Search Results: Titles starting with A from Hyraxia

London: George Routledge & Sons. London, George Routledge & Sons, 1926. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Inscribed by the author to the front endpaper. Seemingly an influence on Stapledon's Odd John. A utopian, post-catastrophe tale. Some loss to the spine tips and a little chipping and tearing elsewhere. Some tanning to the spine. Bumping to the spine tips, otherwise and excellent copy overall. [10956, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1926.

London: Trubner & Co.. London, Trubner & Co., 1880. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Two volumes, complete. An important pre-Wellsian interplanetary fiction involving travel to Mars. Glue remnants to the front pastedowns of both books - evidently plate removals. I imagine private plates rather than public given there are no further signs of former ownership. A little wear to the spine tips, including a little loss to the upper layer. Other than that, a very nice set. [10245, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1880.

London: George Allen & Unwin. London, George Allen & Unwin, 1929. First edition, first impression. Paperback. A very good copy. Presumably issued solely thus, no sign of a hardback issue. File copy, stamped on upper wrap, half title and title. A little edge wear. Spine toned. [10372, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. 1929.

London: John Murray. London, John Murray, 1907. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy in the rare jacket. Collects five short pieces titled: Admiral Eddy, The Ghost, The Dryad, The Damoiseau, The Campaign. His first collection. Chip to top of jacket edge, lower edge has a similar one. Some nicks to the corners. Front hinge split about 60% of its length. Boards stained. Edges foxed. Some offsetting. [9755, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1907.

London: Gaiety Magazine Publishing. London, Gaiety Magazine Publishing, 1924. First Edition. First Impression. Paperback. A near fine copy. An uncommon Sherlock Holmes pastiche. An auction record of 2008 reports that the story is absent from bibliographies and unknown to Sherlockian scholars. A decade later, it's clearly known though perhaps not commonly, but still an uncommon piece. The auction record refers to a bound set of six issues. The present item is the magazine as originally issued. Some wear and tear to the wraps, but internally very neat. [8056, Hyraxia Books]. . Near Fine. Paperback. 1st Edition. 1924.

London: B. Crosby & Co, and Others. London, B. Crosby & Co, and Others, n.d. [1806]. First Edition. First Impression. Paperback. A good copy only. The Corry chapbooks are quite rare and usually found in bound volumes. This one is as originally offered, though it's been heavily and crudely repaired in several places. There are several long closed tears internally also. Complete with 36pp. Chip to lower leaf and a the 'spine' has been backed with tape. [9932, Hyraxia Books]. n.d. [1806] . Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. 1806.

London: John Lane / Bodley Head. London, John Lane / Bodley Head, 1941. Proof. Paperback. A very good copy. Included in Anthony Burgess's list of Ninety-Nine Novels. In the introduction Burgess recounts how he read a copy returning from the war, and was struck by it's being Kafkaesque yet incorporating the three-dimensional characters more associated with English literature. He also notes that its claim to 'be regarded as a modern classic is as sound as that of Orwell's novel [Nineteen Eighty-Four]', though less obvious given its subtlety. Less obvious too than his earlier Wild Goose Chase. A quintessentially English dystopia (perhaps it wouldn't be amiss to call it a cosy dystopia, akin to the cosy catastrophes of the subsequent decade). The dystopia in question being the aerodrome itself and the local environs. A smaller scale affair, than Orwell's and most that come thereafter. An important book, undervalued in the current day, but welcome to sit on a shelf alongside… Read More

London: Cassell & Company. London, Cassell & Company, 1885. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. First issue with the ads dated March, 1885. A classic work of Victorian science fiction. An important, early post-apocalyptic story set in dystopic England after an unspecified disaster has wiped out most of civilization, leaving only small communities of rural people trying to survive in a pre-industrial society. Some bumping to the spine tips, and a little chipping to the lower tip. Some pulling and splitting to the hinges as is common. Similarly, the binding's a touch loose as usual. [10900, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1885.

London: Collins. London, Collins, 1951. Proof. Paperback. A very good copy. Some wear to the corners and a little tanning. Top edge dusty. Spine a little worn to the top edge. [10752, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Paperback. Proof. 1951.

London: Arthur Barron. London, Arthur Barron, 1935. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Inscribed by the author to the half title. Jacket in excellent shape, just a little tanned and rubbed, particularly to the spine. [10890, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1935.

London: Digby, Long and Co.. London, Digby, Long and Co., 1903. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A good copy only, due to the ex-Boots lending library status. A very uncommon Fletcher book, collecting eight short stories. With the exception of the Boots blindstamp to the upper board, and a pull towards one of the central gatherings the book's in great shape. The leaves are tanned. Spine tips bumped. 16pp ads to the rear. [10710, Hyraxia Books]. . Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1903.

London: T. Werner Laurie. London, T. Werner Laurie, 1947. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper. Seemingly a time travel novel of sorts. Jacket a little worn to the edges, some short tears and minor chips. Boards bumped to the spine tips. Uncommon inscribed. [9859, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1947.

San Francisco: Underwood-Miller. San Francisco, Underwood-Miller, 1984. Limited Edition. Hardback. A fine set. Each volume numbered 82, out of 200 and signed by the author. Slipcased. Cover art by Ned Dameron [10281, Hyraxia Books]. . Fine. Hardback. Limited Edition. 1984.

London: Ernest Benn. London, Ernest Benn, 1930. Limited Edition. Hardback. 51/60 Copies. One of 60 copies, of which fifty were for sale (and let's face it, the other ten have probably found dispersal as readily as the other fifty by now). Signed by the author to the half-title verso, on a limitation page as issued. Thirteen short pieces concerning the Greek gods. Phillpotts wrote a great number of works of fiction, many concerning Dartmoor, he was also an awful man and preyed on his young daughter well into her adult life. Borges liked him, so I guess there's something to be said for remembering the work if not the man. The book is dedicated to his wife. Very good condition, cloth to spine heavily faded. Front end paper carries the start of an inscription: "To", the inscription clearly unfinished; a mote of history lost to the ether (I admit, it was probably something highly mundane). Provenance: George Locke, as mentioned in Spectrum as having cost him a fiver in the 70's.… Read More

London: Coptic Cat. London, Coptic Cat, 2009. Limited Edition. Hardback. A fine copy. One of 333 unnumbered copies. Current 93 CD laid in. [7734, Hyraxia Books]. . Fine. Hardback. Limited Edition. 2009.

New York: John D. Williams. New York, John D. Williams, 1884. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. A science fiction piece involving telepathy and superior races. Cloth a little soiled and toned, spine tips bumped. Owner's inscription in pencil. [9865, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1884.

London: Gollancz. London, Gollancz, 2002. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A near fine copy, signed by the author without inscription. Morgan's first novel, and winner of the 2003 PKD Award. A tour-de-force opening novel in a highly-regarded trilogy. Block a little tanned, slight fading to the spine. Cover art by Chris Moore [9621, Hyraxia Books]. . Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 2002.

Altrincham: No Publisher. Altrincham, No Publisher, 1934. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Uncommon. We can find no copies in commerce. The AMC was the publication for the area's public library. Of most interest to collectors is the Edgar Rice Burroughs piece from #7 August 1934. Covers volume one, Feb 1934 to Jan 1935 (11 issues), bound as one. Typed contents page, owner's stamp to front endpaper. Excellent condition generally. [9381, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1934.

London: John Long. London, John Long, 1931. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy, no jacket. Marginally sf, the spectacles allow the wearer to see through clothing, oh Noel (insert rolling eyes emoji). Spine a touch sunned with a slight lean. Slightly tanned. [10499, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1931.

London: Lovat Dickson. London, Lovat Dickson, 1933. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Uncommon in the dustjacket. A pastiche of London life and Woolf's Orlando, according to Pike (in Metropolis on the Styx). The jacket has been reinforced to the reverse with tape. A little dusting and tanning to the jacket, and a few small areas of wear, some trivial staining to the boards and a little foxing to the spine. Illustrations by Roland Pym [9937, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1933.