New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1997. Soft Cover. Advanced Reader's Copy. Paperback, 499pp. Some markings on fore-edge o/w fine. A memoir of Auster's early life and struggles as a writer in New York and Paris. More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947. Hardcover. 18mo. Second Large Printing. viii, 117 p.p. [3] p.p. reserved for readers to write their own favourite limericks. Jacket chipped, with loss to spine and head and tail of front cover, with smaller chips to edges. Soiling to covers, with heavy foxing..... More
Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo (small). First Printing. Brown cloth, 78pp. Illustrated. Errata slip tipped-in; about fine in d/w, front inner jacket cliped. The Origin & Development and Materials of the Netsuke are discussed, with many illustrations showing the world of..... More
Oxford: Oxford at the Clardendon Press, 1959. Hard Cover. 8vo (small). A new edition based on that of Watson, revised and annotated. Together with a critical introduction by A.C. Clark. Burgundy cloth board with gilt lettering to spine. xvi, [approx. 275 p.p.]. Spine ends and corners bumped and rubbed lightly..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2007. Hard Cover. 8vo. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Collector's Edition. Brown genuine leather boards with gilt decoration. Moire endpapers. A.E.G. Gold ribbon marker. x, 174 pp. Fine condition. Laid in are a note about the book and the author, two Easton Press ex libris bookplate..... More
Gas City, IN: L-W Book Sales, 1996. Soft Cover. Second Printing. 8vo (imperial). 128 p.p., featuring several full colour in-text photographs of collectable Tonka Trucks and accessories released between 1947-1963. Light wear to cover and extremities. Pages crisp, clean. A fine copy. More
London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1789. Hardcover. 4to. A New Edition, Corrected. Illustrated with variety of original designs of shipping, in different situations; together with separate views of their masts, sails, yards, and rigging. To which is annexed, a translation of the French sea-terms and phrases, collected from the works..... More
Columbia, Missouri: E.W. Stephens Publishing Co., 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Decorative green cloth, 51pp. A faint dampstain to foot of title-page, front endpapers a bit soiled and some light foxing on fore-edge; some wear and soiling on cloth and extremities but in fact very good. More
United States: The Franklin Library, 1988. Johnson, David. Hard Cover. 8vo. The Franklin Library Mystery Masterpieces Series. 241 p.p. Cloth. A.E.G. Triangle design to endpapers. Title stamped on spine. Boards and interior clean. Frontispiece designed and illustrated by Johnson, David. More
Oxonii: Oxford University Press, 1970. Hard Cover. 8vo. In Greek. xxiv, 267 p.p. Cloth. Discolouration to spine of dust-jacket. Tearing to corners of dust-jacket. Inner flap clipped. Light bruising to corners and spine ends. A near fine copy of book. More
Lonod: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1909. Hardcover. 8vo. Mediaeval Towns series. Fourth Edition. Teel cloth, xiii, 417pp. Egraved frontispiece and illustrations by Edith Calvert and Herbert Railton. Some trimming and unopened pages; covers a bit faded, with slight bruising on corners but in fact a very good copy. Historical..... More
Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2008. Soft Cover. Softcover. A very good copy. More
Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2001. Blackwood, David. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. With an introduction by Annie Proulx. Full grey cloth. xiv, 178 pp. Slight sunning to top and tail edges. In about fine dust jacket. David Blackwood was born in 1941 in Wesleyville, Newfoundland, into a family with a long..... More
Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2007. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo. SIGNED with inscription from author to half-title. Soft cover. xiv, 218 p.p. Near fine overall. Greater Vancouver is recognized internationally as one of the planet's best places to live. City Making in Paradise details nine of the most important decisions..... More
New York: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1950. 1st Edition. Original jacket and grey cloth boards. Top edge in blue. 257 p.p. Jacket chipped with loss to spine head. Some scuffing to covers. Front inner jacket price clipped. Some bruising to spine ends with light stain to spine head. Light rubbing to edges..... More
Roslyn, New York: Black's Readers Service, 1943. Hard Cover. 12mo. 623 p.p. Red cloth boards with black spine label and gilt lettering and floral decoration to spine and front board. Spine ends and corners rubbed, else fine. Text is bright and clean. A very nice edition of this collection of..... More
Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1976. Hard Cover. 8vo. 240 p.p. Leather. Book is signed by author on f.f.e.p., and revious ownership inscription. Inner flaps price clipped. Scratching to dust-jacket covers. Nicks to edges and spine of dust-jacket. Rubbing to extremities of boards. Otherwise clean, book is in near fine condition..... More
Brussels: Goemaere, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo [medium]. Quarter cloth binding in blue buckram spine and marbled boards.vi, 260 p.p. Faded embossed library stamp at foot of title-page. Early ownership at head of title-page. Rubbing to extremities of boards and edges. Dark pen marking on rear buckram spine. Paper browning..... More
Core Media Inc., 2000. Soft Cover. 8vo (imperial). [Toronto.] Limited and numbered, #23623. Pictorial card wraps. 184 pp. B&W and colour photography throughout. Some minor edge wear and light rubbing to covers, else fine. Maple Leaf Gardens was the last of the NHL's Original Six buildings to close its doors..... More
Toronto: The Coach House Press, 1988. Hard Cover. 4to. Copy 76 of 100. 97 p.p. Cloth. Illustrations to every page. No marks to dust-jacket or boards. Interior clean, a fine copy of book. More
Toronto: Penguin / Viking, 2001. First Edition. Hardcvoer. 8vo (large). Blue cloth, 508pp. Light bruising on spine ends, o/w near fine in d/w. Some rubbing on jacket and faded sticker on foot of rear cover. Murder mystery and political thrill set in Africa, this is Le Carre's 18th novel. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1960. Hardcover. 8vo. Light blue cloth, xi, 212pp. Frontispiece & BW Illustrations. Some light bruising on upper corners and spine ends, o/w near fine. More
Toronto: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1953. Griffith, Julius. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. First printing stated. Brown cloth boards with brown lettering to spine. vii, 135 p.p. Top edge blue. Woodcuts by Julius Griffith. Bumping to spine foot and upper corner of rear board. Dust jacket is sunned at spine..... More
Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Press, 2000. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. SIGNED with inscription to ffep. First edition, full number line. Full black cloth. xii, 220 pp. Very minor rubbing and bumping to extremities of dust jacket. Fine condition overall. Constantinos Markides contends that the essence of business strategy..... More
New York: Columbia University Press. Soft Cover. 8vo. Records of Western Civilization series. xxxiii, 523 p.p. Light rubbing to edges, extremities. Some scuffs to covers and fore-edge, otherwise near fine. More