Virgin Sun: First Edition (54 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Not a book but a 10-inch "nonbreakable" 33-1/3 rpm vinyl LP, Capitol L-299, near mint vinyl in a very-good-plus glossy cardboard jacket with small brown tape ghost to verso. No, Yma Sumac was not a Brooklyn waitress named Amy Camus, as scurrilously rumored at the time. Rather, this South American singer of extraordinary four-octave vocal range, who began as a folk singer in the more traditional mold, was taken under the wing of arranger Moises Vivanca, decked out in exotic garb, and promoted in North America as an "Inca princess," which (though duly attested to by the government of her native land at the time) could presumably be equally true or untrue of any indigenous native of that continent. The pair formed a leading part of the "exotic" musical movement of the 1950s, seeking some kind of liberation from stultifying Eurocentric musical norms, a demand which was soon to find an outlet in "rock 'n roll." Catalogs $120. Here reduced from $45.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Not a book but a 10-inch "nonbreakable" 33-1/3 rpm vinyl LP, Capitol L-299, near mint vinyl in a very-good-plus glossy cardboard jacket with a browning strip of old, nitrate-based "Scotch" tape along bottom edge of jacket, front & back. The rumor that she was really a Brooklyn waitress named Amy Cumas appears to have been scurrilous. Yma Sumac was in fact the South American singer of extraordinary vocal range who was taken under the wing of arranger Moises Vivanca, decked out in gold-coin finery, and promoted in North America as an "Inca princess," which could presumably be equally true or untrue of any native of that continent. The pair formed a leading part of the "exotic" musical movement of the 1950s, seeking some kind of liberation from stultifying Eurocentric musical norms, a demand which was soon to find a more adaptable outlet in "rock 'n roll." The slightly lesser jacket of two now on offer. Exotica. Catalogs $120; here reduced from $35.…

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. First Edition. The book exhibits noticeable wear consistent with its age. The cover shows signs of discoloration and some staining, while the pages display typical yellowing and occasional foxing. A personal inscription is present on the inside cover, adding character to the volume. The binding remains intact, ensuring the book's structural integrity despite its vintage condition.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. POD (16 Nov. 2021) Uses First Edition text. Rubbing; creasing. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 294 p. Front hinge starting. Shaky; spine giving way in several places. Wear & soil to covers. Spine chips. Novel. FIRSTEDITION/COLLECTIBLE/ADVENTURE/HXFIC/ROMANCE.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition in variant red cloth [R.T.Allen 61], lettered and decorated in black on spine and cover. Scott 77: Whatmore F51. London: Cassell and Company (1922), 308 pages. Good Only. This copy has heavily faded covers, and the top board has a corner bend/crease, foxing page edges. Toned end pages have a repeated ink stamped name, Still collectible as a rarity for your collection, as this is a difficult to find rare variant.…

first edition. 1922, very good , blue binding lettered in black, rubbing, name inside, tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition in brown cloth, lettered and decorated in red on spine and cover. Scott 77: Whatmore F51. London: Cassell and Company (1922), 308 pages. A Good or better copy with toned spine [lettering darkened], general wear and bumped corners. Toned end pages. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 294pp; b/w frontispiece. Blue cloth with black lettering. Owner's name written on front blank endpaper with date of June 14, 1922. Stated First Edition. Contents clean, tight, textually unmarked.

FIRST EDITION. THE VIRGIN OF THE SUN, D-P, 1922, first edition, stain along section of fore edge margin of the rear cover extending onto the rear end-papers and then in narrowing degrees along the same area for the next 25 leaves, else a tight vg+ copy. Infinitely better than a reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition in brown cloth, lettered and decorated in black on spine and cover. Scott 77: Whatmore F51. London: Cassell and Company (1922), 308 pages. A Good copy with overall age wear, spine faded with some splits in the cloth along spine hinges and spine ends; bookplate on front pastedown, foxing.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Incan adventures from the prolific pen of Haggard. In general good order, with just a little spotting early and late and to edge of block. Endpapers toned. Gormer owner's name to fep. Front board creased and cloth a little worn to edges. 12mo. 308pp. …

Hardcover. First US Edition. Blue cloth stamped in black on front and spine. Wear to spine ends, upper front corner bruised, darkened spine panel, small spot to fore edge and on one page. A good copy. Scott 77A. Whatmore F51.6.a. ; Octavo; 294 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition in variant red cloth [R.T.Allen 61], lettered and decorated in black on spine and cover. Scott 77: Whatmore F51. London: Cassell and Company (1922), 308 pages. A Good copy with overall age wear, spine and cover toned; modest wear, bumped tips, toned end pages. …

294pp. Black and white frontispiece illustration First edition so stated Hinges cracking, small stains on front, 1/2" stain on rear at fore edge of rear cover, small stain on rear edges: VG-/no dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st American. First American edition in blue cloth, lettered in black on spine and lettered and decorated in black on cover, two-color title page. Also, the first illustrated edition with a frontispiece not in the UK edition. Scott 77A: Whatmore F51 (6a). New York: Doubleday, Page & Co. (1922), 294 pages. A Fine copy: square and tight, white/off-white pages that are unmarked except for bookseller pencils. Slight touches of wear and very modest mildew spots to cloth. No jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st American. First American edition in blue cloth, lettered in black on spine and lettered and decorated in black on cover. Scott 77A: Whatmore F51 (6a). New York: Doubleday, Page & Co. (1922), 294 pages. A good copy with sunned spine, cracked binding, a small cloth rip at crown. No jacket.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Worm holes to boards and a number of pages. PLEASE NOTE that this is part of a large collection of books by RIDER-HAGGARD I have just acquired from one collector. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. [1st printing] 1922. Blue cloth; stamped and decorated in black; 294pp. Spine sunned; dealer's marks on pastedown; light edgewear; a couple of small spots on rear cover. Book.

First Edition. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned, with the spine bands worn. Some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 308 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; Incas ; Fiction. Peru History To 1820 ; Fiction. Genre; Fiction. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Cover. First American Edition. Very Good Hardcover, no dustjacket, frontispiece.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition stated. 5 1/2 x 7 3/4 Book; binding tight, straight boards have minor rubbing to top front corner; text has minor damp stain to fore edge and last two pages, appears gently read. Facsimile dust jacket has minor bumping to spine ends. Color bright and sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp (iv), 308. Original cloth, rubbed and rather subdued. No inscriptions.

1st edition. 1st USA edition. With B&W frontispiece. Light wear with slight browning of spine. Published on 26th May 1922 but with a pencilled name and date (April 1922) on front free end paper Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dustjacket) Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dustjacket).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Boards lightly scuffed, foxing to the end papers, owner name else very good minus lacking the dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Mainly a reading copy - mostly clean and soundly bound. Would benefit tremendously from rebinding. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

First Edition. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned, with the spine bands worn. Some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 308 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; Incas ; Fiction. Peru History To 1820 ; Fiction. Genre; Fiction. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing in dark green/blue cloth, gilt titled spine, pictorial cover stamped in red and gilt, illustrated with frontispiece by Stanley L. Wood. London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited (1898). 306 pps. A handsome looking copy with dust darkened top edge, foxing endpapers, broken hinges. No jacket as issued. Stanley L. Wood (illustrator).…

First American edition. Very Good condition. Owner signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated frontispiece. Binding lightly cocked, missing top 2 1/2" of spine cloth affecting title, boards with modest edgewear, about very good. A novel set in South America by the author perhaps best known for his Allan Quatermain stories.