Search Results: Titles starting with E from NEXUS BOOKS

London and New York: Routledge / Garland Publishing, Inc., 1992. First edition; hardcover in glossy boards binding. Tiny dent at bottom edge of front board, otherwise a copy in brand new, completely unmarked, and unused condition.. New.

London: Victor Gollancz Limited, 1976. First edition, first printing. Hardcover, 348 pages. Nine of the author's best macabre stories, including 'The Birds' and 'Don't Look Now'. A Near Fine copy in a price-clipped Near Fine dustjacket. An excellent copy..

Portland, Oregon: Feral House, 1994. First edition, softcover, illustrated with many black and white photographs. In Fine, "as new" condition: absolutely no flaws at all. Appears to be an unread copy, clean, bright and unmarked. Scarce thus.. New.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover, 488 pages. A Near Fine copy with no internal writing, underlining or highlighting, in a Near Fine dustjacket with just very slight edge wear. An excellent "nearly new" copy..

Vernon, British Columbia, Canada: Okanagan Historical Society, 1945. Hardcover edition (scarce thus). 114 pages. Bound in blue cloth, lettered in gilt on front board, numbered '11' on spine. Tiny inkstamp at top corner of front endpaper else a Fine, bright, unblemished copy. A tribute volume to the Society's recently deceased Secretary and Treasurer, Leonard Norris, who would not be lauded today for such views as: "the North American Indians of Canada are a superior people. Too often they are classed by ignorant people with such races as the Japanese, Chinese, Negros and Hindus. These are inferior races . . ." (page 71)..

London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1930. Second printing of the "Cheap Edition," hardcover, 252 pages. A VG+ or better copy in original gilt lettered and decorated black cloth, hinges and binding firm and tight, no tears, no stains, overall a lovely bright, unworn copy. A volume in the "Cassell's Shilling Novels" series, which are usually found with cracked hinges, however this copy does not have any cracking or splitting at the hinges. In a VG+ dustjacket which has a few short edge tears but no paper missing. The jacket's colour front panel illustration by Philip Simmonds shows a startled woman reading a mysterious note, the text of which is illustrated next to her (looks nice under a clear mylar protective cover). Printed price of "1/- net" (one shilling) on the jacket spine. A scarce book in a devilishly scarce dustjacket -- and both book and jacket are in even scarcer, superior, condition.. Illus. by Philip Simmonds (dustjacket).

Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1979. First edition. Review copy with O.U.P. Review Slip tipped-in to front endpaper. With 118 illustrations, 10 in colour. A VG+ hardcover copy with no real faults beyond light shelf-wear along bottom edge, in a VG+ dustwrapper which has slight creasing at head and tail of spine and at tips..

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1954. First edition, hardcover, 172 pages. A VG+ copy in original brown cloth binding, gilt lettered on spine and front board. No inscriptions, book-plate or internal markings: a nice clean, firmly bound copy. In a Good only dustjacket, which has chipping along the top edge and heel of spine. Jacket is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve..

London: Routledge, 1996. First edition. Hardcover in dustjacket. A VG+ copy, clean, firmly bound and unmarked, in a complete, untorn and unchipped jacket..

London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1940. First edition, hardcover, 184 pages, plus numerous photographic illustrations and line drawings. The famous folklorist's magnum opus. A Very Good copy in original orange cloth, lacking dustjacket. The cloth is faded on the back board and spine, otherwise this is a nice firm, tight, clean copy..

Lon., Batsford, 1947-8 Second edition, revised and enlarged. With 126 b.& w. photographic illustrations. Slight foxing to fore-edge, else a Fine copy in red cloth boards..

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. First edition; hardcover in green glossy boards. Black remainder line on bottom edge, otherwise a Fine copy in new condition.. New.

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1949. First edition, first printing. A Near Fine copy in original black cloth, a bright copy with no previous ownership markings, and binding is firm and tight. Dustjacket is Very Good, with small erosion at corner tips, and quarter-inch chipping at head of spine (jacket is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve). A scarce book in jacket..

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1969. Second printing of the fourth revised edition. A Fine hardcover copy in a Near Fine dustwrapper..

Amsterdam / New York: Da Capo Press / Theatrvm Orbis Terrarvm Ltd., 1969. Originally published in Edinburgh in 1584, this is a 1969 reprint in the Da Capo 'English Experience' series. Hardcover in red cloth, lettered in gilt. A Near Fine copy (spine a little faded). A scarce volume in this collectable series..

Lanham, Maryland, U.S.A.: University Press of America, 1984. First edition; hardcover in original burgundy cloth binding (was not issued with a dustjacket). A Near Fine copy (one corner tip slightly bumped). No internal markings of any kind. A very hard to find book..

New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2004. First edition. Softcover. A Very Good copy: clean and unmarked, spine square and uncreased, absolutely no internal notes or highlighting. A nice, gently used copy..

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2000. Reprint; softcover. A Fine, new copy.. New.

Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1985. First edition, hardcover (glossy illustrated boards, was not issued with a dustjacket), 155 pages. A VG+ to Near Fine (i.e. nearly new condition) copy. Couple of slight edge bumps and boards have a few small, insignificant scratches. No inscription or book-plate and no textual markings; a nice clean, firmly bound copy of a scarce book..

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Second edition, fully updated. Small softcover book. A volume in the 'Very Short Introductions' series. A Fine copy in brand new condition.. New.