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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Special Edition. Leather bound, with indented designs and gilt titling, and gilt edged text block. Silk marker tie bound in. A comprehensive guide to the history, lands, and inhabitants of Middle-earth. The fantasy world of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth contains a rich assortment of people, cities, and creatures--as well as a deep, intertwined history that spans thousands of years. In this beautifully illustrated, leather-bound volume, the Tolkien scholar David Day presents the results of four decades of research and writing on the lands and inhabitants Middle-earth. Sections of this A-to-Z dictionary are devoted to discussion of the battles, history, beasts, and heroes of Tolkien's stories, and are accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. This comprehensive volume on Tolkien's world also includes an appendix of three primary legends that served as sources for Tolkien's creations--the Volsunga saga, the Nibelungenlied , and Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle --and more than 200 black-and-white illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Limited Edition. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. This is the toughest and most durable edition ever of this masterpiece. It is bound in full leather. It is signed and comes with a certificate of provenance. This is printed on acid free paper, which will not deteriorate. It is an heirloom standard production. And this is a perfect copy. About the book; if you read it as straightforward narrative it is almost unendurable. But if you look at it as a parable of the imagination it is revealed as both amusing and serious, wild fantasy that has nothing to do with reality. It is a rich classic of satirical brilliance. And this is the greatest book production of it available. Signed by Author.

Leather. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. 12 mo; (Volume III Only - missing Volumes I and II) (4" x 6.75"). 567 pages. Full brown calf leather binding, 5 raised bands, ribbon marker, marbled endpapers, all edges red. Engravings. Very good condition, End pieces and tail piece design ilustratons.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Franklin Library, Pennsylvania, 1981. Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine full leather binding, 22kt gold text block edging, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, Smyth sewn sections. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. A Limited Edition, looks unread. Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Full leather binding with raised bands on the spine. Gilt text block edges; gilt decorations on the spine, with titling; gilt patterned front and rear boards. The end papers are moire finished and there is a silk marker ribbon. A beautiful limited edition much sought after. The text is printed on acid free paper. With the stunning illustrations by Dennis Lyall this is one of the best productions from The Franklin Library. Tight, clean copy with no names, dates, notations just one discrete and attractive bookplate. UNREAD condition, perfect collectable of the author's celebrated work, in an heirloom quality issue. This is a very exceptional limited edition indeed. It is simply stunning. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.

Full Leather. Condition: Good. Tenth Edition. black leather, gilt decor. fornt of cover as some surface scratches, binding very good and no markings F3 2.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. A STUNNING FULL LEATHER LIMITED EDITION. Publisher's full blue leather. Raised bands on spine, gilt titling, decoration and borders on covers, moire silk endpapers, all gilt edges to the text block. A silk ribbon marker is bound in. Illustrated with beautiful delicate drawings by Betty Maxey. Much sought after in this highly collectable edition. Endpaper at the front has one tiny crease, but this is hardly noticable.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Full leather limited first edition from this wonderful small press. Contains the Barbara Cady's special enclosure, and a special note from the author exclusi=vely for the members of the Signed First Edition Collectors. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. First Edition; First Printing, thus. Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Acid free paper. A great SF classic in its finest heritage standard edition. One of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction series. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. NEW SIGNED UNREAD - Number 558 of a limited edition of 2190. Red leather with gilt design and lettering, SIGNED by the author on the signature page. A gripping behind the scenes look at the White House by the former press secretary to President George W. Bush.Ê The 2000 election; September 11, 2001 and its aftermath; the war in IraqÑan insider describes what happened out of public view. All edges to the text block are in polished gilt, with 5 raised bands on spine, moire endpapers and a silk placemark. The words "SIGNED EDITION" appear on the hubbed leather spine. An heirloom standard production about earth shattering events in American history. A stunningly elegant example of book production. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. Full-Leather, first US SIGNED Edition, this gorgeous example of book production has one other reason all collectors; Wallace Stegner wrote an introduction which is exclusive to this issue. A Rolls Royce production standard for a riveting book, this copy is in an unread perfect condition. This gorgeous special edition was produced exclusively for Franklin for their Signed Club members only; marbled endpapers; gilt edged pages; acid proof paper; and it is signed by the author on a special front page. Beautiful typography, the sort that does not call attention to itself, but to the words of the text. This is a great edition for the collector, because it is built to last. And frankly that is the way the author wrote it, which makes this an heirloom production. Wallace Earle Stegner moved around a lot, his autobiography claimed "twenty places in eight states and Canada", mostly in the West. At the University of Utah he was required to choose a major, one economics course made him change it. He related that his professors urged him to go to graduate school, after earning his BA at Utah in 1930 he added an MA from the University of Iowa in 1932. He taught at the University of Wisconsin and Harvard before settling in at Stanford where he developed the creative writing program. He became an advocate for wilderness and preservation issues, he was assistant to Stewart Udall at the Dept. of the Interior and a director of the Sierra Club. But mostly he wrote, over a dozen novels, even more nonfiction books, and a half dozen collections of essays and short stories. One of the great 20th Century writers. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. RARE FULL LEATHER Limited Edition. Full dark green leather binding with raised bands on the spine. Gilt text block edges; gilt decorations on the spine, with titling; gilt patterned front and rear boards. The end papers are moire finished and there is a silk marker ribbon. This beautiful limited edition is a much sought after issue for collectors who demand a high quality heirloom edition. The text is printed on acid free paper. This is one of the best productions of any devoted to this great American writer. It is from The Franklin Library's series for subscribers. Tight, clean copy with no names, dates, notations but there is an attractive ex libris label. This beautiful edition is in an UNREAD condition, perfect collectable. This is a very exceptional limited edition indeed, and with the classic illustrations by Charles Reid it is simply stunning. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Full blue leather binding by Hatchards of Piccadilly, and EXTREMELY rare due to the War Economy production of the time. Spine has five raised bands, gilt lettering. Board edges are ruled in gilt, gilt ruled turn ins. Very slight staining to covers. Top edge gilt. Previous owner's bookplate to front endpaper. Very solid binding with no loose pages, a few small spots of foxing but text is generally very clean throughout. Overall condition is Very Good. The first printing of the first edition of this novel, set in the world of rubber production. The author was best known for Grand Hotel, one of the biggest selling novels of its day, and made into a brilliant film. Very rare indeed to find this work in a leather binding. War economy production standards meant that books quickly deteriorated, and perhaps this one was especially bound to preserve it. Beautiful writer, equally adept in English and German, Vicki Baum was also hugely popular. Her books are well worth a read. This is a genuinely rare copy, possibly unique. I'm sorry my head shadow got into some of the shots! Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. An enduring classic, and one that richly deserves the very special treatment of this gorgeous leather bound special limited edition designer classic from Penguin. Any collector will be delighted with this permanent edition, designed for a long life, and a really aesthetic one too. Here, at last, we have a PERFECT Special Edition, and a first edition thus. Penguin asked the brilliant leather designer, Bill Amberg, to design a six book set. Amberg chose vegetable tanned buffalo skin from 'fallen animals' - which means they died from natural causes. The skins were processed in a totally ecological way, where the water is recycled after filtering through reed beds. The resultant leather is tough and aesthetic, and, like all great leather bindings, can only improve with handling. Amberg has used Yapp binding, where the leather overlaps the exposed edges of the text block. Such bindings are limp, with rounded corners, so the leather edges protect the text block as the y soften and envelope the pages. The leather edges are beautifully sewn. Additionally, there is a tethered bookmark in the same material which bears the book's title. At the base of the leather spine is a blind embossed Penguin logo. This is a truly delightful production, and it comes inside a blond card box. The box is secured with a beautiful paper sash. Inside the book is a paper slip that reveals the details of the production process. This is a much-coveted series, and this is the first printing thus, denoted by the '1' on the copyright page. Only 1000 copies were issued of each title, and therefore this is part of a limited luxury edition. Now becoming RARE. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. This is a gorgeous Heritage Standard example of fine book production. It is beautifully printed on acid free paper, and all the text block edges are gilt. This is an UNREAD copy, and it will surely last hundreds of years; it is so well made. A bit like a Rolls Royce? And it is wonderfully illustrated by Edward Wison. Full leather binding with a hubbed spine, it is accented in 22kt gold. The book is smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints. A magnificent Limited Edition. This issue is part of the Masterpieces of American Literature series.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A beautiful first signed edition. Sturdily bound in full leather. A special Easton Press edition, hubbed spine, silk bookmark, gilt edged. Unread, RARE, SIGNED by the great man and perfect. No jacket, as issued. 0.0 0.0 0.0. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. VERY RARE INDEED in the UK. This specially produced FIRST EDITION was for the subscribers to the Franklin 'Signed First Edition' members. Hardcover Limited Edition printed on acid free paper and with exquisite wood engravings by Christopher Wormell, this has all the qualities of a careful craft based small press. Very Fine in full leather with gold stamping, all edges gilt, raised bands on the spine, silk place marker, marbled endpaper. Signed by the author on a special bound in page before the title page. A quite frankly stunning production, enhanced by the great wood engravings; this has to be very special for collectors, and the whole production feels 'Heirloom' about it. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Robert Parker (illustrator). Limited Edition. This is a hard book to find in any condition; that makes this copy even more attractive because it is AS NEW. Full leather, and issued as one of the 100 greatest masterpieces of American literature. A superb and substantial introductory essay by T. S. Eliot, which was originally written in 1934, makes it essential for collectors. A fitting tribute to the great poet, it comes complete with the original enclosures. Heirloom standard book productions like this will grace any library. It certainly does justice to this fabulous poet's work. Acid proof paper, so it will last for a thousand years, and elegant typography that does justice to the words. The full leather binding is in deepest navy, with gilt titling and raised bands on the spine. There is a silk marker bound in, the pages are gilt edged, the end papers are in dark blue moire. Stunning indeed, this includes the Notes From The Editors, which is separately printed as a chap book. 0.0 0.0 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. Decorative Tooled Leather, raised bands, all text block edges gilt, moire silk endpapers, satin ribbon place-marker. A much sought after Limited Edition, exclusively for subscribers to 'The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers'. Unread copy, as new. Not just 'out of print' but so is this fine small press! A fabulous collectable.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Limited Edition. SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Still sealed and obviously unread. Bound in full leather, this is a privately printed edition exclusively for the members of the SIGNED FIRST EDITION SOCIETY. It is bound in full leather; the paper is acid free; it is a sewn binding; and, most importantly, this copy is as sent out to the members. It is still sealed. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Limited Edition. SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Still sealed and obviously unread. Bound in full leather, this is a privately printed edition exclusively for the members of the SIGNED FIRST EDITION SOCIETY. It is bound in full leather; the paper is acid free; it is a sewn binding; and, most importantly, this copy is as sent out to the members. It is still sealed. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Full-Leather Edition and SIGNED by the Author, this gorgeous example of book production has one other reason all collectors; Walker Percy wrote an introduction which is exclusive to this issue. A Rolls Royce production standard for a riveting book of memoirs. This gorgeous special edition was produced exclusively for Franklin for their members only. Dark green Cromwell leather, reserved for book binding; marbled endpapers; gilt edged pages; acid proof paper; and it is signed on a special front page, with the tissue guard in place. Beautiful typography, the sort that does not call attention to itself, but to the words of the text. This is a great edition for the collector, because it is built to last. And frankly that is the way the author wrote it, which makes this an heirloom production. One of the greatest 20th Century writers, and this is one of his RARE signed copies. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Limited Edition. OFFERED at less than the original issue price. This magnificent collection is 32 of ONLY 100 COPIES issued in a full leather decorated binding, in a special slipcase. With a loose laid print inside, suitable for framing. Gold edges to the text block. A great tribute to this outstanding artist. THIS IS A HUGE BOOK - VERY HEAVY. May need extra postage depending on destination.

Full leather. Condition: Near fine. First American edition of Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries by David and Charles Livingstone, finely bound in full leather. (illustrator). First American Edition. Thick octavo, xxii, [1]-638pp, 6pp ads. Bound in full brown morocco, new marbled endpapers. Double gilt-ruled border on covers. Title in gilt on black morocco label affixed to spine, five raised bands with gilt ruling. Solid text block, a touch of toning to edges, faint foxing throughout, a near fine example. Complete with 36 illustrations, including frontispiece. Fold-out map at end depicting the rivers and lands through which the expedition traveled in South Eastern Africa. Light toning to map, closed tear where attached to volume. (Hosken 126).

Full leather. Condition: Near fine. First American edition of Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa by David Livingstone, handsomely bound in a full leather binding. (illustrator). First American Edition. Thick octavo, xxiv, [1]-732pp, [4pp ads]. Full brown morocco, double gilt-ruled border. Title in gilt on red morocco label affixed to spine, five raised bands with gilt ruling. Handmade endpapers. Solid text block, small bump to bottom of spine. Faint damp stain to frontispiece, usual toning to leaves. A near fine example in a fine binding. Complete with 48 illustrations, including a frontispiece with tissue guard and three fold-out maps. Map of South Africa with archival repairs to center fold, others near fine.

Full leather. Condition: Near fine. First edition of Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm, handsomely bound in a full leather binding. (illustrator). First Edition. Twelvemo, [6], 350pp. Full tan calf with double gilt-ruled border on covers. Title stamped in gilt over blue and green leather spine labels, raised bands with gilt embellishments. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers with decorative gilt turn-ins and board edges. Bound by Bayntun of Bath, England. Solid binding, clean text with no marks or notations. Joints rubbed and beginning to split at ends. Housed in a tan cloth slipcase. (Gallatin & Oliver 8) A very attractive copy of this satire on undergraduate life at Oxford. Max Beerbohm was an English essayist and caricaturist. Zuleika Dobson was the only novel he ever published. The Modern Library Board selected it as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Limited Edition. Stunning full leather limited edition from this fine small press. Number 18 of only 52 copies, in a superb specially designed slipcase. Signed by the author and the illustrator. The leather bound book is also contained in a book jacket, as well as the slipcase. THIS MAY BE THE ONLY AVAILABLE COPY OF THIS SUPERLATIVE LEATHER BOUND EDITION: ONLY 52 COPIES WERE MADE, and they are long sold out and now sought after. A superlative fully archival heritage standard of binding, with acid free paper and gorgeous production standards at every level. Unread copy, utterly perfect. Especially rare in the UK, there are ONLY 52 COPIES IN THIS SUMPTUOUS EDITION in the entire world! Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY AND OUTSIZED. Depending on the destination I may have to CHARGE POSTAGE ON THIS BOOK. Slipcased AS NEW unread and perfect. Limited edition of 1760 copies for worldwide distribution and completely SOLD OUT long ago. This is numbered 1103. Published on 16th June, 2004 to mark the Centenary of the day on which the action of the book is set. Bound in full Goatskin with gold coloured endpapers. Housed in Buckram-bound box with Joyce's signature in gilt. Illustrated with 18 etchings by Mimo Paladino, and with an introduction by Jacques Aubert and a Preface by the author's grandson Stephen James Joyce. Top edge gilt and ribbon marker. BRILLIANT copy of this extraordinary work in a solander box. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.

circa 15 x 11 cm. 318 pp., 2 ff., with many maps in colour Original blindstamped black calf in turquoise box Elegant atlas with many maps of countries and the suroundings of major cities. - Here blindstamped with the image of a plane for the New York Philharmonic Tour of Europe 2008. - Fine, clean.