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Buchan, John. Sir Quixote of the Moors. T Fisher Unwin, 1895.
Price: US$256.53 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Blanchard A2. VG- first edition. Buchan's first novel, a romantic tale of the Covenanting days set in the Galloway hills. Bound as described in Blanchard (black cloth and front cover with pink bricks, yellow and red flowers with green leaves and red and black stems) and with the full title on the spine and shortened title (Sir Quixote) on the front, both in yellow lettering. Bumped corners. Spine a little dull. Bright internally but front hinge cracked and a little shaky. Rubber stamped name on paste-down.
Seller: Crask Books, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Price: US$299.16 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition of the author's first separate book. Blanchard A2. Black buckram with pictorial colour printing to spine and front. Mildest rubbing to cover, which remains very bright. A few small brown spots to bottom edge; removed bookplate inside front cover; small chip to margin of page 75-6, not affecting text; pin-pricks & tiny rust spots to preliminary leaves from removed pin. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy of this beautifully published and scarce volume. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Seller: CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB, London -- Birr, ON, Canada
John Buchan. Sir Quixote. T. Fisher Unwin, 1895.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: T. Fisher Unwin; London, 1895. Hardcover. First Edition of John Buchan's First Book. Sir Quixote of the Moors. Being some Account of an Episode in the Life of the Sieur de Rohaine. A Good, original black cloth binding with illustrated front board and spine and yellow lettering on front board and spine, binding intact, some handling/scuffing to boards, small dents to spine edges, some rubbing along board edges, bit of age toning to pages, previous owner ink gift inscription front free endpaper else unmarked, scattered foxing to text block edges and front/back matters, slightly curled board corners, without Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]., 188pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.
Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
Buchan, John. Sir Quixote of the Moors. London: T Fisher Unwin, 1895.
Price: US$320.67 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blanchard A2. Buchan's first novel, a romantic tale of the Covenanting days set in the Galloway hills. VG- Variant binding. In this case the book is bound in red cloth with the short title on the spine and front cover in black. The bricks are orange, the flowers red and yellow with green and red stems and the front has a black cross-hatched border. The spine has faded to a pink shade and there are 2 ownership signatures on the fly-leaf but otherwise the book is very good. Scarce in this binding.
Seller: Crask Books, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Buchan, John. Sir Quixote of the Moors. London: T Fisher Unwin, 1895.
Price: US$320.67 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blanchard A2. Buchan's first novel, a romantic tale of the Covenanting days set in the Galloway hills. VG Variant binding. The spine carries the shortened title, the bricks on the front are orange and the flower stems are black rather than black and red. There is no cross-hatched border around the illustrated panel. The top corners are lightly bumped and there is very occasional light foxing.
Seller: Crask Books, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Buchan, John. Sir Quixote of the Moors. T Fisher Unwin, 1895.
Price: US$320.67 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blanchard A2. Buchans first novel and the first book entirely written by him. An essential target for the serious Buchan collector. It is a novel of romance and tension set in Galloway in the days of the Covenanters. 188 pages, followed by 1 4-page selection from Unwins catalogue. Black cloth with striking decoration in red, pink, yellow and green. The binding is in very good condition with just light rubbing at the ends of the spine and very lightly bumped corners. Internally excellent with an uncracked binding. There is a pencilled name on the front paste-down. A very nice copy of the version with the full title on the spine.
Seller: Crask Books, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Buchan, John. Sir Quixote of the Moors. London: T Fisher Unwin, 1895.
Price: US$352.74 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition (Blanchard A2). Buchan's first novel, a romantic adventure set in the days of the covenanters. 188 pp + 4 pp adverts. Black cloth; gold lettering; pictorial front board. This is the variant with the full title on the spine. Internally very good but for the beginnings of cracking of the hinges, although the binding remains tight. Generally very good externally although the spine is a little dull.
Seller: Crask Books, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Price: US$383.52 + shipping
Description: Black cloth with floral and other decorations in green, red, yellow etc. Full title at top of spine and short title and author on front cover. Original tiny label of Macneur & Bryden Helensburgh on front pastedown. Book looks barely opened and is unmarked. Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age.
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
Buchan, John. Sir Quixote of the Moors. London: T Fisher Unwin, 1895.
Price: US$384.80 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG- first edition. Blanchard A2. Buchans first novel, set in his beloved Border country in the days of the covenant. Blanchard notes both black and red cloth variants of the first edition and this is the red version, more scarce than the black.188pp + 4pp publishers adverts. Red cloth with black lettering and green and yellow flower design. The spine is a little faded and has slight wear at the foot. The corners are rubbed and there is light staining on the rear. Internally bright and clean with just lightly browned endpapers. The hinges are cracked but the binding remains firm although very slightly cocked. Overall a good, sound copy.
Seller: Crask Books, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Price: US$484.85 + shipping
Description: First edition. 12mo. 188 pp., with 4 pages publishers adverts. Original blue pictorial cloth blocked in colour. London, T. Fisher Unwin. Buchan's first novel. Some light wear to extremities, neat ownership inscription to half title, otherwise a very good copy indeed.
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom
Buchan, John. Sir Quixote of the Moors. T Fisher Unwin, UK, 1895.
Price: US$493.83 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition - Blanchard A2.2. Variant binding with original blue boards. Shortened title on the spine. No wrapper. A bright copy, sharp and complete. The boards are bright - the decorations on the front board are bold. The corners are sharp. The spine is bright. The pages are clan. The closed pages edges are a little dulled. The binding is tight - no cracked hinges, no loose pages. There are no previous ownership inscriptions - there is an ornate ownership bookplate on the front pastedown. An attractive copy. PayPal accepted.
Seller: Cheltenham Rare Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Buchan, John. Sir Quixote of the Moors. London: T Fisher Unwin, 1895.
Price: US$641.34 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blanchard A2. VG- first edition. Buchan's first novel, a romantic tale of the Covenanting days set in the Galloway hills. Bound as described in Blanchard (black cloth and front cover with pink bricks, yellow and red flowers with green leaves and red and black stems) and with the full title on the spine and shortened title (Sir Quixote) on the front, both in yellow lettering. Lightly rubbed extremities but very bright otherwise. Very good internally but the front hinge is just beginning to crack although the binding remains firm. Pasted inside the front cover is a sheet of paper signed John Buchan Sept: 16: 1920) and the fly-leaf is signed B Consitt Boulter Novr. 1897. Taffy Boulter was one of JBs close friends at Brasenose and their rooms were on the same staircase. An exceptional association copy.
Seller: Crask Books, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Price: US$769.60 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red cloth with colourful flower decs to spine and front. Spine very lightly sunned and bumped, some very light rubbing and marks to rear board and also a slight crease to the cloth which looks like it was perhaps a fault in the cloth at the time of binding. Front board clean and bright. Endpapers browned and some of the pages have been roughly cut, very occasional small smudge mark to page edge, otherwise contents are clean and tight. Overall a very tidy copy of this first edition. Size: 12mo
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Price: US$822.69 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 12mo. 188p. [4] ads. Original pictorial black buckram with yellow lettering. Buchan's first book. Spine ends a little pushed in, hinges just showing signs of weakening. Attractive little bookplate of Hamill to the pastedown, with a small set of neatly inked numbers in the upper corner. Fresh and tight copy, with beautifully decorated boards, with borders and outline drawings in pink, filled in with green and yellow, and a bold pink brink wall right at the top.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$1019.73 + shipping
Description: [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Duodecimo (20 x 12cm), pp.188 [4]. Red publisher's cloth, pictorial design blocked in colour and titles in black to upper and spine. Fore edge untrimmed. Interior lightly toned, with the odd mark here and there. Toning and faint offsetting to endpapers. Cloth lightly rubbed and sunned to spine. Spine headcap and tail gently bumped. Very good. Buchan's first novel, written when he was only 19. Surrounding the misadventures of a French soldier in Seventeenth century Scotland. Blanchard.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom