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Alfred Jarry - a Pataphysical Life

Brotchie, Alastair · 2011 · The Glass Key

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Cambridge Mass & London, MIT Press, 2011. Later printing. Hardcover. 2nd impression. Square 8vo. Pp xi + 405 with b&w illustrations throughout. Brown paper boards stamped in copper on the spine. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy in an unclipped dust jacket. Very Good +/...

Jung: A Biography

Bair, Deirdre · 2003 · The Glass Key

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Boston/New York, Little Brown, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. First impression. 8vo. Pp xii + 881 + 32pp b&w photographs. Quarter bound in grey cloth stamped in silver on the spine with sides of blue paper boards. Name of ownership on the front free endpaper else a clean, unm...

His Own Executioner: The Life of Nigel Balchin

Collett, Derek · 2020 · The Glass Key

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

UK, Penhaligon Press, 2020. Later printing. Paperback. First printing of the second, revised, edition of this 8vo paperback. Pp 406 with a number of b&w illustrations throughout. A clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers. Very Good + .

The Life and Adventures of John Nicol, Mariner. His Service in King's Ships in War & Peace, His Travels & Explorations by Sea to Remote & Unknown Countries in Merchant Vessels, Whalers, and Other Sundry Craft; Together with Copious Notes & Comments on Ships, the Officers and Shipmates with Whom He Served, the Customs & Traditions of the Sea and of the Inhabitants of Distant Lands Both Savage and Civilized, Their Religions, Culture, & Industries, Etc. , Etc. , Etc. As Related by Himself

NICOL, JOHN; GORDON GRANT (ILLUS); ALEXANDER LAING (FOREWORD & AFTERWORD) · 1936 · Round Table Books, LLC

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,964)

NY & Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936. First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Gordon Grant; W.H. Lizars. Publisher's full oatmeal cloth, gilt lettering on red panels on spine and cover, gilt compass medallion on cover, top edge red, red and black title page....

Jessie's Journey Autobiography of a Traveller Girl

SMITH, JESS · 2008 · The Old Bookshelf, UK

£4.95 (€5.93 | $6.54 | ¥1,044)

Scotland: Birlinn Ltd, 2008. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 1841587028. SIGNED - Good reprint paperback with lightly creased spine, very lightly bumped to ends. Spine cocked. Edges lightly foxed. Internally, signed by the author on title-page. Some foxing to prelims. Clean, bright ...

A Diversified Ministry

Thomas B. McDormand · 1987 · Rainy Day Books

$10.50 (€9.53 | £7.95 | ¥1,676)

Book Good. Lancelot Press Canada Covers lightly soiled, interior is clean. Signed by the author.

Colour Me Black and White

Holgate, M. K. · 0 · Rainy Day Books

$10.50 (€9.53 | £7.95 | ¥1,676)

Book Good. Very light wear, signed by the author. No publication information stated. Story of the author's life long struggle with bipolar illness.

A Series of Dogs

Armstrong, John · 2016 · Rainy Day Books

$10.50 (€9.53 | £7.95 | ¥1,676)

Book Good. New Star Books Canada Light wear, front cover starting to curl. Interior is very clean.

Carlos Arruza

Sherwood, Lyn · 1966 · Rainy Day Books

$10.50 (€9.53 | £7.95 | ¥1,676)

Book Very Good Good Hooper Pub. U.S.A. Book is clean and tight with slight edge wear. Dust jacket has light wear.

Saddle Up With Cinch

Arthur, Wayne · 2016 · Rainy Day Books

$19.50 (€17.69 | £14.76 | ¥3,113)

Book Good. Self Published Canada Clean tight copy. Signed by the author to Joan, who was there for some of the stories.

KITTYHAWK PILOT: WING COMMANDER JF EDWARDS.

Edwards, James F. (Stocky) & J.P.A. Michel Lavigne · 1983 · Rainy Day Books

$149.50 (€135.64 | £113.16 | ¥23,866)

Book Good Good Turner-Warwick Canada Signed by Edwards to Russ. Slight spine slant. Overall clean and tight, dust jacket has edge wear.

Memory Looks Forward : An Autobiography

PARKER, ERIC · 1937 · Horsham Rare Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

London: Seeley, Service & Company, N.D.. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very good cloth hard cover, first edition not dated but 1937. No inscriptions. Good unclipped dustjacket. Occasional spotting and browning. Eric Parker was a well-known writer on field sports a...

Dark Shepherd

Josephine Kelly · 1967 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Paterson, NJ, St. Anthony Guild Press, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 169p. A green cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine slightly cockeyed, but binding still tight. A few small black ink smudges on the cloth, and a small scratch at the bottom of ...

Played by Ear: The Autobiography of Daniel A. Lord, S.J.

Daniel A. Lord · 1956 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$17.50 (€15.88 | £13.25 | ¥2,794)

Chicago/Garden City, Loyola University Press/Hanover House, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 398p. Ex-library. A black cloth hardcover book in good reading condition. Cover rubbed and various library markings inside, but text itself unmarked and binding tight. T...

The Yankee Paul: Isaac Thomas Hecker

Vincent F. Holden · 1958 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Milwaukee, The Bruce Publishing Company, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 508p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Edges mildly rubbed. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is lightly tanned and edgeworn, but still fully intact. Contains black and wh...

Izaak Walton : The Compleat Angler and His Turbulent Times

POOL, J LAWRENCE & POOL, ANGELINE · 1976 · Horsham Rare Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Cornwall CT Usa: The Stinehour Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Fine green cloth hardcover, maps to endpapers. Black & white frontispiece of Izaak Walton. No inscriptions or marks. Near fine dust jacket. One of a limited edition of 2000 copies. ; Black &...

A Guide to Biography for Young Readers: American-Men of Action

STEVENSON, BURTON E. · 1913 · Clausen Books

$7.50 (€6.80 | £5.68 | ¥1,197)

Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page & Company. 1913. Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, rear end papers separated at the gutter with hinge solidly intact; front gutter reglued; textblock clean and tight; binding lightly shelf worn with lightly frayed spine extremities;...

Abraham Lincoln: The Man and the Crisis

MITCHELL, WILMOT BROOKINGS · 1910 · Clausen Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Portland, ME, Smith and Sale, Publishers. 1910. Flexible Boards, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Frontispiece. Flexible Hardcover, Ex-Library copy, minimally stamped, else textblock is clean and very tight. Frontispiece portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Flexible hardcover, label g...

Southwest Writers Series No. 20: Harvey Fergusson

FOLSOM, JAMES K.; LEE, JAMES W. (GENERAL EDITOR) · 1969 · Clausen Books

$8.99 (€8.16 | £6.80 | ¥1,435)

Austin, TX, Steck-Vaughn Company. 1969. Stapled Wraps, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library Paperback, Southwest Writers Series No. 20. Retired library copy, minimally stamped and marked, else textblock is clean and tight, sound and secure staples; Dried glue stain along the ...

Southwest Writers Series No. 19: Emerson Hough

WYLDER, DELBERT E.; LEE, JAMES W. (GENERAL EDITOR) · 1969 · Clausen Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

Austin, TX, Steck-Vaughn Company. 1969. Stapled Wraps, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library Paperback, Southwest Writers Series No. 19. Retired library copy, usual stamps and markings, blue ink stain on bottom corners does NOT obstruct the text, else clean and tight with soun...