Fletcher Edward Introduction (10 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very nice book with light wear.

Brown Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. II ONLY; Textblock very clean and tight, color frontispiece; Brown cloth binding, white scuff on front cover and slightly to the spine, minimally shelf worn. 486p. Size: 8vo - over 7 " - 9 " tall. Frontispiece (illustrator). Hardcover.

Brown Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. III ONLY. Textblock is very clean and tight, color frontispiece; Light mark along top page edge; Brown cloth, minimally shelf worn. 473p. Size: 8vo - over 7 " - 9 " tall. Frontispiece (illustrator). Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine+. No Slipcase. Special Edition. The Heritage Press, New York, New York, USA. Copyright 1956, with a gift inscription on the front endpaper with the date December 5, 1959. Near Fine+ condition. No slipcase. The Text Block is clean, white, tight, straight and square with no markings of any kind. The Binding is green eighth cloth to green patterned boards (ocean with giant octopus and fish), colors uniform throughout, birght silver title, etc., to the spine, illustrated endpapers showing the Nautilus, some repair to the rear binding visible, no markings other than the previously mentioned gift inscription, and lower corners square, upper corners bumped. No slipcase. See the accompanying photos. xi, [ii], 325 pages (including numerous partial pages of color illustrations plus 18 unnumbered pages of color illustrations. 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" X 1 3/8". Jules Verne's magnificent science fiction adventure novel that foresaw the widespread use of submarines was originally published in France in 1870 as Vingt Mille Lieues sous les mers. Captain Nemo, the central character, is complex, motivated by revenge, on the one hand, and a desire to aid the weak, on the other hand. This copy is translated by Mercier Lewis with an introduction by Fletcher Pratt, and numerous illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. NOTE: This is a heavy book, weighing 1,044 grams / 36.8 ounces, and will require extra postage for international shipment. Edward A. Wilson (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. No Edition Or Printing Stated. Usual Library Markings. First Free Endpaper Has Been Removed From Each Volume. No Slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust jacket. Later Edition. ISBN . B000GRHYZ6 Hardback; three volume set in slipcases. Book club edition of 1791 original plus notes. Each volume with very slight wear to corners and edges; very slight dust soiling to spines; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good to Near Fine condition. Slipcases have slight wear to corners and edges. No Signature.…

Linen. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Thus. New York: The Heritage Press, 1963. First thus. Three volumes. Brown linen bindings in slipcases. A beautiful large-paper edition in marble slipcase. New in new slipcases. Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 735 pp. Original gray cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Covers moderately soiled and rubbed. Corners bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block and scattered throughout. Inscription to previous owner in pencil on front blank endpaper. Illust. w/ magnificent full-page photogravure portraits, and a wealth of other fine engravings. Contents nice. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. 325 pp. Original brown leather covers w/ elaborate gilt decoration to binding. Gilt title and four raised bands on spine. All edges gilt w/ brown moire endpapers; a bit of sunning to edges of endpapers. Illust. w/ color plates and a frontispiece of Jules Verne (1828-1905). Contents very nice. Edward A. Wilson (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Limited edition, 1299/1500. Octavo, xi, 325 pages. In Good condition in a Good minus slipcase. Slipcase in pink paper, paper title label on spine panel; most panels are toned to tan color. Spine is green with gold print. Boards quarter bound with green leather to spine and illustrated paper to boards; light wear to hinges. Text block has green tinted top edge; tanning to endpaper gutters. Illustrated: color frontispiece, plates, and text illustrations. Laid in: "The Monthly Letter of The Limited Edition Club. September 1956, Number 275", [4] folded pages. Signed in ink by the illustrator on the limited edition page. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Section. 1410965. FP New Rockville Stock.…