DOUGLAS, NORMAN

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 1976

KEYWORDS: Literature hedonism

GREENE, GRAHAM

FIRST EDITION, Octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Bodley Head 1982

KEYWORDS: Literature modern first edition

FRY, STEPHEN

Super octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Heinemann 1991

KEYWORDS: stephen fry literature

CRUMP, BARRY & POULTON, LINDA (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy card boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, v + 142pp, illus, VG+ (light discolouration to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate sun fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing to covers, light foxing to flaps & internal sides)

PUBLISHER: C & C Associates n/d

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature first edition

YUAN-ZHONG, XU & BEI-YEI, LOH & JUNTAO, WU (Eds)

Octavo, green heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 411pp, VG (light bruising to board edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, owner's name in ink to fep, light tape residue to eps) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: The Commercial Press 1987

KEYWORDS: literature poems poetry verse Chinese collection anthology translated Tang

GRUMBACH, DORIS

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 218pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & discolouration to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling to covers, price clipped, moderate foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1967

KEYWORDS: first edition literary criticism biography Mary McCarthy literature

IRVING, JOHN

Minor crinkling due to water damage, 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: Black Swan 2006

KEYWORDS: Literature

HURWITZ, GREGG

Super 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: Penguin 2016

KEYWORDS: Literature thriller

PORTER, HENRY

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Orion 1999

KEYWORDS: Literature thriller modern first edition

ABLEMAN, PAUL

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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1968

KEYWORDS: Literature marriage modern first edition

BURTON, RICHARD F.

This vol only, imperial octavo hardcover (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: Burton Club (?)

KEYWORDS: literature Arabia thousand and one nights

THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE & FORSTER, MARGARET (ed)

Octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in slipcase (Near FINE); 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: Folio Society 1984

KEYWORDS: essays Thackeray punch biography literature

McLEAN, GAVIN (ed)

Imperial 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: Reed 2007

KEYWORDS: Literature collection Reed New Zealand

MEAD, DAVID & NOVAK, PAULA (illus)

Stapled light card wrapper (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: Us Publications (?)

KEYWORDS: Taranaki literature stories tales lighthearted

MASON, BRUCE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 109pp, VG (light creasing to cover edges, moderate tanning & light soiling/foxing to covers & page edges)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand University Press 1969

KEYWORDS: first edition play theatre drama entertainment script Awatea Bruce Mason New Zealand literature

HANSEN, MYKLE

SCARCE, octavo, illus light card covers, pink & white lettering to spine, illus fep & title page, 262pp, VG+ (light scuffing & creasing to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Eraserhead Press 2014

KEYWORDS: literature science fiction sci-fi erotica

REID, J. C.

FIRST EDITION, IN ORIGINAL GLASSINE WRAPPER, octavo, blue heavy card boards with blue buckram spine, black lettering to spine & front board, 47pp, VG (light scuffing & discolouration to extrems & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in original glassine d/w, VG- (heavy loss to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: The Griffin Press 1945

KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand literature poems poetry collection anthology J C Reid

SIMMONS, LAURENCE & MacDONNELL, ARCH & REYNOLDS, JOHN

SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR, octavo, grey lettering to spine, blue artistic stamp lettering & decoration to front board, page edges stained blue, 95pp+ unpaginated & unnumbered plates, illus, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light indentations ot boards)

PUBLISHER: Six-point Press 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art collection anthology literature essays signed blutopia

HAZZEL, SVEN & URE, JEAN (trans)

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PUBLISHER: Cassel 2004

KEYWORDS: literature military world war 2

CURNOW, ALLEN

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: A.H & A.W Reed 1972

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature drama play allen curnow