Books - "literature"
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The Strip-tease Murders
Sm 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: John Lane/Bodley Head 1943
KEYWORDS: crime thriller murder literature fiction novels Gypsy Rose Lee
The Rose & The Dagger
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2016
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novels Renee Ahdieh fantasy
A Collection of Tales From Uji: A Study and Translation of Uji Shui Monogatari
SCARCE! Super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, xii + 459pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board edges & extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & foxing)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1970
KEYWORDS: ancient literature collection anthology translation Japan Japanese stories tales Uji shui monogatari literary
Winchelsea
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt illus & blue lettering to spine, 325pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Canongate 2022
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature fiction novels historical
The Happy Dream
SIGNED LIMITED EDITION- ONE OF 80 NUMBERED (#39/80) DELUXE COPIES (DETAILS STATED AT REAR) IN FULL LEATHER WITH GILT TOOLING, sm octavo, maroon leather boards, raised bands with gilt lettering & tooling to spine, gilt lettering & tooling to front board, teg, deckled page edges, marbled eps, 35pp, VG+ (sl fading to spine, v sl chafing & soiling to rear board, sl foxing to page edges) in slipcase, VG (light scuffing & soiling with some light fading)
PUBLISHER: The Whittington Press 1976
KEYWORDS: essay signed literature prose J B Priestley leather Hunter and Foulis bindings numbered writings
Peach Blossom Fan
Octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 123pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to lower board edges/spine) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: China Intercontinental Press 2012
KEYWORDS: China Chinese kun opera story literature fiction romance
The Palace of Eternal Youth
Octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 96pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: China Intercontinental Press 2012
KEYWORDS: China Chinese kun opera story literature fiction romance
Index to the Works of Immanuel Velikovsky: Vol. I
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, black buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, 278pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Center For Velikovskian and Interdisciplinary Studies 1977
KEYWORDS: index Immanuel Velikovsky literature literary index philosophy
Lord Emsworth and Others
FIRST EDITION FIRST IMP., SCARCE IN D/W- HERBERT JENKINS COLONIAL LIBRARY STICKER INSTEAD OF PRICE STICKER ON D/W SPINE INDICATES EARLIEST ISSUE, octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering & rule to spine & front board, black publisher's motif to rear board, 312pp, VG (sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, shallow/superficial scratch to rear board, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges, sl tanning to spine, light foxing, moderate tanning & foxing to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1937
KEYWORDS: modern first edition Herbert Jenkins colonial library P G Wodehouse literature fiction
The Gold Bat
Octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, decorative border to title page, 277pp, VG- (spine cocked, heavy soiling to spine & boards, light bruising to extrems, cloth a tad thread-bare on front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl mould staining- no smell- to front gutter, gift inscription in ink to ffep, moderate staining & cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: A. & C. Black 1923
KEYWORDS: P G Wodehouse literature fiction novels
Daphnis and Chloe
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 150pp, illus/plates, Near FINE (v sl foxing to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Prestel 1994
KEYWORDS: fantasy fiction historical romance illustrated Marc Chagall literature
Tenderness
FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 599pp, Near FINE
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Circus 2021
KEYWORDS: modern first edition uncorrected proof literature fiction novels contemporary
Conquest Likes It Hot
Octavo, brown heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 192pp, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems & board edges, light foxing to page edges & eps, sm ink markings to front eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with some loss to edges, heavy clear tape repairs, moderate chafing)
PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press 1965
KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels thrillers Berkeley Gray
Gum Tree Brownie; and Other Faerie Folk of the Never-Never
APPEARS TO BE SECOND ISSUE OF 1910, SOME IMAGES HAVE BEEN COLOURED WITH PENCILS, oblong super octavo, orange buckram boards, blank spine but red lettering plus fairy illus to front board, frontispiece, illus full title page, 184pp, illus, scruffy (heavy scuffing & deep surface loss to board edges & extrems, moderate scuffing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front eps, heavy cracking to gutters, boards shaky but still firmly attached, aforementioned colouring pencil to some of the illustrations, 1cm loss to lower page corners)
PUBLISHER: George Robertson & Co N/D (c.1918?)
KEYWORDS: fantasy children's literature fairies faeries gum tree brownie
Dogside Story
EX-LIBRARY, 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: Penguin Books 2001
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa writers authors literature novels fiction Patricia Grace
Waiariki
EX-LIBRARY, 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: Penguin Books 2002
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa writers authors literature short stories fiction Patricia Grace
Tu
EX-LIBRARY, 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: Penguin Books 2004
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa writers authors literature Patricia Grace novels fiction
The Star-Dwellers
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue coth boards, yellow lettering to spine, 153pp, VG- (light bruising to foot of spine, moderate soiling/bleaching to spine/boards, light foxing + moderate tanning to page edges, mod-heavy foxing to eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy archival tape repairs to upper edge + head of spine, mild-heavy dampstaining across both sides, light rubbing/soiling, 1 cm closed tear to upper right front edge at flap)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1961
KEYWORDS: science fiction sci fi james blish literature first edition
The Absolutist
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: Doubleday 2011
KEYWORDS: literature world war one wwi friendship
Honeybee
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: Allen & Unwin 2020
KEYWORDS: literature new zealand friendship life