MACDONALD, GEORGE & STRATTON, HELEN (Illus)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Blackie and Son N/D (c.1917?)

KEYWORDS: literature George MacDonald

NEUVEL, SYLVAIN

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, super octavo, illus light card covers, white & blue lettering to spine, 304pp, VG+ (light chafing & creasing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph/Penguin 2016

KEYWORDS: modern first edition uncorrected proof literature fiction scifi science fiction thriller

MUNIF, ABDELRAHMAN & THEROUX, PETER (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 627pp, VG (light bruising & soiling to board edges/extrems, light tanning & light to moderate foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling, moderate soiling & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1988

KEYWORDS: modern first edition Arabic literature fiction

JARVIS, ROBIN

Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, x + 246pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, light scuffing & soiling to cover edges, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan Press 2000

KEYWORDS: English literature 19th nineteenth century history literary criticism travel Britain walking

LOTI, PIERRE & BELL, CLARA (Trans) & HARDY, NORMAN H. (Illus)

Super octavo, deep orange buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & rule to front board, frontispiece, 217pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, ligth fading to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to pages throughout, spine sl cocked)

PUBLISHER: T. Werner Laurie N/D

KEYWORDS: Pierre Loti literature Polynesian

LOTI, PIERRE & BAINES, W. P. (Trans)

Super octavo, deep orange buckram boards, gilt lettering & black illus to spine, black lettering & illus to front board, frontispiece, 301pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light fading to spine, light staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: T. Werner Laurie N/D

KEYWORDS: Pierre Loti literature

BAILEY, ALICE COOPER & HOLLING, LUCILLE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION? Super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 96pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate chafing & discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to prelims & terminals, prev. owners' names in ink & pencil to title page with lg scuff, child's sketch in pencil to dedication page & randomly throughout, 3cm closed tear & 1cm loss to pg 63/64, 2cm closed tear & 4cm loss to bottom corner of pg 65/66, some tanning & foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Wise-Volland Company 1928

KEYWORDS: children's literature Kimo Hawaii modern first edition (?)

LOTI, PIERRE & BAINES, W. P. (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, deep orange buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & illus to front board, 332pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: T. Werner Laurie Ltd 1927

KEYWORDS: Pierre Loti first edition literature

LOTI, PIERRE & BAINES, W. P. (Trans)

Octavo, deep orange buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & illus to front board, frontispiece, xi + 182pp, illus, VG (ligth bruising & scuffing to extrems, ligth fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: T. Werner Laurie Ltd N/D

KEYWORDS: Pierre Loti literature travel exploration

LOTI, PIERRE & BAINES, W. P. (Trans)

Octavo, deep orange buckram boards, gilt lettering & black illus to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, vii + 212pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate tanning & foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: T. Werner Laurie Ltd N/D

KEYWORDS: Pierre Loti literature travel exploration

LOTI, PIERRE & ENSOR, LAURA (Trans) & ROSSI & MYRBACH (Illus)

Octavo, deep orange buckram boards, gilt lettering & black illus to spine, black lettering & illu to front board, frontispiece, 334pp, illus, VG- (moderate chipping & bruising to spine extrems, light bruising & scuffing to board corners, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, spine cocked, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: T. Werner Laurie Ltd 1925

KEYWORDS: Pierre Loti literature travel exploration

FREEMAN, WILLIAM

Complete 12 issues bound as one, super octavo, green cloth heavy card boards, gilt lettering and blind stamp rule to boards, black rule and decoration to boards, red speckled page edges, blue eps, iv + 730pp, VG- (moderate rubbing to spine and extrems, v slight foxing to eps)

PUBLISHER: J. Wilkie & Co 1890

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand literature nzlit collection

COLLECTION

THE COMPLETE VOLUME ONE- Aug 1905 - Jan 1906, super octavo, red cloth heavy cardboards, gilt lettering and rule to spine, half bound red leather, speckled red page edges, illus eps, ii + 559pp, illus, VG- (heavy rubbing to spine and boards, light tanning to eps)

PUBLISHER: Lankshears Printing Approx 1906

KEYWORDS: literature collection nz lit

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

MURAKAMI, HARUKI & GOOSSEN, TED

FIRST EDITION, octavo, fuschia hard cover, white lettering to spine and boards, marbled pattern eps, patterned and illus titles and prelims, 81pp, illus - heavy, VG+ (v. slight rubbing/fading to board corners, otherwise Nr FINE)

PUBLISHER: Harvill Secker 2014

KEYWORDS: literature murakami short story hottor mystery young adult magical realism fantasy illustrated

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

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

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

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

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