![1408009 POSSESSED OF A PAST: A JOHN BANVILLE READER [Signed by Banville]. John Banville, Raymond...](https://secondstorybooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1408009.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1767384339)
London, UK: Picador; Macmillan, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 501 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket. Spine is black with yellow and white lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "£14.00". Minor general shelf wear. Signed flat on title page by Banville. Shelved in Literary Criticism. More
Norfolk: New Directions, 1955. Thick Octavo, v, ix, x, xvi, xxiii, 450 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine gray with off-white lettering. Exterior has moderate wear including modest sunning, some soiling/scuffs and slight edge wear. Age toning to the rear/flaps. Boards have slight wear with light sunning. Text block has moderate wear including age toning and minor soiling to the edges. Slight offsetting to the end papers and slight age toning to the interior. Illustrated. Text in English and French. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column U, ND-U. More
New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, x, xii, 257 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine off-white with black and brown lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price clipped front flap. Heavy chipping and tearing along edges of dust jacket. Non-archival tape repairs made by a previous owner. Light soiling to dust jacket. Previous bookseller's small price sticker to rear cover. Mild general shelf wear to boards. Light penciling scattered throughout interior. Signed by Michael S. Harper and inscribed by Sterling A. Brown, to poet, Myra Sklarew on title page. Shelved in Case 0. More
Chicago, IL: Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1947. First Edition. Octavo, 518 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket spine blue and tan with white and black lettering, and protected in mylar cover, price uncut: "$3.75". Dust jacket has mild tearing on head and tail of spine and spotting on on dust jacket back. Table of contents and acknowledgements both have pencil and pen markings. Book plate and signature from former owner on inside of front cover and front free end-paper respectively. Inside of back cover has tag residue and tearing. Mild general shelf wear otherwise. Shelved under Front Counter. More
Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2003. Octavo; VG-; apple green spine with white text; no jacket; cloth exterior has minimal wear; tight binding with straight boards; text block exterior edges have very light wear; interior clean; illustrated; pp 591; text in French. More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2016. Deluxe Limited Edition: 111/600. Quarto, xxxi, 165 pages, plus numerous illustrated plates throughout. In Near Fine condition. Bound in black leather, with gilt decoration; spine paneled with gilt titling; text block edges gilt, with bound-in ribbon bookmark. Negligible shelf and edge wear to boards. Text block edges show very light scuffing and wear. Interior clean. Shelved in Room A. More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, ix, 753 pages. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine pictorial green and beige with beige and black lettering. Exterior has moderate wear including slight age toning, mild soiling smudges and slight chipping to the head/tail edges. Boards have slight wear including mild sunning and light edge wear. Text block has moderate wear including slight age toning to the fore/tail edges and head edge colored red with mild offsetting/foxing to the end papers. Deckled fore edge. First edition, first printing. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column X. More
London, UK: The Folio Society, 2023. Collector's Edition. Quarto, xii, unpaginated. In Very Good condition with a Very Good clam shell. Bound in publisher's gold sparkly fabric with a wrap around pictorial label on center of boards. Edges of text block gilt. Light rubbing and wear to clam shell. Interior text block clean. Shelved above Science Fiction. More
New York and London: Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1935. First Edition. Octavo, xi, xv, xxxii, 341 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in the publisher's black cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have slight wear including mild sunning to the spine and some rubbing wear to the edges. Text block has modest wear including moderate age toning to edges. Slight offsetting to the end papers and slight age toning to the interior. Previous owner's bookplate to the front free end paper. First edition with Harper's I-K coding to the copyright page. Inscribed by the editor. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Q, ND-Q. More
![1375978 THE GOLDEN TREASURY THE BEST SONGS AND LYRICAL POEMS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE [SIGNED]....](https://secondstorybooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1375978.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1705106975)
London and New York: Macmillan and Company, 1890. 350/500. Octavo, vi, xi, 448 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in red leather bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards show slight rubbing wear to the joints/edges. Raised bands and gilt decorations to the spine. Triple gilt borders to the front and rear. Text block has top edge gilt. Fore and tail edges have moderate age toning. Deckled fore edge. Pictorial end papers. Cracked front hinge to verso to limitations page. Slight wear interiorly including light foxing and minor, incidental marks. This number 350 of 500 signed, numbered, limited copies. Signed by Francis Turner Palgrave. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [xii,], 459 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine yellow and illustrated purple with white and dark purple lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "£5 net." Rubbing with some mild closed tearing along edges of dust jacket. Scuffing to dust jacket with some soiling to rear cover. Mild general shelf wear to boards. Light soiling to edges of textblock. Interior pages clean. Shelved in LGBT. More
London, UK: The Folio Society, 2019. Collector's Edition. Quarto, xiii, unpaginated. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus clam shell. Bound in publisher's blue fabric with edges of text block dyed red and bound-in red silk bookmark. Slight scuffing and rubbing all over clam shell. Interior text block clean. Shelved above Science Fiction. More
New York: Schirmer Books, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xiv, 556 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine burgundy with beige lettering. Dust jacket has light soiling wear exteriorly with slightly rubbed head/tail edges. Boards show extremely mild sunning to the spine and minor wear to the head/tail edges. Text block has very slight toning to the edges. Illustrated. First Edition, First Printing. More
Buffalo: Firefly Books, 2008. First Printing. Small Quarto, 320 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in the brown leather bearing gilt lettering, raised bands and gilt decorations to the spine. Boards have extremely light wear. Gilt scroll border and design to the front. Text block has all edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Illustrated. Ribbon marker. First printing. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Quarto and Folio Case. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for international/expedited orders. Economy shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. More
