Search Results: Authors starting with F from Uncommon Sense

New York: Putnams, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Second book in the Riverworld series -- not quite as uncommon as the first, but still hard to find. Clean, solid copy -- slight rubbing to (unclipped) dustjacket, pages clean and bright and tight. tw

First edition thus. "New Edition: India Proof Edition, printed at hand press from the original wood blocks." Limited to 1,000 numbered copies, number 363. Full vellum, gilt, brown and red decorations. Published London and New York: George Routledge and Sons, c1881. Folio, 11 3/4" x 15 3/4", unpaginated, 30 full page illustrations - lovely views of rural England, wood-engraved by the Brothers Dalziel, with verses and poems by Tom Taylor, plus two Dalziel advertisement leaves and a colophon leaf of Camden Press. Bound in full vellum over beveled boards, with gilt and brown titles, gilt, brown and orange cover designs. Slight loss, rubbing and water discoloration at the heel, minor rub/soil to covers, else very good plus. Internally near fine, pages and plates, clean, bright with occasional foxing on the backing pages of the prints. Because of the weight of this volume (over 5 pounds) , shipping will be more than the Biblio default; shipping outside the US would be prohibitively expensive, so… Read More

First American edition of Francis' first novel (preceded by a book about horse racing). Book is in excellent condition, clean and tight. Jacket is worn, rubbed and price-clipped, with spine lettering unevenly faded -- see pictures. The black printing on the jacket and the three-[iece binding contribute to this jacket tending to look pretty ratty over time. A reasonable copy for a collector -- most would want a finer jacket, but for that you can easily double the price.