Adventure
Sword in Sheath
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1949. Lorence Bjorklund. Cloth. The uncommon 1949 stated 1st edition of this "rousing tale of modern adventure in the East Indies". Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.50), VG+ dustjacket, with one closed tear along the front flap-fold. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout..... More
Two Years in the French West Indies
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. Decorative Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1890 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its decorative coth, with small, neat former owner name and date at the front free endpaper. Otherwise, clean and sharp. 12mo, over 40 photographs and etchigs complementing Lafcadio..... More
Golden Rain
New York: Longmans. Green and Co., 1928. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1928 stated 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.50), VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping along the spine ends. A novel of adventure, "set against the background of the Borneo jungle"..... More
Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. W. Hale. Pictorial cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1887 2nd American edition. Clean and VG+ in its chocolate-brown cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Light lean at the spine, a touch of mild wear to the fore-edge. Thick..... More
Jimgrim and Allah's Peace (in Dustjacket)
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1936. Decorative Cloth. The 1936 1st edition under this title, in its wonderful pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG+ in its yellow cloth, with a villainous portrait to the front panel. And in a bright, price-intact ($2.00), VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends..... More