Springfield, Mass: Teck Publications. 1937. First Printing. Original Wraps. Original pictorial wrappers. Off-white paper. Edgetears, minor stains. Front & rear covers open a bit tight, likely from being glued along the inner hinge at some point. More
San Francisco: Samuel Carson & Co. / New York: C.T. Dillingham, 1888. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original brown cloth lettered and designed in gold and blind. 333 pp, Frontispiece. Ink name on front blank, dated 1895, small label removed from upper corner of front fly, a...... More
New York: United States Book Company. [1891]. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo, original salmon cloth titled & blocked with an image of a horse's head in brown. 298 pp. Lacks front free endpaper. Hinges a bit loose, mild dust-soiling to the cloth, a very good copy. ¶..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1891. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition. Small octavo, original brown cloth spine titled in gilt over tan paper covered boards titled and decorated in dark brown. 192 pp. Spine slanted, light wear to covers, a very good copy. ¶ Humorous fantasy novel..... More
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London: John F. Shaw & Co., Ltd., No date [c. 1915]. Early Printing. Hardcover. Early printing. Octavo, original dark blue cloth designed and lettered in black. 320 pp. Frontispiece and three plates in colour. Front free endpaper neatly replaced, spine panel tanned, a very good copy. The first printing of..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page and Company. 1923. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo, original blue cloth titled in gilt. Spine panel tanned, a few small scuffs to the cloth. A very good clean copy overall, the text block quite fresh and tight. ¶ Collection of twelve..... More
London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd. Paternoster House, E.C., No date [1924]. First Edition, First Printing. Rebound. Octavo, rebound in blue cloth titled and ruled in gilt on spine panel (the standard Boots Library binding). Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To ____ ______ / because in her..... More
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1892. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original green cloth titled in gilt, embossed and titled in darker green on front panel. 176 pp + [8] pp publisher's catalogue at rear. The author's first book. According to the author, Webster sold..... More
London: John MacQueen. 1899. First British Edition. Hardcover. First British edition. Octavo, original blue pictorial cloth stamped in white and tan, tan titles to spine. 332 pp + 32 pp publisher's catalogue at rear dated February 1899 and listing this title as 'Forthcoming'. Minor foxing to endpapers and a small..... More
Kansas City, MO: Illustrated and Published by the Author. 1895. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original green cloth titled in gilt on spine, titled in blind on front cover, gray floral endpapers. 430 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author, illustrations. A very good clean copy. ¶ Spiritual..... More
Columbus, Ohio: McClelland & Company. 1902. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. 423 pp. Red cloth designed and lettered in gold. Illustrated with plates, mostly photographic.Covers irregularly faded and with minor silverfish tracings; a very good copy of a very scarce book. ¶ Prehistoric, Lost race. A fantasy about..... More
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation. 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. 267 pp. Blue cloth designed and lettered in green. Mild bruising to corner tips, a very good, bright copy. From the collection of John Ruyle. ¶ Lost race adventure novel. A lost Viking colony in a hidden..... More
New York: Central Publishing Co., [1914]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original brown boards titled in black and decorated with a design of a ring in gold, red, green, gray and white on front cover, red cloth spine with gilt titles. 64 pp. Tear to cloth across..... More
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., [1921]. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original brown cloth titled and decorated in black on spine and front panel. 328 pp. Cloth heavily worn and frayed at extremities and somewhat dust-soiled; a sound, solid reading copy in good condition only. In a fine facsimile..... More
Boston: The Christopher Publishing House. 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth, ruled in blind and titled in gilt. 208 pp. Author's Presentation Copy,with a typed note affixed to the front free endpaper stating "Mr. J.A. Richards: -- Please accept this book as a souvenir..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1927]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original blue cloth stamped in black. 380 pp + [4] pp publishers ads at rear. Moderate small stains to cloth, mostly confined to the rear panel; small marks to page edges; name in pencil on front pastedown. A very..... More
London: Odhams Press Ltd., [1933]. First British Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original green boards titled in gilt on spine panel. 248 pp. Green boards slightly mottled as usual, ink name on front free endpaper, top page edges dusty, scattered light foxing; a very good copy in like dust jacket, bright and..... More
London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., [1939]. First British Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original orange cloth titled in black on spine panel. 216 pp. Old tape marks to upper & lower boards, some small stains, cloth a bit rubbed, Note in ink on front free endpaper "J. MacFarlane Library June 18th 1939"..... More
London: Cassell and Company, Limited. [1928]. First British Edition. Hardcover. First British Edition. Octavo, original red cloth titled in black on spine panel. 316 pp. British lending label ticket on rear endpaper, small 'Boots Library' sticker on front pastedown and a small lending library stamp on front free endpaper, spine..... More
London: Williams and Norgate, Ltd., 1927. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original two-tone blue cloth titled and decorated in gold. [176] pp. Illustrations throughout. Endpapers irregularly browned, a nearly fine copy in dust jacket, slightly browned on spine and at edges, two tiny chips at spine head..... More
London: Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. 1904. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original patterned blue cloth titled in gilt. Frontispiece with tissue guard plus 3 additional black & white plates inserted throughout the text, all by Cuneo. Bookplate on front endpaper and a date in ink, some..... More
New York: S.W. Greene's Son, Publisher. 1894. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original brown cloth bordered in black on front & rear panels, titled in gilt on front panel & spine. 301 pp. Name in pencil on front free endpaper, dated 1887, cloth somewhat worn & rubbed..... More
New York, London & Montreal: The Abbey Press, 1901. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original pictorial dark grey cloth blocked in silver and gilt, gilt titles on spine. 232 pp. One plate. Bookplate removed from front free endpaper, small repaired tear to a rear blank leaf, a...... More
London: Grant Richards Limited, St. Martin's Street. No Date [1918]. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Ocytavo, original slate-blue cloth titled in black on spine & front panel. 373 pp, frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Spine very slightly leaned, mild fading to spine panel; corners slightly soft and knock with some..... More
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Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., 1913. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo. Original black cloth titled and ruled in gilt on spine and front panel. 226 pp., top edges gilt, other edges uncut. Ink name on front endpaper, dated 1936; a virtually fine copy, clean and bright. In a...... More