Romance Fiction

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1906. THE ONE WAY OUT- Bettina Von Hutten- Illustrations by Harrison Fisher- Dodd, Mead & Co.-NY- 1906- 1st Edition-1st Printing- October 1906- Title page dated 1906 as per 1st- Hardcover:- 8vo- Near FINE/ no dj as issued- "This is a wonderful fictional tale that takes place in the early 20th century." -Illustrated with 5 color drawings by Harrison Fisher. The text is surrounded by purple and green printed flower boarders. Binding is Lavender cloth binding lettered in gilt & with color pictorial paper onlay to front board (by Fisher). TEG. 8vo. 1st edition (Smith V-199; Welch, p. 303). -100pp-are clean, no tears or writing- endpapers and page edges lightly foxed- top page edges are gilt- Very collectible!- Fiction-Victorian-adventure-romance (928). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth Pastedown. Near FINE/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Harrison Fisher. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London- UK: Chapman & Hall, Ltd, 1886. DIANA OF THE CROSSWAYS- George Meredith- Chapman & Hall, Ltd- London-UK-1886- 1st Edition- Thus- Complete in 1 Volume- Leather- Hardcover:-8vo- VG++/ no dj as issued- 3/4 leather and marbled boards as are the endpapers- five raised bands on spine-some rubbing at the extremities, but a solid spine and textblock, square and tight- 398pp all clean, no tears or writing- top edges are gilt-SEE PHOTOS- "The work explores the financial and emotional problems of a talented woman novelist." Excellent and very collectible- RARE in this leather format-only copy we've found on the net!- Originally published in the Fortnightly Review World Cat states the 1885 3 volume edition + another single volume of 1885 and 1887, but none as this dated in 1886 on title page-"New Edition"- Fiction-romance-adventure-novelist (3550) . 1st Edition Thus. 3/4 Leather & Marbled Boards. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: D. Appleton, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine+/Fine-. First Printing, with the number (1) in parenthesis on the final page. 8vo; [6], 336pp. Publisher's crimson cloth, the spine and upper cover lettered in gilt; in the original illustrated dust jacket priced at $2.00. A Near Fine or better copy, very lightly rubbed and dust-soiled; in a just about Fine, lightly edge-worn jacket. Little read today, the novels of Harold Bell Wright outsold those of every other American writer during the first quarter of the twentieth century. Newspapers of the day claimed Wright was the first author to write a novel that reached a million sales, and the statement cannot be far wrong. (The Devil's Highway, on the other hand, sold very few copies, making it today one of the most difficult of Wright's titles to obtain, in any condition.) John Lebar was the pen name of Wright's oldest son, Gilbert Munger Wright. In the Devil's Highway, they launched a scathing attack on "scientism," the belief that, in… Read More

London- UK: William Heinemann, 1898. VIA LUCIS: A Novel- by Kassandra Vivaria [i.e. Magda Sindici afterwards Heinemann.]- William Heinemann- London, UK- 1898- 1st Edition-1st Printing-UK and true first, preceding the US 1898 Richmond and the 1899 L. C. Page Editions- Hardcover:-8vo- G-VG/ no jacket as issued, 3/4 red calf leather and cloth, rubbed at extremities, thin hairline crack front exterior spine, but tight and square- new endpapers- 350pp are clean, one lower margin nick on p349, no writing-no underlining- Collation- complete- SEE PHOTOS- A very scarce novel set in Italy. The Richmond edition is held by 7 librairies worldwide, the true first Heinemann is only held by one, the British Library.- Rare- 1898 on title page- Fiction-religion-adventure-romance (3595). 1st Edition-1st Printing-UK. 3/4 Leather & Cloth. G-VG/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, England: Spencer Blackett. Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1889. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 331 pages: 5.25 x 7.5 in.: 2: KB#010066: No Jacket As Issued. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Boards are dark brown with gilt lettering on front and spine, and half-pebbled front and rear boards. Has maroon coated endpapers with the back endpaper repaired by paper mending tape at the joint. Boards and pages are clean and unmarked bright, tightly bound (except top and bottom outside edges of spine are split) and sharp cornered. Includes frontispiece and 33 other illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen and Charles Kerr. Contains 331 pages of text, followed by a 31-page catalogue of other Spencer Blackett & Hallam's published works of the time. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. : B&W Illustrations .

London, England / New York, New York / Bombay, India: Longmans, Green and Company. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1896. First English Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 347 pages: 5.25 x 7.5 in.: 1.8: KB#010057: No Dustjacket. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Boards are dark blue cloth (dark on front and back but lightly faded on spine) with beveled edges and embossed gilt lettering on front and spine. Black endpapers. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright (except as noted above), tightly bound and sharp cornered. Has a prior owner's (Raymond J. Schweizer) bookplate neatly adhered to inside of front board. Illustrations include tissue-protected frontispiece and 14 additional full-page drawings by Amy Sawyer. Contains 347 pages of text, followed by a 24-page catalogue of other Longmans' published works of the time. This edition was published 27 March 1896. This is a "Lost Race" fantasy set in a Mayan golden city under a lake,… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1929. Hardcover. Text is clean. Cover shows light wear, pencilled marks on front free endpaper. Green cloth with white cover lettering. Light soiling to side text edge. Dust jacket shows minor edgewear, some chipping at spine ends. Title page gives 1929 date, but no First Edition notation on copyright page. Hard to find in a dust jacket. Thomas Fogarty dust jacket art. ; ; 297 pages .

Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1889 Hardcover Tauchnitz Copyright Edition. Condition: Very Good. Issued with No dust jacket. This carefully stored book has minor chips and slight shelf wear. Bound in 1/8 contemporary leather, gilt ruled bands, green faux leather boards, gilt titles, marbled edges. Book in unread condition. Previous owners bookplate. Size 6 3/4" x 4 3/4".
The story is set in the Ptolemaic era of Ancient Egyptian history and revolves around the survival of a dynasty bloodline protected by the Priesthood of Isis. The main character Harmachis (the living descendant of the pharaoh's bloodline) is charged by the Priesthood to overthrow the supposed impostor Cleopatra, drive out the Greeks and Romans and restore Egypt to its golden era.
As is the case with the majority of Haggard's works, the story draws heavily upon adventure and exotic concepts. The story, told from the point of view of the Egyptian priest Harmachis, is recounted in biblical language, being in the form of papyrus scrolls… Read More

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book is about fine. The un-clipped dust jacket is lightly worn at the bottom of the spine and has a short closed near the head of the spine; no remainder mark. This popular mystery writer's first novel, a lesbian romance.

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book and dust jacket are near fine with faint evidence of staining to the verso of the dust jacket and the book boards. 'Published Serially under the title THE HOLLYWOOD STORY.' Not in See or Brooker. 'What are the temptations, the chances for success of the 'extra girl' who knocks at the gates of Hollywood?'

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket; SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the author to novelist Rupert Hughes. The book is fine. The unclipped dust jacket has very minor edge wear, minimal paper loss at the spine ends, and is sunned at the spine. Miller was an actress in the twenties, starring opposite Lon Chaney in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and was married to screenwriter John Lee Mahin. See & Brooker.

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book is almost fine. The unclipped dust jacket has some mild wear and is sunned at the spine. A selfish New York society woman leaves her family to try to become a movie star; a romance. See & Brooker.

The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions (1985). First Edition in this format; Collector's Edition. Illustrated by Helen Sewell. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Used - Fine, Like New condition. Very slight shelf wear on back bottom edge. Text block is tight and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound In full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.Gorgeous gift book!

This set of Avon True Romance had 12 novels initially. Sadly, they are out of print and not so easy to find. This is a nice set of six of those paperback books in the Teen Romance genre by six different authors. Each book is about 250-300 pages long and each follows the romance of different pairs of characters. The titles and authors are Belle and the Beau by Beverly Jenkins, Samantha and the Cowboy by Lorraine Heath, Catherine and the Pirate by Karen Hawkins, and Nicola and the Viscount by Meg Cabot, Gwyneth and the Thief by Margaret Moore, and Anna and the Duke by Kathryn Smith. Volume 1 has a tiny tear at the base of the spine and volume 4 is creased down its spine. Other than that, the books are very good, sturdy, clean, and their pages are crisp with no marks, dog ears, or tears, stains or damage.

H. Rider Haggard, Longmans Green & Co., London. The People of the Mist: First Edition September, 1894. Reprinted January, 1895. USED. Good+/ No DJ Included. Green boards with gold gilt titling , jagged mountains and red diamond graphic design. Spine has darkened somewhat. 5 x 7 1/2. 357 PAGES plus adverts. ADVENTURE FICTION ROMANCE. VICTORIAN NOVEL. Summary: "The People of the Mist is the tale of a British adventurer seeking wealth in the wilds of Africa, finding romance, and discovering a lost race and its monstrous god." By the author of "She" and "King Solomon's Mines".