sydney fowler wright (33 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. First American edition. 395pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with light green ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Decorative endpapers. The spine and covers show light edge wear. The front endsheet has a prior owner's ink stamp and name in pen. The text block is only just starting to crack at the rear. The earlier UK edition is cited in the Bleiler checklist and Reginald. This novel, which was later adapted into a film with the same name, is a disaster-themed story in which a geographical upheaval results in parts of Britain sinking under the sea, and turning the Chilterns into an archipelago of very small islands.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. stated first. dj shows minor wear, tear, chipping, rubbing, tape repair. pages tanned and clean.

1st edition. Poor paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled, nicked and rubbed as with age (slightly torn). Spine worn. Stains on cover. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 182 p ; 19 cm. Subjects; Penguin books (series). 20th century literature. English fiction 20th century. Science fiction, English. 1 Kg.

Zustand: Very Good. 1980. Paperback. Some shelf wear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. hardback, 8vo, 291pp, pages browned and some foxing, text otherwise clean and sound, red boards, black decs and titles, Good / no dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. hardback, 8vo, 251pp, pages browned and some foxing, some page corners turned, text otherwise clean and sound, red boards, black decs and titles, rubbed and bumped in places, Good / no dustwrapper.

Hardback. near very good hardcover copy, no dustwrapper, some fraying to spine ends 1st US edition and 1st ed thus. Published in England as "Prelude In Prague: A Story of the War of 1938", this American edition has an altered ending.

Zustand: Very Good. 1980. Paperback. Some shelf wear. . . . .

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Dust Jacket Included. hardback, 8vo, 314pp, edges heavily browned, text otherwise clean and sound, red cloth, overall Good condition, heavily browned and creased dustwrapper has been attached to boards with sellotape, now browned.

Zustand: Neuf.

Hardcover. Octavo, 381 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is illustrated, black print. Dust jacket in mylar; edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, light smudging/shelf wear. Price unclipped: "7/6 net". Boards in pink cloth; light peripheral toning. Text block has slight tanning to endpapers. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column V. 1401560. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 8.25 x 5.25", pict lavender cloth, 395pp; 349pp + ads, textblock edges quite spotted else a good copy of this facsimile of the two Cosmopolitan editions.

First Edition. Good copy in original stiff card wrappers with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Series; Chevron special [no. S. 1]. Physical description; 251 p. front. (map) 18 cm. Subjects; Great Britain Colonies. Germany Colonies. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Zustand: good. good complete solid clean 1st edition? Books of Today small hardcover red boards no dw In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

8vo. pp 291. Original publisher's red cloth, illustrated and lettered black on spine. Lacking front endpaper, otherwise sound, very good.

8vo. pp 288. Original publisher's black cloth. From the Donald Rudd collection of detective fiction. Somewhat used copy: label remains to cover, rubbing, bumping and general wear - otherwise sound with complete text; good only.

hardback, 8vo, 314pp, edges slightly browned, text clean and sound, signed by the author on endpaper, no further inscriptions, red cloth, Very Good condition, in frayed and creased dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Thus. No signatures. Gutter split at front hinge. Moderate rubbing and fading to cloth. Some foxing.; 248 pages. Blue cloth boards with black lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 183 x 120mm. Crime fiction. A novel, previously published as "The Handprint Mystery". ; 8vo.

1st ed. Cutting about the book (?from dust jacket) glued to front pastedown; some foxing; spine bumped, with wear to cloth; spine lettering almost illegible; board corners worn. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dustjacket) Used - Good. Good hardback (no dustjacket).

Early reprint. Original red cloth with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the top corner of the lower board with a minor bump. The contents, with light spotting to the text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the lightly rubbed, nicked and creased original dustwrapper which has a few short closed tears at the extremities. Not price-clipped (7/6 on the front flap). A reasonably common reprint, often mistakenly catalogued as a first edition (which was published in black cloth with gilt titles and a differently designed dustwrapper also priced 7/6 net). A near future science fiction novel in which a single politician becomes the dictator of Britain. (Bleiler; Locke: A Spectrum of Fantasy). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

[Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.168. Publisher's blue paper-covered boards with navy titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Kingsley Sutton, priced at 9/6. Heavy spotting to edges, and first and last leaves. Toning to spine and board edges. Jacket price-clipped, though price actually remains intact. Heavy rubbing, spotting and chipping to jacket, with larger losses to head and tail of spine. Very good. Sherlock Holmes meets Breaking Bad the third book in this series about drug-dealing master criminal and scientist Professor Blinkwell, by the author prolific in several genres.

1st ed. Some foxing, quite heavy on fore-edge; binding tight; orange cloth slightly discoloured on spine. 8pp of publisher's ads at rear. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition, first printing. Publisher's grey card covers printed in black. A very good copy, the binding firm, the spine with a lean, the covers with a few small marks. The contents are clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. No dustwrapper. A historical novel about the Anglo-Saxons' conflict with Danish settlers. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Early reprint of the April 1930 first edition. Publisher's original brown cloth with black titles to the spine, in the Francis Howlett Warren illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with light spotting to the text block edge and prelims, are otherwise clean and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (3/6 on the front flap). An attractive example. A future disaster novel about the aftermath of a cataclysmic flood and sequel to the earlier 'Deluge'. (Bleiler; Locke: A Spectrum of Fantasy). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 192. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered black on spine. Wartime mystery fiction. Neat penciled name on front endpaper, slight lean, slight surface wear at the rear spine hinge with faint fading at spine and a slight stain at front lower spine hinge, otherwise sound, near very good with clean text.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original pink cloth with black titles to the spine. A very good copy, the binding firm with a little bumping at the spine tips and fading to the spine. The contents with mild spotting to the endpapers and some dustiness to the closed text block edge are otherwise clean throughout. Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the front endpaper "To Kath / from / S. Fowler Wright / 17.4.30". A future disaster novel about the aftermath of a cataclysmic flood and sequel to 'Deluge'. (Bleiler; Locke: A Spectrum of Fantasy). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

First and only edition. Variant (or possibly colonial) binding of green cloth and black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright with a couple of tiny scuffs to the spine. The contents, rather comically with ink stamps applied to the title page and upper margin of chapter one by a previous owner requesting "Will you kindly take care of this book and do not double covers back: PLEASE", the same owner's name stamp to the front pastedown. Aside from this act of vandalism the pages are clean throughout. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and creased colonial issue dustwrapper identifiable only by the circular hole in the middle of the spine removing the British printed publisher's price. Two thirds of the dustwrapper has been backed with blue paper. Very scarce in any shape or form. A lost race novel. (Bleiler; Locke: A Spectrum of Fantasy). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Small stains on boards, corners bumped, a very good copy withot dustwrapper of a very scarce and cheaply produced wartime mystery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Printing. Slight sunning at the extremirties, very good or better, lacking the dustwrapper. An exceptionally uncommon Mr. Jellipott mystery.

Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition, first printing. Publisher's original grey card covers with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some rubbing and creasing to the extremities. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps, the text block edges are somewhat spotted. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and toned dustwrapper that has a couple of short closed tears and some dust marks. Rare in this form. The proof differs from the published version in several aspects, here the author's name is printed as Ruth Falconer, the publication date is given as 1930; the running head on the first two signatures is 'The Simian Maid' ( on later signatures 'Dream') and the textual differences to at least two pages in which the published version has been shortened. The dustwrapper is identical to that of the published version, albeit trimmed to fit the proof. A science fiction time travel novel in which three contemporary characters are transported back a million years in a dream. (Bleiler; Locke: A Spectrum of Fantasy (this copy)). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.