Search Results: Letters/Diaries from Turtleman Used Books

Little wear to the book. Deep red fabric is a bit darkened over the spine. Pages are tight and clean, with only a small mark on the front endpaper. No dust jacket. The book consists of an accounting of Kipling's travels across the North American continent from west to east, undertaken in 1889, following his travels through Asia. These essays were communications Kipling sent to Indian newspapers in order to finance his travel. It was first published in book form in 1891. Kipling was not too fond of America, other than its women, it seems. This appears to be fairly rare.

No dust jacket. Green and black fabric with gilt print on front and spine. Shows little wear. Deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked.
Second printing. A rare book.

First edition, 1894 on the title page. No dust jacket. Some wear at the corners and edges of the spine. Dark green fabric, not worn through at any point, with gilt printing on the spine. Black endpapers are cracking over the spine joint. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Owner's name on first page after the front endpaper. That page and the next embossed with "Botanical Museum, Harvard University". New Riverside Edition. In excellent condition for its age. Also very rare.

No dust jackets. A three-volume set. All books show very little wear. Volume two has an inscription on the front endpaper, otherwise all pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Volume one has blue cloth covered boards, the others have black cloth. All have silver print on the front and gilt on the spine. These books will ship at over seven pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price.

Book shows no wear other than a little crimp at the base of the spine. Pages are clean, tight and bright. Dust jacket is also showing little wear, just a slight flaring along the top edges. Gift quality.

Little wear, a slight blemish at the bottom of the spine and a few minor chips. Pages are clean and tight, with a little yellowing near the edges and the owner's name inside the front cover. This slim volume contains a short series of letters written by Rainer Maria Rilke to Franz Xavier Kappus between 1903 and 1908. Translated from the original German, with a foreword, by Stephen Mitchell.

Trade paperback. Very little wear, a few chips along the lower edge and a slight impact mark at the top left front corner. Spine is uncreased and the pages are clean and tight. Look unread. Rather rare and highly valued.

Ex-library book with library binding. Stated first edition. Green fabric covered boards show some mild wear but remains sturdy. Pages are clean, tight and intact. The contents are a long series of letters from Robert Frost, with notes by both the sender and the recipient. Many poems are included, often somewhat different than the later published versions. This book will ship at a little over two pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price.

A four-volume set of the communications of Virginia Woolf, encompassing the years 1888 to 1931, over a vast 2200 pages. The books are all in very good condition, with clean and tight pages. Inscriptions inside the front cover in volumes two and three. The dust jackets have varied amounts of wear, mainly in the form of small tears. All four dust jackets are darkened over the spine with some water marks. The ISBN given is for Volume One, the others are 0-15-150925-5; 0-15-150926-3; and 0-15-150927-1. The first volume was published in 1975, the subsequent volumes in 1976, 1978 and 1979. The complete set will ship at over nine pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price. Due to the weight, this item is not available for international shipping.

Very little wear to book or dust jacket. Deckle-edged pages are clean, bright and tight. Letters from the future wife of C. S. Lewis. A rare and valued book. The book will ship at about two pounds. Any excess shipping costs are included in the list price.