Search Results: Authors starting with V from Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

Mexico D.F.: Editorial Jus, S.A., 1961. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/N/A. In Spanish. Beautifully rebound in leather with gilt for private individual and book lover's library. Includes red marker ribbon. Marbled endpapers. Some edgewear/rubbing mostly at corners and edges, some scuffing, otherwise a very nice copy.

Barcelona: Luis de Caralt, 1962. First Edition Thus/1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. First Edition stated. In red imitation leather covers with wear and tears to spine ends(and a few chips), edgewear, rubbing and a few small stains to covers and page ends. Red marker ribbon. Illustrated. In Spanish.

Garden City : Anchor Books/Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1953. N/A. Paperback. Good +/N/A. Square copy with a little creasing to spine, front cover and corners. Some edgewear and small flakes/nicks and fading to spine and adjacent edge of front cover. Previous owner's name and address to ffep. Anchor book #A11. Cover art by Edward Gorey. Scarce.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good +/Fine. First Edition stated with full number line 10 to 1. Bottom corners bumped/rubbed and wear at spine ends, a few marks. Likely read without jacket on. Jacket is unclipped and in very nice shape.

Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd., 1990. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. In blue boards with gilt to type. A little wear at spine ends and bottom front corner. Jacket is unclipped with some short tears to bottom of front panel and top of rear. Wear with nicks to spine ends and general edgewear.

Paris: Georges Crs et Cie, 1923. First French Edition/First Printing. Paperback. Good/Good. Limited Edition pf apparently 1750 copies in wraps of which this is numbered #457. Some paper loss at spine ends and a few spots and short tears to edges. Jacket is attached at spine as issued and covered in glassine. Tanning to covers and page ends.

Buenos Aires: Editorial Acme, 1973. Reprint Ediiton. Hardcover. Good/N/A. From the beloved Collecion Robin Hood. Chips, nicks and rubbing to spine ends with rubbing and splits to a couple corners. One inch split to bottom of front spine crease. Some discoloration/spotting to inside edges of boards and possibly endpapers from adhesive used and tanning to pages due to poor quality of materials used. Some foxing to page ends and a moisture stain to bottom page ends onto bottom of rear endpapers. #123 In Spanish.

Full number line 1-10. In green blindstamped cloth with gilt to type on spine. Light ding to bottom rear corner, otherwise clean with sharp corners and tight binding. Jacket unclipped and in beautiful shape.

New York: Welcome Rain Publishers, 2002. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Unread and unclipped. Bottom corners bumped, else Near Fine/Fine.

New York: G. Howard Watt, 1924. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. In red cloth with yellow type and tipped on image. A First Edition and Printing with same date on title and copyright page and ex-library edition with call number, adhesive residue and long vertical crease and split to spine. Smaller splits to same and fraying at ends. Rubbing through cloth at a couple corners and scratches/soiling to boards and image. Library plate stuck to front pastedownand stamps to front endpapers. Tape shadows, stamps and paper residue to rear endpapers. Binding suprisingly solidand text block clean tough a little toned. Some illustrations.

Mexico D.F.: Editorial Grijalbo, S.A., 1961. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. In Spanish. In sturdy blue cloth with gilt to spine. Minimal wear mostly at corners. Interior clean and binding tight. Front flap is separated and front corner is off as well with remaining jacket chipped and torn with fading at spine. All kept together in jacket protector.

London: Howard Baker, 1970. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good +/Good +. In blue cloth with gilt to spine. Top corners lightly dinged. Unclipped jacket is worn and rubbed with a few creases to edge and a couple of short closed tears - one to top of rear panel and one to the bottom.

New York: New Directions, 2004. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Good. The magnificent author's first novel to be translated into English. In black 3/4 cloth with grey spine and silver type. Small abrasion and creasing to top front corner and creasing to top half of rear board. Small moisture stain to bottom inside corner at front pastedown. Jacket is unclipped with a few moisture stains to inside of jacket flap creases and a few spots of light ripple.

New York: New Directions, 2004. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. The magnificent author's first novel to be translated into English. In black 3/4 cloth with grey spine and silver type. Small abrasion and creasing to top front corner and creasing to top half of rear board. A beautiful copy in unclipped jacket with some dye transfer to inside of flap creases from printing process common to this edition.

New York : The Comet Press, 1944. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. Assumed first printing with no further printings mentioned. In red cloth with gilt to type. Dings to three of four corners and wear to spine ends. Interior clean and binding solid.

Casterman, 2012. Paperback. In French. A very nice copy.

Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1944. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good /Very Good . In peach cloth with red and green type. Tape stain to top of front board from tape repair to top inside of jacket front panel. Bottom corners dinged. Jacket is unclipped ($3.50) with aforementioned tear, a few other nicks/short tears and edgewear. A nice copy for the age.

New York: Viking, 2006. First Edition Thus/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Full number line 10-1. First Printing of this edition. In black cloth with gilt to type and red marker ribbon. Light dings to top front and bottom rear corners. Jacket is unclipped with light edgewear.

Buenos Aires: Paidos, 1997. First Edition Thus/1st Printing. Paperback. Near Fine/N/A. First Edition stated. Trade paperback in wraps. Minimal wear and bookstore sticker to first page. In Spanish.

New York: Atheneum, 1989. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Author's second novel. Full number line 10-1. In orange boards with green spine cloth and copper and pink foil to type on spine. Three corners lightly dinged/bent and some bending to bottom of rear board near spine. Interior clean and binding solid. Jacket is unclipped($19.95) with light wear to edges and some scuffing. No tears.