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  • The Viking Press, New York. 1962. American First Edition, First Printing. 8vo. 211pp. Signed by Ian Fleming. Bound in the original publisher cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows the slightest hint of shelf rubbing along the edges, otherwise is Fine/As New being completely free of all use and wear. The dust jacket shows slight shelf rubbing along the edges and corners, spine with just a hint of toning, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful and distinct. As pictured. This is a well-preserved first American edition of this work, with the jacket designed Richard Chopping preserved in paper-backed mylar. An oddity in the James Bond series, it is told from the perspective of a young Candian woman. Bond himself does not appear until two-thirds of the way through the book. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKtO34YNcFw
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    Jonathan Cape, London, 1965. Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Excellent. First English Edition. Near Fine in Good dust jacket null 8vo 8"-9" tall; 221 pages; Second Issue, without the golden gun stamped on the front board. Bound in textured black boards, with green patterned endpapers and gilt lettering to the spine. Dust Jacket with gun wrapping around and flies designed by Richard Chopping. UK Price (18s net) present on front flap of dustwrapper which has all corners clipped by the publisher. The source of the movie staring Roger Moore as James Bond, agent 007 and Moore's second Bond film.
  • Very nice book. Title: La Farsa Mariana Pineda a first edition of the year 1928 by Federico Garcia Lorca, the book is complete and on good condition. Rare on the market, Historical.
  • First edition of the very famous book Charlie and the chocolate factory. Signed By Roald Dahl. Date 1964 Good condition with the original Dust Jacket.
  • The FIRST EDITION OF PARADISO. Signed 1967 Title : PARADIS0. PRINTED 1966. First Edition. LEZAMA LIMA Printed: LA HABANA. On good condition. From the CUBAN revolution period. Note in this condition a amazing collector piece. Provenance: Old Collection of movie books from London.
  • Original FIRST EDITION OF THE BOOK BAMBI. Signed by Felix Salten. THE REAL FIRST EDITION and SIGNED. Printed in Verlag Ullstein, Berlin, Germany, 1923. Hardcover. Condición: Good condition. No Jacket. 1st. H/B 187 pages, Plus 4 pages of publishers advertisements. Text in German. Illustrated initial letter to each chapter. Condition - A good copy of this extremely RARE book. Only the Spine regular, Corners and top and bottom of spine slightly bumped, pages slightly tanned around edges, minor spotting to paper covered boards. The first edition of this work was issued in Germany shortly after the end of the First World War on very poor, brittle paper in a cloth spine and paper covered boards. Born Siegmund Salzmann on 6th September, 1869, died 8th October, 1945. A Hungarian Jew who's family moved to Austria. First published in Germany in 1923 as "Bambi. Eine Lebengeschichte aus dem Walde,  
  • Wells (H.G.) 1928 First Edition The Way the World Is Going Signed manuscript by Wells; guesses & forecasts of the years ahead, 26 articles & a lecture . Ernest Benn Limited, a very good copy in slightly marked dust-wrapper which is somewhat browned at the spine panel. A collector book, Signed by H G WELLS. Dust Jacket Included
  • Habana: Imprenta del Tiempo printed in 1850. Book complete with nice 20 lithographed plates with original hand-colour.   First edition, and rare in any condition. "The first and only book of bird illustrations to be published in Cuba was 'Aves de la Isla de Cuba' by Spaniard Juan Lembeye. Lembeye lived in Cuba from the 1830s to the 1860s, and became interested in birds while he was there. His book was published in Havana in 1850. It became one of the best-known works on Cuban natural history; several of the illustrations were reproduced in cigar wrappings and in souvenir ceramic plates" (Historical Museum of Southern Florida). Many of the plates are direct copies of those published by John James Audubon in his "Birds of America" (1838-1844), however Lembeye's meticulous scientific notes are his own, and important for describing for the first time a number of new species native to Cuba, including the smallest bird in the world: the Bee-Hummingbird, or Zunzuncito Orthorthynchus Helenae. Sin duda es esta obra una de las mas importantes y bellas de la bibliografia Cubana, siendo esta obra cumbre del arte Cubano del siglo XIX, esta considerada una obra de gran calado y para su uso investigatorio dada la naturaleza cientifica de la obra misma. Considerada una de las obras mas raras de la cultura cubana, excasa y que presenta también una edición en blanco y negro, haciendo de esta a Color casí imposible de encontrar
  • A first edition of Pablo Neruda signed by the author. Year: 1957 FIRST EDITION Printed in Buenos Aires (Argentina) Title: Tercer libro de odas. A important book of Pablo Neruda with a dedication and personal drawing. With two original photos of Neruda incluiding. Book on very good condition of conservation.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jmroGrWOak
  • The king of the Cuban and american books, this is a genuine book of: Los ingenios de la Isla de Cuba printed in Havana Cuba in 1857. Note: This was the most expensive printed book in the nineteenth century. A unique opportunity in life. It is considered the best book out of the Cuban press in the nineteenth century and one of the highlights of his time in the world. It was serialized.

    Título/ Title: Original book Los ingenios de la Isla de Cuba

    Printed in La Havana  Cuba

    Año de publicación / Date: 1857

    Ilustrador: Eduardo Laplante

    Edición: 1ª Edición  FIRST EDITION

    The Book of Ingenios is considered the most famous and coveted books printed in Cuba, this bibliographic gem masterfully executed and luxury, is the most beautiful nineteenth century Cuban book, and one of the most beautiful ever printed in America. There are many artists and specialists of all ages who have spoken with great enthusiasm about the aesthetic quality of these prints, considered among the oldest and best quality made in the country. Eduardo Laplante. (Photographer and painter Franco-Cuban nineteenth century) and Justo German Cantero (medical doctor, pianist, composer, poet, author of "Cuba Wits") Laplante reached Cuba around 1848, taking up residence in Havana and a year later established as a lithographer, considered the best Cuban lithographer at the time. Travel the interior of the island, in order to capture its landscapes and the most important sugar plantations, makes detailed descriptions of rural life in Cuba, including sugar plantation. Along with Leonardo Barañao draws and prints the series Picturesque Island Cuba in 1856, and with Justo German Cantero, who writes the text, published in 1858 The Book of Wits, with drawn and lithographed with natural beauty and high quality sheets . The date of his death is placed by some sources in Havana in 1860. It includes the nice full-color lithographs mills Island Cuba and maps of factories. Each print has its original dry stamp by Eduardo Laplante. Source: the book was purchased a few years ago from an antique collection dealer of the City of New York, invoice with the book. The book is on good condition, This is a historical book and note in this condition a amazing collector piece.