Guy Boothby

&Apos;Farewell, Nikola&Apos;

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1901. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling novel about criminal mastermind Dr. Nikola, illustrated throughout. First edition. The fifth and final novel in the Doctor Nikola series. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. An entertaining work about the occult criminal mastermind, from the Doctor Nikola series following the anti-hero seeking immortality and world domination. Doctor Nikola was a forerunner to Sax Rohmer's fictional villain Fu Manchu. Written by Guy Newell Boothby, a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. Illustrated by Harold Hume Piffard, a British artist, illustrator, and one of the first British aviators. With publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd mark to the boards with small splits to the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Light age toning to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Harold Piffard. Good .

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Book number: 958T60

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Farewell Nikola Piffard Boothby Nikola Harold Piffard

Guy Boothby

&Apos;Farewell, Nikola&Apos;

London, Ward, Lock & Co, 1901. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling novel about criminal mastermind Dr. Nikola, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work, the fifth and final novel in the Doctor Nikola series.Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven further plates by Harold Piffard. Collated, complete.An entertaining work about the occult criminal mastermind, known as a forerunner to Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu.With four pages of advertisements to the rear. With the bookplate of George Fleming to the front pastedown, and a contemporary inscription, dated 1903, to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial onlay to front board. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Rubbing and loss of lettering to back strip. Bookplate to front pastedown, and inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, but with spotting throughout and instances of foxing to first and last few leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Harold Piffard. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 873F18

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Nikola's Farewell Dr. Nikola Guy Boothby Dr. Nikola Harold Piffard

BOOTHBY, Guy

The beautiful white devil

Ward Lock, 1896. Used - Good. Good hardback Reprint. Dark blue cloth, with gilt lettering on spine & illustration on front board. Illustrated by Stanley L. Wood. End papers browned; hinges cracked & repaired; light scattered foxing in text. Wear at head and foot of spine, & at board corners Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_27813_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS251989I

BOOTHBY, Guy

The beautiful white devil

London, Ward Lock, 1924. Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback (no dust jacket) Reprint. Reprint, 1924. Some light foxing throughout; binding tight; red cloth slightly stained on boards; spine bumped & very faded. Photo:.

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Book number: BOOKS168256I

BOOTHBY, GUY

The Beautiful White Devil

London: Ward, Lock & Co Ltd, [1910]. Reprint. Red hardback cloth cover. 160mm x 110mm (6" x 4"). 317pp.. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Spine faded. Light foxing .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: bth02

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Fiction

Boothby, Guy

A Bid for Fortune

New York: D. Appleton, 1895. 8vo. 301 pp. Very Good, Blue Decorative Cloth with sun-fading, stains, edge wear, & rubbing on boards; minor shelf wear; yellowing throughout; some stains on end papers & edges of text block. Provenance: John Ruyle; previous owners' bookplates on FEP, another's signature inked on FFEP. First Edition. .

Wittenborn Art BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 15-3832

Catalogue: Books

Guy Boothby

Bushigrams

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this collection of short stories by the Australian novelist Guy Boothby, best known for the Dr Nikola series. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Guy Newell Boothby (1867-1905) was a prolific Australian novelist of late nineteenth-century sensational fiction, best known for the Dr Nikola series. This work contains a collection of nineteen of his short stories of varying genres, including crime, romantic comedy, and the supernatural. A 16 page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, fairly smart, except for some faint marks to the plate to the front board, with small losses to the gilt detailing. Shelf wear to the extremities. Rear hinge is slightly strained but held firmly. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: J. Barnard Davis. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 872M1

Catalogue: World Literature

Keywords: Short stories Guy Boothby World literature Guy Boothby J. Barnard Davis

BOOTHBY, Guy

A cabinet secret

London, F.V. White, 1901. Used - Good. Good hardback in dark blue cloth with gilt 1st.ed.. Ownership stamps on front end paper & half-title page; spine faded and bumped. Photo:.

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Book number: BOOKS053213I

GUY BOOTHBY

Connie Burt

London, Ward, Lock. Hardcover. Ill.: Oscar Wilson. Book, Dark blue cloth gilt, very worn; hinges cracked; some foxing; a little damage to page edges. Decent reading copy. 317 pages + 2 page catalogue; b/w frontispiece and two other plates. No date, edition, or list of illustrations - suspect one plate may be missing. Fair/No Jacket.

Marion Pitman BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 006188

Catalogue: Vintage Fiction

Keywords: Oscar Wilsonfiction Novel

Guy Boothby

The Curse of the Snake

London, F. V. White & Co. Ltd. 1902. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this very scarce work, an exciting tale of Egyptian curses, by the sensationalist author Guy Boothby. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. A rare copy of one of Boothby's highly enjoyable gothic horror novels, including the classic element of the Egyptian curse, which was very popular during the Victorian Egyptomania. The author Guy Newell Boothby (1867-1905) was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, notable for his sensational fiction printed in magazines in the late nineteenth century. He is best known for his Dr Nikola series, and for this novel. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, with marks to the boards and darkening to the spine. A little shelf wear to the extremities. Binding is slightly strained to pages 48 and 49, but otherwise firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some spotting to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 891M26

Catalogue: World Literature

Keywords: Guy Boothby Victorian literature Sensational fiction Victorian literature Not Stated

BOOTHBY, Guy

A desperate conspiracy

F. V. White & Co. 1904. Used - Good. Good hardback in red cloth First Edition. Red cloth with blind lettering on front board and entirely worn lettering on spine. Some colour loss to boards and small holes in cloth along browned spine, with wear at head & foot and short tear at head. Scattered foxing internally, predominately on page edges, endpapers, and prelims. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_30629_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS254913I

Guy Boothby

Doctor Nikola

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. c1896. Cloth. The first book in Guy Boothby's thrilling Dr Nikola series. A scarce early edition of the first book from the Dr Nikola series. Undated. Dated by copies held at the British Library. In the publisher's original cloth. Variant binding, without motif to front board. Frontispiece, 16 plates and numerous vignettes by Stanley L. Wood. Collated complete. This work of gripping fiction is written by prolific Australian author Guy Boothby. Boothby was mentored by Rudyard Kipling and his books were affectionately remembered by George Orwell. This work is the first book in the Dr Nikola series and is one of Boothby's best known works. The series follows Dr Nikola, an occultist criminal mastermind seeking immortality and world domination. This unusual character was further brought to life in a play called 'The Adventures of Dr Nikola' which ran briefly in London in 1902. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with some light shelf wear and minimal rubbing to the front boards with the odd mark to the rear. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine with rubbing to the spine resulting in slight loss to the gilt. Offsetting to the front and rear end papers. Ink inscription dated 1901 to the front free end paper. Internally firmly bound. Clean and bright pages with the odd spot, heavier towards the rear. Very Good . Ill.: Stanley L. Wood. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 872Z12

Catalogue: Ghost Stories

Keywords: Guy Boothby Fiction Illustrated Dr Nikola Fiction Crime Stanley L. Wood

Guy Boothby

Doctor Nikola

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1896. Cloth. A third edition of this popular novel from the Doctor Nikola series by Guy Boothby, with illustrations. Third edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, sixteen full-page plates and numerous vignette illustrations. Collated complete. A thrilling novel from the Doctor Nikola series about an occultist anti-hero seeking immortality and world domination. Doctor Nikola was a forerunner to Sax Rohmer's fictional villain Fu Manchu. Written by Guy Newell Boothby, a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. Illustrated by Stanley Llewellyn Wood, a prolific Welsh illustrator who travelled widely. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor splitting to the cloth at the board tips with light discolouration to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Stanley L. Wood. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 958T57

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: Doctor Nikola Boothby Wood Nikola Stanley L. Wood

Guy Boothby

Doctor Nikola

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1896. Cloth. A third edition of this work about Doctor Nikola, an occultist criminal seeking world domination, in the publisher's original pictorial binding. Dr. Nikola was a forerunner to Sax Rohmer's fictional villain Fu Manchu, and sought world domination using Tibetan processes to revive the dead and offer immortality to the living; he featured in a series of five works.Guy Boothby (1867-1905) was a prolific Australian writer best known for his Dr Nikola series, and Pharos, the Egyptian, a Gothic tale about Egypt and the supernatural. Boothby was a friend of Rudyard Kipling's, and wrote ghost stories, Gothic horror, science fiction and crime fiction, with particular interest placed on his supernatural works.In a pictorial cloth binding, with a picture of Dr. Nikola on the spine.Illustrated by Stanley L. Wood.This is a third edition of this popular Victorian work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with some bumping to the head and tail of the spine, which is a touch discoloured, with slight loss to the image of Doctor Nikola. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have the occasional instance of spotting, but are otherwise bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Stanley L. Wood. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 766R31

Catalogue: World Literature

Keywords: Doctor Nikola Guy Boothby Fiction Occult Guy Boothby Stanley L. Wood

Guy Boothby

Doctor Nikola

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited , 1896. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this popular novel from the Doctor Nikola series by Guy Boothby. The scarce first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece, 16 full-page plates and numerous vignette illustrations by Stanley L. Wood. Collated complete. A thrilling novel from the Doctor Nikola series by Guy Boothby about an occultist anti-hero seeking immortality and world domination. Dr. Nikola was a forerunner to Sax Rohmer's fictional villain Fu Manchu. Guy Boothby (1867-1905) was a prolific Australian writer best known for his Dr Nikola series, and 'Pharos the Egyptian', a gothic tale about Egypt and the supernatural. Boothby was a friend of Rudyard Kipling's, and wrote ghost stories, gothic horror, science fiction and crime fiction, with particular interest placed on his supernatural works. The half title page is present. With six pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the novel. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with some shelf wear to the edges. Bumping and closed tears to the spine. Spine is darkened. The odd light mark to the boards. Some scattered spots to the rear paste-down and offsetting to the rear free endpaper. Internally binding strained but still generally firm. Pages bright and clean with some age-toning to the edges and scattered spots throughout. With two small closed tears to page 215. Very Good . Ill.: Stanley L Wood. Very Good .

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Book number: 843G45

Catalogue: Classical Literature

Keywords: fu manchu a bid for fortune action novels the windsor magazine a bid for fortune Stanley L Wood