Sirocco Stories by Bates Ralph (6 results)

Hardcover. 388p., first edition pink cloth boards titled gilt and black, monochrome title page, handsome copy near fine in dj that is slightly edgeworn with a dust-soiled back panel. Collection of stories on Spain before and during the Civil War.

Octavo, pp. [1-10] [1-3] 4-388 [389-394: blank] [note: last three leaves are blanks], original yellow cloth, front and spine panels stamped in brown. First edition. Stories set in Spain before and during the Spanish Civil War. Probably the U.S. edition of THE MIRACULOUS HORDE (London: Jonathan Cape, [1939]). Bleiler (1948), p. 43 (UK edition). Cloth a bit dusty, else a very good copy. (#118357).

Hardback. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket is missing; boards are damp stained and marked from handling, corners bumped, gilt titling rubbed; spine is sunned with rubbed gilt titling; binding is tight; pages are age-toned but unmarked aside from previous owner's ink signature on front pastedown. A good first edition with some signs of age. ; 5.5 x 1.5 x 8.5 inches; 388 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. SPINE SLIGHTLY FADED, STAMP ON ENDSHEET.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A collection of short stories about modern Spain and the effects of the Civil War on the Spanish people. Bates (1899-2000), an English-born writer, spent much of his early adulthood in Spain, traveling and doing odd jobs. When the Spanish Civil War began in 1936, he enlisted with the government forces and eventually made rank of political commissar. He helped to organize the International Brigade and later, he traveled to the United States to raise awareness of the plight of the Spanish Republic. Octavo. Original cloth binding, with gilt and black titles. Extremely faint stain to the bottom corner of the contents. Some mild browning and wear along the extremities of the dust jacket; otherwise a crisp, very good copy.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First Edition. Good. Used with wear (dustjacket is chipped, now protected in mylar.) Overall signs of wear, but is still in solid reading condition. NO markings to text. Pasadena's finest new and used bookstore since 1992.