Search Results: Titles starting with F from the booksniffer

MACMILLAN LONDON, 1965 Gripping and involving account of the siege of Paris and the ensuing Commune, 1870 until 1871. Near Fine copy in a complete undamaged protected jacket. Rare as such, because so many first edition copies were taken into the library system with customary abuses; stickers, stamps, and grubby fingers. This is clean and tight and has no stains or fingerprints. No owner names either. A terrific book.. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

Folio Press London, 1979 Heirloom production, acid proof paper, elegant typography - and a supreme Russian masterpiece. This is a fine condition book in a sturdy but slightly marked slipcase.. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine.

1826 Faust was Goethe's most celebrated creation, with international editions in his lifetime, and subsequently in films and books across the world, with translations in most languages. This is a complete set of the 26 engravings Moritz Retzsh produced as an illustration of Goethe's text; the book has no words in it, not even a publisher or date. What it does have is a fabulous set of the original plate pulls, complete with plate marks. Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch was a German painter, draughtsman, and etcher; much celebrated in his day. This is, in a way, a fine example of what would now called a graphic novel. The 26 etched pictures tell the story, and words are not needed. In Germany there were many such books without words, and this one, in particular, influenced the English Pre Raphaelites. This volume is in its original binding, with a very fragile leather spine which turns around to the original marbled cover boards, which are also in a fragile state. There is no title page or date,… Read More

JACK & Company, 1909 A fascinating look at the favourite recitations of the most distinguished actors of the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th Centuries. A decent copy in hardcover and without a jacket. One neat owner initial on front endpaper.. Hardcover. Very Good.

Alp Switzerland, 1971 SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. A stunning 1971 film poster, stored in a lightfast drawer since its limited publication. THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A FILM POSTER SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. This film was an example of the German Avant-Garde cinema. A recent article about the film said: "Haro Senft's FEGEFEUER (1971) is a highly experimental & at the same time political movie which in a brilliant artistic manner tells the difficult story of a young outsider & his involuntary being entangled in the moral ambiguities of the society he lives in. especially the outstanding montage-technique of the movie - with, at that time, very avantgarde image-cut-up sequences - represents the changes in the mind of the young hero: first, he is solitary & by himself & in the end, after having gone through tremendous expansions of his consciousness, he becomes "one of us". although the movie - from the present perspective - looks somewhat "historical", it did pave… Read More

Tartarus Press England, 2022 Tartarus produce wonderful editions of often forgotten writers, and this is a brilliant example. First published in 1927 this new LIMITED EDITION is, for most readers, a chance to sample the extraordinary power of A. L. Salmon. There are always neglected writers, but here is one who deserves to be rediscovered. Fabulous binding, limited to 300 copies, this is a true find. NEW and UNREAD First Edition Thus.. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. New/New.

Peter Way Limited London, 1972 Large format reprint of Film Pictorial material from 1933. Cagny, Bette Davis, Walt Disney, all sorts and conditions. Ads included. A fine production, quite rare, especially in this near mint state. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Soft cover. Fine.

Eugene Ionesco wrote Rhinoceros, a play considered to be a masterpiece of the Theatre of the Absurd, in which the inhabitants of a small, provincial French town turn into rhinos. The only human who does not succumb to this is the central character, and the play is often read as a response to the upsurge of totalitarianism. The play explores themes of conformity, culture, philosophy and morality. Peter Kettle painted this large image - 18"x35" - in response to the plays themes. He imagined a sculptor intending to create a monumental image of a rhinoceros beetle. The exquisite beetle is perched on a copy of the book, and seemingly looking at the crude carving with contempt. Thus, the viewer is taken a further step towards absurdity. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. No Binding. New.

The Fine Art Society London, 1988 A superb exhibition catalogue, featuring the work of Christopher Wood, John Lavery, Eric Ravilious, Epstein, Eric Gill and many others. Quite hard to find in this superior condition. Colour and mono throughout. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Fine.

Superstock London, 1998 A simply stunning catalogue, featuring hundreds of fine art paintings from all periods. A heavy and large full colour catalogue from Superstock, intended for art buyers and art directors. The vast majority of these superb books were binned, naturally, but this one has been carefully stored and it still contains the EXTREMELY rare mounted CD Rom on the inside fromnt cover. Very heavy and large format publication, printed on fine art paper. Truly a highly desirable collectable. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Soft cover. Fine.

Royal Mint London, 1971 The United Kingdom adopted a decimal coinage system on February 15th 1971. This PROOF set contains some of the first examples of the NEW coinage. All the coins in this set were struck using polished dies using specially perpared blanks. THE COINS IN THIS SET HAVE NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR PLASTIC CASE. They are truly 'MINT'. They are still inside the original card holder. .. Limited Edition.. No Binding. New.

Bloomsbury London, 1989 Blacker's brilliant first novel. This is in great collectable condition. The text block looks to be unread, the jacket is unclipped and protected, and the binding is unbumped and the gilt decorations on it are brilliant. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Sarob Press France, 2012 "Six darkly enigmatic and chilling stories: two novellas, the sequel to the well-received novella "Moths" and a spooky tale of life and death and what comes after set in and around the variety theatre of the 1950s. There are also four shorter but no less haunting tales - one of which is a new Dept 18 adventure. Five of the six stories are original to this collection and the sixth has been fully revised." (Sarob Press) Number 131 of only 140 copies. NEW UNREAD COPY. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. New.

Nostalgia Press New York, 1967 This was a ground breaking issue in 1967. First printing of a large format hardback in landscape format, beautifully produced by Nostalgia Press, with special care to reproduce the stunning line work of Alex Raymond. The cloth cover is beautifully gilt stamped with Alex Raymond's signature and the title. The endpapers are gorgeous. Taking the age into consideration this has few flaws; a former owner's signature, which is neat and dated '1967' is on the half title, and which dates this rather neatly; there are some slight foxing spots; the cover is complete but it has some fairly insignificant losses, chips and creases, but it is essentially complete and now protected. A super collectable of a true classic. Large format, very heavy, this might need extra postage charges depending on destination. Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Penguin Classics, 2001 A great Penguin ClassicsV set of this superb saga of family life. Clean and tight and complete in three volumes. The first volume has THE MAN OF PROPERTY, IN CHANCERY, and TO LET; The second has THE WHITE MONKEY, THE SILVER SPOON and SWAN SONG; the third has MAID IN WAITING, FLOWERING WILDERNESS and OVER THE RIVER. Nobel Award For Literature was bestowed on the author, and especially today, with so much puny fiction about, this glorious and gripping family epic is frankly stunning. A good read is hardly justifiable in this case; it is a GREAT read.. Soft cover. Fine.

Faber & Faber London A decent copy of these great works. Four Quartets may well be the best combination of speculative ethereal history; much more than a meditation on Christianity alone. These extraordinary works allow us ordinary mortals to 'get' the spiritual implications. How can we be certain about anything when our minds remain so mysterious? We have no idea about extra senses and further dimensions. This is emotional and intellectual poetry that is accessible and moving. This clean copy has a protected unclipped jacket with some minor chipping. The binding is excellent and no signs of usage except for a former owner's signature on the front end paper. The endpapers are foxed as is usual. No annotations, no turned over corners. Near Fine for the jacket allows for the age.. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine.

French Connection London, 1988 Fascinating and now RARE. This large square format colour catalogue has typical 80s all over it. Brilliant for designers and historians, and anyone interested in clothes and history. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Soft cover. Near Fine.

1970 EXTREMELY rare underground alternative culture magazine, the second issue from January 1970. Classic reference from where it was at! Bonzo Dog etc. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Soft cover. Near Fine.

Faber and Faber, 1999 Unread first printing copy of the hardback first edition in an unclipped jacket. A delightful sometimes waspish book. This is an unread copy, the only flaw being the cheap paper Faber used to print it on; the result is a slight tanning. No owner marks, not ex-library. Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Faber & Faber London, 1986 Superb first edition of the hardcover issue. Usual tanning to the cheap paper, which is common to this book. Perfect and protected jacket. Tight and firm binding, looks unread. An exceptional copy. Neat owner name to FEP is the only flaw. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.