Recent Arrivals from Hard To Find Books

Casterman 1970-71. 2 VOL SET, TEXT IN FRENCH, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, vol 1- 156pp, vol 2- 156pp, illus, VG (moderate bruising & cracking to spine & board extrems, modeate scuffing to spine of vol 2, moderate peeling to rear spine hinge, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards of vol… Read more about this item

Islet 2018. Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xxvi + 311pp, illus, Near FINE

Stove Prairie Press 2010. Oblong quarto, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, xii + 268pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to board extrems, binding sloppy but still very much intact, minor soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & light chipping/closed tearing to edges, sl fading & tanning to… Read more about this item

Carlton Books 2008. Square octavo, illus heavy boards, red & white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 255pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sm adhesive label to rear board, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

Onyx / Pure Impression 2014. Quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 239pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing/curling & fading to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to page edges)

University Press of Mississippi / Center for the Study of Southern Culture N/D (c.1980s). Lg quarto, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, illus prelims, 186pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light curling & creasing to spine & cover edges, light to moderate chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

Hackney Publishing Co 1984. Super octavo, black faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt motif to front board, 288pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional creasing to page corners)… Read more about this item

John Weatherhill 1982. Imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to purple cloth spine, illus title page, 115pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising/rubbing & foxing to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl creasing & chafing to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (top corners of flaps lightly clipped, sl creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to… Read more about this item

Interpress Publishers 1968. FIRST EDITION, super octavo, cream cloth boards, brown lettering to spine & front board, 450pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising & tanning/foxing to spine & board edges/extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, 1cm crack to base of prelim gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing/peeling & chipping to edges, moderate… Read more about this item

The Crowood Press 2006. Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, green lettering to spine, frontispiece, 208pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light tanning to spine & rear cover)

Islet 2023. Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black & white lettering to spine, x + 497pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)

Random House 2011. Imperial octavo, black textured heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, glassine pocket with 4x postcards to front pastedown, 342pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & rubbing to edges, light tanning & soiling to spine, light cahfing & soiling)

St George Books 1961. Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 526pp, VG- (light to moderate brusiing & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light chafing to boards, moderate damp staining & warping to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, moderate cracking to gutters, moderate… Read more about this item

The Caxton Publishing N/D. 6 VOL SET, quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured decoration to spine & front board, frontis with tissue guards to all vols, mixed pagination, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, moderate chafing/rubbing to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps plus prelims/terminals also,… Read more about this item

Tab Books 1992. Imperial octavo, patterned light card covers, brown lettering to spine, ix + 286pp, illus, VG (light to moderate curling & creasing/scuffing to spine & cover edges, light fading to spine, light chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

Grub Street 1990. INCLUDES SUPPLEMENT VOLUME, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#10/100) SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ACES, imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to blue leather effect spine, 392pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning to spine, light chafing) with VG+ 62 page supplement volume

Watson & Liddell 2007. Quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 299pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light scuffing to spine & covers, light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

Houghton Mifflin Co 1943. FIRST EDITION THUS, IN HEAVILY REPAIRED JACKET, octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, xxi + 694pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate discolouration to spine, light discolouration to front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, tidy pencil inscription to ffep, moderate crack to front… Read more about this item

Islet 2022. Imperial octavo, red & black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xxii + 327pp, Near FINE

Hurst and Blackett Ltd 1939. Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt gothic script lettering to spine, gilt third reich motif to front board, 568pp, VG- (light to moderate bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning to spine, moderate cracking to board/spine hinges, spine sl cocked, moderate scuffing & discolouration to board edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to page… Read more about this item