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London: C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1895. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 416 pages; Original red cloth covers with black lettering. Light rubbing, edgewear and a little light fraying to top and bottom of spine. Corners lightly bumped. .

London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1895. Book. Illus. by Harold Piffard;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 416 pp. Red cloth lettered in black on the front panel and spine; illustated with 16 half-tone plates by Harold Piffard. Light wear at the corners with a bit of rubbing on the panels; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. This is from the book collection of editor and author, Gerry de la Ree and contains a dropped-in letter, signed by de la Ree and penned on his personal letterhead with the Virgil Finlay drawing, explaining why he was giving this particular copy of the first edition to his friend..

London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd, 1895. Lovely decorated front cover with blind stamping. Shelf wear, Rubbing and bumping to edges, loss to middle of spine, large chips to edges of spine, light foxing to e/p, some light foxing to a few pp, somewhar shaken, otherwise solid copy. Decorated Cloth Board. Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo Square.

cat40a. London: Pearson, 1895. First edition. Red cloth, spine and front cover lettered in black. Frontispiece & 15 plates by Piffard. Presumed to be the third of three known bindings; the first binding is in pictorial cloth, and the second binding has gilt lettering on the spine. Old stain to back cover, but otherwise this is a clean, very good copy. Fantastic adventures of a son of Odin, many times reincarnated. Locke, Spectrum of Fantasy I, pg. 98.

cat40a. London: Pearson, 1895. First edition. Red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, front cover lettered in black. Frontispiece & 15 plates by Piffard. Some wear to base of spine, a few stains to back cover, in general a very bright and attractive very good copy. This is likely the second of three known bindings; the first binding is in pictorial cloth, and there is also a version with the spine lettered in black. Fantastic adventures of a son of Odin, many times reincarnated. Locke, Spectrum of Fantasy I, pg. 98.

London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1895. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". Harold Piffard. A first edition copy of the epic fantasy of reincarnation, battle and romance, by prolific writer and explorer George Griffith. 'Valdar the Oft-Born', the tale of a legendary warrior reborn again and again to fight the battles of seven ages, is written by George Griffith, a celebrated author of science fiction and contemporary to H.G. Wells and Jules Verne. Most noted for 'The Angel of the Revolution', Griffith enjoyed great success during his time but has since been overshadowed by the legacy of others, lending his works, especially 'Valdar', a sense of unappreciated timelessness. Illustrated by Harold Piffard, this first edition of 'Valdar' features 16 monochrome plates depicting the heroes journey from life to life. First edition. With sixteen monochrome plates, including frontispiece, collated complete. A prolific writer and explorer of both his own world and those of his fantasy, George… Read More

Valdar the Oft-Born a saga of seven ages, c. arthur pearson, 1895, first edition, a tight vg copy in the publishers original gold-gilt and black pictorial cloth with all 16 illustrations present and in fine condition.

London: London:C. Arthur Pearson, Limited, 1895. First edition, first binding. Bookplate with inked name affixed to front paste down partially covering a previous inked name and address, front hinge cracked, corners lightly bumped, light wear to cloth at corner tips and head of spine, spine a bit dull, a very good copy. (24966). Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [vii-viii] [1] 2-416, sixteen inserted plates with illustrations by Harold Piffard, original pictorial maroon cloth, front panel stamped in black and gold, spine panel stamped in gold. "Fantasy saga of a son of Odin who, upsetting the laws of his polar country and bringing about ragnarok, is doomed to many reincarnations through the ages; basically a series of bloodthirsty historical adventures in a similar vein to [Arnold's] PHRA THE PHOENICIAN." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 98. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-70. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 717. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 370. Bleiler (1978),… Read More

London: C. Arthur Pearson, Limited, 1895. First edition, first binding. End papers tanned, corners soft and a bit rubbed, mild wear to spine ends, several light scratches to rear cover, a nearly fine copy. (25482). Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [vii-viii] [1] 2-416, sixteen inserted plates with illustrations by Harold Piffard, original pictorial maroon cloth, front panel stamped in black and gold, spine panel stamped in gold. "Fantasy saga of a son of Odin who, upsetting the laws of his polar country and bringing about ragnarok, is doomed to many reincarnations through the ages; basically a series of bloodthirsty historical adventures in a similar vein to [Arnold's] PHRA THE PHOENICIAN." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 98. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-70. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 717. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 370. Bleiler (1978), p. 87. Reginald 06387. Wolff 2799.