century - famously A Voyage to Arcturus but also The Haunted Woman and several others C.S. Lewis notably an enthusiast of the mythopoeic creation of the former. And finally long after he died these two stories saw publication. If you ever wondered what sort of wonders might ensue if a seed from the Garden of Eden is planted then The Violet Apple is the book for you. We personally inspect every book we offer. Chicago Review Press paperback
1997ref. 204-3964New York: Knopf 1997. First Printing. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Dark blue boards quarterbound in navy-blue cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. 326pps. There is very mild rubbing to the lower board-edges and a small remainder dot atop the textblock otherwise clean tight square and bright. Yet to be read. The dustjacket glossy in a mylar sleeve is as new; the original price is intact. ".The universe has broken wide and Lyra's friend lies dead. Desperate for answers and set on revenge Lyra bursts into a new world in pursuit of his killer. Instead she finds Will just twelve years old and already a murderer himself. He's on a quest as fierce as Lyra's and together they strike out into this sunlit otherworld. On this journey marked by danger Will and Lyra forge ahead. But with every step and each new horror they move closer to the greatest threat of all -- and the shattering truth of their own destiny." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist in your decision photos can be emailed upon request. ISBN: 0-679-87925-0. First American Edition. Hard Cover. FANTASY FICTION CHILDREN S JUVENILE GENERAL SCIENCE MAGIC LITERATURE SWORD AND SORCERY DAEMONS HIS DARK MATERIALS LYRA OXFORD ENGLAND PHILIP PULLMAN THE SUBTLE KNIFE FIRST EDITIONS. Catalogs: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Children's. Knopf hardcover
2009ref. 236918Toronto: Scholastic Books 2009. Book. Illus. by Incopo Bruno; Lorenzo Chiavini; Larry KeysTopica Topraska Mary Fontina Johnny Stgrachino Topilia Aristoratti;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Hardcover glossy pictorial boards. All fourteen books have very light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Covers by: Iacopo Bruno and Lorenzo Chiavini. Interiors by: Larry KeysTopica Topraska Mary Fontina Johnny Stgrachino Topilia Aristoratti; and others. The books here are: 1 - The Kingdom of Fantasy; 2 - The Quest for Paradise; 3 - The Amazing Voyage; 4 - The Dragon Prophecy; 5 - The Volcano of Fire; 6 - The Search for Treasure; 7 - The Enchanted Charms; 8 - The Hour of Magic; 9 - The Wizard's Wand; 10 - The Ship of Secrets; 11 - The Guardian of the Realm; 12 - The Island of Dragons; 13 - The Battle for Crystal Castle; 14 - The Keepers of the Empire. Scholastic Books Hardcover
1995ref. 001461New York: Alfred A.Knopf 1995. Book. Very Near Fine. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. First printing with complete # line 1-10. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by John Updike on the Dedication Page and additionally SIGNED there by his son David Updike. An unaccountably SCARCE childrens book particularly SIGNED by father and son. Alfred A.Knopf Hardcover