Arcturus publishing ltd uk (25 résultats)

Card Wrappers. Etat : As New. Later Edition. Masterful sequel to 'The Rainbow'. First published in 1917. 431pp. Bright, clean and fresh. Tight, square binding no spine creases. Flawless wrappers. 'As New'. Unpacked weight, 321g Too thick for Canada Post Lettermail rates. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or reduced postage may be required, particularly for particularly for heavier books for shipment to Canada and Overseas, but not usually to the USA. Questions? Quotes? Images? - please email. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. PAGES LIKE NEW.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. B/w photos, 208 pages, small quarto, as new. A lot of information.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. New, May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. 'Will I Really - I Mean, Really - Actually Take An Axe, Start Bashing Her On The Head, Smash Her Skull To Pieces? . . . Will I Really Slip In Sticky, Warm Blood, Force The Lock, Steal, Tremble, Hide, All Soaked In Blood . . .Axe In Hand? . . . Lord, Will I Really?' A Troubled Young Man Commits The Perfect Crime - The Murder Of A Vile Pawnbroker Whom No One Will Miss. Raskolnikov Is Desperate For Money, But Convinces Himself That His Motive For The Murder Is To Benefit Mankind. So Begins One Of The Greatest Novels Ever Written, A Journey Into The Criminal Mind, A Police Thriller, And A Philosophical Meditation On Morality And Redemption. Oliver Ready's New Translation Of Dostoevsky's 'Psychological Record Of A Crime' Gives His Dark Masterpiece Of Murder And Pursuit A Renewed Vitality, Expressing Its Jagged, Staccato Urgency And Fevered Atmosphere As Never Before.…

Paperback. Etat : As New. As New: A classic story of agonizing circumstances and enduring hope, this book is an eloquent account of a young man's life under slavery and his eventual escape. Written to promote the abolitionist cause, it became the best-selling fugitive slave narrative of the era. This autobiography is a powerful reminder of the brutality of slavery and the terrors that African-American people were forced to endure. …

Soft cover. Etat : As New. As New; In this book, the eminent American essayist Henry David Thoreau vividly recounts his journey through the mid-19th century Maine woods. The landscapes he encounters reflect both the charms and wildness of nature untouched by modern man. At once engaging and uniquely descriptive, Thoreau's classic travelogue reveals his authentic love of the natural world.…

Soft cover. Etat : As New. As New; Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson appear in a second series of twelve intriguing cases. They include The Adventure of Silver Blaze, with the famous 'curious incident of the dog in the night-time'; The Adventure of the Gloria Scott, where guilt apparently points to a man with a smoking pistol in his hand; and The Adventure of the Crooked Man, the only story in which Holmes ever utters the word 'elementary'. The Memoirs close with Holmes's deadly encounter with the arch-criminal Moriarty in The Final Problem. The stories in this volume were first published monthly in The Strand magazine (1892-1893). They are accompanied here by many of the original iconic illustrations by Sidney Paget.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. uk1st.edition.1st.printing/fine hardback in fine dustwrapper.IMPORTANT-heavy book requiring extra postage for non uk address.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Expanding on his ideas from Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche' radical polemic Beyond Good and Evil undermines the assumptions of traditional morality and encourages us to think more critically about the world in which we live. In this famous text, Nietzsche considers past philosophers and religious leaders from Socrates to Descartes to Schopenhauer with a critical and pessimistic eye. Questioning the blind following of religious faith, he examines the deeper question of who is truly good or evil. Beyond Good and Evil presents a unique perspective of the human mind offered through the words of one of history's most controversial philosophers.…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; a few very light scratches to cover; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; absolute minimal wear; Everyone looks upon shy, self-effacing Fanny Price as the poor relation among her four spoiled cousins at Mansfield Park. Adopted at a tender age by an uncle and aunt who have grown rich from a sugar plantation in distant Antigua, she finds herself morally at odds with them and their offspring. Her chief consolation is the kindness of the younger son, Edmund Bertram, whom she secretly loves. The arrival in the village of city sophisticates Henry and Mary Crawford sparks a series of romantic entanglements which lead the Bertrams to the brink of social disaster and Fanny to the indisputable conclusion that propriety and pretty manners are not substitutes for integrity.…

Soft cover. Etat : As New. As New; From its origins in the 9th century BCE, diviners have asked the I Ching to answer their most buring questions with poise and insight. With an introduction explaining the history behind the I Ching, this fascinating book provides the reader with all the tools they need to interpret the hexagrams, and makes China's classic oracle accessible to everyone.…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Amory Blaine, a wealthy Midwestern boy set on rejecting his upbringing, turns his ambitions to the elite society of the east coast. But as Blaine progresses through a sequence of romantic attachments, the life he longs for continues to elude him. Fitzgerald's debut novel examines the way in which greed, money, and the lust for power can corrupt life, love, and human relationships.…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; A cornerstone of Western literature, Homer's Iliad is the epic tale of the siege of Troy. After nine years, the Greeks are still fighting to reclaim the beautiful Helen and it is hardly the time for their supreme warrior, Achilles, to drop out the war. But he does, in revenge against the overlord of Agamemnon for seizing his concubine, Briseis. Only the death of his best friend, Patroclus, persuades Achilles to return to battle and confront the Trojan leader Hector in single combat. This edition features an accessible prose translation by the classical scholar and novelist Samuel Butler, first published 1898.…

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Fate favours the infant son of John and Alice Clayton when he is found and adopted by a female ape after the death of his parents in Africa. Growing up, Tarzan, as he is known, becomes a skilled hunter and the protector of animals from the local tribe. But the arrival of a new party of white people sets off an unexpected chain of events that lead Tarzan to learn his true ancestry and fall in love with the first white woman he has ever met - Jane Porter. Will his love for Jane lead to Tarzan claiming his rightful place in society, or will he renounce his heritage to remain as Lord of the Jungle? Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic tale was originally published in 1912.…

Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. A fine hardcover in a fine dust jacket, no remainder marks, good straight tight bindings. A very nice copy.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; slight wear to corners and lower spine extreme; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Painfully truthful, James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel, this is the coming of age story of Stephen Dedalus in the turbulent times of late 19th-century Ireland. Faced with the strictures of a traditional household and a deeply religious society, this classic tale brings to life Dedalus's search for artistic freedom. Deeply emotional even today, Joyce's remarkable tale continues to offer great insight into family relations and the human condition.…

Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. New book; If any group of human beings deserves to be brought down to earth with a bump, it's dictators. In public, they strut around demanding our admiration. In private, their poisonous goons are secretly rounding up victims. Dictators hate ridicule. That's because only laughter has the power to penetrate the high-security walls around them and hit them where it hurts. Luckily, cartoonists are brilliant at this. This dazzling collection of cartoons features the work of many of the greatest cartoonists of all time. This bunch are so good they never miss the target.…

Hardcover. Etat : As New. In hard case Case has light shelf wear Book appears unread.

Soft cover. Etat : As New. Very minor shelf wear to cover.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Not Applicable. Reprint. 256pp; illustrated. Minor crease bottom front corner.

Soft cover. Etat : As New. As New, A Barely Read Copy. - No Notes, Names or Markings. No Torn Or Folded Pages. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Corners, Edges, and/or Spine. - For More Information On Condition. Please View All Images. The Author Of The Complete Dream Dictionary Now Offers A New Guide To Enchantment. Pamela Ball Has Been A Professional Dream Counselor And Spiritual Guide For Over Thirty Years And Has Advised And Guided Many Thousands Of People, Including Leading Figures In Business, Politics And The Arts. Over 120 Spells And Rituals Are Included, All Of Them Positive, Life-Affirming Tools To Help You In Myriad Ways.…

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This paperback book ' The Poetry of Robert Burns ' has covers and text block which are square, tight and clean. Book price includes Tracked 48 postage in UK only.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. Illustrated Edition. Superbly illustrated by Gustave Dore, including 'The Divine Comedy', 'Don Quixote' and 'The Raven', 'The Bible' and many other classic stories. The condition of the book and dust jacket is extremely good. Introductory text by George Davidson, editor of many reference books. Gustave Dore (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. uk1st.edition.1st.printing -first in this edition.all 6 hardbacks are in different cloth colours and in a decorated slipcase.all in fine unread condition.a large set requiring extra postage for non uk address.