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Norman Douglas .. Nerinda (1901).. G. Orioli, Florence, Italy, 1929.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Description: First stand-alone edition, a revised version of "Nerinda," first published in "Unprofessional Tales" (1901). SIGNED Edition, Limited to 475 copies, of which this is number 312. Good+: Shows moderate use. Faint smudges to the panels; the faintest dampstaining to same; a short split in the paper-over-boards at the top of the front hinge; the boards are a little bowed. Faint foxing to the outside edges; the binding leans very slightly off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia in the text. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, tightly bound, showing only the moderate wear and a number of flaws. May have originally had an unprinted DJ. Lacks the original cardboard slipcase. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large 8vo. (9.9 x 6.8 x 1 inches). 137 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 10.2 ounces. Original orange boards titled in black at the front panel. All edges untrimmed. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. "His first fantasy, written in 1899, was 'Nerinda', set in Pompeii, a delusional fantasy about an enigmatic femme fatale." - Clute and Grant (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), p. 286. Bleiler (1978), p. 63. Not in Reginald (1979; 1992). Woolf A28a. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First stand-alone edition, a revised version of "Nerinda," first published in "Unprofessional Tales" (1901). SIGNED Edition, Limited to 475 copies, of which this is number 312.
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
Norman Douglas. Nerinda (1901). G. Orioli, Florence, 1929.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: #234 of 475 copies signed by Norman Douglas. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally clean and bright. Boards rubbed and scuffed.
Seller: Open Boat Booksellers, Amherst, MA, U.S.A.
Douglas, Norman. Nerinda. G. Orioli, Florence, 1929.
Price: US$71.64 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo. Orange paper boards with black lettered title to the front board. The corners with light wear, the top of the spine has been re-glued in two pieces, with chipping to the spine ends and some scuffing along the middle. The binding is tight and square and the book clean throughout. First edition in book form. Limited to 475 copies numbered and signed by the author, this is no. 48 signed by Norman Douglas.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Douglas, Norman. Nerinda (1909) .. G. Orioli, Florence, 1929.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Spine scuffed, front hinge partially cracked, internally VG. ; Boards, 137p. **One of 475 numbered signed copies.
Seller: Janet & Henry Hurley, Westmoreland, NH, U.S.A.
Douglas, Norman. Nerinda; (1901). G. Orioli, Florence, 1929.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 137 pp. No. 296 of 475 copies, signed by Douglas. Cloth covered boards, black lettered title, very good condition in slipcase. (52569).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
DOUGLAS, Norman. Nerinda (1901).. Florence: G. Orioli:, First edition,, 1929.
Price: US$115.94 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 137pp, partly uncut, orig. orange cloth, upper corners slightly bumped generally VG+ in worn slipcase. Signed Limited edition, by the Author, 461 of 475 copies. (Woolf A28a).
Seller: Geoffrey Jackson, Royal Wootton Bassett, WILTS, United Kingdom
Douglas, Norman. Nerinda (1901). G. Orioli, Florence, 1929.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Lacks slipcase, spine ends slightly worn. Number 453 of 475 signed copies.
Seller: John R. Sanderson, Bookseller , Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
DOUGLAS NORMAN.. Nerinda (1901).. G. Orioli,, Florence,, 1929.
Price: US$133.69 + shipping
Description: Cm. 24, pp. 137 (3). Leg. edit. in cart. rigido con titoli al piatto e su tassello al dorso. Qualche segno d'uso. Bell'edizione, stampata su carta pesante, in barbe ed a tiratura limitata di 475 esemplari numerati e firmati dall'autore (ns. n. 129). Edizione originale di un'opera rara e ricercata in cui l'autore presenta il suo epistolario italiano dedicato a Capri, Sorrento e Castellamare.
Seller: Studio Bibliografico Benacense, riva del garda, Italy
Douglas, Norman. Nerinda. G. Orioli, Florence, 1929.
Price: US$149.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Original orange cloth. #233 of 475 copies signed by Douglas to the limitation page. Spine ends slightly bumped, hint handsoil to cloth, very slight scattered foxing. Pages unopened. The slipcase is somewhat bumped to points. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Douglas, Norman. Nerinda.. G. Orioli, Florence, 1929.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Signed limited edition of this work, one of 475 numbered copies, this is number 272. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Douglas, Norman. NERINDA (1901). G. Orioli, Florence, [Italy], 1929.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Large octavo, original orange boards printed in black, all edges untrimmed. First separate edition. Limited to 475 numbered copies signed by Douglas. A revised version of "Nerinda," first published in UNPROFESSIONAL TALES (1901). "His first fantasy, written in 1899, was 'Nerinda' . set in Pompeii, a delusional fantasy about an enigmatic femme fatale." - Clute and Grant (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), p. 286. Bleiler (1978), p. 63. Not in Reginald (1979; 1992). Woolf A28a. Just a bit of dust soiling to spine panel, a nearly fine, unopened copy in a remnant of what was perhaps the original unprinted dust jacket; lacks the cardboard slipcase. (#117406)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Douglas , Norman.. Nerinda. 1901 ( Signed , Limited edition ).. Orioli , Florence, 1929.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition , first printing , 1929. A fine book in the original binding. In the original acetate. Enclosed in the original paper slipcase which is very good with a bit of edge wear and rubbing. This is copy # 45 of 475 Signed and numbered copies. SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Somewhere In Time Books, St. James, NY, U.S.A.
DOUGLAS, Norman. Nerinda (1901). G. Orioli, Florence, 1929.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Small quarto. 137pp. Fine in lightly worn, near fine slipcase, lacking the glassine dust jacket. Copy 6 of 475 numbered copies Signed by Douglas. A fantasy novel, very nicely printed by Tipografia L. Franceschini. Woolf A28a; Bleiler, *Checklist of Science-Fiction and Supernatural Fiction* p. 63.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Douglas, Norman. Nerinda (1901). G. Orioli, Florence, 1929.
Price: US$186.80 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Tall 8vo. Pp 137. Original paper covered boards, spine faded. With slip case, worn and with loss to lower spine. No. 87/475 copies signed by the author. "For Mary with all good wishes from Norman (who wishes he had a copy like this one) 18 Nov 1944."
Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom
DOUGLAS, Norman. Nerinda (1901). G. Orioli, Florence, 1929.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Small quarto. 137pp. Rear corner depressed during binding near fine in good original tissue dust jacket creased, toned and torn at the spine and housed in very good slipcase with printed spine label, chip, toning and matching corner depression. Copy 111 of 475 numbered copies Signed by Douglas. A fantasy novel, very nicely printed by Tipografia L. Franceschini. Woolf A28a; Bleiler, *Checklist of Science-Fiction and Supernatural Fiction* p. 63.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Douglas, Norman.. Nerinda. (1901).. G. Orioli, Florence, 1929.
Price: US$216.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: One of 475 numbered 1st edition copies. Signed by the author. Paper over boards, uncut. The spine is faintly sunned and there is a small chip at the heel of the spine, otherwise a fine copy. Woolf A28a.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Douglas (Norman).. Nerinda. Orioli, Florence,, 1929.
Price: US$236.72 + shipping
Description: One of 475 numbered copies, signed by the author Spine a little soiled and chipped, otherwise a very nice, bright copy
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$257.65 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. 8vo. [251 x 170 x 22 mm]. 137, [3] pp. Bound in the original orange paper covered boards, the title lettered in black on the front cover, uncut and partly unopened edges. (Slightly marked). Woolf, A.28. Limited to 475 copies, of which this is number 75, signed by the author. A very good copy which remains partly unopened. Nerinda originally appeared in Unprofessional Tales (1901). In this revised version Douglas omitted the introductory pages and added an Author's Note at the end. It was dedicated to Nancy Cunard and was Orioli's first publishing venture. It was published in April 1929, at one guinea. This copy was sold by Charles Traylen in 1983 for £50.
Seller: George Bayntun ABA ILAB PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Douglas, Norman. Nerinda. G. Orioli, Florence, 1929.
Price: US$263.92 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Orange paper boards with black lettered title to the front board. edges untrimmed, with the scarce cardboard slipcase. Spine sunned and stained, and bumped at the spine foot. Without the plain paper dust jacket. Slipcase worn and bumped at the corners, with a water stain along one side, but clean and sturdy. First edition in book form. Limited to 475 copies numbered and signed by the author.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada