Gamester, First Edition (50 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Softcover. Condition: As New. First Edition. A crisp clean mass market paperback, appearing as new without creasing of any kind but presenting light shelf and edge wear, minor chipping to edges of card covers - a common condition of any mass market. From a meticulous collector who never read the books he collected!Read descriptions carefully. Avoid GLASSFROGBOOKS, ERGODOBOOKS, MORE BOOKS, IRISH BOOKSELLERS, PRO QUO/BAYSIDE BOOKS, BOOKSPLEASE, RIA CHRISTIE, DISCOVER BOOKS, BOOKS2ANYWHERE, BOOKS EXPRESS, CHIRON MEDIA! These "Booksellers" have no books of their own. they buy honest booksellers' books, upcharge you and have no idea what the book is really like. Support your local and small bookstore owners!

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Thus. Standard used reading condition or better. Used Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by St. Martin's Press, 1994. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Paperback. First Edition Thus. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear, ; Coventry Romances; 222 pages.

Thick mass market paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Includes 'The Alexandrian Ring,' 'The Assassin Gambit' and 'The Napoleon Wager.' Don Dixon and David Mattingly cover art.

paperback / softback. Condition: fine. fine 1st edition 1993 Ballantine Books paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No dust jacket. Very Good binding is dark green cloth over boards, red lettering. End papers discolored. Slight edge rub wear. Outside page edges slightly discolored but inside pages clean. About The Book paste down from dust jacket on front free end paper. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The book measures 8.4" tall x 5.5" wide. About the book (from the dust jacket) In this latest work. Rafael Sabatini turns to a momentous episode in French history- the inflation and financial panic that followed the death of Louis XIV and a fabulous character, John Law. A financial wizard and exiled Scot, John Law had all the instincts of a gambler and the gall of an upstart. In a series of daring moves, he won control of the finances of France when the country was virtually bankrupt. With the founding of the famous Banque Generale,'' Law's es, he won control of the finances of France when the country was virtually bankrupt. With the founding of the famous Banque Generale,'' Law's radical banking theories brought riches to the French people. He was worshiped as a savior. His belief that wealth may be found outside of gold itself- in the hearts of productive and inventive people, in paper currency and credit- was successful for the time, and the fortunes of the gambler soared. Law played for high stakes when the venomous Count of Horn, the overbearing and ascetic de Noailles, President of the Council, sought to block Law's march to power. In a sinister plot joined by members of Parliament, they aimed to destroy the man who had such a hold on France. About the author (from the dust jacket) Mr. Sabatini brings into sharp focus all the rivalry and jealousy of the French Court, besides its scandals: infidelities, murders, and intrigues. This is the setting and the real meaning behind John Law's greatest gambles.

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Limited edition, #1584/1950. Signed by illustrtor on limitation page. Slipcase Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean copy inside clean slipcase. Pages are free from markings or creases. Binding is tight. KRM/Fine Editions.

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. Joseph Low (illustrator). 1st Edition. Number 260 of 1950 printed; comes in a slipcase; signed by illustrator Low. A reprint of the 1674 classic. The book is square and unmarked; corners and spine ends unbumped. No dust jacket, as issued; minor edgewear to the slipcase. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Joseph Low (illustrator). 1st Edition. Gilt lettering on brown natural cowhide covers in a brown & tan slip case. This is an author signed limited edition of 1950 copies. 8vo, 176pp. Finer/Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Joseph Low (illustrator). 1st Edition. Limited to 1950 copies this #590 signed in the colophon by Joseph Low, the illustrator. AS NEW. No wear to the tan leather binding. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No odor. No water damage. No soiling. No sun fading. Light wear, no sun fading to the slipcase. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hard Cover. Limited Edition. #26 of 1950 copies signed by the illustrator. AS NEW IN SLIPCASE. Introduction by Thomas E. Marston and illustrations by Joseph Low.

First Edition. Hardcover. First issue in green cloth lettered in black. 254pp. V.g. in somewhat worn and torn d/w with internal tape repairs, missing largish piece top corner of front panel, two large pieces from rear, and pieces missing head & foot of spine.

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. 1st US edition. Owner's name on front free endpage. In protective mylar cover. (France, financiers, historical fiction).

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. First. Edward Moore(1712 1757), English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, the son of a dissenting minister, was born at Abingdon, Berkshire. He was the author of Fables for the Female Sex (1744), The Trial of Selim the Persian (1748), The Foundling (1748) and Gil Blas (1751). He wrote the domestic tragedy of The Gamester, originally produced in 1753 with David Garrick in the leading character of Beverley the gambler. It is upon The Gamester that Moore's literary reputation rests; the play was much-produced in England and the United States in the century after Moore's death. The oft-quoted phrase "rich beyond the dreams of avarice" is spoken by Mrs. Beverley in the play's second act. This copy is very good, disbound but in protective plain paper wrappers. Very slight scattered foxing, but no other marks or damage. . AS19.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. (action, adventure, swashbuckler, historical fiction, gambling).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Previous owner name. Couple tape repairs to back of jacket. Light edge wear to jacket.

Hardcover. First Italian Edition. #79 in the series Romantica Mondiale Sonzogno. 380pp. A fine copy in very good dustjacket with mild chipping to edges. Wraparound dustjacket illustration. In the Italian language. ; Octavo.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . No Dust Jacket Cover soiled. Jacket flaps taped to pastedowns. Stamped on front endpage. (Vintage Mystery and Adventure).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Joseph Low (illustrator). Limited Signed Edition. Issued in an edition of 1950 numbered copies, this copy is un-numbered out-of-series, but signed by the artist Joseph Low. This is a reprint in deluxe brown leather binding of a work originally first published in 1674. A new introduction by Thomas Marston is appended and includes a complete bibliography of all editions known at the time. The book itself is in near new condition. The slipcase is split along one edge for about 3" Issued without dust jacket. Both the type and the illustrations are all new to this edition. 176 pages.

8vo. x, 310 pp. Green cloth, red lettering on front cover & spine (minor shelfwear), w/ d.j. cover art by John Alan Maxwell (minor edgewear, creasing, slight sunning to spine), still NF/VG- copy, w/ former ownership signature on ffep. First edition, early printing, of Sabatini's last novel set against the backdrop of John Law, and his founding of the Banque Generale, and finally the Mississippi Bubble.

1st ed. Owner's name dated Sept.1949 on front pastedown; binding tight; black cloth with gilt lettering; gilt a little dull on spine; dust jacket worn & chipped, with tear in front panel; not price-clipped - priced at 10/6 Used - Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket Used - Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket.

first edition. near fine hardcover very good - fine jacket some faint damp marks at the spine ends.

First edition. Hardcover. Edges slightly foxed, spine ends a touch bumped, bookseller's label on the front paste-down, o/w very good in good price-clipped dustjacket with some professional restoration, closed tears and restored chips (not affectiong the illustration, but including 4 letters in the publisher's name at the foot of the spine). The red-lettered blurb on the spine is faded, but still readable. Sabatini's last novel, a fine story based on the life of John Law, the Scottish banker-genius (1671-1729), founder of the Mississippi Scheme and of Banque Generale. In a handsome (uncredited) pictorial jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Two books in one. THE COMPLETE GAMESTER by Cotton, originally published in 1674 and LIVES OF THE GAMESTERS by Lucas first published in 1714. This 1930 reprint also includes a new introduction by Cyril Hughes Hartmann. Good, bound in original dark green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Vintage bookseller rubber-stamped address on endpapers, otherwise clean. Cloth has some light wear. Lacking dust wrapper.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. In-octavo relié plein veau glacé de l'époque, dos richement orné, pièces de titre et de tomaison de chagrin grenat. Très élégante reliure. - - - - Elizabeth Inchbald, née le 15 octobre 1753 à Stanningfield et morte le 1er août 1821 à Kensington, est une romancière, dramaturge, et actrice anglaise. Elle débute sur le théâtre à Bristol (1772), dans le rôle de Cordelia, tandis que son mari joue le roi Lear. Pendant un séjour en France, où Joseph Inchbald essaie vainement de vivre de sa peinture, elle a l'idée d'écrire des comédies. Après la mort de son mari en 1779, Inchbald réussit à se faire engager au théâtre de Covent Garden, et continue à jouer, tantôt à Londres, tantôt en tournée, sans jamais avoir un grand succès mais, en même temps, elle donne des pièces de théâtre. Si le succès d'Inchbald, comme actrice, est ordinaire, comme auteure, elle réussit mieux. Le Covent-Garden joue, en 1786, sa petite comédie du Conte Mogol (The Mogul Tale). Depuis cette époque jusqu'en 1805, elle donne dix-huit autres pièces, qui sont presque toutes bien accueillies du public et le plus souvent adaptées du français Inchbald donne également quelques romans, dont le plus célèbre, intitulé Simple histoire, (The Simple story, 1791) obtient un brillant succès. Malgré le titre, l'action du roman n'est pas simple : plusieurs des personnages, comme lord et lady Elmwood, appartiennent au monde aristocratique. L'intérêt est soutenu, les scènes s'enchaînent bien et certains caractères, Miss Milner, Sandford, lord Elmwood, sont excellents. Simple histoire est aussitôt traduit en français par Deschamps (1791) et Scribe en tire une comédie-vaudeville pour le Théâtre de Madame (26 mai 1826). Le second roman d'Inchbald, la Nature et l'Art (Nature and Art, 1796), ne vaut pas le premier, au moins pour la variété des caractères, mais l'épisode d'Agnès et du Juge William est d'un haut intérêt dramatique que fait ressortir la simplicité du style. Ce roman est également traduit en français par Deschamps (1796). Des éditions d'auteurs du théâtre anglais moderne occupèrent ses dernières années. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In-octavo bound in full contemporary glazed calfskin, richly decorated spine, garnet shagreen title and volume numbers. Very elegant binding. - - - - Elizabeth Inchbald, born October 15, 1753 in Stanningfield and died August 1, 1821 in Kensington, was an English novelist, playwright, and actress. She made her stage debut in Bristol (1772) in the role of Cordelia, while her husband played King Lear. During a stay in France, where Joseph Inchbald tries in vain to live from his painting, she has the idea of writing comedies. After the death of her husband in 1779, Inchbald succeeded in being hired at the theater of Covent Garden, and continued to play, sometimes in London, sometimes on tour, without ever having a great success but, at the same time, she gave plays theatre. If Inchbald's success as an actress is ordinary, as a writer she is more successful. The Covent-Garden plays, in 1786, its little comedy of the Conte Mogol (The Mogul Tale). From that time until 1805, she gave eighteen other plays, which were almost all well received by the public and most often adapted from the French Inchbald also gave a few novels, the most famous of which, entitled Simple histoire, (The Simple story , 1791) was a brilliant success. Despite the title, the action of the novel is not simple: several of the characters, like Lord and Lady Elmwood, belong to the aristocratic world. The interest is sustained, the scenes follow each other well and certain characters, Miss Milner, Sandford, Lord Elmwood, are excellent. Simple histoire was immediately translated into French by Deschamps (1791) and Scribe drew a comedy-vaudeville from it for the Théâtre de Madame (May 26, 1826).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Two books in one. THE COMPLETE GAMESTER by Cotton, originally published in 1674 and LIVES OF THE GAMESTERS by Lucas first published in 1714. This 1930 reprint also includes a new introduction by Cyril Hughes Hartmann. Good, bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Cloth faded along spine. Slight corner bumps. Bookplate of noted magician and magic builder Leslie C. Smith (Owen Magic Supreme) affixed to front pastedown. Ink number on rear pastedown. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Peter Tysoe (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st thus. Limited edition of 100 copies. Designed and illustrated by Peter Tysoe, who contributes 12 original woodcuts. All in VG internal order. Very small ink mark to edge of two pages. Decorated paper covered boards with a little light wear/marking to front. Scarce. 8vo. 51pp.