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Description de l'article : London: William Heinemann, 1921, 1921. 20 volumes, octavo. Attractively bound in recent dark green morocco, terracotta and brown morocco labels, roll to boards gilt, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. The occasional minor blemish, a very good set. Signed limited edition, number 347 of 780 sets signed by the author on the limitation leaf in volume 1. The definitive collected works of Conrad, including his own notes on his writings prepared especially for this edition. A handsomely bound set. N° de réf. du vendeur 125724

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Description de l'article : New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920, 1920. 24 volumes, octavo. Attractively bound in recent brown morocco, spines gilt in compartments, burgundy and green morocco labels, marbled endpapers, single line rules to boards and top edges gilt. Short closed tear to limitation leaf, frontispiece, and title page of volume I not affecting page contents. An excellent set. Photogravure frontispiece to each volume. The Sun-Dial Edition, one of a limited edition of 750 sets signed by the author on the limitation leaf in volume I. A beautifully bound set. N° de réf. du vendeur 68436

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Description de l'article : William Heinemann 1921-1927, London, 1921. Signed limited edition of the complete works of Joseph Conrad, one, signed by Joseph Conrad on the limitation-page of Volume I. Octavo, 20 volumes, finely bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. One of 780 copies signed by Conrad. In near fine condition. A nice set.   Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He joined the British merchant marine in 1878, and was granted British nationality in 1886. Though he did not speak English fluently until he was in his twenties, he was a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. Conrad is considered an early modernist, though his works still contain elements of 19th-century realism. "His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced many authors, including T. S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Graham Greene, and Salman Rushdie" (John Stape, The Many Lives of Joseph Conrad). N° de réf. du vendeur 10004

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Description de l'article : Methuen & Co, London, 1907. Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the 40 pages of inserted ads at the rear. A beautiful copy SIGNED by Joseph Conrad on a laid in signature. This First Issue book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's red cloth. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a wonderful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author with a custom acetate dustjacket to protect the book. We buy Joseph Conrad First Editions. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-11673559228

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Description de l'article : Methuen, 1920. Tenth edition. Original red cloth lettered in gilt to the spine. Author's presentation copy, inscribed on the front endpaper, "Catherine Willard from her friend Joseph Conrad 1st Jan 1921". A very good copy indeed with minor wear to the spine ends and some cracking to the front hinge. Catherine Willard (1898-1954) was a noted screen actress and leading lady. She met Conrad in about 1920 through her mother, Grace, who at the time was an interior designer and helping the Conrads furnish their new home, Oswalds, in Bishopsbourne, Kent. She was establishing herself as an actress and was about the same age as the Conrad's son, Borys. The latter suspected his parents of attempting to line her up as a future daughter in law. Conrad was writing his dramatic adaptation of The Secret Agent at the time and had Willard in mind for the heroine. He sent the finished manuscript of the play to her shortly before his death in 1924, and it is probable that he gave her this copy to familiarise herself with the novel, in the hope she would take the part, whilst he finished the play. The Secret Agent has long been regarded as one of Conrad's finest and most enduring novels and was a key influence on both Graham Greene and Eric Ambler. It is notably rare in a presentation state, even as a reprint. "The Secret Agent depicts the atmosphere of Edwardian London in a psychological thriller of the anarchist underworld. Conrad's wit and chivalrous magnanimity are at their airiest in this novel." (Connolly). N° de réf. du vendeur 32862

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Description de l'article : London: William Heinemann, 1921, 1921. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 20 volumes. Octavo. Edition Limited to 780 sets of which this is No. 541, SIGNED by the author. Handsomely bound in half dark blue oasis morocco with gilt titles and gilt raised bands to spines, blue cloth boards, untrimmed edges, top edge gilt. Internally clean; exterior unmarked. A fine set in an attractive recent leather binding. N° de réf. du vendeur 47619

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Description de l'article : London, Methuen & Co., 1907, 1907. London, Methuen & Co., 1907, first edition, first printing. Original red cloth with title, author, publisher, and decorations along the spine in gilt, first issue with "be be" on the last line of page 117 and 40-page publisher's catalogue of books for sale at the end dated September 1907, one of 2,500 copies, film source, filmed as Sabotage in 1936 by Alfred Hitchcock, Cagle A12a1, Smith 13, Keating 73. Solid very good, uncommon in this condition. N° de réf. du vendeur JD31476

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Description de l'article : 1936. SPIONER I HALARNA - 1936, Dir: ALFRED HITCHCOCK, Cast: MADELEINE CARROLL, PETER LORRE, JOHN GIELGUD, ROBERT YOUNG, , Nac. film: GRAN BRETAÑA, Company: , Designer: , , Nac. poster: SUECIA, Measures (Cm. and Inches) : -70X100-Cm.-27X41-INCHES-1 SH., , Type of product: POSTER, , POSTER are in excellent condition but may have normal wear such as edge wear or a slight hole. I try photograph any flaw but examining the photos closely is your best bet! Please see bigger picture for details., , La mayoría están en excelentes condiciones, pero puede tener desgaste del borde o algun agujero pequeño. Intento fotografiar cualquier defecto, pero el examen de las fotos de cerca es su mejor opción! Por favor ver la foto en grande para más detalles., , SHIPPING COSTS: Fold posters SPAIN 15? -Correo certificado EUROPE and all world 20?. N° de réf. du vendeur 9305

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Description de l'article : Methuen, London, 1907. Decorative Cloth. Etat : Near Fine+. First Edition. First Impression (one of only 2500 copies). First Issue ("be be" on final line of p. 117, six additional text error as noted by Smith, and publisher's catalogue dated September 1907), of the "earliest and best novel portraying the character and fate of a double agent." (Barzun & Taylor) Crown 8vo: [6],442,[2],40pp. Publisher's ruby-red bold-ribbed cloth, spine lettered and ornamented in gold, fore- and bottom edges untrimmed; bookplate of A. Beresford Ryley to front paste down. Foxing to front blank, small gutter stain (not affecting text) to pp. 212-17, faint rubbing to spine edges, else an excellent example and scarce such. Keating 73-74. Wise 17. Connolly 15. ("Conrad's greatest heroine.") Barzun & Taylor 903. Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. Ehrsam, p. 305. Smith 13. A tale of anarchists in late nineteenth-century London, which originally appeared serially in Ridgeway's Weekly. "The plot centres on an attempt to bomb the London Observatory in Greenwich, inspired by a real incident of 1894. The chosen site is of great significance, in terms of science, empire and fame. In 1884, the Prime Meridian Conference established Greenwich as the point from which time would be measured. Though much of the rest of the world was initially resistant, and time was not centred on Greenwich by Europe and America until the International Conference on Time in Paris in 1912, the Prime Meridian Conference also divided the world into twenty-four zones separated by an hour's difference, and enshrined an exact moment at which the universal space-time day would begin." (Literary Encyclopedia) N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable polypropylene sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.). N° de réf. du vendeur BB1765

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Description de l'article : J.M. Dent & Sons, London, 1923. Octavo, original cloth, 22 volumes. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper of Almayer's Folly and Tales of Unrest, "To Claudine and Allan Wade from their friend Joseph Conrad 1923." The recipients, Allan and Claudine Wade was an actor, director, bibliophile and founder of The Phoenix Society. In excellent condition. Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He joined the British merchant marine in 1878, and was granted British nationality in 1886. Though he did not speak English fluently until he was in his twenties, he was a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. Conrad is considered an early modernist, though his works still contain elements of 19th-century realism. "His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced many authors, including T. S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Graham Greene, and Salman Rushdie" (John Stape, The Many Lives of Joseph Conrad). N° de réf. du vendeur 22019

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Description de l'article : Methuen, London, 1907. Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. First edition of one of Conrad's best, and scarcest, novels. Original vertically ribbed burgundy cloth with spine lettering and decoration in gilt. [i-viii, 1-442, [443-444] + 40pp catalogue dated September 1907. One of 2,500 copies printed, which includes an unknown number of copies for Colonial issue. The domestic issue may have comprised as few as 1,500 copies. Ehrsam 2256, Wise 17; #15 in Connolly's 100 key books of Modernism. Sunning to spine and very light foxing to prelims else a clean and tight copy with no previous ownership inscriptions. Distinctly rare in such good condition. N° de réf. du vendeur 3561

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Description de l'article : London: Methuen & Co., 1907, 1907. Octavo. Original red cloth, titles and decoration to spine gilt. Cloth a little rubbed at extremities, a little dulling and some small marks, small chip from lower corner of final leaf of ads, not affecting text. An excellent copy. First edition, first impression, first issue with the 40 pages of inserted ads at the rear. A very nice copy, uncommon in such excellent condition. One of Conrad's very best works - a stunning novel of detection, espionage and revolution. N° de réf. du vendeur 87512

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Description de l'article : London: Methuen & Co., 1907, 1907. Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in dark green morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, twin rule to turn-ins, burgundy endpapers, gilt edges. Some light spotting to prelims and then the occasional blemish, an excellent copy in a fine binding. First edition, first impression. N° de réf. du vendeur 70386

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Description de l'article : National Learning Corporation, 2016. Etat : UsedAcceptable. book. N° de réf. du vendeur M083734669X_4

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Description de l'article : T Werner Laurie, 1923. Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition of 1000 copies privately printed for subscribers. This copy is authentically SIGNED by Joseph Conrad. A magnificent copy. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL green paper boards backed in vellum, with the paper spine label present. The binding is tight with slight wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a fabulous copy SIGNED by the author in collector's condition. We buy SIGNED Conrad First Editions. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-11673533205

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Description de l'article : Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA, 1945. Original treatment (titled "Characters and Premise") and complete set of continuities for the 1945 13-episode film serial, including a continuity for the trailer, constituting a virtually complete record. Hammett debuted his Nazi-fighting agent in 1934 in comic book form, with artwork by the legendary Alex Raymond. A film adaptation was made by Universal in 1937, and this serial starring Lloyd Bridges was produced in 1945. Neither the film or serial version are noted in the film appendix of Layman's Hammett bibliography. Any original paper relating to serials is extremely uncommon; a complete set such as this rare. Each document in white studio self-wrappers, with the treatement side-stitched and dated January 4, 1945, the trailer and episode continuities top-stitched and dated between June 6, 1945 and August 16, 1945. Treatment is 16 pages, each of the fourteen continuities represent two reels each and run 16-18 pages each, and the trailer continuity is 5 pages. All mimeograph, Very Good plus condition, each with two blank leaves at the rear, a few terminal blanks loose from staples, a couple of short edge tears, all leaves supple and clean. In a custom clamshell box. N° de réf. du vendeur 121814

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Description de l'article : London: Methuen & Co., 1907, 1907. Octavo. Original red cloth, titles and decoration to spine gilt. Bookplate. Spine faded, lightly rubbed at extremities, a few small spots to the cloth, contents faintly toned. A very good copy. First edition, first impression, first issue with the 40 pages of inserted ads at the back. One of Conrad's very best works - a stunning novel of detection, espionage and revolution. N° de réf. du vendeur 71541

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Description de l'article : 1941. MR. SMITH AGENT SECRET - 1941, Dir: LESLIE HOWARD, Cast: LESLIE HOWARD, FRANCIS L. SULLIVAN, MARY NORRIS, , , Nac. film: GRAN BRETAÑA, Company: , Designer: , , Nac. poster: FRANCIA, Measures (Cm. and Inches) : -120X160-Cm.-47X63-INCHES, , Type of product: POSTER, , POSTER are in excellent condition but may have normal wear such as edge wear or a slight hole. I try photograph any flaw but examining the photos closely is your best bet! Please see bigger picture for details., , La mayoría están en excelentes condiciones, pero puede tener desgaste del borde o algun agujero pequeño. Intento fotografiar cualquier defecto, pero el examen de las fotos de cerca es su mejor opción! Por favor ver la foto en grande para más detalles., , SHIPPING COSTS: Fold posters SPAIN 15? -Correo certificado EUROPE and all world 20?. N° de réf. du vendeur 19108

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Description de l'article : Kultura Press, Colchester U.K., 2010. Soft cover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Used. ***SIGNED BY AUTHOR***. Paperback. Colchester U.K. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None. First Edition. First Impression. Pages 677. Without Dedication. Very Lightly rubbed. We offer a 100% money back guarantee if you are not fully satisfied, English language; IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. PLEASE CONTACT US BEFORE ORDERING THIS BOOK, TO CONFIRM BOOK CONDITION AND EDITION (most of our books are 1st editions). We can send you photos of this book with a detailed description. Shipping is normally same day from the UK. "UK BASED SELLER ALL OVERSEAS SHIPPING VIA AIRMAIL". If you do not want this service please make it clear to Abebooks you wish by Ship. In Stock.- THANKS! please contact us if you have any questions. Bookseller Inventory #O. 031717100850. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 002883

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Description de l'article : CAMBRIDGE. Etat : Muy Bueno / Very Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 100000000103235

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Description de l'article : Savant Books, 2019. Etat : Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. N° de réf. du vendeur GRP114888306

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Description de l'article : Philadelphia: David McKay, 1934, 1934. First Edition. Publisher's illustrated stiff wrappers with cloth spine; a little cover creasing and minor wear; better than usual. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted. N° de réf. du vendeur 16919

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Description de l'article : Canterbury: Printed for the author by H. J. Goulden, Ltd, 1921, 1921. Quarto. Original paper wrappers, front cover lettered in black. Housed in a red cloth folding case, spine lettered in gilt. Covers lightly toned and creased at extremities, small chip to head of spine, short closed tear at head of front cover, chipping at foot of rear cover. A very good copy. First edition, one of 52 copies only privately printed, of Conrad's dramatization of his own novel (first published in 1907). Conrad subsequently revised the play into three acts before its first performance at the Ambassadors Theatre in November 1922 and publication in revised form in 1923. Wise, A Conrad Library, p. 43. N° de réf. du vendeur 123876

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Description de l'article : Encre et gouache sur carton fort. Format 32, 4 x 25 cm, signée au crayon en bas à gauche. Reproduite dans l album Prisonnière de l armée rouge! page 30 (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1978). Romain SLOCOMBE est né à Paris en 1953, où il vit actuellement. Pendant ses études aux Beaux-Arts à Paris, il rejoint le groupe de graphistes radicaux Bazooka. Peintre, illustrateur, affichiste, Xerox-artiste, il touche avec bonheur à toutes les techniques de l'expression graphique. Ses activités vont de l'illustration de couvertures de romans à la bande dessinée, en passant par l'image de presse, la sérigraphie, le collage et la littérature enfantine. À partir de 1977, il commence à voyager au Japon et fréquente notamment le peintre Tadanori Yokô, les illustrateurs Yôsuke Kawamura, Shigenari Onishi, Makiko Azakami, et le photographe Nobuyoshi Araki. Parallèlement à son travail d'illustrateur de BD, il fait de la photo et des films. Il est très attiré par le thème de l'érotisme japonais, sur lequel il écrit. Ses sujets évoquent souvent des Japonaises plâtrées, des bandages médicaux. N° de réf. du vendeur 16911

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Description de l'article : London: Methuen and Co., 1907, 1907. [Landmark Spy novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[viii]; 442; [1], imprint; [1], blank; [40], advertisement catalogue dated September 1907. Bound in publisher's burgundy coloured cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Edges of text block toned/browned, binding a little sunned to the spine. A very good copy of a Conrad high spot. A bleak and darkly comic story of spies, terrorists, anarchists and agents provocateurs plotting and counter-plotting in the back streets of London in the early 20th century. It is considered one of the first modern novels to deal with the subjects of terrorism and espionage and is a cornerstone of detection and spy fiction. The novel formed the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's 1936 film, 'Sabotage', and was remade in 1996 (as 'The Secret Agent') starring Bob Hoskins, Patricia Arquette and Gérard Depardieu. Wise: A Conrad Library, p.12. Queen's Quorum. Hubin: Crime Fiction IV, p332. N° de réf. du vendeur 51339

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Description de l'article : David McKay Co; Philadelphia; 1934/nd, 1934. Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. ; var. pp; Illustrated Boards; VG-; Beginning in 1931 The News Syndicate's "Dick Tracy" comic strip soared in popularity among newspaper readers. _____ All the other strip wholesalers scrambled to create similar crime dramas. _____ King Features, controlled by The Hearst Company, had "Dan Dunn: Secret Operative 48" but felt compelled to generate another competitive strip as well. _____ They were delighted when the well-established hard-boiled writer Dashiell Hammett agreed to create stories for the new strip. _____ King selected Alex "Flash Gordon" Raymond, already in their stable, to provide the artwork. _____ This team worked until 1935, when Hammett turned over the story work to Leslie Charteris. _____ We offer the complete two-volume set of the anthologies issued in the 1930's, they would not be re-issued until the 1970's. _____ Both are bound in full-color, cardboard covers, stapled through front to back, with a cloth spine glued over. _____ This was a binding format cheap to produce and difficult to preserve. _____ This set shows all the problems inherent in binding style and all the enthusiasms of their juvenile readers _____ . _____ BOOK ONE; 1934/nd; 80 pp.; VG-; Both covers show considerable crazing to the the illustration, probably from having been bent back for reading. _____ The top inch of the red cloth spine has peeled down, both head & foot of the cloth are frayed. _____ The lower inch of the front forecorner is missing from the front cover and first two pages. Layman=A7.1. _____ . _____ BOOK TWO; 1934/nd; 120 pp.; VG- Both covers show considerable crazing to the the illustration, probably from having been bent back for reading. _____ The head & foot of the blue cloth spine are frayed. _____ The front cover has a messy 2" tear up the front panel. _____ It has also nearly detached from "paper fatigue" at the hinge, now reinforced on the inside. _____ There are also a pair of 1" tears to the bottom of the title page. Layman=A8.1. [kwA_ 1st Ed. ]. N° de réf. du vendeur 24536

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Description de l'article : Petrograd, 1918. Hardcover. Etat : Good. n/a. Please feel free to request a detailed description. Short description : Petrograd ed. Book of 1918 388, 4 c. combined binding edition time, Please contact us for details on condition of available copies of the book. SKUalb1253592 Language: Russian. N° de réf. du vendeur alb1253592

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Description de l'article : David McKay, Philadelphia, 1934. Paperback. Etat : Good. First Edition. First edition. (First publications in book form.) Complete in two volumes. Both in pasteboard wraps with blue and red spines. 80 p; 120 p Good condition overall. Sturdy bindings. A few small finger smudges and light stains. Volume 1 about Very Good; front cover chipped, lightly creased and worn. Volume 2 covers well-creased, corners bumped. Stain on first page of comics and copyright page, noticeable on title page as well, small tear near there as well. Hard-boiled writer Dashiell Hammett collaborated with the creator of Flash Gordon in this detective/espionage comic strip. N° de réf. du vendeur 150227007

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Description de l'article : 1936. Los Angeles. Gaumont British Picture Corporation. 1936. A set of 11 8 x 10 inch black and white original single weight glossy silver gelatin print still photograhs from the 1936 film Secret Agent. One photograph with staple pin holes in margins and signs of being mounted on paper at some stage otherwise in near fine condition. Based on Somerset Maugham's Ashenden stories and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Secret Agent starred Peter Lorre, John Gielgud and Madeleine Carroll. These photographs include two very striking portraits of Peter Lorre as the "Hairless Mexican", and a group shot of Hitchcock, Lorre, Carroll and Robert Young. Also included is a rare 4 page advertising foldout for the film, printed in orange and black with an image of Lorre on the front cover under the caption "Who is this sinister little man". Over printed on the back with the details of a screening at the Majestic Talkies cinema in Ajmer in India, with the exhortation that "It is the paramount duty of every true Britisher to encourage Britishh Film Industry in India by according his full measure of patronage to every British film when released for exhibition in his station". N° de réf. du vendeur 2060365

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