Search Results: Titles starting with V from Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1930. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. With same date to title and copyright page with publisher's coophon to latter. In pale green cloth with green type and red and green illustration. Spine well tanned with a couple short tears/spots of fraying to head. Bottom corners bumped. Some very light foxing to first and last few pages, otherwise clean interior, though some tanning. Binding solid.

New York: Viking, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Appears unread. Some spots to bottom and front page ends, bottom of boards and smudge to front page ends, else Near Fine/Near Fine.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Second Edition/16th Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. The classic tale reissued here by Doubleday likely in the 1970's due to mention of award in 1971 and no ISBN yet. In pictorial boards with light ding to top rear corner. Beautiful endpapers and illustrations with previous owner's name stamp to ffep. Jacket is unclipped ($3.95) with large chip to head of spine and small hole and short tear to heel.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Second Edition/16th Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Very Good. The classic tale reissued here by Doubleday likely in the 1970's due to mention of award in 1971 and no ISBN yet. In pictorial boards with ding to bottom front corner. Beautiful endpapers and illustrations. Jacket is unclipped ($3.95) with chips to spine and bottom front corner and activity/abrasion to jacket at edges and rear panel from silverfish creating some holes/small loss.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. First US Edition Thus/20th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. A very nice copy of the Second Edition. In pictorial boards with neglible wear. Jacket is unclipped ($3.95) with some very light scuffing. Clean otherwise with sharp corners and tight binding. Some creasing to front pastedown that obviously occurred at printer/bindery. This printing likely from the mid-70's based on retail price, ISBN and notice of the book winning an award in 1971.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. First US Edition Thus/17th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A nice copy of the Second Edition. In pictorial boards with neglible wear. A little edgewear with a few nicks/dings to bottom edges. Jacket has corner torn off front flap. Chip to bottom of spine and some wear to corners and spine ends. Some Scuffing to spine. This printing likely from the early 70's based on no ISBN listed and notice of the book winning an award in 1971.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Second Edition/15th Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. The classic tale reissued here by Doubleday likely in the 1970's due to mention of award in 1971 and no ISBN yet. In pictorial boards with fading to heel of spine. Beautiful endpapers and illustrations.Bookplate to verso of ffep. Jacket is unclipped ($3.95) 1 inch tear to top of rear panel at spine and 1/2 inch tear to top of front panel at spine which is faded. Some marks, spots and pale stains to jacket.

Copenhagen: Jesperson og Pios Forlag, 1953. First Danish Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. The author's magnificent homage to the disappearing face of Europe which inspired Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel. Assumed First Danish Edition. A very nice copy in patterned boards and leather corners and spine. Page ends sprayed/speckled blue. Small sticker removal scar(1/2"" X 3/4"") to rear board and a few scuffs to boards in general. Light edgewear. Smudge to one page, otherwise clean interior and tight binding.

World Publishing Company, 1972. First US Edition/Early Printing. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. An early printing from 1972 or earlier based on gift inscription to title page. Front free endpaper has been carefully clipped out, otherwise a fairly clean copy with bumps/splits and wear to corners and some wear/nicks to spine ends. No jacket.

Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1958. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First Edition stated. In brown cloth with red design motif to front board and gilt to type on book. Bottom corners dinged and top of rear board near spine. Some moisture marks/spotting with stains to front edge of ffep with some lifting to front pastedown at hinge. Short gift inscription to title page. Jacket is clipped with light edgewear and some spotting to insides of flaps.

New York & London: Methuen, 1987. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A beautiful copy in red cloth with black type to spine. No price on unclipped jacket likely due to the fact that this was published simultaneously for the US and UK markets.

Garden City : Anchor Books/Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1957. N/A. Paperback. Very Good -/N/A. A square copy with some creasing to spine and bottom of front cover, wear to edges, corners and spine ends, a few spots to rear cover and a few flakes missing to front spine crease. Previous owner's name to ffep. Anchor book #A106. Cover art and typography by Edward Gorey.

Madrid: Aguilar, S.A. de Ediciones, 1964. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good . In beautiful red leather with silver foil type and design motif to spine. Red marker ribbon with a little fraying to end, otherwise book is Fine. Very small format. Scarce in jacket which has some light edgewear mostly at corners at bottom of spine which is also creases. Tanning to jacket except where flaps protected. Illustrated.

New York: Crescent Books, 1974. Reprint Ediiton. Hardcover. Good/Fair. In red boards with black type and silver illustration. Fading to board ends and small stain to bottom of rear board. A few tiny marks to interior, otherwise clean with tight binding. Jacket has one 1 1/2 tear to bottom of rear panel, some chips to corners and spine ends and a few shorter tears with rubbing/puncture to rear spine crease. Reinforced to inside edges at top, bottom and flaps with tape. Please note: this book is very large and heavy and will likely require some additional shipping.

New York: The Viking Press, 1956. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Book is in beautiful shape with patterned boards and red spine cloth with black type. Top page ends tinted. Light ding to top rear corner. Bookplate to front pastedown, otherwise clean with solid binding. Jacket is unclipped ($4.95) with some chipping and tears to corners and spine ends and longer tear to top of front panel adjacent corner. Top inside of spine and front panel reinforced with tape. Fading to spine, some edgewear/nicks and a few marks.

London: Victor Gollancz Limited , 1950. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Poor. In tan cloth with pink type to spine. Some small stains to spine ends with larger moisture stain to bottom of rear board around corner. Light rippling to inside pastedown corner and bottom of last few pages. Unclipped jacket (price sticker 3/6 net) has chipping mainly to corners and to a greater degree to spine ends with edge nicks/short tears to front panel, small spots at top and moisture staining to bottom of rear panel.

New York: George Braziller, 1962. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. First Printing stated. Brown cloth with a few spots to bottom of boards and inside of jacket. Jacket is unclipped with edgewear and rubbing primarily at corners and spine ends and a few nicks/tiny chips.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. First US Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. By the author of Green Heinrich. In green boards with nice and bright gilt to type, design motif and top page ends. Bump to heel of spine, small split at head and a few other dings to edges and top rear corner which is split. Light scuffing. Pencil marks to pastedowns, otherwise clean with tight binding. Some foxing and discoloration to front and bottom page ends.

Garden City: Crime Club/Doubleday & Co., Inc., N/A. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First Edition stated in both volumes. Neither is price-clipped. A Virgin on the Rocks(1985) is VG+/VG with remainder spray to bottom edge. The Man in the Sopwith Camel (1975) has dents to top boards and bump to bottom of spine - Fair/VG. Edgwear/nicks and a few short tears to volumes.

Atlanta & Portland: Top Shelf Productions, 2003. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Printing stated. #76 of the Limited Edition of 500 copies signed by author and illustrator on photograph page following ffep. In pink boards with red spine cloth. A few shallow marks to rear board and faint spot to top page ends. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped ($26.95) with some light edgewear/scuffs.