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Welles, Orson, Les Bravades, a gift for his daughter

   Price:  $35.00 Canadian;  $31.05 U.S. funds.

   Shipping:  Oversize volume; please email for shipping rates.

Workman Publishing, N.Y., New York, 1996. Cloth. Fine in Nr. Fine d.j. First U.S. Edition. Quarto. Short felt-tip mark to bottom edge pp. near spine. Facsimile of a sketchbook recording Saints Day in St. Tropez, 1956, done for Welles's daughter. Afterword by Simon Callow. Dust jacket has faintest edge wear to top rear panel. A strong copy of a beautiful book.

 

 

 

Wilde, Oscar, Teleny, or The Reverse of the Medal,

   Price:  $30.00 Canadian; $26.62 U.S. funds

   Shipping:  $9.00 Canadian, world-wide

Brandon House, North Hollywood, CA, 1967. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Photo-cover portrait of Oscar Wilde. First U.S. Edition. 16mo. Authorship for Teleny has been laid at Wilde's door for many moons; it certainly exhibits earmarks of his style. A novel of homosexual erotica, it had several private printings before this first 'public' edition. Like most examples of Brandon House titles we have seen, this example has rubbing to covers; also a strong crease to spine. Nevertheless a square, clean, unmarked copy of a difficult edition of a major world author. Note: when (infrequently) they have it to sell, uninformed booksellers offer this at lower prices than are consistent with its real value.

This is a highly collectable and uncommon edition.

 

 

 

Wister, Owen, When West Was West.

   $20.00 Canadian;  $18.26 U.S. funds

   Shipping:  $9.00 in Canada; for elsewhere please email for details.

Macmillan Company, N.Y. N.Y., 1928. Very Good in bright blue cloth with gilt titles to spine.  No dust jacket. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 449 pp. Gilt rule front cover encloses garland and lettering in blind. Fresh, bright covers with cloth and gilt in excellent condition. 5/8" x 1/4" vertical area of damage to cloth join between spine strip and front cover 3" from foot of spine. Otherwise, trace foxing to e.p.s,  front hinge sltly weak. Despite damage mentioned, an attractive copy of a highly readable volume on the west by author of the classic 'The Virginian'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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