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Published by Ulverscroft, 1983
ISBN 10: 0708909957ISBN 13: 9780708909959
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.34.
Published by Sydney ; London : Angus and Robertson, 1956
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Reprint. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 295p ; 23cm. Subject; Fiction in English, 1900- Texts. 1 Kg.
Published by Angus & Robertson, London, 1956
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Red cloth covered boards with black coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with yellow and black coloured titles to the front panel and yellow, black and white coloured titles to the back strip. Set during the reign of Charles II, and of men and women risking everything to save their country from disaster. Softening of the back strip edges with a little rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Light browning to the text block edges and pages. Previous owner's details to the top left hand corner of the front paste-down and free front endpaper. Offset tanning to the endpapers and the remains of tape can also be seen. A little chipping of the back strip edges and top right hand corner of the front panel. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with some tape remnants to be seen to the fold over panels. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 235, [1] pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Historical Fiction; Australia; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; Inventory No: 0120950.
Published by Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. "Here is a vivid & unforgettable story of intrigue & conspiracy, of kings and princes, of haughty cavaliers & scented courtesans, of flashing blades & the raking chain-shot from tall ships. It is set in the reign of Charles II, when Englishmen saw in the power and ambition of Louis XIV of France a deadly threat to their nation." Ownership details on the 1st 2 pages, tape transfer marks on the inside of the 1st 2 pages and the last 2. No other damage. 1st published under the title of Whitehall in 1931 and 1st published under the present title in 1956. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 0263661.
Published by Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 248 pages, last 2 blank. Red coloured boards with small silver illustration of a sailing ship on the lower right-hand corner of the front panel and silver writing on the spine. Shelfwear to the lower book edges and there is very faint browning of the paper edges. Illustrated dust wrapper, showing a man in the foreground to women in the back with gilt and white writing on the front panel and white on the spine. Rubbing and chipping to the dust wrapper edges, now protected; Novel set in Paris and New England in the 19th century. Part of the " Australian Saga " sequence of books this being number nine. End paper maps of Darling Harbour in 1836. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 0272903.
264pp. 8vo. Original boards with slightly defective dustwrapper. A very good copy.
Published by Sydney ; London : Angus and Robertson, 1956
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Reprint. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 295p ; 23cm. Subject; Fiction in English, 1900- Texts. 1 Kg.
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Ex-library with stamps and stickers. Hardback. Orange cloth boards showing some rubbing at the edges. Spine has a slight lean and a crease. Textblock well bound with well aligned pages. Some mild staining and tanning but overall a good reading copy.
250pp. 8vo. Original cloth with bright dustwrapper. A very good copy. An historical romance; the abridged version of "Maelstrom", first published in 1938. First edition thus.
264pp. 8vo. Original cloth backed boards in dustwrapper. Edges browned, gutter split at page 10, otherwise a very good copy. Romance set in Italy and England in the 17th Century.
Published by Chivers
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-Library. A good condition dust jacket is present. The cover is clear of stains and marking. The hinges are in good condition. Ex-Library Book. Has usual library markings Photograph available on request.
Published by Skeffington, GB, 1931
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: G++. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor DW. 1st Edition. Green cloth lettered in blcak. 7/6 pictoiral DW features a woman's hand over a man's hand and both skewered by a sword. Autumn 1931 catalaogue at rear. Clean tight bookmis heavily cocked. Endpapers and edges noticeabally browned. DW is heavily worn with very large chip to rear cover and other lesser loss.Title page is stamped "With the Publisher's Compliments".
Published by Harlequin Books., Toronto - Winnipeg, Canada., 1955
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good / Very Good. Painted Cover Art (illustrator). First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!. CONVICT TOWN (Vintage Harlequin Paperback #330; March 1955 PBO) Whipping, CONVICTISM, PROSTITUTION in Sydney Town the PORT O HELL the 1836 PENAL COLONY of NEW SOUTH WALES by Timms, E.V. (Edward Vivian; 18951960) >> (March 1955; PBO = Paperback Original - True First Edition; 288 Pages; Paul Anna Soik painted cover art; Man in Bondage being WHIPPED / Flogged Painted Cover image; Historical Fiction - Esoteric; DEPRAVITY and VIOLENCE were the Order of the Day; Against a Historical background showing the struggle to Abolish CONVICTISM, to reclaim broken lives, to Banish the Rampant PROSTITUTION and Villainy that infest SYDNEY TOWN, it tells in trenchant style the story of the Ordeal & destiny of a gentle English migrant girl, Elizabeth Holley, who comes to Sydney Town the PORT O HELL as it was called in 1836; Dramatic, Lusty & Epic Life in the PENAL COLONY of NEW SOUTH WALES. Author was a popular Australian novelist, short storyteller and screenwriter for films and radio. VERY RARE Title; At Time of this Listing, there were NO Copies for Sale on the Top Six Major Bookseller Websites; >> Cover scuffing; paper spine creasing; wear to top & bottom of paper spine; Heavy Black felt marker to front end page. (size = 1" x 1" ); Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.
Unknown Binding. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback/Hardcover. Clean text, sound binding. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Published by Harlequin Books., Toronto - Winnipeg, Canada., 1955
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: FINE+, Near New. Painted Cover Art (illustrator). First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!. CONVICT TOWN (Vintage Harlequin Paperback #330; March 1955 PBO) Whipping, CONVICTISM, PROSTITUTION in Sydney Town the PORT O HELL the 1836 PENAL COLONY of NEW SOUTH WALES -- by Timms, E.V. (Edward Vivian; 18951960) >>> (March 1955; PBO = Paperback Original - True First Edition; 288 Pages; Paul Anna Soik painted cover art; Man in Bondage being WHIPPED / Flogged Painted Cover image; Historical Fiction - Esoteric; DEPRAVITY and VIOLENCE were the Order of the Day; Against a Historical background showing the struggle to Abolish CONVICTISM, to reclaim broken lives, to Banish the Rampant PROSTITUTION and Villainy that infest SYDNEY TOWN, it tells in trenchant style the story of the Ordeal & destiny of a gentle English migrant girl, Elizabeth Holley, who comes to Sydney Town the PORT O HELL as it was called in 1836; Dramatic, Lusty & Epic Life in the PENAL COLONY of NEW SOUTH WALES. Author was a popular Australian novelist, short storyteller and screenwriter for films and radio. VERY RARE Title; At Time of this Listing, there were NO Copies for Sale on the Top Six Major Bookseller Websites; Inventory #HQ-330-1; FN+, near New = $149.00); Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.