Crofton Algernon (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Denton, Donald (illustrator). Boards (HB) in green cloth, in good condition with browning to inner covers., 6 thin wrinkles in page top due to printing mistake and binding open slightly, inner cover. Dust jacket in poor condition, detached in 3 pieces, mostly there, but for spine section. R rated adult novel from the 1920s with erotic illustrations by Donald Denton246 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: USED Good. lettering faded on the bront board.

Hardcover. Illustrations by Donald Denton. Small 8vo. Blue cloth. 246pp. Frontispiece, line drawings. Very good. A tight and nice second printing of this "guide for husbands, wives and lovers" (so subtitled on the jacket front panel, which is laid in loose) by this little-known British author. Racy stuff in its day, with edge illustrations to match -- though seemingly tame today.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (man-woman relationships, The Goat's Hoof) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hard Cover. First Edition, First printing. NEAR-FINE. CLEAN GREEN CLOTH BOARDS, MINOR WEAR TO CORNERS AND SPINE ENDS, BINDING TIGHT, STRONG HINGES, INTERIOR BRIGHT WITHOUT WRITING OR MARKS. NO DUST JACKET. Uncommon first edition.

Hard Back. Condition: Good Clean Cond. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some b/w Illustrations (illustrator). Previous Owner Name. Hardback : hard cover edition in good or better condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book. Overall good copy of this title. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. Please send us a note if you have any questions. Thank you. Book.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Denton, Donald (illustrator). Neuware.

FIRST EDITION. THE QUEEN OF NINEVEH -A TALE OF THE WICKEDEST CITY, C-F, 1929, first edition ( third printing ), vg+/near fine in vg pictorial dust-wrapper save for 2 small chips missing from the head of the dust-wrapper spine and about half-inch square chip missing from the base of the dust-wrapper spine. Most uncommon in dust-wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Neat owner's name on the front fly and a slight spot on front board else fine in very good dustwrapper with several modest tears and a chip on the rear panel. King Sardanacus falls for a golden-haired slave girl. Very scarce in jacket.

First Edition. Donald Denton dustjacket art and illustrations. Bleiler listed fantasy collection of amusing, pagan and lovely episodes concerning marriage and making use of mythical creatures. This copy signed by author at front endpaper. Near Fine in Good to Very Good dustjacket, shallow loss at spine ends and flap corners, spine color faded, three strips of clear tape at exterior of spine.

Condition: Very good. First and only Edition. 16mo (15.5cm). Publisher's original red cloth, black lettered title to cover. Editor's note by R. F. Foster. xii, 92. With a couple of marks to front cover, wear to top and tail of spine. Otherwise, a clean, sound copy, free of foxing, slight give to binding but still firm. Some three auction records, including the gambling memorabilia collection of Bob Rosenberger, Potter & Potter, May, 2018, the copy of which had a gilt stamped title to cover. Of institutional holdings, in the UK, only the copy at Oxford University; WorldCat records four institutional holdings in the US. Sparse information in the public domain on Crofton, who wrote at least two other titles, The Goat's Hoof, and Queen of Nineveh. Uncommon.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. Denton, Donald (illustrator). This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.