Search Results: Authors starting with P from Cape Collector

1st editions 1st impressions of this famous fantasy trilogy. Titus Groan,1946, boards tight and clean, ffep slight crease, spotting to endpapers, 15c in pencil on ffep and small bookseller sticker fep, spotting to fore edge, dusty top edge, d/w toning to spine, chip to head of spine and top of rear panel, and small chips tail, toning stain to rear panel, unclipped 15s net front flap. Gormenghast, 1950, boards clean, dusty top edge, slight spotting to endpapers, no inscriptions, pencil price ffep, d/w has a square cut to remove price on front flap, chips head and tail spine, toning to rear panel and flaps, small surface scratch/scuff mark on front panel shows white paper beneath. Titus Alone, 1959, binding tight, lighter fade to red cloth lower front board corner and lower left edge rear board, previous owner inscription on fep, pencil 30c on ffep, slight spotting to prelims and endpapers, and a little to fore edged/w unclipped 21s net, small chips head and tail of spine and toning to rear panel and… Read More

1st ed, 1934, signed with an inscription on the title page: "For Mary who comes from the same province with all good wishes from: Laurens van der Post, Cape Town 1952". No d/w, spine faded and browned, with some wear to head and tail of spine, corners bumped, slight damp stains to front board and two small stains on rear boards. Previous owner's inscription in ink on fep. Small stamp on rear pastedown states Colonial Cloth Edition. Textblock beautifully clean throughout. Dustiness to edges of textblock. Price includes free courier with DHL. You might want to consider buying a facsimile dustwrapper for US$25 for this book fromhttps://www.dustjackets.com

1st ed, translated by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Fine copy, no markings or inscriptions, endpapers spotless, boards tight and square, a little pushing to spine tips, d/w has a small chips head and tail spine, a little toning to rear panel, not price clipped shows 18s net front flap. Beautiful copy of a scarce book. Price includes tracked postage.