Search Results: Titles starting with U from Brillig Books

Washington, D.C/London: M. Walter Dunne Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 2 Volumes Large Folio half-bound in khaki colored buckram over brown marbled paper covered boards. Circa 1900-1910. A facsimile collecction of the classic "autograph" manuscripts (handwritten by the author) of royalty, aristocracy, authors, artists, philosophers etc. A very 19th century phenomenon. This volume rebound very solidly in library buckram from the period. Some ancient library dust soil and rubbing and minimal library marks (no circulation material). No stains, tears etc. Very good. PLEASE INQUIRE FOR EXTRA POSTAGE ON THIS HEAVY SET..

NY: Random House, (1986). Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, pale gray cloth spine over purple paper covered boards. 140pp. plus biographical note on author. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket which is price-clipped else fine. A pristine volume, very tight, fresh and unread in a crisp, sharp dust jacket with a very neat small price clip, else fine..

New York: Hippocrene Books, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, red cloth spine over brown cloth covered boards. 384 pp. including index, biblography and notes. Illustrated with 31 maps showing the tactics, battles and manoeuvres of Lee's generalship. A close examination of Lee's military strategy. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked volume in a crisp, sharp, glossy, bright dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket..

NY: Macmillan, 1928., 1928. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo, red cloth covered boards with gilt titles and spine titles. 538pp. Illustrated with over 100 half-tones. A tight, clean copy with gift inscription on pastedown and barely faded spine. A great copy..

London: Picador, 1997., 1997. Book. As New. Soft cover. First Edition. ADVANCED UNCORRECTED PROOF. First UK issue. Illustrated stiff wraps. 60pp. A sixty page excerpt from the opening of Underworld issued in the United Kingdom as an advance. A very fresh, tight, crisp and pristine volume. AS NEW..

New York: Continuum, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, black cloth boards. 213pp. with notes and bibliography. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket..

London: Greening & Co. 1910., 1910. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Thick octavo, green cloth covered boards with gilt titles, gilt spine titles and decorations. Top edge gilt. 375pp. with index of authorities, index of subjects and appendices. With 80 illustrations. A fine, sparkling copy with bright gilt and fresh cloth and interior. A tinge of offsetting to free front end paper from glue in pastedown and a bit of bookseller's sticker remains but otherwise fresh and crisp..

New York: Longmans, Green & Co. 1958. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, navy blue cloth covered boards. 362pp. including index. A very tight, clean unmarked volume with a small spot of barely noticeable fading at front top edge commensurate with a short shallow chip in the dust jacket at the same spot. The dust jacket shows some edgewear. A very near fine volume in a very good plus dust jacket..

NY: Bantam, (1987). Book. As New. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Quarto, black cloth covered boards. 335pp. Illustrated with color photographs. Speculations and reflections on cosmology and the universe by Isaac Asimov, David Brin, Ray Bradbury, Ben Bova, Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg, Connie Willis and others. A very fresh, tight and unread volume in a crisp, sharp brilliant dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. AS NEW..

New York: George Braziller, 1979. Book. Fine. Soft cover. F. First Edition. Small quarto, illustrated stiff wraps. 192pp. including index and short biographies on each artist. Generously illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Including the work of (inter alia) Picasso, Brancusi, Calder, Maillol, Schwitters, Nicholson, Moholy-Nagy, Lipschitz, Giacometti etc. A very tight, bright, fresh, clean, unmarked and uncreased copy. Fine..

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1972. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 2 Volumes, octavo, black cloth covered boards. pp. 302, 318 plus index and notes for each volume. illustrated with black and white photographs. An excellent biography of Eric Blair (George Orwell) from his early years. Both volumes, tight, clean and unmarked in dust jackets with some edgewear, small chips and creases on foldovers. Unkwn Orwell is price-clipped and Transformation NOT. Very good plus in very good dust jackets. A nice presentable set. SOLD AS PAIR ONLY..

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Harpercollins, 1996 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, black cloth spine over black paper covered boards. 207pp. A collection of short pieces by one of science fiction's most renowned award winning authors. A very tight, fresh, clean, undamaged and unread volume with short remainder mark on bottom edge, in a crisp sharp, bright, dust jacket. Very near fine in fine dust jacket. AS NEW..

NY: Dial Press, 1930. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First U.S. Edition. Octavo, cream colored paper spine over blue cloth covered boards. 234pp. Letters from Shelley, Byron, Goethe, Herder, La Rochefoucauld, Voltaire, L'Abbe de Prevost, Lady Hamilton, Sheridan, Pope etc. A very tight, internally fresh copy with custon printed prior owner bookplate. Spine very slightly darkened. A very good plus to near fine copy without slipcase..

NY: G. P. Putnam's, (1981). Book. Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, black cloth spine over black paper covered boards. 293pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. A flawless copy in a crisp, sharp brilliant dust jacket..

London: Bertram Rota, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). F. First Edition. Octavo, brown cloth covered boards. 26pp. A tight, unmarked and unread volume in dust jacket with tiny nick at top front edge. Fine in near fine dust jacket..

NY: Simon and Schuster, (1962). Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition thus. Octavo, blue cloth covered boards. Top edge stained dark blue. 227pp. A beautiful, tight, fresh and unread copy in a crisp, sharp dust jacket with the most minimal touches of wear at the extremities, else fine. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket..

New York: William Morrow, 2007. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. Octavo, red paper spine over beige paper covered boards with gilt spine titles. 292 pp. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked and unread volume in a crisp, very tight, clean, crisp, sparkling, unclipped dust jacket. Short remainder mark across bottom edge otherwise pristine. Fine in fine dust jacket. AS NEW..

New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2001. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Oblong quarto, terracotta and cream coated paper covered boards. 172 pp. Very generously illustrated throughout with color and black and white photographs, drawings, plans and reproductions of documents. A complete history and documentation of this idealistic attempt to create a complete community of Frank Lloyd Wright's design near Pleasantville, New York. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked and unread volume in a crisp, sharp, tight, sparkling unclipped dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Pristine. AS NEW..

New York: W W Norton, 2012. Book. As New. Soft cover. Very thick quarto, illustrated trade paperback with blue spne. 654 pp. Three Uncle Fred Novels brought together in one volume, including, "Uncle Fred Flits By", "Cocktail Time" and "Uncle Dynamite". This copy is BRAND NEW and pristine. As if right off of the presses. Flawless. AS NEW..