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BUTT, Gerald.
The Lion In The Sand. (London): Bloomsbury, (1995). First edition. Cloth, 215pp. Fine in d/w. "...a book of true life stories woven into a succinct and very readable account of Britain's long involvement in the Middle East....."
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BYRNE, Donn.
Brother Saul.
New York: Century, 1927. First edition, large paper issue. 1 of 500 copies signed by the author. Vellum spine, marble boards. Spine a bit soiled o/w fine.
New York: Century, 1927. First edition, large paper issue. 1 of 500 copies signed by the author. Vellum spine, marble boards. Spine a bit soiled o/w fine.
| $150 | Book Number: 1108 | Order / Enquire |
BYRNE, Donn.
The Power of the Dog.
London: Sampson Low, Marston, (1929). First edition. With the author's signature tipped in. Spine faded, some rubbing o/w very good.
London: Sampson Low, Marston, (1929). First edition. With the author's signature tipped in. Spine faded, some rubbing o/w very good.
| $125 | Book Number: 1109 | Order / Enquire |
(BYRON, John).
The Narrative of The Honourable John Byron.....Containing An Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and His Companions On the Coast of Patagonia, From the Year 1740, Till Their Arrival In England, 1746. With A Description of St. Jago De Chili, and The Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants. Also A Relation of the Loss of the Wager Man of War......
London: Printed for S. Baker and G. Leigh...... 1768. First edition. 8vo., recently rebound with a green morocco spine, marble boards, leather spine labels, (2) leaves, viii, (1)-257, (258) blank. Stain on the verso of the frontis not penetrating through (except for a faint line in the upper margin), some slight offsetting of frontis on title, contemporary name on the title, scattererd foxing, short tears in the lower margins of pp. 32, 100, 101, and a small chip out of the margin of p.201 none affecting text, in fact a near fine copy.
"Byron was a midshipman aboard the Wager, which was wrecked on an island off the Chilean coast. He describes the privations endured by the survivors who remained with Captain David Cheap. They were made prisoners by the Indians and turned over to the Spanish authorities. This narrative supplied his grandson, Lord Byron, the poet, with many particulars for the shipwreck in Canto II of Don Juan. Byron, known as "foul weather Jack" commanded a voyage round the world in the Dolphin from 1764-1766. He was later governor of Newfoundland and became an admiral in 1775." (HILL).
London: Printed for S. Baker and G. Leigh...... 1768. First edition. 8vo., recently rebound with a green morocco spine, marble boards, leather spine labels, (2) leaves, viii, (1)-257, (258) blank. Stain on the verso of the frontis not penetrating through (except for a faint line in the upper margin), some slight offsetting of frontis on title, contemporary name on the title, scattererd foxing, short tears in the lower margins of pp. 32, 100, 101, and a small chip out of the margin of p.201 none affecting text, in fact a near fine copy.
"Byron was a midshipman aboard the Wager, which was wrecked on an island off the Chilean coast. He describes the privations endured by the survivors who remained with Captain David Cheap. They were made prisoners by the Indians and turned over to the Spanish authorities. This narrative supplied his grandson, Lord Byron, the poet, with many particulars for the shipwreck in Canto II of Don Juan. Byron, known as "foul weather Jack" commanded a voyage round the world in the Dolphin from 1764-1766. He was later governor of Newfoundland and became an admiral in 1775." (HILL).
| $2750 | Book Number: 21810 | Order / Enquire |
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CABELL, Branch.
The First Gentleman of America. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1942). First edition. 1 of 125 copies signed by the author. Publishers leather. Fine.
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CABELL, James Branch.
The Jewel Merchangs A Comedy in One Act.
New York: Robert McBride & Company, 1921. First edition, 1 of 100 copies signed by the author. Touch of wear to the top of the spine o/w fine in the d/w which has chips to the spine ens and corners but it still very good.
New York: Robert McBride & Company, 1921. First edition, 1 of 100 copies signed by the author. Touch of wear to the top of the spine o/w fine in the d/w which has chips to the spine ens and corners but it still very good.
| $350 | Book Number: 33682 | Order / Enquire |
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CABLE, Mildred and Francesca French.
A Parable of Jade. London: Paternoster Press, 1945. Second edition. Signed by the authors. 8vo., orig. wrappers, 41pp. A nice copy. A small book by the intrepid missionaries; a factual account of jade in China and Chinese Turkestan.
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CABLE, Mildred and Francesca French.
Something Happened. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1934. Third printing. Cloth, 320pp. A fine copy in the pictorial d/w with has chips at the spine ends but is still very nice. Uncommon in d/w. The travels of these intrepid missionaries to Chinese Turkestan, authors of "The Gobi Desert" and other works. The first third of the book provides background information on the authors; the majority of the book describes the journey by mule cart and camel from central China to Urumqi, with many repeated crossings of the Gobi, and detours taking them to Tun-Huang, the Mongolian frontier, Turfan, and so on. They were eventually driven out of China by the Civil War.
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CABLE, Mildred, Evangeline French and Francesca French.
A Desert Journal. Letters from Central Asia. London: Constable, 1934. First edition. Cloth, ix, 261pp. Inscription o/w a fine copy. "The trio" as they were called, are probably the best known 20th century missionaries. They worked extensively with the China Inland Mission and in 1923 the received permission to follow the desert trade routes in order to take the gospel to the scattered oases of the Gobi. During the next 15 years they crossed the desert four times, "to and fro they trekked by cart, by camel and on foot, visiting the bazaars and oases of central Asia, meeting many people of different races." Not just missionaries, they also explored, and on their return to England were invited to lecture at universities and societies as they had gathered information of interest to the biographer, philologist and archaeologist."
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CAIN, James M.
Mignon. London: Robert Hale Limited, (1963). First English edition. Fine in a price clipped d/w with wear to the head of the spine but certainly very good.
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CAIN, James M.
Our Government.
New York: Knopf, 1930. Second printing. With a presentation inscription from the author reading "To Miss Hortense Alden--That she may be enabled to cast her ballot more intelligently at the next election, James M. Cain." Spine darkened with a faint dampstain on the covers but certainly very good in the d/w which is chipped and worn.
New York: Knopf, 1930. Second printing. With a presentation inscription from the author reading "To Miss Hortense Alden--That she may be enabled to cast her ballot more intelligently at the next election, James M. Cain." Spine darkened with a faint dampstain on the covers but certainly very good in the d/w which is chipped and worn.
| $850 | Book Number: 25056 | Order / Enquire |
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CAIN, James M.
Past All Dishonor. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First edition. Advance copy with the dated slip from Knopf laid in. Touch of fading to the tip of the spine o/w a fine copy in a price clipped d/w which has a few internal archival tape reinforcements and very minor wear to the spine ends.
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CAIN, James M.
Serenade. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. First edition. Near fine in the purple/red d/w which is slightly darkened on the spine with touch of wear but is better than very good.
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CAIN, James M.
Serenade. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. First edition. A fine copy in the purple/turquoise d/w which has some fading on the spine but is o/w near fine.
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CAIN, James M.
The Moth. New York: Knopf, 1948. First edition. Fine in d/w.
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CAIN, James M.
The Root of His Evil.
London: Robert Hale Limited, (1954). First English edition. Fine in d/w with a small nick on the upper panel and minor rubbing to the corners but o/w near fine.
London: Robert Hale Limited, (1954). First English edition. Fine in d/w with a small nick on the upper panel and minor rubbing to the corners but o/w near fine.
| $275 | Book Number: 24732 | Order / Enquire |
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CAINE, W.S.
A Trip Round The World In 1887-8. Illustrated by John Pedder, H. Sheppard Dale, and the Author. London: George Routledge, nd. (190-?) A New Edition. With a presentation inscription from the author dated "1901." 8vo., orig. green pictorial cloth, xiv, 398pp. Inner hinges cracked, some wear to spine ends o/w a very good copy.
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CALTON, Robert Bell.
Annals and Legends of Calais. With Sketches of Emigre Notabilities and Memoir of Lady Hamilton. London: Russell Smith, 1852. 8vo., orig. brown cloth, viii, 220pp. Stain on the upper corner of the frontis, spine slightly faded o/w a near fine copy.
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CALTON, Robert Bell.
Annals and Legends of Calais. With Sketches of Emigre Notabilities and Memoir of Lady Hamilton. London: Russell Smith, 1852. 8vo., orig. blue cloth, viii, 220pp. Spine slightly faded with a small hole in the upper spine gutter o/w fine.
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CAMDEN, William.
Remains Concerning Britain: Their Languages, Names........Much amended, with many rare Antiquities never before imprinted. London: Printed for and Sold by, Charles Harper..... 1674. Seventh (and best) edition. 8vo., recently rebound in full dark brown calf after the period, (6), 556, (4)pp. A fine copy.
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