Disbound pamphlet, no wrappers, paper little age toned but not brittle, number in ink top of title page. Size: 8vo. 44 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 pound or less. Category: Religion & Theology; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
Paperback, pages unopened, illustrated with 14 pages of plates. Size: 8vo. 112 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 pound or less. Category: Science & Technology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
SIGNED by the author. This is the story of an American mother in the mid-1930s. Cover design by Joy Chin. 301 pp. Very good condition. Slightly faded cover, with light smudge from price sticker on back. Page edges slightly age-toned. Text contains underlining and notes scattered throughout, in ink. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
Two toned cloth with gold lettering and design on spine. Frontispiece. 92 illustrations. 244pp. No writing in the book. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
Signed on the title page, "with kind regards / C. S. Lewis / June 1938." Elegantly rebound in maroon leather by V. Wiering Bookbinder. Front and back are blank ... spine has text in gilt. 378 pp. Brown 10. Hooper 4. A very pleasing book. Exterior is marvelous. Interior has no ownership marks except one library stamp from Truro Public Library verso title page. That is the only library mark. One small stain on the dedication page, half the size of a dime. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings. View More...
Wrappers worn, soiled, upper corner torn from wrapper & title page, no text affected. Title page & following page quite soiled, light foxing. Corners bent, bottom edges of pages little chipped. American Imprints #17255. Size: 8vo. 20 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 pound or less. Category: Religion & Theology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
Signed by Lewis on the title page. Cambridge: at the University Press, 1961. Signed first edition. Blue cloth boards with black block on spine containing author, title and publisher. 143 pp. Dust wrapper has white text against red and black ground. Brown 75. Hooper 37. Fine condition except foxing on first leaf, last three leaves, and page edges. The dust wrapper is nearly fine with only minor edge wear. The publisher printed the dust wrapper with an American price at the top and a British price at the bottom of the front flap. This is a British copy so the publisher cut off the American... View More...
Paperback. Size: 8vo. 387 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 4. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN/EAN: 9780268005764. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
The 60th Anniversary Collection. From Easton's Masterpieces of Science Fiction series. Introduction by Poul Anderson. Full black leather, hubbed spine, gilt page edges, silk moire end sheets, silk ribbon bookmark. Color illustration inset on front cover. Full-page color illustration at beginning of each story. Black and white illustrations throughout. 367 pp. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
FIFTH PRINTING, 1948. Hardbound teal boards, white print title on spine; tight binding. Very slight shelf wear evident; previous owner's bookplate on pastedown. Underlining throughout text, yet does not impair readability. 68 pp. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
Hardbound green textured boards, white title on spine. Normal shelf wear to corners, head and tail of spine. Ex-library, pocket on pastedown with personal library stamp, torn 'due date' label on fly leaf. Tight binding, clean unmarked text, [vii] 68 pp. Nice copy. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
FIRST EDITION. LEWIS, W. H. (Brother of C. S. Lewis). Tan cloth boards with Gilt and copper colored text on the spine. 308 pp. Indexed. The dust wrapper has photos of both brothers as well as text in gray and white all against a maroon ground. Both book and wrapper are fine. The spine of the wrapper has a small wrinkle at the top. Dust wrapper is not price clipped. View More...
Staples a little rusted. The Newcomen Society of North America was chartered in 1961, following the earlier establishment in 1923 of the Newcomen Society in England. The focus is on "material history, as distinguished from political history". This includes education, business, banking, railroads, utilities, insurance, & other enterprises contributing to the progress of society. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 28 pages. Illustrator: Woodcuts. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 pound or less. Category: Communications & Media; Biography & Autobiog... View More...
Name in ink on front fly. Back cover rubbed and a little soiled. Size: Small Octavo. 93 pages. Text is in Welsh. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 pound or less. Category: Theatre & Plays; Welsh Language; Religion & Theology. ISBN/EAN: 9780850883558. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
VOLUME I ONLY. Second British printing. Family Letters 1905 through 1931. This is the same set of letters as are presented in the American edition. There is a nice preface and occasional commentary by Walter Hooper. The letters start with childhood letters to Warnie and conclude with a 1931 letter to Arthur Greeves explaining that Christianity is a true myth. The back of this book has a marvelous biographical appendix about some of the recipients of letters. Black cloth boards with gilt text on the spine. 1057 pp. The bottom two thirds of the dust wrapper are a blurred image of a pen. Above th... View More...
Part of the Great Americana Series. Facsimile reprint of 1894 edition published in San Jose, CA. The book describes one of the most dramatic episodes in the Gold Rush to California, an incredible journey of a party of emigrants who got lost in Death Valley . Unlike most memoirs recollected in old age, the narrative is so accurate that details can be substantiated from other records, and the wanderings of the party can be traced with geographical accuracy. Red leatherette boards with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Frontispiece. These facsimiles are the most affordable way to stud... View More...
Name in ink on fly leaf. Light rubbing, spine little faded. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 242 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Literature & Literary; Reference. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
Black gilt cloth, gold lettering on spine, head & tail of spine chipped, spine worn with a few small chips, corners worn, ex-library, previous owner's name written on title page, no other writing in the book, 224pp. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
FIRST EDITION. Blue cloth boards with no text on the exterior. 180 pp. Indexed. Very nearly fine. No dust wrapper - probably published without one. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings. View More...
Leather a little scuffed, light edge wear. Name & address in ink in two places inside. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 619 pages. Text is in Welsh. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 pounds or less. Category: Religion & Theology; Welsh Language; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
Two plays: Eisteddfod Bodran & Gan Bwyll. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 157 pages. Text is in Welsh. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Theatre & Plays; Welsh Language; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
Illustrated with two plates. Size: 8vo. 7 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 pound or less. Category: Science & Technology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
Little rubbed binding, gift inscription in ink on fly leaf. Size: Small 8vo 7?" - 8". 176 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 pound or less. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Religion & Theology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
First edition. With 33 plates in color and 82 in black and white. Mylar cover. 151pp. Solid copy. A couple of small marks on rear dust jacket (otherwise near fine overall). Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
Dust jacket rubbed, little edge soiling, covers lightly spotted. Size: 8vo. xiv + 306. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Religion & Theology; Archaeology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
Paperback. Indexed. Clean pages with no markings, creasing, or marginalia. 346 pp. Light spotting on page foredge and top edge. Purple, black, and white cover with some minor smudge marks and rubbing along the edges from wear. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
Covers worn, inner hinges broken and partially pulled from binding. Somewhat shaken inside, paper a little age toned but not brittle. Largely Welsh poetry, but footnotes in English. Inked gift inscription on front fly leaf. Size: Large Octavo. 551 pages. Text is in Welsh. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 pounds or less. Category: Poetry; Welsh Language; Literature & Literary. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
Inscribed: "To / Cecil & Daphne / with love / C. S. L. 1942"Cecil Harwood was a life long friend of C. S. Lewis. He was a companion on his annual walking tours and Harwood, along with Owen Barfield, was literary executor of the Lewis estate.In 1942 Lewis gave the Annual Shakespeare Lecture of the British Academy. As was their custom, when the Academy published its Proceedings they also published the lecture. The first sentence is, "A critic who makes no claim to be a true Shakespearian scholar and who has been honoured by an invitation to speak about Shakespeare to such an audience as this,... View More...
First Edition. Hardcover. Red covers quarter bound in black linen cloth with red gilt lettering on spine. Indexed. Contains illustrations in color and black and white. A few pages have some highlighting. Dust jacket has a few small scratches. 354 pp. Overall a very nice copy. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
Volume I of Plantations of Coastal Georgia. Green illustrated paperback. Illustrated with drawings throughout text. 20 pp. Condition is fine. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
Name in ink front fly leaf. Size: Small Octavo. 315 pages. Text is in Welsh. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Religion & Theology; Welsh Language; History. ISBN/EAN: 9780708305423. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
Binding edges worn, soiled, corners bumped. Paper little foxed. Title page missing. 46 pages of advertising for other publications of Lea & Blanchard. Size: 8vo. xii + 366. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Fishing & Hunting; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
(Vols. 1-5 of 10) Ex library with inked note on fly leaves, number inside front covers, and accession number on spines. Leather quite scuffed, edges worn, corners bumped. Front cover of volume 1 almost detached, back strip partially gone. Voume 5 back strip partially torn loose. Paper age toned, not brittle, but scattered light foxing. This set goes through emperor Diocletian. Size: 12mo. 2402 pages. Text is in French. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 8 pounds or less. Category: History; French Language; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
Paperback. Book List. Clean, bright pages with no apparent markings, creasing, or marginalia. There is a small marginal tear on the title page. 111 pp. Bright neon red cover with black lettering and design. There is a little bit of creasing on the board corners and some rubbing and discoloration along the edge of the spine and top of the front cover board. Overall mint condition. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
Brick red cloth cover. 189pp. Dust Jacket worn at edges, with chips and tears, as well as staining to back cover. Back flap is detached and laid-in front cover of book. Binding is tight. Covers and spine have some stains. Previous owner's name written on the inside of the front. A few pages have minor stains, but the rest of the text body is free from any. Text body is clean and free from underlining, highlighting, or notes. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
Lewis wrote more than one hundred letters to Mary Willis Shelburne - the American Lady. Lewis also helped her financially. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
Malcolm is a friend of C.S. Lewis' to whom he writes these twenty-two letters. The subject is the practical and speculative problems of prayer as they appear to the friends. CONDITION: Green boards, gilt title within black label on spine. Green endpapers, previous owner's blind embossed library stamp on title page. Text free of writing. Cream and red dust jacket entitled in green, black and red on cover and spine. Normal shelf wear, protected by mylar. 159 pp. Near Fine condition. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 1964. Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer by C. S. Lewis. We would subtitle this book, "Helpful thoughts on prayer by a serious, nontheologian, Christian. Blue cloth boards with a design blind stamped on the front cover and gilt text on the spine. 124 pp. Dust wrapper has white ground with tan and blue art and text in blue and black. A wonderful copy. Both book and wrapper are fine. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inklings. View More...
FIRST EDITION, 1959. Author Warren (Warnie) Lewis was the brother of C. S. Lewis and an expert on French history. Red cloth boards with gilt text on the spine. 224 pp. Indexed. The dust wrapper has a blue ground, an oval framed portrait of Louis XIV in the center and red text above and below. CONDITION: Book is near fine, though slightly cocked. Dust wrapper, which is VG, has chips and closed tears but no text is effected. Wrapper is not price clipped. Additional photographs available upon request. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien &... View More...
[LEWIS, C. S.] Manuscript poetry in pencil.Here is what Don King, the preeminent scholar on Lewis' poetry, says about this hand written poem:The first passage has affinities with lines 5-8 of Canto V of The Queen of Drum: Happy the man who might have seenThe unripe breasts of that young QueenSo panting, and her face aboveSo flushed and eye-bright for his love, The second passage has affinities with lines 131-136 of Canto V of The Queen of Drum: Now as she ran she saw the meadowDarkened before her with her shadow,Because the moon grew strong. She turned;Brittle and bright the crescent burned,Th... View More...
Part One of Two. Part of the Demon series. Pictorial cover. Paperback. Stapled booklet. Illustrated. 67pp., with ads. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
Leather scuffed, worn, little decaying, front hinge weak. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 381 pages. Text is in Welsh. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 pounds or less. Category: Religion & Theology; Welsh Language; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
Size: 8vo. 253 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Religion & Theology; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
AMERICAN PUBLISHER'S GALLEY FOR THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. A Galley is a pre-publication printing of the text after the type is set but before it is properly paginated.Ã? Galleys are rare and show the uncorrected state of the text.Paper cover with two labels on the front as reminders to whomever is doing the proofing.Ã? Penciled at the top is "Out of the Silent Planet."Ã? The text is recto only and the back cover is cardboard.Ã? No editing in the text.Ã? This is a tall, narrow book. 113 leaves.Front cover mildly soiled and worn.Ã? The first blank page has the name J. Wibberley written i... View More...
FIRST EDITION. On the flyleaf Harwood signed his name, "Cecil Harwood". This is the classic first book in the cosmic trilogy of C. S. Lewis.Mauve cloth boards with mauve top stain on the top edge. 264 pp. plus four pages of ads.Condition only fair. Spine completely stripped away. Heavily cocked. Lacking dust wrapper. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings. View More...
Paperback, corner bumped, pages unopened. Illustrated with 16 plates. Size: 8vo. 57 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 pound or less. Category: Science & Technology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
Binding rubbed, back cover creased and puckered. Text block edges little soiled. A reprint of the Welsh edition of Thomas a Kempis' Imitation of Christ, published in 1723. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 366 pages. Text is in Welsh. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Religion & Theology; Welsh Language; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. View More...
The second book of Lewis' cosmic trilogy. 190 pp. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied. View More...
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