SCHREINER, OLIVE

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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1971

KEYWORDS: Olive Schreiner literature classic

DUGGAN, ALFRED

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 costs.

PUBLISHER: New English Library 1974

KEYWORDS: Alfred Duggan literature medieval

MCCAULEY, SUE (ed.) & MCLAHLAN, RICHARD (Ed.)

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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1992

KEYWORDS: Sue McCauley Richard McLachlan new zealand nz nzl literature romance erotica

DOOLEY, THOMAS A.

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED, Super Octavo hardcover, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp., 32 plates, VG( Moderate bruising to board and spine extrems, mild scuffing to board and spine extrems, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate tanning and foxing to eps, mild tanning to page interiors) in d/w VG- (heavy scuffing and creasing to faces and edges, moderate insect damage to base of spine and corners of boards)

PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy 1960

KEYWORDS: signed modern first edition literature drama south east asia

IDRIESS, ION L.

Super octavo hardcover, brown buckram boards, brown lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 28 plates, 312pp., VG- (light bruising and scuffing to spine extrems and board corners, spine sl cocked, prev owners name in ink to fep, light foxing to page edges and eps) in d/w, tatty (torn and heavy chipping, archival repairs)

PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1951

KEYWORDS: literature adventure western gunslinger cowboy

CARTER, ANGELA

STAMPED ON TITLE PAGE 'REVIEW COPY', FIRST EDITION, Super Octavo hardcover, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 234pp., VG+ (moderate tanning to page edges, mild foxing to page edges) in d/w , VG+ (moderate curling to edges)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1991

KEYWORDS: modern first edition comedy literature

WILLIAMS, REV. DAVID

Small octavo green cloth boards, gilt lettering to front, gilt bands to spine, illus., 305pp+adverts at rear, G+ (front board detached and spine cracked; moderate scuffing and rubbing to boards, moderate tanning and occasional soiling within, prev. owner's name in ink to rear pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper 1830

KEYWORDS: history literature science popular philosophy reference preceptor's assistant preceptor rev reverend williams david

KIPLING, RUDYARD & KIPLING, J. LOCKWOOD (illus.)

FIRST EDITION; octavo blue cloth boards, attractive gilt design (snake) to front, gilt lettering and design to spine, gilt edged, illus., 238pp+adverts at rear, VG- (v. sl. cocked, light scuffing and rubbing to boards, moderate tanning and soiling within, with slight water staining (minor) and light foxing)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co. 1895

KEYWORDS: rudyard kipling modern first edition jungle book books india colonial british literature

GASK, LILIAN & POGANY, WILLY (illus.)

Super octavo heavy illus. card boards, with cloth spine with black lettering, illus., 255pp, VG- (sl. cocked, moderate scuffing and rubbing to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to edges and within; prev. owner's details in ink to fep., minor tear to front hinge and small segment missing to rear flyleaf (minor); occasional light soiling; occasional pencil underscoring)

PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap & Company 1933

KEYWORDS: willy pogany illustrated childrens literature lilian gask fairy tales

WINTERSON, JEANETTE

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED DATED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR; octavo cloth boards, lettering to spine, 167pp., VG+ (v. sl. tanning and occasional light foxing to edges and within, otherwsie nr. FINE) in d/w (nr. FINE, a touch of foxing to rear)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed literature british jeanette winterson

TOLKIEN, J. R. R.; TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER; SIBLEY, BRIAN; & HOWE, JOHN (illus.)

Scarce boxed gift pack, comprising: (1) the book [small octavo grey heavy card boards, black text and decoration, xxxii+443pp+maps at rear, VG+ (light tanning, otherwise nr. FINE)]; (2) CD in grey card sleeve (Christopher Tolkien Reads an Excerpt From the Silmarillion); (3) a postcard (Tanequetil); & (4) another book [The Map of Tolkien's Beleriand and the Lands to the North, by Brian Sibley & John Howe; illus. light card covers with large folding map, nr. FINE]; all the above in grey card box VG (minor tears to interior, some v. sl. soiling to exterior)

PUBLISHER: Harper Collins 1999

KEYWORDS: scarce limited tolkien j r silmarillion middle earth art maps history fantasy literature

WINTER, JOHN STRANGE

FIRST EDITION, octavo turquoise boards with gilt lettering and charming gilt illus. to front & spine; illus., advets at front+304pp+adverts at rear, VG (minor crack within to front hinge, sl. scuffing to boards; light tanning and light to moderate foxing to edges and within)

PUBLISHER: Ward Lock & Co. 1899

KEYWORDS: literature modern first edition john strange winter

WYNN-WILLIAMS, F. & DENTICE, G. K. (illus.)

SIGNED, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION, square octavo brown cloth boards, black lettering to spine, heavy textured paper, 63pp., illus. VG (light scuffing and soiling to boards, sl. foxing to boards edges and within, many pages uncut)

PUBLISHER: Griffin Press 1961 (printed at the Pilgrim Press)

KEYWORDS: ronold holloway letterpress handpress press hand letter artisinal pilgrim griffin new zealand maori literature f wynn wynn-williams williams lithography g k dentice

MARCO, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo navy blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 660pp, VG (light scuffing to boards, small tear (minor) to half title, moderate soiling to edges and occasional light soiling within) in d/w VG+ (light scuffing and light soiling to reverse)

PUBLISHER: Orion 1999

KEYWORDS: john marco modern first edition jackal tyrants kings epic fantasy literature

CAIDIN, MARTIN

FIRST UK EDTION, octavo green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 378pp, VG (light scuffing to boards, moderate tanning and foxing) in d/w VG (removable plastic cover, light scuffing soiling and foxing)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1964

KEYWORDS: martin caidin modern first edition literature space astronauts science fiction sci-fi

SACRE, MARIE-JOSE (illus.); MARTIN, RODNEY; & STRNAD, JINDRA

FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION, uncommon; quarto illus, heavy card boards, illus., VG+ (light soiling to boards and within, minor)

PUBLISHER: Keystone Picture Books / Era Publications1984

KEYWORDS: childrens literature picture book modern first edition marie-jose marie jose sacre jindra strnad dragon shy dragons

ST AUBYN, EDWARD

FIRST EDITION THUS, super octavo black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 864pp., VG+ (light tanning and sl. creasing to spine) in d/w VG+ (sl. soiling fading & scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Picador 2014

KEYWORDS: edward st aubyn british literature patrick melrose modern first edition never mind bad news some hope mother's milk at last

COUNT POTOCKI OF MONTALK

Numbered, limited pirated first edition; textured heavy cream boards with black lettering, grey cloth with black lettering to spine, 36pp, VG+ (a touch of scuffing and soiling)

PUBLISHER: Shack Press 1972

KEYWORDS: polish poland literature powys violet powsyology count potocki montalk new zealand modern first edition limited

MARSHALL, OWEN

FIRST EDITION of the author's first book; octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 115pp, VG+ (light tanning and occasional light foxing) in d/w VG (heavy fading to spine, light scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Pegasus 1979

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature modern short stories owen marshall first edition

LICHTHEIM, MIRIAM

3x volume set; octavo illus. light card covers, vol. 1: The Old and Middle Kingdoms xxi+245pp / vol. 2: The New Kingdom xiv+239pp / vol. 3: The Late Period, xiv+228pp, all VG (light creasing to covers, light tanning, moderate foxing)

PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1975 / 1976 / 1980

KEYWORDS: ancient egypt egyptian literature egyptology hieroglyphics hieroglyphs middle old new kingdom kingdoms late period history