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193686243London: Selwyn & Bount 1936. First edition first impression a Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. Stamped on the title page in purple ink "With the Publisher's Compliments". An interesting variation on the conventional detective fiction anthology in which the six authors contribute stories featuring supposedly foolproof murders each followed by an exposition of the flaws in the criminal scheme by the recently retired detective George W. Cornish of Scotland Yard. Octavo. Original salmon pink cloth titles to spine in black. With dust jacket. Slight rubbing to ends and board edges spotting to edges and early leaves a very good copy in the jacket with faint dust-soiling to rear panel and small chips to ends and corners. hardcover
1934006516UK: Hodder & Stoughton 1934. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Panic Party by Anthony Berkeley First Edition Hodder & Stoughton 1934. A fine copy. Contents and edges unblemished. No inscriptions or signs of ownership. Covers are unmarked and have no bumping or rubbing to corners. In a bright fine and remarkably well preserved dust jacket that has no loss or tears and no fading to spine. Priced at 7/6. An excellent copy. For further images please see Brought to Book Ltd. <br/> <br/> Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1934355490718020London: Hodder & Stoughton 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's light blue cloth black lettering to the front board and spine. An excellent near fine copy without the discolouration and mottling so often seen with H & S blue cloth first editions of this period with clean contents and no previous owner's inscriptions. In the VERY RARE D/W priced 7/6 net to the spine as called for. The D/W is a bright and attractive example with a touch of fraying at the spine tips but with no loss. The rear flap is blind-stamped: The Circulating Library Harrods Ltd SW1. The rear flap is creased with minor chipping and with a couple of closed tears. One of the rarest Berkeley first editions from the 1930's in our experience. The dark pink/red D/W "shows Guy Pidgeon's body falling backwards over a cliff silhouetted against the moon and framed by trees" Cooper and Pike. Rare. Photographs/scans available upon request. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1961ZB394410Blackwell Publishers 1961-1999. volumes 1-38; lacks volume 25. 1961-1999. partly bound library markings textually clean & tight PRICE IS FOR THE LOT. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Blackwell Publishers unknown
1937801P49London: The Amalgamated Press 1937. Magazine. Very Good Indeed. 11.5" by 9". various. Six lovely consecutive issues of the exciting 'Thriller Library' magazine containing the complete story 'The Great Knock-Over' by Dashiell Hammett all in the original wraps. Six consecutive issues of 'The Thriller Library' magazine.Each issue is present in the original colourful wraps with in-text illustrations throughout. This run includes the entirety of 'The Great Knock-Over' by Dashiell Hammett. It is very rare to find a complete Hammett story in the original parts.The Continental Op featured in 'The Great Knock-Over' also published as 'The Big Knockover' became the prototype for the tough-guy detectives of the generations to come.'The Thriller Library' was a weekly newspaper in circulation from February 1929 to May 1940 containing a variety of exciting stories of detectives solving simple murder cases and even gang warfare.No. 457 November 6th 1937. 'The Adventure of the Night Watchman' by Walter Macleod.No. 458 November 13th 1937. 'The Dictator' by Berkeley Gray.No. 459 November 20th 1937. 'The Rogue of Harley Street' by Anthony Skene.No. 460 November 27th 1937. 'Island of Fear' by George Rochester.No. 461 December 4th 1937. 'Odds on Murder!' by John Hudlestone.No. 462 December 11th 1937. 'The Man From Manhattan' by Leonard Gribble. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally smart with some light age-toning and spots to the wraps. Staples are a little rusted. Minor edge wear to the wraps and pages. Ring mark to the first wrap of No. 462. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and clean with some odd spots. Small mark to the last leaf of No. 458 and some heavier spots to the last leaf of No. 461. Very Good Indeed The Amalgamated Press unknown
1932156657London: Victor Gollancz 1932. First UK Edition and true first. Basis for Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 classic film noir "Suspicion" starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine.<br /> <br /> Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Book has a tiny nearly imperceptible tear at the front hinge. Jacket is slightly sunned at the spine with only a few nicks and tiny closed tears plus a few small archival tape mends to the verso. Scarce in jacket. In a custom maroon quarter-leather clamshell box.<br /> <br /> The Dark Page I: 1940-1949 p. 20. Victor Gollancz unknown
1936355490719747London: Selwyn & Blount 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. London: Selwyn & Blount n.d. 1936. First UK Edition. Publisher's salmon pink cloth with the spine lettered in black. The book is dated by the 32-page Spring Catalogue at the rear. Faint offsetting to both sets of end-papers and light foxing to the first few pages of the book overall a bright and clean near fine copy. In the RARE D/W priced 7/6 net to the spine by Youngman Carter which is two-toned each half showing a different scene: to the left in blue has Scotland Yard; to the right in red has a scene on the Thames Embankment with a policeman. The D/W has a slither of loss at the head and tail of the spine not affecting any lettering and has a short 1 cm closed tear and associated crease to the bottom edge of the front panel. Six short stories by leading Detection Club authors each illustrating a perfect murder. Each story is then followed by a superb commentary by Ex-Superintendent Cornish CID detailing how the seemingly perfect murder could have been solved. A much nicer copy than normally seen of this rare book and a very nice copy indeed. Haycraft Queen Cornerstone. Photographs/scans available upon request. Selwyn & Blount hardcover
1931764L13London: Mundanus Ltd Victor Gollancz 1931. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A very scarce first hardback issue of this important 'inverted detective story'. Written by Anthony Berkeley Cox under the pen name Francis Iles. The first edition of this scarce crime fiction novel written by Anthony Berkeley Cox. The murderer's identity is revealed in the first line of the novel which provides the reader with insights into the workings of the murderer's mind as his plans progress. Cox loosely based this novel on the real-life case of Herbert Armstrong and includes elements of Doctor Crippen. Issued under the Gollancz imprint of 'Mundanus' which they produced as a 3/- paperback series in an attempt to initiate a paperback revolution. This hardback edition was published simultaneously with the wrappers issue as was a library issue. Copies of the hardback edition are extremely scarce. An extremely scarce copy of this important novel. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. A few light marks to the boards. Bumping to the head and tail of spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spotting to the fore-edge and heavy spots to the first and last few pages. Otherwise occasional light spots. Very Good Indeed Mundanus Ltd, Victor Gollancz hardcover
1949111716New York: John Wiley & Sons 1949. First edition second printing of this important work which popularized cognitive images of early computers. Octavo original cloth. Association copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Erwin Tomash with warmest greetings for more than 20 years together in the computer field from Ed Berkeley October 11 1975." The recipient Erwin Tomash was an engineer who co-founded Dataproducts Corporation which specialized in computer technology specifically printers and core memory units. He is recognized for his early pioneering work with computer equipment peripherals. Tomash led the creation of the Charles Babbage Institute and is responsible for The Adelle and Erwin Tomash Fellowship in the History of Information Technology and The Erwin Tomash Library. With Erwin Tomash's bookplate to the pastedown near fine in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional association linking these two pioneers in the field. Edmund C. Berkeley became famous in 1949 with the publication of his book Giant Brains or Machines That Think in which he described the principles behind computing machines called then "mechanical brains" "sequence-controlled calculators" or various other terms and then gave a technical but accessible survey of the most prominent examples of the time including machines from MIT Harvard the Moore School Bell Laboratories and elsewhere. In Giant Brains Berkeley also outlined a device which some have described as the first "personal computer" Simon. Plans on how to build this computer were published in the journal Radio Electronics in 1950 and 1951. Simon used relay logic and cost about $600 to construct. The first working model was built at Columbia University with the help of two graduate students. Berkeley founded published and edited Computers and Automation the first computer magazine. He also created the Geniac and Brainiac toy computers. John Wiley & Sons hardcover books
1949170923007New York: John Wiley and Sons 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Flat-signed by Berkeley on front free endpaper in black ink. xvi 270pp. Original gray cloth with blue lettering. Offsetting to ffep else Fine in About Very Good price-clipped dust jacket with edge-wear creased tear to bottom of back panel tiny chip near head. A very uncommon signature from the computer science pioneer journalist and mathematician who observed the UNIVAC Simon the first personal computer designed by Berkeley himself and the Harvard Mark I among other early computers in action. This book brought the concept of the computer to the lay public for the first time. John Wiley and Sons hardcover books
1937161377N.p.: N.p. 1937. Second Revised Final Draft script for the 1937 film musical. Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the bottom of the front board with manuscript ink and pencil annotations on eight pages. <br /> <br /> Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films including "Mildred Pierce" 1945 "Humoresque" 1946 "Key Largo" 1948 and "Flamingo Road" 1949. In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" 1957 "Peyton Place" 1957 and "Sons and Lovers" 1960. <br /> <br /> College students rebel when their professor doesn't allow swing music in their varsity show. They enlist the help of an alumni a big Broadway star not knowing his last three productions were flops. The film's Busby Berkeley finale was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Dance Direction.<br /> <br /> Bound in maroon leather with gilt title on the front board and spine. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Distribution page integral with the title page dated 4/23/37 noted as 2ND REV. FINAL. 157 leaves with last page of text numbered 154. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine binding with light rubbing to the extremities else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
194813436London England: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1948. First of this edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good . London: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1948-1957. 9 volumes complete works as published. Scarce set. Very good in red Oxford cloth bright gilt. Light bumping to a few corners. In good-very good dust jackets with light even sunning to spines minor wear. Now in mylar. A handsome set. No former owner marks. Prof. Luce reprints from the fourth and last edition correcting errors of past editions and indicating all alterations with the editor's introduction to the works. Published over a period of 10 years the edition is cited as definitive. Contents: Vol. 1 Philosophical Commentaries An Essay Towards A New Theory Of VisionThe Theory Of Vision;Vol. 2 A Treatise Concerning The Principles Of Human Knowledge First Draft Of The Introduction To The PrinciplesThree Dialogues Between Hylas And PhilonousPhilosophical Correspondence Between Berkeley And Samuel Johnson 1729-30; Vol. 3 Alciphron;Vol. 4 De MotuThe AnalystA Defence Of Free-thinking In Mathematics Reasons For Not Replying To Mr. Walton's Full AnswerArithmetica And Miscellanea Mathematica Of Infinites Writings On Natural History; Vol. 5 Sris A Chain Of Philosophical Reflexions And Inquiries Four Letters And Farther Thoughts On Tar-water; Vol. 6 Passive Obedience Advice To The Tories Who Have Taken The Oaths An Essay Towards Preventing The Ruin Of Great Britain The Querist And Other Writings On Economics A Discourse Addressed To Magistrates And Men In Authority Two Letters On The Occasion Of The Jacobite Rebellion 1745 A Word To The Wise Maxims Concerning Patriotism; Vol. 7:Sermons Letter To Sir John James On The Roman ControversyBerkeley's Primary Visitation Charge And An Address On ConfirmationBerkeley's Essays In The Guardian Journals Of Travel In Italy A Proposal For The Better Supplying Of Churches In Our Foreign Plantations and Berkeley's PetitionVerses On AmericaVaria; Vol. 8 Letters Vol. 9 Addenda. Extra shipping charges may apply. Thomas Nelson and Sons hardcover
1938161238Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1938. Final script for the 1938 film musical. Specially bound copy belonging to story writer Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the front board. <br /> <br /> Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films including "Mildred Pierce" 1945 "Humoresque" 1946 "Key Largo" 1948 and "Flamingo Road" 1949. In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" 1957 "Peyton Place" 1957 and "Sons and Lovers" 1960.<br /> <br /> The fifth and last film in Warner Brothers' series of successful and gorgeously choreographed "Gold Digger" films. Dance sequences directed by Busby Berkeley. <br /> <br /> Set in Paris shot on location in Paris and New York.<br /> <br /> Bound in red cloth with red quarter leather binding with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine and front board. Title page integral with distribution page dated 1/4/38 noted as FINAL with a Warner Story Department stamp. 155 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout variously dated 1/27/38 through 3/24/38. Pages Near Fine binding Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
196216223Open Court Publishing C0. As New. 1962. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - -- with a bonus offer-- . Open Court Publishing C0. paperback
197690948The Clarendon Press. New. 1976. Hardcover. 0198181612 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 285 pages. -- with a bonus offer-- . The Clarendon Press hardcover
200090919Cambridge University Press. New. 2000. Paperback. 0521498066 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 300 pages. -- with a bonus offer-- . Cambridge University Press paperback
199028927New York New York U.S.A.: Anchor Books. As New. 1990. Paperback. 0385096224 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- -- with a bonus offer-- . Anchor Books paperback
194416269London England: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd. As New. 1944. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - IMPORTANT: Interior text is clean tight and Unmarked Pages are intact and tight to the spine -- with a bonus offer-- . Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd. hardcover
198613835Chicago Illinois U.S.A.: Open Court Pub Co. New. 1986. Paperback. 0875484468 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- with a bonus offer-- . Open Court Pub Co paperback
199253581Charlottesville VA: University Press of Virginia. New. 1992. Hardcover. 0813913381 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy pristine - 477 pages. -- with a bonus offer-- . University Press of Virginia hardcover
195969915Berkeley CA: Bureau of Public Administration University of California. Very Good. 1959. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TEXT CLEAN AND UNMARKED - 217 pages. -- with a bonus offer--; Ex-Library . Bureau of Public Administration, University of California hardcover
197015560Indianapolis IN: Bobbs-Merrill. As New. 1970. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 338 pages. -- with a bonus offer-- . Bobbs-Merrill paperback
194813435London England: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1948. First of this edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good . London: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1948-1957. 9 volumes complete works as published. Scarce set. Very good in red Oxford cloth bright gilt. Light bumping to a few corners. In good-very good dust jackets with light even sunning to spines minor wear. Now in mylar. A handsome set. No former owner marks. Prof. Luce reprints from the fourth and last edition correcting errors of past editions and indicating all alterations with the editor's introduction to the works. Published over a period of 10 years the edition is cited as definitive. Contents: Vol. 1 Philosophical Commentaries An Essay Towards A New Theory Of VisionThe Theory Of Vision;Vol. 2 A Treatise Concerning The Principles Of Human Knowledge First Draft Of The Introduction To The PrinciplesThree Dialogues Between Hylas And PhilonousPhilosophical Correspondence Between Berkeley And Samuel Johnson 1729-30; Vol. 3 Alciphron;Vol. 4 De MotuThe AnalystA Defence Of Free-thinking In Mathematics Reasons For Not Replying To Mr. Walton's Full AnswerArithmetica And Miscellanea Mathematica Of Infinites Writings On Natural History; Vol. 5 Sris A Chain Of Philosophical Reflexions And Inquiries Four Letters And Farther Thoughts On Tar-water; Vol. 6 Passive Obedience Advice To The Tories Who Have Taken The Oaths An Essay Towards Preventing The Ruin Of Great Britain The Querist And Other Writings On Economics A Discourse Addressed To Magistrates And Men In Authority Two Letters On The Occasion Of The Jacobite Rebellion 1745 A Word To The Wise Maxims Concerning Patriotism; Vol. 7:Sermons Letter To Sir John James On The Roman ControversyBerkeley's Primary Visitation Charge And An Address On ConfirmationBerkeley's Essays In The Guardian Journals Of Travel In Italy A Proposal For The Better Supplying Of Churches In Our Foreign Plantations and Berkeley's PetitionVerses On AmericaVaria; Vol. 8 Letters Vol. 9 Addenda. Extra shipping charges may apply. Thomas Nelson and Sons hardcover
1935161360N.p.: N.p. 1935. Final script for the 1935 film seen here under the working title "Romance in a Glass House." Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the front board.<br /> <br /> Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films including "Mildred Pierce" 1945 "Humoresque" 1946 "Key Largo" 1948 and "Flamingo Road" 1949. In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" 1957 "Peyton Place" 1957 and "Sons and Lovers" 1960.<br /> <br /> A famed stage diva wants her untalented lover as her leading man. To prevent this from occurring the producers select a handsome novice from the streets and declare him the new contracted lead in their production. <br /> <br /> Bound in full red leather with gilt titles on the spine and front board. Distribution page present stamped copy No. 4 noted as FINAL with receipt removed. Title page present dated 6/25/35 with credits for screenwriters Jerry Wald Julius J. Epstein and Robert Hardy Andrews. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine binding about Fine. N.p. unknown
1925355490719765London: Herbert Jenkins 1925. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited 1925. First UK Edition. Octavo. 280 8 ads. Frontispiece and thirty-one additional inserted plates by George Morrow. Publisher's green cloth stamped in dark green. A slightly darkened spine a touch of wear at the top right hand corner of the spin a former owner's neat name to the front free end-paper which is creased. In the RARE D/W pricedv7/6 net to the spine as called for. The D/W is a solid near fine example with just a hint of darkening to the spine and with a reduced price 1/- sticker to the front panel. In our experience these stickers are removable but tend to leave a lighter patch underneath. A nice copy. Photographs/scans available upon request. Herbert Jenkins hardcover
