The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie - 1961

London: Hammond, Hammond & Company, 1957. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, apparently unread copy in a fine jacket. First UK. edition..

Lettered limited first edition bound in quarter morocco and marbled boards. Fine book, dust jacket, and slipcase new from publisher. This was first in a planned new McMillan series of Woolrich books that sadly did not happen. This book features Woolrich stories that are light and breezy in the style of F. Scott Fitzgerald. These stories were published in several magazines during the late 1920s and the 1930s. Woolrich scholar Nevins has written an introduction and a short note about each story. He feels that the early Woolrich stories provide an essential prefiguring for Woolrich's transition to the mystery genre. This is copy VVV of 156 such copies, still in publisher's shrinkwrap and signed by Nevins on the limitation page.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Signed and dated 1 Sept 98 on the title page by the author. First U.S. edition / First printing. Black paper spine, tan paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Winner of the 1997 Orange Prize and The Guardian Fiction Award. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year 1997.

Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979 (1979), 1979. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1979 Oxford University Press. Green Leatherette, 22 kt. gold designs and lettering, gold gilded page edges to further protect the pages. Near Fine/NO DJ as issued.. The illustrations of Harry Clark originally appeared in the rare collector's edition of Edgar Allen Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imaginations , published in London by George C. Harrap and Company copyright 1919.. The illustrations of Harry Clark originally appeared in the rare collector's Edition of Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination, published in London by George C. Harap Company Ltd. Copyright 1919. Locked doors, sealed cavities, bricked-up alcoves and premature burial close in on Poe's narrators as they , like their victims, are cut off from light, air and human society. Partly, Poe's stories resonate as the disordered chambers' of the narrators' minds but also they suggest archetypal, if extreme… Read More

32 mo. (4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches) Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, Printed for Members of the Roxburghe Club and the Zamorano Club September 1964. 26 pages of historical text [plus 16 pages printed on yellow paper purportedly reproducing, in facsimile, a "Souvenir Sporting Guide" (a guide to the prositutes and madames) for gentlemen visitors to the Fiesta de Los Angeles in 1897, illustrated with two vintage black and white half-tone photos, dust jacket.

Very good condition, title in gilt on hardcover cloth spine. Partial dedication reads: "Presented by Robert J. Woods, W. W. Robinson, Everett G. Hager, John H. Urabec and The Ward Ritchie Press Los Angeles."

Twenty third printingBoth covers have shelf wear and some staining. The spine's color has faded. The book is clean and unmarked (no underlining, highlighting or written notes). Please see the photos for details about the condition.Buy more than one book and we'll combine your shipping to save you money.Customer satisfaction is our goal. We are not professional booksellers. We do our best to describe the condition of our items in the description and with photos. If you have any questions or would like additional photos, please contact us. We want you to be happy with your purchase.
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[Belfast]: Crannog Press, 1973. Limited edition, no. 42 of 100 (one of the 80 standard copies). Small 4to (20 x 15.5cm), n.p. [pp. 20], three single-page linocut illustrations by McCord. Black cloth, green printed paper label. Printed in purple. Lightly soiled, rubbed at edges and extremities. Text block pulling slightly at stitches. Else, internally clean and bright. A very good copy of a handsome edition. Comprising 'The Master,' 'The Disciple,' 'The House of Judgement,' 'The Doer of Good' and 'The Artist', all of which were originally published in the July 1894 issue of The Fortnightly Review (along with 'The Teacher of Wisdom'). The Crannog Press was a private press based at Sandown Road, Belfast. According to Maggs Bros., it "issued around 14 titles from 1968 to 1978 and was run single-handedly by its founder, the artist and teacher Margaret McCord, who was greatly motivated by her teacher-training spell in Leicester, under the esteemed tutorage of Rigby Graham. McCord… Read More

Octavo (9 by 6 inches) 129 pages, limited to 500 copies, illustrated with map, title pages, and woodcuts, index Includes a chronological list of presses and printers in the Pacific islands 1817-1867. Very good condittion.

Beautifully designed by one the preeminent fine presses in Southern California.

Small octavo (8 X 5 1/2 inches) Out West Print Co., Los Angeles: Fremont Hotel, 1903. Original, staple bound booklet in wrappers, 34 unnumbered pages, illustrated with photos, portraits, and interior views of the hotel.

Good condition (some pages have old smudges, or evidence of moisture in the margins, not affecting contents).

"Compliments of Fremont Hotel Los Angeles, Cal."

"The Fremont Hotel, just completed, is located on the corner of Fourth and Olive streets, Los Angeles, California."

The crest of the hotel, which is also on the cover, was designed by Jessie Benton Fremont. There is also a historical account of Fremont, his exploits, and his family in relation to their contribution and importance to California.

BRAND NEW 3 BOOK SET - HARDCOVERThe Mistletoe Christmas Novel 3 BOOK Set: The Mistletoe Promise, The Mistletoe Inn, and The Mistletoe Secret (The Mistletoe Collection)