Adventure from The Mortuary Korps

First edition, first printing. 431 p. ; 24cm. Cream hardcover with dust jacket, gilt lettering to fabric spine, cocked but otherwise Fine, with pictorial endpapers and text block with deckled edges. From the back: FIRST THREADFALL! Sorka glanced over her shoulder, and terror lent strength to her arms as she urged the mare to greater efforts. They were nearly to… Saber más sobre este artículo

229 p.; ill.; 20 cm. Rare paperback in fine condition for its age: very little shelfwear, a bit of foxing(?) on spine, but internally Fine and obviously unread. From the back cover: "Fifteen men on a dead man's chest! . . . " An old pirate sings a song that foretells his doom! What are his secrets and who is Black Dog, the… Saber más sobre este artículo

English (translated from Norwegian). 160 p.; 21 cm. Though from a school library, has only mild shelfwear and sticker residue on covers and some unobtrusive library markings to title page, but otherwise internally Fine. From the back cover: Reim and his sister, Tir, are slaves to a mighty earl in tenth-century Norway. Their existence is a bitter and harsh one, with… Saber más sobre este artículo

First printing, stated. 151 p.; 18 cm. Some shelfwear, binding at first and last pages cracked, large closed tear on page 25, otherwise Very Good. Rare. At time of listing, only one copy available online. From the back cover: Directly ahead of us a wall of rock and mud blocked half the road. Where the other half should have been was nothing—black, yawning nothing...… Saber más sobre este artículo

[24 p., unnumbered]; ill. (colour); 11 cm. A small vintage children's book with mild shelfwear, previous owner's names inside, and a stain on corner of last page. A story about a tailor boy who switches places with a little prince. Please see our other listings for more books from this series.

94 p.; ill.; 18 cm. Vintage book in Near Fine condition: very minor shelfwear/aging. Pristine inside, tightly bound and obviously unread. From the covers: Fame! Fortune! Adventure! All are yours IF you survive the ... CRASH LANDING! Choose from over 30 different endings! You gasp in terror as you hear the pilot announce those terrifying words! You can't believe that your… Saber más sobre este artículo

First Edition, stated. 262 p.; ill.; includes Bibliography (p. 251-2) and Index (p. 253-62). Orange-brown cloth hardcover, with deckled edges, and gilt lettering to spine, shows some edgewear, with the possible beginnings of some light foxing to foredges, and was misbound during manufacturing (slightly cocked, and endpapers are askew) but is otherwise in Fine condition, being very clearly never read.… Saber más sobre este artículo

241 p.; ill. (frontispiece). Vintage red hardcover with black lettering to cover and spine, shows moderate wear, including but not limited to edgewear, dampstains, sunning, mild bumping, and some discolouration of foredges. Previous owner's inscription (dated 1945) and ink mark to ffep, hinges cracked but holding, and pages aged as expected. One leaf has a 2 inch closed tear, pp.… Saber más sobre este artículo

214 p. A vintage work of fiction with that classic scent of old book, red hardcovers are worn with significant edgewear, abrasions, markings. Binding is shaken and cracked but holding at a number of places, and textblock is browned with a few minor stains, but otherwise clean, crisp, and clear, with illustrated endpapers. From the publisher: Today's pioneers find their… Saber más sobre este artículo

First Edition. (UK) xii, 709 p., [1] folded leaf (genealogical table). Deep red hardcover, with blindstamped cover, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, and red-coloured foredge (top edge only). The covers show some minor edgewear, the tip and heel of spine have some mild bumping, and the coloured foredge exhibits some fading, but it is otherwise Near Fine, with… Saber más sobre este artículo

Presumably first edition. 249 p.; frontispiece. Very worn brown cloth hardcover, shaken, with hinges cracked but holding, previous owner's name in pen to ffep, aged pages, and two pages have corners torn (see images).

174 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers, with some marking/staining to rear cover/spine, but internally clean, bright, and tightly bound. Pink foredge. See listing images for synopsis on rear.

320 p. Red cloth hardcover with black lettering to cover and spine, shaken, with significant wear to covers, including abrasions, bumping, sunning, etc., pen to ffep, some creases to pages and stains here and there throughout, but text remains clear. From Worldcat: The story of a legendary horse who could run like the wind, but also hurt those who love… Saber más sobre este artículo

419 p; ill. (frontispiece). Red cloth hardcover with gold lettering to cover and spine, an ex-library book (library binding) with usual stamps etc., some sunning, slightly shaken, front hinge cracked but holding, a few light stains here and there throughout, but text remains clear and bright, with evidence of some dog-earing throughout. From Google Books: First published in 1869,"The Wild… Saber más sobre este artículo

Presumably first edition. 250 p. Contains a foreward and interview with cowboy actor Ken Maynard. Blue cloth hardcover with black lettering to front and spine, exhibits some sunning and dampstains, bumping and general wear, but internally the book is Near Fine, though pages are browned (as expected with age). A novel for young readers, the adventures of a boy working… Saber más sobre este artículo

192 p. Worn with spine crease, rubbing, etc., and a stamp from the Calgary Book Exchange to the half-title, with only a few pages dogeared and a few small, light stains throughout. Pink foredge. See listing images for synopsis on rear.

First thus, first printing, stated. 238 p. Has spine crease and some edgewear, but is otherwise internally Near Fine. Yellow foredge. See listing images for synopsis on rear.

New Dell Edition, first printing, stated. 92 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers (rubbing/abrasions, edgewear, etc.) and previous owner's name in pen to first leaf, otherwise internally clean, clear, and tightly bound. Blue foredge. See listing images for synopsis on rear.

281 p. Tan hardcover with black lettering to spine and cover, with a lasso around title, has some wear and bumping, very slightly shaken, paper is predictably aged, and an oil stain from sweets [mentioning for those with allergies, may contain nuts] has bled through a number of pages. From Kirkus Reviews: Bearing a dead man's name, Lary Day, accused of… Saber más sobre este artículo

First Edition. 284 p. ; includes Bibliography and Index (p. 275-284). Blue-green hardcover with gilt lettering to cover and spine, has very minor shelfwear and some bumping to tip and heel of spine, in price-clipped dust jacket which exhibits some edgewear, sunning, and minor soiling (mainly to rear cover) and is housed in an adjustable plastic sleeve. Internally, the book… Saber más sobre este artículo