Books - "literature"
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An Essay Towards a Theory of Art
FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, black lettering to yellow buckram spine, top page edges stained black, deckled page edges, 115pp, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning to boards & page edges & eps, remnants of prev. bookseller's label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name to ffep, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: Martin Secker 1922
KEYWORDS: first editions literature essays art theory criticism
Fleur Adcock: Collected Poems
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 558pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2019
KEYWORDS: first editions poetry poems verse literature New Zealand writers poets Fleur Adcock collection
The Lie of the Land
FIRST EDITION, A SMALL AMOUNT OF PENCIL ANNOTATION IN THE HAND OF ART CRITIC FRANCIS POUND, octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, x + 421pp, illus, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning & sl foxing to page edges, aforementioned pencil annotations- some to illus) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1996
KEYWORDS: first editions philosophy literature Paul Carter
The Seventh Scroll
BOOKPLATE AFFIXED TO TITLE PAGE SIGNED BY AUTHOR; FIRST EDITION; 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: Macmillan 1995
KEYWORDS: wilbur smith british-south african south africa fiction literature first edition signed
Blue Horizon
SIGNED 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: Macmillan 2003
KEYWORDS: wilbur smith british-south african south africa fiction literature signed
Warlock
SIGNED 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: Macmillan 2001
KEYWORDS: wilbur smith british-south african south africa fiction literature signed
Symposium
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Constable 1990
KEYWORDS: muriel spark first edition scotland scottish fiction literature
The Loved One: An Anglo-American Tragedy
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: Chapman & Hall 1949
KEYWORDS: evelyn waugh stuary boyle literature britain british england english fiction
Glister
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 costs
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2008
KEYWORDS: first edition john burnside fiction scottish scotland literature
Border Songs
FIRST EDITION; 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: Alfred A. Knopf 2009
KEYWORDS: first edition jim lynch fiction literature america american
The Prime Minister's Boss
SCARCE, octavo, brown stapled light card covers, black & white lettering to covers, 40pp, VG (moderate creasing with chafing & surface loss to covers, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Not Stated
KEYWORDS: politics political writings Jonathan Kaye prose literature
Political Ideals
CONSIDERABLE HIGHLIGHTING TO TEXT THROUGHOUT, octavo, yellow light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, 135pp, VG (moderate creasing & soiling to spine & covers, light soiling with sm flourescent ink stain to page edges)
PUBLISHER: National Vanguard Books 1995
KEYWORDS: Houston Stewart Chamberlain literature politics philosophy
Toward a New Science of Man
Super octavo, blue light card covers, black lettering to spine, xxxv + 251pp, VG- (heavy creasing & scuffing to spine, moderate creasing to cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, some heavy cracking to spime gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: Pimmit Press 1981
KEYWORDS: sociobiology quotes quotations philosophy literature
The Greek Treasure: A Biographical Novel of Henry and Sophia Schliemann
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, yellow heavy boards, gilt lettering & rule to red buckram spine, author's name in gilt to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 479pp, VG (moderate scuffing & staining to board & spine edges, light staining/soiling to boards, prev owners inscription in ink to fep, llight foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges with some minor loss, moderate fading to spine & edges, water staining to lower spine extrem)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1975
KEYWORDS: modern first editions biographical novels fiction literature Henry Sophia Schliemann
State Secrets: A Documentation of the Secret Revolutionary Mainspring Governing Anglo-American Politics
Octavo, teal heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 191pp, VG (boards sl warped, light bruising to extrems, light tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Britons Publishing Company 1975
KEYWORDS: philosophy Comte Count Leon de Poncins literature politics history
Colloquy: Three Essays
ASSOCIATION COPY - INSCRIBED BY GRETCHEN ALBRECHT TO FRANCIS POUND & SUE CROCKFORD, oblong super octavo, grey cloth boards, white lettering to spine & boards, illus eps, 61pp, illus, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Globe Editions 2015
KEYWORDS: Gretchen Albrecht art literature signed essays Colm Toibin Linda Gill Mary Kissler appreciation criticism
The Democracy Game
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Copy Press Books 2023
KEYWORDS: New Zealand authors writers fiction literature novels thrillers Riley Chance
Melmoth
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Serpent's Tail 2018
KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature Sarah Perry
The Anarchy of the Imagination: Interviews, Essays, Notes
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The John Hopkins University Press 1992
KEYWORDS: film studies theatre theater art essays collection prose literature
Known to Evil
FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books / Penguin 2010
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novels Walter Mosley Leonid McGill mysteries