Books - "literature"
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Supercar Annual
Quarto, illus glossy heavy card boards with yellow lettering, illus eps, illus prelims, 92pp, illus, VG- (chipping & damage to spine extrems, 8cm surface loss to upper spine, light foxing to page edges, owner's name in ink to fep verso, some foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: AP Films &B ATV / William Collins 1963
KEYWORDS: Alan Fennel G Wood HJ Cauldwell supercar annual children's literature stories adventure cartoons puzzles games
The Midnight Folk: A Novel
First edition thus (illustrated), quarto, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & gilt motif to front board, illus eps, frontispiece with captioned tissueguard, ii + 283pp, illus, VG- (heavy vertical crease to front board, light fixing to spine, slight bruising & fraying to spine extrems, front hinge cracked, some foxing to page edges & prelims, owner's name & date in ink to half-title page)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann Ltd 1931
KEYWORDS: first edition thus John Masefield Rowland Hilder children's literature adventure fantasy
Odds Against
First edition, octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 256pp, VG ( light bruising to upper spine extrem, light foxing & small stain to page edges, v v light foxing to eps) in d/w, VG ( light foxing, light soiling to rear, light creasing to upper spine extrem)
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1965
KEYWORDS: Dick Francis crime thriller literature fiction novel first edition
The Mikado or The Town of Titipu
First edition, super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt illus to front board, frontispiece, vi + 96pp, illus, VG (light bruising to upper front board corner, light rubbing to boards, owner's bookplate to f.e.p., light tanning to eps) in d/w, VG (moderate tanning, light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1928
KEYWORDS: Sir WS Gilbert W Russell Flint Charles E Brock literature theatre drama play first edition
The Book of Dede Korkut
paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1974
KEYWORDS: specials short stories historic thirteenth century pre- islamic literature
The Greatest Liar on Earth
slim octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Hawthorn Press 1945
KEYWORDS: specials Frank Clune New Zealand Maori Literature
Ursula Bethell: Collected Poems
FIRST EDITION, octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1985
KEYWORDS: specials Vincent O'Sullivan Ursula Bethell New Zealand Poetry Literature first edition
The Ballads of a Coaster
Octavo stapled wrappers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Books 1971
KEYWORDS: specials Paddy Blanchfield Literature poetry Music Balllards songs Verse New Zealand
Finding Out
octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Vintage New Zealand 1991
KEYWORDS: specials Elspeth Sandys Otago New Zealand historical novel literature romance drama
Did You Ever Have a Family
Limited signed first edition with interview booklet loosely enclosed, in slipcase, issued by Powell's Bookshop, octavo, orange heavy card boards with black lettering to orange cloth spine, green patterned eps, 293pp, nr fine, in orange d/w, nr fine, with duodecimo interview booklet enclosed, nr fine, all in matching orange slipcase, fine
PUBLISHER: Scout Press /Simon & Schuster 2015
KEYWORDS: first edition Bill Clegg literature novel
The Yeomen of the Guard or The Merryman and His Maid
First edition, imperial octavo, red cloth boards iwth gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, vi + 102pp, illus VG+ (light tanning to page edges, owner's ex libris label to fep) in d/w, VG (some tanning)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1929
KEYWORDS: Sir W S Gilbert music musical drama literature theatre
Shakespeare's Comedy of Twelfth Night or What You Will
Lacks plates at p50 & p54, Quarto, green cloth boards with gilt lettering & gilt illus to spine & front board, tipped-in frontispiece with tissue guard, decorated title page, xxiv + 144pp, illus with tipped-in colour plates (38 of 40 plates) all with captioned tissueguards, VG (light bruising & fraying to spine extrems & board corners, some chaffing to board edges, light staining to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, owner's name in ink to front pastedown, inscription in ink to fep, some foxing to page edges & lighter foxing elsewhere)
PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton (n/d) but gift inscription to fep dated 1910
KEYWORDS: W Heath Robinson William Shakespeare literature drama theatre play
The Bungalow Mystery
First edition first printing (Harold Hill on lower spine), octavo, turquoise cloth boards with purple lettering to spine & front board, purple girl detective silhouette to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, upper page edges stained dark blue, 210pp, VG+ (light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, some creasing to edges & spine extrems, light soiling to upper edges, 2cm closed tear to lower front/flap fold, light soiling to flap folds)
PUBLISHER: Harold Hill & Son 1954
KEYWORDS: first edition Carolyn Keene children's literature Nancy Drew mystery stories
Cherish
First edition, octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2004
KEYWORDS: specials Ken Duncum New Zealand literature theatre drama play playscript first edition
Disputed Ground: Robin Hyde, Journalist
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 1991
KEYWORDS: specials Robin Hyde Gillian Boddy Jacqueline Matthews New Zealand literature journalism essays politics history
Poems of Discovery
First edition, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson Ltd 1959
KEYWORDS: specials William Hart-Smith literature poetry first edition
Wild Pork and Watercress
Octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Beckett Publishing 1987
KEYWORDS: specials Barry Crump New Zealand literature fiction novel
The Dark Mile
Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1975
KEYWORDS: specials D K Broster Romance Literature Drama Novel Fiction
The Gleam in the North
Octavo Softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1975
KEYWORDS: Specials D K Broster Drama Literature Novel Scotland Fiction
The Flight of the Heron
Octavo Softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down.
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1975
KEYWORDS: Specials D K Broster Drama Literature Novel Scotland Fiction Romance