Books - "literature"
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King Ottokar's Sceptre
Quarto, illus heavy boards & eps, 62pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & bruising to board edges/extrems & spine with moderate surface loss, moderate chafing & soiling to boards with surface loss, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing throughout, prev, owner's name in pencil to verso of title page, moderate crayon scribbles to rear eps)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1959
KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction adventures Herge Tintin
Episodes of Discovery, in All Ages: A Book For Youth
Sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, black decorative rule to spine & front board, aeg, frontispiece with tissue guard, 256pp, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, 1cm label residue & scuffing to spine, moderate to heavy soiling & bruising to rear board, heavy tanning to page edges, scholl library plate to front pastedown- no ther library markings detected, pencil scribbles partially erased to ffep & verso of frontis, terminal page removed & remnants stuck to rear pastedown, light staining to page edges, light foxing, top half of contents page torn out, moderate cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son 1880
KEYWORDS: youth children's literature exploration explorers history
Gemina
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 252pp, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with loss to edges, moderate chafing, soiling & tanning, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Arthur H. Stockwell 1986
KEYWORDS: modern first editions New Zealand writers authors literature fiction novels Ian J Miller
The Four Loves
FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, red lettering to spine, 160pp, VG (light bruising & moderate foxing to extrems & board edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev, owners' names in ink to ffep & half title page, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some minor loss, moderate foxing)
PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles 1960
KEYWORDS: first editions philosophy love C S Lewis literature
Bracken Country
SECOND REVISED EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, black string bound light card covers, silver gilt lettering to front cover, tissue guards to eps, unpaginated, VG- (moderate creaisng & heavy fading to covers with some minor chafing & soiling also, light tanning & foxing with moderate bruising to page edges, top extrems of tissue guards detached, prev. owner's name in ink to front tissue guard, light foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Glenbervie Press 1973
KEYWORDS: New Zealand poets writers Sam Hunt poetry poems verse literature signed
The Hot Springs of New Zealand
Octavo, grey light card covers, teal lettering to spine & front cover, xiv + 284pp, illus/photos, tatty (heavy creasing/cracking & chipping to spine with some moderate loss to extrems, light creasing & tanning to covers, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate cracking to gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: H. K. Lewis & Co 1921
KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel literature hot springs hydro thermal geology spas hydrothermal environment climate minerals
The Chamois Hunter; or, Who is the Bravest?
SCARCE! Duodecimo, black cloth boards, gilt numerals to black leather spine, frontispiece, mixed pagination, illus, scruffy (heavy scuffing, bruising & fraying to extrems, heavy cracking & rubbing to spine & hinges, heavy staining to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, contemporary ex-libris plate to front pastedown, some prelim pages removed, light tanning & foxing sporadically throughout, minor cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge N/A
KEYWORDS: collection literature short stories
The Letters and Private Papers of William Makepeace Thackeray: 1817-1863 (4 Vol Set)
4 VOL SET, LACKS D/W, super octavo, b;ue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt motif to front boards, frontispieces, viii-clxxiii + 522-853pp, illus, folding map to rear of vols 1-3, folding family tree to vol 4, illus, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light foxing & sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffeps of all vols, occasional light marking to margins throughout- unobtrusive)
PUBLISHER: Octagon Books 1980
KEYWORDS: literary biographies memoir letters literature correspondence William Makepeace Thackeray
Cassell's Picturesque Australasia Vol III
THIS VOL ONLY, imperial octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, viii + 309pp, illus, VG- (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy staining & discolouration to spine- moderate to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, light staining to eps, moderate cracking to gutters, light foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co 1888
KEYWORDS: Australasia history culture Australia New Zealand travel literature
Blackbird
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: Secker & Warburg 1986
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Tony Cartano
Flannery O'Connor and the Christ-Haunted South
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: William B. Eerdmans Publishing 2004
KEYWORDS: religion literature criticism appreciation history historical religious
World of Warcraft: The Shattering; Prelude to Cataclysm
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: Gallery Books 2010
KEYWORDS: wow world of warcraft scifi science fiction fantasy computer games novels literature
World of Warcraft: Jaina Proudmoore; Tides of War
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: Gallery Books 2012
KEYWORDS: wow world of warcraft scifi science fiction fantasy computer games novels literature
World of Warcraft:Vol'jin; Shadows of the Horde
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: Gallery Books 2013
KEYWORDS: wow world of warcraft scifi science fiction fantasy computer games novels literature
Pyramid Hunters: The Iron Tomb
AMUSINGLY INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED, 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: Aladdin 2016
KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed New Zealand writers authors children's literature adventure novels fiction Peter Vegas
The Widower
FIRST EDITION, EX-LIBRARY, 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: Hamish Hamilton 1961
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Simenon
Camouflage
FIRST EDITION, duodecimo 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: Text Publishing 2000
KEYWORDS: modern first editions novellas fiction literature Murray Bail
Habitus
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: Fourth Estate 1998
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels James Flint
Gestalt Is
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books 1977
KEYWORDS: psychology gestalt therapy essays collection academic literature
The Book of Grass: An Anthology of Indian Hemp
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1972
KEYWORDS: hemp grass weed recreational drugs Indian India marihuana marijuana writings prose literature collection