Frederick Warne & Co., 1867. Hardcover. Variously attributed to Wyss or to Johanna Spyri, (the author of 'Heidi'). Blue cloth with gilt titling and decoration, blind-stamped decoration to front and back. Cloth rubbed, with points of fraying to spine ends and fore-edge corners; a little darkened to spine; gilt bright.....
Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894. Hardcover. First-ever issue of 'The Yellow Book,' the British magazine associated with Aestheticism and Decadence, featuring Aubrey Beardsley as art editor. Yellow cloth gently age-soiled and a little dulled to spine, with light general edgewear and some bruising to extremities, tiny closed tear at.....
John Lane, 1894. Hardcover. Third volume of 'The Yellow Book,' the British magazine associated with aestheticism and decadence. Yellow cloth gently age-soiled with light to moderate edgewear, slightly bumped fore-edge corners and bumped spine ends, including tiny closed tears at spine ends. Spine tilted forward slightly. Binding sound. Pages heavily.....
Ecco, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. The signed edition, in slipcase, signed by Alam at the title page. First printing with number line to 1. Blue and navy boards with paler blue titling, very good with lightly bumped spine ends. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket near fine in Mylar with.....
Roberts Brothers, 1889. Hardcover. Brown cloth with gilt titles, decoration in gilt, black, and red. Cloth age-soiled with shelf-wear, rubbing to edges. Binding cracked in a few places but intact. Dampstaining to textblock edges; to ffep through title page; and to last page and rfep. Prior owner's name inked to.....
Hanging Loose Press, 1993. First Edition. Paperback. First thus; first paperback printing, with number line to 1. (Published simultaneously in softcover and cloth hardback by Hanging Loose Press). Wraps very good with only minor shelf-wear. Spine square and uncreased. Binding sound. Pages clean, text unmarked.
Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing with number line to 1. Inscribed by Alexie at the title page to a previous owner. Blue boards very good with lightly bumped spine tips. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good in Mylar with minor edgewear, lightly bumped spine.....
Doubleday / Transworld Publishers, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing with number line to 1. Signed by the author at the title page. Black boards with gold spine titling, fine. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket near fine in Mylar with light edgewear to spine head. Pages bright, text unmarked.....
J. B. Lippincott, 1879. Hardcover. 764 pages. Blue cloth with black and gilt titles and decoration. Cloth spotted to back, darkened to spine, with light general edgewear that is heavier at spine tips and fore-edge corners. Gilt sharp and bright. Interior clean and free of markings.
Miramax / Hyperion, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing with number line to 1. Signed by Amis at the title page. Black hardback with gold spine titling, very good with light general edgewear, bumping to bottom fore-edge corners. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good with light soil, shelf-wear.....
The World Publishing Company, 1942. Hardcover. Green cloth with orange titling, very good with light edgewear. Spine cocked forward slightly. Binding sound. Dust jacket good in Mylar with moderate edgewear, closed tears at fore-edges, chipping to spine ends and fore-edge corners. Pages lightly toned, text unmarked.
McClelland & Stewart, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing with number line to 1. Inscribed by Margaret Atwood to a previous owner at the title page. Speckled beige boards with bronze spine titling, very good with light rubbing to edges, spot of faint staining to front. Spine square. Binding sound.....
Crown, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing with number line to 1. Inscribed by author Jean Auel to a previous owner at half title. Green papered boards over yellow quarter-cloth with green spine titling, very good with lightly bumped spine foot, thin line of faint sunning along top edges. Spine.....
Modern Library. Hardcover. [nd], likely ca 1977-1982 due to the binding style (G8). Brown boards with rubbing to edges, very lightly bumped spine ends; very good. Spine square. Binding sound. Pale brown dust jacket, good with light to moderate edgewear, including two small chips from top edge of rear panel.....
Ecco, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. 2018, first edition. Signed by author Jesse Ball at special signature page. This is the Powell's Indiespensable edition, and so comes with a custom slipcase, and small booklet with an interview with Ball. Black hardcover with white titles at spine, very good with lightly bumped.....
Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1917. Hardcover. 1917. 320 pages. Green cloth with rubbed edges, bumped spine tips and fore-edge corners. Spine cocked forward. Front inner hinge slightly cracked. Binding cracked to mull at pages 318-319, else intact. Pages heavily age-toned, clean and unmarked.
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1934. Hardcover. 301 pp, red boards. Light rubbing, some edgewear on boards. Pages have some general wear, yellowing on edges, but otherwise clean. Sound binding. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 in - 9 3/4 in Tall. Year: 1934.
Ecco, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing with number line to 1. The publisher's signed edition, signed by the author at the designated signature page. Red boards with white spine titling, very good with bumped spine ends. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good with light shelf-wear and edgewear.....
Richard Bentley, 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Three volumes, complete. Originally serialized from 1837-1839, this is the first edition in book format (published shortly before the close of the serial), in its first state with 'Boz' at title pages and the Fireside plate at page 313 in volume three. Bound without.....
E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by author Vivien Bretherton to previous owners at FFEP. Red cloth with navy titling, good with faint dampstain to bottom margins, light edgewear, cloth rubbed. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket in poor condition, ring stains to rear panel.....
Hodder and Stoughton, 1921. Hardcover. [nd], ca 1921-1924, with a prior owner's statement at FFEP dated 1924. Probable initial publication date of 1921, as later Hodder & Stoughton editions place their first printing in 1921. Not a 1st; Hodder preceded by editions from Blackwood in the UK and Sturgis/Walton in.....
Methuen and Co Ltd, 1957. Hardcover. Third UK edition. Two volumes, complete. Hardcovers with jackets. Jackets are edgeworn, with chipping. This includes a rather large portion missing from the top of the spine of volume 2, and a strip missing between the spine and rear panel of volume 1. Volume.....
Saunders and Otley, 1834. Hardcover. Maroon half-leather and brown cloth boards, with moderate shelf-wear and edgewear. Binding cracked at front inner hinge, with FFEP loose; a previous inexpert repair glued it to fly leaf. Binding else intact, solid through the text. Gilt page edges, marbled paper endsheets. Small notation in.....
Saunders and Otley, London, 1839. Hardcover. Maroon half-leather with gilt titles and decoration. Boards rubbed, bruised and frayed to corners, with minor chipping at spine head. Spine square. Top inch of outer hinges starting; binding sound. Marbled page edges, marbled endsheets. Previous owners' book plate, and scarring as though from.....
J. and B. Williams, Exeter, 1837. Hardcover. 240 pages. Full leather with gilt-stamped titling, ruling and decoration to the spine. Boards worn, with frayed corners and minor loss at spine tips, and heavily rubbed throughout, with titles lost/obscured at spine. Spine square. Front hinge cracked, but the veins/threads of the.....