Books - "literature"
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Active Literature: Jan Tschichold and New Typography
Lg quarto, teal soft boards, white & yellow lettering to spine, 335pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Hyphen Press 2007
KEYWORDS: script typography lettering history literature art graphics
A Fool of God: The Mystical Verse of Baba Tahir
LACKS D/W, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 72pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: The Octagon Press 1979
KEYWORDS: verse poems poetry literature Baba Tahir
The Mystery of Iusa: A Tale of the God-Kings of Egypt
LACKS D/W, octavo, beige cloth boards, red lettering to spine, 112pp, VG (light to moderate foxing to spine & board edges, light bruising to extrems, light chafing, soiling & fading to boards & spine, light tanning & foxingto page edges & eps, moderate annotations to front eps in pencil, light occasional annotations to margins in pencil)
PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press (Printer) 1946
KEYWORDS: literature Sheila Leonis ancient Egypt history historical
A Man Walks Out of a Bar.....: Lucien Rizos: New Zealand Photographs 1979-1982
Oblong octavo, black heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, inscription in ink to full title page, sl cracking to some gutters, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & soiling to spine)
PUBLISHER: Rim Books 2011
KEYWORDS: New Zealand photograpy photos Lucien Rizos essays literature collection Ian Wedde Damian Skinner
The Ship of Dreams: Masculinity in Contemporary New Zealandd Fiction
Super octavo, illus glossy card covers, white lettering to spine, 230pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing & fading to cover edges, light tanning/staining to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2008
KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature literary criticism psychology masculinity gender stereotypes men
Steps of the Sun: Poems by Ruth Dallas
Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 50pp, Near FINE (prev. owner's name inlight pencil to ffep), in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & fading to spine & edges)
PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1979
KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature poems poetry collection Ruth Dallas
The Luminaries
FIRST EDITION IN 2ND ISSUE VARIANT D/W MENTIONING BOOKER PRIZE WIN; VUP EDITION PRINTING CONCURRENTLY WITH UK EDITION IN MUCH SMALLER (1000X) PRINT NUMBER, super octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 832pp, VG+ (light creasing to spine, light bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges, prev. bookseller's label to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edgeslight fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2013
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature Eleanor Catton fiction New Zealand
The French at Akaroa: An Adenture in Colonization
FRONTISPIECE & TISSUE GUARD TORN OUT, octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind rule to boards, xvi + 420pp, illus/plates, folding map to rear, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, heavy tape staining & cracking to front gutter, moderate cracking to rear gutter, frontispiece & tissue guard roughly torn out, sm ink markings to lettering on full title page, moderate creasing to page edges of prelims & other pgs sporadically throughout, light foxing & gutter cracks to pgs throughout, moderate to heavy creasing/folding & various closed tears to folding map)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Book Depot 1928
KEYWORDS: New Zealand France French literature history Akaroa T Lindsay Buick colonization colonisation
The Room of Secrets
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black decorated cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 318pp + 16pp to rear, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing/chipping to extrems, moderate to heavy cracking to hinges, light soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to some gutters, light foxing and/or soiling ot some pgs sporadically throughout, heavy creasing to corner pf pg 77)
PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co 1913
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature William le Queux
You Only Live Twice
FIRST EDITION, LACKS FEP, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, gilt Chinese characters to front board, patterned eps, 256pp, VG/VG- (spine sl cocked, light bruising to extrems, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, ffep completely missing) in d/w, VG- (all corners clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light creasing to flaps, light pencil markings to rear flap)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1964
KEYWORDS: modern first edition James Bond 007 spy thriller espionage adventure literature
Where Did She Come From? New Zealand Women Novelists 1862-1987
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: Allen & Unwin 1989
KEYWORDS: new zealand nz aotearoa literature fiction literary analysis writers history women women's mary scott nelle scanlan jane mander robin hyde jow cowley janet frame
In the Glass Case: Essays on New Zealand Literature
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: Auckland University Press / Oxford University Press 1981
KEYWORDS: new zealand nz literature literary analysis litcrit history aotearoa
The Life of Jane Austen
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: The Harvester Press 1986
KEYWORDS: literary biography Jane Austen memoir literature
Border Crossings: Irish Women Writers and National Identities
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: University of Alabama Press 2000
KEYWORDS: Ireland Irish writers literature literary criticism female women gender identity
South Pacific Sunrise
Octavo softcover (VG+) light cracking to gutters; 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 1986
KEYWORDS: poems poetry literature collection New Zealand David Eggleton
Tall Tales and True
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: The Greymouth Evening Star (Printer) N/D (c.1981)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature short stories collection Russell Anderson Auckland Weekly News
The Non-Violent Militant: Selected Writings of Teresa Billington-Greig
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: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1987
KEYWORDS: gender women literature Teresa Billington-Greig collection
Doin Wildcat: A Novel Koori Script
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: Hyland House Publishing 1988
KEYWORDS: Australian literature fiction Mudrooroo Narogin
Re-Thinking Theory: A Critique of Contemporary Literary Theory and an Alternative Account
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: Cambridge University Press 1994
KEYWORDS: literary criticism theory modern history literature
Words
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 1971
KEYWORDS: biography memoir Jean-Paul Sartre philosophy literature