Caesar Hussein by Obrian Patrick, Signed (7 results)

hardcover. Condition: fine. Limited. Two volume set in cloth slipcase. 8vo, burgundy & green leather-backed pictorial boards. London: The British Library, (1999). Limited edition -- from a total of 1000 copies, this is number 215 of only 250 signed copies. Fine in near fine box. The second (limited) printing of O'Brian's first two books, originally published in 1930 and 1938; now with a new foreword by the author. Signed.

Condition: fine. 2nd edition limited to 1000 copies. vi,94;[iv],239,[1]pp. Two volumes Octavo in original quarter leather backed pictorial boards togethewr in maroon cloth slipcase. Signed and numbered on limitation leaf in first volume. fine O'Brian's first two novels.

Hardcover. Limited Edition, #95/250. Octavos, 2 volumes; VG; bound in quarter red/green leather with pictorial boards, gilt lettering, housed in publisher's red cloth slipcase; Number 95 of 250 copies SIGNED by O'Brian; shelved case 7. 1358621. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcovers. Condition: Fine. Limited edition. One of 250 numbered two-volume sets signed by O'Brian on the limitation page bound-in in Caesar. Contains two page Foreword for this edition. Quarter leather, patterned boards, gilt stamping, cloth slipcase with silk tie down. O'Brian's first two books published in 1930 and 1938 respectively. Unread and in Fine condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Caesar: The Life Story Of A Panda Leopard, and Hussein: An Entertainment by Patrick O'Brian. These two books are second editions published together by The British Library in a limited edition of 250 in 1999. Signed by Patrick O'Brian on a special pre-title page on the Caesar edition and numbered 211/250. The books are in fine condition. The gilt titling to the spines is bright, as is the gilt top edge of the closed page block. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. These books do not appear to have been read. The card slipcase holding the two books is in near fine condition. The maroon cloth covering to the slipcase is in near fine condition, with a light bump to the rear top corner, and some minor signs of shelfwear. There are no dust jackets for the books with this limited edition. If you would like to see more photographs, please do ask. Signed by Author(s).

1st Edition in this form. Fine copies in the original gilt-blocked quarter leather backed pictorial boards. In an equally fine maroon cloth slipcase. Limited edition of 250 copies SIGNED by the author - This copy is no. 205. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description: 2 v. ; 22 cm. Contents: Caesar - Originally published: Great Britain : Putnam, 1930 ; Hussein - Originally published: Oxford: OUP, 1938. Summary: These two novels were originally published when O'Brian was very young. In his foreword the author provides some interesting background to these two pieces of juvenilia. Subjects: Asiatic elephant - Leopard - India - Fiction - Juvenile literature. The covers were designed by Small Wonder Design featuring Indian minatures from the Richard Johnson Collection held by the British Library. Title pages within decorative borders with vignettes. 4 Kg.

1st Edition in this form. Fine copies in the original gilt-blocked quarter leather backed pictorial boards. In an equally fine maroon cloth slipcase. Limited edition of 250 copies SIGNED by the author - This copy is no. 205. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description: 2 v. ; 22 cm. Contents: Caesar - Originally published: Great Britain : Putnam, 1930 ; Hussein - Originally published: Oxford: OUP, 1938. Summary: These two novels were originally published when O'Brian was very young. In his foreword the author provides some interesting background to these two pieces of juvenilia. Subjects: Asiatic elephant - Leopard - India - Fiction - Juvenile literature. The covers were designed by Small Wonder Design featuring Indian minatures from the Richard Johnson Collection held by the British Library. Title pages within decorative borders with vignettes. 2 Kg.