1897 1987 (161 results)

Condition: VERY GOOD. First US printing. A retired English schoolteacher takes a bus tour to Italy and finds herself caught up with some dubious characters using the tour as a cover. A Jubilee Mystery. 190 pp. Very good in a good dust jacket (some rubbing and minor edgewear to the dust jacket.).

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Remains a particularly and surprisingly well preserved copy; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp cornered. ; 159 pages; Description: xv, 159 p. : 48 plates : illus. , ports. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Motion pictures --Germany --History. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Remains a particularly and surprisingly well preserved copy; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp cornered. ; 159 pages; Description: xv, 159 p. : 48 plates : illus. , ports. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Motion pictures --Germany --History. 1 Kg.

Condition: FINE. First US printing. "A chilling tale of three English travelers who keep a rendezvous with death under the Aegean sun." 190 pp. Dust jacket art by Ron Chereskin. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 159 pages; Description: xv, 159 p. , 48 plates; illus. 25 cm. Subjects: Motion pictures --Germany --History. Notes: Bibliography: p. 147-149. 1 Kg.…

First printing of this Atlantic Monthly Press edition (with publisher's requisite statement on copyright page; originally published 1956). xii, 189 pages. Hardcover: H 30.75cm x L 23.5cm. Dust jacket rubbed slightly bumped at edges; front flap is not price-clipped. Blue cloth; slight bumping to boards' top fore-edge corners; some flaking loss to spine's otherwise bright gilt stamping. Impression of removed paper clip at top margins of pages 97-102; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. Features "Note to the New Edition;" "Foreword" by S. Dillon Ripley; "Introduction" by Handasyde Buchanan; "The Romance of the Flower Book" by Sacheverell Sitwell; "The Illustrators of the Great Flower Books" by Wilfrid Blunt; "The Notes;" "An Introduction to the Bibliography" by Patrick M. Synge; "The Bibliography" by W.T. Stearn, Sabine Wilson, and Handasyde Buchanan; "List of the Plates" by Elizabeth Braun; "Appendix to the New Edition" by Handasyde Buchanan; Index. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 4 pounds (1.81 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0871132842.…

Condition: New.

Pbk. Condition: Fine. First Pbk.Ed. A nNovel about the Sister of King Charles I - the "Winter Queen" Elizabeth of Bohemia "Elizabeth Bohemia siseter of King Charles I, has neither crown nor country-but keeps her loyal and devoted court.Francis Leslie bastard son of a Scots fisherman and a beautiful noblewoman, vows to serve this gentle tragic queen-and so loses his heart. Anne Wolmer lovely maid-of-honour to Elizabeth, finds herself caught in a web of intrique which surrounds her mistress. George Villiers great Duke of Buckingham and virtual ruler of England, carries his search for power to the court of the young queen.". Book.…

Condition: NEAR FINE. First edition. Mystery set on board a cruise ship in the Caribbean. Interesting photo dust jacket. A King Crime novel. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket (slight spine slant, price-clipped.).

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 159 pages; Description: xv, 159 p. , 48 plates; illus. 25 cm. Subjects: Motion pictures --Germany --History. Notes: Bibliography: p. 147-149. 1 Kg.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

First Edition. Very good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing to edges and prelims; some library marks remain. A well-preserved example overall; internally strong and clean. Physical description; xxiii, 607 pages : colour frontispiece, 8 plates (including portraits) ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references in "Note" (pages 443-568). Subjects; Boswell, James (1740-1795) Biography 18th century. Authors, Scottish 18th century Biography. Biographers Great Britain Biography. 1 Kg. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Price-clipped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 607 pp.: color frontispiece, 8 plates (including portraits) ; 25 cm. Subjects; Boswell, James 1740-1795 Childhood and youth. Biography. Criticism and interpretation. Authors, Scottish 18th century. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing to edges and prelims; some library marks remain. A well-preserved example overall; internally strong and clean. Physical description; xxiii, 607 pages : colour frontispiece, 8 plates (including portraits) ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references in "Note" (pages 443-568). Subjects; Boswell, James (1740-1795) Biography 18th century. Authors, Scottish 18th century Biography. Biographers Great Britain Biography. 1 Kg. …

Condition: New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Criminal Investigation and Interrogation; a Collection of Edited Lectures Presented at Various Institutes of the Law-Medicine Center, Western Reserve. Book.

Henz, Rudolf, 1897-1987, Hrsg. Wort in der Zeit. Österreichische Literaturzeitschrift, 2. Jahrgang, Folge 7, Juli 1956. Graz: Stiasny Verlag, 1956, 64pp., sewn PAPERBACK, very good, previous owner's stamp: D. Berger / 263 Riverside Drive / Apt. 2E / New York 25 N.Y. INSCRIBED at head of first article by Dorothea Berger: La femme d'Erich Berger prie monsieur Claude David d'agrier l'assurance de ses sentiments très distingués. D. B. CONTAINS: Dorothea Berger, Hugo von Hofmannsthals Gestalt im Wandel der Zeit. Vortrag, gehalten im "Literarischen Verein" zu New York - Helmut A. Fiechtner, Der Briefwechsel Hofmannsthal-Redlich - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Distichen - Helmut A. Fiechtner, Hofmannsthal, der Europäer - Britta Eisenreich, Gedichte - Das neue Schauspielhaus in Salzburg - Alfred Gesswein, Gedichte - Hanns Winter, Hermann Broch - Buchbesprechungen.…

Reissue. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xxiii, 607 pages : color frontispiece, 8 plates (including portraits) ; 25 cm. Notes; Bibliographical references included in "Note" (p. 443-568). Originally published, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1966. Subjects; Boswell, James (1740-1795) Childhood and youth. Boswell, James (1740-1795) Enfance et jeunesse. Boswell, James (1740-1795) ; Biography. Boswell, James (1740-1795) Childhood and youth. Boswell, James (1740-1795) Criticism and interpretation. Boswell, James (1740-1795) ; Biography. Boswell, James (1740-1795) Studies. Authors, Scottish 18th century ; Biography. Biographers Great Britain ; Biography. Authors, Scottish. Biographers. Authors, Scottish 18th century ; Biography. Biographers Great Britain ; Biography. Authors, Scottish 18th century ; Biography. Biographers Great Britain 18th century ; Biography. Authors, English 18th century ; Biography. Boswell, James, (1740-1795) English literature (1750-1800) Biography. Great Britain. Prose in English Boswell, James, (1740-1795) - Biographies. Genres; Bibliography. Biographie (1740-1769). Biographies. Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Price-clipped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 607 pp.: color frontispiece, 8 plates (including portraits) ; 25 cm. Subjects; Boswell, James 1740-1795 Childhood and youth. Biography. Criticism and interpretation. Authors, Scottish 18th century. 1 Kg. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Book Club Edition. Good copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 191 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects; Fiction in English. English fiction. fiction in english, 1900 texts. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Yale editions of the private papers of James Boswell. Physical description: xix, 428p. : ill., port ; 24cm. Notes: Includes index. Maps on endpapers. Subjects: Boswell, James (1740-1795) ; Lawyer, diarist and author. Charriere, Isabelle de (Belle van Zuyden) (1740-180) ; Writer. Netherlands ; Description and travel. Authors, Scottish 18th century ; Biography. 1 Kg. …

Reissue. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; xxiii, 607 pages : color frontispiece, 8 plates (including portraits) ; 25 cm. Notes; Bibliographical references included in "Note" (p. 443-568). Originally published, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1966. Subjects; Boswell, James (1740-1795) Childhood and youth. Boswell, James (1740-1795) Enfance et jeunesse. Boswell, James (1740-1795) ; Biography. Boswell, James (1740-1795) Childhood and youth. Boswell, James (1740-1795) Criticism and interpretation. Boswell, James (1740-1795) ; Biography. Boswell, James (1740-1795) Studies. Authors, Scottish 18th century ; Biography. Biographers Great Britain ; Biography. Authors, Scottish. Biographers. Authors, Scottish 18th century ; Biography. Biographers Great Britain ; Biography. Authors, Scottish 18th century ; Biography. Biographers Great Britain 18th century ; Biography. Authors, English 18th century ; Biography. Boswell, James, (1740-1795) English literature (1750-1800) Biography. Great Britain. Prose in English Boswell, James, (1740-1795) - Biographies. Genres; Bibliography. Biographie (1740-1769). Biographies. Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 245 pages; Description: 245 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945. Germany --History --Night of the Long Knives, 1934. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p. 233-235. 1 Kg.…

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Postal First Day Cover (FDC), honoring Talking Pictures - postmarked 1977 - SIGNED by actress Hermione Gingold (signature only). Signed FDC.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 607 pp.: color frontispiece, 8 plates (including portraits) ; 25 cm. Subjects; Boswell, James 1740-1795 Childhood and youth. Biography. Criticism and interpretation. Studies. Authors, Scottish 18th century. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Yale editions of the private papers of James Boswell. Physical description: xix, 428p. : ill., port ; 24cm. Notes: Includes index. Maps on endpapers. Subjects: Boswell, James (1740-1795) ; Lawyer, diarist and author. Charriere, Isabelle de (Belle van Zuyden) (1740-180) ; Writer. Netherlands ; Description and travel. Authors, Scottish 18th century ; Biography. 1 Kg. …