Search Results: Titles starting with T from Lucius Books

Canada: Viking / Penguin Books. 1996. Uncorrected proof copy of the first Canadian edition, first printing. Uncorrected proof copy of the first Canadian edition, first printing. Publisher's original spiral bound white card covers, printed in black. Quarto. 335pp. A near fine copy, the upper cover toned at the edges and with a light crease to the top right corner. The pages are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Scarce in this format. The basis for the 2001 John Boorman directed film starring Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush and Jamie Lee Curtis. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

London: Bantam Press. 1991. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A lovely fine, square and tight copy, the contents clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper. Not price-clipped (£13.99 to the front flap). Signed by the author in blue ink on the front endpaper. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

London: W. Collins Sons & Co. 1922. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth with titles in gilt to the upper board and spine. Page edges untrimmed. Illustrated with 7 full page photographic portrait plates by E.O. Hoppé. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a crack to the top corner of the upper board and minor wear to the extremities. The contents with a two inch tear to the tissue guard of the frontispiece and a little toning to the endpapers are otherwise clean throughout and free from any previous owners' inscriptions or stamps. A work of social commentary by J.D. Beresford (1873-1947), a follower of H.G. Wells who is now best remembered for his early science fiction and horror writing, presenting seven character studies of individuals met on the streets of London: a tramp; a cabman; a drug-friend; a pedlar; an old countrywoman; a courtesan, and a charwoman. E.O. Hoppé (1878-1972), one of the most… Read More

New York: Charnel House. 2004. First edition. First edition. Signed limited edition. Publisher's original Japanese Neon-Tsumugi silk with titles in black to the upper board. Housed in the purple Mohair slipcase with titles in black to one side. A very near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the spine with a touch of fading. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the fine original slipcase. Limited edition of 300 numbered copies, this being copy 103 and signed by Dean Koontz in black on the limitation page. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

London: Frederick Warne and Co. 1911. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Deluxe issue. Publisher's original olive green cloth with colour illustration laid down to the upper board surrounded by decoration and single rule border in gilt. Titles in gilt to the upper board and spine. All edges gilt. With a frontispiece and 26 colour illustrations by the author. An excellent, better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little rubbing and bumping at the spine tips and corners. The gilt remains bright. The contents with a faded contemporary gift inscription to the blank reverse of the frontispiece are otherwise clean and bright throughout. A lovely example in the scarce deluxe binding of the first printing of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. The trade edition was issued in a brown or dark green paper covered boards priced at 1/-. This deluxe issue, in slightly larger format, was available in green or red decorated cloth was priced at 1/6.… Read More

London: George G. Harrap and Company. 1913. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Deluxe limited edition, signed by the illustrator. Publisher's original vellum-covered boards with titles and illustrations in gilt to the spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. Illustrated endpapers. Lavishly and profusely illustrated with 8 mounted colour plates, colour lithographs and black and white line drawings throughout by Willy Pogany, with some of the text and drawings being accented with brown, blue and green. A near fine copy, the binding firm, the boards only very slightly bowed. The contents, with very faint spotting to the prelims, are otherwise entirely complete and clean throughout and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the original illustrated box which is worn at the edges, with one side of the bottom half split at the corners. A beautiful, scarce edition. This deluxe issue was issued in a limited edition of 525 copies, this example numbered… Read More

London: Arthur Barker Ltd. 1937. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Large paper issue. Publisher's original green cloth with with gilt titles to the spine, in the pictorial dustwrapper. With 20 illustrations in colour by the author throughout. An attractive very good copy, the binding clean and square, the cloth with a few tiny fading spots at the spine corners. The contents, with a gift inscription and ownership name to the front endpaper and light spotting to the prelims, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the rubbed and nicked, price-clipped dustwrapper that has several tiny chips and short closed tears with little in the way of the loss and some spotting to the flaps. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

London: Arthur Barker Ltd. 1937. First edition. First edition. Publisher's original green cloth with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. With 20 illustrations in colour by the author throughout. An attractive very good copy, the binding clean and square, the cloth with light fading at the tips of the spine. The contents are entirely complete. There is a small ink name and date in red pen to the front free endpaper and light spotting to the prelims. Complete with the original pictorial dustwrapper which is worn and darkened to the extremities, with several closed tears, marks and nicks but little in the way of loss. Not price-clipped. A decent example, in entirely original condition. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

London: J. M. Dent and Co. 1909. First edition with these illustrations. First edition with these illustrations. Signed deluxe edition. Publisher's original white buckram with titles in gilt to the upper board and spine. Top edge gilt. All four original red cloth ties present as called for. Illustrated with 13 full page colour plates, two full page black and white illustrations, 20 chapter headings and 14 tail-pieces by Arthur Rackham. An excellent example, the binding square and firm with just a little light marking to the cloth. The contents, with some patina to the vellum endpapers, the bookplate of Amy Beatrice Huntington to the blank reverse of the front endpaper and another of H. C. Drayton opposite, are otherwise fine, clean and bright throughout. Housed is a bespoke blue cloth solander case. Limited to 750 copies of which this is hand numbered 178 and signed by Arthur Rackham on the limitation page. This deluxe edition contains an additional colour plate not included in the trade issue.… Read More

London: printed for Thomas Hodgkins, at the Juvenile Library. 1807. First edition, first issue, with the T. First edition, first issue, with the T. Davison imprint on the verso of p.235 of volume 1, and the earlier address of Hanway Street on the advertisements in volume two. Two volumes. 12mo. Superbly bound in full blue morocco by Lortic of Paris with extensive gilt decoration including gilt vignettes of Puck to each corner of the boards. The spines with five raised bands and compartments with decoration and titles in gilt. Gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated with 20 engraved plates after drawings by William Mulready. A near fine set, the bindings firm and bright with a slight split to the head of the upper joint of the first volume and minor rubbing to the extremities of each. The contents with the bookplates of Robert Hoe and Robert J. Collier to the front pastedowns of each volume and a little scattered foxing are otherwise clean throughout.� A beautiful set of… Read More

London: George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd. 1919. First edition with Harry Clarke illustrations, first printing. First edition with Harry Clarke illustrations, first printing. Trade issue. Publisher's original olive cloth with dark green stamped designs and titles to the spine and upper board and gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Top edge gilt. 24 lavish full page black and white plates and further illustrations throughout the text by Harry Clarke. A lovely near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with some offsetting to the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. All plates remain in fine condition without marks or creases. Complete with the rubbed and nicked pictorial dustwrapper that has a couple of short closed tears and a tiny chip at the base of the spine. Seldom encountered in any condition dustwrapper, rarely so in this attractive, original condition. Clarke's exquisite illustrations, made up… Read More

London: Eveleigh Nash. 1920. First UK edition in English, first printing. First UK edition in English, first printing. Publisher's original brown cloth lettered and ruled to spine and front panel in black, in the pictorial dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, with a little pushing at the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout with light spotting to the text block edges and the top edge dusty. Complete with the dusty, toned dustwrapper, darkened to spine and folds, rubbed and chipped to edges and corners, with a horizontal tear to the upper portion of the spine (beneath the word 'Native' in the title). Price reduction paper label partially removed from the upper panel. With the publisher's correct printed priced of 7/6 net to the spine. Very scarce in the dustwrapper. D'Annunzio's third collection of stories was originally published in 1886 as 'San Pantaleone', and then revised and augmented in 1902… Read More

London: Walker Books. 1996. First collected edition, first printing. First collected edition, first printing. Shirley Hughes' retained copy, inscribed by her. Original pictorial glossy boards. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean and bright throughout. Inscribed by Shirley Hughes in black ink to the title page 'With love from Shirley Hughes'. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

London: Grant Richards. 1919. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original brown cloth with black titles to the upper board and spine, in the E. Morrow illustrated dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Publisher's catalogue dated August 1919 to the rear. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and darkened dustwrapper that has several short closed tears and a chip at the head of the spine extending to the upper panel. Correctly priced 7/- net to the spine. A very scarce dustwrapper. A Hubin listed collection of 22 sometimes dark short stories involving death, suicide, madness etc. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

London: Harrison and Sons. [1899-1900]. First edition. First edition. Three volumes. Publisher's original plum cloth with titles in gilt to the upper boards and spine. Illustrated throughout by John Jellicoe and Val Prince after designs by the author. A superb near fine set, the bindings square and tight with only light rubbing to the extremities and a little fading to the spine of volume I. The contents of each are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Pages mostly uncut throughout the three volumes. A lovely set of this notable collection of fantasy, adventure and horror stories, scarce in this fresh original condition. (Bleiler: Guide To Supernatural Fiction; Wolff 7640). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. 1925. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by Jessie Conrad. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the upper board and spine. Lacking the dustwrapper. A near very good copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping to the spine tips, the gilt on the spine dulled, the cloth on the upper board somewhat mottled at the edges. The contents, with the bookplate of Sir Robert Jones to the front pastedown, and light spotting to the prelims, are otherwise clean throughout. Inscribed in black ink on the front endpaper "To / Sir Robert Jones, a dear / and valued friend, from / the author's wife / Affectionately, Jessie Conrad / 1925". A posthumously published collection of four short stories with a preface by R. B. Cunninghame Graham, comprising 'The Warrior's Soul'; 'Prince Roman'; 'The Tale'; 'The Black Mate'. The eminent surgeon and pioneer of orthopaedics Sir… Read More

London: The Bodley Head [1965]. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine. A fine copy, the binding firm, the contents clean and bright throughout. With a small bump to the upper spine tip. Complete with two identical dustwrappers designed by Shirley Hughes. The outer one in near fine condition shows a touch of wear to the spine tips, while the one underneath remains pristine. Not price-clipped (12s 6d). A wonderful copy. � Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

London: Oliver Moxon Ltd. 1948. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author and the illustrator. Publisher's original green cloth with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. With six full page black and white illustrations by 'Trog' printed on gloss white paper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a couple of short closed tears but is otherwise bright and without fading or loss. Not price-clipped (7s 6d net to the front flap). Inscribed in black ink on the front endpaper "Best wishes to L. B. Cooper / from Trog" underneath which the author has inscribed in blue "with, if possible even / better ones from / Ewan Butler". A satirical supernatural thriller in which the Devil visits England with foul consequences. (Reginald 02369). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius… Read More

Clitheroe: Aussteiger. 2012. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by the author. Original card wrappers. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with only very minor shelf wear to the extremities. The contents are clean and fresh throughout and free from any other previous owners' inscriptions or stamps. Signed and inscribed by Rollinson in black ink on the title page: "For Pat / with special memories of York / Thanks for your wonderful hospitality / Neil X". A scarce first edition for this author, especially so signed. Provenance: from the library of the multi-award winning poet Pat Borthwick. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

London: Robert Hale. 1973. First UK edition, first printing. First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with silver titles to the spine, in the Barbara Walton illustrated dustwrapper. A lovely fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very near fine dustwrapper that is just a touch faded to the spine. Not price-clipped (£1.70 net to the lower front flap). As with many of the Travis McGee novels, the UK printing is the first appearance of the novel in hardcover. (Hubin). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.