Books - "literature"
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The Wheelman
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 223pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: St Martin's Press 2005
KEYWORDS: modern first edition signed crime thriller fiction novels literature Duane Swierczynski
The Basic Patterns of Plot
Octavo, black heavy boatrds, red & white lettering to spine, vii + 119pp, VG (light chafing & soiling to boards, light foxing & staining to page edges, some annotations & underlining in ink to front pastedown & pgs throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & surface loss to covers)
PUBLISHER: University of Oklahoma Press 1969
KEYWORDS: literature guide writing literary how to plot creation fiction creative writing Foster-Harris
Into the Frozen South
Octavo, grey buckram boards, dark green lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, x + 246pp, illus/photos, VG- (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy soiling/staining to rear board, moderate soiling & discolouration to spine & front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, light cracking to some gutters, light to moderate foxing to pages, moderate soiling to index at rear)
PUBLISHER: Cassell and Company 1923
KEYWORDS: quest expedition exploration travel literature history Scout Marr south
The Black Ice Score
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 154pp40, VG (sl soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Allison & Busby 1986
KEYWORDS: modern first edition crime thriller fiction novels literature Richard Stark Donald E Westlake
Birdland
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, illus prelims, 200pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Nuna 2021
KEYWORDS: modern first edition New Zealand writers authors literature Luciwa Peregrine
My Friend Martha's Aunt
FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 282pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, pgs 3-6 completely detached but present & tidy) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1962
KEYWORDS: modern first edition children's literature Jane Duncan fiction novels
The Mythic Dimension: Selected Essays 1959-1987
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: HarperSanFrancisco 1997
KEYWORDS: joseph cambell mythology human culture anthropology modernity modern psychology occult literature
Landfall 209: Issue 209 May 2005
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: University Otago Press 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature landfall publications 209 2005
Landfall 210: Issue 210 November 2005
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: University Otago Press 2005
KEYWORDS: New Zealand literature landfall publications 2010 2005
The Exeter Riddle Book
Octavo hardcover (Near Fine) in slipcase (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: Folio Society 1978
KEYWORDS: folio society verse riddles literature exeter riddle book
The Confession
FIRST EDITION THUS, 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: Ballantine Books 1971
KEYWORDS: french literature first edition thus politics Artur London espionage spies
The Just War: A Study in Contemporary American Doctrine
SOME HIGHLIGHTING, 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: The John Hopkins Press 1960
KEYWORDS: war philosophy literature US America American
Tocqueville on American Character
SOME HIGHLIGHTING & PENCIL ANNOTATION, 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: Truma Talley/St Martin's Press 2000
KEYWORDS: Alexis de Tocqueville US American philosophy America history historical literature
Shell
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: Scribner 2018
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature novels fiction Kristina Olsson
What Were You Thinking?
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: Berliner Kunstlerprogramm/DAAD 2011
KEYWORDS: literature prose writings Jalal Toufic
A Century of Australian Song
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: Walter Scott N/D
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian verse song poems literature collection anthology
Virginia Woolf: The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Her Life and Work
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 Women's Press 1989
KEYWORDS: literary biographies literature Virginia Woolf childhood sexual abuse psychology mental health
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