Original dark grey cloth lettered around the edges in silver on boards. A NYTimes reviewer suggests that this book was written to show how a man could deal with his blindness, and how his bravery would be rewarded. Previous owner's name and address in pencil. 266 pp. View More...
Original pictorial tan boards in plastic coil binding. An early book by Joan Ganong of the St. Stephen chocolates family. Joan went on to write more books, including Backstage at Stratford. 56 pp. View More...
Original blind-stamped red cloth on boards. Previous owner's name and inscription in light pencil. Minor spine scuffing. Several other titles by this author found, but little information on him. 374 pp. View More...
Original blue cloth lettered in black on boards. George (1882-1926) was a British writer born in Paris who was known for his clever writings on topics related to women. This novel appeared in 1916. No synopsis found. It begins with 23-year-old Roger Huncote being badgered by a friend as to what he is going to do in life. " No. 10" in light pencil on front endpaper. One rear endpaper missing. 436 pp. View More...
Original orange cloth with red decoration and lettering on boards, no DJ. Both hinges were cracked, so I glued them. Normal soil and wear as seen in SCAN. Gibbon(1875-1952) had several novels to his credit, but was so ambidextrous that he was better known as an organizer of mountain trail rides and musical productions. His day job was Publicist for the Canadian Pacific Railway. This volume is very scarce. 310 pp. View More...
Original green cloth with gilt letters on boards. Previous owner's name and date (Oct. 15,'28) the only marks. I could find nothing on this author except his dates (1902-1975) and the two other titles on this site. However, Bookfinder did list a dozen additional titles. 329 pp. NOTE: A kind friend, "LZR", has informed me that the author is the son of Sir Philip Hamilton Gibbs and the nephew of "Cosmo Hamilton " and A. Hamilton Gibbs, all of them successful writers before WWII. View More...
Original blue cloth on boards. The Hon. Frank Allingham has been through World War I, surviving a German prison camp. Despite his wife's leaving him he keeps a positive attitude toward life in general. He compaigns as a Liberal, is defeated, and turns to journalism as a means of making a constructive difference in the world. His wife returns briefly, and then runs off with his brother. He finds true love, and looks forward to reporting important international conferences. Page edges dusty. 281 pp. View More...
Original blue cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. An American broadcaster in Britain and his wife, a native, are embroiled in the war in 1941. 296 pp. View More...
Original green cloth on boards, lettered in green. First free endpaper missing. Previous owner's stamp. Covers lightly edge-worn. An early copy in sturdy condition of this very popular and hard-to-find work. Precedes The First Glencannon Omnibus. Stories include Scotch and Water, Half-Seas Over, and Three Sheets in the Wind. 243 pp. View More...
Original blue cloth on boards. Owner of an ad agncy appears to be the perpetrator of two crimes. A mix of atmosphere, romance, and mystery. Set in Sydney, Australia. Hand soil to DJ. 272 pp. View More...
Dark blue cloth on boards. Corner wear. First published by International Magazine Co. in 1918 as "The Awakening of Lady Ardayre." When copyrighted by D. Appleton & Co, in 1919, it was titled, "Family." Glyn was known for her beauty and her sexy novels, of which this is among the better ones. 270 pp. View More...
Original green cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Colonel Bathspur, in charge of a regiment in India, has arranged for his ailing son, Lawney, to join him for six months away from school in England. One day as they are playing golf, a native boy saves Lawney from a venomous snake. He becomes Lawney's caddie and friend. Little do they realize what the future will bring ! 224 pp. View More...
Red cloth on boards. DJ has short tear at top rear. Unusual setting for a brothel is a Quebec factory which formerly turned out rosary beads. Half-a-dozen leaves carelessly separated. 288 pp. View More...
Blue cloth on boards. DJ price-clipped and taped. Previous owner's bookplate. To the author, the story is composed of personal recollections of her previous lives. When Sekeeta develops extra-sensory powers she is sent to the temple, where she learns to recall the past . 382 pp. View More...
Green cloth on boards. Light corner wear. A novel written as an autobiography of Roman Emperor Claudius, from the date of Caligula's death to his own in the year 54 A.D. 395 pp. View More...
Original tan paper boards covered in ZG motif, backed in brown cloth. "Action blazed in Tonto Basin, as a beautiful stranger from the East faced the stern justice of the Code of the West." DJ. Small repaired tear head of DJ spine. No writing. 309 pp. View More...
Original green cloth blindstamped recto and verso on boards. Tiny loss head of backstrip. This edition is the only one including this title. Pp. 24-74 have minor chipping at foredge, not affecting legibility. First published in 1832, this novel is based on an actual invasion at Munster, repelled by Airtree. The author's intent was to enable his readers to grasp an authentic picture of their heritage. This copy is handsoiled and internally worn, but holding together and easily readable. 545 pp. View More...
Original black paper boards. If you could live your life over again....Imagine dying and then coming back to life 25 years younger. Would you make a better job of it the second time ? Book is clean and undamaged. DJ is chipped head and foot. 249 pp. View More...
Original brown cloth on boards. DJ gives ISBN 0-88750-527-9. Novel written in 1905, said to be based on the author's relationship with Else Plotz Endell. Grove was a German who emigrated to Ohio and then to Manitoba. Previous owner's name and minor corner bumps. 232 pp. in Vol. II. View More...
Original tweedy blue cloth on boards. No writing or damage. Don Camillo is the village priest, whose constant adversary is Peppone, the Communist mayor. Translated by Frances Frenay. 250 pp. View More...
