Brebner Percy J (10 results)

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. 1911 hardcover edition in acceptable condition. The entire set of inside pages has torn/detahced from the spine in one large chunk. The first two inside cover pages have detached from the spine but are still intact. Other than that, all inside pages are in good shape. Some shelf wear to the red cloth spine and cover. Measures 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.4 inches. 319 pages.…

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Regular. Dust Jacket Condition: Pobre. 1ª Edición. sin guillotinar tapas con mucho desgaste.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Brebner, Percy J. The Light that Lures. New York: The H. K. Fly Company, [1911]. First U.S. edition. (The U.K. edition was titled, A Gentleman of Virginia.) Octavo, 319 pp. Original terra-cotta decorative cloth, front panel stamped in gold and black, spine panel stamped in gold, pink decorative endpapers. Illustrated with eight B&W half-tones on inserted plates. Early dated ink gift inscription on verso of half-title. A fine copy of a very handsomely designed book, as was customary with this publisher. #3575. $45. An adventure novel set in the period spanning the American and French Revolutions, with Lafayette one of the chief characters.…

Later edition. Octavo, [i-vi] vii [viii] 9-342 [last leaf blank]. cloth. Inserted frontispiece and 7 illustrations. Lost race, adventure novel. First published under the pseudonym Christian Lys. A very good copy, offsetting to end papers, previous owner signature to front free end paper, some foxing throughout, cut edges foxed, corners gently bumped, mild soiling to cloth. (9094).…

Tapa blanda. Condition: Bueno. Biblioteca de grandes novelas, edicion años 30, tapa blanda, 255 paginas, buen estado general aunque el lomo esta arreglado con papel adhesivo X.

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

Hardback. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Reprint. Bound in green blind-stamped cloth this reprinted novel was originally published under the title: "The Fortress of Yadasara". Full page b/w illustrations by Lancelot Speed. 432pp with Sunday school prize label to Fixed front endpaper from St. Peter's Church, Irthlingborough. Tiltle page slightly foxed, boards dusty. O/W close vg. Lancelot Speed (illustrator).…

8°, OHLdr. 356 Seiten, cover little rubbed, otherwise good and clean condition Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Brebner, Percy J. [James] The knight of the silver star, or The fortress of Yadasara : a narrative prepared from the manuscript of Clinton Verrall, Esq. / by Percy Brebner (Christian Lys) ; with original illustrations by Lancelot Speed. London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., s.d. [1925]. Hardback, VG, no dustjacket. Red cloth with blind embossed column decoration to front and spine, with black and gilt lettering and text frames. Binding strong. Light tanning to endpapers. Foxing spots to prelims and title page. Frontispiece b/w illustration. 432pp., b/w illustrations. A few foxing spots towards the end, otherwise contents clean and bright. Percy James Brebner (March 24, 1864 July 31, 1922) was a British writer of adventure and detective fiction. His Lost World title The Fortress of Yadasara also known as The Knight of the Silver Star was described as "a highly romantic lost-race adventure in the mode of the contemporary historical novel.". It was serialized in Italian and Spanish pulp adventure journals in the early 20th century and was listed in 333: A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel a collection of the best works of Science-Fantasy up to and including 1950. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 288 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.65 inches. This item is printed on demand.