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London: Oxford University Press. 1968. First. First edition. Light bumps to the bottom corners else fine in a near fine dustwrapper with a lightly browned spine, light edgewear. . ... more information

New York: Platt & Munck. 1940. Illustrated by Harrison Cady. Octavo. [8]pp. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Fine. . ... more information

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. 1887. First. First edition. Illustrated cloth. A couple of tiny smudges, still fine. An attractive copy. . ... more information

Washington, DC: Center of Military History, United States Army. 1988. First. First printing. Small quarto. 372pp. Fine. Part of the Army Historical Series. . ... more information

New York: St. Martin's Press. (1972). First. First American edition. Octavo. 454pp. Black cloth boards. Black and white illustrations. Very good with a slightly cocked spine, slightly bowed boards, foxing along the page edges in a very good age-toned, price-clipped dustwrapper with rubbing and edge wear. . ... more information

London: Printed for the Booksellers throughout the World. 1835. "From the 100th edition." 24mo. Printed papercovered boards. Frontispiece woodcut (repeated on the rear board). Marginal edgewear, but a remarkable survivor in this fragile format, and at least very good. The woodcut is wonderful. Originally published in 1695, and often reprinted, although "the 100th edition" seems a little optimistic. No copies of this edition (or potentially about ninety other editions, if the printer can ... more information

New York: Oxford University Press. 1990. First. First edition. Octavo. 224pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Bottom page corners dampstained (not affecting text), thus good only in very good dustwrapper with light wrinkling. . ... more information

Richmond, Virginia: Garrett and Massie. (1956). Octavo. 342pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Near fine with light crease in spine in a good only price-clipped dustwrapper with edges torn and tape repaired. . ... more information

New York: The Century Company. (1931). Second printing. 422pp. With a Foreword by Claude G. Bowers. Fine in a near fine darkened spine dustwrapper short tears and chips along the edges. . ... more information

New York: E.P. Dutton. 1978. First. First American edition, paperback issue. Page edges spotted, else fine in very good wrappers with the front wrap creased and the crown of the spine smudged. Inscribed by the author on the front fly. This is the last novel written in English by Ngugi, a Kenyan novelist, playwright and teacher, who started writing in Gikuyu, his native tongue, after his arrest for political dissent; his Caitaani Mutharabaini [Devil on the Cross] was the first modern novel written in Gikuyu.... more information

London: John Murray. 1860. First. First edition. Ribbed cloth with printed paper label on spine. Part two only. Hinges cracked, cloth soiled and foxed, spine ends frayed, rear joint cracked, thus good only. Based on the Handbook of Kugler. Enlarged and for the most part re-written. . ... more information

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1961. First. First edition. 12mo. Fine in very good dustwrapper with a creased tear on the front panel. Inscribed by the author with a sketch of Lorenzo. . ... more information

London: Phaidon. (1968). First. First edition. Quarto. Color frontispiece and black & white plates. Small ink inscription and clip to the corner of the front free endpaper, very good or better in very good price-clipped dustwrapper. . ... more information

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 1951. First. First edition. Near fine in very good dustwrapper with some edgewear to the head and tail to the spine, rubbing and a small tear to the fore-edges, and a little browning to the spine. . ... more information

New York: Encore Sales Corp. First. Matchbook. Unused in Fine. Signed by the author. Printed with the 13-line poem "A Secret". Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. . ... more information

(Brooklyn, NY): (#MAGAZINE). (1981). First. First edition. Fine in red wraps. Signed by the author. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. . ... more information

N.p.: Lee/Lucas Press. (1979). First. First edition. Fine in staples wraps. Limited and Signed edition of 100 copies. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. . ... more information

[No place]: Lee-Lucas Press. 1979. First. First edition. Stapled illustrated wrappers. [19]pp. A trifle age-toned, a couple of small stains in the text, else near fine. One of 100 copies, this copy unnumbered and unsigned. . ... more information

New York, New York: Benziger Brothers. (1938). First. First edition. Near fine in a near fine dustwrapper. . ... more information

New York: Random House. (1996). First. Uncorrected proof. Fine in wrappers. . ... more information