Belgian Literature from Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1954. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Fair. In yellow boards with red type and top page ends. Some tanning to endpapers and edgewear/rubbing. Fabulous cover art by Sam Fischer.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1960. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Good +/N/A. In red boards with silver type to spine. Bumped/dinged corners and edgewear. Some spotting at endpapers and first and last few pages. A stamp and a few marks to rear pastedown with paper removal scar where something was affixed. Hinge starting to separate before rfep, but still… Read more about this item

Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1969. First US Edition/3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. In olive cloth with purple foil type to spine. Top page ends tinted olive as well. Jacket is unclipped with price in ink through orig. retail. Some chipping and tears mostly at corners and spine ends, edgewear and small tape repairs on verso of jacket… Read more about this item

Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1970. N/A. Paperback. Good/N/A. All are dated 1970-1971. Two appear to be First Editions thus, the other a reprint. All show wear: Creasing to spines and covers, edgewear, scars, etc. Two have large bookplates to inside front covers and one of these has some moisture staining to top page ends going a little into text… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1980. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Paperback. Good/N/A. Advanced reader copy in wraps. Creasing to bottom front corner and top rear. Previous owner covered book in clear plastic book protector which is stuck to inside covers and top of spine with adhesive strip - otherwise, Very Good.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1942. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. First American Edition stated. In red cloth with white type to spine and silhouette on front board. Previous owner's name and address to top of ffep. A few spots of moisture staining/color transfer to bottom of endpapers, top page ends at spine and top of… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1956. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. in light blue boardswith gilt to spine. Lightly dinged top corners. Some light spotting to page ends. Previous owner covered book in clear plastic book protector which is taped to pastedowns with adhesive strip which has left some discoloration and paper scarring, othwerwise clean with tight binding -… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1961. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. In black cloth with silver type to spine. Bottom front corner bumped. Previous owner covered book in clear plastic book protector which is taped to pastedowns with adhesive strip, othwerwise -Very Good. No jacket.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1940. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. First American Edition stated. In blue cloth with white type to spine and silhouette on front board. Rubbing at spine ends and corners with ding to bottom front corner. A few marks to page ends and to text block, otherwise clean. Two small bookstore stickers… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1956. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. In burgundy cloth with silver type. Ex-library copy with stamps,marks, tape and notes in pen to endpapers, and date written on front board. Previous owner covered book in clear plastic book protector which is taped to pastedowns with adhesive strip, othwerwise - Good. No jacket.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1940. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. First American Edition stated. In green cloth with white type to spine and silhouette on front board. Rubbing/wear primarily at corners and spine ends with some light fraying. Cigar store circulating library stamps to all endpapers with bookplate removal stain to front pastedown and a… Read more about this item

Garden City: Crime Club/Doubleday, 1956. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good/N/A. First Edition stated. In black boards with green type to spine. Bottom rear corner bumped with edgewear especially at corners and spine ends. Some numbers in ink to rear pastedown. Previous owner covered book in clear plastic book protector which is taped to pastedowns with adhesive strip, othwerwise… Read more about this item

San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1985. Second US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good +/Good +. Second Edition stated with correct letter sequence ABCDE. Grey boards with blue spine cloth and silver type. Jacket is unclipped with some edgewear and 1/2 inch tear to top of front panel. Some staining to top edges of boards and spine as well… Read more about this item

Garden City: Crime Club/Doubleday, 1964. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Poor/Good. First Edition stated. An ex-library with all attendant marks, stampe, pocket to ffep, stains, wear and tape marks. Book is wrapped in plastic by former owner which is stuck to pastedowns. Spine a little cocked. Two pages corners torn off just cutting into text and writing on… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1964. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. In burgundy cloth with gilt to spine. Small library? Sticker to bottom of front board partially torn. No marks in book, only a few abrasions to rear endpapers in crease where a piece of paper previously attached was removed. Jacket is price clipped with small chips at… Read more about this item

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, 1950. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Poor. In red cloth with black type to spine. Fading to edges with wear to bottom edges and some spots/stains to boards. Discreet moisture stains from cloth to bottom of about first 20 pages and last 10 pages of books. Jacket is unclipped (9s. 6d. Net)… Read more about this item

New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1951. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Very Good. First American Edition stated. In white boards with red type and title border. Light edgewear/discoloration with sall nick to bottom of front board and spotting to top page ends. Ex-library copy with name/address stamp, ink spot and due dates in ink to ffep, pocket removal scar… Read more about this item

Roslyn: Walter J. Black, 1977. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good +/N/A. Published for the Ellery Queen Mystery Club. In red cloth and gilt with rubbing at corners and spine ends and small stain to front board. Light foxing to top page ends and some light scratches to rear board. Large silver bookplate to ffep, otherwise clean with tight… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd., 1948. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. In black cloth with dulled gilt to spine. Bump to top corner with some faint spotting to top of rear board and light tilt to spine. Top page ends darkened. Jacket is unclipped (9s. 6d. Net) with small chips and short tears at corners… Read more about this item