Search Results: Authors starting with S from Cape Collector

Ist Ed, d/w price clipped and some foxing to inside of d/w that shows on the rear panel too, with a few little insect nibbles on rear flap junction. Small closed tears head and tail of spine and a little wear at corners. Bookseller sticker on fep and a strip of toning on ffep and rear endpaper. Binding square and tight, no inscriptions. Price includes free courier with DHL.

1st edition, 1936, Faber, London, signed by Sassoon on the Half Title - "Inscribed for Mary Hilterman. Siegfried Sassoon" The spine is entirely separate from the book. Cloth boards soiled. Endpapers fairly clean with some very light foxing. 10c in red ink on the ffep. Two small stains on the top edge. A signed copy such as this would be good for a restoration/leather rebind. More scans on request. Price includes free courier with DHL.

Good, D/W in one piece but only just. Very fragile Gollancz wrapper. Closed tear running the length of the spine, faded on spine, tear to top of d/w with loss to letters GA and half of U. Some watermarks on rear of d/w. Bookplate pasted on ffep, plus inked inscription of previous owner. Foxing to textblock and some foxing to several pages. Scarce in any condition with d/w. D/W is a good candidate for restoration, priced accordingly. Free shipping DHL.

1st UK, 1922, small oval raised stamp on title page states REVIEW COPY. No d/w. Cloth boards pulling away at spine hinges. Scuffed and worn boards. Inked owner's inscriptions to ffep and pencil on fep. Tape marks down hinge of title page and preceding page. Foxing and toning to prelims and endpapers, and textblock dusty. 6 pages adverts for Collins novels at end of book. Price includes free tracked postage.

1st ed, very scarce early Maigret. With fragile d/w in need of restoration. Numerous tears, chips and creases to the d/w and foxing to the verso of the d/w. Original price on rear flap of d/w intact 8s. net. Stamp stating OVERSEAS EDITION on rear flap. Foxing to top edge and very light foxing to fore edge. Some discolouration to the lower right corner of front board, and to lower left of rear board, possibly caused by water. Previous owner stamp on fep and some toning to fep and ffep and rear endpapers, with same owner stamp on rear pastedown. Other than that, no other inscriptions or pencil marks at all. The pages are beautifully clean all the way through. I have only seen one previously listed UK 1st M.Labbe with d/w on the internet in the past 7 or 8 years, which was listed at US$2800. This copy is priced to reflect d/w condition but it is a good candidate for restoration. Price includes free courier with DHL.

1st UK. Beautiful copy, boards clean, binding tight and square - the book has barely been opened and seems unread. Bump to top right corner. Crease down spine. No inscriptions, some pencil marks erased on ffep. Textblock and all pages clean, endpapers clean. D/W has some wear to head and tail of spine and corners...minimal. A little foxing to the top of the front and back flap. Title on spine is faded from bright yellow. Price clipped. Price includes free tracked postage.

1st UK, lovely copy signed on the tilte page by Wilbur Smith in my presence. Blue Boards pristine, clean, immaculate, as is textblock. Previous owner's name in blue ink on ffep, and two faint ghost of tape marks on ffep and rear. D/W has no chips or nicks save for a small 2mm hole on the rear flap junction. Slight scuff mark on lower spine. Title on spine faded from bright pink. Unclipped d/w shows £2.25 net. Price includes free tracked postage.

1st ed, signed on the title page by Wilbur Smith in my presence Nov 2014. This copy is immaculate in every respect. Everything is totally clean, it appears unread and there are no inscriptions or marks anywhere at all. D/W unclipped showing 30s and beneath that, £1.50pnet. Very slight rubbing to head and tail of spine. As with 99% of all copies, the dedication page has been excised on the author's instructions to the publishers, prior release. Price includes free DHL courier.

1st ed signed on title page by Wilbur Smith in my presence. Beautiful, immaculate copy. The book appears unread, binding totally square and basically unopened. Unusual for such a magnificent adventure tale! No inscriptions or marks, endpapers spotless, small stain to front edge of textblock, d/w unclipped, price £2.25 net, tiny bit of rubbing head and tail of spine, and corners. Title has faded to pale yellow on spine. Superb collectable book. Price includes free tracked courier.

1st ed signed on the title page by Wilbur Smith in my presence in Nov 2014. Binding square and tight, Boards are clean save for some minor rubbing to the extremities. Textblock clean with some dustiness to the top edge. Small bookseller sticker 25mm x 10mm to lower fep. Endpapers and entire text beautifully clean, no inscriptions. D/W shows some scuffing to flap hinges and corners and spine edges. Price 30s net intact. Title and greenery on spine has faded. Small closed tear on rear panel. Creases to top of front panel of d/w. Closed tear on rear flap junction with rear panel. Price includes free DHL courier.

1st ed, signed on title page by Wilbur Smith in my presence Nov 2014. Boards are immaculate. No inscriptions but toning to ffep and rear endpaper and a pencilled in price on fep. Dustiness and slight foxing to top edge. D/w is bright and fresh, with some minimal scuffs to corners of flaps and head and tail of spine. Price 30s net intact. Fading to the spine. Price includes free DHL courier.

1st UK ed. Blue cloth boards, pink endpapers, faded pink stained top edge. The book has a very slight lean, blue mark to bottom corner of rear board. Light foxing to endpapers, neat owner's inscription on ffep and a small bookseller sticker on fep. Small 15mm tear on the inside of rear pastedown at hinge. The fragile wartime d/w has original price 6s. net. Chips to head and tail of spine, and tears at flap creases. Toning to spine and front panel of d/w. Nevertheless, a scarce book in d/w. Price includes free DHL courier.

1st UK ed, d/w price clipped, chips to head and tail of spine, toning to rear panel, a little wear to flap junctions but on the whole a lovely, bright d/w. The `boards are beautifully clean, one small little spot of foxing on ffep, neat owner's inscription on page 1 and dated 20.10.39. Textblock is immaculate, rear pink endpapers also spotless. Lovely copy, and price includes free tracked postage.