Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA (11 results)

Hardback. Condition: As New. MUGNAINI, Joseph (illustrator). FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING of one of the beloved author's classic works. An absolutely sparkling pristine copy but for a small sliver of a chip to the bottom of the front pictorial dust jacket. Boldly signed on the half-title page by Ray Bradbury. s New but for a slight sliver of a chip to bottom of front pictorial dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 10423

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST. Very Good well-read First Edition of the beloved Galsworthy classic, basis for both the 1967 Eric Porter film as well as the successful British miniseries starring Damian Lewis and Rupert Graves. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in navy three-quarter over floral boards, raised bands, gilt-blocked.

Seller Inventory # 10365

Hardback. Condition: Fine. LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 1000 COPIES. Fine copy of this highly collectible limited edition, previously belonging to William Proctor of Proctor & Gamble. Scarce.

Seller Inventory # 10486

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. Photo Direction by ROSSKAM, Edwin (illustrator). FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE.

Seller Inventory # 10464

Hardback. Condition: VG. FIRST AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION. First English translation of the classic Tolstoi masterwork. Both volumes in very good condition, with gilt titles still quite bright and fresh. A highly presentable example.

Seller Inventory # 10466

HARDBACK. Condition: Virtually Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. Virtually Fine First Edition with the introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt. In its original Very Good pictorial dust jacket, one of the nicest we've seen, with but modest chipping only the spine extremities. Certainly a highly collectible copy of a major historical work.

Seller Inventory # 10465

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated with Cuts of the Several Kinds of River-Filth, and of the Implements used in Angling, Views of the principal Scenes described in the Book and Notes Historical, Critical and Explanatory (illustrator). FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. RARE. TRUE FIRST EDITION of this renowned treasure. 134pp. The acknowledged true classic: the world's very first book on fishing, covering in specific detail all its sundry aspects. This splendid copy, bound to style in rich chocolate brown full leather, tastefully decorated with gilt lines, gilt dentelles, spine with raised bands, elaborately embellished with red leather title labels, gilt lettering, embossed designs. .

Seller Inventory # 10366

Hardback. First American Edition. A Fine Copy in a better than very good dj. This comes a custom green cloth slipcase.

Seller Inventory # 10485

HARDBACK. Condition: NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. First American Edition of this landmark title, complete with the judge's opinion. This unique copy comes enclosed with the extremely scarce original promotional material from Random House, the only time in all these years we have seen this enclosure. Number One on most lists of the 100 Best Books of the Twentieth Century. A lovely, tight & square, very near finecopy of the Joyce masterwork, complete with the Judge's Opinion and all first state points, in its equally very near fine original first state dust jacket. A beautiful examplein every way. Dust jacket contains the printedReichl, name ofthe dj illustrator. An highly collectible copy. .

Seller Inventory # 10061

Hardback. Condition: Very Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. HADER, Elmer (illustrator). First Edition, First State. Tight, solid, virtually Fine copy in its original pictorial dust jacket (in infinitely more collectible condition than those we've recently seen). The FIRST EDITION slug remains, other corners clipped, and aside from minimal modest chipping at crown extremities and jacket folds, this a very desirable example. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and many other accolades. One of the very nicest copies we have seen./.

Seller Inventory # 10460

Hardback. Condition: Very Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. First Edition, First Issue. Extremely scarce. With "transmitted" the first word on p.297 in the first volume; in the second volume, printer's note on verso of half-title, errata on verso of title, and the postscript leaf after p.viii. January ads in both volumes. The First Edition contains two parts: The Descent of Man itself, and Selection in Relation to Sex. "The word 'evolution' (in Volume 1, .2) occurs for the very first time in any of Darwin's worlds." (Freeman, 128-9). Often misunderstood, Darwin never said that man was descended from apes, let alone monkeys; that statement of his -- what he claimed (and that highly important, and stillcontroversial statement today) was that man's ancestors, if alive today, would have to be classified among the primates. One of the most significant books ever written (SIGMUND FREUD) Freeman 937; GarrisonMorton 170; Printing and the Mind of Man 169; Rieber 12. SCARCE AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE Beautifully bound by Zaehnsdorf in three quarter brown leather and marbled boards with matching floral endpapers, both volumes surprisingly very near fine condition -- remarkably free of foxing --with gilt titles clean and surprisingly bright. True collector's copies.

Seller Inventory # 10414