Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. Paperback. This edition is part of The Scribner Library; number 7 in the series (SL 7); exact publication year unclear [book indicates 1948 as copyright year] but most likely between 1950 and 1960. More
London: Macmillan London Limited, 1978. First U.K. Edition (presumed), First Printing. Hardcover. Rare. Between the amorous antique dealer Humphrey and his good-looking nephew James glides the magnificent Leonora, delicate as porcelain, cool as ice. Can she keep James in her thrall? Or will he be taken from her by a...... More
London: The Folio Society, 1995. David Eccles (illustrations). First Printing. Hardcover. Rare. With an introduction by Frank Delaney and illustrations by David Eccles. Text for King Solomon's Mines is based on the 1905 edition; that of Allan Quatermain on the 1887 first edition; and that of She on the 1896..... More
London: Picador, 2015. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by author. WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE 2015 & SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2015 "Astonishing and unsettling ... A masterwork" San Francisco Chronicle "A book that demands to be read." Wall Street Journal A Little..... More
Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International, Ltd, 1994. Maki Sasaki (jacket illustration). First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. This is a signed, first U.S. edition. High-class call girls billed to Mastercard. A psychic 13-year-old dropout with a passion for Talking Heads. A hunky matinee idol doomed to play dentists and teachers. A...... More
London: Wellsweep Press, 1991. Trade Paperback. Rare. Translated from the Chinese by Robert Chard. The first English translation of this classic martial arts/fantasy novel. The first volume of the trilogy entitled The Swordsmen's Haven at Willow Lake. More
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1964. Ben Feder, Inc. (jacket design). First American Edition, 3rd ptg. Hardcover. Rare. More
Hong Kong: Joint Publishing Co. (HK), 1986. Ding Cong (illustrations); Eugene Yau (cover design). Second Edition. Paperback. This is a revised translation of the original English translation which was first published in England by J.M. Dent in 1957. Both the original and revised translations were prepared by the same individual..... More
Petaling Jaya: Maya Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very rare. More
New York: Penguin Books, 2018. Circle of Jacques-Louis David (jacket art). First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. ’s the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong? Our narrator has many of the advantages of life: Young, thin, pretty, a recent..... More
New York: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 2018. Paperback. The first fully annotated edition of Raymond Chandler’s 1939 classic The Big Sleep features hundreds of illuminating notes and images alongside the full text of the novel and is an essential addition to any crime fiction fan’s library. A masterpiece of..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2000. Tom Phillips (illustrations). Second Edition. Hardcover. From an inauspicious beginning at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone in 1953, followed by bewilderment among American and British audiences, "Waiting for Godot" has become of the most important and enigmatic plays of the past fifty years..... More
Hong Kong: 香港美麗術社出版, 1959. First Edition (presumed). Softcover/Paperback. This is a boxed set of mini Journey to the West comics, published in Hong Kong between 1959 to 1960. There are three parts to the series, and this is part two of three. This box contains seven (7) comic books. See..... More
London: Lund Humphries, 1967. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. Fifty classical Chinese stories presented in their original Chinese version, and also in romanized Chinese and Japanese versions, the latter having been prepared by W. Simon, professor emeritus of Chinese in the University of London. The Chinese romanized version is prepared..... More
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