Torrey Gordon (11 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Lower outer corners have a very small bump.

hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Stein, Modest (illustrator). First Edition. The covers have a little edge rubbing with a little discolouration to the back cover and a small chip at the base of the spine. Rusty staples and the pages are browned around the edges with a little spotting at the front and back and to the edges and small chips to the bottom corners of the last few pages but are otherwise unmarked. Contains 'Death Picks the Unknown Blonde' by Torrey, 'The Orchid Corsage' by Marling, 'Murder Comes Easy' by Stapleton, 'The Case of the Chinchilla Coat by De Vries and 'The Tapestry Portrait' by Fries. The Marling story has one large uncredited illustration. The cover illustration is by Modest Stein. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near fine green cloth hardcover in VG dust wrapper with chipping to head and tail of spine. DJ will be protected in a mylar sleeve. 8vo. [xii] 438 pp. Notes; biblio; appendices; index. Map end pages. Contains some important early information about Cold War era security cooperation with the Soviet Union. Ships fast with tracking.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. From an academic library with the usual stamps etc.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket. Tall 8vo., 124 pp. Red cloth in tan dust jacket. The dj has moderate edge wear, is price-clipped and a slightly darkened spine. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve. The Encyclopédie is most famous for representing the thought of the Enlightenment. According to Denis Diderot in the article "Encyclopédie", the Encyclopédie's aim was "to change the way people think" and for people to be able to inform themselves and to know things.

1st Edition. weight: 1.5 lb. Near fine, tight and unmarked, in a very good dust jacket with some chipping to edges and sunning to spine. 22x14 cm. [14] 438 pp. Green cloth, red foil spine title, map endpapers, top edge stained red.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Octavo (24cm). Orange-red cloth in beige typographic dust jacket; [xii],124pp; black and white illustrations. Two bookplates of former owners; purchase receipt tipped in at rear. Light wear to extremities, slight musty odor, else Very Good. Jacket unclipped (priced $3.00) but spine perished, with large losses to edges: Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 107. Original publishers red cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Presents evidence of the censorship by the publisher and printer of Diderot's Encyclopedie and attempts to restore the original text and supply historical background to show its significance. Very good indeed in slightly chipped, vg -dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Withdrawn library copy with stamps on end pages, else Very Good. Library sticker on spine and back cover. 124 pages. 7 illustrations. Contents are: Introduction, The Great Publishing Venture, The Censor's Black Ink, The Nature of the Censored Material, The Re-established Text, Documents, Bibliography and Index.

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