Davenport basil ed (6 Ergebnisse)

Third Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 410 pages; Description: xiii, 410 p. ; 17 cm. Subjects: Escapes. Series: Cardinal editions ; C-118. 1 Kg. …

imo. Zustand: Very Good. with dw.

Zustand: Good. 1966. First Published in GB. 232 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to rear free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.…

FIRST EDITION. Half title. Orig. green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; spine faded, light marking on boards but a decent copy. Not in BL. Copac records just one copy of this edition in TCD. A collection of 13 horror tales, including 'The Beast with Five Fingers', 'The Two Bottles of Relish', 'Thus I Refute Beelzy', 'The White People', 'The Closed Cabinet', 'The Closed Cabinet Retold', and others. Basil Davenport, 19051966, was an American author and literary critic. Though usually a writer of science-fiction novels, this work was published alongside another horror anthology Ghostly Tales to Be Told, as his only foray into the genre. He was a member of the Baker Street Irregulars, a club for Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts, and the Hydra Club, a group of science-fiction professionals who met during the 1940s.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A first edition, first impression of No. 8 of Hogarth's Cambridge Poetry series, with contributions by Julian Bell, William Empson, Richard Eberhart, John Lehmann and Michael Redgrave. The first edition, first impression of this work in the original boards. Small previous owner's ink inscription to the front free end paper and to five pages in the text. Loosely inserted is a newspaper cutting, comprising an obituary of John Davenport.No. 8 of the Cambridge Poetry series from The Hogarth Press.An anthology comprising poems written by undergraduates of the University of Cambridge in 1929. The poems were selected and edited by the undergraduates Christopher Saltmarshe, John Davenport and Basil Wright.Among the poems are two contributions from Julian Bell (1908-1937), six contributions from William Empson (1906-1984), and 'October' by John Lehmann (1907-1987). In the original boards. Externally, generally smart but somewhat sunned, more so to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot, more so to the first and last few pages. Small previous owner's ink inscription to the front free end paper and to five pages in the text. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First U. S. Edition. :: Personalized inscription from the author upon front free endpaper. :: It has not been easy to persuade Basil Davenport to reveal the secrets of his arcane art; but now that the necromancer has agreed to divulge, he has done so lavishly, and here is a fiendish collection of stories to read and, in addition, full instructions and inspirations to make yourself a spellbinder. :: Bound in publisher's deep navy blue-black cloth, author, title, and publisher lettered upon spine in a fog-blue. Octavo (8 3/16 x 5 1/2 inches; 207 x 139 millimeters). 317 pages. Condition: Very Good+, in a Very Good dust jacket. Book has minimal wear, a touch of rubbing at the corners and at the crown & foot of spine. Small stains, pages faintly age-toned. Nice copy. Dust jacket is faded, and has creasing, small splits & chips along the edges. Abrasions, flaking at the hinges, spotting / stains.…