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This is a a copy of Women in Love, by the English author D.H. Lawrence. Published in 1920, it is his follow-up to The Rainbow, and continues with the story of the lives of the Brangwen sisters, their relationships and their movements through British society. Both novels were massive best-sellers.
Viking Press was Lawrence's American publisher and published this book's first edition in 1922. Reprints then went through its subsidiary, Grosset & Dunlap. Due to the popularity of the book, it was printed three times in 1922, twice in 1933, and then again in 1930 and 1933. This copy is from the 1933 printing.
It is in good shape. There are small spots on the pages in the first chapter only, and a fingerprint on page 429. No adornment other than the color on the title page.
There are lots of fingerprints on the covers, but it would be worth it to have it cleaned. You can clean it yourself with Absorene, or take it to a printer to do it.
Otherwise excellent condition, with nice bright pages.

This is a lovely copy of the D.H. Lawrence classic Sons & Lovers, first published in 1913. It is the 3rd novel by Lawrence and chronicles the early years of a young budding artist and his relationship with his mother--it is heavily autobiographical. At the time, it was called 'obscene'; today is it considered a masterpiece and the English author's best work. This copy is from The Observer Classic of the Month Library, published in 1981. It is beautifully designed and produced; light blue boards with a gold design on the cover. The spine is dark blue with gold lettering. The dust jacket is light blue with dark blue type. Inside, the book is pristine, with no marks of any kind on any of the pages. There is an attractive bookplate on the inside front cover, which you can remove. The covers are perfect, with no marks and only the tiniest bit of shelf wear on the bottom of the spine. The dust jacket has a crease or two, it has been taped at the bottom and it has darkened on the spine.
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This is a first edition (1989) of Erotic Works of D.H. Lawrence, Illustrated in Color with the Erotic Paintings of D.H. Lawrence. It includes novels, novellas, short stories, essays and poetry -- see contents photos. D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) is known as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. He was prolific, but is most famous for his novels and controversial writings on erotica, particularly Lady Chatterley's Lover, which was published in Italy and France in the '20s, but not in the UK and US until 1959. Lawrence was also a painter and held a show of his works in London in 1929. The public outrage was so great, the police shut down the exhibit. Those paintings, and his erotic writing are included in this book. It's a thick, heavy book--8" x 9 1/2" and 568 pages. This copy has not been read, or even opened--it still creaks.Aside from some shelf-scuffing to the back of the dust jacket, it is in mint condition.

This is four collected novels by the great English novelist D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930). The first is his most famous--Sons & Lovers (1913). The others are novellas: St. Mawr (1925), The Virgin and the Gypsy (1930), and his last, The Man Who Died (1935). It was published by the Companion Book Club, London, in 1961.This copy appears to be unread and is in near-mint condition.The dust jacket is unclipped and bears the original price (10 shillings and sixpence). The paper has darkened a little and two pages at the back have a little creasing at the edges. Otherwise pristine.NOTE: My quoted price for shipping OUTSIDE of North America is for surface mail without tracking. For other shipping options, please contact me.

This is an unread copy of Ancient China, part of the Great Ages of Man series which Time-Life Books began publishing in the 60s. This book was written in 1967 by the American academic Edward Schafer, Professor of Oriental Languages at Berkeley.

This is the first edition, sixth printing.
It's 8 3/4" x 10 3/4". 191 pages, including loads of photos, maps and drawings.

At some point, the front endpaper, which is green, became damp. There is a bookplate on the inside front cover. The green from the endpaper transferred to the bookplate. But you can remove the bookplate.

There is a little wear to the outside fabric edge and spine.
Otherwise pristine condition.

Note: Also here on Biblio, I have three other books from the same series: Ancient Egypt, Imperial Rome and the Rise of Russia


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This is a rare first edition, and first/only printing, of History and Services of the 78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) 1793-1881, compiled from the manuscripts of the late Major Colin MacKenzie and other official sources. It was published in Edinburgh in 1901.
I have found two other copies online, plus one copy in the Royal Collection, housed at Windsor Castle. It was two volumes; as is the case with the Royal Collection, I have volume I.
It is 231 pages, including 31 pages of plates. Of these, there are 9 chromo-lithographed color plates of uniforms after paintings by the English military illustrator Richard Simkin. There are also portraits, and lots of maps, charts and lists.
The 78th Highland Regiment of Foot was raised in 1793 by Colonel Francis Humberston MacKenzie and Lord Seaforth (Chief of the Clan MacKenzie) at Fort George, some 15 miles northeast of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Initially a single regiment of foot, a second battalion was added a year later, but they merged in 1796… Read More

This is a pristine copy of a much-loved work of non-fiction from T.H.White.
It has never been opened. It is brightly coloured boards with a brown spine and numerous images inside. Comes in a slip case.
The Age of Scandal, An Excursion through a Minor Period. A collection of entertaining essays on18th century England by the novelist Terence Hanbury White (1906–1964). White was known for his sequence of Arthurian novels, The Once and Future King, first published together in 1958. One of his most memorable stories is the first of that series, The Sword in the Stone, published as a stand-alone book in1938.
The Age of Scandal
focuses on the period in late 18th-century England following the Age of Reason--a period characterized by dilettantism, material comfort & eccentricity. People are sentimental, dramatic, tearful, lovers of gossip, fashion & exhibitionistic behavior. It is a fascinating record of the eccentricities of the 18th-century Royal Family, the fashions of the nobility and the… Read More

This is an unread copy of Imperial Rome, part of the Great Ages of Man series which Time-Life Books began publishing in the 60s. This book was written in 1965 by the American academic Moses Hadas (1900-1966); Time-Life's editors updated it and it was republished in 1979.

This book was well received. One review says "Great use of art, engaging prose by Hadas, and a nice blend of classical reference and modern anthropological insight."

It's 8 3/4" x 10 3/4". 190 pages, including loads of photos, maps and drawings.
There is an attractive bookplate on the inside front cover, which is already coming off on its own.
There is a little wear to the outside fabric edge and spine.
Otherwise pristine condition.

Note: Also here on Biblio, I have three other books from this same series: Ancient Egypt, Ancient China and Rise of Russia.

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This is a first Readers Union edition (1953) of The West Pier, the brilliant novel by the English writer Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962), which was first published in the same year by Constable. It is the first of the three-novel Gorse Trilogy, which is based on the activities and personality of the con-man and murderer Neville Heath, who was executed for his crimes in 1946.
248 pages, with illustrations by the English artist Freda Nichols.
As you can see, the dust jacket of this book is not in the best of shape. The book is pristine. There's not a mark on it or in it.

Gene Autry was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician and rodeo performer who gained fame as a singing cowboy in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Whitman Publishing published many books for young people based on, and authorized by, various TV series of the day.
Erwin L Hess was a comic book artist for Dell Publications from 1939 through the 1940s, as well as an illustrator for Whitman Publishing. This book has not been read and is in pristine condition. The paper has darkened but there are no marks of any kind in or on it. The dust jacket shows heavy wear, but colours are bright and clear.NOTE: My quoted price for shipping OUTSIDE of North America is for surface mail without tracking. For other shipping options, please contact me.

This is a collection of five novels by the great American crime writer Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961). Hammett is known for creating enduring characters such as Sam Spade and Nick and Nora Charles. Many of his novels were made into films.The novels in this book are Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Maltese Falcon, The Glass Key and The Thin Man. The book has not been read. Other than significant darkening of the pages, and the remnants of price tag glue on the (unclipped) dust jacket cover, it is in mint condition, with no marks of any kind in it or on it.
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This is a stated first edition of The Private Life of Dr. Watson: Being the Personal Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.In which Dr Watson relates the story of his life and adventures before meeting Sherlock Holmes.Written by English author, and Holmes specialist, Michael Hardwick (1924-1991), this memoir has Watson recalling his shaky childhood in Scotland, his travels to America, his studies of medicine, his stint as an actor, his discovery of sex, his trip to Australia to find his long-lost Father on his deathbed, his affair with Sarah Bernhardt in Paris, his love and loss of Aggie (mother of his child) and his service where he survives massacre and typhoid, before returning home for his fateful 1881 meeting with Sherlock Holmes.The front endpaper has a dedication; you can remove that page.The dust jacket has very minor shelfwear, as shown in the photo.This book is in mint condition; it was read once, but there are no marks in it or on it.NOTE: My quoted price for shipping OUTSIDE of North… Read More

Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented is a famous novel by Thomas Hardy. It initially appeared in a censored and serialised version, then in book form 1891. It is about the life of a country girl who falls prey to an employer, falls in love and is abandoned, and has to make her way with disgrace hanging over her. It is now considered one of the major novels of 19th century England and has been adapted for the stage, screen and theatre innumerable times, with its most famous adaptation being Roman Polanski's 1979 film starring Nastassja Kinski.
This copy was published by Reader's Digest in 1985 and contains several full-page 4-colour illustrations, as well as a colour map. Grey boards with an imprinted burgundy design on the cover and a burgundy spine. Brilliant gold lettering on the spine.
It has not been read. The spine has not been cracked. There are no marks of any kind in it or on it.

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This is a lovely leather-bound copy of Jude the Obscure, the last novel (1895) by the great British novelist and poet Thomas Hardy (1840-1928). Jude is a stonemason who dreams of becoming a scholar; the story also involves a romance with his cousin and issues of class, education, religion, morality and marriage.
This copy was published in 1970 by the prestigious British publisher Heron Books. It is racing green leather with an elaborate gold design on the cover and spine. It has a bound-in silk bookmark.
Inside, the book is perfect. Lovely thick paper, creamy white. 494 pages.
It contains an illustration of Hardy, and several black and white illustrations.
This copy has not been read, or even opened. All pages are like new, crisp and clear and without marks of any kind. The spine is un-cracked, the covers have no shelfwear at all—it is in pristine condition.

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This is an unread copy of Far From the Madding Crowd, the Thomas Hardy classic written in 1874.
No illustrations.
This copy's pages have darkened but it has not been read and is otherwise in pristine condition.

This is an original photograph taken by Don Harmon--it is perhaps the most famous photograph ever taken of Lake Louise, in Banff National Park, Alberta.Don Harmon (1917-1997) was the son of Byron Harmon (1876-1942), an American photographer who pioneered the art of photographing the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Don became a highly successful landscape photographer in his own right, becoming the first landscape photographer to commercialize his collection of Rocky Mountain photos, which were mostly captured on 4" x 5" transparency film. When he died, his daughter Carole opened a gallery and kept the business going, but that gallery is now closed.Harmon titled this photo 'Lake Louise', but it is also commonly known as 'Sunrise on Lake Louise'. It is 14" wide and 11" high.With the mat, it is 16 1/2" x 14".The mat glue has dried out and it has come off the mat. Harmon signed the mat.It was purchased in Banff in August 1964 and it still in its original wrapper.Aside from a tiny crease at the extreme… Read More

This is a near-perfect First Edition of Act One, An Autobiography of Moss Hart, by the American playwright, screenwriter and director Moss Hart (1904-1961). Hart is best known as the writer of A Star is Born (1954), the director of My Fair Lady (1956) and, with George S. Kaufman, the writer of numerous successful plays, including You Can't Take it With You (1936), for which he won the Pulitzer Prize.
As you can see, the dust jacket of this book is not in great shape.
444 unadorned pages. The front endpapers are brown paper.
The book itself is nearly perfect (it includes a leaf someone pressed into it). Its only flaw is a tiny fold to the upper right corner, which is from improper storage. Other than that, it is in pristine condition.

This is a stated first US edition, and first printing, of Armageddon: The Battle for Germany 1944-1945, by the British military historian Max Hastings.
In September 1944, the Allies believed that Hitler's army was beaten and expected the bloodshed to end by Christmas. But a series of mistakes and setbacks, including the Battle of the Bulge, led to eight more months of brutal fighting. Hastings gives us memorable accounts of the great battles and captures their human impact on soldiers and civilians. He tells the story of both the Eastern and Western Fronts, raising provocative questions, offers vivid portraits of the great leaders and brings to life the crucial final months of the 20th century's greatest global conflict.
584 pages, including lots of photos.
Unclipped dust jacket.
Near-mint condition.NOTE: My quoted price for shipping OUTSIDE of North America is for surface mail without tracking. For other shipping options, please contact me.

This is a set of two antique books containing 4 books written by the great American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). They were published in 1902, and are brown boards with leather spines. Both are illustrated and both are in excellent condition.Condition of the covers are shown. The first book contains The Marble Faun: Or The Romance of Monte Beni, Hawthorne's last romance (set in Italy), which was published in 1860. There is a mark, either from water or glue, on the front endpaper. Otherwise perfect. The second book contains Fanshawe, Grandfather's Chair and Biographical Stories, as well as a short biography of Hawthorne written by Katharine Lee Bates (known for writing America the Beautiful), who also wrote the introduction in both books.Fanshawe was Hawthorne's first novel. He published it anonymously in 1828 and paid for the printing. It is about his experiences at university.
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This is a lovely leather-bound copy of the classic novel The Scarlet Letter: A Romance, a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). First published in 1850, it is set in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, and tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Containing a number of religious and historic allusions, the book explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.
This copy was published in 1979 by the Franklin Library (Franklin Mint). It is dark red leather with an elaborate gold design on the cover and spine. It has a bound-in silk bookmark.
Inside, the book is perfect. Lovely thick paper, creamy white. Chapter headings are in red. Marbelized endpapers. There are several illustrations but I don't want to pick through the book to count how many there are.
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