Search Results: Authors starting with V from Ariel Books

London, United Kingdom: J M Dent & Co, 1914. Slightly twisted tail of poverty and prosperity side by side. Not Dated [1914 BL] Originally publish as 'The House of Quest' 1903, released again 1907 this is the first with Dent in their Wayfarers Library series. Green bds with gilt spine title and blind stamped pub device to front bd, pubs yellow staining to tep, original ribbon marker, eps have nice fairy decoration sl age toned, polychrone pictoral frontis and title page, pp 319. CONDITION clean and bright bds, not worn, interior is tight and text is clean.. 3rd Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Thomas Nelson & Son, 1907. Nelson Library not dated [1907 BL] Red bds with gilt spine and blind stamp device, eps browned, pictoral frontis, pp 228. CONDITION Not bumped or worn, not foxed. State is as unread. Very fresh and bright.. Re-Issue. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Hodder & Stoughton, 1933. Being a pilgrimage through the by-ways of yesterday, through England that used to be, with its flowers and fields and trees and birds, with its legend stories and Fables, its quaint customs and Folklore. CONDITION Blue cloth boards with spine title rubbed, faintest edge wear and a surface cigarette scorch to front. Foxing to eps and edges, prev owners name inked to ffep, pp335 with 2 illus. Tight and clean internally.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Simpkin Marshall , 1928. Fairy stories with an emphasis on Maori tales, including factual information from observation on New Zealand insects and plants. Nice engraved illus titling to head of each tale, beautiful colour frontis illus, 12 b/w illus internally, Maori pronunciation section for words contained at the end of each story. CONDITION Heavy card bds with cloth spine (rubbed to spine) 106 pages printed on high quality gloss paper. Very nice internally with tidy name at top of front pastedown and insect damage to last blank page only, o/w bright and crisp copy of rare book. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: John Lehmann , 1951. First English Translation. CONDITION Tan bds with bright gilt decoration (small shelf nick to cloth at bottom front edge otherwise bright and unworn) 95 pages, partial toning to end pages wotherwise bright and crisp copy. DJ has toned spine, short teat top front, some chips mostly st spine ends.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Zeist: De Torentrans, 1938. Text in Dutch. History of the build up to World War II in newspaprers. Natural woven Linen bds with Red empressed titles (fresh and unworn) pp 163 with cartoon illus and photo plates to rear. Clean and not inscribed, foxing to titlepage and pages opposing photo section at rear due to different paper quality. Newspaper cutting laid in dated April 1945. Text block bright and clean. Overweight. Tekst in het Nederlands. Geschiedenis van de opeenhoping aan Oorlog van de Wereld II in newspaprers. Het natuurlijke geweven Linnen bds met Rood empressed titels (verse en ongedragen) pp 163 met van de beeldverhaalillus en foto platen aan achtergedeelte. Maak en ingeschreven niet schoon, verbruining aan titlepage en pagina's die fotosectie verzetten zich bij achtergedeelte toe te schrijven aan verschillende document kwaliteit. Knipsel van de krant legde gedateerd 1945. April helder en binnen het schone blok van de Tekst. Te zwaar.. Edition Unstated. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket.… Read More

Zeist: De Torentrans, 1939. Text in Dutch. History of the build up to World War II in newspaprers. Natural woven Linen bds with Red empressed titles (fresh and unworn) pp 166 with cartoon illus and photo plates to rear. Clean and not inscribed, foxing to titlepage and pages opposing photo section at rear due to different paper quality. Text block bright and clean. Overweight. Tekst in het Nederlands. Geschiedenis van de opeenhoping aan Oorlog van de Wereld II in newspaprers. Het natuurlijke geweven Linnen bds met Rood empressed titels (verse en ongedragen) pp 166 met van de beeldverhaalillus en foto platen aan achtergedeelte. Maak en ingeschreven niet schoon, verbruining aan titlepage en pagina's die fotosectie verzetten zich bij achtergedeelte toe te schrijven aan verschillende document kwaliteit. Helder en het schone blok van de tekst. Te zwaar.. Edition Unstated. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Cohen, L. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Zeist: De Torentrans, 1936. Text in Dutch. History of the build up to World War II in newspaprers. Natural woven Linen bds with Red empressed titles (fresh and unworn) pp 78 of text plus pp 79 with cartoon illus and photo plates to rear. Clean and not inscribed, foxing to pages opposing photo section at rear due to different paper quality. Text block bright and clean. Overweight. Tekst in het Nederlands. Geschiedenis van de opeenhoping aan Oorlog van de Wereld II in newspaprers. Het natuurlijke geweven Linnen bds met Rood empressed titels (verse en ongedragen) pp 78 van tekst plus pp 79 met van de beeldverhaalillus en foto platen aan achtergedeelte. Maak en ingeschreven niet schoon, verbruining aan pagina's die fotosectie verzetten zich bij achtergedeelte toe te schrijven aan verschillende document kwaliteit. Helder en het schone blok van de tekst. Te zwaar.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Cohen, L. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Zeist: De Torentrans, 1935. Text in Dutch. History of the build up to World War II in newspaprers. Natural woven Linen bds with Red empressed titles (fresh and unworn) pp 145 with cartoon illus and photo plates. Clean and not inscribed, foxing to pages opposing photo section at rear due to different paper quality. Text block bright and clean. Overweight. Tekst in het Nederlands. Geschiedenis van de opeenhoping aan Oorlog van de Wereld II in newspaprers. Het natuurlijke geweven Linnen bds met Rood empressed titels (verse en ongedragen) pp 145 met van de beeldverhaalillus en foto platen. Maak en ingeschreven niet schoon, verbruining aan pagina's die fotosectie verzetten zich bij achtergedeelte toe te schrijven aan verschillende document kwaliteit. Helder en het schone blok van de tekst. Te zwaar.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Cohen, L. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Macmillan, 1978. The story of the Dutch settlement in New Amsterdam (New York) in the 17th century. Based of a wealth of sources in Holland which have never previously been translated describing the perils of starvation, Indian raids and diplomatic intrigues. CONDITION Black bds have light shelf wear, pp xx 560. Bright and crisp copy, name to first blank. DJ a bit faded and lightly rubbed. Overweight. First UK. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: The Hogarth Press, 1958. Blue bds with bright Gilt title, unworn with faintest fading to edges, pp 255 with a map, mostly very bright internally with name to ffep and foxing to ends and fore edge. Original DJ with one small tear top front, light wear top edge rear causing some minor delamination.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Cassell, 1931. Sixth title in the 'Philo Vance Detective' crime stories. Brown bds with Yellow spine title, is fresh edges not worn and cnrs not bumped, pp 352 foxed at ends, interior clean and tight.. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: T Werner Laurie, 1907. Orange bds with crisp Gilt titles and decoration, bright Gilt top edge (mostly fresh with light edge speckling, not worn) pp 136 with 40 b/w illus plates, interior tight and clean, state unread (not inscribed, faint partial browning to eps, not foxed) Original Blue publishers wrap is fresh with light rubbed edges and one small nick. An exceptionally good copy in as new condition.. First Edition. Buckram. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Heinemann, 1964. First UK and first hardback edition. Judge Dee mystery. A chance encounter with Autumn Moon, the most powerful courtesan on Paradise Island, leads Judge Dee to investigate three deaths. CONDITION Blue bds with crisp gilt tile (unworn, bottom front cnr bumped) map liners, 173 pages. Copy is bright and crisp as new. DJ has insect damage to edges and toned rear flap, price clipped to front flap o/w not worn.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff, 1907. Text in Dutch. Geen bds with White titles and illustrated front (spine title and ends slightly rubbed) pp vii 313. A nice crisp and bright copy. Tekst in het Nederlands. Geen bds met Witte titels en geïllustreerde voor (lichtjes gewreven stekeltitel en einden) pp vii 313. Een aardig kernachtig en helder exemplaar.. 7th Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Sydney, Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1942. The political build up and then the occupation of France in WWII. Red bds with gilt spine title, spine is sunned with rust spots, o/w bds are fresh. Beautiful hand drafted ex-libris plate to paste own and name inked skillfully to ffep, pp 401 in tight, fresh and clean state, not foxed.. First Australian. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Port Moresby : Department of Forests, Administration of Papua and New Guinea, 1964. Green card wraps, 53 pages with detailed sketch illus. Very nice copy only fault is light toning.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Mrs J Curtis & Mrs D Pearce. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Port Moresby : Department of Forests, Administration of Papua and New Guinea, 1964. Green card wraps, 39 pages with detailed sketch illus. Very nice copy only fault is light toning.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Mrs J Curtis & Mrs D Pearce. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, U.S.A.: Greenberg, 1950. Has been in one collection since new and is in exceptionally good condition, wrapper very fresh with mild edge wear, sl. faded spine and front top edge, not price clipped. Navy Blue bds with crisp Green title, bright and unworn, interior tight and bright as the day it was printed. COMPLETE with bright and fresh card front to the first p/b edition with art by Osbourne.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1980. The Story of the Mackenzie County high country from the days of the explorers and squatters to the establishment of the sheep stations. Describes the lives of the shepherds, shearers, rabbiters, women and wagoners, who forged this community. Details of all the high country stations established in the region. CONDITION Tan bds (unworn w sharp cnrs) illus by Ester Hope to front liner, map liner at rear, pp [xiii] 275 with numerous photo plates, fold out run schedule 1889-1946 at rear. Bright and crisp appears unread. DJ not price clipped, unscuffed. Only fault is faint atmospheric toning at ends.. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.