Search Results: Vintage Popular Fiction from Black Cat Hill Books

London, UK Oxford University Press, 1923. Mass Market Paperback Later Edition. Shows UNDERLINING in ink for the first three pages of chapter one. Else, Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; binding is a hair cocked. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 16mo. 450pp. Maps. Introduction and notes by G. W. Stewart. Mass Market Paperback

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, UK Penguin Books, 1955. Paperback First Edition Thus [1955], Fourth Printing [1959]. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of moderate use. Book shows the slightest spine lean; very faint reading creases at backstip and near the corner tips; the pages are significantly tanned, due to age; mild overall rubbing to the wrapper covers; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. A clean, sturdy, presentable copy, but shows its age and moderate wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 317 pages. Translated by Jocelyn Godefroi. Colourful cover illustration by Abram Games. First Edition Thus [1955], Fourth Printing [1959]. The original French edition was published in 1945. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1940. Hardcover Special Movie Tie-In Edition (1940) featuring numerous stills from the motion picture released that year and with DJ featuring a color still of Bette Davis at the front panel. First published in 1938, this reprinted text is based on the nineteenth printing. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED AT THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER BY THE AUTHOR, RACHEL FIELD, and flat signed by ACTRESS BETTE DAVIS AND ACTOR CHARLES BOYER at same. COMPLETE MOTION PICTURE TIE-IN EDITION (1940) featuring numerous stills from the motion picture released that year and with DJ featuring a color still of Bette Davis at the front panel. Very Good in Good- DJ: The Book shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities, but heavier at the bottom edge near the corners where the fabric is beginning to wear through to the underlying boards; mild rubbing to the upper front panel; former owner's tasteful, but personalized bookplate at the front pastedown endpaper; the expected light… Read More

Janaka Art Studio, 2003. Hardcover First Edition: Limited Edition. First Edition: Limited to 500 Copies. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows little wear at all; but the binding shows slight lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing at the rear panel; price unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 450pp. Hardback with DJ.

London, UK William Heinemann Ltd., 1930. Hardcover First Edition (1930), Limited in 1825 copies (of which this is Number 1575) and SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition, Limited in 1825 copies (of which this is Number 1575) and SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. This book was printed by the Riverside Press, Edinburgh, from and-set type on English hand-made paper and is among the 900 copies intended for distribution in the United States of America. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling; a couple of small, barely discernible soil spots at the bottom of the front panel; the top edge of text block shows some dust.; former owner's attractive personalized bookplate tacked-in at the front pastedown endpaper and "The Chaucer Head" Bookshop stamp affixed to the lower corner of the rear pastedown endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia.… Read More

New York, NY Viking Penguin: Virago Classics, 1991. Paperback Reprint Edition (1991); First printing thus, indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First published in 1969. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the pages have tanned just slightly, due to aging; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single minor, unobtrusive flaw. Shows no indications of having been read or even opened.Bright and Clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5 x 0.5 inches). 250 pages. New Afterward by the author. Language: English. Weight: 6.8 ounces. Reprint Edition (1991); First printing thus, indicated by a complete numerical… Read More

Philadelphia, PA The Gebbie Publishing Company, 1898. Hardcover First Edition Thus [1898], unstated. Very Good: shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities, with mild rubbing and faint soiling to the dark red cloth over boards; some mild scuffing to the backstrip; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only mild wear and a few minor, cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.6 x 6.3 x 1.25 inches). xii, 388 pages. Translated by Clara Bell. Preface by George Saintsbury. Illustrated with five duotone engravings. Top Edge Gilt. Fore-Edge and Bottom Edge Rag-Edged. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 15.8 ounces. First Edition Thus [1898], unstated. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Albany, NY State University of New York Press, 1993. Paperback First Edition Thus (1993); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1993); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities; some creasing and wrinkling at the lower corner of the rear panel, which affects also the last forty pages of text as that spot; the binding is secure; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches). vii, 181 pages. Index.. Edited by Jeanne Clayton Hunter and Thomas Kranidas. Foreward by Owen Barfield. Language: English. Weight: 9.3 ounces. University Press Paperback.

Boston, MA Houghton Mifflin , 1926. Hardcover First Edition (1926), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted and same date at the title and copyright pages, in accordance with Houghton Mifflin's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1926), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted and same date at the title and copyright pages, in accordance with Houghton Mifflin's customary practice at the time of publication. Good+: shows very light wear to extremities with mild nudges to three corner tips; the backstrip is lightly sunned (the titles thereon remain legible, if slightly muted; a short notation (or perhaps a former owner's name at the top of the front free endpaper and an inked date at the top of the half-title page; the binding leans a little but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A sturdy, presentable copy,… Read More

New York, NY Albert & Charles Boni, 1928. Hardcover First Edition; Second Printing Before Publication [1928]. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; slight spine lean; faint soiling; the upper front corner is mildly, but noticeably bumped; the pages have tanned rather heavily, due to aging. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Despite a number of minor flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. A handome little volume. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Small 8vo. 381pp. Green cloth over boards with gilt inlay as part of the design at the front panel; black titles and designs at the backstrip. Decorated endpapers. First Edition; Second Printing Before Publication [1928]. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

New York, NY The Viking Press: Compass Books, 1956. Paperback First Edition Thus (1956), Fourteenth Printing (1968). Eighteen pages scattered througout the text show ink UNDERLINING AND MARGINALIA. Else, Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: the backstrip shows a couple of tape reinforcements at the head and heel; light wear to the extremities with mild creases near the upper corner of the front panel; mild overall rubbing to the wrapper covers; a former owner has written a date at the upper rear panel; the binding is square and remains secure. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A moderately used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing some wear and cosmetic flaws, but remains sturdy, presentable reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5 x 0.7 inches). 345 pages.. Language: English. Weight: 8.7 ounces. Penguin Twentieth Century Classics… Read More

New York, NY Berkley Books: Medallion, 1977. Paperback First Edition Thus [1977]; so stated. First Edition Thus [1977]. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: very slight spine lean; light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; faint foxing to the front and rear endpapers; the binding is secure; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 215pp. Mass Market Paperback. 

New York, NY Pocket Books: Giant Cardinal Edition, 1961. Paperback First Edition Thus (1961); First Printing, so stated. First Edition Thus (1961); First Printing, so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to the extremities; a single crease at the backstrip; the head of the backstrip has been skillfully tape-reinforced with clear tape; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; the binding shows slight lean, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo.(6.4 x 4.25 x 0.65 inches). 280 pages. Language: English. Weight: 4.7 ounces. GC-767; cover price 75 cents. Mass Market Paperback. The fourth and final volume of… Read More

London, UK Oxford University Press: Humphrey Milford, 1915. Hardcover Good: Shows significant indications of use. Binding shows slight spine lean; moderate wear to extremities; some darkening, soiling, and rubbing; faint sunning at the back-strip, though the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible; former owner's name and info at front paste-down endpaper. Binding remains secure, but the front endpaper has been removed; text clean. Overall, remains a clean, sturdy, reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library [though a removed front endpaper can be an indication that someone was trying hide the indications thereon, but there are no other indications]. 8vo. 695pp. Red cloth over Boards with Gilt titles at the front panel and back-strip. Illustrated with 14 illustrations by Charles Keene and 6 by M. Sankey in black and white. Hardback: Lacks DJ, assuming it ever had one.

New York, NY The Greystone Press, 1940. Hardcover Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and the mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. The pages have tanned very slightly. Some wear along the front hinge. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 546pp. Crimson over boards with gilt designs at the front panel and backstrip and gilt titles at the backstrip. Deckle fore-edge. States "Library Edition", at the bottom of the backstrip, but not library bound and shows no signs of ever being prepared for circulation or circulated. A handsome copy. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

Boston, MA Houghton Mifflin, 1900. Hardcover Very Good+: all volumes at least Very Good, almost all Very Good+: all show very light wear to the extremities; several volumes show a bit of rubbing toward the heel of the back strip; a couple volumes have been inexpertly "cut", leaving jagged outside edges on a few pages. Volumes I & III show a very faint stain from a drip of water at the backstrip. Else only very minor rubbing or scuffing. Bindings are all square and secure; text clean. Remains a clean, sturdy, and quite presentable set of 22 volumes. 8vo. Crimson cloth over boards with Gilt Titles at Back Strip. Top Edges Gilt. Volumes 14 and 16 Copyright 1904, the rest 1900. No difference in the binding or appearance. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

New York, NY Grove Press: Black Cat , 1961. Paperback First Edition Thus [1961], so stated. First Edition Thus [1961], so stated. EX-LIBRARY, showing minimal indications thereof. It does appear that the front endpaper has been removed - and perhaps a half-title page or flyleaf as well, for the text begins with the title page. Else, Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a small, faint dampstain at the head of the backstrip; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Clearly, this is a flawed copy, but one that remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a clean, sturdy, presentable reading copy. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 12mo. 294 pages. Mass Market Paperback. First published in 1856, eclipsed for 93 years, Hernan Melville's last full-length novel : " A series of parodies, each exploring a another aspect of what is involved when a man risks his confidence, his faith, in someone else.... akin to… Read More

New York, NY Doubleday Page, 1909. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated [FIRST STATE with 'The' omitted at front panel and back strip]. Good: Shows significant indications of use: The back strip shows very light sunning, and the titles thereon have been severely rubbed, to the point that they are only legible because the embossing in which the white titles were set is still legible. The top edge is dusted. Else minor wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and very faint soiling. Binding shows slight lean, but remains secure; text clean. Overall, remains a sturdy, tightly bound copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xx/341pp. Tissue-guard frontispiece. Red-ribbed cloth-covered boards. Laid paper. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Robert Etheridge Townsend, a young writer, recounts his twelve amatory encounters on his path to a conventional life style. Within his tales, he left an account of the behaviors of members of a relic: a leisure… Read More

New York, NY D. Appleton and Company, 1923. Hardcover Reprint Edition [1923]. Very Good+: shows very light wear to extremities; slight spine lean; faint tanning to text pages; faint, sparse foxing at outside edges. Binding secure; text clean. Despite noted flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 379pp. Endpaper Maps; Frontispiece illustration. Reprint Edition [1923]. Hardback: Lacks DJ. I read and enjoyed this story as a boy. And I can say now it's still enjoyable, despite a few quirks of dialogue and other usages we now consider old-fashioned. Hough knew the people and land whereof he wrote, having living the pioneer life himself in New Mexico and as an avid outdoorsman throughout the west. Set in the late 1840s just before the California gold rush (which actually plays a vital role in the plot), the book tells of two wagon caravans bound for Oregon and the conflict which divides them because of a love triangle. Indian fights,… Read More

New York, NY Bantam Books: Modern Classic Editions, 1968. Paperback First Edition Thus [1968], so stated. First Edition Thus [1968], so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just the former owner's name inscribed in ink at the upper front endpaper and the mildest rubbing to the wrapper covers; a couple of very faint smudges; the pages have tainned very slightly. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 152pp. First published in the USA by Doubleday in 1922; Bantam published its first paperback edition in 1955 and followed with several formats and covers, all Mass Market Paperback editions. This is the first printing of a new edition in the Modern Classics Series. Mass Market Paperback. Huxley's talent, especially in his first novel, is to pour out ideas (the subjects and issues covered here are staggeringly diverse for such a short book) without losing the… Read More