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Jorkens Remembers Africa: Available Copies
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JORKENS REMEMBERS AFRICA. by DUNSANY, LORD
Hardcover
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Publisher: longmans, green, 1934, first edition ,, (1934)
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS (webster, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $53.00
Shipping: $6.45
TOTAL Cost: $59.45
very good , small chipping at the spine ends and corners, slightly darker spine and rear jacket only, NO BOOK
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Mr. Jorkens Remembers Africa by Dunsany, Lord
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: William Heinemann, London (1934)
Seller: Inside the Covers (Lancaster, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $125.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $125.00
First edition. Hard cover published by William Heinemann in 1934. No dust jacket. Orange covers with black lettering on spine. Corners of covers and ends of spine have some wear. Spine is faded some and has a small scrape near middle. Covers have slight scuffing. Top edge of pages has some small stains near spine. Pages have slight tanning. Book is in good condition. 299 pages, .8 lb.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 299 pages
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JORKENS REMEMBERS AFRICA by Lord Dunsany
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co., New York (1934)
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller (Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $120.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $126.00
5 x 8 in. Pale green cloth boards. Stated first printing, 1934. Condition is GOOD ; covers and spine heavily discolored to a pale green/yellow, edges toned. Minimal shelf wear. Binding tight. Text edges foxed. Endpapers mildly foxed, text clean, bright and unmarked. PO's name and blindstamp on ffep, blindstamp on title pg. DJ is GOOD ; not clipped ($2.50) flaps foxed, spine toned. Overall very clean, wear and chips to edges. Fic. Stax.
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Jorkens Remembers Africa by Dunsany, Lord
Hardcover
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Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co, New York City (1934)
Seller: Samuel Lasenby Bookseller (Corona del Mar, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $160.00
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $165.00
Green boards with paper label title on spine [4]+v-vii+303p,illus Interior good with hint of water stain right side page 242 to end Five line ink presentation on fep 1935. Unclipped $2.50 Dj with 3/4" paper loss at head and 1 3/4" horizontal loss rear bottom corner
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The Collected Jorkens, Vol. 1: The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens and Jorkens Remembers Africa by Lord Dunsany; S. T. Joshi; Arthur C. Clarke
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781892389558
Publisher: Night Shade Books August 2005, San Francisco, CA (2005)
Seller: A Cappella Books, Inc. (Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $175.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $175.00
Red-brown faux-leather covered boards with black lettering on spine & illustrations/lettering front panel. Light brown streaks of soiling top textblock edge. [334 pages]
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Mr. Jorkens Remembers Africa by Dunsany, Lord
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Heinemann, London (1934)
Seller: Charles Vivian Art & Antiques (Rosscarbery, CORK, Ireland)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $159.12
Shipping: $22.37
TOTAL Cost: $181.49
8vo, pp. 299, original orange cloth with black lettering to spine, this with a light crease and rubbed, very small split at base, covers with some marks, corners rubbed, interior with some tanning and spotting to end papers, otherwise clean and crisp, some tanning and very light foxing to edges, binding sound. Scarce.
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The Collected Jorkens Volume One [The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens and Jorkens Remembers Africa] by Joshi, S. T. (editor and introduction) ; Dunsany, Lord; Clarke, Arthur C (introduction) ;
Hardcover
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Publisher: Night Shade Books, San Francisco and Portland (2004)
Seller: Kuenzig Books ( ABAA / ILAB ) (Topsfield, MA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $193.00
Shipping: $4.99
TOTAL Cost: $197.99
First Edition. xxiv, 334 pages. 8vo. Publisher's brown boards with embossed black decorations. Original price sticker and ISBN code on rear panel. Lightly bumped head/tail spine, several small blemishes to the rear board. Boards. The first in a series of three volumes. Now quite desirable in the marketplace.
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The Collected Jorkens, Vol. 1: The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens and Jorkens Remembers Africa by Lord Dunsany & S. T. Joshi
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781892389558
Publisher: Night Shade Books (2005)
Seller: Salish Sea Books (Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $224.95
Shipping: $3.99
TOTAL Cost: $228.94
Very Good; Hardcover; Light wear to the covers; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); Reddish-brown covers with title in black lettering; 2005, Night Shade Books; 334 pages; "The Collected Jorkens, Vol. 1: The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens and Jorkens Remembers Africa," by Lord Dunsany & S. T. Joshi.
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The Collected Jorkens, Vol. 1: The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens and Jorkens Remembers Africa by Lord Dunsany; S. T. Joshi
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781892389558
Publisher: Night Shade (2004)
Seller: A Book Preserve (Columbus, OH, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $245.00
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $248.75
First EdItion (stated). "The Collected Jorkens, Vol. 1: "The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens" and "Jorkens Remembers Africa," by Lord Dunsany & S. T. Joshi. San Francisco: Night Shade Books, 2004. 334 pp. Fine bonded leather hardcover. Ships fat with tracking.
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JORKENS REMEMBERS AFRICA. by DUNSANY, Lord.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Longman's, Green & Co., New York & Toronto (1934)
Seller: Thompson Rare Books - ABAC / ILAB (Hornby Island, BC, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $225.00
Shipping: $25.00
TOTAL Cost: $250.00
Octavo. Publisher's light green cloth with title label on spine in dust jacket illustrated by Allen Lewis. 303 pages. Title page with same design as dust jacket. Binding rubbed, tanned along spine and at edges with some small stains and light corner bumps; the front panel of the jacket mounted to the front free endpaper. A very good copy, in a supplied dust jacket, price-clipped and with some tiny tears at the edges but overall very good and attractive. A decent copy in a nice dust jacket. The American edition of this title precedes the UK edition by a month. Joshi & Schweitzer 1A.62.a.
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Jorkens Remembers Africa by Dunsany, Lord (Edward Plunkett)
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Longmans Green & Co, New York and Toronto (1934)
Seller: Downtown Brown Books (Portland, OR, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $360.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $366.00
The second Jorkens book. This American edition is the true first of this book per Currey. x, 303 pages. Currey, Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors, p. 170. First edition (first printing). Green cloth faded at all edges, else very good in a very good dust jacket missing a small piece at the top of the spine, not affecting any text.
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MR. JORKENS REMEMBERS AFRICA by DUNSANY, LORD
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: HEINEMANN PUB 1934, LONDON (1934)
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS (BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $425.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $430.50
THE SECOND COLLECTION OF JORKENS YARNS ORIGINAL ORANGE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH BLACK SPINE TITLES. ORANGE CLOTH HAS A TRACE OF DUSTING MOSTLY TO THE SPINE BUT IS OTHERWISE ABOUT FINE. ALTHOUGH LACKING ONE OF THE RAREST OF DUNSANY'S DUST JACKETS A VERY NICE COLLECTABLE COPY OF THIS FIRST JORKENS VOLUME IN THE SCARCE UK EDITION.
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JORKENS REMEMBERS AFRICA by DUNSANY, LORD
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: NEW YORK NY LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO PUB 1934. (1934)
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS (BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $475.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $480.50
VERY GOOD+ IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J. THE SECOND JORKENS BOOK BOOK'S LIGHT SENSITIVE LIGHT GREEN CLOTH IS MODESTLY FADED AS USUAL ON THE SPINE AND THE TOP EDGES AND FORE-EDGES WITH GLUE SHADOW ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER WHERE A BOOKPLATE USED TO BE, MODEST FOXING AT THE TOP EDGE OF THE TEXT AND THE ENDPAPERS, AND PAPER SPINE LABEL CLEAN AND BRIGHT. THE D.J. IS SLIGHTLY CHIPPED AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS WITH A FEW TINY EDGE TEARS, SOME VERY LIGHT SOIL TO THE WHITE AREAS, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A VERY NICE ABOVE AVERAGE COPY OF THIS BOOK WITH THE DISTINCTIVE D.J. BY ALLEN LEWIS. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.
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Mr. Jorkens Remembers Africa by Lord Dunsany
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: William Heinemann (1934)
Seller: curtis paul books, inc. (Northridge, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $599.99
Shipping: $4.49
TOTAL Cost: $604.48
Orange cloth first edition is in near fine condition. Unclipped jacket has light wear along edges, folds, and spine and has small losses to top edge. Solid, square copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Jorkens Remembers Africa by DUNSANY [PSEUD. EDWARD PLUNKETT], Lord
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Longmans Green and Co., New York - Toronto (1934)
Seller: Lok Man Rare Books. ABA/ILAB (Central, Hong Kong)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $604.66
Shipping: $37.00
TOTAL Cost: $641.66
First Edition. -- Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket, with splits along outer folds, minor rubbing along top edge and some wear to corners. -- Details: A fine edition of Lord Dunsany's second collection of 'extraordinary' short stories recounted by the enterprising and adventurous Jorkens at the Billiard Club. In the delicate dust jacket, without repairs or restoration. 'Extraordinary' as indicated by the fabulous Allen Lewis illustration of Jorkens fending off a unicorn with his hunting rifle which adorns the dust jacket and also the illustrated title page. Lord Dunsany [pseud. Edward Plunkett] (1878-1957) - Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist, notable for his work in fantasy published under the name Lord Dunsany. More than eighty books of his work were published, and his oeuvre includes hundreds of short stories, as well as successful plays, novels and essays. Born to one of the oldest titles in the Irish peerage, he lived much of his life at perhaps Ireland's longest-inhabited home, Dunsany Castle near Tara, received an honourary doctorate from Trinity College, and died in Dublin -- Provenance: Neat owners name of Anna Bodwell Vining. First edition, preceding the first English edition which was published by William Heinemann, London. -- Thick octavo (book size 19.2x13.5cm), p. [2] vii [3] 303 [5]. In publisher's smooth black cloth, cream paper label to spine lettered and ruled in green, all edges trimmed. Dust jacket priced '$2.50' to upper corner of front flap. --
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