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The is a first edition from the Classics series published by International Collectors Library in 1970. The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1969 historical novel by the English author John Fowles (1926-2005). It is about the difficult relationship between an English amateur naturalist and the independent former governess he falls in love with. It was an extremely successful novel. It has been printed repeatedly and has been adapted for stage and screen, most famously by Harold Pinter for the film starring Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep.
This is a lovely book. It is hunter green leatherette.
It has a gilt design on the cover and spine and a bound-in silk bookmark. 480 pages.
The original owner put a bookplate on the inside front cover and then crossed out his/her name. You can either put a label over that or steam off the bookplate.
Other than that, it's in absolutely pristine condition. It is unopened and unread.
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This is an excellent copy of seven complete novels by the great British novelist Graham Greene (1904-1991). This book is now approaching rare status. It includes The Heart of the Matter, Stamboul Train, A Burnt-Out Case, The Third Man, The Quiet American, Loser Takes All, and The Power and the Glory. This is a large book--856 pages.Its only real problem is due to a mistake by the printer: the dust jacket is too big for the book, so it has moved around a lot and is creased and worn.The book itself is in superb condition. There's a bump to the front cover (also from production).But it doesn't appear to have been read.PLEASE NOTE: THE STATED EXPECTED SHIPPING DATE APPLIES ONLY WITHIN NORTH AMERICA. THE SHIPPING CHARGE APPLIES TO NORTH AMERICAN BUYERS, OR TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WHO ACCEPT SURFACE MAIL. DUE TO PANDEMIC-RELATED SHIPPING ISSUES, UNLESS YOU PAY TO HAVE YOUR ITEM DELIVERED BY AIR, OR BY A PRIVATE CARRIER, DELIVERY CAN TAKE FROM 2 TO 5 MONTHS.

This is a stated first edition of Greek Fire, Nicholas Gage's 2000 best-seller about Maria Callas & Aristotle Onassis.I haven't read this particular book, but I know the story and it's quite a tale.From a reviewer: "Packed with newly uncovered secrets, this account of the romance of Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis and opera diva Maria Callas reveals their full story. Drawing from the private papers of Callas, the author tracks their relationship, from Onassis's pursuit of Callas throughout Europe to the strange covert courtship conducted prior to his marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy."This copy is mint. The dust jacket is unclipped, it has not been opened or read--I only now removed the original price tag.Note: If you are outside of North America, the quoted shipping price is for surface mail without tracking. For other options, please contact me.

The Grey Knight: An Autumn Love Story is an Edwardian tale of romance, published in 1908 by Thomas Nelson and Sons, Edinburgh.
I doubt that it was re-printed; I can only find one other mention of it, in the archive of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. So this is both a first edition and a limited edition.
Mrs Henry de la Pasture (Elizabeth Bonham 1866 –1945), and after her second marriage styled Lady Clifford, was an English novelist, dramatist and children's writer. She wrote 15 novels and three plays and was awarded a CBE in 1918. (Her daughter Edmee was the author of the Provincial Lady series, under the name E.M. Delafield.)
276 pages plus 11 pages of ads, 4 ½" x 6 ½" x ½"
Dark Red boards have an etched design on the cover, and black text and design on the spine. There is a little discoloration to the covers, but a professional could clean that off. There are no marks of any kind inside the book and the pages are clean and bright. There is a black and white image at the title page. And… Read More

This is a stated first edition (Canadian) of The Ground Beneath Her Feet, the sixth novel from British novelist Salman Rushdie, published in 1999.It is a love story involving the music world and mythological figures.The cover looks odd in the photos because it's reflective silver and takes on the colours around it. That blob at the top right is the remnants of a price tag.There is minor shelfwear to both the jacket and the spine of the book.The inside is perfect.

This is a stated first edition of Italian Folk Tales, the best-selling collection selected and retold by the Italian author Italo Calvino (1923-1985). The English translation was first published in 1980 and it was on the New York Times Top Ten Best Books list for that year. It is 200 tales, of fantasy and mystery, romance and adventure.
In 1982, it was issued in paperback. This is one of those copies. It is very high quality, with lovely paper and many woodcut illustrations. It has not been opened or read and is in near-perfect condition; its only flaw is to the right edge of the front cover, where the paper is frayed a little, from improper storage. The inside is pristine.

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This is a first, and likely the only, edition of Three Short Novels by Ivan Turgenev, published in 1957 by The Foreign Languages Publishing House, a state-run publisher in the Soviet Union that published Russian literature, novels, propaganda, and books about the USSR in foreign languages. It was dissolved in 1964.
Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, translator and popularizer of Russian literature in the West. His novel Fathers & Sons is regarded as one of the major works of 19th-century fiction.
The three novels in this book are:
Asya (1858), a tragic story of two Russians abroad who are in love but conceal it from each other.
First Love (1860) was one of his most popular pieces of fiction. It is the love story of a 21 year-old woman and a 16 year-old boy.
Spring Torrents, aka Torrents of Spring (1872), is autobiographical and about a young Russian landowner who falls in love while on a visit to Frankfurt. It is regarded as one of Turgenev's… Read More

This is an elegant copy of Ivanhoe: A Romance, a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1819. It is one of the best known and most influential of Scott's novels.
Ivanhoe is set in 12th-century England with colourful descriptions of a tournament, outlaws, a witch trial and divisions between Jews and Christians. It has been credited for increasing interest in romance and medievalism and turning people's minds away from the Middle Ages. It also significantly influenced popular perceptions of Richard the Lionheart, King John and Robin Hood.
This copy was published in 1979 by the Heritage Club. It is blue and red boards with a brilliant gold design on the spine. Inside, there are many illustrations--in color. 471 pages.
Although it has a bookplate on the inside front cover (which you can remove), it has not been read, or even opened.
It comes in a blue slip case, which is a little marked here and there. But it has done its job--the book is like new, crisp and clear and without marks of… Read More

This is a lovely leather-bound copy of Jude the Obscure, the last novel (1895) by the great British novelist and poet Thomas Hardy (1840-1928). Jude is a stonemason who dreams of becoming a scholar; the story also involves a romance with his cousin and issues of class, education, religion, morality and marriage.
This copy was published in 1970 by the prestigious British publisher Heron Books. It is racing green leather with an elaborate gold design on the cover and spine. It has a bound-in silk bookmark.
Inside, the book is perfect. Lovely thick paper, creamy white. 494 pages.
It contains an illustration of Hardy, and several black and white illustrations.
This copy has not been read, or even opened. All pages are like new, crisp and clear and without marks of any kind. The spine is un-cracked, the covers have no shelfwear at all—it is in pristine condition.

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This is an First American edition (1964) of The Koka Shastra, Being the Ratirahasya of Kokkoka, and Other Medieval Indian Writings on Love, translated and introduced by the British scientist Alexander Comfort, who is best known as the author of The Joy of Sex.
The Koka Shastra is another name for The Ratirahasya, a medieval sex manual written in the 11th or 12th century by the Indian poet Kokkoka. It is similar to the Kama Sutra.
Because of the subject matter, these books were sold in plastic wrappers. This copy remains in its wrapper; it has never been opened.

This is a First Edition (1972) of Lady of Quality, the last (39th) romance novel by the English writer Georgette Heyer (1902-1974). Heyer is the writer who established both the historical romance genre, and the Regency romance genre. She is also well-known for the incredible depth of her research, which makes her books as true to the period as if they were written by Jane Austen.

THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS & THE SPY
Published 1941 by Greystone Press.
Bound in Burgundy leather with bright gold design and print on the spine and cover.
As you can see, there is a bump to the top of the spine; that will have to be masked. The cover has a couple of barely-noticeable marks.
Inside, the book is pristine. It has not been read; there are no marks of any kind in it/on the pages.
The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is a historical novel written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826.
It is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. The Pathfinder, published 14 years later in 1840, is its sequel. The Last of the Mohicans is set in 1757, during the French and Indian War (the Seven Years' War), when France and Great Britain battled for control of North America. During this war, both the French and the British used Native American allies, but the French were particularly dependent, as they were outnumbered in the Northeast frontier… Read More

Lewis Percy
is the 11th of the 27 novels written by the brilliant English historian and novelist Anita Brookner (1928-2016). It tells the story of a sheltered librarian who ventures into romance. It was published in the UK in 1989; in the US and Canada in 1990. This is a stated first Canadian edition.The book has not been read. The dust jacket has some shelfwear. Aside from two little spots of what looks like ink transfer on the side of the book, it is in mint condition.Note: If you are outside of North America, the shipping fee is for surface mail without tracking. Contact me for other shipping options.

From the International Collectors Library, this is a mint-condition luxury edition copy of Madame Bovary, the classic novel by the French author Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880).The book, about an unhappy woman who lives beyond her means and has an affair, scandalized society when it was published in 1956, but is now considered to be one of the most influential literary works in history.This copy was published in 1949 and appears to have never been read.Brown/red boards with a gold design. Illustrated. Silk bound-in bookmark.There is slight darkening of the paper, but there is not a mark in it or on it.NOTE: My quoted price for shipping OUTSIDE of North America is for surface mail without tracking. For other shipping options, please contact me.

This is a very readable copy of a 1902 printing of Mauprat, the 1837 novel by the iconic French writer George Sand (Amantine Dupin). It is a love story but it explores the issue of education for women and examines a woman's traditionally passive role in a marriage.This copy is dated 1902. It is lime green cloth-covered boards with a fleur de lis design on the spine. There is a portrait of her at the front, and a section of portraits of her at the back--she was painted on numerous occasions, and photographed.427 pages.

This is a first edition (1994) of Nelson and Emma, the story of one of history's great, and most tragic, romances--between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton. It chronicles their life and times, and their letters, with lots of maps, illustrations and photographs.
It was produced by the Folio Society, so it is a gorgeous book.
7" x 9 3/4", 256 pages. It is not a large book but, because of the quality of the paper, it's quite heavy. It comes in an illustrated slipcase.
Mint condition.

Of Human Bondage is a coming-of-age story about a sensitive young man consumed by unrequited and self-destructive love. It is thought to be autobiographical and is considered to be Maugham's masterpiece. It was first published in 1915 and has twice been made into films.This copy was published by Heron Books in 1968 and contains original illustrations by Charles Keeping, well-known for his children's books and Charles Dickens illustrations. As is the case with all Heron Books productions, they're beautiful copies. (Heron usually published on wood-free paper, but that isn't noted here.)It is two volumes, in navy leather, or leatherette (I can't tell), with brilliant silver etching on the cover and spine. They both have a silk bookmark. They are both unread, and are so new that I don't want to open them too wide to take photos. The only flaws are on Vol II--there are two tiny marks, one at the top right corner and one at the bottom right corner.Note: If you're interested in Maugham, I have first editions… Read More

This is a first edition of The Peaceable Kingdom, An American Saga, the 1972 novel by the prolific Dutch-American playwright and novelist Jan de Hartog (1914-2002). De Hartog moved to the US in the early 60s and became a Quaker.
From an online synopsis:
"I am George Fox," said the fair-haired stranger. "May the Lord bless thee and awaken thee, Margaret Fell." His eyes went on searching hers. They were blue like a sailor's and of an odd shape and rather slanted.It was at this moment Margaret Fell's life took a strange and dramatic turn. For her encounter with George Fox, a virile, lust-provoking, itinerant preacher, made her feel as though a whole new life were ahead. For the first time her passion was aroused. George awakened in her a capacity for love she had never known. But was this love directed at George the man of God...or George the man?This novel is the story of the passionate, flesh-and-blood men and women who began the Quaker movement in England in the 17th century and of those who settled… Read More

This is a first edition from the classics series published by International Collectors Library in 1970.It is two novels.
Pere Goriot (or Old Goriot)is an 1835 novel by Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set in Paris in 1819, it follows the intertwined lives of three characters: the elderly doting Goriot, a mysterious criminal-in-hiding named Vautrin, and a naive law student named Eugène de Rastignac. It is considered Balzac's most important novel and it has often been adapted for film and the stage. It also is the base of the French expression 'Rastignac', which is a term for a social climber willing to do anything to get ahead.
Eugenie Grandet is an 1833 novel which Balzac continued into his Human Comedy series. It is the story of a young woman whose wealthy but tight-fisted father tries to arrange a financially advantageous marriage for her when she falls in love with her penniless cousin.
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The is a nice little Modern Library copy of Pere Goriot & Eugenie Grandet, published in 1950. It is two novels in one book.
Pere Goriot (or Old Goriot)is an 1835 novel by Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set in Paris in 1819, it follows the intertwined lives of three characters: the elderly doting Goriot, a mysterious criminal-in-hiding named Vautrin, and a naive law student named Eugène de Rastignac. It is considered Balzac's most important novel and it has often been adapted for film and the stage. It also is the base of the French expression 'Rastignac', which is a term for a social climber willing to do anything to get ahead.
Eugenie Grandet is an 1833 novel which Balzac continued into his Human Comedy series. It is the story of a young woman whose wealthy but tight-fisted father tries to arrange a financially advantageous marriage for her when she falls in love with her penniless cousin.
This book is… Read More