Alice Where Art Thou ? by Cadell Elizabeth - 1959

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.

London, England / New York, New York: Longmans, Green and Company. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1888. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 216 pages: 5.5 x 7.75 in.: 1.4: KB#010055: No dustjacket is included. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Beautiful copy of a classic novel. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "A historical novel of Renaissance Italy." Fourth volume in the Allan Quatermain Series. Boards are dark black cloth with embossed red lettering on front and spine. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked (except for prior owners' names that are neatly inscribed on both sides of front flyleaf), bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Corners of boards and spine top are lightly rubbed. Contains 216 pages of text, followed by a 16-page catalogue of other Longmans' published works of the time. This is an adventure fantasy in which Maiwa is a woman pursuing revenge. It was originally a two-part story published in Harper's Monthly… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1927. Hardcover. Text is clean. Orange boards with maroon spine strap. Orange pasteon title in spine. Early printing with 1927 on title page, but does not state first edition. ; [Bloom, Who Should We Then Read? , pp. 197-199] .

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 .

This Book, written by early 20th Century Author, Credo Harris, is one of the first published about world War I. This Book is in Very Good condition for one that is now over 100 years old and would be a great Book for your shelf. The illustrated front cover and the illustration in the frontispiece say a lot about the subject of the Book. There are 298 pages of reading about America's participation in World War I and this story of romance.

London, England: F. V. White & Company. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1897. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 300 pages: 5.5 x 8 in.: 1.6: KB#010209: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked (except for two prior owner's names on half-title page), brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered (except for some light rubbing at board corners). Contains 284 pages of text followed by a 16-page F. V. White & Co.'s Catalogue of Publications. Includes six full-page illustrations (including frontispiece) by Alfred Pearse. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Story was first serialized in the September 7, 1895 through December 21, 1895 issues of the UK magazine "Short Stories". : B&W Illustrations .

New York And Paris: Carrefour. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1931. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 155 pages: 5.75 x 9 in.: 1.2: KB#010763: Bookjacket / dustjacket now protected by a New Brodart Mylar Cover. Limited, Numbered, Edition. This is No. 256 of only 400 published, numbered copies. Book is bound in cream paper over stiff wraps. Many pages of this copy remain uncut, so book really is in un-read condition. This is a First Edition of Michael Fraenkel's first book. Book was printed by The Saint Catherine Press in Bruge, Belgium. Michael Fraenkel is well known for his long collaboration with his friend Henry Miller, with whom he co-authored the "Hamlet Letters", also published by Carrefour, in 1939. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. .

PA: Penn Publishing Philadelphia, 1941. HBDJ, 1941, 1ST EDITION, 1st printing, A VERY GOOD RedcHARDCOVER Titled in black with VG- DUST JACKET (protected by a clear removable mylar sleeve). Moderate edgewear chips, small tape repairs to the jacket. TEXT is unmarked and clean. BINDING is Tight. Red hardback with Black Titles, 297 pgs , Bett went to college & married a wealthy Cultured Man who saw to it that she lacked Nothing in worldly goods. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Longmans, Green, And Co., 1899 Condition: Very Good. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Beveled edges. No dust jacket. Black endpapers. Black and white frontispiece and plates. Previous owner bookplate. Book Well kept and carefully stored with slight shelf wear. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages are lightly toned with the usual signs of wear and/or age.
Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925), author of "King Solomon's Mines", combines romance and exotic adventure in this novel of the Voortrekkers of 1836: Swallow is a Dutch girl raised in South Africa among the Kaffirs. Lonely, she gazes from shore over the waves of a storm-tossed sea, and dreams of a brother entering her life . . . and soon finds herself face-to-face with a shipwrecked waif cast ashore by the storm. Swallow grows to love the English boy Ralph Kenzie. He returns her love -- but must face the murderous Swart Piet, who is intent on taking Swallow for himself -- and equally set on bringing war to the region. Torn from… Read More

Dust Jacket: Light toning and shelf wear on the covers. The flaps are unclipped and the original retail price is displayed (photo). Wrapped in a protective mylar cover.Book: There is a small barely visible dent on the front board. The pages are moderately toned and lightly water spotted but still in remarkable condition given the fact that this book is almost 60 years old.The binding is tight and firm. The book lies flat, plumb, and square. The board tips are not bent. Gilt lettering on the spine is still bright and glistening (photo). All pages are present. No marks or entries. The paste-downs have a Sketch Map of Anacher and District (photo).Very Rare Copy. This particular British copy is difficult to find in any condition. The book was republished for the American audience under the title, "A Man From the Mist." This is the author's first of only three publishings before her untimely death three years later at age 47. Elgin enjoyed tremendous popularity in the Romantic Novel genre and has legions… Read More