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London: Cassell & Company, Ltd.. Very Good. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Green buckram boards, light markings, corners and spine ends bruised. The rear spine edge on Volume 2 has a 3" split which has weakened the binding. Some light marks on the endpapers; owner's inscription on the pastedown of volume 2. Dyed edges. Internally generally clean and free of markings. The monochrome pictures have been printed on a poorer quality card and on some the rear is foxed. Slightly dusty. There Is damage to the rear end papers in volume 2 and it looks as though it Is a scalpel cut although the paper remains intact. ; Beautifully produced in photogravure, colour, and black and white from photographs by Richard and Cherry Kearton; with descriptive text by Richard Kearton. Forty eight plates in each book, with protective tissue: all present and correct. ; Vol. 1 & 2; 220 x 290 .

London: Smith Elder & Co. Very Good. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. The book has been re-backed. The black cloth is faded in parts, the corners are bumped, the text on the spine has faded. Original end papers, owners inscription on the pastedown. Endpapers are browned. The two maps and charts are intact . Slight foxing and light markings on the endpapers. The text block is generally clean and free of markings and foxing. ; First edition in the original black cloth, with the picture of the Dulcibella on the front board. ; 336 pages .

London: Viking. Very Good. 2010. First Edition. Paperback. The book is tightly bound; light wear to the extremities. ; Signed by Coe on the title page. ; 339 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Hutchinson. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Colby was a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The book is tightly bound. Internally the book is generally clean free of markings and foxing.; Monochrome illustrations; 493 pages .

The story is sometimes considered an early example of detective fiction with protagonist Walter Hartright employing many of the sleuthing techniques of later private detectives. The use of multiple narrators (including nearly all the principal characters) draws on Collins's legal training. The novel was listed at number 77 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. The book is firmly bound, page edges are foxed. The dust jacket is worn to the extremities, the spine is faded. Light toning to the endpapers, the text block is generally in very good condition.

London: Odhams Press Ltd.. Very Good. c1930. Hardcover. The book is firmly bound, page edges are foxed. The dust jacket is worn to the extremities, the spine is faded. Light toning to the endpapers, the text block is generally in very good condition. [ref: 82785 ] ; The story is sometimes considered an early example of detective fiction with protagonist Walter Hartright employing many of the sleuthing techniques of later private detectives. The use of multiple narrators (including nearly all the principal characters) draws on Collins's legal training. The novel was listed at number 77 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. .

Paris: Orizons Literature. Very Good. 2018. First Edition. Paperback. The book appears to be unread and is clean and bright. ; From the library of David Lodge. David Lodge is an English author and critic. A literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987, some of his novels satirise academic life, another theme is Roman Catholicism. Two of his novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize; he also served as the chairman on the Booker Prize jury in 1989. Lodge has also written television screenplays and three stage plays. After retiring, he continued to publish literary criticism. Inscribed on the half-title page. ; Signed by Author .