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19821308096Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. A near fine first edition first printing one corner slightly bumped in a fine dust jacket with the original price of $12.95 present signed by Grafton on a laid in bookplate. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Complete row of numbers and First Edition stated on the copyright page. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston hardcover
198239487New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. First printing. Fine in fine jacket. Signed first edition a gorgeous copy introducing Grafton's beloved Kinsey Millhone a hard-up detective in Southern California. The title for the first book in Grafton's famous Alphabet Series was inspired by reading THE GASHLYCRUMB TINIES a detail that captures the tone of black levity that has partly made the series so popular. Kinsey Millhone bears many characteristics of a classic noir detective but with a feminist update: she would become a model for many heroines to come in the following decades not only in mystery but in urban fantasy and beyond. Really a great copy desirable signed. 8'' x 5.25''. Original grey paper boards metallic red-lettered spine. In original unclipped $12.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 10 274 2 pages. Signed by Grafton in black felt pen on title page. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown
1982024459New York New York U.S.A.: Holt Rinehart Winston 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page in her unique beautiful calligraphic hand. Mystery novel featuring wise-cracking female private investigator Kinsey Millhone. When Nikki comes out of jail after serving a sentence for murdering her husband she calls in Kinsey Millhone to track down the real killer. Sue Grafton was one of the most popular female writers both in the US and in the UK before her untimely death in 2017 at the age of 77> "A" IS FOR ALIBI is the first boook in the 'alphabet' series to feature her celebrated sleuth Kinsey Millhone. This is a very scarce prized title especially in this condition. Fine first edition first printing in very fine first state dust jacket#12.95 and 0482 on front flap0 in mylar-protected cover. M103 <br/> <br/> Holt Rinehart Winston hardcover
18992186London Boston: Francis A. Nicolls & Co 1899 - 1900. ANNECY EDITION. Set #221/1000. Illustrated with Original Etchings. Bound in quality morocco leather bindings. Gilded spines. Raised hubs. Top edges are gilded. Rag style paper. Wide margins. Engraved plates protected in tissue. Printed in English. 8.75 inches tall. 30 inches of shelf space. In excellent condition. The hinges are all attached there is some starting held firmly by the underlying cords. Internally very fresh bright and clean. Near free of any trace of foxing. Some general wear and abrasion to the spines. An impressive collection of Eugene Sue's works. Called the "king of the popular novel" one of the most widely read writers of melodramatic fiction in 19th-century France. An important addition to any antiquarian library. This set would make an excellent gift and/or addition to any fine library. In addition to their shelf presence antiquarian books make an excellent investment. We always pack very securely to help ensure safe handling during transit. All books are individually wrapped and are always professionally padded. We offer a full refund guarantee per our terms described on our site with notification of such intent requested. Please contact us with any inquiries. Francis A. Nicolls & Co
1952140945024San Francisco: Acme Publishing Co 1952. First Edition. Very Good. First edition first printing. Signed by Sue Bailey Thurman diagonal across the title page. Publisher's original comb-bound yellow stiff wraps printed in brown. Very Good with moderate wear and light soiling to wraps. Sue Bailey Thurman was an African American author lecturer historian and civil rights activist. She was the first non-white student to earn a bachelor's degree in music from Oberlin College Ohio. She briefly taught at the Hampton Institute in Virginia before becoming involved in international work with the YWCA in 1930. Acme Publishing Co unknown
18991734027London and Boston.: Francis A. Niccolls & Co. 1899. Hardcover. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 23 cm. 20 vols. Encuadernación en tapa dura artesanal lomo en piel con dorados y nervios decorados. Idioma inglés . Cubierta deslucida. Literatura.82 82 Francis A. Niccolls & Co. hardcover
COD-04277David & Charles Uk. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. David & Charles Uk hardcover
1995529BASTEI-LÜBBE 1995-03/98. 1. softcover. Archai 122871253312792 BASTEI-LÜBBE paperback
2018x-1461415292Springer 2018. Hardcover. New. 1262 pages. 10.98x8.27x2.40 inches. Springer hardcover
1842s503.SueHOLLAND Bruxelles: Societe Belge De Librairie: Hauman Etc Co : Bruxelles 1842. 1842-1843. FRENCH TEXT. Bound in six books 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12-13. 156 x 102 mm. Half dark brown leather and marbled boards Spines ruled and lettered in gold. Blue and white patterned boards. NOT ILLUSTRATED. 1 1842 tp and 278p. ; 2 1842 tp and 250p.; 3 1842 tp and 170p.; 4 1842 tp and 228p.; 5 1843 tp and 258p.; 6 1843 tp and 212p.; 7 1843 tp and 354p.; 8 1843 tp and 296p.; 9 1843 tp and 5-300p.; 10 1843 tp and 5-276p.; 11 1843 tp and 5-254p.; 12 1843 tp and 178p.; 13 1843 tp and 150p. At end is printed "Paris ce 15 Octobre 1843. EUGENE SUE."; Clean tight books with a few leaves pulling and a few leaves a liitle creased. Set is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. . Hardback. VG-. Societe Belge De Librairie: Hauman Etc Co : Bruxelles Hardcover
2009mon0000140198Educational Impressions 2009-01-01. Paperback. Good. 0.2008 in x 10.7008 in x 8.5000 in. Educational Impressions paperback
1982017689New York New York U.S.A.: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The very first book in the author's renowned alphabet series & the one that introduced female private investigator Kinsey Millhone to the world. From the estate of a local mystery collector this is a FIRST EDITION First Printing hardcover book with original unclipped DJ which has been protected in a mylar cover since purchased Brand New. SIGNED by the AUTHOR in black marker her name only on title page. Both book & DJ are in Fine condition our highest grade: just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean binding strong & square creamy white pages are completely unmarked. The DJ is virtually flawless: bright & colorful & protected in clear mylar cover to stay that way! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays Pacific time; later orders weekends & holidays ship very next business day. <br/> <br/> Holt, Rinehart and Winston hardcover
1982672P30London: Macmillan 1982-7. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5". None. Signed first UK editions of the first three of Sue Grafton's popular detective series the 'Alphabet Murders'. In the original unclipped dustwrappers. In three volumes being the first three novels in Sue Grafton's 'Alphabet Murders' series. The first edition thus of these works being the first UK editions. Each volume is signed by the author to the title page. Each in the original unclipped dustwrapper. '"A" Is for Alibi' is a crime novel set in the fictional city Santa Teresa in southern California. The novel follows the thirty-two year old private detective Kinsey Millhone who is hired to solve the murder of a prominent divorce lawyer Laurence Fife. He had been killed eight years previously and his recently released wife was arrested for the death. The lawyer's death was linked to a similar death of a woman in Los Angeles. Both had died after taking poisonous oleander capsules which had been substituted for allergy pills. ''B' is for Burglar' sees Millhone hired by Beverly Danziger to try and find her missing sister who was last seen getting into a cab intending to fly down to Boca Raton Florida. However it appears that she disappeared along the way. Millhone suspects that there might be a link between Elaine's disappearance and the death of her Santa Tereas neighbour who was apparently killed by a burglar. ''C' is for Corpse' opens with Millhone at the gym where she meets Bobby Callahan who was nearly killed nine months previously. He is convinced that it was an attempt on his life and that he might still be in danger. Kinsey agrees to investigate despite there being little information. She is then pulled into a complicated web of intrigue surrounding Bobby and his rich but dysfunctional family. Written by Sue Grafton who is best known for this influential and popular series of detective novels known as the 'alphabet series'. She started writing her detective novels after a bitter divorce and custody battle which resulted in Grafton imagining ways to kill or maim her ex-husband providing inspiration for this detective series. Sadly Grafton died before she was able to finish the series writing a total of twenty-five novels only ending with ''Y' is for Yesterday'. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrappers. Externally fine. Dustwrappers are fine though the dustwrapper for ''C' is for Corpse' has some light spots to the flyleaves. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine Macmillan hardcover
1843IEsSUE, 0Paris: Charles Gosselin 1843-44. 1843. 4 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l. iv 315 1 leaf; 2 p.l. 313 1 leaf; 2 p.l. 319 1; 2 p.l. 326 1 leaf. complete with half-titles. wood-engraved ornaments & title vignettes. 34 steel- & 47 wood-engraved plates & numerous wood-engraved text illus. tissue guards. Untrimmed in contemporary quarter roan gilt spines spines sunned some moderate foxing six leaves & several tissue guards in last volume browned. First Illustrated Edition with wood and steel engravings by Hippolyte Lavoignat Paul Girardet Ferdinand Delanoy and others after designs by Charles Joseph Traviès C.Nanteuil Louis Alexandre Eustache Lorsay Gustave Staal Honoré Daumier D'Aubignay &c. Included are numerous portrait studies and scenes of domestic and street life. Vicaire VII 683-84. F. Hardcover. Paris: Charles Gosselin, 1843-44. Hardcover
1967016085London: Peter Owen 1967. Nice copy of her first book in its first U.K. printing. Unmarked tight and square. This has author's embossed blindstamp on front endpaper with initials SG circled by Library of Sue Grafton. This was only done on her very early books such as this one and "The Lolly-Madonna War". Rust colored boards with gold lettering to spine which is fresh and bright. Price intact jacket has 1/2" closed tear on rear panel and some faint soiling to bottom of same panel else fine. Scarce and this is one of a kind. In mylar. . First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Peter Owen Hardcover
1485New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; dark gray paper-covered boards with titles stamped in red foil on spine; 274pp 1. Bookplate signed by Grafton loosely laid in. Fine in a Very Good dustjacket unclipped with a single 1.5" tear to lower front flap fold with some discreet attendant creasing. First book in the author's best-selling Kinsey Millhone series. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown
198214802New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. First edition. Touch of shelfwear to spine ends a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear along top edge and a touch of rubbing to spine ends. 14802. Octavo boards. Signed by Grafton on the title page. The first Kinsey Millhone novel. "Sassy and irreverent Kinsey is a very appealing character. She has an engaging sense of humor an eye alertly poised to expose the phony and a scathing tongue she isn't afraid to use." - St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Novels pp. 438-39. Reference: Pronzini and Muller 1001 Midnights The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction pg. 312. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown
195278634San Francisco: Acme Publishing Company 1952. First Edition. Spiral bound. Very good. Inscribed by Sue Bailey Thurman opposite the title page. The second major history of African American settlers in the Golden State preceded by Delilah Beasley's The Negro Trail-Blazers of California 1919. Thurman 1903-96 based this work on a series of eight articles she wrote in the San Francisco Sun-Reporter and is credited with renewing academic interest about the topic. Octavo: viii 70 pp. with textual photographs. Spiral bound in the original printed yellow paper wrappers. Some light wear; else very good or better. Acme Publishing Company unknown
1958131132411Washington DC: The Corporate Press 1958. Paperback. Acceptable. 0x0x0. First edition. Comb-bound paperback missing rear cover. Fair. Tear to front cover repaired with tape toning to contents. A rare African American cookbook from the Civil Rights era. The Corporate Press paperback
l d 6Holt Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN DJ. SIGNED. Holt Hardcover
1845elala1632Paris: Paulin 1845. 1845. 4 Volumes in 2. large 8vo. pp. 2 p.l. 331; 2 p.l. 332; 2 p.l. 327; 2 p.l. 352. with half-titles. 1 folding engraved map. 83 wood-engraved plates & c600 head & tailpieces initials & vignettes by Leloir Best Hotelin & Régnier after Gavarni Girardet & Pauquet. contemporary quarter calf gilt backs rubbed hinges of Vol. II cracked some light foxing. First Illustrated Edition. This was Gavarnis most ambitious book project; he was responsible for the approximately 600 vignette text illustrations and of the eighty-three plates only sixteen were not after his designs. Ray The Art Of The French Illustrated Book 1700 to 1914 206. Vicaire VII 687-89. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Paris: Paulin, 1845. Hardcover
2002__1840640960Edward Elgar Pub 2002. Hardcover. New. 1216 pages. 9.50x6.75x5.25 inches. Edward Elgar Pub hardcover
Z1-G-030-01147National Foundation for Educational Research. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. National Foundation for Educational Research unknown
2105005Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. first. hardcover. fine/fine. Signed first edition as stated on copyright page and with number line from 1-10. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown
184486917Paris: Librairie de Charles Gosselin 1844. Fine. Librairie de Charles Gosselin Paris 1844 18 x 28.30 cm 2 volumes reliés First illustrated edition in first printing by Gavarni Célestin Nanteuil and Tony Johannot with 67 plates and numerous text illustrations. Near-contemporary half dark blue morocco with corners signed Belz-Niedrée at top of first endpaper. Spine with raised bands very richly decorated with tooling composed of multiple scrollwork and interlacing. Double fillet borders on boards and corners. Top edge gilt. Paper slightly browned with some leaves more brown scattered foxing. A full-margined copy the plates often slightly shorter. Traces of rubbing. Handsome copy. Heraldic bookplate of Cerruti di Castiglione collector of Romantics. ""One of the rarest and best illustrated Romantic works"" Carteret III 576. The work is among the very first serialized novels published and is Sue's first great popular success which would enjoy the favor of a theatrical adaptation shortly after. The work established the serialized novel genre which draws from several genres: romance pathos gothic novel novel of manners. Librairie de Charles Gosselin hardcover
