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$60.00
1y37a/5

The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane


LE SAGE, ALAIN RENE & SMOLLETT, TOBIAS (transl.)

REBOUND, 3 VOLUME SET. Otavo, black faux leather heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, deckled page edges, frontispiece, 1 = lx + 398pp, 2 = 395pp, 3 = 407pp, illus, VG+ (moderate tanning to page edges, v1 : heavy tan to prelims & tissue guard, v2 gutter cracked @ 390pp, sporadic moderate tanning)

PUBLISHER: J. C. Nimmo & Bain 1881

KEYWORDS: literature gil blas french lit

$45.00
1y38a/4

The Happy Families: A Story for Children


BRADBY, VIOLET & GOVEY, LILIAN A. (illus.)

Octavo, beige buckram boards, dark green lettering/decoration to spine, dark green stamp + illus plate to front board, frontispiece, vi + 100pp + 17 plates + 4pp adverts, illus, VG- (heavy bruising + scuffing to spine/extrems w/ upper 2cm of spine missing & some surface loss, moderate scuffing/soiling to boards, moderate tanning + foxing to page edges, gift inscription in black ink to fep, moderately heavy cracking to front gutter w/ upper 5cm detaching, moderate foxing throughout, crayon scribbles to rear eps,

PUBLISHER: Henry Frowde / Hodder and Stoughton 1914

KEYWORDS: children's literature illustated lilian govey violet bradby britain british

$40.00
1y38a/11

Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; A Sequel to 'Typee; or, the Marquesas Islanders.'


MELVILLE, HERMAN

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering + decoration to cover, marbled page edges, patterned eps, frontispiece, xxv + 320pp + 13 plates + 2 maps to rear, VG- (moderate bruising to spine + extrems w/ some fraying to foot of spine, spine cocked, light-moderate soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges, prev owner's adhesive ex libris label to front pastedown, light-moderate foxing throughout, 1cm crack at bottom of rear gutter

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1893

KEYWORDS: literature america american herman melville sailing south seas pacific seafaring memoir whaling

$75.00
1y38a/28

The Lost Cave of Pukerangi: A New Zealand Story:


COTTRELL, V.M.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue cloth boards, blue lettering + decoration to spine, black stamped lettering + decoration to front board, frontispiece, 252pp + 3 plates, illus, VG- (light bruising + moderate fading to spine + extrems, spine cocked, mild discolouration to boards, light staining to rear board, light foxing + tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to eps, mild foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd. 1942

KEYWORDS: children's youth literature new zealand adventure v.m. cottrell first edition

$28.00
xxpcb175683

The Mandarins


DE BEAUVOIRE, SIMONE

First edition, THIRD IMPRESSION, super octavo hardcover (VG, lacks d/w); 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: Collins 1957

KEYWORDS: simone de beauvoire literature french feminism society

$8.50
xxpcc175694

The Return of the Pink Panther


WALDMAN, FRANK

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: Futura 1976

KEYWORDS: the pink panther diamond jewellery heist literature crime detective

$8.50
xxpcc175695

The House on the Cliffs


DALLAS, RUTH

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: Magnet 1975

KEYWORDS: literature missing person children's adventure

$8.50
xxpbh175697

The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall


MCCAFFREY, ANNE

Octavo 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: Corgi 1996

KEYWORDS: fantasy literature dragons the chronicles of pern destiny fort weyr origin origins

$245.00
1y41a/3

The Story of a New Zealand River


MANDER, JANE

FIRST EDITION, LACKS FEP, octavo, brown buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 432pp, scruffy (moderate to heavy scuffing & chafing to spine & extrems, moderate fading to rear board, 4cm crack to spine hinge, moderate tanning to page edges, v heavy cracking to gutters, boards v shaky, binding v loose, some hotch-potch attempts at tape repairs to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Lane Company 1920

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history moden first edition Jane Mander literature

$8.50
xxpbh175698

The Deep Range


CLARKE, ARTHUR C.

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: Pan Science Fiction 1957

KEYWORDS: science fiction literature pulp deep space horrors

$9.50
xxpbh175699

Light in August


FAULKNER, WILLIAM

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

KEYWORDS: william faulkner literature american southern united states religion prejudice

$8.50
xxpbh175701

The First Stone


ANTHONY, MARK

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: Bantam / Spectra 2004

KEYWORDS: fantasy literature the last rune series parallel worlds universes magic

$8.50
xxrii175274

The Real Inspector Hound


STOPPARD, TOM

small 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: Faber and Faber 1985

KEYWORDS: literature drama stoppard theatre england english comedy humour

$20.00
xxrii175282

The Boy from Ironbark and Other Tales


BARKER, H.M.

INCLUDES ERRATA SLIP TO TITLE PAGE, 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Carlton Press 1971

KEYWORDS: australia australian new zealand literature short stories

$14.50
xxrii175284

The Nurse's Old Stocking-Basket


FARJEON, ELEANOR & ARDIZZONE, EDWARD

octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-, in translucent plastic cover) ; 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: Oxford University Press 1966

KEYWORDS: children's literature britain british picture eleanor farjeon edward ardizzone

$12.00
xxrii175285

Blackie: A Story of the Old-Time Bushmen


ASHBY, TED

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 costs

PUBLISHER: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1978

KEYWORDS: new zealand bushmen literature ted ashby

$10.00
xxrkj175352

The Buried Giant


ISHIGURO, KAZUO

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber 2015

KEYWORDS: literature love journey

$12.50
xxpbd175630

There and Back


CRUMP, BARRY

First edition, ex-library. Super 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 costs

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1963

KEYWORDS: barry crump new zealand nz aotearoa literature hunting hunter sam cash adventures

$18.50
xxpbd175632a

Essays on Sanskrit Literature


RAM, SADHU

Super octavo (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 costs

PUBLISHER: Munshi Ram Manohar Lal 1965

KEYWORDS: sanskrit literature literary criticism litcrit analysis theory studies vedic vedanta indian india the brahamas

$15.00
xxpbi175665

The Journey


CROUCH, JEFFREY

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Trafford 2007

KEYWORDS: literature mystery diary french resistance

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