The Lion Men of Mongo by Alex Raymond - 1974

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1948. Stated First Edition August 1948. Dark blue title on grey cloth. A very clean and unmarked copy with coloured pictorial dustjacket showing a map of Syria with a wasps' nest. Dustjacket has some wear and a small tear at top of spine but is complete. This is a novel of modern Syria and the author's presentation of the Levant is based on personal experience. An acclaimed novel which won an award from the Society of Authors. *** SCARCE WITH DUSTJACKET *** B2E. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Robert Hale, 1996. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. An historical novel set against a backdrop of England's South Coast with its fascinating history of bold and daring smugglers. After the end of the Peninsular War, Wellington's army is disbanded and a young officer of Hussars, Major Alexander Lacey, returns to England, to his native Sussex, to take up residence at Blakestone House. In bygone days the house was a grand and ancient mansion but now is a blackened ruin devastated by an inexplicable fire and also the scene of an untimely death. His sudden and unexpected arrival is greeted with immediate suspicion and deep hostility from his near neighbours. **** NOT EX LIB **** D4F. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: W. Andrews and L. Blake, 1807. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good. This is the "First American from the fifth London edition", as stated on the title page. Volume 1 and 2 of the three volumes. Original sheep boards with black gilt-lettered labels on the spine. About half of the label missing on the second volume. Covers and spine with scuffing and wear, but binding is still tight and square. Moderate toning and some foxing. Early inscription to inside covers.

New York: Scribner, 1996. Signed by the author. First edition / First printing. One of 2,500 copies of a special limited signed edition that were sent to friends of publisher and author. Black paper spine, brown paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Publisher's promotional bookmark laid in.

San Francisco: Renaissance Sound and Publications. Fine. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 0943485061 . 212 pp.; 8vo; illustrated wrappers. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "Dear Richard (Zybert), you're the best, Thank you!, Barbara Riddle, May 2000, San Francisco." Book cover designed by Richard Zybert Graphics. Publisher's printed annoucement post-card reproducing the book cover, laid in. A rite-of-passage novella set in the hothouse atmoshphere of cutting-edge molecular biology research in Boston, circa 1963, the "last year of the fifties."; Signed by Author .

New York: Random House (1967).. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Black cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. xvi, 428 pp. Dust jacket has a short tear and a lightly faded spine. The price is intact. An attractive copy of this Pulitzer Prize winning novel.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1948. Stated First Edition August 1948. Dark blue title on grey cloth. A very clean and unmarked copy with coloured pictorial dustjacket showing a map of Syria with a wasps' nest. Dustjacket has some wear and a small tear at top of spine but is complete. This is a novel of modern Syria and the author's presentation of the Levant is based on personal experience. An acclaimed novel which won an award from the Society of Authors. *** SCARCE WITH DUSTJACKET *** B2E. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Robert Hale, 1996. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. An historical novel set against a backdrop of England's South Coast with its fascinating history of bold and daring smugglers. After the end of the Peninsular War, Wellington's army is disbanded and a young officer of Hussars, Major Alexander Lacey, returns to England, to his native Sussex, to take up residence at Blakestone House. In bygone days the house was a grand and ancient mansion but now is a blackened ruin devastated by an inexplicable fire and also the scene of an untimely death. His sudden and unexpected arrival is greeted with immediate suspicion and deep hostility from his near neighbours. **** NOT EX LIB **** D4F. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Modern Library [Boni & Liveright], New York,, 1920 The indication for the first printing of this title listed in the Toledano Guide is the Type 2 binding used from 1920-1923, which is present here, HBDJ, 1920. 1st Edition, VG/VG-, First Modern Library Edition , with 1916 on copyright pg for orig. publ of bk. MLBook No. 89.1, , Small 4 1/4 X 6 3/4 IN. Book Condition: overall condition - very good.. EARLY DUSTJACKET with 246 Titles on DJ Verso & on Back of DJ 7 95 cents on back of Dj with Pre zipCode Coupon with some pencil mrks is VG-,. DJ SLIGHT RUB, WEAR & TINY EXTREMITIES CHIPS, 289 pg. + 7 pg. of ads includes a 2 pg description of Boni & Liveright ADS include COMPLETE List of Titles starts with Modern Book of Criticisms & ends with Irish Fairy & Folk Tales by Yeats . minor edge wear spine and boards, Book is bound in DARK BLACK leatherette cloth; , otherwise, tightly bound with clean pages throughout. Nice copy,NO TOP STAIN , The spine matches MLs that… Read More

New York: The Modern Library., 1940. HBDJ, STATED First Modern Library Giant Edition, 1940. NF/GOOD+, ML#54. 274 TITLES ON VERSO OF BACK OF DJ with the highest Giant being G54, Tom Jones, A NF copy in blue cloth with light wear FOX, in a bright, unfaded, red, blue and gold dustwrapper GOOD+, with tiny Tears Wear & end chips to Spine DJ. . Very scarce in this condition. Toledano 54.1. 861 pgs NO ADS IN BACK, The book has Toledano G4 cover, A or blank endpapers and a c jacket. These pointers indicate this is a First Modern Library Edition with a fall 1940 jacket. book is in about NF condition with a decent RED top stain. It has no writing, underlining, or missing pages. The jacket has a ¼? per side triangular chip at the top of the spine, crimping at the bottom of the spine, wear at the flap folds and light soil ,Follow Tom from his humble beginnings; experience his forbidden passion for the beautiful Sophie; and ride along with him on his colorful journey to London - where he finally… Read More