Devendra Varma (188 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. May require extra postage. Canada Post does not give tracking numbers on books to the U.S. under 1 kilogram (2 lbs). Size: 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Price NOT clipped, DJ nicely in archival wraps. Stated first numberline printing. Previous owner's inscriptions on inside title pages; otherwise light shelf wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. 247pp. Sharp First Edition. First Printing with full number sequence. Anthology of stories from Le Fanu, Bloch, Stoker, and many others. Bound in black cloth with red spine lettering. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($19.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. The book is near fine with very slight edge wear in a near fine dust jacket with very slight edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The books is in very good condition, mild shelf rubbing to the jacket, very little to book, text is clean and clear throughout. 'Here are classics by the masters of horror, including Bram Stoker, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, T.P. Prest, and F.G. Loring. Here, too are more recent, authentic and documented tales of vampire encounters. "The Italian Count" is the report of a horrifying incident by one of the greatest authorities on vampirism in this century. In an authoritative and intriguing introduction Devendra P. Varma traces the history of vampirism, from the far reaches of Tibet to the ghostly terrain of Transylvania, and from ancient times to the present. The international tales he brings together in these pages reflect the range and depth of his researches.' 247 pages. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Charles Keeping (illustrator). Almost in very good condition, although what is presumably moisture damage to quarter black cloth at head of spine, gilt decoration is also worn; hand-marbled paper sides (by Ingeborg Börjeson) have a little rubbing to corners; previous owner's bookplate, and another's name, on front endpaper with some excess glue dribbled; otherwise main body of text is in very good condition, with Keeping's two-colour lithographs. No slipcase.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Full title continues: Being a History of the Gothic Novel in England: Its Origins, Efflorescence, Disintegration, and Residuary Influences. Dedicated to Jawaharlal Nehru - see image of rare photo as frontispiece. Condition - sound: mild edgewear, hints of tanning internally, Tight binding; hence limited images, pp. xvi,288. 8vo. Please note that, depending on destination, we may request a payment to cover any extra shipping & postage charges. Proceeds to Amnesty International. Abe2543.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Limited edition of 300, this is 107, signed gift inscription from Varma on blank front end paper.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Light general wear with faint rubbing to the cloth at the top of the front cover. Overall an excellent copy. Bright and clean. 264 pages.

xiii, 339 p. Hardcover. Versand aus Deutschland / We dispatch from Germany via Air Mail. Einband bestoßen, daher Mängelexemplar gestempelt, sonst sehr guter Zustand. Imperfect copy due to slightly bumped cover, apart from this in very good condition. Stamped. Sprache: Englisch.

XVIII, 606 p. Hardcover. Versand aus Deutschland / We dispatch from Germany via Air Mail. Einband bestoßen, daher Mängelexemplar gestempelt, sonst sehr guter Zustand. Imperfect copy due to slightly bumped cover, apart from this in very good condition. Stamped. Sprache: Englisch.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Wood Engravings by Sarah Van Niekerk (illustrator). Hardback 1987. NO SLIPCASE. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 13.3. The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne: A Highland Story by Ann Radcliffe; Introduction by Devendra P. Varma. Wood Engravings by Sarah Van Niekerk.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Wood Engravings by Sarah Van Niekerk (illustrator). Hardback 1987. THERE IS NO SLIPCASE. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Flat pages. NO JACKET. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 13.3.

Hardcover. pp. 142. 8vo. Black cloth over marbled boards with green label and gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Publisher's topstain. Lithographs by Charles Keeping. Light shelfwear; very good in very good slipcase.

[1-55013-054-4] [1987], 1st edition. (Hardcover) Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 247pp. Illustrations. (Horror, Ghost Stories, Vampires).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A volume from The Northanger Set of Jane Austen Horrid Novels] 250 x 145 mm. xv, 197 pp. Clothbound without dustwrapper as issued free from ownership inscriptions. A very good bright copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A volume from The Northanger Set of Jane Austen Horrid Novels] 250 x 145 mm. xviii, 390 pp. Clothbound without dustwrapper as issued free from ownership inscriptions. A very good bright copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A volume from The Northanger Set of Jane Austen Horrid Novels] 250 x 145 mm. xi, 360 pp. Clothbound without dustwrapper as issued free from ownership inscriptions. A very good bright copy.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tibor Kovalik (illustrator). First Edition. Twenty stories/essays concerning horror literature's most enduring archetypes, the vampire and the ghost. Contributors include Margaret L. Carter ("The Count's Soliloquy"), Peter Allan ("Domdaniel"), F.G. Loring ("The Tomb of Sarah"), E.F. Benson ("The Room in the Tower"), Theophile Gautier ("The Beautiful Vampire"), Vlad Kinkopf ("Nellie's Grave"), Peter Underwood ("The Italian Count"), Rabindranath Tagore ("The Hungry Stones"), Margaret L. Carter ("A Call in the Blood"), Robert Bloch ("The Cloak"), P'u Sung-Ling ("The Painted Skin"), F. Marion Crawford ("For the Blood is the Life"), Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu ("Schalken the Painter"), Bram Stoker ("The Judge's House"), Perceval Landon ("Thurnley Abbey"), M.R. James ("Count Magnus"), Amelia B. Edwards ("The Phantom Coach"), the most widely published writer in the history of words, some guy named Anonymous ("The Man on the Stairs"), Alexis Tolstoy ("The Family of the Vourdalak"), and Thomas Preskett Prest (Varney the Vampyre"). Editor Varma contributes an introduction. Inscription reads, "For/A***** E*****/for/shudder on/spectral nights./from/D.P. Varma." Black cloth w/red foil spine lettering, 247 pages, dust jacket illustration by Edith Simon. Mild bumping to spine ends, light general wear, in dust jacket w/some rubbing, crinkling near top edge of front panel, thin scratches, indentation to right edge of rear panel (above gutter) . Jacket now in protective mylar sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Book.

8vo. pp [ii], 247. Original publisher's black boards with red lettering at the spine. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Signed presentation copy from the author to British politician Roy Jenkins (1920-2003), inscription at full title page reads 'For Roy Jenkins, with kindest regards, D. P. Varma 1989.' ISBN: 1550130544 Very good indeed in very good indeed dust jacket.

8vo. Pp: 142. First Folio Society Edition. Grey slipcase. Publisher's green marbled boards with silver gilt to spine. Publisher's green stain to top edge of text block. Colour illustrations throughout. Very good plus in very good minus slipcase. Slight wear to publisher's stain on top edge of text block, front cover slightly bowed. Some staining and wear along edges of slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First printing. Signed by author on fly title page. Hint of bumping to ends of spine, faint erasure mark on fly title page, else near fine. DJ very lightly wrinkled at ends of spine, else fine. Protected in mylar. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Brand New. New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. Arthur Barker - 1st. 1957 : Devendra P. Varma - gb - ohne Su - Widmung beschrieben 6C-W664-1B0I Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1361.