Lance Sieveking (77 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. 24, no. 125. Edited by Robert P. Mills. Cover art by George Salter. Includes "Double Image" by Roy Vickers; "Peters, Detective" by Eden Philpotts; "Miser's Gold" by Ellery Queen; "The Night Calhoun Was Off Duty' by Thomas Walsh; "The Flitterbat Lancers" by Arthur Morrison; "Death and Canasta" by Q. Patrick; "Tall Story" by Margery Allingham; "Triple Cross" by John D. MacDonald; "The Pale Sergeant" by Henry Myers; "April Fool" by Mark Van Doren; "Will You Make a Bet With Death?" by John Dickson Carr; "President Sam Houston: Detective" (First) by James C. Brough; "The Bookhawker" by Lance Sieveking; "Detective Directory" by Robert P. Mills. Insect damage to cover and spine; tanning; rear cover is basically loose. Reading copy. Book.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Good. 1950. First Edition. 303 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over orange cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil and pen markings to front free endpaper. Bookseller sticker stuck to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. A Modern Novel of Science and Imagination. Fair. General wear, all pages intact.

Condition: Fair. 1950. First Edition. 303 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Top textblock edge dyed blue. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book is lightly bumped at head and tail of spine. Very faint soiling to edges of boards. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Dust jacket has larger closed tear down front panel that has been gently mended with acid-free mending tissue. One moderate chip (1" x 3.5") and another closed tear to rear panel; not price clipped; in an archival mylar sleeve. 312 pages. 9 x 6 inches. Sieveking's personal reflections on his encounters with Max Beerbohm, H.G. Wells, Stanley Baldwin, Rupert Brooke, Eddie Marsh, Paul Nash, Bernard Shaw, Hilaire Belloc, G.K. Chesterton, E.V. Lucas, Maynard Keynes, Gerard Manley Hopkins, E.S.P. Haynes, Aleister Crowley, Hugh Kingsmill, John Holms, Richard Hughes, Compton Mackenzie, Eric Maschwiz, and A.P. Herbert.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good Book shows rubbing to all edges. Hardcover, no dust jacket.

Hardcover with dust jacket. VG/G. Chipped dust jacket. 312 pp.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 2nd class tracked post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

1st edn. 41 photo. plts; 206pp, 215 x 145mm; red clth, d.w. (lacking spine); pres. copy from author. (with PICTURE).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. A very good first edition copy with just light foxing in the edges. The dust jacket is bright but has edge wear, in a clear film protective sleeve.

Original cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Lacks dustjacket, spine and edge of the cover discolored, minor traces of use, else in good condition. Text in English. Please see description or ask for photos.

Paperback, 18cm x 11cm , 256pp. Fair/NoWrapper. Inscribed by author. Paperback has been much handled over years, now worn around edges, spine creased, block edges tanned, front cover detached at base, authorial inscription on half-title Softcover edition of futuristic 1955 Sieveking novel. Catalogue: Firsts and Collectables. Keywords: science, technology, future, aviation.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8 VO , 1ST ED 1962 , BROWN CLOTH , 68 PAGES , FINE PLATES , SIGNED BY AUTHOR , VERY GOOD IN SL RUBBED DUSTWRAPPER . Signed by Author(s).

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 8 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 15 x 23 cms. Category: Saturday Books; New Arrivals; Cosmo Books : 28 years selling on ABE; 28 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. A Tomb with a View by Lance Sieveking (First Edition) Bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends. Minor wear to edges and spine ends. Price-clipped. In clear protective cover. Stated first published in MCML by Faber and Faber Limited. BOOK.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Illustrated pamphlet of eight pages. Receipt from Toucan Press loosely inserted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. In which writer and broadcasting pioneer Sieveking entertainingly details his encounters with numerous writers, artists and politicians. Well illustrated with photos and in VG+ clean and bright order throughout. No inscriptions. Light shelfwear only to smart red cloth with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, a little worn to edges with minor loss. 8vo. 312pp.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 312 pages, 19 leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Contents: The beholder -- G.K. Chesterton -- Oh, for a Boswell! -- Bernard Shaw -- Hilaire Belloc -- Arthur Balfour -- Paul Nash -- Eddie Marsh -- Rupert Brooke -- Hugh Kingsmill and John Holms -- Number 10 Downing Street -- Geoffrey Fray and others -- Stanley Baldwin -- Richard Hughes -- Eric Maschwitz -- Compton Mackenzie -- Osbert Sitwell -- H.G. Wells -- Max Beerbohm -- Aleister Crowley -- Esmond Harmsworth -- E.V. Lucas -- Gerard Manley Hopkins -- Number 12 Hammersmith Terrace, Chiswick Mall -- Envoi. Subjects: Sieveking, Lance 1896-1972 ; Biography. Nash, Paul 1889-1946. Marsh, Edward Howard Sir 1872-1953. Beerbohm, Max Sir 1872-1956. Authors, English 20th century ; Biography. 1 Kg.

The dustwrapper is rubbed, with some discolouring, has some wear to the edges and corners, with some small rips and chips to the edges, tape to top edge and to reverse, sticker to front. The dark red boards are clean with some bumping to the edges and corners, with small bright lettering to the spine. Tanning and mild foxing to page edges, otherwise the binding is firm. The pages appear clean and crease free. This book has 312 pages. All in all a nice example of this book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Boots booklovers library sticker on front cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Illustrated with a couple of illustrations. 7p. Wrappers. The pages have a hint of brown. Slight wear o/w in very good condition.

hardback. Condition: Fine. Illustrated. 1st ed. London (Hultion Press) 1957. Name on 1/2-title else a fine copy in clipped dust wrapper.

First Edition. 2nd impression. Hardcover. Presentation copy inscribed by the Author in pencil on f.e.p. "For Charles who will appreciate certain passages, I think. from Lance 1938". Illustrated. 345pp. Ligg stain to front cover, small bubble to pastedown slightly indenting a few pages, otherwise V.g.in somewhat torn d/w missing largish piece bottom cornerof rear panel, small pieces missing head and foot of spine, torn withsome loss on spine.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This captivating collection of poems by the author explores a diverse range of themes with wit and whimsy. From the serious to the absurd, the verses touch upon the human experience, love, and the world around us. The poems are both thought-provoking and entertaining, offering readers a unique perspective on life's complexities. Drawing inspiration from both traditional and contemporary sources, the author weaves together a tapestry of words that resonate with readers of all ages. Through laughter and introspection, this book challenges our perceptions and invites us to embrace the beauty and absurdity of the human condition. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Broché. In-12 (11.5x17.5 cm), broché, couverture illustrée, 253 pages, traduit de l'anglais par M.-J. Brandin ; deux pliures au dos, coiffes, mors et coins frottés, quelques pliures sur les plats, intérieur frais, assez bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande. Le Basilic rouge.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 312 pages, 19 leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Contents: The beholder -- G.K. Chesterton -- Oh, for a Boswell! -- Bernard Shaw -- Hilaire Belloc -- Arthur Balfour -- Paul Nash -- Eddie Marsh -- Rupert Brooke -- Hugh Kingsmill and John Holms -- Number 10 Downing Street -- Geoffrey Fray and others -- Stanley Baldwin -- Richard Hughes -- Eric Maschwitz -- Compton Mackenzie -- Osbert Sitwell -- H.G. Wells -- Max Beerbohm -- Aleister Crowley -- Esmond Harmsworth -- E.V. Lucas -- Gerard Manley Hopkins -- Number 12 Hammersmith Terrace, Chiswick Mall -- Envoi. Subjects: Sieveking, Lance 1896-1972 ; Biography. Nash, Paul 1889-1946. Marsh, Edward Howard Sir 1872-1953. Beerbohm, Max Sir 1872-1956. Authors, English 20th century ; Biography. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.