Valdar the Oft=Born: A Saga of Seven Ages by Griffith, George - 1900

FAX, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Pages unmarked.Paper tanning. No jacket (as issued?). Covers edgeworn. Binding square & firm. Facsimile reprint of an early edition..

introduction by Darrell C. Richardson cover design by Dean Richardson 128 pages. Locke [A Spectrum of Fantasy, page 98 "Fantasy saga of a son of Odin who, upsetting the laws of his polar country and bringing about Ragnarok, is doomed to many reincarnations through the ages..."]. Bleiler [1978 Checklist, page 87 coded P for Reincarnation]. Reginald 06387. Good copy [wear and some tearing to the spine edges, scattered shelf wear including fraying to the lower corners, paper tanning but the text is tight and clean

fax, 1972. pictoral boards, very good , some bumping, some cover discoloring, address label inside

fax, 1972. pictoral boards, near fine

Wildside Press, 2007. hardcover. gebraucht, akzeptabel anderes Coverbild. FAX Collectors Editions. Ausgabe 1972. Gebrauchsspuren sind vorhanden. . 21,59 x 14,00 x 1,12

London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1895. Book. Illus. by Harold Piffard;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 416 pp. Red cloth lettered in black on the front panel and spine; illustated with 16 half-tone plates by Harold Piffard. Light wear at the corners with a bit of rubbing on the panels; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. This is from the book collection of editor and author, Gerry de la Ree and contains a dropped-in letter, signed by de la Ree and penned on his personal letterhead with the Virgil Finlay drawing, explaining why he was giving this particular copy of the first edition to his friend..

C. Arthur Pearson: London, 1895. First edition (& later binding). Hardcover. SF novel. Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [vii-viii] [1] 2-416, sixteen inserted plates with illustrations by Harold Piffard, original pictorial maroon cloth, front panel stamped in black and gold, spine panel stamped in gold. The third of three bindings listed by Currey (Currey C, red cloth, lettering in black on front cover and spine). Front hinge weak, endpapers browned, a good copy.

c.arthur pearson london 1895. first edition 416pp ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth w.black/gilt dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown w.dealer's stamp and blind stamp to ffep,prelims.and edges sl.foxed/soiled,paper separation at frontis.gutter,sl.soiling to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)

London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1895. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". Harold Piffard. A first edition copy of the epic fantasy of reincarnation, battle and romance, by prolific writer and explorer George Griffith. 'Valdar the Oft-Born', the tale of a legendary warrior reborn again and again to fight the battles of seven ages, is written by George Griffith, a celebrated author of science fiction and contemporary to H.G. Wells and Jules Verne. Most noted for 'The Angel of the Revolution', Griffith enjoyed great success during his time but has since been overshadowed by the legacy of others, lending his works, especially 'Valdar', a sense of unappreciated timelessness. Illustrated by Harold Piffard, this first edition of 'Valdar' features 16 monochrome plates depicting the heroes journey from life to life. First edition. With sixteen monochrome plates, including frontispiece, collated complete. A prolific writer and explorer of both his own world and those of his fantasy, George… Read More

London: London:C. Arthur Pearson, Limited, 1895. First edition, first binding. Bookplate with inked name affixed to front paste down partially covering a previous inked name and address, front hinge cracked, corners lightly bumped, light wear to cloth at corner tips and head of spine, spine a bit dull, a very good copy. (24966). Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [vii-viii] [1] 2-416, sixteen inserted plates with illustrations by Harold Piffard, original pictorial maroon cloth, front panel stamped in black and gold, spine panel stamped in gold. "Fantasy saga of a son of Odin who, upsetting the laws of his polar country and bringing about ragnarok, is doomed to many reincarnations through the ages; basically a series of bloodthirsty historical adventures in a similar vein to [Arnold's] PHRA THE PHOENICIAN." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 98. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-70. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 717. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 370. Bleiler (1978),… Read More